Military history
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Military history
Paperback. With US soldiers stationed around the world and engaged in multiple conflicts, Americans will be forced for the foreseeable future to come to terms with those permanently disabled in battle. This book explains how, before entering World War I, the United States sought a way to avoid the enormous cost of providing injured soldiers with pensions. Num Pages: 300 pages, 20 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBWN; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226143354
- ISBN
- 9780226143354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.51
€ 43.51
Hardcover. 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: 234 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226071633
- ISBN
- 9780226071633
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.46
€ 71.46
Hardcover. Over the years, the US has been fighting wars so far from the public eye as to risk being forgotten, the struggles and sacrifices of its volunteer soldiers almost ignored. This book features images that depict the bedrooms of forty fallen soldiers - the equivalent of a single platoon - from the US, Canada, and several European nations. Num Pages: 120 pages, 40 duotones. BIC Classification: AJCR; HBWS4; HBWS5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 120 x 90 x 18. Weight in Grams: 989.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226066868
- ISBN
- 9780226066868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.90
€ 50.90
Hardcover. From World War II to the war in Iraq, periods of international conflict seem like unique moments in US political history - but when it comes to public opinion, they are not. This title explores conventional wisdom about American reactions to World War II, as well as conflicts in Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 344 pages, 70 line drawings, 38 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBWQ; HBWS; JPS; JPVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 689.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780226043586
- ISBN
- 9780226043586
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.33
€ 127.33
Hardback. This book presents an unforgettable up-close account of the effects of World War II and the subsequent American occupation on Oita prefecture. Series: Asian History Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 black and white; 19 full color. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBT; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 22.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
- Condition
- New
- Number of pages
- 256
- SKU
- V9789462982598
- ISBN
- 9789462982598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.56
€ 182.56
Hardcover. A comparative scholarly volume on the political culture of the French, Batavian, Helvetic, Cisalpine, and Neapolitan revolutions, bridging the gap between the historiographies of the European revolutionary sphere of the so-called 'Sister' Republics in the period 1789 to 1805. Editor(s): Oddens, Joris; Jacobs, Erik; Rutjes, Mart. Series: Intellectual and Political History. Num Pages: 280 pages, 0 black and white; 2 full color. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 242 x 23. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089646064
- ISBN
- 9789089646064
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.70
€ 195.70
Hardcover. An investigation on the circumstances that have produced starkly different systems of recruiting and employing soldiers in different parts of the globe over the last 500 years Editor(s): Zurcher, Erik Jan. Series: Work Around the Globe: Historical Comparisons. Num Pages: 688 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 3J; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 158 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1144.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089644527
- ISBN
- 9789089644527
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.04
€ 184.04
Paperback. During the First World War, belligerents infringed on the rights and duties of neutrals, as these had been codified in international agreements. Both the Allies and the Central Powers pressured the neutrals to modify their policies to favour them over their adversaries. During the four-and-a-half years the war lasted, this pressure mounted until th Series: NIOD Studies on War, Holocaust, and Genocide. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBWN; JHM; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 354. Neutrals, Neutrality and the First World War. Series: Studies of the Netherlands Institute for War Documentation. 176 pages, Illustrated. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBWN; JHM; JPS. Dimension: 239 x 172 x 12. Weight: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789052603704
- ISBN
- 9789052603704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.20
€ 60.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 167 x 15. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Wydawnictwo Poland
- Condition
- New
- Number of pages
- 160
- SKU
- V9788323336990
- ISBN
- 9788323336990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.07
€ 57.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: AP; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 13. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Wydawnictwo Poland
- Condition
- New
- Number of pages
- 180
- SKU
- V9788323336389
- ISBN
- 9788323336389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.08
€ 52.08
Hardcover. Catharism and Political Dissent. Series: Heresy and Inquisition in the Middle Ages. 298 pages, 3, 3 line drawing. Investigation of the development of the Cathar heresy in south-west France, looking at how and why its growth differed across the regions. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBWC; HRAM7. Dimension: 162 x 241 x 29. Weight: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- York Medieval Press
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903153383
- ISBN
- 9781903153383
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.79
€ 148.79
Hardback. Rituals of war and images of violence in Mesopotamia ca. 3000-500 BCE examined as "magical technologies of warfare." Num Pages: 280 pages, 38. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; HBW; JW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Zone Books United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781890951849
- ISBN
- 9781890951849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.20
€ 38.99
€ 33.20
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- James Currey United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010421
- ISBN
- 9781847010421
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.79
€ 125.79
Hardcover. The first comprehensive survey of the memorialisation process in Britain in the aftermath of the South African War, uncovering the themes and myths that underpinned the interpretations of the war as well as shifting patterns in how the war was represented and conceived. Num Pages: 193 pages, 1 frontispiece, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846319686
- ISBN
- 9781846319686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.09
€ 54.09
Hardcover. Britain's Soldiers explores the complex figure of the Georgian soldier and rethinks current approaches to military history. Editor(s): Linch, Kevin; McCormack, Matthew. Series: Eighteenth Century Worlds. Num Pages: 225 pages, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBW; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846319556
- ISBN
- 9781846319556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.21
€ 172.21
Hardcover. This book considers the problem of excessive drinking and the 'drink crisis' which apparently hindered the British war effort during the First World War. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846318955
- ISBN
- 9781846318955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.21
€ 172.21
Hardcover. This is a detailed study of an important figure whose differing perceptions of the Great War throw valuable light on the way in which war is remembered and narrated. Num Pages: 236 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLL; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846318719
- ISBN
- 9781846318719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.98
€ 172.98
Hardcover. This book is the first comprehensive investigation of the National War Aims Committee, providing detailed discussion of the establishment, activities and reception of the British domestic propaganda organisation, together with a careful and extensive analysis of the patriotic content of its propaganda. Num Pages: 310 pages, 23 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846318306
- ISBN
- 9781846318306
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.21
€ 172.21
Paperback. Editor(s): Llewellyn-Jones, Rosie. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJH; HBJF1; HBWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845197148
- ISBN
- 9781845197148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.14
€ 49.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJH; HBJF1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845196929
- ISBN
- 9781845196929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.47
€ 49.47