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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardcover. Offers new insight into the workings of a military giant and also restores Leon Trotsky to his rightful place in Soviet military history by featuring his ideas on building a new army from the ground up. This book is an important look behind the scenes at a military establishment that continues to face leadership challenges in Russia today. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 649.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700613977
ISBN
9780700613977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.33

Paperback. A magnificent account of one American platoon's tour of duty in Baghdad. It is simply one of the most powerful, nerve-shredding pieces of war writing ever. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS5; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848873278
ISBN
9781848873278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.81

Hardback. Oppression and violence are often cited as the pivotal aspects of modern dictatorships, but it is the collusion of large majorities that enable these regimes to function. The desire for a better life and a powerful national, if not imperial community provide the basis for the many forms of people's cooperation explored in this volume. Editor(s): Ludtke, Alf. Series: Mass Dictatorship in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; HBTB; JPHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137442765
ISBN
9781137442765
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.15

Hardback. The soldiers of World War I are often referred to as the "Lost Generation"; this book is an intimate look at some U.S. soldiers' experiences after being thrust into the centre of the Great War and enduring some of its most gruelling battles. Len Fairfield (the author's grandfather) was an Artillery Scout, or Forward Observer, for the U.S. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612002712
ISBN
9781612002712
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.82

Hardback. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 259.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612347677
ISBN
9781612347677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.80

Hardcover. Though an undoubtedly brilliant military leader-whose achievements, considering the forces at his disposal, cast those of Patton, Rommel, MacArthur, and Montgomery in the pale-surprisingly little is known about Manstein himself, save for his own memoir and the accolades of his contemporaries. In this book we finally have a full portrait of the man. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 pages of b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 874.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Edition
1st American Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935149262
ISBN
9781935149262
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.92
€ 50.03

Hardback. The premier practitioner of the Nahuatl annals form was a writer of the early seventeenth century now known as Chimalpahin. This volume is the first English edition of Chimalpahin's largest work, written during the first two decades of the seventeenth century. Editor(s): Lockhart, James; Schroeder, Susan; Namala, Doris. Translator(s): Lockhart, James; Schroeder, Susan; Namala, Doris. Num Pages: 340 pages, 2 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804754545
ISBN
9780804754545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.25

Paperback. 308pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Pluto Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
9780745319964
ISBN
9780745319964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.00
€ 22.28

Hardcover. Brings the particular perspective of the geographer to the theme of 'colonial/early modern' (c. 1550 - c.1750) Ireland. Num Pages: 760 pages, maps (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 253 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cork University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781859183977
ISBN
9781859183977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.00
€ 50.07

Paperback. The Victorian suburbs, now such a familiar element of the British townscape, were once building sites where armies of workmen converged to cover open land with streets of modest, comfortable houses. This title celebrates the work of the men who, plot by plot, translated surveyors' drawings and piles of materials into streets of dwellings. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, 60 b/w; 40 col. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; AMK; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 211 x 4. Weight in Grams: 130. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Shire Publications
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0002805
ISBN
9780747810957
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. An introduction to the work of John Constable. Series: Colour Library. Num Pages: 128 pages, 50 colour and 36 b&w illustrations, chronology, bibliography. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; ACV; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 226 x 8. Weight in Grams: 510. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOG0002798
ISBN
9780714827544
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 3JMG; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 202 x 20. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307476395
ISBN
9780307476395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.54

Hardback. A Warrior Dynasty spans the period from the late sixteenth to the early eighteenth centuries. It deals with northern and Eastern Europe, overlooked by military writers in favor of areas viewed as having greater importance for military history. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16pp illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 231 x 24. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612002422
ISBN
9781612002422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.49

Paperback. To the Bitter End is a penetrating and detailed account of the climactic battles of the German forces in Slovakia, the Carpathians, parts of Poland, Silesia and Saxony, from autumn 1944 until the end of the war. These were desperate times for the German forces as they fought frantically against overwhelming odds to prevent Soviet forces usurping. Num Pages: 232 pages, 16-pg photo section. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Casemate Publishers United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935149316
ISBN
9781935149316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSAS; 3JH; HDD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 786.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Council for British Archaeology
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902771892
ISBN
9781902771892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.90

Paperback. Ignorant. Brutal. Male. One of these stereotypes of the Ku Klux Klan offers a misleading picture. This work dismantles the popular notion that politically involved women are always inspired by pacifism, equality, and justice. Num Pages: 244 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 7 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; JFSJ1; JFSL; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257870
ISBN
9780520257870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.13

Paperback. Details the history, weapons and tactics of the Japanese destroyers that was built before the war. This book includes the famous Fubuki class called Special Type by the Japanese, which were, when completed in the late 1920's, the most powerful class of destroyers in the world. Illustrator(s): Wright, Paul. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBTM; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 186 x 6. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849089845
ISBN
9781849089845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

paperback. From the foreword to the selected bibliography this is the most up-to-date and comprehensive documentary source for the study of Moby-Dick. Editor(s): Parker, Hershel. Series: Norton Critical Editions. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DSBF; FC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Norton
Edition
Third Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393285000
ISBN
9780393285000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.65

Hardback. Martin Scorsese is one of the most significant filmmakers in the history of American cinema. This work uses Scorsese's films as vehicles for exploration of philosophical concepts such as friendship and egoism, vigilantism, libertarianism, Buddhist ethics, desire and self-restraint, the criminal mind, beatitude and unhappiness, and the absurd. Editor(s): Conard, Mark T. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124445
ISBN
9780813124445
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.64

Paperback. This text provides an historical analysis of the main themes and directions of US-Venezuelan relations from the early 1800s to the 1990s. Approaching the subject from both Venezuelan and US perspectives, the author examines the political, economic and cross-cultural dynamics of the two nations. Series: United States and the Americas Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLSV; 3JH; 3JJ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820317830
ISBN
9780820317830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.55

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