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Paperback. Considers the crucial question of how armies adapt to changing circumstances during the course of conflicts for which they are initially unprepared. This book is a timely examination of the lessons of previous counterinsurgency campaigns that will be hailed by both military leaders and interested civilians. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF; HBLW; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 452. Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam. 280 pages. Considers the crucial question of how armies adapt to changing circumstances during the course of conflicts for which they are initially unprepared. This book is a timely examination of the lessons of previous counterinsurgency campaigns that will be hailed by both military leaders and interested civilians. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF; HBLW; HBW. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 27. Weight: 446.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226567709
- ISBN
- 9780226567709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.17
€ 23.99
€ 19.17
Paperback. Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782397601
- ISBN
- 9781782397601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.53
€ 15.99
€ 11.53
Paperback. The US Army requirement for a light utility helicopter was formulated after the Korean War. This title details all the technological background behind the development and use of the Huey "Slick" in Vietnam, as well as covering all the major uses that this transport aircraft was put to. Illustrator(s): Hancock, Alan. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, 40 b&w & 7 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; JWG; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 166 x 4. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841766324
- ISBN
- 9781841766324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.46
€ 17.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. It was a top-secret US military mission. Now, the SEAL team leader finally tells the stunning true story. Now a major Hollywood film starring Mark Wahlberg and Eric Bana. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp B&W illustration section. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BTM; HBWS4; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 32. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751555943
- ISBN
- 9780751555943
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.08
€ 8.08
Hardback. This fascinating book examines the paramount human rights issue of our time: clean drinking water. Pollution, population surge, and climate change will deprive an estimated 2 billion citizens of this fundamental right by 2050. The author argues for the need to establish innovative, sustainable practices to safeguard this precious human right. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FM; JPVH; RNFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137504227
- ISBN
- 9781137504227
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.15
€ 65.15
Paperback. The amazing tale of a resourceful and unscrupulous early-19th-century American adventurer who forges his own kingdom in the wilds of Afghanistan. Num Pages: 400 pages, 35 b/w plates (16pp), With index. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- (Reissue)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007428199
- ISBN
- 9780007428199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.88
€ 17.99
€ 12.88
Paperback. This edited collection of new and insightful critical essays brings together a wide range of academics whose work stages a forum exploring the key aspects of Kazuo Ishiguro's novels. Featuring an interview with Ishiguro, this groundbreaking book is ideal for anyone studying the work of this major contemporary author. Editor(s): Groes, Sebastian; Lewis, Barry. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 146 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230232389
- ISBN
- 9780230232389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.00
€ 46.00
Sheet map, folded. Num Pages: colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMM; WTRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 83 x 5. Weight in Grams: 70.
- Publisher
- Periplus Editions United States
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 7 Map
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780794607043
- ISBN
- 9780794607043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.54
€ 9.99
€ 9.54
Paperback. A concise introduction to the long-obscured Southeast Asian country struggling to emerge from a half-century of military rule Series: What Everyone Needs to Know. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMB; HBJF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199981687
- ISBN
- 9780199981687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.49
€ 17.99
€ 17.49
Paperback. Drawing upon the teachings and writings of the Sudanese reformer, Mahmoud Mohamed Taha, this study aims to provide the intellectual foundations for a total reinterpretation of the nature and meaning of Islamic public law. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 254 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR2; LAB; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815627067
- ISBN
- 9780815627067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.43
€ 20.99
€ 20.43
Hardcover. Using Japanese materials, including the letters of frontline troops and provincial newspapers, this book studies Japan's conflict with China between 1894-5, presenting the diverse experiences of soldiers and civilians, and assessing how war accelerated the modernization of Japanese society. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1994 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333555545
- ISBN
- 9780333555545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.11
€ 187.11
Paperback. In the mid-1960s, the Soviet Union unveiled the BMP-1, the first true infantry fighting vehicle. The BMP marked a significant departure from the traditional "armored personnel carrier", sporting a lower silhouette and a higher-caliber armament than rival APCs. This book examines the first time these Cold War icons clashed in the First Gulf War. Illustrator(s): Gilliland, Alan; Shumate, Johnny. Series: Duel. Num Pages: 80 pages, 35 b/w; 26 col. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJPR; HBJF1; HBWS3; JWD; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 249 x 6. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472815200
- ISBN
- 9781472815200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.46
€ 19.46
Paperback. This historical study traces unrest and social transformation in Hong Kong and explores how merchants, the intelligentsia and labourers played important roles in China's social and political movements from the mid-19th century until the first years of the Chinese Republic. Num Pages: 375 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544. Good with minimal shelf and reading wear
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCD0008827
- ISBN
- 9780231079334
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Rejecting the conventional Western interpretation of Middle Eastern history as an offshoot of global power politics, the author contends that the region's experience is the culmination of long-existing indigenous trends, passions and patterns of behaviour, and that foremost among these is Islam's millenarian imperial tradition. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2, Second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300198171
- ISBN
- 9780300198171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.14
€ 19.99
€ 16.14
Hardback. Through a detailed analysis of macroeconomic changes and individuals' lifetime employment trajectories, this book explains why Japan and Taiwan have experienced different levels of improvement in women's economic status over the last half century. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 280 pages, 15 tables, 51 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 1FPJ; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804760096
- ISBN
- 9780804760096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.18
€ 76.18
Hardback. Over the past four decades in China, economic reforms have resulted in widening social-gender gaps, leading to severe gender inequalities. Using empirical data and in-depth theoretical analysis to critique China's growth-focused development path, this collection of essays closes the gap on what has been an under-discussed issue in Chinese culture. Editor(s): Sorensen, Bo Aerenlund. Series: Comparative Feminist Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137520500
- ISBN
- 9781137520500
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.03
€ 65.03
Paperback. Tests the effects of socialization in international relations-to help explain why players on the world stage may be moved to cooperate when doing so is not in their material power interests. This book looks at China's participation in international security institutions during two crucial decades of the "rise of China," from 1980 to 2000. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 280 pages, 26 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691134536
- ISBN
- 9780691134536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.48
€ 46.99
€ 33.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 150. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Crecy Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859791878
- ISBN
- 9780859791878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.37
€ 16.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. In March 1944, the Japanese Army launched Operation U-Go, an attack on Assam in India intended to inspire a rising against British rule. A month earlier the Japanese had launched Operation Ha-Go. But British forces employed defensive techniques to counter the Japanese infiltration tactics. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 186 x 7. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846039393
- ISBN
- 9781846039393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.30
€ 23.99
€ 16.30
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cicerone Press Limited
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852846053
- ISBN
- 9781852846053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.11
€ 29.11
Hardcover. In an age when few ventured beyond their birthplace, Andre Palmeiro left Portugal to inspect Jesuit missions from Mozambique to Japan. A global history in the guise of biography, The Visitor> tells the story of a theologian whose travels bore witness to the fruitful contact--and violent collision--of East and West in the early modern era. Num Pages: 520 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HBLL; HRAX; HRCC7; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 39. Weight in Grams: 948.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674416680
- ISBN
- 9780674416680
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.84
€ 47.99
€ 39.84
Hardback. This volume traces the development of a unique 'Anglo-Malay madhhab' in these states, initially by colonial and latterly by successor states. In Malaysia and Brunei, shari'ah has been filtered through Anglo-common law state institutions, creating a hybrid 'Anglo-Muslim' mixture of legal doctrines. Series: Islam and the Law in Southeast Asia. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFSR2; LAFS; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1050.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848850675
- ISBN
- 9781848850675
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.64
€ 180.64
Hardback. Population aging is a powerful megatrend affecting many countries around the world. This demographic shift has vast effects on societies, economies and businesses, and thus also for the advertising industry. Advertising in the Aging Society presents an insight into advertising practitioners and consumers in Japan. Num Pages: 155 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KJSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230293397
- ISBN
- 9780230293397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.07
€ 64.07
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; ACBP; HBJF; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804798112
- ISBN
- 9780804798112
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.50
€ 76.50