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Paperback. Shows the significant contributions of people of African descent to London's rich social and cultural history, masterfully weaving together the stories of many famous historical figures and presenting their quests for personal, professional, and political recognition against the backdrop of a declining British Empire. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 440 pages, 15 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 606.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284302
ISBN
9780520284302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.23

Paperback. "Manx Murders" is a mysterious collection of murder cases committed on the island over the last 150 years, from the brutal murder of a spinster one dark night on a lonely track near Ramsey to an equally savage attack on a widow in her garden in the busy centre of Douglas. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBKZ; 3JH; 3JJ; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Mainstream Publishing Edinburgh
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840186925
ISBN
9781840186925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.88

Paperback. Handley Page was the major bomber manufacturing company in Britain during the First and Second World wars. This is the first modern edition of what was originally the 1949 Handley Page corporate marketing book. Num Pages: 112 pages, 145 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; KNDV; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 9. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781550076
ISBN
9781781550076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.88

Paperback. Before the Second World War the Hollywood box office was booming, but the business was accused of being too foreign, too Jewish, too 'un-American'. Then the war changed everything. With characteristic insight and expert knowledge, the author tells the untold story of how Hollywood changed World War II, and how World War II changed Hollywood. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 40. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847678560
ISBN
9781847678560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.36

Paperback. Brian Barton's incisive commentary explains the context of the trials and the motivations of the leaders, providing an invaluable insight into what went on behind closed doors at a defining moment in Irish history. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 448.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750950633
ISBN
9780750950633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.55

Hardcover. Suffolk, became home for many American airmen during the War. They brought with them chewing gum and coke. In return the British taught the GIs the art of darts and dominos when the newcomers ventured into English pubs. This book examines the meeting of cultures. USAAF Missions are included to show what desperate times these were for the airmen. Num Pages: 224 pages, 80 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBTB; HBWQ; JWG; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781553466
ISBN
9781781553466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.27

Paperback. In this ground-breaking memoir set in Ramallah during the aftermath of the 1967 Six-Day War, lbtisam Barakat captures what it is like to be a child whose world is shattered by war. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJP; YNH; YNJ; YNM; YXZW. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 141 x 209 x 18. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Palgrave USA
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250097187
ISBN
9781250097187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.98

Hardback. A dissection of the 'special relationship' that reveals how the British perennially delude themselves about their place in America's strategic order. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 225 x 24. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849043281
ISBN
9781849043281
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.61

Paperback. Gives an illustrated overview of the webbing straps, holsters, carriers and haversacks used by American combat troops from before World War One to the Vietnam War. This book is useful for students of American uniform and equipment, modellers, re-enactors and collectors. Series: Europa Militaria. Num Pages: 64 pages, 100 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJK; HBWQ; JWM; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 190 x 6. Weight in Grams: 234. Series: Europa Militaria. 64 pages, 100 colour photographs. Gives an illustrated overview of the webbing straps, holsters, carriers and haversacks used by American combat troops from before World War One to the Vietnam War. This book is useful for students of American uniform and equipment, modellers, re-enactors and collectors. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJK; HBWQ; JWM; WCK. Dimension: 258 x 190 x 6. Weight: 234.
Publisher
Crowood
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861268327
ISBN
9781861268327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. British Commando George Thomsen's action-filled account of combat during the Falklands War. Num Pages: 176 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 19 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; BM; BTM; HBWS; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268. The True Story of a Royal Marine Commando. 176 pages, 32 illustrations (19 in colour). British Commando George Thomsen's action-filled account of combat during the Falklands War. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; BM; BTM; HBWS; JWH. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight: 184.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445606200
ISBN
9781445606200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Portland Place is the diary of then-BBC Secretary Sarah Shaw for the year of 1971, a humorous and charming perspective of life at the BBC and for a woman at the time. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPL; APT; BJ; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472124692
ISBN
9781472124692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM CHRISTOPHER NOLAN The epic history of Dunkirk, May 1940: when over 300,000 trapped Allied troops were dramatically rescued from destruction at the hands of Nazi Germany by an extraordinary seaborne evacuation. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Film tie-in edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0296021
ISBN
9780008227876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKES; 3JJPK; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 210. .
Publisher
Ian Allan Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780711038677
ISBN
9780711038677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.27

hardcover. Explores the stories and characters of the Chicago Outlaws Motorcycle Club. This title features original black-and-white photographs and transcribed interviews made from 1963 to 1967, when Danny Lyon was a member of the Outlaws gang. Num Pages: 104 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJPK; AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 164 x 14. Weight in Grams: 476.
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Aperture
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597112642
ISBN
9781597112642
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848842885
ISBN
9781848842885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Series: Devil's Advocates. Num Pages: 114 pages, 20 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; APFG; APFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 137 x 191 x 6. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Auteur Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
114
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906733773
ISBN
9781906733773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. One night in 1974, Philippe Petit secretly - and illegally - rigged a tightrope between the twin towers of the World Trade Center. At daybreak, he gave the high-wire performance of all time, making eight crossings over the course of an hour. This memoir tells the story of how he conspired, connived, improvised, and insisted his way to this coup. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPL; BM; WSE; WSZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Tie-In
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571326907
ISBN
9780571326907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.05

Hardback. A former South African Air Force pilot who saw action from the 1970s, Neall Ellis is the best-known mercenary combat aviator alive. This book describes his full career, from the bush and jungles of Africa to the forests of the Balkans and the merciless mountains of Afghanistan. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; BGH; HBWS; JWG; JWXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 772. The Wars of Neall Ellis, Gunship Pilot and Mercenary. 432 pages, illustrated throughout. A former South African Air Force pilot who saw action from the 1970s, Neall Ellis is the best-known mercenary combat aviator alive. This book describes his full career, from the bush and jungles of Africa to the forests of the Balkans and the merciless mountains of Afghanistan. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; BGH; HBWS; JWG; JWXN. Dimension: 236 x 167 x 29. Weight: 764.
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612000701
ISBN
9781612000701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 41.67

Paperback. Series: Zenith Graphic Histories. Num Pages: 104 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Motorbooks International
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780760346228
ISBN
9780760346228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.38

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752471211
ISBN
9780752471211
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.69

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