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Hardcover. Tells the story of a young writer's experiences as a Spitfire pilot in training and during the Battle of Britain, and of the life he led after being shot down. This book describes carefree days at Trinity College, Oxford, training as a fighter pilot, aerial combat and then, after being shot down and cruelly burnt by the flames, of a slow recovery. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BG; HBG; HBJD; HBW; HBWQ; JWG; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Pippin Publishing Corporation Canada
Edition
Commemorative edition
Number of pages
195
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887511035
ISBN
9780887511035
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.08

Paperback. Peter Tunstall's unforgettable memoir of his days in the RAF and as one of the most celebrated of all British POWs. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BM; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715650219
ISBN
9780715650219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.30

Paperback. Captain Scott's expedition, carried in the Terra Nova, pitted him and his team not only against the elements but also against the Norwegian explorer, Amundsen. Ultimately, Scott was beaten by both. This title provides an account of his expedition to the South Pole in 1910-12. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BJ; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 36. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099561385
ISBN
9780099561385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. In 1945, the author was the first Allied officer to enter Bergen-Belsen - the concentration camp that would reveal the horrors of the Holocaust to the world. This true story, partly based on previously unpublished diaries, presents a different slant on that mighty war through the eyes of a restless young man eager for action and adventure. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 x 8pp col. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGHA; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780575278
ISBN
9781780575278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493009596
ISBN
9781493009596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.62

Paperback. An engaging and informative first-hand account of the last 'grain race' of maritime history, from respected travel writer Eric Newby. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJG; BT; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
William Collins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007597833
ISBN
9780007597833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.38

Paperback. This biography of General Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970) provides insight into 20th-century political and military history, from World Wars I and II, through the 1960s and the Vietnam War. It also details de Gaulle's relationships with other 20th-century figures, including Churchill and Roosevelt. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPQB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 856.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471180715
ISBN
9780471180715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.99

Paperback. In May 1937, seventy thousand workers walked off their jobs at four large steel companies known collectively as "Little Steel." The strikers sought to make the companies retreat from decades of antiunion repression, abide by the newly enacted federal labor law, and recognize their union. This book tells a different story about the conflict. Num Pages: 416 pages, 31 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; KNXB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520285613
ISBN
9780520285613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Hardback. In May 1937, seventy thousand workers walked off their jobs at four large steel companies known collectively as "Little Steel." The strikers sought to make the companies retreat from decades of antiunion repression, abide by the newly enacted federal labor law, and recognize their union. This book tells a different story about the conflict. Num Pages: 416 pages, 31 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; KNXB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520285606
ISBN
9780520285606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.85
€ 72.48

Paperback. The inside story of the most colorful decade in NFL history pro football's raging, hormonal, hairy, druggy, immortal adolescence. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; WSJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393345872
ISBN
9780393345872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.92

As the Soviet Union teetered on the edge of collapse during the late 1980s, and America prepared to claim its victory, a bloody war still raged in Southern Africa, where forces from both sides vied for control of Angola. The result was the largest battle on the dark continent since Al Alamein. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16pp. photos. BIC Classification: 1HFMA; 1HFMS; 1KJC; 3JJPN; HBJH; HBLW3; HBWS; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Casemate Books United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612001951
ISBN
9781612001951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 34.94

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 110+ b/w photos, illus & maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BG; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 770.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764305887
ISBN
9780764305887
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. In The Last Love Song, Tracy Daugherty, the critically acclaimed author of Hiding Man (a New Yorker and New York Times Notable book) and Just One Catch, delves deep into the life of distinguished American author and journalist Joan Didion in this, the first printed biography published about her life. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 2AB; 3JJ; 3JM; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 210 x 35. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
St Martin´s Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250105943
ISBN
9781250105943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.36

Paperback. The author travels across Russia, from crowded Moscow train to empty windswept villages, following in the footsteps of one extraordinary man, the dissident Orthodox priest Father Dmitry. In this book, he tells the story of a nation: famine, war, the frozen wastes of the Gulag, the collapse of communism and now, a people seeking oblivion. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW3; HBLX; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 133 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141399492
ISBN
9780141399492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Hardback. Num Pages: 261 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 13 colour illustrations, 13 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW; HRAM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137565259
ISBN
9781137565259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.81

Paperback. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471156519
ISBN
9781471156519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. .
Publisher
Braughing Local History Society
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954690137
ISBN
9780954690137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.37

Hardback. Series: New Jewish Philosophy and Thought. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGX; HRAB; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 481.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253022240
ISBN
9780253022240
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.06

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKX; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750966375
ISBN
9780750966375
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.03

Hardcover. The dramatic arc of Saigo Takamori's life, from his humble origins as a lowly samurai, to national leadership, to his death as a rebel leader, has captivated generations of Japanese readers and now Americans as well - his life is the inspiration for a major Hollywood film, The Last Samurai, starring Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJC; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471089704
ISBN
9780471089704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.87

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