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Paperback. Takes a detailed look at rail freight developments since 1968. This book examines the gradual decline of coal mining in the UK, the changing requirements of the power generators, and changes brought about by privatization. Series: Railway Heritage. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; KNAT; KNBC; KNGT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 175 x 239 x 12. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Silver Link Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857942637
ISBN
9781857942637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.33

Hardback. This volume, with its 202 full-scale and detail maps, is sure to remain the standard reference work for years to come, as will the others to follow in the series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 202 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 1KBBF; 3JJPG; HBTP1; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801873317
ISBN
9780801873317
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.59

Hardback. Carpenter depicts the major rail centers of Indianapolis, Gary, Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, and Chicago, as well as every town and rail junction from Mackinaw City, Michigan, to Tell City, Indiana. Num Pages: 360 pages, 276, 276 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBTP1; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1589.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801890024
ISBN
9780801890024
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.38

Paperback. A comprehensive study of the impact of the railroads on 19th and early 20th Century African American society and the many and varied references to this phenomenon in early blues lyrics. Num Pages: 390 pages, 118 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; AVGK; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Music Mentor Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
390
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954706838
ISBN
9780954706838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 22.06

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; LNCQ; WGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691651125
ISBN
9780691651125
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.00

Paperback. Series: Railroads Past & Present. Num Pages: 328 pages, 122 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBTB; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522. Weight in Grams: 573.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780253023797
ISBN
9780253023797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.01

Hardback. Oppressive conditions, a thankless task, a theater of war long forgotten and barely even known at the time - nonetheless, as Rails of War demonstrates, without James Harry Hantzis and his fellow soldiers of the 721st Railway Operating Battalion, the Allied forces would have been defeated in the China-Burma-India conflict in World War II. Num Pages: 240 pages, 24 photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FMB; 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612348537
ISBN
9781612348537
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.43

Paperback. The familiar image of Los Angeles as a metropolis built for the automobile is crumbling. This title presents the history of this system by drawing on archival documents, contemporary news accounts, and interviews with many of the key players to provide critical behind-the-scenes accounts of the people and forces that shaped the system. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11 b/w photographs, 19 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW3; HBLX; KNGT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
313
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520278271
ISBN
9780520278271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.86

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Noon, Steve. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, 30 b/w; 33 col. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBWN; JWD; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 5. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472816399
ISBN
9781472816399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.37

Paperback. World War II marked the zenith of railway gun development. This book provides an overview of the types of railway guns in service during World War II, with a special focus on the German railway artillery used in France, Italy and on the Eastern Front, and analyzes why railway guns largely disappeared from use following the end of the war. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWD; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 5. Weight in Grams: 185.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472810687
ISBN
9781472810687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Paperback. A collection of eleven stories, a play and five poems. The authors featured were all influenced by "Akai Tori" (Red Bird), a Tokyo children's literary magazine and also wrote for adult audiences. The stories are striking in that they differ little in style and content from those written for adults. Num Pages: 188 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 5AF; DQ; DSY; YQF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780765605566
ISBN
9780765605566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.34

Paperback. A captivating and haunting memoir by celebrated children's author Lauren St John about her childhood spent in rural Africa. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJP; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
W&N
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753829233
ISBN
9780753829233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages, illustrations facsimiles, map, portraits. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240. .
Publisher
Ashford Pr Pub
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852533212
ISBN
9781852533212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.41

Hardback. The Everglades underwent a metaphorical and ecological transition from impenetrable swamp to endangered wetland. This study situates the environmental transformation of the Everglades within the economic and historical geography of global sugar production and trade. Num Pages: 336 pages, 25 halftones, 6 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JFFS; KNDF; RGCM; RNC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 169 x 28. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226349503
ISBN
9780226349503
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.23
€ 49.30

paperback. Through the lens of children's literature, explores the largely untold story of secular Yiddish schools in America Num Pages: 296 pages, 32 illus. (11 colour). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSP1; JFSR1; JNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Brandeis University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781611689877
ISBN
9781611689877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.35

Sheet map, folded. Series: Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Kent. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; 3JJC; HBTP1; RGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 117 x 3. Weight in Grams: 24. Kent Sheet 38.01. Series: Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Kent. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; 3JJC; HBTP1; RGB. Dimension: 156 x 117 x 3. Weight: 28.
Publisher
Alan Godfrey Maps
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847843241
ISBN
9781847843241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.01

Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages, 83 b/w photos & 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811705219
ISBN
9780811705219
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.51

Hardback. For over a century and a half, since the Uniform Regulations of 1856 were introduced, identification of rank amongst officers in the Royal Navy, its branches and its reserves has not been restricted to a single, or even small number, of insignia. Rank may be seen on jacket cuffs, on shoulder badges, on shoulder boards and on epaulettes. Num Pages: 96 pages, 750 colour photographs and diagrams. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; JWF; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 220 x 12. Weight in Grams: 608. Royal Naval Officers' Insignia Since 1856. 96 pages, 750 colour photographs and diagrams. For over a century and a half, since the Uniform Regulations of 1856 were introduced, identification of rank amongst officers in the Royal Navy, its branches and its reserves has not been restricted to a single, or even small number, of insignia. Rank may be seen on jacket cuffs, on shoulder badges, on shoulder boards and on epaulettes. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; JWF; JWTU. Dimension: 303 x 220 x 12. Weight: 610.
Publisher
The Crowood Press Ltd
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847971388
ISBN
9781847971388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.74

Paperback. The definitive biography of one of the great heroes of the Second World War Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
MacLehose Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848665965
ISBN
9781848665965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

hardcover. .
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
powerHouse Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781576877753
ISBN
9781576877753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 35.47

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