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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. The Nazi Blitzkrieg was unlike any invasion the world had ever seen. It hit Europe with a force and aggression that no-one could counter. Within weeks the German armies were at the French coast and looking across at Britain, a country still reeling from the opening salvoes of the war. This book tells epic stories from a 360 perspective. Num Pages: 928 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWG; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 54. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
New
SKU
9780552156103
ISBN
9780552156103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.06

Hardback. Seventy-five years after the Battle of Britain, the Few's role in preventing invasion continues to enjoy a revered place in popular memory. The Air Ministry were central to the Battle's valorisation. This book explores both this, and also the now forgotten 1940 Battle of the Barges mounted by RAF bombers. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 12 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBWQ; JPVN; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 26. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230284548
ISBN
9780230284548
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 120 black & white illustrations, 8 colour plates, 15 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 249 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750963909
ISBN
9780750963909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.17

Hardcover. Series: The Ladybird Expert Series. Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWG; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 170 x 112. .
Publisher
Michael Joseph Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718186296
ISBN
9780718186296
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. In the skies above south-east England in 1940, battle was waged between men and machines of the Royal Air Force and Hitler's Luftwaffe. This title looks at the origins and events of the battle, but focuses especially on the men and women of the RAF and on the ordinary people of the nation, above whose heads the great battle for freedom was waged. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 152 x 4. Weight in Grams: 144. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9780747810476
ISBN
9780747810476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.89

Paperback. In 1940 Britain was an island under siege. The march of the Nazi war machine had been unrelenting: France and Belgium had quickly fallen and now the British Empire and the Commonwealth stood alone to counter the grave threat. This book offers an in-depth assessment of the situation leading up to the summer of 1940. Series: General Aviation. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 200 x 17. Weight in Grams: 764.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472808721
ISBN
9781472808721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.63

Hardback. Upending the conventional wisdom that Bretton Woods was the product of an amiable Anglo-American collaboration, the author shows that it was in reality part of a much more ambitious geopolitical agenda hatched within President Franklin D Roosevelt's Treasury and aimed at eliminating Britain as an economic and political rival. Num Pages: 464 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JPS; KCLF; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 34. Weight in Grams: 850.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149097
ISBN
9780691149097
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.77

Paperback.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781551264
ISBN
9781781551264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.81

hardcover. Vital Stepping Stone in America's War Against Japan. 264 pages, Illustrated section. The pivotal Battle of Tinian island, later to become the site of the biggest airport in the world and the base from which the the United States launched their atomic bomb attacks on Japan. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1MKP; 3JJH; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 21. Weight: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Casemate
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612000947
ISBN
9781612000947
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.30

Hardcover. Anthony Bennett guides us through the events of the four elections of the 21st century, showing how this era of partisanship has reshaped not only presidential nominations and elections, but the American presidency and politics itself. Num Pages: 250 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1K; 3J; J. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137268624
ISBN
9781137268624
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.26

Hardcover. Policing in Britain was changed fundamentally by the rapid emergence of the automobile at the beginning of the twentieth century. This book seeks to examine how the police reacted to this challenge and moved to segregate the motorist from the pedestrian in an attempt to eliminate the 'road holocaust' that ensued. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBTB; JKSW1; WGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 167 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230359321
ISBN
9780230359321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.46

Hardback. Relates how the British, aided by Arab insurgents and the French, defeated the Turks, although not without difficulty, and captured northern Palestine and most of Syria. Num Pages: 270 pages, 22, 16 black and white, 6 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 3JJG; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 784.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838036
ISBN
9781843838036
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.36

Hardcover. This book illuminates the politics and policy of the current struggle over Social Security in light of the program's compelling history and ingenious structure. After a brief introduction describing the dramatic response of the Social Security Administration to the 9/11 terrorist attack, the book recounts Social Security's lively history. Num Pages: 362 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471771722
ISBN
9780471771722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.22

Hardcover. Three battles for the control of the key fortress-city of Gaza took place in 1917 between the 'British' force and the Turks. The Allies were repulsed twice but on their third attempt captured southern Palestine and, as instructed by Lloyd George, took Jerusalem in time for Christmas. This book talks about the Battle of Palestine in 1947. Series: Warfare in History. Num Pages: 302 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJF; HBJF1; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
302
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843832638
ISBN
9781843832638
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.72

Paperback. The sixteen-year-long war in Mozambique between the Frelimo government and Renamo rebels remains one of the most overlooked and misunderstood of the conflicts that raged across Africa during the height of the Cold War. This book provides the first real comprehensive history of a war too long neglected in the chronicles of modern African history. Num Pages: 256 pages, , black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTW; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Helion & Company United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909384927
ISBN
9781909384927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.37

Hardcover. The German seige and Soviet defence of Leningrad in World War II was an epic struggle in an epic war, a drama of heroism and human misery unmatched in the annals of modern warfare. This work provides a military history of the conflict waged beyond the city's borders. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 660 pages, 90 illustrations, 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 169 x 234 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1232.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
First
Number of pages
660
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700612086
ISBN
9780700612086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.24

Paperback. .
Publisher
Willow Publishing,Timperley United Kingdom
Number of pages
100
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780946361441
ISBN
9780946361441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.32

Paperback. Photographic history of the four battles for Kharkov during the Second World War Num Pages: 144 pages, 200 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 3JJH; AJCR; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 246 x 11. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473827479
ISBN
9781473827479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1MKLS; 3JJH; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 30. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
NAL
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780451473769
ISBN
9780451473769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.32

Paperback. The full story of the vicious battle between Republican and Provisional Government forces for control of Cork in August of 1922. Series: Military History of the Irish Civil War Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781856356961
ISBN
9781856356961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

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