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Paperback. Undoubtedly, the Second World War was one of the darkest periods of history. With untold losses and countless with physical and mental scars, there was little to celebrate except the relief of closure. Yet what happened once the noise of the shelling subsided and the smoke dissipated? Certainly, late 1940s peacetime Britain was far from easy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 234. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Helion & Company United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910294451
ISBN
9781910294451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; KNDM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Helion and Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910294468
ISBN
9781910294468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.75

Paperback. Fresh assessments of Edgar's reign, reappraising key elements using documentary, coin, and pictorial evidence. Editor(s): Scragg, Donald. Series: Publications of the Manchester Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies. Num Pages: 294 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843839286
ISBN
9781843839286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.09

Paperback. This seminal work documents the clandestine seaborne operations undertaken by South Africa's 4 Reconnaissance Commando Regiment. It breathtakingly reveals the versatility and effectiveness of this elite unit. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJH; HBLW3; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 168 x 22. Weight in Grams: 976.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Helion and Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909982284
ISBN
9781909982284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.12

Hardcover. Series: Wolverhampton Military Studies. Num Pages: 180 pages, 12 b/w images from oroiginal docs, 6 b/w tables. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBWS2; JWD; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Helion & Company United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910777947
ISBN
9781910777947
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 93 color & 5 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; WSZC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764325373
ISBN
9780764325373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.02

Paperback. .
Publisher
Y Lolfa
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784614102
ISBN
9781784614102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.59

Hardcover. Tells the story of the Brooke Initiative's three years of political deals, using the words of many of the participants. The text shows how the Initiative laid the necessary groundwork for the subsequent Irish peace process and how its failures also illuminate current events. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; GTJ; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPFN; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 400. 8vo.Very good copy in dustwrapper. Northern Ireland, Ulster. First edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1998th Edition
SKU
KEX0296620
ISBN
9780333683897
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 45.00

Paperback. Traces public housing's history in Chicago from its New Deal roots through mayor Richard M Daley's Plan for Transformation. In the process, the author chronicles the Chicago Housing Authority's own transformation from the city's most progressive government agency to its largest slumlord. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 392 pages, 28 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226360867
ISBN
9780226360867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.30

Paperback. This book contains a comprehensive selection of historical documents for courses in Greek History and Civilization, and Western Civilization. It includes material dealing with all the major aspects of Greek historical experience: political, social, cultural, intellectual, economic, and technological. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199978458
ISBN
9780199978458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.90

Paperback. Explaining to untrained and often elderly recruits how best to subdue suspicious visitors and most effectively defend a village, what to wear on patrol and how reliably to spot a German parachutist, this volume has been reproduced precisely as it was when pored-over by our relatives during the Second World War. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 183 x 6. Weight in Grams: 70.
Publisher
Old House Books
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9781908402721
ISBN
9781908402721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.18

Paperback. This fascinating new biography tells the story of one of the most influential figures of the twelfth century, Eleanor of Aquitaine, successively queen of France and of England. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631201014
ISBN
9780631201014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.83

Paperback. Series: Critical Issues in World and International History. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
190
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Fourth Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442219762
ISBN
9781442219762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.97

Hardback. This work sets out to examine Victorian anti-Catholicism in a much fuller and more inclusive context, accounting for its persistence over time, disguishing it from anti-Irish sentiment, and explaining its social, economic, political, and religious bases locally as well as nationally. Num Pages: 348 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLL; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804719841
ISBN
9780804719841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.25

Paperback. .
Publisher
Routledge
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1970
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582314009
ISBN
9780582314009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.40

Paperback. This book traces the history of Ireland from the Catholic Emancipation of 1829 to the establishment of the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland in 1922. The book argues that partition was the only way of limiting civil war in a country where democracy was inextricably linked to sectarianism. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 9. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631172833
ISBN
9780631172833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.28

Hardback. This work presents a narrative history of Europe, including Britain and Ireland, from the end of the 16th century to the Treaty of Nystadt in 1721. It is organized around geographical regions, paying as much attention to northern and eastern Europe, as to western and southern. Series: Blackwell History of Europe. Num Pages: 496 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 860.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631205128
ISBN
9780631205128
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 191.42

Paperback. * Organised around a narrative and geographical structure. * Covers the history of Britain and Ireland as well as continental Europe. * Contains illustrations, maps and other supporting material. * Examines cultural as well as political and social history. . Series: Blackwell History of Europe. Num Pages: 496 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631205135
ISBN
9780631205135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.11

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, 112 b/w photos & maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 870.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764348389
ISBN
9780764348389
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 28.20

Hardcover. Reveals that the realities of British politics before 1914 were more complex and rather different from the whiggish stereotypes about New Liberalism, and the rise of labour and class politics which have dominated our understanding of late Edwardian Britain. Num Pages: 300 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 27. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846311987
ISBN
9781846311987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.94

Hardback. Editor(s): Wilson, D. L. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691636078
ISBN
9780691636078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.33

paperback. Editor(s): Wilson, D. L. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691607504
ISBN
9780691607504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.25

Hardback. Offers a political narrative of the rise and fall of the Tudor monarchy. This book begins with the factional quarrels which was the political life of England under Henry VI in the 1450s and then examines the rebuilding of the strength of royal government under Edward IV, Henry VII and Henry VIII. Series: Blackwell Classic Histories of England. Num Pages: 488 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; HBTB; HBTG; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
5th Edition
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631214595
ISBN
9780631214595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.13

Paperback. National security, a topic routinely discussed behind the closed doors of Washington's political scientists and policymakers, is believed to be an insider's game. All too often, such highly specialized knowledge is assumed to place issues beyond the grasp--and interest--of the American public. Author D. Robert Worley disagrees. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLX; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 653.
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612347202
ISBN
9781612347202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.16

paperback. In this scholarly volume, D. Simon Evans presents to the non-Welsh speaker the medieval text of the Welsh Life of St David, one of the early Christian missionaries of West Wales; this annotated text is based on that in the Book of the Anchorite of Llanddewibrefi (c. 1350). Editor(s): Evans, D. Simon. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
University of Wales Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Annotated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783169535
ISBN
9781783169535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.37

Paperback. For all the literature about Civil War military operations and leadership, precious little has been written about strategy, particularly in the eastern theatre. The Civil War in the East takes a fresh look at military operations in this sector and the assumptions that shaped them. Num Pages: 162 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612346281
ISBN
9781612346281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.40

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Dundurn Group Ltd Canada
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554887736
ISBN
9781554887736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.97

Paperback. Series: Medieval Cultures S. Num Pages: 280 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3H; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780816639519
ISBN
9780816639519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.47

paperback. The problems of modern Ireland - notably the political divisions within Ireland and between Ireland and Great Britain - have attracted the attention of British leaders from Gladstone to Major. This analysis places the "Irish question" in the wider context of the history of the British Isles. Series: British History in Perspective. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JPH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave
Condition
New
SKU
9780333665305
ISBN
9780333665305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.34

Paperback. .
Publisher
Markus Wiener Pub
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558763135
ISBN
9781558763135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.15

Paperback. Offers a political narrative of the rise and fall of the Tudor monarchy. This book begins with the factional quarrels which was the political life of England under Henry VI in the 1450s and then examines the rebuilding of the strength of royal government under Edward IV, Henry VII and Henry VIII. Series: Blackwell Classic Histories of England. Num Pages: 488 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; HBTB; HBTG; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
5th Edition
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631214601
ISBN
9780631214601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.51

Paperback. Series: Aspects of Greek and Roman Life. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 171 x 209 x 18. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801493652
ISBN
9780801493652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBWP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 248 x 18. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845196295
ISBN
9781845196295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.71

Hardcover. Explores the role of cultural heritage in post-conflict reconstruction, whether as a motor for the prolongation of violence or as a resource for building reconciliation. This book focuses on the material practices and rhetorical strategies developed around cultural heritage in post-civil war Spain and the victorious Franco regime's reconstruction. Num Pages: 272 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; GM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 171 x 25. Weight in Grams: 786.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845194352
ISBN
9781845194352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.39

Paperback. Photographers from the US Army's Signal Corps were with the armies that drove back Hitler's troops. Soon photos of death camps and starving POWs shocked the home front, giving ample evidence of Nazi brutality. This work argues that the photographs tell a more complex story and hold many clues for a better understanding of the recent German past. Num Pages: 280 pages, 128 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 17. Weight in Grams: 495.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253220431
ISBN
9780253220431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.39

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 266 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBJD; HRAM2; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691630892
ISBN
9780691630892
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.92

Paperback. Beginning with an interpretation of the Third Reich's sexual politics and ending with the revisions of Germany's past facilitated by communism's collapse, this book examines the intertwined histories of capitalism and communism, pleasure and state policies, religious renewal and secularizing trends. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130392
ISBN
9780691130392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.91

Paperback. The last decades of the Ming dynasty saw a significant increase in publications that examined advances in knowledge and technology. Among the numerous guides and reference books that appeared during this period was a series of texts by Song Yingxing. The author probes this text to focus on the development of scientific thinking in China. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226272801
ISBN
9780226272801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.51

Paperback. The English translation of Zhou Daguan's work on Angkor, this work covers description of the royal palace, sacred buildings, women, traders, slaves, hill people, animals, landscapes, and everyday life. Num Pages: 184 pages, colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 143 x 12. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2ND
Condition
New
SKU
V9789749511244
ISBN
9789749511244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.20

Hardcover. From Rhondda heroes chasing the American dream to rioters staking a claim in their society In the Frame is a powerful alternative history of twentieth-century South Wales, offered from the personal viewpoint of cultural historian Dai Smith. Num Pages: 300 pages, full colour section. BIC Classification: 1DBKWS; 3JJ; 3JMC; BM; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 141 x 35. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906998226
ISBN
9781906998226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.41