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Paperback. New and expanded information on Loch Eriboll's pivotal role in the surrender of German U-boats to northern Scotland in May, 1945. Reveals the career histories of the 33 U-boat Commanders and features the staged U-boat 'surrenders' in Northern Ireland and Liverpool. Num Pages: 224 pages, liberally illustrated with b/w photos and maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170. .
- Publisher
- Whittles Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Enlarged edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849951654
- ISBN
- 9781849951654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.82
€ 25.99
€ 22.82
Paperback. Presents an argument that postal network initiated cultural shifts during the nineteenth century, laying the foundation for the interconnectedness that defines our world of telecommunications. This book traces these shifts from their beginnings. It paints a picture of a society where possibilities proliferated for communications. Num Pages: 238 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; KNTT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226327211
- ISBN
- 9780226327211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
€ 34.99
€ 28.00
Paperback. Here, David Gwynn reflects on the remarkable legacy of the Roman Republic. The rise and fall of the Republic holds a special place in the history of Western civilization; it has been presented as a model, a source of inspiration, but also a warning. Placing the events in their wider context, he provides a fascinating history of culture and society. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 12 black and white halftones, and some maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 122 x 9. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199595112
- ISBN
- 9780199595112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Hardback. Traces the reception of "Judges" through the ages, not only by scholars and theologians, but also by preachers, teachers, politicians, poets, essayists and artists. This book discloses a long history of debate over the roles of women and the use of force, as well as Christian prejudice against Jews and 'Orientals'. Series: Blackwell Bible Commentaries. Num Pages: 344 pages, 35. BIC Classification: DSA; HRCG9; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631222514
- ISBN
- 9780631222514
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.53
€ 147.53
Paperback. Were the racist attitudes that fueled the Atlantic slave trade firmly in place 700 years before the European discovery of sub-Saharan Africa? This book seeks to discover how dark-skinned people, especially black Africans, were portrayed in the Bible and by those who interpreted the Bible - Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Series: Jews, Christians and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World. Num Pages: 472 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 3D; 3F; HBTS; HRC; HRH; HRJ; HRLP5; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691123707
- ISBN
- 9780691123707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 40.07
€ 54.99
€ 40.07
Paperback. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 374 pages, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700617890
- ISBN
- 9780700617890
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.65
€ 58.65
Paperback. Glantz offers a definitive account of the forgotten catastrophe of Operation Mars, reveals the key players, and details the major events of the military disaster. 24 photos, 24 maps. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 422 pages, 24 photographs, 24 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700614172
- ISBN
- 9780700614172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.04
€ 35.04
Hardcover. The completion of the monumental history of the decisive World War II Stalingrad campaign by the world's leading scholar of the Soviet-Nazi War. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 800 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1320.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619559
- ISBN
- 9780700619559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.02
€ 90.02
Paperback. This Main Selection of the History Book Club is "an outstanding work on one of the most significant battles of World War II" ("Journal of Military History"). 45 photos. 32 maps. Num Pages: 492 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBG; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 35. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700613359
- ISBN
- 9780700613359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.51
€ 47.51
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700616640
- ISBN
- 9780700616640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.64
€ 66.64
Hardcover. The completion of the monumental history of the decisive World War II Stalingrad campaign by the world's leading scholar of the Soviet-Nazi War. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 800 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 161 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1166.
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619542
- ISBN
- 9780700619542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.75
€ 87.75
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
€ 70.46€ 54.72
€ 70.46
€ 54.72
Hardback. Constructing Otherness in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Law. 352 pages, Illustrations. Explores how Jews, Christians, and Muslims conceptualize 'us' and 'them' through rules about the preparation of food by adherents of other religions and the act of eating with such outsiders. This title illuminates the subtly different ways Jews, Christians, and Muslims perceive themselves. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HRC; JFSR1; JFSR2. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520253216
- ISBN
- 9780520253216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.45€ 65.36
€ 83.45
€ 65.36
Paperback. Series: Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Centennial Series. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252061554
- ISBN
- 9780252061554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 414 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403980090
- ISBN
- 9781403980090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.76
€ 88.76
Hardcover. Talking about the Victorian critic and public intellectual John Ruskin, this work recovers both Ruskin's critique of economic life and his public practice of moral imagination. It recasts interpretations of Ruskin's place in 19th-century literature and aesthetics, and challenges nostalgic diagnoses of the supposed historical loss of virtue ethics. Series: Studies in Religion and Culture. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; HRA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813925585
- ISBN
- 9780813925585
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.04
€ 93.04
paperback. Argues that as escalating costs absorb a greater percentage of family income and government budgets, it is through the implementation of religious values that Americans can create a more community-based system. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRA; MBDC; MBPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781626160774
- ISBN
- 9781626160774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.85
€ 43.85
Hardback. This comprehensive, introductory textbook is unique in exploring the emergence of the Hebrew Bible in the broader context of world history. It particularly focuses on the influence of pre-Roman empires, empowering students with a richer understanding of Old Testament historiography. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HRCF1; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 193 x 20. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405184687
- ISBN
- 9781405184687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.74
€ 111.74
Hardback. At 3:17 p.m. on March 18, 1937, a natural gas leak beneath the London Junior-Senior High School in the oil boomtown of New London, Texas, created a lethal mixture of gas and oxygen in the school's basement. The odorless, colorless gas went undetected until the flip of an electrical switch triggered a colossal blast. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 map; 36 b notes; bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJG; HBLW; JFFC; JNB; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781612341538
- ISBN
- 9781612341538
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.82
€ 38.82
Paperback. This book details the intellectual and bureaucratic challenges that intelligence analysts disrupting terrorist and insurgent finances encounter. Each chapter uses analytic methods via a case study drawn from the real experiences of intelligence analysts deployed to Iraq and/or Afghanistan to support live military operations. Editor(s): Blum, David M.; Conway, J. Edward. Num Pages: 228 pages, 7 charts, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; HBWS4; HBWS5; JPS; JPWL; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 379 x 260 x 23. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781498509916
- ISBN
- 9781498509916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.79
€ 56.79