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Paperback. Of one-and-a-half million photographs related to Nazi concentration camps, only four depict the actual process of mass killing perpetrated at the gas chambers. This book reveals that these photos of Auschwitz, taken clandestinely by one of the Jewish prisoners forced to help carry out the atrocities there, were made as a potent act of resistance. Translator(s): Lillis, Shane B. Num Pages: 248 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; AJCR; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350. Four Photographs from Auschwitz. 248 pages, 30 halftones. Of one-and-a-half million photographs related to Nazi concentration camps, only four depict the actual process of mass killing perpetrated at the gas chambers. This book reveals that these photos of Auschwitz, taken clandestinely by one of the Jewish prisoners forced to help carry out the atrocities there, were made as a potent act of resistance. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; AJCR; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 13. Weight: 302. Translator(s): Lillis, Shane B.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226148175
ISBN
9780226148175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.06

CD-Audio. A collection of historic recordings covering the events of 1915, from the first Zeppelin raids to the ultimate failure at Gallipoli. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 143 x 11. Weight in Grams: 108.
Publisher
BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House
Format
CD
Publication date
2015
Edition
Unabridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785290152
ISBN
9781785290152
CD
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 90 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWD; 3JJF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750952897
ISBN
9780750952897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.65

Hardback. The most up-to-date and comprehensive analysis of corruption and change in the Chinese Communist Party, Cadres and Corruption reveals the long history of the party's inability to maintain a corps of committed and disciplined cadres. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 392 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JM; GTB; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 675.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804739580
ISBN
9780804739580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.93
€ 150.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 203 x 41. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062269027
ISBN
9780062269027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.00

Hardback. The story of the Cuban-South African war in Angola in 1987-88 through the eyes of the South Africans who fought in it. Num Pages: 360 pages, 40. BIC Classification: 1HFMA; 3JJP; HBJH; HBTW; HBWS; JWDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612004921
ISBN
9781612004921
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.64

Paperback. There is a great parallel between the great ocean liners and the great skyscrapers-a fascinating comparison between these two categories of design, engineering and creative genius. Bill Miller here in 'Sailing and Soaring' tells the wonderful story in words and photographs of the liners and skyscrapers from 1906 to 2010. Num Pages: 128 pages, 94 black and white and 52 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JMC; AMX; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 248 x 11. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781553688
ISBN
9781781553688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.46

Paperback. The story of a turbulent decade for our iconic capital Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 271 x 24. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445643786
ISBN
9781445643786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.45

Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 54 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300180060
ISBN
9780300180060
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. This collection explores the aftermath of the Representation of the People Act, which gave some British women the vote. Experts examine the paths taken by both former-suffragists as well as their anti-suffragist adversaries, the practices of suffrage commemoration, and the changing priorities and formations of British feminism in this era. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
268
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137015341
ISBN
9781137015341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.64

Paperback. .
Publisher
Distributed Art Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781938922930
ISBN
9781938922930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 41.17

Paperback. The must-read bestselling memoir of the year Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; AVH; AVRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782113393
ISBN
9781782113393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Patrice Lumumba was the foremost leader of the African independence movement. After his execution in 1961, when he had been prime minister of the newly-liberated Congo for only seven months, he became an icon of anti-imperialist struggle. Zeilig tells the story of Lumumba's transition from nationalist to international symbol of African liberation. Series: Life & Times. Num Pages: 198 pages, 20 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFJZ; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTQ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908323941
ISBN
9781908323941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. The incredible true story of what really happened in occupied Guernsey during the Second World War. Num Pages: 80 pages, 80. BIC Classification: 1DBKX; 3JJH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 234 x 8. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445640372
ISBN
9781445640372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.86

Paperback. Covers the story of prejudice against Jews from the time of Christ through the rise of Nazi Germany. This work presents an assessment of this egregious human failing that is nearly ubiquitous in the history of Europe. Translator(s): Klin, George. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBT; JFFJ; JFSL; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 33. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812218664
ISBN
9780812218664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

Paperback. 1917, post-Russian Revolution, an unlikely and eccentric band of British spies are smuggled into newly Soviet Russia to thwart Lenin's plan to destroy British rule in India, as a precursor to toppling the democracies of the West. The spies, under Mansfield Cumming, were the unsung founders of the present-day MI6. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp B&W. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVU; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444737042
ISBN
9781444737042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Winner of the 1993 Fraenkel Prize in Contemporary History, The Nazi Connection shows how the Nazis drew upon American eugenic thought, scientific research, and widespread sterilization laws to install their program of eugenics after 1933. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ; HBWQ; JHBD; JPFQ; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195149784
ISBN
9780195149784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 120 black & white illustrations, 8 colour plates, 15 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 249 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750963909
ISBN
9780750963909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. Elizabeth II has lived through Abdication, the Blitz and World War Two, the sex and spy scandals of the swinging sixties, the Cold War and the nuclear threat and the Fall of the Berlin Wall. She has known 11 US Presidents including JFK and Ronald Reagan, and other world leaders like President Mandela and Pope John XXII. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Viking
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780670919123
ISBN
9780670919123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. A book of proven success, authority and readability reprinted to mark the Centenary of the Royal Navy's Submarine Service. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473853454
ISBN
9781473853454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.09

Hardcover. Describes the Red Army's attempts to thwart German offensive plans by defeating Army Group Center in the Smolensk region with a general counter offensive by three Red Army fronts. This volume deals with two major military operations which, for political and military reasons, Soviet historians concealed from view, largely because they both failed. Num Pages: 624 pages, 19 b/w photos, 94 maps, 32 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 239 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1288. The German Offensives on the Flanks and the Third Soviet Counteroffensive, 25 August-10 September 1941. 624 pages, 19 b/w photos, 94 maps, 32 tables. Describes the Red Army's attempts to thwart German offensive plans by defeating Army Group Center in the Smolensk region with a general counter offensive by three Red Army fronts. This volume deals with two major military operations which, for political and military reasons, Soviet historians concealed from view, largely because they both failed. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Dimension: 165 x 239 x 59. Weight: 1286.
Publisher
Helion Pub
Number of pages
624
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906033903
ISBN
9781906033903
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.24
€ 54.16

Paperback. Using history, painting, literature and food, this book sheds light on southern Italy's legacy of political corruption and violent crime. It takes you on a journey into the dark heart of Sicily. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSTC; 3JJP; JFC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 244 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099595809
ISBN
9780099595809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. The story of how a chemical weapon went from the battlefield to the streets Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; HBG; HBLW; HBW; JWMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784780265
ISBN
9781784780265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 80 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESR; 3JJF; HBWN; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 7. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750960274
ISBN
9780750960274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.41

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