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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. The author has been a Labour MP for 20 years, and despite his refusal to toe the party line, he has held several prominent posts. This book offers humorous and incisive takes on various aspects of political life: from the build-up to Iraq, to the scandalous sums of tax-payers' money spent on ministerial cars he didn't want to use. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 page mono plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; 3JMC; BGHA; BJ; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 40. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Profile Books
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846682308
ISBN
9781846682308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardback. Offers a study of Vietnam's greatest and controversial 20th century writer who died tragically in 1939 at the age of 28. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 2GRV; 3JJ; BGH; DSBH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
283
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276284
ISBN
9780520276284
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.66
€ 43.46

Paperback. Suitable for anyone with even a passing interest in one of the 20th century's defining conflicts, this title offers an accounts of 135 men and women that span the entire history of the Vietnam conflict from its murky origins in the 1940s to the chaotic fall of Saigon in 1975. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 37. Weight in Grams: 778.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091910129
ISBN
9780091910129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.67

Hardback. Amidst the revolutionary euphoria of August 1945, most Vietnamese believed that colonialism and war were being left behind in favor of independence and modernization. In this title, the author explains what became the largest, most intense mobilization of human resources ever seen in Vietnam. Series: From Indochina to Vietnam: Revolution and War in a Global Perspective. Num Pages: 748 pages, 30 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1124.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
748
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520274150
ISBN
9780520274150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.36
€ 65.36

Paperback. .
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848133105
ISBN
9781848133105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.55

Paperback. Written by the bestselling author of The Boys of '67: Charlie Company's War in Vietnam, this title allows the reader a grunt's-eye-view of the conflict - from the steaming rice paddies and swamps of the Mekong Delta, to the triple-canopy rainforest of the Central Highlands and the forlorn Marine bases that dotted the DMZ. Series: General Military. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472807694
ISBN
9781472807694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. An illustrated guide to everything that Vietnam-era American GIs and their allies carried into battle. Will appeal to historians, modelers, collectors, and reenactors of the Vietnam War. Illustrator(s): Hook, Adam. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, 25 b/w; 33 col. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 248 x 7. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472819055
ISBN
9781472819055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. The first volume garnered such popular acclaim--and drew so many more veterans and photographs out of obscurity--that a follow-up book was called for. Like the first installment, this one assembles hundreds of photos--most of them never seen by the public before--of the artwork soldiers painted on their helicopters during the Vietnam War. Series: Stackpole Military Photo Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPG; AJC; HBWS2; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 764.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811713498
ISBN
9780811713498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 23.59

Paperback. Isaacs reports and writes for those whose lives were changed by the war and for a generation that has come of age without memory of Vietnam but who nonetheless feels its shadow in the country they soon will lead. Series: The American Moment. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801863448
ISBN
9780801863448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 528 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JM; ACBP; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 240. .
Publisher
Skira
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857233604
ISBN
9788857233604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 42.50

Paperback. This is a detailed study of the most consistently successful troops in the Vietnam War - the Australians and New Zealanders. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, 55 b&w illustrations, 8 colour. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1MBF; 1MBN; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBJM; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWD; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 248 x 5. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841767024
ISBN
9781841767024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Hardcover. Editor(s): Wilcox, Wynn. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJ; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780877277828
ISBN
9780877277828
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.77

Hardcover. The Vietnam War and Indian independence devastated British policy towards Asia. The Labour Government failed to understand its commitments. Yet some senior British officers were prepared to work alongside Asian nationalism in order to secure British interests. This created a radical local fusion of imperial, diplomatic and humanitarian policies. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137448699
ISBN
9781137448699
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.49

Paperback. Tells how a few men set off a war that would lead to tragedy for millions. Taking us from the antechambers of policymakers in Paris to the docksides of Haiphong and the streets of Hanoi, this title provides an account of the series of events that would make Vietnam the most embattled area in the world during the Cold War period. Series: From Indochina to Vietnam: Revolution and War in a Global Perspective. Num Pages: 388 pages, 9 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520269934
ISBN
9780520269934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Featuring 30 of England's greatest test-match victories since 1967, this work includes matches from the 2005 Ashes Series. It includes some moments in English cricket with foreword and commentaries by Christopher Martin Jenkins, with matches from the Ashes series of 2005, and the 2004 romp against New Zealand at Lord's. Num Pages: 224 pages, 100 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJP; HBT; WSB; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752434155
ISBN
9780752434155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.86

hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages, 25 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBW; JPS; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 796.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781682470145
ISBN
9781682470145
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 9.66

Num Pages: 456 pages, 670+ b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 285 x 224 x 39. Weight in Grams: 2490.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764314582
ISBN
9780764314582
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.20

Hardback. Examines ideas about the nature of law as reflected in literary and political writing before, during, and after the American Civil War. This work traces the evolution of antislavery thought from its pre-war opposition to the constitutional order of the young nation to its elevation of the US Constitution as an expression of the ideal of justice. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJP; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801883507
ISBN
9780801883507
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.25
€ 51.30

Paperback. Series: Images of War. Num Pages: 120 pages, 250 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 190 x 11. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844152896
ISBN
9781844152896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.37

Paperback. Even when Western Allied troops gained a foothold in Normandy, World War II in Europe was far from over. This book includes detailed description and colour pictures illustrate the means by which the Allied troops on the ground evolved to the point of winning the war on the Western Front. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 248 x 9. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472809476
ISBN
9781472809476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

Hardcover. An award-winning Civil War historian sheds new light on the Union commanders' central role in the North's victory. He reevaluates the generalship of the victors and lays bare the sometimes vicious rivalries among the Union generals and theffect those clashes had on the war. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 728.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700617937
ISBN
9780700617937
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.71

Hardback. Covering the lives and achievements of five English intelligence officers involved in wars at home and abroad between 1870 and 1918, this book offers an insight into spying in the age of Victoria. It examines the social and political context of Victorian spying and the role of intelligence in the Anglo-Boer wars. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPSH; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752445359
ISBN
9780752445359
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.82

Paperback. What did the Victorians invent? Was this a peaceful era? How many children did Queen Victoria have? This book helps you find out in Eyewitness Victorians and discover this peaceful and prosperous era which produced huge developments in technology and engineering, alongside voting reforms. Series: Eyewitness. Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 218 x 284 x 8. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241187593
ISBN
9780241187593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JH; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611490602
ISBN
9781611490602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.78

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