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Paperback. The war in Afghanistan (1979-1989) has been called "the Soviet Union's Vietnam War", a conflict that pitted Soviet regulars against a relentless, Afghan guerilla force. In this work, the Russian general staff takes a close critical look at the Soviet military's performance in that war. Editor(s): Grau, Lester W.; Gress, Michael A. Translator(s): Grau, Lester W.; Gress, Michael A. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 364 pages, 32 maps, 19photos. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FCA; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJD; HBJF; HBLW3; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700611867
ISBN
9780700611867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.62

Paperback. Containing a collection of archive photographs, this work documents life in the historic Shropshire market town of Wellington during and after the Second World War. It reveals how the people of Wellington coped with severe rationing and how they found enjoyment in a wide range of activities. Series: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; 3JJPG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 8. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752437675
ISBN
9780752437675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.57

Paperback. The collective consciousness of World War II revolved around the virtues of bravery, sacrifice, and commitment. Members of the "Greatest Generation" toed political and social lines in hopes of winning the war. They fell into lockstep, not asking many questions and breaking few social and sexual mores. Num Pages: 186 pages, 40 b+w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597972772
ISBN
9781597972772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.92

Hardcover. Editor(s): Boesiger, W. Num Pages: 221 pages, 428 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 289 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1013.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Birkhauser Switzerland
Edition
13th edition
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764355081
ISBN
9783764355081
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.03

Paperback. The divisions of the Waffen-SS were among the elite of Hitler's armies in the Second World War. But alongside the Germans in the Waffen-SS fought an astonishingly high number of volunteers from other countries. Who were these men, and why did they fight? Thsi title offers an in-depth examination of one of these legions of foreign volunteers. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752454764
ISBN
9780752454764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. Robert Kee's vivid account of his years in a German prisoner-of-war camp - and his flight across Europe when he escaped. A classis survival story. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BTM; BTP; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
W&N
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753826744
ISBN
9780753826744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Entertaining and masterly biography of Madame Chiang Kai-shek - the woman who built modern China. Num Pages: 816 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 52. Weight in Grams: 968.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
816
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753828021
ISBN
9780753828021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. A narrative and analytical account of Chinese women's experiences during the twentieth century. Synthesizing and incorporating the latest research, Paul J. Bailey assesses in particular the impact of political, cultural and social change in Chinese women's lives, and explores the evolution of gender discourses during this period. Series: Gender and History. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 234 x 11. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230577770
ISBN
9780230577770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.13

Paperback. Voices of Sartre, Lukacs, Chomsky, Harvey and others in conversation with NLR. Editor(s): Mulhern, Francis. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; HBLW; HBLX; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Edition
Original
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844676996
ISBN
9781844676996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 20.92

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803248328
ISBN
9780803248328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.01

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813564135
ISBN
9780813564135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

Hardcover. Explores two major events in Kuwait's history over the past decade: the invasion of Kuwait and subsequent war of liberation in 1990; and a little-publicized collapse of an unofficial stock market in 1982. Num Pages: 140 pages, tabs. BIC Classification: 1FBXK; 3JJPN; JPS; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 310. Fine copy showing minor shelf wear in good dustwrapper
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Routledge
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KSS0015260
ISBN
9780710304636
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A well-researched and thoughtfully written biography of Richard Burton. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; AN; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 49. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444789164
ISBN
9781444789164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. The astonishing true Cold War story of how the CIA, MI6 and a Soviet agent saved the world. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations (black and white), map (black and white). BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBLW3; HBTW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849839297
ISBN
9781849839297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 126 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 268 x 7. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Panzerwrecks United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780975418307
ISBN
9780975418307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.41

paperback. Tells the story of the hard life in an Irish village, looking at characters such as the local tailor, the blacksmith and the farm-wife. The book combines laughter, pathos and innocence with the gossip of a closely-knit community. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 0. Weight in Grams: 204. Good clean copy showing some shelf wear, nicks and bumps to cover but remains a good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Brandon
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSS0016347
ISBN
9780863221422
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Hardcover. From the Golden Age of Haute Couture in the 1900s to the lifestyle brands of the 1990s, this book looks, decade-by-decade, at the high fashion of the 20th century. Each chapter examines the significant stylistic changes that occurred in the decade in question, and places these in their cultural and political context. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AKTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 255 x 23. Weight in Grams: 944.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500518076
ISBN
9780500518076
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 6.75

Paperback. The most comprehensive, most original and authoritative treatment of the IRA with a new conclusion to bring the book completely up to date Num Pages: 524 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1DBR; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
Reprints
SKU
9781447212492
ISBN
9781447212492
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 14.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. The amazing, often bizarre, story of Franco's fellow travellers in the war against Republican Spain Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042475
ISBN
9781849042475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.33

Paperback. "The best balanced one-volume history of the Second World War in its coverage of all the major themes and all the fronts. Willmott's fresh insights into the war on the Eastern Front are an outstanding feature." Num Pages: 520 pages, 35 black and white photographs, 29 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 34. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
Revised edition
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597971911
ISBN
9781597971911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

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