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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Paperback. At dawn on March 2, 2002, the first major battle of the 21st Century began. Over 200 soldiers of the 101st Airborne and 10th Mountain Divisions flew into Afghanistan's Shahikot valley - and into the mouth of a buzz-saw. This book is suitable for fans of Black Hawk Down, Zero Dark Thirty, Chris Ryan, and Andy McNab. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; HBW; JWKF; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 149 x 38. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Penguin London
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141014579
- ISBN
- 9780141014579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.68
€ 24.99
€ 18.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608466788
- ISBN
- 9781608466788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.86
€ 18.99
€ 15.86
paperback. Explores one of the unresearched subjects of the First World War: the German bid for world power - and the destruction of the British Empire - through the harnessing of the Ottoman Empire. Num Pages: 480 pages, 2 x 8 b&w inset. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FB; 3JJF; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141047652
- ISBN
- 9780141047652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.37
€ 19.99
€ 12.37
Paperback. In a major reinterpretation, Sean McMeekin rejects the standard notion of the war's beginning as either a Germano-Austrian pre-emptive strike or a miscalculation. The key to the outbreak of violence, he argues, lies in St. Petersburg. Russian statesmen unleashed the war through policy decisions based on imperial ambitions in the Near East. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16 halftones, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072336
- ISBN
- 9780674072336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.52
€ 27.99
€ 25.52
Paperback. A vivid and original account of warfare in the Middle Ages and the cruelty and atrocity that accompanied it. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 134 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780304366958
- ISBN
- 9780304366958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.51
€ 17.99
€ 13.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBTQ; JFHC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Trine Day
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634240901
- ISBN
- 9781634240901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.75
€ 21.99
€ 19.75
Hardback. Explores the controversial subject of Canada's acquisition of nuclear weapons during the Cold War. Based on newly declassified Canadian and US documents, this volume examines policy, strategy, operational, and technical matters and weaves these seemingly disparate elements into a compelling story that finally unlocks several Cold War mysteries. Num Pages: 400 pages, 30 b&w maps and photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574886160
- ISBN
- 9781574886160
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.72
€ 33.72
Hardback. Num Pages: 475 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 168 x 41. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612347127
- ISBN
- 9781612347127
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.85
€ 52.85
Paperback. The true story of the 41,000 British soldiers who were left behind after the evacuation of Dunkirk, May 1940. Num Pages: 608 pages, 8pp B/w plate section. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 50. Weight in Grams: 450. The Men They Left Behind. 528 pages, 8pp b&w plate section. Tradition tells us that the dramatic events of the evacuation of Dunkirk, in which 300,000 BEF servicemen escaped the Nazis, was a victory gained from the jaws of defeat. This title reveals the story of the 40,000 men sacrificed in the rearguard battles. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Dimension: 196 x 134 x 50. Weight: 450.
- Publisher
- Constable
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845299774
- ISBN
- 9781845299774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. From the Somme to Gallipoli to the home front, First World War For Dummies provides an authoritative, accessible, and engaging introduction to the War to End All Wars. Num Pages: 410 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 188 x 24. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118679999
- ISBN
- 9781118679999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.21
€ 27.99
€ 23.21
Hardback. Series: Columbia Studies in Middle East Politics. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9 graphs, 1 figures. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW; HBLX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231175647
- ISBN
- 9780231175647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.45€ 46.96
€ 59.45
€ 46.96
Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 32. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442225626
- ISBN
- 9781442225626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.63
€ 172.63
Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JM; HBJD1; HBLX; JFFS; KCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442211094
- ISBN
- 9781442211094
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.75
€ 82.75
Hardcover. Tells the story of how Chinese medicine was transformed from the antithesis of modernity in the early twentieth century into a potent symbol of and vehicle for China's exploration of its own modernity half a century later. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 376 pages, 4 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226169880
- ISBN
- 9780226169880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.12€ 79.61
€ 95.12
€ 79.61
Hardcover. This book uses oral history methodology to record stories of people who experienced the brunt of racist forced removals in the city of Cape Town, South Africa. Through life stories and community case studies, it traces the human impact of this disruptive, often violent feature of apartheid's social engineering. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 239 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJH; HBTB; HBTD; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108905
- ISBN
- 9780230108905
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.21
€ 67.21
Hardcover. The Pathfinder Companion, launched to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the foundation of Pathfinder Force in 1942, highlights the raids and the losses, the successes and failures, the terror and the turmoil these men endured, as well as the inevitable humour in the face of tremendous adversity. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 902.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Grub Street United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908117342
- ISBN
- 9781908117342
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.80
€ 43.99
€ 38.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 black and white photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJC; HBJD; HBTV; HBW; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 227 x 23. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Merrion Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785370519
- ISBN
- 9781785370519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.74
€ 19.99
€ 17.74
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 171 x 32. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780716531333
- ISBN
- 9780716531333
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.90
€ 95.90
Paperback. Four men carry a painting over a mountain: a play about faith and mystery during The Enlightenment. Num Pages: 120 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; DD; HBLL; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 185.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Coach House Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552452912
- ISBN
- 9781552452912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.77
€ 19.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. A lively tour of the United States in the first half of the twentieth century, this book traces the development of America's industrial power and its commercial deployment, at home and abroad. It sets the American story within the dramatic context of the rise and fall of political empires in Europe and Asia and two devastating world wars. Num Pages: 561 pages, 104 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 561
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814715666
- ISBN
- 9780814715666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Traces the political and social saga of America as it passed through the momentous transformation of the Industrial Revolution and the settlement of the West. This title includes chapters that are focusing on immigration, labor, the great cities, and the American Renaissance. Num Pages: 442 pages, 50 photographs, 10 black and white drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814714959
- ISBN
- 9780814714959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Hardback. A masterful telling of a complicated story, Shays's Rebellion is aimed at scholars and students of American history. Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 176 pages, 6, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBTB; HBTV; HBWF; JWLF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421417424
- ISBN
- 9781421417424
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.03
€ 63.03
Paperback. A masterful telling of a complicated story, Shays's Rebellion is aimed at scholars and students of American history. Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 176 pages, 6, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBTB; HBTV; HBWF; JWLF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421417431
- ISBN
- 9781421417431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.32
€ 22.32
Hardback. Mount Vesuvius has been famous ever since its eruption in 79 CE, when it destroyed and buried the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. In this title, the author argues that this investigation and engagement with Vesuvius was paramount to the development of modern volcanology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; 3JF; PDX; RBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226923710
- ISBN
- 9780226923710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 46.16
€ 53.51
€ 46.16