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Paperback. With invasion a very real threat, in 1940 Great Britain began a huge military construction programme designed to stop an invading army in its tracks. This book guides the inquiring reader in identifying these remaining defensive structures and explains their seemingly 'random' placement across the British landscape. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, 63 col. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWKW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 4. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747813569
- ISBN
- 9780747813569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.02
€ 11.99
€ 10.02
Paperback. The renowned author of "The War Against the Jews" sets out to solve a historiographical mystery. Why has the mass murder of European Jews been overlooked or trivialized by historians throughout the world? In a forceful, outspoken work, Lucy Dawidowicz looks for explanations. Num Pages: 198 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press Cambridge MA
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674405677
- ISBN
- 9780674405677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.55
€ 40.99
€ 33.55
paperback. An astonishing, eye-opening survey of the modern world's relationship with Nazi Germany by the acclaimed author of the bestselling Third Reich trilogy. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 37. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780349140759
- ISBN
- 9780349140759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.53
€ 16.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. In November 1943 US forces successfully seized Tarawa and Makin in the first major counteroffensive of the Central Pacific; however, US casualties were heavy. By the end of January 1944. Operation 'Flintlock' - the seizure of the Marshall Islands - was launched: the next stepping-stone towards Japan. Illustrator(s): Gerrard, Howard. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, 73ill. BIC Classification: 1QSP; 3JJH; HBG; HBJK; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 186 x 7. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841768519
- ISBN
- 9781841768519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.11
€ 25.99
€ 21.11
The Evolution of Soviet Operational Art, 1927-1991: The Documentary Ba...
Glantz, Colonel David M.; Orenstein, Harold S...
paperback. Soviet military-theoretical theories are revealed in the words of those who created them in peacetime and applied them in war. This collection of texts has been taken from formerly classified material in the official Red Army General staff journal. Series: Soviet Russian Study of War. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; HB; JPSH; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780714642284
- ISBN
- 9780714642284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.42
€ 84.42
hardcover. Marcel Duchamp left a thousand letters in which he talks of his plans and works in progress. This volume contains his letters in their original language (French or English) with translations where appropriate. The editor focuses on the historical content and introduces each correspondent. Num Pages: 424 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACX; AFC; AGB; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 246 x 53. Weight in Grams: 920. Very good copy showing minor age and shelf wear. Dust jacket intact, shows some wear & tear. Text clean throughout
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0025068
- ISBN
- 9780500019580
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
paperback. In this collection of Holocaust documents and sources, the words of Nazi leaders and common soldiers, SS doctors and European collaborators show how and why they planned and participated in mass murder, while the victims speak of their persecution and resistance. Editor(s): Hochstadt, Steve. Series: Documents in history. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514. Good copy showing minor shelf wear to exterior. Text is clean and clear throughout
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave London
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0024765
- ISBN
- 9780333963456
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
paperback. All at once, as it seemed, something we could have only imagined was upon us - and we could still only imagine it. This is what fascinates me most in existence: the peculiar necessity of imagining what is, in fact, real. Series: Picador Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JJPR; BTC; HBJH; HBTZ; JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Picador
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781447275268
- ISBN
- 9781447275268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.17
€ 13.99
€ 10.17
Hardback. Editor(s): Braham, Randolph L. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 1DVWR; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880335430
- ISBN
- 9780880335430
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.80
€ 49.99
€ 35.80
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306804854
- ISBN
- 9780306804854
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.29
€ 18.99
€ 16.29
American Arsenal examines the United States' transformation from isolationist state to military superpower by means of sixteen vignettes, each focusing upon an inventor and his contribution to the cause. Num Pages: 336 pages, 31 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBW; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199959747
- ISBN
- 9780199959747
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.63
€ 56.63
Made famous through Evans-Pritchard's ethnography, the Nuer are the second largest ethnic group in South Sudan. They were the object of Britain's last pacification campaign in Africa. The contemporary administrative reports and more recent interviews with Nuer and Dinka participants collected here cover significant events from 1898 to 1930. Editor(s): Johnson, Douglas H. Series: Fontes Historiae Africanae. Num Pages: 350 pages, 6 including 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197265888
- ISBN
- 9780197265888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.69
€ 101.69
paperback. It would be impossible to invent a man like Rick Parker, a freakishly fat ginger-haired giant who modelled his personal style on Elvis Presley and wanted to become the next Don King. This title tells the story of two men who never should have met, and when they did, one killed the other. Num Pages: 256 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JJPR; BTC; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Yellow Jersey
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780224080262
- ISBN
- 9780224080262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.23
€ 19.99
€ 13.23
paperback. Based on a study in Russian and many other foreign archives, this title explains why this suicidal decision was made and explores the world of the men who made it, thereby consigning their entire class to death or exile and making their country the victim of a uniquely terrible political experiment under Lenin and Stalin. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141399744
- ISBN
- 9780141399744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
€ 14.99
€ 12.53
paperback. Winner of the British Army Military Book of the Year 2011 The story of one of the most brutal battles in modern history - fought at a major turning point of the Second World War. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 48. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007132416
- ISBN
- 9780007132416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.58
€ 19.99
€ 12.58
Paperback. Used in a variety of roles, from coastal patrolling through to the combined actions of convey-hunting 'wolf packs', the tactics used by U-Boats were diverse. This book analyses how the U-boats dominated the seas, and how the cracking of the Enigma code effectively hamstrung them, greatly reducing their impact. Illustrator(s): Palmer, Ian. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 184 x 5. Weight in Grams: 219.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849081733
- ISBN
- 9781849081733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.38
€ 19.99
€ 18.38
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, 55ill.8col.ill. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 185 x 4. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841766638
- ISBN
- 9781841766638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.01
€ 20.99
€ 18.01
This text draws together the various strands of Irish national security policy and practice in a single chronological study, from independence in 1922. It analyzes the emergence of a complex external security policy combining an absolute commitment to military neutrality and independent defence. Num Pages: 398 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW; JPQB; JPWL; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA New York
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198204268
- ISBN
- 9780198204268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.30
€ 53.30
hardcover. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSB; 3JJC; FC; FHD; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Macmillan Collector's Library
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781509843152
- ISBN
- 9781509843152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.29
€ 12.99
€ 11.29
Paperback. The 1970s were critical years for the British motor industry. British family motorists carried on buying British as long as they could, and the industry produced an array of cars which entered the public consciousness as symbols of their times. This title illustrates the history of these workhorses. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, 30 b/w; 40 col. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; WGCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 152 x 5. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Shire
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747811497
- ISBN
- 9780747811497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.05
€ 11.99
€ 10.05
Hardcover. The gripping book about a panzer division and its battles in the shattered streets of Stalingrad. In Death of the Leaping Horseman, the untold story of 24. Panzer-Division's savage fighting on Stalingrad's outskirts and in the devastated ruins of the city itself is revealed in a detailed day-by-day account. Num Pages: 560 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 210 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1818.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811714044
- ISBN
- 9780811714044
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.69€ 45.53
€ 53.69
€ 45.53
Paperback. The largest city in Normandy, Caen's position gave it major strategic value for Allies and Germans alike. This title describes the battle for Caen, revealing how, as a result of the British failure to take the city early in the campaign, Caen and its population were immolated - a fate for which Montgomery has been held responsible. Illustrator(s): Gerrard, Howard. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, 75ill.11col.ill. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 170 x 8. Weight in Grams: 315.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841766256
- ISBN
- 9781841766256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.39
€ 21.99
€ 20.39
Paperback. An impassioned history of the politics of oppression Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JFFJ; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220639
- ISBN
- 9780253220639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.59
€ 33.99
€ 33.59
paperback. An up-to-date and detailed eyewitness account of Burma's Civil War. It is indispensable for understanding the travails of modern Burma. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 maps/16 photos. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJP; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; HBW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745315416
- ISBN
- 9780745315416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.37
€ 40.99
€ 26.37