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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. From December 1811 to February 1812, massive earthquakes shook the middle Mississippi Valley, collapsing homes, snapping large trees midtrunk, and briefly but dramatically reversing the flow of the continent's mightiest river. This book reminds the major environmental disaster, demonstrating how events that have been long forgotten, and more. Num Pages: 472 pages, 22 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 746.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226273754
ISBN
9780226273754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

Hardcover. Weaves together scientific and historical evidence to demonstrate the vast role the New Madrid earthquakes played in the United States in the early nineteenth century, shaping the settlement patterns of early western Cherokees and other Indians, heightening the credibility of Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa for their Indian League in the War of 1812. Num Pages: 480 pages, 26 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226053899
ISBN
9780226053899
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.06
€ 79.61

Paperback. The long-awaited memoir of US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's years in Washington Num Pages: 784 pages, 2 x 8pp colour plate sections. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJK; HBLX; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 50. Weight in Grams: 656.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857208088
ISBN
9780857208088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.08

Hardback. An investigation into how the public brawling between communists and Nazis during the Weimar era masked a more subtle and complex relationship. This work suggests that the communists were forced into compromising strategies to counter the popularity of the Nazis at every level of society. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC; JPFQ; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
299
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333487747
ISBN
9780333487747
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.56

Hardback. This linguistic study outlines the fugitive nature of 17th-century political discourse and the pressures making its vocabulary susceptible to anachronistic reconstruction, and charts the changing relationships between the words "subject", "citizen", "resistance" and "rebellion". Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; CFA; HBJD1; HBLH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333579374
ISBN
9780333579374
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.95

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Gill Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780717172917
ISBN
9780717172917
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 8.04

Paperback. The controversial account of what really happened in the south Atlantic skies Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; HBJD1; HBJM; HBLW3; JWG; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 31. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780304355426
ISBN
9780304355426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

paperback. A novel, analytical look at the development of the German army under Hitler, incorporating maps, battle analysis, and candid discussion. Num Pages: 400 pages, maps, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JPFQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Da Capo Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306812606
ISBN
9780306812606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.36

Paperback. Contains photographs of British anthropologist Isaac Schapera (1905-2003) taken between 1929 and 1934, during his earliest work among Kgatla peoples of Bechuanaland (Botswana). Covering a spectrum of daily activities, this book includes depictions from pot making, thatching, cattle herding to village architecture, and more. Editor(s): Comaroff, John L.; Comaroff, Jean; James, Deborah. Num Pages: 184 pages, 139 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; 3JJ; AJC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 214 x 13. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226114125
ISBN
9780226114125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.73

Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JF; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 231 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611493429
ISBN
9781611493429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 137.18

hardcover. An examination of Irish Gothic art from the years 1169 to 1550. It looks at what survives of Gothic art in Ireland and discusses such wide-ranging topics as the historiography of the style, its metalwork, iconography and forms. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 208 pages, 35 colour pl 170 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3H; 3JB; ACK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 275 x 220 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1234.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780300094350
ISBN
9780300094350
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 28.78

Paperback. Analyses the military tactics and methods adopted by Napoleon Bonaparte in the time leading up to, and during, the Jena Campaign of 1806. This book explores the elements that contributed to his success; from the organisation and movements of staff, to Napoleon's own strategic decision-making, and, more. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Nonsuch Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Modern edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845883744
ISBN
9781845883744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.58

Paperback. The story of Churchill's personal weapons development department, staffed by ingenious boffins, who developed numerous innovative weapons that helped win the war. Num Pages: 208 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWKF; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 208. The Inside Story of Military Intelligence (Research). 208 pages, 29 illustrations. The story of Churchill's personal weapons development department, staffed by ingenious boffins, who developed numerous innovative weapons that helped win the war. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWKF; JWM. Dimension: 200 x 129 x 12. Weight: 208.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445608426
ISBN
9781445608426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 3JJPR; BM; HBJD; HBWS; JWLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 199 x 28. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786061379
ISBN
9781786061379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.65

Hardback. The Peninsular War is one of the defining campaigns of the British Army and sealed its reputation for supreme professionalism, heroic obstinacy and sheer perseverance. This book presents an examination of the conflict with 164 original maps, accompanied by an authoritative text narrating the war. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 258 x 53. Weight in Grams: 2890.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472807731
ISBN
9781472807731
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.41
€ 46.33

Paperback. Col. Mark James Alexander was the only airborne officer to lead three different battalions into combat in World War II. A legend in his own time, he fought in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and France. This action-packed narrative may well be the last remaining memoir to be written in the voice of a major airborne officer of the Greatest Generation. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612000916
ISBN
9781612000916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.40

paperback. This book provides an in-depth study of the Soviet Army during the offensive operations that started with Battle of Stalingrad in December 1942 and went until Spring 1943. Series: Soviet (Russian) Military Experience. Num Pages: 446 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
446
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714640648
ISBN
9780714640648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.55

Paperback. David Glantz examines the Soviet study of war, the re-emergence of the operation level, the evolution of the Soviet theory of operations in depth before 1941, and its application in the European theatre and the Far East between 1941 and 1945. Series: Soviet Russian Military Theory and Practice. Num Pages: 295 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714640778
ISBN
9780714640778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.99

Hardback. Visit our website for sample chapters! Num Pages: 328 pages, 50 b&w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815411390
ISBN
9780815411390
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.56

Presents the important speeches and correspondence of Governor Martha Layne Collins, the first and only woman to be elected governor of Kentucky. This work contains papers from the state archives that chronicle the agenda and rhetoric that Collins used to accomplish the intertwining goals of education reform and economic development. Series: Public Papers of the Governors of Kentucky. Num Pages: 656 pages, 1 photograph. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JJPN; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1052.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813106083
ISBN
9780813106083
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.59

Paperback. Editor(s): Collin, Finn; Jensen, Uffe Juul; Gron, Arne; Mikkelsen, Jorgen; Nordenbo, Sven-Erik; Koch, Carl Henrik. Series: Danish Yearbook of Philosophy. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DND; 3JJPR; GBCY; HPCF; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772893396
ISBN
9788772893396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. Editor(s): Collin, Finn; Jensen, Uffe Juul; Gron, Arne; Mikkelsen, Jorgen; Kappel, Klemens; Koch, Carl Henrik; Nordenbo, Sven-Erik. Series: Danish Yearbook of Philosophy. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: 1DND; 3JJPR; GBCY; HPCF; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 10. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
124
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772892771
ISBN
9788772892771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Explores a sampling of women's creative responses - in fiction and travel writing, photographs and paintings, embroidery and bead work, letters and diaries, poetry and posters - to their experiences in the Rocky Mountains of Canada. Editor(s): Skidmore, Colleen. Series: Mountain Cairns: A Series on the History and Culture of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Num Pages: 508 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 33. Weight in Grams: 800.
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
475
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888644664
ISBN
9780888644664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.43

Hardback. A captivating look at Parisian fashions of the 1960s and how the ready-to-wear revolution influenced haute couture Num Pages: 252 pages, 110 color illus. 15 b/w. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJP; AGC; AKTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 239 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1538.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300226072
ISBN
9780300226072
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 36.02

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