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Hardcover. Tells the story of the intercollegiate gridiron sport in the years immediately after World War I when the game underwent monumental changes that transformed it into one of America's fundamental sporting attractions and a commercial entity that would be recognizable to any twenty-first century fan. Series: Sports and Entertainment. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBTB; JNM; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815608868
ISBN
9780815608868
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.85

Hardback. In the second half of the nineteenth century a new kind of social and cultural actor came to the fore: the expert. During this period complex processes of modernization, industrialization, urbanization, and nation-building gained pace, particularly in Western Europe and North America. Editor(s): Rodogno, Davide; Struck, Bernhard; Vogel, Jakob. Series: Contemporary European History. Num Pages: 316 pages, 2 illus, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 231 x 21. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782383581
ISBN
9781782383581
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.80

Paperback. Contains a collection of letters that include correspondence between civilian family members on both sides of the Atlantic during World War II. This book is filled with unguarded reflections on the events, fashion, food, travel, domestic life, leisure, and the upheaval of war. Editor(s): Potter, Angela. Series: Southern Texts Society. Num Pages: 412 pages, 26 b&w photos, 4 genealogical charts. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1KBB; 3JJ; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820328027
ISBN
9780820328027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.59

Hardcover. This study reveals the rich exchange of wartime intelligence between the Anglo-American allies and the Soviet Union, as well as the procedures and politics that made such an exchange possible. The book demonstrates that the demand for intelligence outpaced the ability of any one ally to produce it. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBJK; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 699.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700608003
ISBN
9780700608003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.44

Hardback. A survey and analysis of what Shari'a, or Islamic law, means for Muslims today. Editor(s): Amanat, Abbas; Griffel, Frank. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; 3JJP; 3JMC; HPDC; LAB; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804756396
ISBN
9780804756396
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJK; JPHC; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 30. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
Encounter Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594038952
ISBN
9781594038952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.89

Paperback. Offers an account of a revolution that saw the first true agrarian reform in Central America. This book analyses the tragic destruction of that revolution. It states that in no other Central American country was US intervention so decisive and so ruinous, and shows that the intervention can be blamed on no single 'convenient villain'. Num Pages: 464 pages, 1 line drawing, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 33. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780691025568
ISBN
9780691025568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.30
€ 54.95

Paperback. The gripping account of World War Two's legendary heroine, who risked her life to save her country and her lover. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1 x 8pp b&w. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444724622
ISBN
9781444724622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Born on an Australian sheep station, Sheila Chisholm (1895-1969) wedded earls and barons, befriended literary figures and movie stars, and died a Russian princess. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781743319444
ISBN
9781743319444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. One of the most preposterous series of events in boxing history. Num Pages: 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWM; 3JJG; HBT; WSTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803240049
ISBN
9780803240049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.55

Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810872660
ISBN
9780810872660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 140.42

Paperback. The lives of soldiers shell shocked in the First World War help us understand the trauma of contemporary military conflicts. Peter Leese's Shell Shock narrates the story of British servicemen to reveal how their medical conditions were caused by emerging industrial technologies, to examine how the Great War is remembered. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBWN; JMJ; MMKB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 218 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2002nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137453372
ISBN
9781137453372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.20

Hardcover. The Anglican chaplains who served in the Great War were changed by their experience of total war. They returned determined to revitalise the Anglican Church in Britain and to create a society which would be a living memorial to the men who had died. Series: Wolverhampton Military Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; HRCC91. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Helion and Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909982253
ISBN
9781909982253
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.92

Paperback. One of the most feared weapons of WWII, the Tiger gained an aura of invincibility that was shattered by the introduction of the Sherman Firefly. This book describes the design and development of these two opponents, while also analyzing their strengths and weaknesses, assessing their tactics, weaponry and training. Series: Duel. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 184 x 7. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846031502
ISBN
9781846031502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 15.48

Paperback. Summary of design and operational history Num Pages: 64 pages, 200 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWLF; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 319 x 10. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473885301
ISBN
9781473885301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.94

Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures, graphs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; PDA; PHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822944300
ISBN
9780822944300
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.56

Paperback. * A wonderful, heart-warming account of a bygone way of life in rural England in the 1950s Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWG; 3JJPG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349122939
ISBN
9780349122939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. .
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099505082
ISBN
9780099505082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 134 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QMP; 3JJC; YQH. Category: (EJ) Primary. Dimension: 235 x 203 x 9. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Pbk. Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375810497
ISBN
9780375810497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.44

Paperback. The post-war urban jungle of the Glasgow tenements was the setting for Molly Weir's childhood. From sharing a pull-out bed in her mother's tiny kitchen to running in terror from the fever van, it was an upbringing that was cemented in hardship. Hunger, cold and sickness was an everyday reality and complaining was not an option. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; 3JJPG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 135 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241957929
ISBN
9780241957929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. This title is a tribute to generations of rugby players at Thrum Hall from the post World War II period. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; WSJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
The History Press LTD
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752432922
ISBN
9780752432922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

This work is based upon Soule's wartime journals. With no previous military experience, he was assigned to set up the U.S. Marine Corps' first photographic field unit and led it into battle. He provides closeups of generals, sergeants, and privates, everyone he met along the way. Num Pages: 272 pages, 38 b&w photographs, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QSP; 3JJH; AJC; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813121376
ISBN
9780813121376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.75

Paperback. Series: 1916 in Focus. Num Pages: 126 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
New Island Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848402119
ISBN
9781848402119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. Reconstructs London's Victorian and Edwardian West End as an entertainment and retail center. This work illuminates the various forces of the period that encouraged and discouraged women's enjoyment of public life and particularly shows how shopping came to be seen as the quintessential leisure activity for middle- and upper-class women. Num Pages: 344 pages, 20 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1; KNPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691044767
ISBN
9780691044767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.11

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