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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. Seeking to explain how the Tudors maintained their power in England, this work examines how they built on the centralized structure of the nation to reduce still further the provincial power of the nobility, and to eliminate the remaining jurisdictional franchises. Series: British Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; JPH. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333598375
ISBN
9780333598375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.34

Paperback. A narrative and analytical account of Chinese women's experiences during the twentieth century. Synthesizing and incorporating the latest research, Paul J. Bailey assesses in particular the impact of political, cultural and social change in Chinese women's lives, and explores the evolution of gender discourses during this period. Series: Gender and History. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 234 x 11. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230577770
ISBN
9780230577770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 37.13

Paperback. Entertaining and masterly biography of Madame Chiang Kai-shek - the woman who built modern China. Num Pages: 816 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 52. Weight in Grams: 968.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
816
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753828021
ISBN
9780753828021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Robert Kee's vivid account of his years in a German prisoner-of-war camp - and his flight across Europe when he escaped. A classis survival story. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BTM; BTP; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
W&N
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753826744
ISBN
9780753826744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Ground-breaking history of how King Henry VIII created England's navy Num Pages: 400 pages, 16, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 146 x 33. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753820995
ISBN
9780753820995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. The divisions of the Waffen-SS were among the elite of Hitler's armies in the Second World War. But alongside the Germans in the Waffen-SS fought an astonishingly high number of volunteers from other countries. Who were these men, and why did they fight? Thsi title offers an in-depth examination of one of these legions of foreign volunteers. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752454764
ISBN
9780752454764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

Hardcover. Presents the story of the author's journey from hard-drinking bravado to the grave realism of a scarred survivor. This book describes his experience with post-traumatic stress disorder, and grapples with the reality that Iraq - despite the sacrifice in Iraqi and American lives - has descended into a civil war with no end in sight. Num Pages: 260 pages, 230 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; AJCR; HBJF1; HBLX; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1224.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
First
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226293257
ISBN
9780226293257
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.34

Hardcover. Editor(s): Boesiger, W. Num Pages: 221 pages, 428 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 289 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1013.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Birkhauser Switzerland
Edition
13th edition
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764355081
ISBN
9783764355081
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.71

Paperback. The collective consciousness of World War II revolved around the virtues of bravery, sacrifice, and commitment. Members of the "Greatest Generation" toed political and social lines in hopes of winning the war. They fell into lockstep, not asking many questions and breaking few social and sexual mores. Num Pages: 186 pages, 40 b+w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597972772
ISBN
9781597972772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.92

Paperback. Containing a collection of archive photographs, this work documents life in the historic Shropshire market town of Wellington during and after the Second World War. It reveals how the people of Wellington coped with severe rationing and how they found enjoyment in a wide range of activities. Series: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; 3JJPG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 8. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752437675
ISBN
9780752437675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.57

Paperback. The war in Afghanistan (1979-1989) has been called "the Soviet Union's Vietnam War", a conflict that pitted Soviet regulars against a relentless, Afghan guerilla force. In this work, the Russian general staff takes a close critical look at the Soviet military's performance in that war. Editor(s): Grau, Lester W.; Gress, Michael A. Translator(s): Grau, Lester W.; Gress, Michael A. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 364 pages, 32 maps, 19photos. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FCA; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJD; HBJF; HBLW3; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700611867
ISBN
9780700611867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.62

Paperback. A unique and gripping document: the recently discovered diaries which reveal the story of an elderly German who saved so many lives he became known as the 'Oskar Schindler of China' Num Pages: 416 pages, Integrated: 35, integrated. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; BGA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349111414
ISBN
9780349111414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 170 x 232 x 31. Weight in Grams: 910.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Campus Verlag
Condition
New
SKU
V9783593505350
ISBN
9783593505350
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.64

Hardback. At 3:17 p.m. on March 18, 1937, a natural gas leak beneath the London Junior-Senior High School in the oil boomtown of New London, Texas, created a lethal mixture of gas and oxygen in the school's basement. The odorless, colorless gas went undetected until the flip of an electrical switch triggered a colossal blast. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 map; 36 b notes; bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJG; HBLW; JFFC; JNB; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781612341538
ISBN
9781612341538
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.62

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811708081
ISBN
9780811708081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.92

Paperback. Remembrance of a once-thriving Jewish culture in Slovakia Num Pages: 128 pages, 39 color illus., 17 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVKS; 3JJH; AJC; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 243 x 11. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780253223777
ISBN
9780253223777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. As the Regia Aeronautica & the Luftwaffe unleashed their full might against the island of Malta, the civilian population was in the eye of the storm. Based on official wartime records & personal memoirs, the tale unfolds of the challenges they faced - as the enemy employed every possible weapon in a relentless bombing campaign. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DSM; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWH; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752466194
ISBN
9780752466194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. Photographer John Spink captured the Bristol music scene on film between 1974 and 1981 as styles moved rapidly from prog rock to punk to new wave. Author Gill Loats puts Spink's work in context as the Bristol scene began to take a new direction forged by the likes of The Pop Group and The Cortinas. Illustrator(s): Spink, John. Num Pages: 216 pages, archive photogtaphy. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; AJC; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 243 x 15. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Tangent Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910089071
ISBN
9781910089071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.49

Paperback. In 1941, before America entered World War II, determined young LeRoy Gover signed on with Britain's Royal Air Force to fly the plane of his dreams, the fast, sleek Spitfire. When America joined the fight, he transitioned to the powerful P-47 Thunderbolt. Former USAF pilot and aviation historian Philip D. Series: Warriors. Num Pages: 430 pages, 31 b&w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574888447
ISBN
9781574888447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.90

Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9, 4 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; JFSV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801452437
ISBN
9780801452437
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.17

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