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History: earliest times to present day

Hardback. An examination of the factors which led to the breakdown of the Soviet Union. The author argues the main factor was that weak mechanisms for controlling bureaucrats within Soviet organizations meant they were able to seize the organizational assets they were supposed to be managing. Series: Russian Research Center Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 line illustrations, 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JPA; JPH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 169 x 27. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674836808
ISBN
9780674836808
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.75

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 380 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691641195
ISBN
9780691641195
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.26

Hardback. Editor(s): Braguinsky, Serguey; Hounshell, David A.; Miller, John H. Series: The Kauffman Foundation Series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Num Pages: 280 pages, 18 line illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; KCZ; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691169620
ISBN
9780691169620
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.94

Paperback. An illuminating account of the politics of Britain's decision to support the US-led invasion of Iraq. Num Pages: 224 pages, Notes Bibliography Index. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLW3; JPFF; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 14. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842777411
ISBN
9781842777411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.69

Paperback. In 1945, with her fleet destroyed and her armies beaten, the only thing that stood between Japan and an Allied invasion was the numerous coastal defence positions that surrounded the islands. This book looks at the Japanese home island fortifications that were constructed during 1941-45. Illustrator(s): Noon, Steve. Series: Fortress. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 185 x 5. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846036873
ISBN
9781846036873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.36

Paperback. The Allies' M10 Tank Destroyer and the Germans' Sturmgeschutz (StuG) lll were the unsung workhorses of the northwest European battlefields of 1944-45. Fully illustrated with specially commissioned artwork, this title tells the story of their confrontation at the height of World War ll. Illustrator(s): Chasemore, Richard. Series: Duel. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 189 x 7. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780960999
ISBN
9781780960999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.40

Paperback. A history of the US M3 halftrack, one of the most successful infantry vehicles in the history of armoured warfare, which came to symbolize the Allied armed forces of World War II, which also saw service in the post-war era. The book describes its development and combat history since the 1960s. Illustrator(s): Sarson, Peter. Series: Osprey New Vanguard S. Num Pages: 48 pages, b&w photographs, colour illustrations, b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWQ; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 249 x 4. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855324671
ISBN
9781855324671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.34

Paperback. The advent of combined arms operations in World War II created the need for specialized armoured vehicles. A detailed study of specialized US amphibious tanks, this title is suitable for those interested in both Pacific and European Theaters, modellers and collectors. Illustrator(s): Morshead, Henry. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 186 x 4. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849086363
ISBN
9781849086363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.38

Paperback. World War II marked the zenith of railway gun development. This book provides an overview of the types of railway guns in service during World War II, with a special focus on the German railway artillery used in France, Italy and on the Eastern Front, and analyzes why railway guns largely disappeared from use following the end of the war. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWD; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 5. Weight in Grams: 185.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472810687
ISBN
9781472810687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.12

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Postlethwaite, Mark; Laurier, Jim. Series: Duel. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 168 x 6. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846032929
ISBN
9781846032929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.32

Paperback. During World War II, the German and U.S. mechanized infantry clashed repeatedly. Focusing on three key engagements, this illustrated study highlights the evolving nature of mechanized warfare. Illustrator(s): Shumate, Johnny. Series: Combat. Num Pages: 80 pages, 40 b/w; 21 col. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 247 x 7. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472817075
ISBN
9781472817075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.80

Paperback. Tracing the final operations of the war, this title analyses how the Allied strategies in the final days of the war were a hint of the future suspicion that would drive the Cold War. Illustrator(s): Noon, Steve. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, 70 b/w; 9 col. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 185 x 8. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472811431
ISBN
9781472811431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.15

Hardcover. A detailed history showing that the free blacks and "contraband" slaves who joined the US Navy during the Civil War were essential to Northern victories at sea. Through their role in preserving the Union, they helped to win recognition for African Americans as full citizens. Num Pages: 252 pages, 12ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875802862
ISBN
9780875802862
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.41

Hardcover. Illustrates how the divided spheres of Civil War experience created social and political conflict far removed from the better-known battlefields of the war. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814729199
ISBN
9780814729199
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.15

Paperback. This volume examines the social history of the Korean War and includes material on the newly racially integrated US fighting forces, war and disease, women and war and life in the Prisoner of War camps. The book carries the story through to the Geneva Conference in the spring of 1954. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Pearson
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582319882
ISBN
9780582319882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.21

Paperback. The stories and memories of those who lived through the Second World War in Newfoundland. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCF; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 5487 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1225.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773548176
ISBN
9780773548176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.97

Paperback. This Pulitzer Prize-winning book is the epic story of how African-Americans, in the six decades following slavery, transformed themselves into a political people - an embryonic black nation. Num Pages: 624 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 776.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674017658
ISBN
9780674017658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.34

Hardback. Challenges views in the writing of American and African-American history. Moving from slave emancipations of the eighteenth century through slave activity during the Civil War and on to the black power movements of the twentieth century, this book asks us to rethink African-American history and politics in bolder, dynamic terms. Series: The Nathan I. Huggins Lectures. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 halftones, 2 line illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 184 x 114 x 26. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674032965
ISBN
9780674032965
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.50

Paperback. Steve Goodchild's gripping account of the fighting at Tewksbury, and of the politics and intrigue that led to it, is the first to take fully into account the landscape of the West Country over which the opposing armies marched and the terrain on which they fought. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 10. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844151905
ISBN
9781844151905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.80

Paperback. A remarkable analysis to add to the study of modern history's most famous general and statesman. Englund charts Napoleon's dramatic rise and fall, from his Corsican boyhood, his French education, his military victories and acts of reform as First Consul (1799-1804) to his controversial record as emperor, and finally, to his exile and death. Num Pages: 600 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 39. Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
600
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674018037
ISBN
9780674018037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.37