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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441180742
ISBN
9781441180742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.64

paperback. A panoramic new look at the critical role of Corinth, Mississippi in the Civil War. Vividly details the nearly year-long campaign that opened the way to Vicksburg and presaged the Confederacy's defeat in the West. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 464 pages, 22 illustrations, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700623457
ISBN
9780700623457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.03

Hardback. Chronicles the three very different sieges of Quebec and sheds light on these pivotal eighteenth-century conflicts. This book describes the power of the city to draw historical figures such as Benedict Arnold and George Washington. It focuses on the detail of military strategy. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441113597
ISBN
9781441113597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.92
€ 58.01

Paperback. Tells the history of the trenches, drawing on the renowned resources and photographic collection of the Imperial War Museums, providing an insight into trench warfare on the Western Front. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 195 x 19. Weight in Grams: 918.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472801326
ISBN
9781472801326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.02

Paperback. During the Civil War, Michael Collins was commander-in-chief of the Free State Army. This new book sheds light on previously unknown information about actions taken by Collins and Churchill during the Civil War. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781170328
ISBN
9781781170328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. In 1508, Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. For the next four years, he and a team of assistants laboured over the vast ceiling. This book tells the story of those four years and paints a picture of day-to-day life on the Sistine scaffolding - in the upheaval of early sixteenth-century Rome. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16 pp coloured plates, 40 integrated line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DSV; 3JB; ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Pimlico
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844139323
ISBN
9781844139323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.29

Paperback. Beginning with the year that Manet exhibited his ground-breaking Dejeuner Sur L'Herbe and ending in 1974 with the first 'Impressionist' exhibition, the author plunges into Parisian life during a ten-year period full of social and political ferment with his usual narrative brilliance. Num Pages: 464 pages, 8pp colour plates; app 30 integrated b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; ACVT; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844134076
ISBN
9781844134076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.26

Paperback. Provides a reinterpretation of the war through an account of the decisive military campaigns that created the astonishing revival in Allied fortunes. This title explores the factors that determined success and failure: industrial stength, fighting ability, the skills of leaders and the moral contrasts between the two sides. Num Pages: 512 pages, 16pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845950651
ISBN
9781845950651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.42

Paperback. The new edition of this award-winning biography contains fresh insights into one of history's most intriguing figures. By emphasizing the impact of political and social upheaval in shaping Mussolini's image, Bosworth skillfully juxtaposes his subject's renowned brutality against his inner compassion. Mussolini never fails to grip. Num Pages: 544 pages, 27 b/w photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ; JPHL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 776.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340981733
ISBN
9780340981733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.11

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 b&w. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; HRG; JFC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 12. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472531551
ISBN
9781472531551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.39

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Helion & Company United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908916921
ISBN
9781908916921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.27

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750960090
ISBN
9780750960090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.35

Hardback. In 1815 Napoleon Bonaparte arrived on the island of St Helena to begin his imprisonment following Waterloo. By 1821 he was dead. This book addresses the political pitfalls navigated with varying success by the men who were assigned to care for the most famous man in Europe. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 30. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First edition.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752448572
ISBN
9780752448572
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.47

Paperback. The idea of a rebirth in the art and civilization of the western world during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries has proved an enduring one. Expertly traversing religion, art, history and culture, the author suggests that the region that produced Luther and Durer owed as much to its own past heritage as to new ideas from Italy. Series: I.B. Tauris Short Histories. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 integrated bw. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3H; 3JB; ACND; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780763859
ISBN
9781780763859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.37

Paperback. In July 1888, fourteen hundred women and girls employed by the matchmakers Bryant and May walked out of their East End factory and into the history books. The author gives us a challenging new interpretation of events proving that the women themselves, not celebrity socialists like Annie Besant, began it. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBTB; HBTK; JFSJ1; KNXB1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441114266
ISBN
9781441114266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.81

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472592392
ISBN
9781472592392
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.13
€ 54.52

Paperback. Concludes the most comprehensive and intimate life of Nelson ever written, one that teems with an array of sailors and civilians, heroes and villains, husbands, wives and lovers. This title features Nelson's famous victories at the battles of the Nile, Copenhagen and Trafalgar as well as his lesser-known yet equally gripping campaigns. Num Pages: 1040 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; BGH; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 231 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781847922762
ISBN
9781847922762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. In the seventeenth century Bristol was the second city of England. It was the main west coast port, an internationally important entrepot and trading centre. This study argues that when the Royalists captured Bristol in July 1643 they gained not only the city, but also the materials and facilities that literally allowed them to remain in the war. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBWE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752452142
ISBN
9780752452142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.41

Paperback. * A fascinating survey of the key moments of post-war medical discovery - fully revised and updated for this new edition Num Pages: 608 pages, Section: 16, B&W. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 39. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349123752
ISBN
9780349123752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.74

Paperback. Offers an alternative perspective on Britain's late imperial period by looking at the lives and the writings of the men who chose to defy the conventional social and political attitudes of the British ruling classes towards the Near East. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBJF1; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780764078
ISBN
9781780764078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.64

Paperback. Lizzie McNaught was diagnosed with Anorexia at the age of 14. However through professional help, the support of her loving family and her faith, she somehow found the hope and strength to overcome. Life Hurts tells her story, reflecting on it from her perspective as a doctor. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; BM; MMZD; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Malcolm Down Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910786659
ISBN
9781910786659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.86

Hardback. This study examines the agenda setting and decision making behavior of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1888 to 1997. The study finds that economics decisions dominated the Court's docket up until the 1950s, when civil liberties cases became more prominent, and judicial power decisions remained relatively constant. Num Pages: 276 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575910673
ISBN
9781575910673
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.43

Paperback. A book about Ronald Blythe's life in Aldeburgh during the 1950s. He had originally come to the Suffolk coast as an aspiring young writer, but found himself drawn into Benjamin Britten's circle and began working for the Aldeburgh Festival. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; 3JJPG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571290956
ISBN
9780571290956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.44

Hardcover. Gives an account of the Asia-Pacific campaigns of WWII. Drawing on documents in US and British archives, this title explores why the belligerents in the Pacific war fought the way that they did. It focuses not only on the battlefield level, but also provides a perspective from the military high command, government, and non-combatant citizens. Num Pages: 276 pages, 10 bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QRP; 3JJH; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 626. 276 pages, 10 bw illustrations. Gives an account of the Asia-Pacific campaigns of WWII. Drawing on documents in US and British archives, this title explores why the belligerents in the Pacific war fought the way that they did. It focuses not only on the battlefield level, but also provides a perspective from the military high command, government, and non-combatant citizens. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QRP; 3JJH; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 23. Weight: 626.
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
276
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847252371
ISBN
9781847252371
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.64

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