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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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

€ 34.99
€ 29.98

hardcover. Reexamines the decisions made by Dwight D. Eisenhower and his staff in the crucial months leading up to the Battle of the Bulge. This book demonstrates that not only did Eisenhower and his staff at SHAEF have a good campaign strategy that was refined to reflect current developments but that they also had a chance of destroying the Germans. Series: Twentieth-Century Battles. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 b&w illus., 20 maps. BIC Classification: 1DD; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253354358
ISBN
9780253354358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.45

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
€ 17.13

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
€ 24.86

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
€ 14.79

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

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
€ 11.08

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
€ 18.50

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

€ 65.80

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

Hardcover. Examines the controversy between Beatty and Jellicoe over the failure to defeat the German fleet. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBWN; JWF; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 167 x 34. Weight in Grams: 706.
Publisher
Frontline Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848324534
ISBN
9781848324534
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.86

Paperback. Series: Warfare in the Victorian Age. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 colour photo, 1 colour ill, 35 b/w photos, 14 b/. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBWM; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Publisher
Helion & Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911512387
ISBN
9781911512387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.47

Paperback. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752458298
ISBN
9780752458298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. The Battle of Midway in the central Pacific, on the morning of June 4, 1942, marked a dramatic turning point in the Second World War, when Allied forces seized the upper hand from the Axis powers. Lincoln Prize winner Craig Symonds' riveting, global account of the Battle is now in paperback. Series: Pivotal Moments in American History. Num Pages: 464 pages, 40 halftones, 10 line. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 211 x 31. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199315987
ISBN
9780199315987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.30

Hardcover. The Battle of Midway in the central Pacific, on the morning of June 4, 1942, marked a dramatic turning point in the Second World War, when Allied forces seized the upper hand from the Axis powers. Lincoln Prize winner Craig Symonds offers an account of the Battle from a global perspective, as well as of the first six months of the war. Series: Pivotal Moments in American History. Num Pages: 464 pages, 40 halftones, 10 line. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 1QSPN; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 37. Weight in Grams: 734.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195397932
ISBN
9780195397932
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.17

Paperback. Series: Century of the Soldier. Num Pages: 120 pages, 42 colour & b/w ills & maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKWC; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBWE; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 181 x 11. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Helion & Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911096238
ISBN
9781911096238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.42

Hardcover. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 252 x 31. Weight in Grams: 988.
Publisher
Helion and Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910294642
ISBN
9781910294642
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.97
€ 49.95

Paperback. A fresh and incisive examination of one of the Second World War's crucial campaigns, the battle for Normandy in the months after D-Day. Num Pages: 448 pages, 36, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780304365630
ISBN
9780304365630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Hardback. The victory at Plassey in 1757 led to the British becoming the greatest economic and military power in India. Num Pages: 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; 1QDB; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473885264
ISBN
9781473885264
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 34.92

Paperback. Quatre Bras was the battle that turned a campaign - a tale of triumph and disaster. This book combines the testimony with a study of the topography of the battlefield and knowledge of Napoleonic warfare to tell the story of a battle where commanders made errors of omission and commission and where cowardice rubbed shoulders with heroism. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1096.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752457604
ISBN
9780752457604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.21

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