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Paperback. Chris Terrill is a man in search of his limit. He's 55 years old. He is being trained by the Royal Marines and he is going to Afghanistan. Chris will be holding a camera and filming the whole ordeal for a major TV series. This book tells of his heroic struggle to become the oldest man to win the coveted Royal Marines Commando Green Beret. Num Pages: 400 pages, col. Illustrations, col. ports. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; HBW; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Random House UK
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099509899
ISBN
9780099509899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 47. BIC Classification: 1FC; HBJF; HBLW; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801488917
ISBN
9780801488917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 40.17

Hardback. Drawing on over 25 years of experience, the author makes the case for a less intrusive international presence with a long-term timeframe for reconstruction in Afghanistan. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849041645
ISBN
9781849041645
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.95

Paperback. Explains the history of the warlord system in Afghani politics Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS4; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042253
ISBN
9781849042253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.47

Paperback. Afghanistan in the summer of 2006. In blazing heat in remote outposts the 3 Para battlegroup is pitted against a stubborn enemy who keep on coming. Until now, the full story of what happened there has not been told. This is it. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLW3; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 250. Good copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KAK0003673
ISBN
9780007257805
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In 1933, the author began a journey through the Middle East via Beirut, Jerusalem, Baghdad, and Teheran to Oxiana - the country of the Oxus, the ancient name for the river Amu Darya which forms part of the border between Afghanistan and the Soviet Union. In this title, he presents a record of his adventures. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FC; 3JJG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141442099
ISBN
9780141442099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.95

Paperback. How do Muslims relate to Islam in societies that experienced seventy years of Soviet rule? How did the utopian Bolshevik project of remaking the world by extirpating religion from it affect Central Asia? This title combines insights from the study of both Islam and Soviet history to answer these questions. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FC; HBJF; HRH; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282155
ISBN
9780520282155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.60

Hardback. Considers how Afghan intellectuals and ordinary people interpret their own history Editor(s): Green, Nile. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849045087
ISBN
9781849045087
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.89

Paperback. Series: SOAS Musicology Series. Num Pages: 246 pages, 19 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; AVA; AVGH; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138205116
ISBN
9781138205116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.12

Hardback. This dictionary seeks to provide answers to questions on today's refugees, by tracing the history and describing the role of various actors in the international emergency relief system and in the global refugee assistance and protection network since the end of World War I. Series: Historical Dictionaries of International Organizations. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FC; 1FM; 1H; 1KLC; 1KLS; CBD; JFFD; JKS; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 224 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810837744
ISBN
9780810837744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.45
€ 30.02

Paperback. In a remote outpost of Now Zad, in Helmand Province, Pen Farthing's tour of duty will change his life forever, but for entirely unexpected reasons ..Appalled by the horrors of a local dog fight, he intervenes to free the victims. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; BM; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091928810
ISBN
9780091928810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. This is the incredible true story of the unbreakable bond forged between Treo, the world's most highly decorated dog, and his handler Sgt. Dave Heyhoe, whilst doing the most dangerous job on earth - sniffing out bombs in Afghanistan. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780873992
ISBN
9781780873992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.96

Paperback. The remarkable story of an unlikley entrepreneur who, against all odds, saved her family and inspired her community in Afghanistan Num Pages: 288 pages, port. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JJPR; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848545564
ISBN
9781848545564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

Paperback. Surrounded, abandoned and fighting overwhelming odds in Afghanistan - one true man's story. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BTM; HBJF; HBWS4; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444784435
ISBN
9781444784435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.46

Paperback. The Afghan Way of War provides the Afghan perspective on war, from the 1830s to the present day, and in doing so uncovers the cultural codes that colour the Afghan spirit in warfare. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 219 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849043762
ISBN
9781849043762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.89

Paperback. Where Men Win Glory is a profoundly eloquent and affecting account of heroism - a millionaire sports star who gave it all up after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, to fight for his country with the US Army in Afghanistan: only to be killed by one of his own platoon. The gripping story of the life and death of a true American hero. Num Pages: 400 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; BGH; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 338. The Odyssey of Pat Tillman. 400 pages, maps. Where Men Win Glory is a profoundly eloquent and affecting account of heroism - a millionaire sports star who gave it all up after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, to fight for his country with the US Army in Afghanistan: only to be killed by one of his own platoon. The gripping story of the life and death of a true American hero. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; BGH; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 29. Weight: 389.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848873025
ISBN
9781848873025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.58

Paperback. When Pen Farthing brings stray dogs Nowzad and Tali back from his tour of Afghanistan, little does he know what he has begun. Suddenly he has four dogs to look after - two of whom have never been housetrained. And soon he is inundated with requests from other Marines and soldiers to help bring their rescued dogs home. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1FCA; BM; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091928841
ISBN
9780091928841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.46

Hardback. In this second volume of his authoritative history of the region, Christoph Baumer explores the unique flow of goods, peoples and ideas along the dusty tracks and wandering caravan routes that brought European and Mediterranean orbits into contact with Asia. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FC; 1FP; 3D; 3F; HBJF; HBLA; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 298 x 241 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2456.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780768328
ISBN
9781780768328
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Signal Books
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908493088
ISBN
9781908493088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.37

Paperback. The Good War tackles the issue of NATO in Afghanistan, exploring NATO's evolution in the 1990s and blending NATO's transformation from a reactive defense organization into a pro-active risk manager with the ethic of liberalism. It raises questions such as why an alliance built upon the territorial defence of Europe ended up in Afghanistan. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FCA; JPSL; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230294288
ISBN
9780230294288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.87
€ 6.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 72. BIC Classification: 1FCS; HBTB; JFC; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801436314
ISBN
9780801436314
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.48

Hardback. Foreign military and political advisers have long been used to modernise armies, societies and economies overseas and this book tells this story, from the late nineteenth century to the present. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 0. Weight in Grams: 768.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849044806
ISBN
9781849044806
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.13

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxbow Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785705847
ISBN
9781785705847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 47.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 23 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1FC; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1; HRHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144919
ISBN
9780231144919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.75

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