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Hardback. A micro-history of one small district in Afghanistan and the vicissitudes of its people in America's longest foreign war. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042642
ISBN
9781849042642
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.98

Paperback. By the author of Destiny Disrupted: an enlightening, accessible history of modern Afghanistan from the Afghan point of view, showing how Great Power conflicts have interrupted its ongoing, internal struggle to take form as a nation Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 148 x 28. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
PublicAffairs,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Trade Paper Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610393195
ISBN
9781610393195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.08

Paperback. This authoritative account of the Taliban's remarkable rebirth in Pakistan and Afghanistan traces the roots of the region's Islamic extremism and examines the role of America's political policies and strategic military decisions in enabling the troubling resurgence of the dangerously repressive fundamentalists. Num Pages: 296 pages, 16 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1FKP; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300216165
ISBN
9780300216165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.09

Paperback. Dean Bailey flitted between jobs until he decided to join the army. He excelled in his new surroundings and gaining promotion he was put in charge of a sniper section. Posted to Afghanistan, he was thrilled to take on the Taliban, but suffered horrific injuries during an ambush and was flown back to England with his body and dreams in tatters. Num Pages: 192 pages, 36 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555569
ISBN
9781781555569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.37

Hardcover. The tribal unrest-stirred up by fanatical Islamic religious leaders calling for Jihad against the British-that erupted along the North West Frontier of India in 1897. It was a short but sharp period of violence that would see the award of no fewer than eleven VCs, in what was the most serious challenge to the Empire since the Indian Mutiny. Num Pages: 272 pages, 64 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTV; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 245 x 30. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555408
ISBN
9781781555408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.79

Hardcover. The sole quintuple spy of the Second World War he was the only spy the Soviet Union shared with the British who codenamed him Silver. He fooled the Nazis into paying him GBP2.5 m. They also gave him a transmitter which he used to broadcast false military information directly to Abwehr headquarters in Berlin. The Germans awarded him the Iron Cross. Num Pages: 352 pages, 28 black and white photographs and 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1FK; 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ; JPSH; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 35. Weight in Grams: 696.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781553718
ISBN
9781781553718
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.65

Paperback. Written by a mountaineer who in 1993, after a terrifying and disastrous attempt to climb K2, drifted cold and dehydrated, into an impoverished Pakistan village in the Karakoram Mountains. It tells how moved by the inhabitants' kindness, he promised to return and build a school. It tells the story of that promise and its outcome. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1FKP; BM; JKSN1; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141034263
ISBN
9780141034263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.84

Paperback. A title, in which, the millennia of mercantile and cultural exchange along the Silk Route are celebrated by travellers and writers from Marco Polo to Sven Hedin, from William of Rubrick to Ella Maillart Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Eland Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906011840
ISBN
9781906011840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.23

Paperback. Culture Smart! Kazakhstan offers illuminating insights into the culture and society of Kazakhstan. It will help you to turn your visit-whether on business or for pleasure-into a memorable and enriching experience. Series: Culture Smart!. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FCZ; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 117 x 13. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Kuperard
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857336818
ISBN
9781857336818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.68

Paperback. He has played an East End hardman, an SAS soldier and investigated vicious world gangs. Now Ross Kemp is taking on perhaps his hardest assignment of all - the Taliban. In order to prepare for this ordeal, Ross Kemp trains with the First Battalion Royal Anglians in England's subzero temperatures. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BTM; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS4; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260. Clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KTM0000760
ISBN
9780141040882
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In March 2006, both Afghan and American officials were still claiming, just before a series of particularly ferocious clashes, that 'the Taliban are no longer able to fight large battles'. This book states that in reality, as early as 2003-5 there was a growing body of evidence that cast doubt on the official interpretation of the conflict. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850658733
ISBN
9781850658733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.56

Paperback. The extraordinary and unique memoir of the first ever British female Apache pilot Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JMC; BM; HBWS4; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Headline Review
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755319626
ISBN
9780755319626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.81

Hardback. Editor(s): Turk, Kubra. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1QFE; 1QFN; 3JM; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624177927
ISBN
9781624177927
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.00
€ 115.47

Paperback. It was a top-secret US military mission. Now, the SEAL team leader finally tells the stunning true story. Now a major Hollywood film starring Mark Wahlberg and Eric Bana. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp B&W illustration section. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BTM; HBWS4; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 32. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751555943
ISBN
9780751555943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. The amazing tale of a resourceful and unscrupulous early-19th-century American adventurer who forges his own kingdom in the wilds of Afghanistan. Num Pages: 400 pages, 35 b/w plates (16pp), With index. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
(Reissue)
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007428199
ISBN
9780007428199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FCS; 3JH; HBJD; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241957523
ISBN
9780241957523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. No railway journey on Earth can equal the Trans-Siberian between Moscow and Vladivostok. It is not just its vast length and the great variety of the lands and climes through which it passes. It is not just its history as the line that linked the huge territories which are Russia together. Editor(s): Manley, Deborah. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FCS; DQ; WGF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955498
ISBN
9781904955498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.67

Paperback. Since the launch of Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan has rarely been out of the news. The country is in the process of rebuilding, and yet the fighting continues. This book looks at the state of this war-ravaged nation, and considers the role of coalition troops and the progress being made, or not being made. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FCA; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752452487
ISBN
9780752452487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Afghanistan, 2008. After their eighteen-month epic tour of Helmand Province, the troops of 3 Para are back. This time, the weight of experience weighs heavily on their shoulders. Num Pages: 352 pages, 40 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1FCA; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLW3; HBW; JWD; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KTG0004536
ISBN
9780007296651
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Two years before the action in Lone Survivor, a Green Berets A Team conducted a very different, successful mission in Afghanistan's notorious Pech Valley. Led by Captain Ronald Fry, the Hammerhead Six mission applied the principles of unconventional warfare to "win hearts and minds" and fight against the terrorist insurgency. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8pp b/w photo insert. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBLX; HBWS4; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 203 x 30. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Hachette Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316341448
ISBN
9780316341448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.66

Paperback. One of the great untold stories of the war in Afghanistan: how a small band of Special Forces rode out on horseback and defeated the Taliban. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8pp b-w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS4; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Pocket Books
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847398239
ISBN
9781847398239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. A compelling and human portrait of modern war. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 x 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
John Murray Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848542587
ISBN
9781848542587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Hardback. The epic plains and arid deserts of Central Asia have witnessed some of the greatest migrations. This work charts the 3000-year drama of Scythians and Sarmatians; Soviets and transcontinental Silk Roads; trade routes and the transmission of ideas across the steppes; and, the breathless and brutal conquests of Alexander the Great and Chinghiz Khan. Num Pages: 384 pages, 262 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FC; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 246 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2332.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780760605
ISBN
9781780760605
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.57
€ 94.99

Paperback. Presents the life-affirming call to spiritual arms from world-renowned spiritual teacher. Part adventure narrative, part travelogue, part spiritual guide, this title is suffused with his perspective on life. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FC; BM; HP; HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141394497
ISBN
9780141394497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

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