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Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General; (U) Tertiary Education. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Univ Tennessee Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870499357
ISBN
9780870499357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.74

Hardcover. The tranquil Buddhist kingdom of Laos became the centre of a major Cold War crisis in the early 1960s. This is an account of the experiences of the Deputy British Ambassador, which includes a battle going on in his garden and being held prisoner for a month by left-wing guerillas. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 colour and 22 b&w illustration, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FML; HBJF; HBLW3; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860647352
ISBN
9781860647352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.47
€ 53.60

Paperback. Covering the ten centuries following the fall of Rome, War in the Middle Ages engages all aspects of its subject, including the military customs and conditions of the various Western European states; armor and weaponry recruitment; and rules of combat developed to limit bloodshed. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631144694
ISBN
9780631144694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.14

Paperback. War in the Tyrol is a translation of part of 'Geschichte des k. k. Infanterie-Regiments Georg Prinz von Sachsen Nr.11', edited by Franz Jaeger. The account describes what happened in 1866 when Austrians met Italian volunteers under Giuseppe Garibaldi, who had been given the task of freeing Tyrol from Austrian rule. Editor(s): Franz, Jaeger. Translator(s): Sutherland, Stuart. Num Pages: 40 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DST; HBJD; HBLL; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 68.
Publisher
Helion and Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906033637
ISBN
9781906033637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 170 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 958.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750962179
ISBN
9780750962179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.86

Hardcover. War Is Coming is an ethnographic study that sheds light on the everyday conversations, practices, and experiences of people in Lebanon who live in between moments of political violence, remember past wars, and anticipate future turmoil. Series: The Ethnography of Political Violence Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 239 x 29. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812248869
ISBN
9780812248869
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.61

Hardcover. Editor(s): Rosenwald, Lawrence. Num Pages: 850 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 207 x 40. Weight in Grams: 764.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Library of America
Condition
New
SKU
V9781598534733
ISBN
9781598534733
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.93

Paperback. Exploring Mexican, American, and Indian sources ranging from diplomatic correspondence and congressional debates to captivity narratives and plains Indians' pictorial calendars, this book presents ways in which economic, cultural, and political developments within native communities affected nineteenth-century nation-states. Series: The Lamar Series in Western History. Num Pages: 496 pages, 31 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300158373
ISBN
9780300158373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 116 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 8. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Number of pages
116
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874801927
ISBN
9780874801927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.95

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718199715
ISBN
9780718199715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.79

Paperback. Between 1899 and 1902 the Dutch public was captivated by the war raging in South Africa between the Boer republics and the British Empire. Dutch popular opinion was on the side of the Boers: these descendants of the seventeenth-century Dutch settlers were perceived as kinsmen, the most tangible result of which was a flood of propaganda material int Num Pages: 408 pages, 12 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; HBWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 171 x 24. Weight in Grams: 776. Dutch Pro-Boer Propaganda and the South African War (1899-1902). 404 pages, 12 black and white illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; HBWM. Dimension: 239 x 171 x 24. Weight: 776.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
SKU
V9789089644121
ISBN
9789089644121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 114.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 548 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 33. Weight in Grams: 445.
Publisher
Bantam
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553384574
ISBN
9780553384574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612346410
ISBN
9781612346410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.90

Paperback. War on the Waters: The Union and Confederate Navies, 1861-1865 Series: Littlefield History of the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469622842
ISBN
9781469622842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.62

Paperback. Operation Iraqi Freedom was one of the most confusing conflicts in US history. The high command could not be sure who to fight, who was attacking Coalition troops, or who among the different Iraqi groups were fighting each other. Yet there were a few astute officers like Lt. Col. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32 pages of colour. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS5; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 298 x 25. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Casemate Books United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612004310
ISBN
9781612004310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.03

Hardback. More than any other episode since the end of the Cold War, the conflict in Kosovo revealed the distinctive attributes of a American "way of war." This volume includes an overview of the war. It explores the conflict's relationship to US strategy, the Revolution in Military Affairs, and American civil-military relations, among other topics. Editor(s): Bacevich, Andrew J.; Cohen, Eliot A. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWYS; 1KBB; HBJD; HBLW3; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231124829
ISBN
9780231124829
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.46

Paperback. Reveals the significance of War Plan Orange - the US Navy's strategy to defeat Japan. This title recounts the struggles between the 'thrusting' and 'cautionary' schools of strategy, the roles of outspoken leaders such as Dewey, Mahan, King, and MacArthur, and the adaptation of aviation and other technologies to the plan. Num Pages: 560 pages, 32 photographs, 32 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWF; JWK; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591145004
ISBN
9781591145004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; JPHC; JWL; LNDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691168036
ISBN
9780691168036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.67

Hardback. Delves into the myths associated with the Vietnam veteran's experience and looks at them through the war stories they told and continue to tell. Kulik conducts an extremely thorough review of the Vietnam literature and interviews participants wherever possible, poking holes in the war myths of people throughout the political spectrum. Num Pages: 304 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597973045
ISBN
9781597973045
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.03

Paperback. Mary Dudziak's original analysis of American wartime and its effect on law, policy, and our ideas about time itself, now available in paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199315857
ISBN
9780199315857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.81

Paperback. This text analyzes the operations and tactics that defined the conduct of World War II in Europe and the Pacific. It avoids a celebratory view but preserves a respect for the problems the Allies faced and overcame as well as a realistic assessment of the Axis accomplishments and failures. Num Pages: 736 pages, 126 halftones, 23 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWK; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1026.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
736
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674006805
ISBN
9780674006805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.21

Paperback. Imaginatively conceived and compellingly told, War under Heaven redefines our understanding of Anglo-Indian relations in the colonial period. Num Pages: 380 pages, 17, 3 maps, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801878923
ISBN
9780801878923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.23

Hardcover. Editor(s): Witten, Manley. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 360 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CBWJ; HBJK; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
First Edition (1st printing),
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700617401
ISBN
9780700617401
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.22

Hardcover. The first book-length account of the occupation of North Alabama by Union soldiers from 1862 to 1865. Opens a new window on the strength of Confederate nationalism in the region and the Union's evolving policies toward the defiant civilians. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700618446
ISBN
9780700618446
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.58

Paperback. This is a study of Arab writers such as Ghada al-Samman, Hanan al-Shaikh, Emily Nasrallah and Etel Adnan. It presents a constructive literary approach to the ravages of the civil war in the Lebanon. The ways in which women's consciousness is awakened in terms of female liberation is a theme. Num Pages: 228 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1FBL; DSBH; HBJF1; HBW; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815603771
ISBN
9780815603771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.72

Hardcover. Explains how, before entering World War I, the United States sought a way to avoid the enormous cost of providing injured soldiers with pensions, which it had done since the Revolutionary War. This title includes a story that culminates in the postwar establishment of the Veteran's Administration. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JWJ; MQV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226482538
ISBN
9780226482538
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.37

Paperback. With US soldiers stationed around the world and engaged in multiple conflicts, Americans will be forced for the foreseeable future to come to terms with those permanently disabled in battle. This book explains how, before entering World War I, the United States sought a way to avoid the enormous cost of providing injured soldiers with pensions. Num Pages: 300 pages, 20 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBWN; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226143354
ISBN
9780226143354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.51

Paperback. .
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608466917
ISBN
9781608466917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.25

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784993498
ISBN
9781784993498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.94

Paperback. 'Levene achieves an impressive critical distance from his subject, and this will possibly place his work among the more authoritative interpretations in the long run .. An immensely valuable book.' Michael Berkowitz, AJS Review Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBJD; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
New in paperback
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906764012
ISBN
9781906764012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.83

Hardcover. Between 1914 and 1945, two world wars and the turbulent interwar years had a profound impact on Basque society, affecting even remote villages and rural farmers. This book examines the impact of war and occupation on four Basque communities in the French commune of Xiberoa. Series: Basque Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, 9 b/w photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874177381
ISBN
9780874177381
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.56

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843836391
ISBN
9781843836391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.47

Hardcover. "First published in 2015 in Great Britain by Sussex Academic Press" -- Verso title page. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2AGR; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; HBJD; HBWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845196707
ISBN
9781845196707
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.39

Hardback. American foreign policy since World War II has actively sought to reshape both domestic and international orders, hoping to hasten the coming of the "end of history" in a peaceful democratic utopia. While the end of the Cold War heightened optimism that this goal was near, American foreign policymakers still face dramatic challenges. Num Pages: 240 pages, notes; bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBLX; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612345390
ISBN
9781612345390
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.37

Paperback. This study of the relations of the peoples of West Africa in the precolonial period covers a period of four or five hundred years, up to the last decades of the nineteenth century. Smith addresses outside influences but focuses primarily on what happened between African states before the partition and the establishment of colonies. Num Pages: 176 pages, 23 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFD; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299123345
ISBN
9780299123345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.33

Paperback. Warfare was an integral part of early medieval life. This book looks at warfare in a rounded context in the British Isles and Western Europe between the end of the Roman Empire and the break-up of the Carolingian Empire. Series: Warfare and History. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; JWL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415239400
ISBN
9780415239400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.82

Paperback. Examines the role and impact of warfare in west Africa during the period of the slave trade and the founding of the Empire. The book is intended for undergraduate courses in European expansion, slavery and slave trade, African history, colonial history, and for military historians. Series: Warfare and History. Num Pages: 212 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJH; HBLL; HBTS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 12. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857283938
ISBN
9781857283938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.75

Paperback. A complete survey of the military campaigns of the early Saxons, tactics, strategy, and logistics, demonstrating in particular the sophistication of the administration involved. Series: Warfare in History. Num Pages: 324 pages, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3F; HBJD; HBLC; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843839279
ISBN
9781843839279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.82

Hardback. A complete survey of the military campaigns of the early Saxons, tactics, strategy, and logistics, demonstrating in particular the sophistication of the administration involved. Series: Warfare in History. Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3F; HBJD; HBLC; HBW; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843837626
ISBN
9781843837626
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.82

Paperback. Warfare State shows how the federal government, in the course of World War II, vastly expanded its influence over American society. Equally important, it looks at how and why Americans adapted to this expansion of authority. Num Pages: 346 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; HBWQ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199930357
ISBN
9780199930357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.64