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Paperback. The ninth volume in Admiral Morison's history takes up the story of American naval activities in the Mediterranean where Volume II left off, and covers three major amphibious operations - the invasion of Sicily (Husky), and the capture of the Salerno beachhead (Avalanche), and the long Anzio beachhead struggle (Shingle). Num Pages: 413 pages, 39. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591145752
ISBN
9781591145752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.92

paperback. A colourful and lavishly illustrated history (fifty years in the making) of the Mediterranean's largest and most turbulent island from much-loved historian John Julius Norwich Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSTC; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
John Murray
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848548978
ISBN
9781848548978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.79

Hardback. Sick Economies: Drama, Mercantilism, and Disease in Shakespeare's England teases out the double helix of the pathological and the economic in two seemingly disparate spheres of early modern textual production: drama and mercantilist writing. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812237733
ISBN
9780812237733
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.53

Paperback. Sick from Freedom provides the first study of the health conditions of emancipated slaves and reveals the epidemics, illnesses, and poverty that former slaves suffered from when slavery ended and freedom began. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190218263
ISBN
9780190218263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.25

Paperback. Now available in paperback, Sickles at Gettysburg, by licensed battlefield guide James Hessler, is the most deeply researched, full-length biography to appear on this remarkable American icon. And it is long overdue. No individual who fought at Gettysburg was more controversial than Major General Sickles. Num Pages: 504 pages, 40 b/w photos and 6 maps throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Savas Beatie United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781932714845
ISBN
9781932714845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBJK; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Itchy Cat Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780981516127
ISBN
9780981516127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.70

Hardback. Offers an inquiry into the evolving landscape of Los Angeles. This book offers a pointed look beneath the surface in order to see, and engage with, the city on its own terms. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273726
ISBN
9780520273726
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.69

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811713863
ISBN
9780811713863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.44

Paperback. Discusses the battles for the Germans' last line of defence in World War II, including Arnhem, Aachen, the Huertgen Forest, and Metz. Built as a series of forts, bunkers, and tank traps, the West Wall - known as the Siegfried Line to the Allies - stretched along Germany's western border. Num Pages: 230 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWN; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811736022
ISBN
9780811736022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.30

Paperback. Through the use of color photographs, maps, and reproductions of original manuscripts, the author invites the reader to walk the streets of a city whose history mirrors the development of Christianity in Europe. He examines the history, culture, and spirituality of the Italian city of Siena, the City of the Virgin. Num Pages: 144 pages, full colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBG; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
World Wisdom Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933316598
ISBN
9781933316598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.66

hardcover. Argues that Fremont used both a radical form of the picturesque and an imaginary map to create an aesthetic craving for expansion Num Pages: 1 photograph, 23 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JH; HBJK; JFC; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bison Books United States
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803238077
ISBN
9780803238077
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.14

Hardback. Series: Rsa Series in Transdisciplinary. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271065557
ISBN
9780271065557
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.04

Hardcover. Focusing on Japan's Kwantung Leasehold and Railway Zone in China's northeastern provinces, Emer O'Dwyer traces the history of Japan's prewar Manchurian empire over four decades to show how South Manchuria was naturalized as a Japanese space and how this process contributed to the success of the Japanese army's early 1930s takeover of Manchuria. Num Pages: 526 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 238 x 41. Weight in Grams: 864.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504332
ISBN
9780674504332
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.56

Hardback. A must-read for city planners, town councils, architects, sign designers, concerned citizens, and anyone who cares about the appearance and vitality of America's commercial streets, this heavily illustrated book is equally appealing to armchair historians, small-town enthusiasts, and lovers of Americana. Num Pages: 400 pages, 173, 134 black & white illustrations, 39 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AMX; HBJK; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 206 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1350.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421404943
ISBN
9781421404943
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.04

Paperback. On October 15, 1994, Jean-Bertrand Aristide was returned to power as Haiti's leader. In a blend of political, historical and moral concerns, the author of this study here provides an account of Aristide's reinstatement and explores the uncertain fate of democracy in Haiti. Num Pages: 310 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KJH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226776279
ISBN
9780226776279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 34. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Trine Day
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634240536
ISBN
9781634240536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.17

Paperback. The moving and inspiring story of one of history's most powerful yet forgotten Christmas stories: the spontaneous 1914 Christmas truce. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471135194
ISBN
9781471135194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.32

Paperback. This study traces the American tradition of the suspicion of immigrant populations spreading disease. From the cholera outbreak of the 1930s to the associations of Haitians and AIDS, the author shows how immigrant groups have been regularly slandered as carriers of particular diseases. Num Pages: 384 pages, 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; JFFN; JPVH1; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801850967
ISBN
9780801850967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.55

Paperback. Series: Europe's Asian Centuries. Num Pages: 216 pages, 9 black & white tables, 6 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349687336
ISBN
9781349687336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.36

Hardback. Silver, Trade, and War is about men and markets, national rivalries, diplomacy and conflict, and the advancement or stagnation of states. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1K; 1QD; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801861352
ISBN
9780801861352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.07