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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. The war in Afghanistan (1979-1989) has been called "the Soviet Union's Vietnam War", a conflict that pitted Soviet regulars against a relentless, Afghan guerilla force. In this work, the Russian general staff takes a close critical look at the Soviet military's performance in that war. Editor(s): Grau, Lester W.; Gress, Michael A. Translator(s): Grau, Lester W.; Gress, Michael A. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 364 pages, 32 maps, 19photos. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FCA; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJD; HBJF; HBLW3; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700611867
ISBN
9780700611867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.62

Paperback. Containing a collection of archive photographs, this work documents life in the historic Shropshire market town of Wellington during and after the Second World War. It reveals how the people of Wellington coped with severe rationing and how they found enjoyment in a wide range of activities. Series: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; 3JJPG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 8. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752437675
ISBN
9780752437675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.57

Paperback. The collective consciousness of World War II revolved around the virtues of bravery, sacrifice, and commitment. Members of the "Greatest Generation" toed political and social lines in hopes of winning the war. They fell into lockstep, not asking many questions and breaking few social and sexual mores. Num Pages: 186 pages, 40 b+w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597972772
ISBN
9781597972772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.92

Hardcover. Editor(s): Boesiger, W. Num Pages: 221 pages, 428 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 289 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1013.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Birkhauser Switzerland
Edition
13th edition
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764355081
ISBN
9783764355081
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.71

Hardcover. Presents the story of the author's journey from hard-drinking bravado to the grave realism of a scarred survivor. This book describes his experience with post-traumatic stress disorder, and grapples with the reality that Iraq - despite the sacrifice in Iraqi and American lives - has descended into a civil war with no end in sight. Num Pages: 260 pages, 230 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; AJCR; HBJF1; HBLX; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1224.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
First
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226293257
ISBN
9780226293257
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.34

Paperback. The divisions of the Waffen-SS were among the elite of Hitler's armies in the Second World War. But alongside the Germans in the Waffen-SS fought an astonishingly high number of volunteers from other countries. Who were these men, and why did they fight? Thsi title offers an in-depth examination of one of these legions of foreign volunteers. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752454764
ISBN
9780752454764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. Ground-breaking history of how King Henry VIII created England's navy Num Pages: 400 pages, 16, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 146 x 33. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753820995
ISBN
9780753820995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Robert Kee's vivid account of his years in a German prisoner-of-war camp - and his flight across Europe when he escaped. A classis survival story. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BTM; BTP; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
W&N
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753826744
ISBN
9780753826744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Entertaining and masterly biography of Madame Chiang Kai-shek - the woman who built modern China. Num Pages: 816 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 52. Weight in Grams: 968.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
816
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753828021
ISBN
9780753828021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. A narrative and analytical account of Chinese women's experiences during the twentieth century. Synthesizing and incorporating the latest research, Paul J. Bailey assesses in particular the impact of political, cultural and social change in Chinese women's lives, and explores the evolution of gender discourses during this period. Series: Gender and History. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 234 x 11. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230577770
ISBN
9780230577770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 37.13

Paperback. Seeking to explain how the Tudors maintained their power in England, this work examines how they built on the centralized structure of the nation to reduce still further the provincial power of the nobility, and to eliminate the remaining jurisdictional franchises. Series: British Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; JPH. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333598375
ISBN
9780333598375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.34

Paperback. During the nineteenth-century, European women experienced dramatic and enduring changes in their familial, working and political lives. Breaking away from traditional categories, the authors of this book provide a sense of the variety and complexity of women's lives across national and regional boundaries. Series: Gender and History. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333676066
ISBN
9780333676066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.75

Paperback. War played a fundamental role in European history during the early modern period. This up-to-date collection covers this crucial period in military history and analyses the nature and impact of warfare on the political and social development of Europe. Editor(s): Black, Professor Jeremy. Series: Problems in Focus S. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
297
Condition
New
Edition
1999th Edition
SKU
V9780333692240
ISBN
9780333692240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.74

Hardcover. This volume deals with the development of the American colonies from the first permanent settlement at Jamestown to the independence of the 13 which became the USA. Series: American History in Depth. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333790557
ISBN
9780333790557
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.05
€ 49.51

Paperback. Voices of Sartre, Lukacs, Chomsky, Harvey and others in conversation with NLR. Editor(s): Mulhern, Francis. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; HBLW; HBLX; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Edition
Original
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844676996
ISBN
9781844676996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 20.92

Paperback. 100 years of splendour and squalor Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 318. Fine copy showing minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Robinson
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
KSS0014132
ISBN
9781841194714
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.23

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803248328
ISBN
9780803248328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.01

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813564135
ISBN
9780813564135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780748694662
ISBN
9780748694662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.04

Hardback. Robert Clive (1725-1774), later 1st Baron Clive, is widely considered the founder of British India. Clive is a fascinating and important historical figure: a lowly company employee who rose to great heights. Clive's position as both a servant of the East India Company and an agent of imperialism makes him a surprisingly resonant figure. Series: Military Profiles. Num Pages: 140 pages, 16 B 4 maps; chronology; notes; bibliographic essay; index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; BGH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612341682
ISBN
9781612341682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.06

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