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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. What if I told you that there was an epic story about World War II that has not been told, involving the most unlikely group of heroes? What if I told you there was a group of men on the front lines who didn't carry machine guns or drive tanks; a new kind of soldier, one charged with saving, not destroying. This book deals with these questions. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; ABK; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 134 x 34. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848091030
ISBN
9781848091030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Monumental Matters analyzes the role of Mughal architecture-magnificent tombs, mosques, forts, and palaces, such as the Taj Mahal-in India s cultural politics from the colonial era to the present. Num Pages: 232 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JB; 3JD; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349228
ISBN
9780822349228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.35

Hardback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 97 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACV; AFKB; AGB; HBJD; HBLL; JPFN; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1451.
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271019659
ISBN
9780271019659
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.65
€ 111.98

Paperback. How these divisions from the North of England and Scotland helped turn the war - first in North Africa then in Europe after D-Day Num Pages: 224 pages, 90 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKEY; 1DBKS; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWL; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 167 x 15. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781553992
ISBN
9781781553992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.18

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844156306
ISBN
9781844156306
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 35.88

Paperback. Two men came to personify British and German generalship in the Second World War: Bernard Montgomery and Erwin Rommel. They fought a series of extraordinary duels across several theatres of war which established them as two of the greatest captains of their age. This title tracks and compares their military talents and personalities in battle. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848091542
ISBN
9781848091542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.08

Paperback. The five-month Monte Cassino campaign in central Italy is one of the best-known European land battles of World War Two, alongside D-Day and Stalingrad. It has a particular resonance now, because Cassino, with its multitude of participating armies - most notably the American 5th Army under the controversial General Mark Clark. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 138 x 34. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099568674
ISBN
9780099568674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. The year 1755 saw the rivalry between Britain and France in North America escalate into open warfare as both sides sought to overcome the other's forts and trading posts. This book focuses on a daring feat of arms at the height of the French and Indian War. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter; Stacey, Mark. Series: Raid. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 248 x 6. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472803306
ISBN
9781472803306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.73

Hardback. Translator(s): Rendall, Steven; Neal, Lisa. Num Pages: 832 pages, 2 halftones. 19 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JB; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 170 x 243 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1266.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691167879
ISBN
9780691167879
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.77

Paperback. Essayist Michel de Montaigne is one of the widely read authors from the sixteenth century. This title pursues the idea that theory has altered the scholarly understanding of Montaigne, while Montaigne's ideas have simultaneously challenged the authority of the various interpretive doxa collectively known as 'theory'. Editor(s): Zalloua, Zahi. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JB; DSA; DSBD; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988917
ISBN
9780295988917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.22

Hardback. Essayist Michel de Montaigne is one of the widely read authors from the sixteenth century. This title pursues the idea that theory has altered the scholarly understanding of Montaigne, while Montaigne's ideas have simultaneously challenged the authority of the various interpretive doxa collectively known as 'theory'. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JB; DSA; DSBD; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988900
ISBN
9780295988900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.29

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 220 pages, 22 music examples. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; 3JF; AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691633336
ISBN
9780691633336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.42

Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, B/W illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 3JJ; KNDV; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 242 x 35. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465065943
ISBN
9780465065943
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.72

Hardback. In 1764 a peasant girl was killed and partially eaten while tending sheep. Eventually, over a hundred victims fell prey to a mysterious creature whose deadly efficiency mesmerized Europe. Monsters of the Gevaudan revisits this spellbinding tale and offers the definitive explanation for its mythic status in French folklore. Num Pages: 392 pages, 25 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 774.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
392
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674047167
ISBN
9780674047167
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.62

Paperback. Analyses the complex relationship between the coloniser and colonised on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion. Through novels, iconography, and texts from various disciplines including law, medicine, and psychology, this title constructs a political and cultural history of the island's relations with France. Num Pages: 416 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QSN; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBJH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 30. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822322948
ISBN
9780822322948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.62

Paperback. At a time when Arab revolutionary movements are once again dominating the headlines, Monsoon Revolution offers a fresh reading of the Arab revolutionary tradition, examining one of its foremost case studies: the Dhufar revolution in Oman (1965-1976). Series: Oxford Historical Monographs. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 maps and 4 black and white images. BIC Classification: 1FBXM; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBTQ; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198783176
ISBN
9780198783176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.75

Paperback. The Beginning and the End. 256 pages, c 30 photos, 8 maps. 2008 sees the 90th anniversary of the liberation of Mons. To mark this milestone Don Farr describes the arrival of the BEF in Mons in 1914, the Battle of Mons itself, the Retreat from Mons, the Battle of Le Cateau, and the background to the Angel of Mons stories. It also describes events on the Western Front through to the German spring offensives. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JJF; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Dimension: 232 x 152 x 20. Weight: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Helion & Company
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907677083
ISBN
9781907677083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.64

Paperback. This book examines the first military encounters of the Seven Years' War. When the French built forts along the Ohio River valley to support their claims to the area, a clash with the British became inevitable, and when in 1753 they refused to evacuate the region, British thoughts turned to eviction. Illustrator(s): Courcelle, Patrice. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, 75ill.12col.ill. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 184 x 8. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841766836
ISBN
9781841766836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.24

Paperback. This work covers the longest and hardest-fought engagement of the entire War of Independence. His actions at Monmouth led to the dismissal and ultimate court martial of General Charles Lee, Washington's controversial and mercurial lieutenant. Illustrator(s): Hook, Adam. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, 75 b&w and 11 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 249 x 181 x 8. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841767727
ISBN
9781841767727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; JFSV1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 176 x 18. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Progressive Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781615771219
ISBN
9781615771219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.94

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