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Paperback. From ordinary soldiers to commanding officers, thirty-three tours of duty are presented in rough chronological order, from December 1962, when John F. Kennedy was still alive, to April 1975, when Saigon fell. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HBJF; HBJK; HBTD; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 108 x 176 x 23. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Presidio Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780345322791
ISBN
9780345322791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.82

Hardcover. This study focuses on workers, women and peasants, and the ways in which their reading was constructed as a social and political problem, to analyze the fear of reading in 19th century France. The author presents a series of case studies of actual readers. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; CFC; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 459.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333921265
ISBN
9780333921265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.78
€ 149.83

Hardcover. This text, based on a manuscript of 2000 jokes, sheds light on the lost laughter of the "Golden Age" in the Netherlands, and provides insight on their attitudes towards sexuality and religion and other aspects of life, before religious treatises and books of manners warned against laughter. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333746745
ISBN
9780333746745
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.50

Hardback. The essays which appear in this book for the most part originated as papers delivered at a conference on Britain and the cinema in the Second World War held in London in May 1985. Editor(s): Taylor, Philip M. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APF; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333434482
ISBN
9780333434482
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.50

Hardback. Based largely upon unpublished sources, Omer Bartov's study looks closely at the background of the German army on the Eastern Front during the Second World War. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333384589
ISBN
9780333384589
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.47

Paperback. Finally in paperback, Heidi Kraft's poignant account of tending to hidden wounds in Iraq-her patients', her colleagues' and finally her own. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBLX; HBWS5; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316067911
ISBN
9780316067911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.70

Paperback. One of America's greatest investigative reporters brings to life the gripping, no-holds-barred clash of two American titans: Robert Kennedy and his nemesis Jimmy Hoffa. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8-PP. B/W photo insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 34. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Back Bay Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316067423
ISBN
9780316067423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.82

Paperback. Takes us not only into the battles fought from Normandy to Germany, but into the heart and mind of a soldier who beat the odds to become an elite paratrooper and lost his best friend during the nightmarish engagement at Bastogne. Num Pages: 304 pages, two 8 page black/white photo inserts. BIC Classification: BM; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312563233
ISBN
9780312563233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.94

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Picador USA United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312429263
ISBN
9780312429263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.51

Hardback. Num Pages: 434 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HRJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 35. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Zondervan United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
434
Condition
New
SKU
V9780310347705
ISBN
9780310347705
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.94

Paperback. Now in the Vintage Civil War Library for the first time, This Hallowed Ground covers the whole of the American Civil War, from the prelude to the death of Lincoln; Bruce Catton gives full scope and texture to the story of the United States' epic struggle in this one-volume history. Num Pages: 576 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Presidio Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307947086
ISBN
9780307947086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 204 x 18. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307389992
ISBN
9780307389992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 728 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 40. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Random House Canada Canada
Number of pages
728
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307356451
ISBN
9780307356451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.29

Paperback. The remarkable untold story of how a young American airman became the last to die in World War II Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 pages black-&-white photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWTY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306825187
ISBN
9780306825187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.10

Paperback. The vivid, fast-paced account of the siege of Khe Sanh told through the eyes of the men who lived it. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16 page insert, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FMV; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306823725
ISBN
9780306823725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.72

Paperback. In this compelling biography, an award-winning author recounts the life of James Monroe, who dedicated himself to serving his country and building America's future. b&w photos. Num Pages: 400 pages, 40 photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306819186
ISBN
9780306819186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.87

Paperback. A Band-of-Brothers-like, first-hand account of the fierce battle for Fallujah and the Marines who fought there--a story of brotherhood and sacrifice in a platoon of heroes Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306815737
ISBN
9780306815737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.79

Paperback. Originally published: Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1955. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; 3JJH; 3JJPG; BM; HBJK; HBWQ; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295999807
ISBN
9780295999807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295999791
ISBN
9780295999791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.63

Hardcover. Deconstructs stereotypes and cultural assumptions made by non- South Asians and South Asians alike Num Pages: 26 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; HBJK; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295992440
ISBN
9780295992440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.17

Paperback. This fascinating biography describes the real experiences of women and their relationships as they struggled to win the right to vote Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSJ1; JPF; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295990866
ISBN
9780295990866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.20

Paperback. Examines the ways in which Indians and their cultures have been represented by museums and presents new directions. Num Pages: 119 pages, 18 illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; ACBK; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
119
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295984599
ISBN
9780295984599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.02

Paperback. A collection of essays examining Canadian-American relations in the West Editor(s): Coates, Kenneth. Series: Emil and Kathleen Sick Series in Western History and Biography. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 maps, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 1KBC; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Washington Press Washington
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295982533
ISBN
9780295982533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.15

Hardcover. Complement to the Cambridge Historical Commission's five-volume Survey of architectural history in Cambridge, completed in 1977. Num Pages: 968 pages, 1116 figures, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; AMVD; AMX; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 266 x 56. Weight in Grams: 3316.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The MIT Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262034807
ISBN
9780262034807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.64

Hardback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231150606
ISBN
9780231150606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.07

Hardback. Editor(s): Tuttle, Gray; Schaeffer, Kurtis R. Num Pages: 752 pages, Maps: 3,, Figures: 12,. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 43. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
752
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144681
ISBN
9780231144681
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.94

Hardback. This volume of the acclaimed series deals with suits the Supreme Court decided in 1796 and 1797, years in which the Court laid the foundation for its authority to exercise judicial review and for the first time the justices overturned the decision of a state's highest court. Editor(s): Marcus, Maeva. Num Pages: 1040 pages, 37 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 167 x 62. Weight in Grams: 1679.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
1040
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231126465
ISBN
9780231126465
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 180.27

hardcover. Cockaigne: portrayed in legend, oral history, and art, this imaginary land became the most pervasive collective dream of medieval times-an earthly paradise to counter the suffering and frustration of daily existence and to quell anxieties over an ever-more-exclusive heavenly afterlife. Translator(s): Webb, Diane. Num Pages: 544 pages, 60 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
COLUMBIA UNIV PR
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231117029
ISBN
9780231117029
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.88

Paperback. In this lively cultural history, Doherty demonstrates that wartime Hollywood was not a rigidly controlled propaganda machine, as is often assumed, but an ad-hoc collaborative effort between the government and film industry. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 381 pages, Film stills. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; HBJK; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
381
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231116350
ISBN
9780231116350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.80

Hardback. With interesting facts, statistics, and comparisons presented in almanac style as well as the expertise of prominent scholars, The Columbia Guide to America in the 1960s is the most complete guide to an enduringly fascinating era. Series: Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures. Num Pages: 448 pages, charts, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 35. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113724
ISBN
9780231113724
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.28

Paperback. An insightful new biography of Joseph Goebbels, Propaganda Minister of the 'Third Reich' and one of the most important and troubling figures of the twentieth century. The first account to use all of Goebbels' surviving diaries, it sheds new light on his personality, private life and political convictions, as well as his relationship with Hitler. Num Pages: 424 pages, 46, 41 black & white illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230278660
ISBN
9780230278660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.46
€ 57.34

Hardcover. By employing new 'optics' and a comparative approach, this book helps us recognize the unexpected and unsettling connections between America's 'western' empire and Nazi Germany's 'eastern' empire, linking histories previously thought of as totally unrelated and leading readers towards a deep revisioning of the 'American West' and the 'Nazi East'. Num Pages: 321 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBBW; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; JFFJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230275157
ISBN
9780230275157
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.31

Hardcover. A fascinating anthology of narratives from the period 1735-1830, by European women who recount their enslavement in North Africa. The first such collection, it includes an extensive introduction which links the discourse on contemporary Western women captives in Iran, Afghanistan and Iraq with that of former white captives in North Africa. Num Pages: 321 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230221987
ISBN
9780230221987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.78
€ 145.69

Paperback. This book argues that contemporary Italian history has been marked by a tendency towards divided memory. Events have been interpreted in contrasting ways, and the facts themselves often contested. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230120495
ISBN
9780230120495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 125.77

Hardcover. This comprehensive study examines Polish demonology in relation to witchcraft trials in Wielkopolska, revealing the witch as a force for both good and evil. It explores the use of witchcraft, the nature of accusations and the role of gender. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230005211
ISBN
9780230005211
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.84
€ 141.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 232 x 41. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143189558
ISBN
9780143189558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 24. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143116219
ISBN
9780143116219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.66

Paperback. Examines a broad variety of topics including oral evidence, photographs, ecological data, films and television programs, church and town records, census data, and novels. This book introduces readers to the detective work and analytical approaches historians use when they are actually doing history. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBA; HBJK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe United States
Edition
6 Rev ed
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780073385488
ISBN
9780073385488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 166.49

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; KNDF; WBXD2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
William Morrow
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062389756
ISBN
9780062389756
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.47

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061430466
ISBN
9780061430466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.70