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Paperback. "In December 1937, in what was then the capital of China, one of the most brutal massacres in the long annals of wartime barbarity occurred. The Japanese army swept into the ancient city of Nanking (Na" Num Pages: 304 pages, 40pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBTZ; HBWQ. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 145 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465068364
- ISBN
- 9780465068364
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.20
€ 20.99
€ 15.20
Paperback. At the end of World War II, working mothers in the USA protested vigorously at the termination of child care subsidies. This text traces grassroots activism and national and local policy debates concerning public funding of children's day care in the two decades after the end of the war. Series: Gender and American Culture. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8 illustrations, 5 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSP1; JPQB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476. Good copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press North Carolina
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KEX0241225
- ISBN
- 9780807854853
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; HBLW3; HRAM2; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300223637
- ISBN
- 9780300223637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.98
€ 18.99
€ 14.98
Paperback. This thorough update of a classic book includes fully revised content, new sections on the use of horses, handguns, incendiary weapons, and siege engines, and new illustrations. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HBW; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442604971
- ISBN
- 9781442604971
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 45.08
€ 47.99
€ 45.08
Paperback. The 50 Britons who have had most impact on today's world Num Pages: 288 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BK; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785780349
- ISBN
- 9781785780349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.66
€ 11.99
€ 9.66
Paperback. The extraordinary personal stories of five surviving Battle of Britain pilots Num Pages: 256 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445660370
- ISBN
- 9781445660370
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Condition: New
€ 18.21
€ 18.21
Paperback. In Spain today the civil war remains 'the past that will not pass away'. The author explores the origins, nature and long-term consequences of this exterminatory war in Spain, charting the resonant forms of political, social and cultural resistance to it and the memory/legacy these have left behind in Europe and beyond. Num Pages: 256 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845195113
- ISBN
- 9781845195113
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.25
€ 35.99
€ 32.25
Hardback. Tells the story of the author's time as Britain's most senior representative in Southern Iraq, trying to keep the region together as the rest of the country descended in to murderous violence. This book provides a portrait of the absurdities of life inside the occupying coalition. Num Pages: 240 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLX; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845117061
- ISBN
- 9781845117061
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 43.77
€ 44.99
€ 43.77
Paperback. This book analyses the road to Bannockburn, the campaign of 1314 and the aftermath of the fight. It demonstrates that in both its context and legacy the battle had a central significance in the shaping of nations and identities in the late Medieval British Isles. Num Pages: 216 pages, 46 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 245 x 13. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748633333
- ISBN
- 9780748633333
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Condition: New
€ 31.58
€ 31.58
Paperback. A collection of speeches from Churchill, one of the great modern orators. It includes Churchill's famous words on the declaration of war with Germany, as well as his rousing call to the British in June 1940 after Dunkirk, and his immortal tribute to the young men fighting in the Battle of Britain. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 114 x 8. Weight in Grams: 92.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141192536
- ISBN
- 9780141192536
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Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.42
€ 9.99
€ 8.42
Paperback. The Spanish Civil War saw the first use in combat of the German Messerschmitt Bf 109, Heinkel He 111, and the Dornier Do 17 in special 'experimental' units. Num Pages: Highly illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473878914
- ISBN
- 9781473878914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.57
€ 26.99
€ 23.57
Paperback. On March 24, 1980, the assassination of El Salvador's Archbishop Oscar Romero rocked that nation and the world. This is the story of an international team of lawyers, and experts who fought to bring justice for the slain hero. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 b/w figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; HRCC7; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 2. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520286801
- ISBN
- 9780520286801
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.94
€ 32.99
€ 23.94
Hardback. Covers twenty or so of the most decisive defeats in Roman history, spanning the period between the sackings of Rome in 390 BC and AD 410. Num Pages: 272 pages, 23 colour pics in plates, 8 maps and battle diagrams. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA; HBW; JWA; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473823570
- ISBN
- 9781473823570
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Condition: New
€ 11.61
€ 11.61
Paperback. The Iranian Talmud reexamines the Babylonian Talmud-one of Judaism's most central texts-in the light of Persian literature and culture, providing an unprecedented and accessible overview to the vibrant world of pre-Islamic Iran that shaped the Bavli. Series: Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; 3D; HBJF; HBLA; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 146 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223736
- ISBN
- 9780812223736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.92
€ 38.99
€ 34.92
Paperback. Written by former member of the IRA and police informant, this book tells the story of revolutionary James Connolly, his role in the 1916 Easter Rising, and his subsequent influence both on the author himself, and on 20th century Irish politics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784751807
- ISBN
- 9781784751807
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.49
€ 19.99
€ 18.49
Paperback. This book uses a case study to explore the contribution which scientific knowledge made to the growth trajectory of England in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The aim is not to re-tell the story of the Industrial Revolution, but to reconstruct its preliminary stage which is here labelled the Industrial Enlightenment. Num Pages: 276 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719089121
- ISBN
- 9780719089121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.24
€ 34.24
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Histoire & Collections France
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782352503231
- ISBN
- 9782352503231
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 35.72
€ 45.99
€ 35.72
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415254533
- ISBN
- 9780415254533
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Condition: New
€ 58.84
€ 58.84
Paperback. The first major study of the experiences of the hundreds of thousands of African soldiers who served with the British army during the Second World War. Num Pages: 301 pages, 19, 16 black and white, 3 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1H; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 10. Weight in Grams: 544. African Soldiers in the Second World War. 301 pages, 19, 16 black and white, 3 line drawing. The first major study of the experiences of the hundreds of thousands of African soldiers who served with the British army during the Second World War. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1H; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTD; HBWQ. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 10. Weight: 544.
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Number of pages
- 301
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010476
- ISBN
- 9781847010476
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.79
€ 32.99
€ 27.79
Paperback. The Douglas A-3 Skywarrior, though something of a cult favourite, remains a largely unremarked classic of Naval Aviation. Built for nuclear weapon delivery, the A-3 made its name in Vietnam as a conventional bomber, tanker and Electronic Warfare platform. This volume focuses on the type's Vietnam service. Illustrator(s): Laurier, Jim; Hector, Gareth. Series: Combat Aircraft. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 185 x 9. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472805645
- ISBN
- 9781472805645
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.78
€ 26.99
€ 21.78
Paperback. Analysing a range of sources, including sexology texts, early cinema, and African American literature, the author argues that the emerging understanding of homosexuality depended on the context of the black/white "colour line," the dominant system of racial distinction during the late nineteenth century. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFC; JFSK; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822324430
- ISBN
- 9780822324430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.62
€ 31.99
€ 28.62
Hardback. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700620951
- ISBN
- 9780700620951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.65
€ 61.65
Paperback. The Home Guard was formed in May 1940, when the dark clouds of war rolled over Britain and the nation stood alone, threatened with a Nazi invasion. This book offers an account of the Home Guard - from the early disorganised days of May 1940 until 'Stand Down' at the close of 1944, by which time they had become a force to be reckoned with. Num Pages: 120 pages, Illustrations, facsims., ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 9. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752449463
- ISBN
- 9780752449463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.34
€ 16.34
Paperback. A fascinating introduction to the Anglo-Saxons: discover the history behind the facts Series: In 100 Facts. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445656380
- ISBN
- 9781445656380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.50
€ 13.99
€ 10.50