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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. In The Day Lincoln Was Almost Shot: The Fort Stevens Story, historian B.F. Cooling documents the story of President Abraham Lincoln and the Battle of Fort Stevens in July 1864. Num Pages: 366 pages, 66 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442252783
ISBN
9781442252783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.69

Paperback. The second volume of Rick Atkinson's monumental trilogy about the Liberation of Europe in the Second World War. Series: Liberation Trilogy. Num Pages: 816 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 40. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
816
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349116358
ISBN
9780349116358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.27

Hardcover. In the 1960s men's fashion witnessed an extraordinary rebirth that led to lasting social, cultural and commercial change - what media commentators came to coin the Peacock Revolution. This title takes a look at the shops, celebrity photographers, tailors and fashionable dressers who made up the scene. Num Pages: 144 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; AKTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 900.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
V & A Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851776009
ISBN
9781851776009
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.34

Paperback. The thrilling but largely unknown story of the day in 1834 that the 800 year-old Houses of Parliament burned down - an event that was as shocking and significant to contemporaries as the death of Princess Diana was to us at the end of the 20th century. Num Pages: 360 pages, 35 black & white plates; 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 149 x 28. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199677504
ISBN
9780199677504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.84

Hardback. A fascinating account of the era of live television. Compiled from the first-hand accounts of 21 members of the Directors Guild of America who were instrumental in shaping the medium during this formative phase, the book covers the development of network programming, technical advances, sponsor relations, and the blacklist. Series: Directors Guild of America Oral History S. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; APT; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810834910
ISBN
9780810834910
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.54

Paperback. A fascinating account of the era of live television. Compiled from the first-hand accounts of 21 members of the Directors Guild of America who were instrumental in shaping the medium during this formative phase, the book covers the development of network programming, technical advances, sponsor relations, and the blacklist. Series: Directors Guild of America Oral History S. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; APT; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810834927
ISBN
9780810834927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 110.71

Paperback. The inside pilot's story of one of the most remarkable aircraft of the Second World War Num Pages: 96 pages, 70. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445663128
ISBN
9781445663128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
NAL
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780451415301
ISBN
9780451415301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.41

Hardback. Explores the turbulent election of 1968 and its significance in the larger context of American history. Looking through the eyes of the year's most important players including Robert Kennedy, Eugene McCarthy, Martin Luther King, Hubert Humphrey, and more, the author shows the importance of domestic upheaval on the election. Series: Vietnam: America in the War Years. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742543911
ISBN
9780742543911
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.45

paperback. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 77 x 77. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Condition
New
SKU
9780393306514
ISBN
9780393306514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 34.52

Paperback. Who was Jean Moulin? The official answer is that he was General de Gaulle's emissary to occupied France and became the political head of the Resistance in 1943. However, Marnham searches for the key to Moulin's political convictions and suggests that he may have been working to a private agenda. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16pp b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWKW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. Weight in Grams: 426. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0002902
ISBN
9780712665841
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardback. In the summer of 1976, Mao lay dying, and China was struck by a great natural disaster. The earthquake that struck Tangshan was one of the worst in recorded history, killing half a million people. But the Chinese Communist rulers in Beijing were distracted, paralysed by in-fighting over who would take control after Mao finally died. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 170 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
KOC0001605
ISBN
9780571243990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardback. The book investigates the rise, fall and possible re-emergence of a powerful Shia militia. The author draws on personal experience of occupied Baghdad, having been embedded with US troops in the city, to offer new evidence on an important chapter in modern Iraqi history. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849044349
ISBN
9781849044349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 40.93

Paperback. Mixing thrilling anecdotes from street-level reporting that give readers a sense of what is at stake with a bird's-eye view of the geopolitics of the region and the globe, the author guides us through the dramatic changes in players, politics, and economics in the Middle East over the years. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 209 x 18. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520293267
ISBN
9780520293267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.05

Hardback. Wendy McElroy provides a comprehensive examination of one of the most remarkable and influential political phenomenons in America: the anarchist periodical Liberty and the circle of radicals who surrounded it. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; GBCS; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739104736
ISBN
9780739104736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.61

Paperback. The Debs of Bletchley Park will tell the stories of the women who worked at Bletchley, how they came to be there, the lives they gave up to do 'their bit' for the war effort, and the part they played in the vital work of 'Station X'. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Aurum Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781313886
ISBN
9781781313886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.33

Paperback. In the Battle of Britain, when the Spitfire and Messerschmitt Bf 109 met in decisive combat, they proved to be like two champion boxers. This is their story, from the men who designed them to the teams that built them and the pilots who flew them. Num Pages: 576 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 198 x 38. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349123653
ISBN
9780349123653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. Looking at the American Declaration of Independence, this book reveals the document through the eyes of the rest of the world. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 177 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674030329
ISBN
9780674030329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.21

paperback. No empire has been larger or more diverse than the British Empire. At its apogee in the 1930s, 42 million Britons governed 500 million foreign subjects. Britannia ruled the waves and a quarter of the earth's surface was painted red on the map. Yet no empire (except the Russian) disappeared more swiftly. This title tells this history. Num Pages: 816 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780712668460
ISBN
9780712668460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. A new and revised edition of Alan Sked's book, which examines how the Habsburg Empire survived the revolutionary turmoil of 1848. The author widens the discussion to look at the Habsburg Empire alongside the decline of the Russian and German Empires. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; 1QDU; 3JJC; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582356665
ISBN
9780582356665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.28

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