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Paperback. Explores the British Army's response on the Western Front to a period of seminal change in warfare. This book examines the impact of the pre-war emphasis on worldwide garrison, occupation and policing duties for the Empire's defence of the mindset of the Army's leadership and its lack of preparation for a continental war. Series: Military History and Policy. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415407786
- ISBN
- 9780415407786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.29
€ 65.29
Hardcover. Major new book from leading historian of British Empire. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 222 x 25. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Sew
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784534455
- ISBN
- 9781784534455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 49.38
€ 53.24
€ 49.38
Paperback. A plain-English guide to Britons in battle, from the Roman invasion to the ongoing Iraqi war Charging through the Britain's military past, this accessible guide brings to life the battles and wars that shaped the history of Britain-and the world. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 187 x 27. Weight in Grams: 852.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470032138
- ISBN
- 9780470032138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.21
€ 20.99
€ 18.21
Paperback. Presents the history of the British Paratrooper, from 1940 to 1945, that details the training, weapons and equipment used by these elite troops. This book brings the history of the ordinary paratrooper to life, drawing on the author's position as a former curator of the Regimental Museum. Illustrator(s): Turner, Graham. Series: Warrior. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 249 x 3. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472805126
- ISBN
- 9781472805126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.68
€ 19.99
€ 14.68
Hardback. A richly sourced account of diplomatic practice in the British mission to Istanbul from 1661 to 1807. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783272020
- ISBN
- 9781783272020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.32
€ 97.32
Paperback. Examines the evolution of the ideas and practices of benevolence, chiefly in the context of British imperialism, from the late 18th century onwards. This book offers a study of benevolence that avoids simple moralistic judgments while exploring a range of ethical, political, social, and cultural issues linked with benevolent pursuits and policies. Editor(s): Gilbert, Helen; Tiffin, Chris. Series: Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219602
- ISBN
- 9780253219602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.91
€ 24.99
€ 22.91
Paperback. From the award-winning author of King Leopold's Ghost, the dramatic story of the men who ignited the first great human rights movement Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 34. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprints
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447211365
- ISBN
- 9781447211365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.51
€ 23.99
€ 16.51
hardcover. A Byzantine Government in Exile Government and Society under the Laskarids of Nicaea (1204-1261) Series: Oxford Historical Monographs. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; HBG; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198218548
- ISBN
- 9780198218548
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 281.18
€ 281.18
Paperback. The story of one of the most brilliant, flamboyant and historically important men who ever lived. Num Pages: 704 pages, 24, 15 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 46. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 704
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753821589
- ISBN
- 9780753821589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.61
€ 23.99
€ 16.61
Paperback. Investigates time and its contours as described by the ancient Romans, first as Rome positioned itself in relation to Greece and then as it exerted its influence as a major world power. This book examines the most important of the ancient world's time divisions, that between myth and history. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 392 pages, 12 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544. Ancient Time and the Beginnings of History. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. 392 pages, Illustrations. Investigates time and its contours as described by the ancient Romans, first as Rome positioned itself in relation to Greece and then as it exerted its influence as a major world power. This book examines the most important of the ancient world's time divisions, that between myth and history. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 24. Weight: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520258013
- ISBN
- 9780520258013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.01
€ 31.99
€ 23.01
Paperback. Caldron of Conflict tells the story of Eastern Europe in the tumultuous, often violent years 1918-1945. After introducing the region, Wynot traces the differing paths each nation took from imperial rule to independence following World War I. Num Pages: 140 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Harlan Davidson
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780882959474
- ISBN
- 9780882959474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.15
€ 27.15
Paperback. "Based on subtle, imaginative readings of autobiographies, memoirs, fiction and secondary sources, ["Campus Life"] tells the story of the changing mentalities of American undergraduates over two centuries." Michael Moffatt, "New York Times Book Review "" Num Pages: 348 pages, 103 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226353739
- ISBN
- 9780226353739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 37.99
€ 48.99
€ 37.99
Paperback. In this comprehensive study of the man and his creations, the author follows an introduction to the culture and society of 18th-century England by tracing the rise of the Landscape Movement. Num Pages: 204 pages, 70 black & white illustrations, 12 colour illustrations, 12 colour plates. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 192 x 15. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 204
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750953856
- ISBN
- 9780750953856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.55
€ 24.99
€ 21.55
Paperback. Describes measures that were taken to deal with the post-war slump and the ways in which capitalist economies achieved growth and affluence in the 1950s and 1960s. The book then shows how this boom was undermined by inflation and falling profits, and how high unemployment ensued. Num Pages: 352 pages, charts, tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBG; HBLW3; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631179351
- ISBN
- 9780631179351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.32
€ 66.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 140 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBG; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750962148
- ISBN
- 9780750962148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.68
€ 30.99
€ 25.68
Paperback. An exciting and marvellously readable biography of Captain James Cook, the last of the great navigators. Num Pages: 528 pages, 16pp b/w. BIC Classification: 3JF; BGH; HBG; HBLL; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340825563
- ISBN
- 9780340825563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. In this first, printed edition of Falkner's work, a full translation and analysis, combined with a photographic reproduction of the original manuscript are included. The result is an attractive translation of a 500 year old picture-book that shows an adaptation of the Liechtenauer tradition, by a known master of its most prestigious school. Num Pages: 351 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; JWXZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- FreeLance Academy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937439095
- ISBN
- 9781937439095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.94
€ 50.94
Paperback. This book covers the diverse amounts of American and British tanks that the Germans used in service during WWII. Num Pages: 48 pages, b/w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1KBB; HBG; HBWQ; JWD; JWM; TTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 240 x 3. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887405242
- ISBN
- 9780887405242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.00
€ 13.99
€ 11.00
Paperback. Covered is the variety of British, French, American, Russian and other armored cars used by the Wehrmacht. Num Pages: 48 pages, over 100 b/w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 280 x 3. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764301803
- ISBN
- 9780764301803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.00
€ 13.99
€ 11.00
paperback. Series: Signature. Num Pages: 121 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 121
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714506951
- ISBN
- 9780714506951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.27
€ 9.27
Paperback. A classic autobiography by the best known Second World War Fleet Air Arm pilot. A story of real life adventure, action and heroism. Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BG; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Cassell
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Cassell military pbk. ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780304358410
- ISBN
- 9780304358410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.78
€ 13.00
€ 11.78
Paperback. As a minister of the Ostrogothic regime in the time of Theoderic, Cassiodorus had as brilliant a political career as any Roman of the late empire. This title includes the translation of his "Institutions of Divine and Secular Learning", a work which would be excerpted and copied in monasteries throughout the Latin Middle Ages. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3F; HBG; HBLA; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853239987
- ISBN
- 9780853239987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.89
€ 39.89
Paperback. In August 1914, two navies in the world confronted each other across the North Sea. At first there were skirmishes, then battles off the coasts of England and Germany and in the far corners of the world. This book is about leadership and command, bravery and timidity, and, genius and folly. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWN; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 880
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Later Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099523789
- ISBN
- 9780099523789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.09
€ 25.99
€ 18.09
Paperback. Focuses on key episodes of military history from the point of view of economics - with dramatically insightful results. The authors also suggests lessons for today's military, from counter terrorist strategy and military manpower planning to the use of private military companies in Afghanistan and Iraq. Num Pages: 432 pages, 23 line drawings, 21 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBW; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226071640
- ISBN
- 9780226071640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.27
€ 24.99
€ 20.27