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Paperback. In 100 stories, one for every year that has passed since the Great War, this collection provides snapshots of how Ireland and its people, at home and scattered across the world, were affected by, and had an effect on, the conflict that changed the world forever. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 670. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Colourpoint Creative Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0000665
- ISBN
- 9781780730769
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.99€ 6.93
€ 6.99
€ 6.93
Paperback. Looks at five countries, in each of which a long struggle for freedom has taken place; in each the people, having shed blood and dreams, are still waiting. This book shows us the lives behind the headlines. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552773324
- ISBN
- 9780552773324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
€ 19.99
€ 13.91
Paperback. January 1972: the tiny outpost of British Honduras is threatened with imminent invasion by battle-hardened, US-trained Guatemalan paratroops. Britain's response must be immediate. But there is only one deterrent the government can offer: HMS Ark Royal, once the Navy's most powerful warship, now a white elephant on the verge of being scrapped. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KLCB; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWS; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552152907
- ISBN
- 9780552152907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.37
€ 14.99
€ 12.37
Paperback. Escaping the ills of the British climate, the Durrell family - acne-ridden Margo, gun-toting Leslie, bookworm Lawrence and budding naturalist Gerry, along with their long-suffering mother and Roger the dog - take off for the island of Corfu. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVGS; 3JJG; BM; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241977620
- ISBN
- 9780241977620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.01
€ 10.99
€ 9.01
Paperback. John Keegan has assembled a cast of seventeen generals whose reputations were made (and some of them broken) by Churchill and the Second World War. Editor(s): Keegan, John. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cassell
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780304367122
- ISBN
- 9780304367122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The Mercier Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781856354691
- ISBN
- 9781856354691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.29
€ 14.99
€ 11.29
Paperback. The tragic account of a family steeped in the War of Independence in West Cork and divided by the Civil War in which two of the brothers played key roles on opposing sides. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 215 x 26. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The Mercier Press Ltd Cork
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781781173756
- ISBN
- 9781781173756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.16
€ 19.99
€ 15.16
Paperback. During the Civil War, Michael Collins was commander-in-chief of the Free State Army. This new book sheds light on previously unknown information about actions taken by Collins and Churchill during the Civil War. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The Mercier Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781781170328
- ISBN
- 9781781170328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.21
€ 14.99
€ 13.21
Paperback. In the 1930s, as the world hurtled towards terrible global conflict, speed was all the rage. It was described by Aldous Huxley as 'the one genuinely modern pleasure', and one of the fastest and most thrilling ways to attain it was through the new sport of bobsledding. This book tells stories of the fastest men on ice. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; BGS; WSBB; WSBX; WSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 200 x 27. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780857502650
- ISBN
- 9780857502650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.70
€ 10.99
€ 9.70
Paperback. 6 April 1994: In the skies above Rwanda the president's plane is shot down in flames. Near Kigali, Jean-Pierre holds his family close, fearing for their lives as the violence escalates. This book sheds light on this incident. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JJPR; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552775335
- ISBN
- 9780552775335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.08
€ 12.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. Astounding new information about the role of anthropologists in Hitler's efforts to create a "master race" Num Pages: 320 pages, 27 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252074530
- ISBN
- 9780252074530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.59
€ 30.99
€ 27.59
Paperback. A memoir, in which, the author brings to life his childhood in the 70s, from his bedroom bursting with fox skulls, birds' eggs and sweaty jam jars, to his feral adventures. But pervading his story is the search for freedom, meaning and acceptance in a world that didn't understand him. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKES; 3JJPL; BM; JFFZ; PSVW6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781785033506
- ISBN
- 9781785033506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.94
€ 16.99
€ 12.94
Paperback. The night of May 16th, 1943. Nineteen specially adapted Lancaster bombers take off from RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire, each with a huge 9,000lb cylindrical bomb strapped underneath it. Their mission: to destroy three dams deep within the German heartland, which provide the lifeblood to the industries supplying the Third Reich's war machine. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552163415
- ISBN
- 9780552163415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 11.69
€ 16.99
€ 11.69
Paperback. From the precipitous plunge into war and the brutal and bloody battles of August 1914, this book shows how events were propelled by a horrific logic which swept all sides up in its unstoppable momentum. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 199 x 36. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241968215
- ISBN
- 9780241968215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.37
€ 16.99
€ 12.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; 3JM; BGSA; KJMB; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241244944
- ISBN
- 9780241244944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
€ 12.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. The West Indies had always had brilliant cricketers; it hadn't always had brilliant cricket teams. But in 1974, a man called Clive Lloyd began to lead a side which would at last throw off the shackles that had hindered the region for centuries. This book tells the definitive story of the greatest team that sport has known. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJW; 3JJPL; WSBT; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Yellow Jersey
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780224092241
- ISBN
- 9780224092241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 11.76
€ 16.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Explores the Grecian countryside with his friend Lawrence Durrell in 1939. In this book, the author describes drinking from sacred springs, nearly being trampled to death by sheep and encountering the flamboyant Greek poet Katsumbalis, who 'could galvanize the dead with his talk'. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJ; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141980546
- ISBN
- 9780141980546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.29
€ 14.99
€ 10.29
Paperback. In the summer of 1936, Agee and Evans set out on assignment for "Fortune" magazine to explore the daily lives of sharecroppers in the South. This book provides a record of the place, of the people who shaped the land, and of the rhythm of their lives. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 3JJG; AJCR; HBTB; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141188492
- ISBN
- 9780141188492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.88
€ 19.99
€ 14.88
Paperback. Drawing on a wealth of evidence to account for the Soviet Union's victory against invading forces, this book offers an account of the epic struggle that turned the tide of the Second World War. It re-creates the Soviet Union's apocalyptic struggle against Nazi Germany, from the point of view both of the troops and of the ordinary civilians. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141049175
- ISBN
- 9780141049175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 11.62
€ 16.99
€ 11.62
Paperback. Details how Britain stealthily stole the war from under the Germans' noses by outsmarting their intelligence at every turn. This book talks about the 'battle of the beams'; detecting and defeating flying bombs; using chaff to confuse radar; and, many other ingenious ideas and devices. Series: Penguin World War II Collection. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BM; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 30. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141042824
- ISBN
- 9780141042824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
€ 19.99
€ 13.91