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Paperback. A Sunday Times Bestseller. David Hart Dyke's compelling personal testimony is rejacketed and relaunched in paperback. 'Superbly frank and unsentimental.. The literature of the Falklands War would be much the poorer without this pithy, well constructed and brutally honest account of the fighting at sea.' Saul David, Daily Telegraph Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; BGHA; HBJQ; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 306. A Captain's Story of War at Sea. 304 pages. HMS Coventry's job during the Falklands War was to provide early warning of approaching enemy aircraft. On 25 May, Coventry was attacked by two Argentine Skyhawks and hit by three bombs. Her Captain, David Hart Dyke, himself badly burned, climbed down her starboard side and into a life-raft. This book tells his story. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; BGHA; HBJQ; HBW; JWF. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843545910
- ISBN
- 9781843545910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.29
€ 14.99
€ 11.29
Hardback. More thrilling tales of adventure and derring-do from the author of the bestselling Shooting Leave. Num Pages: 340 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 147 x 29. Weight in Grams: 484. Danger, Diplomacy and Adventure in the Great Game. 340 pages. Back in the day when men were men and Britain ruled the world, the two great world powers went head to head over control of central Asia - from the Caucasus to Kabul. This title tells the story of British soldiers, missionaries and mercenaries, horse traders and opportunists who travelled to make their name in the Great Game. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Dimension: 219 x 147 x 29. Weight: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849016674
- ISBN
- 9781849016674
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.26
€ 21.99
€ 16.26
Paperback. Explains the structure of the feudal society, describes the rise of economic life and tells of the impact of Commodore Perry's arrival in 1853. Bibliographical notes. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBG; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1961
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804705257
- ISBN
- 9780804705257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.38
€ 51.99
€ 46.38
Paperback. Studies the way in which status symbols operated as a key tool for defining and redefining identities, relations, and power in the hierarchical world of Louis XIV's court. Series: The Past & Present Book Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 14 black & white figures/illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198754350
- ISBN
- 9780198754350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.94
€ 63.94
Hardback. In this book we encounter the real men and combat missions on which Catch 22 was based. Blending fact, fancy, and history with full-blown original illustrations and rare, previously unpublished photos, the work includes twelve men of the Bomb Group relating twelve richly told tales of their own. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; FZC; HBJK; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508. The Real Men and Missions of Joseph Heller's 340th Bomb Group in World War II. 288 pages, illustrated throughout. In this book we encounter the real men and combat missions on which Catch 22 was based. Blending fact, fancy, and history with full-blown original illustrations and rare, previously unpublished photos, the work includes twelve men of the Bomb Group relating twelve richly told tales of their own. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; FZC; HBJK; HBWQ; JWG. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 21. Weight: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612001036
- ISBN
- 9781612001036
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.66
€ 33.99
€ 28.66
Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Encounter Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594037351
- ISBN
- 9781594037351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.10
€ 26.99
€ 24.10
Paperback. Editor(s): Shami, Seteney. Series: A Columbia / SSRC Book. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Social Science Research Council
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780979077258
- ISBN
- 9780979077258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.67
€ 46.67
Paperback. Essays illuminate the extraordinarily varied and dynamic intellectual developments underway in India and Tibet during the three centuries prior to the consolidation of British imperial power in 1800. Editor(s): Pollock, Sheldon. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 map, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FMT; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349044
- ISBN
- 9780822349044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.62
€ 39.62
Hardcover. Hildesheim is a mid-sized provincial town in northwest Germany. This title presents an account of how townspeople went about their lives and reacted to events during the Nazi era. It considers the actual customs and experiences of friendship and neighbourliness in a German town before, during, and after the Third Reich. Num Pages: 336 pages, 22 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; GTB; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253344656
- ISBN
- 9780253344656
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.91
€ 47.91
paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Griffin
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230106611
- ISBN
- 9780230106611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.71
€ 18.99
€ 16.71
Hardcover. The Atlas of the Irish Revolution draws together existing and ongoing new research into the revolutionary period in a broad ranging and inclusive manner. It includes contributions from leading scholars across a range of disciplines Editor(s): Crowley, John; O Drisceoil, Donal; Murphy, Mike; Borgonovo, John. Num Pages: 916 pages, 700. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTP; HBTV; RGCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 299 x 237. . The Atlas of the Irish Revolution draws together existing and ongoing new research into the revolutionary period in a broad ranging and inclusive manner. It includes contributions from leading scholars across a range of disciplines Editor(s): Crowley, John; O Drisceoil, Donal; Murphy, Mike; Borgonovo, John. Num Pages: 916 pages, 700. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTP; HBTV; RGCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 299 x 237. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781782051176
- ISBN
- 9781782051176
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.00€ 59.99
€ 69.00
€ 59.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 b&w photo. BIC Classification: 1M; HBJM; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816677573
- ISBN
- 9780816677573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.55
€ 33.55
Paperback. A close look at two controversial Scottish capitalists engaged in the opium trade. Num Pages: 472 pages, 2 b&w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1FM; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJF; KCLT1; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- Number of pages
- 472
- SKU
- V9780773547261
- ISBN
- 9780773547261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.67
€ 31.99
€ 29.67
Broken Landscapes: Selected Letters from Ernie O'Malley, 1924-57
Afterword By David Lloyd) (Edited By Cormac J...
hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843511953
- ISBN
- 9781843511953
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.00€ 30.68
€ 40.00
€ 30.68
Paperback. First published in 1974, Fogel and Engerman's groundbreaking book reexamined the economic foundations of American slavery, marking "the start of a new period of slavery scholarship and some searching revisions of a national tradition" (C. Vann Woodward, New York Review of Books). Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393312188
- ISBN
- 9780393312188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.60
€ 21.99
€ 21.60
Paperback. Editor(s): Kamp, Marianne. Translator(s): Kamp, Marianne; Markova, Mariana. Num Pages: 242 pages, 4 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253021380
- ISBN
- 9780253021380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.10
€ 33.99
€ 30.10
Paperback. Gibbon's "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" (the first volume was originally published in 1776), is one of the most famous texts in the English language. David Womersley's annotated edition returns to manuscript and original sources. Editor(s): Womersley, David. Num Pages: 1232 pages, facsim. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 54. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- 9780140433937
- ISBN
- 9780140433937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.50
€ 24.99
€ 18.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BTC; HBJK; HBLW; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Trine Day United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936296156
- ISBN
- 9781936296156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.14
€ 19.99
€ 18.14
Paperback. During twelve years of continuous campaigns, Alexander conquered an empire that stretched from the shores of the Adriatic to the edge of modern India. Num Pages: 560 pages, 2-colour maps and illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 183 x 36. Weight in Grams: 972.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Presidio Press United States
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781400079674
- ISBN
- 9781400079674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 23.70
€ 35.99
€ 23.70
Hardcover. This work describes how the author helped to destroy the Soviet armed forces by his formation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF). It provides an insight into the USSR and its demise, and the rise of the modern, independent Ukraine, a major military power. Series: Ukrainian Research Institute publications. Num Pages: 350 pages, 24pp photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFC; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780916458775
- ISBN
- 9780916458775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.47
€ 44.47
Paperback. A critical moment in the Civil War, the Battle of Shiloh has been the subject of many books. However, none has told the story of Shiloh as Timothy Smith does in this volume, the first comprehensive history of the two-day battle in April 1862 - a battle so fluid and confusing that its true nature has eluded a clear narrative telling until now. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 606 pages, 30 illustrations, 20 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSN; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 606
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780700623471
- ISBN
- 9780700623471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.53
€ 33.99
€ 31.53
Paperback. Explores 18th century theories of international market competition. This book connects the commercial politics of nationalism and globalization in the 18th century to theories of commercial society and Enlightenment ideas of the economic limits of politics. It considers British neo-Machiavellian political economy after the Glorious Revolution. Num Pages: 560 pages, 8 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HPS; JPS; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 37. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674055773
- ISBN
- 9780674055773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.53
€ 47.53
Paperback. On Hinduism is a penetrating analysis of many of the most crucial and contested issues in Hinduism, from the Vedas to the present day. In a series of 63 connected essays, it discusses Hindu concepts of polytheism, death, gender, art, contemporary puritanism, non-violence, and much more. Num Pages: 682 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 682
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190455101
- ISBN
- 9780190455101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.81
€ 66.81
Paperback. Details the growth of the European Fur trade in North America and how it drew the Native Americans who lived in the Great Lakes region, notably the Huron, Dakota, Sauk and Fox, Miami and Shawnee tribes into the colonial European Wars. Illustrator(s): Smith, Jonathan. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 187 x 4. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849084598
- ISBN
- 9781849084598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.92
€ 17.99
€ 12.92