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True stories

Hardback. Marine Lieutenant James N Sutton died on the grounds of the Naval Academy on October 13, 1907, and the Marine Corps would never be the same. This title tells the true story of an Oregon mother's crusade to save her son's soul from the stigma of suicide and confront venerated military institutions in the search for the truth. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JJC; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742548497
ISBN
9780742548497
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.72

Paperback. A story of forbidden love. Zakia and Mohammad Ali are a modern day Romeo and Juliet. Two young Afghan lovers - he a Shia, she a Sunni - who defied their families risking their lives in order to be together. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; BTP; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
9781473607026
ISBN
9781473607026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.70

Paperback. Based on fact, Historie de Louis Anniaba was first published in 1740 but has never before been reprinted. The story allows a degree of narrative and geographical fantasy, but the legal context of the period, in this volume brought into play for the first time, throws into relief the author's free-thinking stance. Editor(s): Little, Roger. Series: Exeter French Texts. Num Pages: 92 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDU; BGH; BT; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 126 x 8. Weight in Grams: 175.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
92
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859896702
ISBN
9780859896702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.24

Paperback. Written by his son-in-law, with unique access to personal records, this is the exciting biography of Karel Kuttelwascher, a Czech who became the scourge of Luftwaffe bombers in 1942, when his destruction of fifteen aircraft while flying with the famed No. 1 Squadron made him the RAF's top night intruder ace. Num Pages: 192 pages, 50 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; BTP; HBWQ; JWG; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 343.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555910
ISBN
9781781555910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.99

Paperback. The latest title in Amberley's new series of Eyewitness Accounts bringing history, warfare, disaster, travel and exploration to life, written by people who could say, 'I was there!' Series: Eyewitness Accounts. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BM; BT; HBWN; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445641973
ISBN
9781445641973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJ; BTC; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Barricade Books Inc United States
Number of pages
356
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781569801536
ISBN
9781569801536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: BTC; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Strategic Media Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781939521651
ISBN
9781939521651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 14.21

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Barricade Books Inc United States
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9781569805053
ISBN
9781569805053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BTC; HBJK; HBLW; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Trine Day United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936296156
ISBN
9781936296156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.85

Paperback. A fascinating journey through the Rockies' unruly past-with maps, photos, and more. Series: Crime Buff's Guides. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBW; BTC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 18.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762771639
ISBN
9780762771639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BTM; HBJF; HBLW; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 209 x 17. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Akashic Books
Edition
40th Anniversary ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617754692
ISBN
9781617754692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.14

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, ILLUSTRATED. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Hachette Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316341431
ISBN
9780316341431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 19.72

Hardcover. The Official autobiography and the true story from Ronnie Biggs himself. Having been released from prison on compassionate grounds in August 2009, this is considered by Ronnie Biggs to be the final chapter of his life story. Covers events in the Author's life following the Great Train Robbery in August 1963, the Trial, his escape from HMP Num Pages: 464 pages, 92. BIC Classification: BM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 172 x 41. Weight in Grams: 934.
Publisher
M Press (Media) Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780957039827
ISBN
9780957039827
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.00
€ 19.42

Paperback. Davey Sommers' shocking, raw, real and violent story as told to Ronnie Thompson Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Headline Review
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755319879
ISBN
9780755319879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.44

Paperback. With all the SEALs' recent successes, we have been getting a level of attention we are not used to. It's been flattering but something important has been missing from the discussion. This book offers an insight into the extreme bravery, borderline lunacy, and touching camaraderie of this elite brotherhood. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTM; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552169868
ISBN
9780552169868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; BTC; HBJK; HBLL; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926936918
ISBN
9781926936918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.44

Paperback. The remarkable true story of some of Europe's greatest artists, the house that sheltered them during the Second World War, and the Emergency Rescue Committee who helped them escape from the Nazis Num Pages: 496 pages, integrated. BIC Classification: BGH; BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 200 x 28. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719566943
ISBN
9780719566943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. Trapped was a Sunday Times bestseller and the first memoir from foster carer Rosie Lewis. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BT; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 208. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KTG0011015
ISBN
9780007541782
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Foster carer Rosie Lewis faces a battle to uncover the dark family secret that is tearing a family apart. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Harper Element
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008112974
ISBN
9780008112974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.31

Hardcover. 'Lost Tommies' brings together never-before-seen images of Western Front tommies and their amazing stories in a beautiful collection that is part thriller, part family history and part national archive. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BTM; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 303. Weight in Grams: 2030.
Publisher
William Collins
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008103316
ISBN
9780008103316
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 37.75

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