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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. A new study of one of Britain s most famous soldiers Num Pages: 363 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Potomac Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574887099
ISBN
9781574887099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. Tells the story of John F. Kinney - hero, POW escapee, and aviation pioneer. It contains the first full-length account of a successful escape by a Marine captured in one of the great battles of World War II. Series: Memories of War. Num Pages: 220 pages, 17ill.M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BTM; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574887365
ISBN
9781574887365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.53

mass_market. This is the candid and revealing wartime memoir of the soldier who, at the age of just 32, became South Korea's first four-star general. The book brings an unprecedented perspective to the Korean War. Num Pages: 271 pages, 13 b&w photos, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJPG; BTM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Potomac Books United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574887433
ISBN
9781574887433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.63

paperback. SECDEF offers an expert's insights into one of the most difficult jobs in Washington. Of the twenty-one men who have held the post of secretary of defense since it was created in 1947, only half served more than eighteen months. The first, James Forrestal, committed suicide soon after leaving the Pentagon. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL; JW. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Potomac Books, Inc. United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574887952
ISBN
9781574887952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.99

Hardback. Using both Russian and US documents, this work investigates why the Russian Pacific Squadron came to San Francisco in 1863; what happened during its nearly year-long visit; and how its presence influenced events. It gives us an examination of the Russians' visit and its social, diplomatic, and military impact. Series: Military Controversies S. Num Pages: 208 pages, 15 b&w photos & illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPS; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597970549
ISBN
9781597970549
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.63

Hardback. Most observers have maintained that US machinations were responsible for the success of General Augusto Pinochet's coup. This book examines one of the most controversial chapters in US intelligence history, the CIA's covert operations in Chile from 1964 to 1974. It shows that the conventional wisdom about the impact of US actions is flawed. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLSH; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597970976
ISBN
9781597970976
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.66

paperback. During the Second World War, women pilots were given the opportunity to fly military aircraft for the first time in history. Num Pages: 146 pages, 20 b+w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Potomac Books, Inc. United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
146
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597972666
ISBN
9781597972666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.76

Paperback. The fighting at Omaha Beach is one of the most famous events in military history, and represented a crucial moment in the course of World War II. This book reveals the events of that single day in June 1944. Illustrator(s): Bujeiro, Ramiro. Series: Osprey Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 75 b&w and 11 colour photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 185 x 7. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841763675
ISBN
9781841763675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.41

hardcover. Cutting through the headlines and spin, this book gives us a true picture of the reality on the ground, through the words of the people there - from commanders to intelligence officers, army doctors to ordinary soldiers. It provides eye-witness accounts that contradict the official stories and figures. Num Pages: 528 pages, 16pp. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141028507
ISBN
9780141028507
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.37

paperback. India is the biggest democracy on earth, a country of dynamic change, huge divisions and countless identities. Is there any way to discover the 'real' India? This book tells the story of how India emerged from a turbulent struggle for independence to become a vibrant democracy with one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141041575
ISBN
9780141041575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 12.37

paperback. Between 1914 and 1945 European society was in almost continuous upheaval, enduring two world wars, the Russian Revolution, the Holocaust and the rise and fall of the Third Reich. This title argues that these tragedies are all inextricably linked and that to consider them as discrete events is to misunderstand their entire genesis and character. Num Pages: 720 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 39. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780712603577
ISBN
9780712603577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

paperback. An account of the planning and execution of the Bin Laden raid from inside the US Navy Seal team who carried out the extraordinary mission to kill the terrorist mastermind. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMG; BM; HBWS4; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9781405911894
ISBN
9781405911894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

paperback. A biography of Wilhelm von Habsburg that intends to reconstruct the life of this extraordinary man - a man who remained loyal to his Ukrainian dreams even after the country's dissolution in 1921. It charts the final collapse of the ancient regime in Europe and the rise of a new world order. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9781845951207
ISBN
9781845951207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.37

Paperback. Throughout, Lovegren supplements recipes - some mouth-watering, some appalling - from classic cookbooks and family magazines with humorous anecdotes that chronicle how society and kitchen technology influenced the way we lived and how we ate. Num Pages: 464 pages, 35halftones, 7line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; WBA; WBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 184 x 25. Weight in Grams: 922.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226494074
ISBN
9780226494074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.32

Paperback. Shibe Park was demolished in 1976, and today its site is surrounded by the devastation of North Philadelphia. The author, however, vividly evokes the feelings people had about the home of the Philadelphia Athletics and later the Phillies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 22 halftones, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBT; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691021041
ISBN
9780691021041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.19

Num Pages: 320 pages, over 500 b/w photographs, over 90 color profiles. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJC; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 315 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 2164.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764311048
ISBN
9780764311048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.09
€ 58.00

Num Pages: 248 pages, over 450 b/w and color photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 233 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2164.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764313103
ISBN
9780764313103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.09
€ 58.00

Num Pages: 304 pages, over 300 full-page, sepia-toned bw images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; AJCP; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 238 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2370.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764331374
ISBN
9780764331374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 114.14
€ 84.11

Num Pages: 240 pages, 273 color & 118 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; 3JJC; 3JJG; ACX; AFC; AFF; AGB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 313 x 238 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1712.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764340543
ISBN
9780764340543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.09
€ 54.12

Num Pages: 296 pages, 1000+ photos. BIC Classification: 3JJG; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 312 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2358.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764343414
ISBN
9780764343414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 86.79
€ 65.34

Num Pages: 560 pages, 874 b/w & colour photos. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 313 x 233 x 48. Weight in Grams: 3510.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764345807
ISBN
9780764345807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 97.49
€ 92.77

"A long-overdue look at a newly popular art form, this book explores 79 North American and international artists' feelings about their work in encaustic and how they use it to express their inner worlds and the world around them."--Provided by publisher. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JM; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 288 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1800.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764350238
ISBN
9780764350238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.39
€ 47.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 33 b/w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 232 x 181 x 8. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cornell Maritime Pr/Tidewater Pub
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870335600
ISBN
9780870335600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Elucidates the historical context and the subsequent influence of Paine's text, as well as the major problems in interpreting Paine's theory. Editor(s): Claeys, Gregory. Num Pages: 240 pages, tabs. BIC Classification: 3JF; HPCD; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872201484
ISBN
9780872201484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.55

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