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Military history
Hardback. When Japan invaded China in 1937, Chinese journalists greeted the news with euphoria, convinced their countrymen, led by Chiang Kai-shek, would triumph. Parks Coble shows that correspondents underplayed China's defeats for fear of undercutting morale and then saw their writings disappear and themselves denounced after the Communists came to power. Num Pages: 267 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; HBJF; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674967670
- ISBN
- 9780674967670
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.48
€ 54.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Civilian Warriors
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591847458
- ISBN
- 9781591847458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.94
€ 18.99
€ 16.94
Paperback. A brilliant new interpretation of one of the most dramatic periods of British history: The Tudors and their Dynasty. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8pp B&W plates. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLC; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 358. The Secret Wars of the Tudors. 384 pages, 2 x 8pp B&W plates. "The Wars of the Roses" didn't end at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. In this fresh interpretation of this turning point in history, the author reviews the story of the Tudors' seizure of the throne and shows that for many years they were far from secure. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLC; HBW. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight: 358.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849019804
- ISBN
- 9781849019804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.03
€ 17.99
€ 13.03
Hardback. Editor(s): Panayi, Panikos. Series: History and Politics of the 20th Century: Bloomsbury Academic. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBW; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 24. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474290500
- ISBN
- 9781474290500
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.64€ 114.14
€ 128.64
€ 114.14
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784533991
- ISBN
- 9781784533991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.03€ 134.32
€ 152.03
€ 134.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 30. BIC Classification: HBTM; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870336300
- ISBN
- 9780870336300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.77
€ 30.99
€ 20.77
Paperback. Following the early battles of 1914 along the Marne and in the Ypres salient. World War I rapidly transformed from a war of movement into one of attrition, with the opposing sides entrenching themselves in a line of fortified positions from the Flanders coastline to the Swiss border. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: Fortress. Num Pages: 64 pages, 34ill.11col.ill. BIC Classification: 1DD; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 185 x 5. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841767604
- ISBN
- 9781841767604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.84
€ 20.99
€ 17.84
paperback. Portrays British participation in World War I as effective and skilful, arguing that the army's failed plans and technology during the first half of the war led to improved technique and self assurance by the time of its successful sustained offensive in the Autumn of 1918. Num Pages: 302 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DD; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBWN; JWD; JWK; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300066630
- ISBN
- 9780300066630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.21
€ 32.99
€ 24.21
Paperback. Provides an analysis of the preparation of the French troops from manual regulations to the training ground, as well as a study of the changing quality of command and control within the army. This book explores the role of the French infantry at the apex of their powers and their role in these key battles. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 183 x 6. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846032783
- ISBN
- 9781846032783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.42
€ 19.99
€ 14.42
Hardback. This groundbreaking, authoritative and best-selling study of the Vikings establishes the facts behind their rise to prominence, and cuts away the myths about their military and seafaring skills, reputation, and exploits. The author applies modern military thinking to the Viking art of war and examines their tactics, seamanship, mobility, strategy. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 pgs b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBLC; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484. 256 pages, 16 pgs b/w photos. This groundbreaking, authoritative and best-selling study of the Vikings establishes the facts behind their rise to prominence, and cuts away the myths about their military and seafaring skills, reputation, and exploits. The author applies modern military thinking to the Viking art of war and examines their tactics, seamanship, mobility, strategy. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBLC; HBW. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 22. Weight: 484.
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932033601
- ISBN
- 9781932033601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.95
€ 33.99
€ 23.95
Paperback. Argues that, far from being the first 'modern' war, it was the last 'Napoleonic' war, and that none of the innovations of industrialized warfare had any significant effect on the outcome. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 Maps 8 Tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBWJ; JWKT; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- The Crowood Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847977892
- ISBN
- 9781847977892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.48
€ 18.48
Paperback. The complete story of the remarkable canoe raid on German ships in Bordeaux Harbour - by the man who himself served in the Special Boat Squadron. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 35. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Aurum Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- PB Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781311257
- ISBN
- 9781781311257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.97
€ 13.99
€ 10.97
paperback. This sixtieth-anniversary edition of the 1943 classic returns to print the exciting story of a U.S. Navy fighter squadron during the invasion of French North Africa in World War II. Series: Aviation Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1HB; 1KBB; HBJK; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- 60th Anniversary edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574887228
- ISBN
- 9781574887228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.35
€ 29.35
Paperback. Black Africans made up more than half of the British army that invaded Zululand in January of 1879 and went on to fight the storied battles of Isandlwana, Rorke's Drift, and Ulundi. This book presents an account of Britain's black allies in the Anglo-Zulu War. Num Pages: 188 pages, 17 illustrations, 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBW; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817353681
- ISBN
- 9780817353681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.61
€ 46.61
Hardcover. 242pp. Usual library markings
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Oliver & Boyd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1962
- SKU
- KHS1019538
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, over 170 b/w and color photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 283 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764323423
- ISBN
- 9780764323423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.31€ 45.44
€ 64.31
€ 45.44
Paperback. A lavishly illustrated history of the Canadian Rangers and their evolving role as defenders and stewards of Canada's remote regions. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 1316 pages, 30 maps, 134 photos, 23 in colour, 4 charts, 13 tables, 16-page full-colour insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; HBTB; HBW; JFSL9; JPS; TTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6147 x 4217. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 1316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774824538
- ISBN
- 9780774824538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.46
€ 49.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FV; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613733561
- ISBN
- 9781613733561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.26
€ 15.99
€ 15.26
Paperback. A comprehensive study of the period and debates surrounding the European origins of the Second World War. This book describes the various explanations that have been offered for the war and the historiographical debates that have arisen from them; and analyses the ideological, economic and strategic forces at work in Europe during the 1930s. Series: Origins of Modern War. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- Pearson
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405840286
- ISBN
- 9781405840286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 54.65
€ 54.99
€ 54.65
Paperback. Explains in detail the air, sea and land battles between the Allied and Japanese armed forces during the battle for Java that followed the evacuation of southern Sumatra in February 1942. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971695132
- ISBN
- 9789971695132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.28
€ 60.28