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Paperback. .
Publisher
Noodle Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Special issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906419165
ISBN
9781906419165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.80

Paperback. In May 1947 a Jewish teenager was mysteriously abducted in Jerusalem. He was never seen alive again. A grey felt hat found at the scene was traced to Major Roy Farran, an ex-SAS officer leading a counter-terrorist squad. Farran was acquitted after a court martial and came home to a hero's welcome. But the Zionist underground swore vengeance. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJPG; HBJF1; JFSR1; JKV; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099522874
ISBN
9780099522874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.49

Paperback. This volume illustrates the evolving patterns issued to the Waffen-SS, from the first "plane-tree" pattern to the rare 1945 "Leibermeister", including several "mystery" patterns. It contains rare original uniforms, from private collections, photographed in colour and worn by live models. Series: Europa Militaria. Num Pages: 64 pages, colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD; JWTU; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 191 x 6. Weight in Grams: 232. Series: Europa Militaria. 64 pages, colour photographs. This volume illustrates the evolving patterns issued to the Waffen-SS, from the first "plane-tree" pattern to the rare 1945 "Leibermeister", including several "mystery" patterns. It contains rare original uniforms, from private collections, photographed in colour and worn by live models. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD; JWTU; WCK. Dimension: 258 x 191 x 6. Weight: 232.
Publisher
Crowood Press (UK)
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861264749
ISBN
9781861264749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.25

Hardcover. In this story of one man's encounter with an indigenous people of Peru, Michael Brown guides his readers upriver into a contested zone of the Amazonian frontier, where more than 50,000 Awajun--renowned for pugnacity and fierce independence--use hard-won political savvy, literacy, and digital skills to live life on their own terms, against long odds. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 145 x 211 x 29. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674368071
ISBN
9780674368071
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.26

paperback. .
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486496368
ISBN
9780486496368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.81

Paperback. In the wake of Pakistan's development of nuclear weapons, unpoliceable border areas, shelter of the Afghan Taliban and Bin Laden, there is a clear need to look further than the simple image of a failed state so often portrayed in the media. This title offers an understanding of this remarkable and highly contradictory country. Num Pages: 592 pages, 16 pp. BIC Classification: 1FKP; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 201 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141038247
ISBN
9780141038247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAL; 3D; BGX; HBJF1; HBLA; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 200 x 11. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750961240
ISBN
9780750961240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.15

Hardcover. Num Pages: 111 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; AJC; HBJF1; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 696.
Publisher
Olive Branch Pr
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566569828
ISBN
9781566569828
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.71

Paperback. The first major regional study of poverty and its relief in the seventeenth century: the first century of welfare. Series: People, Markets, Goods: Economies and Societies in History. Num Pages: 335 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 29 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JD; HBJD1; HBTB; JFFA; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843839569
ISBN
9781843839569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.74

Paperback. Award-winning, critically acclaimed, internationally bestselling William Dalrymple takes us to the heart of an undiscovered India Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HRAX; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408878194
ISBN
9781408878194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.97

Paperback. 20 November, 1979: as morning prayers began, hundreds of hardline Islamist gunmen, armed with rifles smuggled in coffins, stormed the Grand Mosque in Mecca. This work takes us through one of the momentous events in history, interviewing many participants in the siege and reveals the truth about the first operation of modern global jihad. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBX; HBJF1; HBLW; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141034065
ISBN
9780141034065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 136 x 23. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061791048
ISBN
9780061791048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FBQ; 1FCA; 3JM; HBJD1; HBJF1; HBLX; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300227512
ISBN
9780300227512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.14

paperback. During the 1950s, when the Cold War was at its peak, two immensely powerful brothers led the US into a series of foreign adventures whose effects are still shaking the world. In this book, the story of John Foster Dulles and Allen Dulles is the story of America. It illuminates and helps explain the modern history of the US and the world. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8-page black-&-white photograph insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 211 x 29. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250053121
ISBN
9781250053121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.29

Paperback. Series: Pitt Series in Russian and East European Studies. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, col. maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 491.
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822961710
ISBN
9780822961710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.12

Paperback. This book is a comprehensive introduction to the fascinating history of this great nation. Series: Teach Yourself - General. Num Pages: 400 pages, ten maps and ten black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
John Murray Press London
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444105230
ISBN
9781444105230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.71

Paperback. Reframes the debate on the French Revolution, shifting the discussion from the Revolution's role in wider, extrinsic processes to its central political significance. Num Pages: 272 pages, 21 line illustrations, 2 maps, 10 tables. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
20th Anniversary Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520241565
ISBN
9780520241565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBWE; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 180 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Helion and Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910777107
ISBN
9781910777107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.48

Paperback. .
Publisher
University of Delaware Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611495010
ISBN
9781611495010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.02

Paperback. Intended as a reminder of Europe for soldiers and clerks of the empire, the city of Dalat, located in the hills of Southern Vietnam, was built by the French in an alpine locale that reminded them of home. This book uncovers the strange 100-year history of a colonial city that was conceived as a center of power. Series: From Indochina to Vietnam: Revolution and War in a Global Perspective. Num Pages: 374 pages, 34 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
374
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition Thus; 1st Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272699
ISBN
9780520272699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.72

Hardback. In this book, seven internationally renowned experts on Japanese and Asian history have come together to investigate, with innovative methodological approaches, various aspects of the Japanese experience during and after the First World War. Editor(s): Frattolillo, Oliviero; Best, Antony. Num Pages: 200 pages, 5. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJF; HBJF; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137546739
ISBN
9781137546739
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.31

Paperback. This major book by the renowned Israeli historian, unveils the hidden and systematic ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians in 1948, and its relevance to resolving the conflict. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp plate section. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJPG; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851685554
ISBN
9781851685554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.79

Paperback. A gripping and fascinating account of the Great War - told through the events of 100 key dates between 1914 and 1918. Num Pages: 544 pages, Integrated b&w. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444763386
ISBN
9781444763386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. Contains hundreds of photos of the Mosquito production line and design concepts. Appendices include first hand pilot accounts, details of the unique variants put into production, and information relating to the Mosquito's deployment in a civilian context with BOAC. Num Pages: 256 pages, Approx 480 mono within text. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783400713
ISBN
9781783400713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.57

Hardback. Translator(s): Brandt, Alan. Num Pages: 320 pages, over 60 b/w photographs, over 30 maps, charts. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 716.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764304637
ISBN
9780764304637
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.77

Hardcover. The Histories of Sallust (86-35 BCE), while fragmentary, provide invaluable information about a crucial period of history from 78 to around 67 BCE. In this volume, John T. Ramsey has freshly edited the Histories and the two pseudo-Sallustian Letters to Caesar, completing the Loeb Classical Library edition of his works. Num Pages: 655 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 116 x 37. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996861
ISBN
9780674996861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.14

Paperback. Editor(s): Desan, Suzanne; Hunt, Lynn; Nelson, William Max. Num Pages: 240 pages, 9, 3 black & white halftones, 2 tables, 2 charts, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801478680
ISBN
9780801478680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.50

Hardback. The first study ever published to closely examine all of Adams's political writings, from his youth to his long retirement, John Adams's Republic should appeal to everyone who seeks to know more about America's first major political theorist. Num Pages: 576 pages, 1, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 263 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1208.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421419220
ISBN
9781421419220
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.64

Paperback. Number 6 in the Luftwaffe Profile Series describes the design and use of the Flettner Fl 282. Series: Luftwaffe Profile S. Num Pages: 32 pages, b/w photos, color profiles, drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; JWMV; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 216 x 2. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887409219
ISBN
9780887409219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.34

Paperback. An introduction to social and political development through archaeology and art in China, Korea and Japan from the Palaeolithic to 8th-century early historic times. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FPC; HBJF; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Publisher
Oxbow Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785706677
ISBN
9781785706677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.87

Paperback. Describes what going to war with 42 Commando was like and includes authentic details of danger, frustration, fatigue, courage and endurance that are just some of the emotions experienced during those fateful weeks and months of 1982. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16pp B&W Photos. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844156276
ISBN
9781844156276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.93

Paperback. Everyone knows what William the Conqueror won the Battle of Hastings in 1066, but it has become customary to assume that the victory was inevitable, given the alleged superiority of Norman military technology. With biographical sketches of the great warriors who fought for the crown of England in 1066, this work shows that this view is mistaken. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8pp b&w plates, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712666725
ISBN
9780712666725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.79

Paperback. [Previously published as 'Went The Day Well'] 'Of all the books marking the bicentenary Waterloo, this has to be the best' Spectator 'A book to die for' Evening Standard From Samuel Johnson Prize shortlisted author David Crane, this is a breathtaking portrait of the Britain that fought the battle of Waterloo. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0014602
ISBN
9780007358380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.23

Paperback. Hillwalking is Ireland's most widely practised leisure activity today. Rock climbing has developed to a level of technical excellence with crags in almost every county. This history recounts the adventures, dangers, successes and failures of these multifaceted activities. Num Pages: 344 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD1; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Gill
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848892422
ISBN
9781848892422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 18.38

Hardback. This study recounts the reasons why the order for the Herero genocide was very likely issued by the Kaiser himself, and why proof of this has not emerged before now. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40, 40 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1HFMN; 3JJC; HBJH; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 228 x 25. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
James Currey United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010322
ISBN
9781847010322
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.67

Paperback. Places the events of the 1990s in the context of the author's family's experience through a period of over 100 years, culminating in her own flight from Serbian forces in 1999. This work presents a story of endurance, love and hope. Series: Non-Fiction. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DVWYK; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW3; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Sandstone Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905207138
ISBN
9781905207138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.43

Paperback. An eyewitness account of the exceptional, non-sovereign, politics that developed during the occupation of Tahrir Square Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JMG; HBJH; HBLX; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 213 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042659
ISBN
9781849042659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.96

Paperback. A daring behind-enemy-lines mission from the author of A Time of Gifts and The Broken Road, who was once described by the BBC as 'a cross between Indiana Jones, James Bond and Graham Greene'. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVGSC; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444796605
ISBN
9781444796605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. All the essential facts on ancient Egypt covering mummification, the pharaohs, the pyramids and the mysterious rituals. Series: Collins GEM. Num Pages: 256 pages, col. Illustrations, col. maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 121 x 86 x 16. Weight in Grams: 150. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KCG0002838
ISBN
9780007231638
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The devastating true story of a young Franco-German soldier trapped in the lethal machinery of total war on the Eastern Front in the Second World War. Translator(s): Emmet, L. Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 560 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 37. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Cassell
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780304352401
ISBN
9780304352401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.32