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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. The first day of the Somme has had more of a widespread emotional impact on the psyche of the British public than any other battle in history. Now, 100 years later, the author attempts to understand the carnage, using the voices of the British and German soldiers who lived through that awful day. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
RH UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753555484
ISBN
9780753555484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.64

Paperback. In March 1815, the Allies declared war on Napoleon in response to his escape from exile and the renewed threat to imperial European rule. Three months later, on 18 June 1815, having suffered considerable losses at Quatre-Bras, Wellington's army fell back on Waterloo, some ten miles south of Brussels. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 43. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
RH UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753541449
ISBN
9780753541449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.19

Paperback. A rare and forgotten first hand account of the first day of the Battle of the Somme by a British infantry soldier who went 'over the top' and survived. Num Pages: 96 pages, 70. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; BTM; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 233 x 9. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445655451
ISBN
9781445655451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.72

Hardcover. Many otherwise average fighter pilots came of age in the skies of Malta-an area dubbed 'a fighter pilot's paradise'. There was seldom a shortage of targets as the Luftwaffe endeavoured to flatten the defences and destroy the small air force, in which task it failed, but only narrowly. 249 Squadron was at the forefront of the fighting for two years. Num Pages: 272 pages, 60 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DSM; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWG; JWLF; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555545
ISBN
9781781555545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.21

Paperback. Presents an account of the dogged, heroic pursuit of the Taliban by the ordinary Marines, sailors and soldiers responsible. This book describes the Commando attack on a key Taliban base south of Garmsir - a battle that ends with the dramatic recovery of a Corporal's body from alongside the fort by Apache helicopters. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS4; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 125 x 21. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091926960
ISBN
9780091926960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. Julian Thompson presents a complete insider's story of the campaign and victory of the Falklands War with personal touches. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16pp B & W Photos. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; HBJQ; HBLW3; HBWS; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844158799
ISBN
9781844158799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. Presents a soldier's understanding of the war in Helmand in the winter of 2008. Num Pages: 336 pages, col. Illustrations, maps, col. ports. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BM; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS4; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091937768
ISBN
9780091937768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.57

Paperback. Afghanistan in the summer of 2006. In blazing heat in remote outposts the 3 Para battlegroup is pitted against a stubborn enemy who keep on coming. Until now, the full story of what happened there has not been told. This is it. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLW3; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 250. Good copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KAK0003673
ISBN
9780007257805
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 24, 19 black & white halftones, 2 tables, 1 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JMG; JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 240 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801452000
ISBN
9780801452000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.28

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 25 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 3JJPG; HBTB; JFSL3; JPVH1; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493026180
ISBN
9781493026180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.86

Hardback. .
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848318427
ISBN
9781848318427
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, 3000 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; AKTA; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 214 x 5. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764306068
ISBN
9780764306068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.90

paperback. "This edition has been enhaced by appendices, footnotes, maps, historical photographs and other illustrations .." Translator(s): Garlinski, Jarek. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 692.
Publisher
Aquila Polonica Publishing United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607720058
ISBN
9781607720058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.30

Paperback. Covering the years between 1944 and 2009, this title includes such events as: 18 March 1965 - a cosmonaut, and not an astronaut, becomes the first person to conduct a 'space walk'; 14 May 1948 - the first Jewish state in 2,000 years comes into being; and, 21 September 1995 - the 'Hindu Milk Miracle' causes mass hysteria in India. Num Pages: 556 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JMC; HBG; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 188 x 35. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
9781848310698
ISBN
9781848310698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Num Pages: 199 pages, over 190 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1468.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
199
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764324277
ISBN
9780764324277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.29
€ 45.69

Paperback. Includes facts such as how Lincoln hated to hunt but loved to fire guns near the unfinished Washington monument, how he was the only president to own a patent, and how he recited Scottish poetry to relieve stress. Num Pages: 640 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 847.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628737516
ISBN
9781628737516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.35

Hardcover. When four New York City police officers killed Amadou Diallo in 1999, the forty-one shots they fired echoed loudly across the nation. In death, Diallo joined a long list of young men of color killed by police fire in cities and towns all across America. This title offers an oral history of Diallo's death. Series: Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution. Num Pages: 216 pages, 14 black-&-white illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPR; HBTD; JK; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609407
ISBN
9780815609407
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.52

Hardcover. Jackie Robinson, Branch Rickey, and the hidden hand of God that changed history Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGS; HRCV9; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718088804
ISBN
9780718088804
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Nelson, Michael; Perry, Barbara A.; Riley, Russell L. Series: Miller Center of Public Affairs Books. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12, 1 black & white halftones, 5 black & white tables, 6 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801456893
ISBN
9780801456893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.88

Num Pages: 288 pages, over 340 b/w photos, color aircraft profiles. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 225 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1600.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764318856
ISBN
9780764318856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.29
€ 45.85

Paperback. In January 1919, at Soloheadbeg in County Tipperary, two members of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) were killed by the IRA. In the four bloody years that followed, nearly 500 RIC men were killed and hundreds more wounded. In Tipperary alone, 46 policemen were killed, making it one of most violent counties in Ireland. Num Pages: 232 pages, Black and white photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJG; HBJD; HBW; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 225 x 18. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
The Collins Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848892729
ISBN
9781848892729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 18.38

Hardback. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht, Mitchell Bard provides a comprehensive and penetrating account [of the events of that night] that should be read not only as a history of Holocaust, but as a lesson for the future. (Abraham H. Foxman, National Director of the Anti-Defamation League). Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 139 x 30. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781599214450
ISBN
9781599214450
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 17.37

Paperback. Why was the machine gun so devastating and how did it change the nature of the war? Who invented poison gas and how effective was it on the battlefield? What was it like to come face-to-face with the iron monsters that were the World War Itanks, unleashed for the first time?" Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 117 x 8. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
The History Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752493220
ISBN
9780752493220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.15

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Editions Heimdal France
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9782840483274
ISBN
9782840483274
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.99
€ 105.62

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