Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Hardcover. In Defensive Positions, Noell Wilson shows how control of coastal defense by regional domains exacerbated the shogunate's inability to respond to major military and political challenges as Japan transitioned from an early modern system of parcelized, local maritime defense to one of centralized, national security in the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 257 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBW; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 341 x 25. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674504349
- ISBN
- 9780674504349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.06
€ 44.99
€ 37.06
Paperback. This thought provoking strategic analysis of NATO's Northern Front and U.S. military policy questions a number of the assumptions currently held in Norway, Denmark and the United States. Concrete and specific measures are proposed to strengthen conventional defense of this vital northern NATO front and deterrence of conflict in Europe as a whole. Num Pages: 90 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 9. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 90
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819173416
- ISBN
- 9780819173416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.96
€ 54.96
Hardback. Reconsiders the impact of the largely forgotten contributions of indigenous soldiers in the Second World War Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1M; 3JJH; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803237933
- ISBN
- 9780803237933
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.94
€ 75.94
Defending White Democracy: The Making of a Segregationist Movement and the Remaking of Racial Politics, 1936-1965 Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469613871
- ISBN
- 9781469613871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.53
€ 37.53
Hardback. This work provides a documentary record of the correspondence, official and private, between Harry S. Truman and Winston Churchill, from Truman's accession to the presidency in April 1945. Series: Contributions to the Study of World History. Num Pages: 264 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313283307
- ISBN
- 9780313283307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.80€ 77.25
€ 85.80
€ 77.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBWS; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719096594
- ISBN
- 9780719096594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 39.89
€ 40.99
€ 39.89
Paperback. Series: Culture and Society After Socialism. Num Pages: 256 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1DVUG; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801473302
- ISBN
- 9780801473302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.36
€ 38.99
€ 35.36
Hardcover. The Lewinsky scandal provided President Clinton with a stern challenge to his political credibility in 1998-99. Robert Busby explains how and why Clinton survived the most serious Constitutional crisis since Watergate. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333912508
- ISBN
- 9780333912508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.81
€ 122.81
Paperback. This book celebrates the unique survival of military fortifications on the Isles of Scilly and also serves to illustrate the value and vulnerability of the whole country's coastal heritage. Series: Informed Conservation. Num Pages: 108 pages, 101. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; AMG; AMX; HBJD1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 210 x 8. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- English Heritage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848020436
- ISBN
- 9781848020436
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.42
€ 21.99
€ 21.42
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752464657
- ISBN
- 9780752464657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.26
€ 25.99
€ 22.26
Paperback. This book describes the structures put in place to defend Hampshire's inhabitants against enemies from both home and abroad. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; HBJD1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 175 x 19. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752459868
- ISBN
- 9780752459868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.18
€ 29.99
€ 25.18
Hardback. Given the rise of terrorism and the persistence of extremism in both established and new democracies today, continued research and dialogue on the defense of democracy are necessary for its preservation. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801880384
- ISBN
- 9780801880384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.29
€ 68.29
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752493305
- ISBN
- 9780752493305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.26
€ 25.99
€ 22.26
Hardback. A study of how Napoleon's very real and very serious threat to British India was countered. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 242 x 23. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783271290
- ISBN
- 9781783271290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.40
€ 95.40
Hardcover. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; JWD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 26. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403938251
- ISBN
- 9781403938251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.94
€ 122.94
Paperback. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349519316
- ISBN
- 9781349519316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.19
€ 122.19
paperback. In 1908 the Canadian parliament decided that public servants would be selected on the basis of merit, through a system administered by an independent agency: the Public Service Commission of Canada. This history recounts its unique contribution to the development of an independent public service. Series: Governance Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Ottawa Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780776606842
- ISBN
- 9780776606842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.88
€ 31.99
€ 31.88
Hardcover. Drawing upon a wide range of interviews with many of the key actors, Andrew Dorman examines how British defence policy was formulated and implemented during the premiership of Margaret Thatcher. Series: Southampton Studies in International Policy S. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPQ; JWK; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333947098
- ISBN
- 9780333947098
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.59
€ 122.59
Paperback. A revealing investigation into the origins, development, and impact of Canada's space program from 1945 to 1974. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774819602
- ISBN
- 9780774819602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.49
€ 40.99
€ 36.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 273 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226364162
- ISBN
- 9780226364162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.73
€ 40.99
€ 31.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349438839
- ISBN
- 9781349438839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.61
€ 122.61
Paperback. Dwells on the French defeat of 1870 and the socialist uprising of the Commune of Paris. By looking at the history of the body and medicine, this book considers how the French people mobilised for the war effort and how their ultimate defeat had cultural and social consequences which led to the fin-de-siecle spirit. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719081262
- ISBN
- 9780719081262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.09
€ 34.09
Paperback. Translator(s): Townsend, J. David. Num Pages: 328 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590172827
- ISBN
- 9781590172827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.53
€ 24.99
€ 20.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801473432
- ISBN
- 9780801473432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.25
€ 36.99
€ 33.25