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paperback. Explores the struggles within contemporary Japanese society to come to terms with WW II history. Providing a contrast to the many orthodox statements about Japanese 'ignorance', amnesia' and 'denial' about the war, this book is of interest to scholars and students of Japanese history, politics, cultural studies, society and memory theory. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 black & white tables, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415487801
- ISBN
- 9780415487801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.72
€ 58.72
Hardcover. Veterans of WWII have long sung the praises of the PX - a little piece of home in far-flung corners of the world. This title presents the story of the Army Exchange System. It traces the evolution of the PX from the beginning to the end of World War II from the point of view of those who ran the service and that of the soldiers who used it. Num Pages: 208 pages, 15 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826218674
- ISBN
- 9780826218674
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.14
€ 69.14
Paperback. First published by NASA in 2000 as "Challenge to Apollo", this volume, together with a second volume entitled "Sputnik and the Soviet Space Challenge" presents a comprehensive history of the Soviet-manned space programmes covering a period of 30 years. Num Pages: 512 pages, 13 tables, 7 illustrations, 24 b&w photographs, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813026282
- ISBN
- 9780813026282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.00
€ 43.00
Paperback. A history of the origin, design and construction of the lunar launch facilities at the Kennedy Space Center. It includes archival illustrations and diagrams of locations, personnel and equipment, from aerial views of sandy Cape Canaveral to some of the photographs of the first mobile launchers. Num Pages: 352 pages, 104 illustrations, notes, bibliog. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBT; PGG; TTDS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813020914
- ISBN
- 9780813020914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.02
€ 33.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 42 black & white photographs, 16 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612519449
- ISBN
- 9781612519449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.15
€ 25.99
€ 22.15
Hardcover. This collection of papers highlights the research achievements in the field of Chinese Anthropology, particularly those of Mainland scholars. The authors examine the reproduction of traditions in post-Mao southern Fujian, surveying lineages, religion, status of women, and other aspects of the cultural life. Editor(s): Tan, Chee-Beng. Num Pages: 300 pages, With a number of pictures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629962333
- ISBN
- 9789629962333
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.75
€ 46.99
€ 46.75
Paperback. Here Morison describes the Normandy landings as well as the "dirty work in the dark" that preceded them: deceptions, diversions, commando raids, parachute drops, mine sweepings, air bombing, and naval bombardment. Num Pages: 416 pages, photo section. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591145776
- ISBN
- 9781591145776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.71
€ 30.99
€ 28.71
Village Life in Hong Kong: Politics, Gender, and Ritual in the New Ter...
Watson, James L., Watson, Rubie S.
Paperback. Constituting an ethnographic record of a cultural system teetering on the threshold of the historic transition, this book explores the cultural traditions of Cantonese villagers who first settled in South China's Pearl River Delta during the Tang and Song dynasties. It features two villages in particular: San Tin and Ha Tsuen. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 3JJP; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629961183
- ISBN
- 9789629961183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.04
€ 33.04
Hardcover. Ibsen has often been considered as the most important source, besides Goethe, of Western influence in modern Chinese literary thinking and remains influential in both the modern Chinese theatre and the Chinese women's movement. This bibliography charts how modern Chinese culture has developed. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622019072
- ISBN
- 9789622019072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.04
€ 33.04
Aircraft Carriers at War: A Personal Retrospective of Korea, Vietnam, ...
Admiral James L. Holloway III Usn (Ret.)
Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FMV; 1FPK; 3JJP; BGHA; HBG; HBLW3; JWF; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 159 x 36. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591143918
- ISBN
- 9781591143918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 38.09
€ 44.99
€ 38.09
hardcover. Series: ABC-CLIO Supreme Court Handbooks. Num Pages: 356 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 795.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United Kingdom
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781576071601
- ISBN
- 9781576071601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.77
€ 88.77
paperback. The contrasting lives of the Mitford sisters - stylish, scandalous and tragic by turns - hold up a mirror to upper-class life before and after the Second World War. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16pp illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784970895
- ISBN
- 9781784970895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.80
€ 11.99
€ 9.80
Paperback. Marking the centenary of the Titanic disaster, 'Titanic Lives' is a fresh investigation of the lives of the passengers and crew on board the most famous ship in history. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; BT; HBLW; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007321667
- ISBN
- 9780007321667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.12
€ 15.99
€ 14.12
Paperback. Like a scene from Where Eagles Dare, a small team of American spies parachutes into Italy behind enemy lines. Their orders: link up with local partisans and sabotage the well-guarded Brenner Pass--the Nazis' crucial supply route through the Alps--thereby bringing the German war effort in Italy to a grinding halt. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 pages of b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306818417
- ISBN
- 9780306818417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.15
€ 25.99
€ 21.15
Paperback. Sze-yuen Chung was closely and actively involved in the entire process of transferring Hong Kong's sovereignty back to China. These memoirs record his personal experiences in Hong Kong's political scene in the two decades between 1979 and 1999. Editor(s): Chung, Sze-Yuen. Num Pages: 388 pages, col. Illustrations, col. maps, col. ports. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJF; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629960209
- ISBN
- 9789629960209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.67
€ 20.67
Paperback. The rescue of imprisoned Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from atop the Gran Sasso plateau was one of the most dramatic special forces operations in military history. The Germans, led by SS Haupsturmfuhrer Otto Skorzeny, launched a daring Glider-borne assault, which surprised the Italian guards and secured Mussolini without a shot being fired. Illustrator(s): Gerrard, Howard. Series: Raid. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 186 x 5. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846034626
- ISBN
- 9781846034626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.68
€ 24.99
€ 22.68
paperback. This text recounts, through one individual's tortured life and a family's struggle, how a generation of Chinese intellectuals was lost to the harsh experiences of the labour camps. It reveals in detail what happened in China in the 1950s before the Cultural Revolution. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; BGA; HBJF; HBLW3; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Routledge United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813339795
- ISBN
- 9780813339795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.31
€ 82.31
Paperback. This hugely successful history of political and economic integration in Western Europe since the Second World War - and especially, but by no means exclusively, the European Community itself - was first published in 1991, to general acclaim. This edition is fully revised to take account of the developments since 1991. Series: Postwar World. Num Pages: 304 pages, further reading, map, index. BIC Classification: 1DD; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; JPSN2; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582231993
- ISBN
- 9780582231993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.33
€ 78.33
paperback. This text is a mix of social history, literary analysis, political biography and murder mystery. It explores and analyzes the social and cultural dynamics of the Chinese revolution of the 1920s by focusing on the mysterious 1928 assassination of Shen Dingyi. Num Pages: 322 pages, b&w photograph, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JPWL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520213869
- ISBN
- 9780520213869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.83
€ 44.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; 3JJ; BGH; JFFA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465055883
- ISBN
- 9780465055883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.09
€ 31.09