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Hardcover. Offers new insight into the workings of a military giant and also restores Leon Trotsky to his rightful place in Soviet military history by featuring his ideas on building a new army from the ground up. This book is an important look behind the scenes at a military establishment that continues to face leadership challenges in Russia today. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 649.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700613977
ISBN
9780700613977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.54

Paperback. Editor(s): Blaisdell, Bob. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 157.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486496238
ISBN
9780486496238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.55

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591144717
ISBN
9781591144717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.23

Hardback. The soldiers of World War I are often referred to as the "Lost Generation"; this book is an intimate look at some U.S. soldiers' experiences after being thrust into the centre of the Great War and enduring some of its most gruelling battles. Len Fairfield (the author's grandfather) was an Artillery Scout, or Forward Observer, for the U.S. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612002712
ISBN
9781612002712
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.34

Hardcover. Though an undoubtedly brilliant military leader-whose achievements, considering the forces at his disposal, cast those of Patton, Rommel, MacArthur, and Montgomery in the pale-surprisingly little is known about Manstein himself, save for his own memoir and the accolades of his contemporaries. In this book we finally have a full portrait of the man. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 pages of b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 874.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Edition
1st American Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935149262
ISBN
9781935149262
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.75
€ 48.88

Paperback. The battle of Tannenberg (August 27-30, 1914) opened World War I with a decisive German victory over Russia-indeed the Kaiser's only clear-cut victory in a non-attritional battle during four years of war. Series: Cornerstones of Military History. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16 illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574887815
ISBN
9781574887815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Paperback. Ignorant. Brutal. Male. One of these stereotypes of the Ku Klux Klan offers a misleading picture. This work dismantles the popular notion that politically involved women are always inspired by pacifism, equality, and justice. Num Pages: 244 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 7 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; JFSJ1; JFSL; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257870
ISBN
9780520257870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.93

Paperback. Details the history, weapons and tactics of the Japanese destroyers that was built before the war. This book includes the famous Fubuki class called Special Type by the Japanese, which were, when completed in the late 1920's, the most powerful class of destroyers in the world. Illustrator(s): Wright, Paul. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBTM; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 186 x 6. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849089845
ISBN
9781849089845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Hardback. Martin Scorsese is one of the most significant filmmakers in the history of American cinema. This work uses Scorsese's films as vehicles for exploration of philosophical concepts such as friendship and egoism, vigilantism, libertarianism, Buddhist ethics, desire and self-restraint, the criminal mind, beatitude and unhappiness, and the absurd. Editor(s): Conard, Mark T. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124445
ISBN
9780813124445
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.53

Hardback. Series: The United States in the World. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 728.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801450402
ISBN
9780801450402
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.66

Hardcover. Beginning in the fall of 1920, Aleksandr Antonov led an insurgency that became the largest armed peasant revolt against the Soviets during the civil war. This book presents a tale of brutality, domination, and revolt, placing readers at the frontlines of the complex and history of the Russian civil war and the consolidation of the Soviet state. Series: Pitt Series in Russian and East European Studies. Num Pages: 432 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; HBW; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 746.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822943433
ISBN
9780822943433
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.99

Paperback. Part of the 'Men and Battles' series, this book details Operation Goodwood. Num Pages: 84 pages, full colour plates and maps, 50 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 199 x 9. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Histoire & Collections France
Number of pages
84
Condition
New
SKU
V9782352500391
ISBN
9782352500391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.57

Paperback. In the second of his two-volume analysis of the Yom Kippur War, Simon Dunstan details the fighting in the Sinai, culminating in Operation Gazelle, the Israeli attack on the Suez Canal. Although defeated militarily, Egypt did ultimately succeed in forcing the Israelis back to the negotiating table. Illustrator(s): Lyles, Kevin. Series: Osprey Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 48 colour & 48 b&w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJPL; HBJF1; HBLW3; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 178 x 8. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841762210
ISBN
9781841762210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 15.50

paperback. In late 1995 and early 1996, cartoonist/reporter Joe Sacco travelled four times to Gorazde, a UN-designated safe area during the Bosnian War. Still surrounded by Bosnian Serb forces, the mainly Muslim people of Gorazde had endured heavy attacks to hang on to their town. This book presents a snapshot of these people. Num Pages: 236 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 3JJPR; AKLC; DNJ; DSK; FXZ; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 192 x 16. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Condition
New
SKU
9780224080897
ISBN
9780224080897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 16.68

Paperback. * One of America's greatest leaders tells his personal story - of his legendary family, politics, and fifty years at the centre of national events Num Pages: 544 pages, Section: 40, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BM; HBJK; HBLW3; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 38. Weight in Grams: 482. Good clean copy showing some age and shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Abacus
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0003745
ISBN
9780349123493
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. . Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW with light shelf wear and sticker to spine. Remains a very good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0003864
ISBN
9781447251118
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 24.99
€ 6.75

Paperback. A first-person saga, recounting one man's life but relating the experience of many. Mike Carney, the oldest living native Blasket Islander, left in 1937 to seek a better future in Dublin and eventually America. This memoir is the last of a long line of books written by Blasket Islanders, incl Tomas O'Crohan, Micheal O'Sulleabhain and Peig Sayers. Num Pages: 224 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 244. Some light shelf wear, otherwise a very good copy.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Gill
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
KRF2232737
ISBN
9781848891654
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

paperback. Storytelling kept alive the myths, legends, and history of the Blasket Islands, which are three miles off Irelands Dingle Peninsula. In her old age, Peig Sayers, 'the Queen of Gaelic storytellers', recounted her life to her son, who recorded the tale in this book. She recalls the events of her life and her simple philosophy. Translator(s): Ennis, Seamus. Num Pages: 160 pages, endpaper map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 124. Some light shelf wear, otherwise a very good copy.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1961
Publisher
Oxford University Press London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF2232752
ISBN
9780192812391
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardcover. The aim of this book is not to seek the effects war has had on the 20th century, but rather to explore how societies chose to remember wars and maniplulate this memory for political and cultural purposes. Num Pages: 296 pages, Includes 18 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754607359
ISBN
9780754607359
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; BGH; JPW; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
PM Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629631196
ISBN
9781629631196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 27.79

Hardcover. Num Pages: 466 pages, 15 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 338 x 241 x 44. Weight in Grams: 812. Fine copy in fine dustwrapper
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Irish Academic Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0003836
ISBN
9780716532996
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Explores the role of gender on both the home and fighting fronts in Eastern Europe during the First and Second World Wars. This book includes themes such as: the ways in which wartime experiences challenge traditional gender roles; post-war restoration of gender order; collaboration and resistance; the body; and memory and commemoration. Editor(s): Wingfield, Nancy M.; Bucur-Deckard, Maria. Series: Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian & East European Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages, 13 b&w photos, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJ; GTB; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 14. Weight in Grams: 375.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253218445
ISBN
9780253218445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Hardback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 18, 14 black & white halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVKS; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 240 x 29. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801449888
ISBN
9780801449888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99

Paperback. In 1962 Sean O Se recorded 'An Poc ar Buile' with Sean O Riada and Ceoltoiri Chualann. It proved a huge success and resulted in seven wonderful years working with Sean O Riada and over sixty years of singing. This is his story. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; AVGH; AVH; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The Collins Press
Condition
New
SKU
KRF2232942
ISBN
9781848892538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 4.99

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