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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. This text analyzes the operations and tactics that defined the conduct of World War II in Europe and the Pacific. It avoids a celebratory view but preserves a respect for the problems the Allies faced and overcame as well as a realistic assessment of the Axis accomplishments and failures. Num Pages: 736 pages, 126 halftones, 23 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWK; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1026.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
736
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674006805
ISBN
9780674006805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.78

Paperback. Imaginatively conceived and compellingly told, War under Heaven redefines our understanding of Anglo-Indian relations in the colonial period. Num Pages: 380 pages, 17, 3 maps, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801878923
ISBN
9780801878923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.97

Hardcover. Exploring volunteering as a characteristic of modern wars, this book examines why individuals go to war. It studies the motivations, social backgrounds and military experiences of war volunteers in a wide range of conflicts since the French Revolution, and helps to interpret the relationship between war and society in modern times. Editor(s): Kruger, Christine G.; Levsen, Sonja. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBW; JWT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 180 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230228054
ISBN
9780230228054
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.28

Hardcover. Explains how, before entering World War I, the United States sought a way to avoid the enormous cost of providing injured soldiers with pensions, which it had done since the Revolutionary War. This title includes a story that culminates in the postwar establishment of the Veteran's Administration. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JWJ; MQV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226482538
ISBN
9780226482538
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.06
€ 79.61

Paperback. .
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608466917
ISBN
9781608466917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.70

Hardback. This volume examines the impact of the wars in the Atlantic world between 1770 and 1830, focusing both on the military, economic, political, social and cultural demobilization that occurred immediately at their end, and their long-term legacy and memory. Editor(s): Forrest, Alan; Hagemann, Karen; Rowe, Michael. Series: War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850. Num Pages: 434 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 675.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
434
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137406484
ISBN
9781137406484
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.92

Hardback. Despite wide-ranging reforms triggered by the epic Mexican Revolution of 1910-1923, the 1940s saw a powerful reassertion of Washington's influence over Mexico City. This book traces the course of this reversal and examines the critical role of World War II in changing US-Mexican relations. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 320 pages, charts, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842025508
ISBN
9780842025508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.79

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784993498
ISBN
9781784993498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.04

Hardcover. The imperial warfare of the period 1770-1830, including the American wars of independence and the Napoleonic wars, affected every continent. Covering southern India, the Caribbean, North and South America, and southern Africa, this volume explores the impact of revolutionary wars and how people's identities were shaped by their experiences. Editor(s): Bessel, Richard; Guyatt, Nicholas; Rendall, Jane. Series: War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850. Num Pages: 317 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBG; HBLL; HBW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230229891
ISBN
9780230229891
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.24

Hardback. A study of how literature both reflected and contributed to the eclipse and subsequent revival of militarism in the nineteenth century. Centring on disputes in the Crimea, India, the Sudan, and South Africa, and the role of the army in Britain, Peck discusses the impossibility of reconciling imperial aggression with liberal domestic values. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; HBG; HBLH; JWD; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333698525
ISBN
9780333698525
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.01

Hardback. Aims to debunk the myth that Britain was a free-trade nation during and after the industrial revolution, by revealing how the British used tariffs as a mercantilist tool to politically weaken France. This book shows that Britain did not transform smoothly from a mercantilist state in the 18th century to a bastion of free trade in the late 19th. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 192 pages, 29 line illus.35 tables. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 6. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691129174
ISBN
9780691129174
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.03
€ 45.21

Hardback. The displacement of population during and after the Second World War took place on a global scale and formed part of a longer historical process of violence, territorial reconfiguration and state 'development'. This book focuses on the profound political, social and economic upheavals in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe at this time. Editor(s): Gatrell, Peter; Baron, Nick. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1DVU; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
291
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230576018
ISBN
9780230576018
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.24

Paperback. The displacement of population during and after the Second World War took place on a global scale and formed part of a longer historical process of violence, territorial reconfiguration and state 'development'. This book focuses on the profound political, social and economic upheavals in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe at this time. Editor(s): Gatrell, Peter; Baron, Nick. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137441423
ISBN
9781137441423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.46

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 354 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691623481
ISBN
9780691623481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.47
€ 42.58

Hardback. From the team's meager beginning as the Dallas Texans in the fledgling American Football League in the 1960s, through the ups and downs of the 1970s and 1980s, to their rebirth in the 1990s, this illustrated book follows one of the NFL's most popular teams through victories, setbacks and struggles. Num Pages: 240 pages, 150 colour and b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJP; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1144.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878331567
ISBN
9780878331567
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.29

Paperback. This interdisciplinary study uncovers a fascination with women cross dressers in the popular literature of early modern Britain, in a wide range of texts from popular ballads and chapbook life histories to the comedies and tragedies of aristocratic literature. Num Pages: 254 pages, 14 halftones, 4 line drawings, 12 musical examples. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; AVGH; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226169163
ISBN
9780226169163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

Paperback. A company commander of the 4th Battalion, 12th Infantry, recalls the events of 1968 in Vietnam, describing his experiences during the Tet and May Offensives, leading an undermanned ready-reaction force into a fierce battle. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BG; HBJF; HBWS2; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 105 x 173 x 19. Weight in Grams: 110.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Presidio Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780891418443
ISBN
9780891418443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.58

Hardback. The stories of the Native Americans encompass heroism and tragedy, humour and stoicism, loyalty and conflict-all part of the riveting experience of Warriors in Uniform Num Pages: 216 pages, 150 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 211 x 22. Weight in Grams: 980.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
National Geographic Society United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781426203619
ISBN
9781426203619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.43

Hardcover.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752493176
ISBN
9780752493176
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.04

Paperback. In 1971, Idi Amin Dada, a former officer of the King's African Rifles and commander of the Ugandan Army, seized power in a military coup in Uganda. Characterised by human rights abuses, political repression, ethnic persecution, extrajudicial killings, nepotism, corruption and gross economic mismanagement, Amin's rule drove thousands into exile. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 297. .
Publisher
Helion & Company United Kingdom
Number of pages
72
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910294550
ISBN
9781910294550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.32

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Helion & Company United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909384095
ISBN
9781909384095
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007225538
ISBN
9780007225538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardcover. Offering a new perspective on the British experience of the Second World War in Europe, this book provides a series of snapshots of the role which languages played in the key processes of British war-making, moving from frameworks of perception and intelligence gathering, through to liberation/occupation, and on to the aftermath of conflict. Series: Palgrave Studies in Languages at War. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DBK; 3JJH; CFB; CFP; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 220 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230362888
ISBN
9780230362888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

Paperback. The definitive account of life on the Home Front during the Second World War, which was published in 2004 to universal critical acclaim. Num Pages: 800 pages, 16pp b/w, 8pp colour, 24 integrated chapter-opener illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 51. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
REVIEW (HEADLINE)
Number of pages
800
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755310289
ISBN
9780755310289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

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