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Hardcover. As railways, steamships, and telegraph communications brought distant places into unprecedented proximity, previously minor discrepancies in local time-telling became a global problem. Vanessa Ogle s chronicle of the struggle to standardize clock times and calendars from 1870 to 1950 highlights the many hurdles that proponents of uniformity faced." Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; JFFS; PDX; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 244 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674286146
- ISBN
- 9780674286146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 46.48
€ 53.99
€ 46.48
Paperback. The first full account for a generation of the war against French colonialism in Algeria, setting out the long-term causes of the war from the French occupation of Algeria in 1830 onwards Num Pages: 496 pages, 42 black and white illustrations; 12 maps; 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1HBA; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJD; HBJH; HBLW; HBWS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 37. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199669035
- ISBN
- 9780199669035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.61
€ 23.99
€ 17.61
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Number of pages
- 896
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780743243032
- ISBN
- 9780743243032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.07
€ 17.99
€ 13.07
Paperback. Acquaints the reader with the history of the ASR service during this conflict and the ways in which rescue techniques were developed in response to the increasingly perilous challenges of the war. Num Pages: 144 pages, 170 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBWQ; JKSW3; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 246 x 11. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473861305
- ISBN
- 9781473861305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.37
€ 26.99
€ 23.37
Paperback. On 16 May 1943, Johnny, alongside 132 specially selected comrades, took off from Scampton airbase in Lincolnshire. For six weeks they had been trained to fulfil one mission that was near impossible: to destroy three dams deep within Germany's Ruhr Valley. In this book, Johnny relives every moment of that fatal night - and the aftermath. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091957759
- ISBN
- 9780091957759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. An account of the part played by the airfields in the Lothians during the Second World War; the planes and pilots who flew them; and the local civilians who worked alongside them. Series: Airfields Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304. Lothians. Series: Airfields Series. 160 pages, Illustrations, maps. An account of the part played by the airfields in the Lothians during the Second World War; the planes and pilots who flew them; and the local civilians who worked alongside them. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Dimension: 211 x 150 x 12. Weight: 302.
- Publisher
- Countryside Books
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846741067
- ISBN
- 9781846741067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.13
€ 29.99
€ 24.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845951610
- ISBN
- 9781845951610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.54
€ 23.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. Heinz Guderian - master of the Blitzkrieg and father of modern tank warfare - commanded the German XIX Army Corps as it rampaged across Poland in 1939. This book presents an account of one of the most effective fighting force in modern history by the man who commanded it. Series: Penguin World War II Collection. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141042855
- ISBN
- 9780141042855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Hardback. It was in Europe that the Cold War reached a decisive turning point in the 1960s, leading to the era of detente. The Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), with its Final Act in Helsinki in August 1975, led to a rapprochement between East and West in the fields of security, economy and culture. Editor(s): Bange, Oliver; Niedhart, Gottfried. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJPL; GTJ; HBJD; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454913
- ISBN
- 9781845454913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.77
€ 154.77
CD-Audio. At midnight on 4 August, Britain had declared war on Germany. In this audio compilation, troops of the British Expeditionary Force vividly recall the exhausting retreat from Mons, the success at the Marne, and the first battle of Ypres, where the Territorials arrived in bright red London buses. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 124 x 10. Weight in Grams: 104.
- Publisher
- BBC Physical Audio
- Format
- CD
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Unabridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910281239
- ISBN
- 9781910281239
CD
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.84
€ 18.99
€ 13.84
Hardback. A groundbreaking reassessment of the crucial but unrecognized roles Germany's Jews played at home and at the front during World War I Num Pages: 304 pages, 26 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300192049
- ISBN
- 9780300192049
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.91
€ 36.99
€ 26.91
Hardback. Leading sexuality scholars explore queer lives and cultures in the first full post-war decade through an array of sources and a range of perspectives. Drawing out the particularities of queer cultures from the Finland and New Zealand to the UK and the USA, this collection rethinks preconceptions of the 1950s and pinpoints some of its legacies. Editor(s): Bauer, Heike; Cook, Matt. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; HBLW; HBTB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230300699
- ISBN
- 9780230300699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.68
€ 134.68
Hardcover. This title serves a source of data for those involved in marine law and insurance, historians of the region and naval warfare specialists. It focuses on the hundreds of merchant vessels which were attacked during the Iran-Iraq war. Series: Library of International Relations. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps, tables, indexes. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1FBQ; 3JJPN; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBTM; JPS; JWL; LBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860640322
- ISBN
- 9781860640322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 204.03
€ 204.03
Paperback. A magisterial history of the Jews in Nazi Germany and the regime's policies towards them in the years prior to World War II and the Holocaust. Written by arguably the world's leading scholar on the subject. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL; JFSR1; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 135 x 34. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753801420
- ISBN
- 9780753801420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.90
€ 19.99
€ 15.90
Hardback. The term Brutalism is used to describe a form of architecture that appeared, mainly in Europe, from around 1945 - 1975. Uncompromisingly modern, this trend in architecture was both striking and arresting and, perhaps like no other style before or since, aroused extremes of emotion and debate. Num Pages: 160 pages, 150 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; AMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 195 x 15. Weight in Grams: 638. Post-War British Architecture. 160 pages, 150 colour photographs. The term Brutalism is used to describe a form of architecture that appeared, mainly in Europe, from around 1945 - 1975. Uncompromisingly modern, this trend in architecture was both striking and arresting and, perhaps like no other style before or since, aroused extremes of emotion and debate. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; AMC. Dimension: 251 x 197 x 16. Weight: 636.
- Publisher
- The Crowood Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847972309
- ISBN
- 9781847972309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.59
€ 26.99
€ 23.59
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- McFarland
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786496235
- ISBN
- 9780786496235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 28.32
€ 47.99
€ 28.32
Hardback. Helps you to experience the incredible story of the brave men who tunnelled to escape a German prisoner-of-war camp. This book is about the planners, task leaders and key players of the escape from Stalag Luft III. Series: Graphic Non Fiction: Great Escapes of World War II. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; 5AJ; YFW; YNH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 229 x 178. .
- Publisher
- Capstone Global Library Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474732161
- ISBN
- 9781474732161
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.90
€ 17.99
€ 16.90
Paperback. Accessible history of the controversial POW camp run during World War II in northern Ontario. Editor(s): Beaulieu, Michel S.; Ratz, David K. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888646736
- ISBN
- 9780888646736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.77
€ 34.99
€ 25.77
Hardback. Hochfelder thus supplies us with an introduction to the early stirrings of the information age. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJK; HBLL; TBX; TJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407470
- ISBN
- 9781421407470
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.43€ 54.16
€ 59.43
€ 54.16
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580464604
- ISBN
- 9781580464604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 50.37
€ 52.99
€ 50.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWQ; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349138725
- ISBN
- 9780349138725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. This study examines how views of the so-called Rape of Nanking, or the Nanjing Massacre, have evolved in history writing and public memory in Japan, China, and the United States from 1937 to the present. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195383140
- ISBN
- 9780195383140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.82
€ 56.82
Paperback. The magnum opus of the First World War, from the outstanding historian at the King's College Department of War Studies. Num Pages: 416 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349000077
- ISBN
- 9780349000077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.43
€ 17.99
€ 13.43
Paperback. Until the age of five, Loung Ung lived in Phnom Penh, one of seven children of a high-ranking government official. When Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge army stormed into Phnom Penh in April 1975, Loung's family fled their home and were eventually forced to disperse to survive. This is a tragic tale of a girl who was determined to survive despite the odds. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 3JJP; BTP; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Film Tie-In
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910948033
- ISBN
- 9781910948033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81