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Paperback. Contains hundreds of photos of the Mosquito production line and design concepts. Appendices include first hand pilot accounts, details of the unique variants put into production, and information relating to the Mosquito's deployment in a civilian context with BOAC. Num Pages: 256 pages, Approx 480 mono within text. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783400713
ISBN
9781783400713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.86

Hardcover. Formed within days of the illustrious 617 Squadron, 618's primary objective was to mount a daylight low-level attack by Mosquitos on the German battleship Tirpitz within hours of the attack on the Ruhr dams. This title sets out the technicalities of developing the 'bouncing bomb'. Num Pages: 208 pages, photos throughout. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 167 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Grub Street United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906502515
ISBN
9781906502515
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.83

Paperback. Details how Britain stealthily stole the war from under the Germans' noses by outsmarting their intelligence at every turn. This book talks about the 'battle of the beams'; detecting and defeating flying bombs; using chaff to confuse radar; and, many other ingenious ideas and devices. Series: Penguin World War II Collection. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BM; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 30. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141042824
ISBN
9780141042824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. Many of the inventions that won both the First and Second World Wars including the first use of parachutes, Zeppelin-destroying ammunition, bouncing bombs, rockets, bombsights and missiles were created and tested at Orford Ness in Suffolk. This book uncovers the real military history behind its myths and legends. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 black & white plates, 60 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 195 x 25. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752491592
ISBN
9780752491592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875804712
ISBN
9780875804712
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.39

Paperback. Mother Country tells the story of some of the forgotten Britons whose contribution to the war effort has been overlooked until now. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752456102
ISBN
9780752456102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.58

Paperback. Radicalized in a brutal era of repeated violence against hard-working men and women, Mother Jones criss-crossed the country to demand higher wages and safer working conditions. This work recounts her story explaining the dramatic times through which she lived and to which she contributed so much. Series: Women's Biography Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826348104
ISBN
9780826348104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.54

Hardback. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 110 b&w illustrations, 60 colour images. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; ACXD; AFKB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 201 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1272.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300106855
ISBN
9780300106855
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. In Motherless Tongues Vicente L. Rafael examines the vexed relationship between language and history as seen through the work of translation in the context of empire, revolution, and academic scholarship in the Philippines, the United States, and beyond. Num Pages: 272 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; 3JJ; CFP; HBJF; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822360582
ISBN
9780822360582
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.28

Paperback. In Motherless Tongues Vicente L. Rafael examines the vexed relationship between language and history as seen through the work of translation in the context of empire, revolution, and academic scholarship in the Philippines, the United States, and beyond. Num Pages: 272 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; 3JJ; CFP; HBJF; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822360742
ISBN
9780822360742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. Mothers Making Latin America utilizes a combination of gender scholarship and source material to dispel the belief that women were separated from or unimportant to central developments in Latin American history since independence. Series: Viewpoints/Puntos de Vista. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118271445
ISBN
9781118271445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.04

Hardcover. Mothers Making Latin America utilizes a combination of gender scholarship and source material to dispel the belief that women were separated from or unimportant to central developments in Latin American history since independence. Series: Viewpoints/Puntos de Vista. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations (black & white). BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781118271438
ISBN
9781118271438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.64

Paperback. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 264 pages, 16 halftones. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPG; HBJK; JFSJ1; JPFM; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691163918
ISBN
9780691163918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardcover. Num Pages: 255 pages, 314 images. BIC Classification: 3JJG; WGCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 284 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1576.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
255
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764343445
ISBN
9780764343445
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 32.18

Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, over 250 photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AJC; WGCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 299 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1046.
Publisher
Halsgrove United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857041975
ISBN
9780857041975
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.63

Paperback. .
Publisher
Tilman
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909461260
ISBN
9781909461260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.40

Hardback. Offers eleven vignettes of Palestine's cultural life in the first half of the twentieth century. This book presents the memoirs, diaries, letters, and other writings of six Jerusalem intellectuals whose lives spanned the period of 1918-1948: a musician, a teacher, a former aristocrat, a doctor, a Bolshevik revolutionary, and a Jewish novelist. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520251298
ISBN
9780520251298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.37
€ 64.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752491486
ISBN
9780752491486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Hardback. The first comprehensive study on the little-known mountain troops of the Waffen-SS, complete with numerous photographs and documentation. The 6th SS Mountain Division Nord and many other divisions are examined. Translator(s): Force, Edward. Num Pages: 160 pages, over 180 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 183 x 15. Weight in Grams: 692.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887408137
ISBN
9780887408137
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.20

hardcover. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Rainbird
Condition
New
SKU
V9781928333005
ISBN
9781928333005
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.59

Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJC; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 191 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739106143
ISBN
9780739106143
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.24

Hardback. Selections from the author's column Movie journal published in the Village voice. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 496 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231175562
ISBN
9780231175562
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.82
€ 75.95

Paperback. This diverse collection of material about the history of film exhibition in the United States documents and enlivens the history of moviegoing, film exhibition practices, business policies, and programming strategies. It is a comprehensive study of the cultural history of American film. Editor(s): Waller, Gregory A. Num Pages: 368 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APF; HBJK; HBLW; JFC; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 20. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631225928
ISBN
9780631225928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.71

Paperback. This collection of thirteen essays and supporting primary documents explores how films have changed-and been changed by-American society. Each chapter covers a distinct period and contains an introduction, essay, discussion questions, primary documents, and suggestions for further reading and film screenings. Series: Wiley Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural History. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; APFA; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470673645
ISBN
9780470673645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.35

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