Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Paperback. In 1938, the United States abandoned the constraints imposed by the Washington Teaty and began work on a different class of super-battleships. This book covers the design, construction, and employment of the four Iowa-class battleships, the largest in the American fleet. Illustrator(s): Bryan, Tony. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW; HBW; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 188 x 4. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846035111
- ISBN
- 9781846035111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.90
€ 19.99
€ 16.90
Hardcover. Offers a study of US independent films marginalised in and by the rise of 'indie' culture. This book develops an expanded understanding of US 'indie' film culture. It also identifies the contribution of a community of US 'indie' filmmakers and actors, with a particular emphasis on women practitioners. Editor(s): Perkins, Claire; Verevis, Constantine. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JM; APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748692446
- ISBN
- 9780748692446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.36€ 107.05
€ 111.36
€ 107.05
paperback. Featuring the involvement in the legendary battles of Wounded Knee and Wolf Mountains, this work presents the history of the overlooked soldiers of the Indian Wars, culminating in the eventual "closing" of the American Frontier in 1890 and the final conquest of the indigenous inhabitants of North America. Illustrator(s): Hook, Richard. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JFSL9; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 182 x 4. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841769059
- ISBN
- 9781841769059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.04
€ 19.99
€ 13.04
Paperback. An invaluable and comprehensive collection of US infantry weapons of WW2. Num Pages: 192 pages, 250 B&W plates, 8/16 of Colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 249 x 13. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473827226
- ISBN
- 9781473827226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.51
€ 24.99
€ 22.51
Paperback. "US Macv-Sog Reconnaissance Team in Vietnam". Illustrator(s): Delf, Brian. Series: Warrior. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 249 x 5. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849085137
- ISBN
- 9781849085137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.63
€ 19.99
€ 14.63
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472806789
- ISBN
- 9781472806789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.50
€ 19.99
€ 14.50
Paperback. In 1967 - 68, the United States Marine Corps (USMC) was on the front line of the defence of South Vietnam's Quang Tri province, which was at the very heart of the Vietnam conflict. In this book, the author steps into the tropical terrain of Vietnam to assess the performance and experience of USMC and NVA forces in three savage battles. Illustrator(s): Shumate, Johnny. Series: Combat. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 185 x 7. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472808998
- ISBN
- 9781472808998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.44
€ 20.99
€ 19.44
Paperback. Covers the design, development and operation of USN aircraft carriers built prior to World War II, including their aircraft and weaponry. This book also explains their various successes and losses such as the first carrier vs carrier battle at Midway; the battle of the Coral Sea; the battle of the Philippine Sea; and the Operation Torch landings. Illustrator(s): Bryan, Tony. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, 43 b/w illustrations, 7 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 183 x 4. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841768908
- ISBN
- 9781841768908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.21
€ 17.99
€ 12.21
Paperback. Featuring an annotated cutaway and artwork detailing the features of the ships, this book explores the design, development, and deployment of both the Essex and Independence class of light carriers that were at the forefront of many actions in World War II, including the climatic battles of Phillipine Sea and Leyte Gulf in 1944. Illustrator(s): Bryan, Tony. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBJK; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 186 x 5. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846030376
- ISBN
- 9781846030376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.34
€ 16.99
€ 12.34
Paperback. During World War II, the United States built 72 light cruisers of various classes. This book examines every US light cruiser produced, including those of the Fargo and Worcester classes, which were actually complete after World War II had ended, tracing their design, development and evolution throughout the war and beyond. Illustrator(s): Wright, Paul. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, 40 b/w; 7 col. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWF; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 248 x 6. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472811400
- ISBN
- 9781472811400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.04
€ 17.99
€ 13.04
Paperback. Series: Battle Orders S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 54ill.4col.ill. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 180 x 7. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841767987
- ISBN
- 9781841767987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.16
€ 26.99
€ 22.16
Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; JPS; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469626802
- ISBN
- 9781469626802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.88
€ 41.88
Hardback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 2 Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750933612
- ISBN
- 9780750933612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.47
€ 26.99
€ 23.47
Hardcover. Suffolk, became home for many American airmen during the War. They brought with them chewing gum and coke. In return the British taught the GIs the art of darts and dominos when the newcomers ventured into English pubs. This book examines the meeting of cultures. USAAF Missions are included to show what desperate times these were for the airmen. Num Pages: 224 pages, 80 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBTB; HBWQ; JWG; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781553466
- ISBN
- 9781781553466
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.45
€ 34.99
€ 33.45
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, over 150 color and b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; HBJK; HBWS2; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1002.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd (US)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764322563
- ISBN
- 9780764322563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.46€ 45.30
€ 64.46
€ 45.30
Paperback. Full color photo history of the early USAF covers the great variety of fighters, bombers, transport, helicopters and many other aircraft in use during this period. Num Pages: 144 pages, over 400 color photos. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887404832
- ISBN
- 9780887404832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 21.16
€ 30.99
€ 21.16
Paperback. An analysis of why relations between the United States and the Chinese Communists were hostile in the first decade of the Cold War. It discusses questions such as why Truman refused to recognize the Chinese Communists and why Mao shelled islands in the Taiwan Straits in 1958. It provides a link between domestic politics and foreign policy. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 halftone 16 line illus. 1 map 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691026374
- ISBN
- 9780691026374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HBTQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- OUP India
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198099185
- ISBN
- 9780198099185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.19
€ 68.19
paperback. Presents a social, cultural, and literary history of this knowledge industry and traces its relationships within 19th-century literature, ending with its eventual confrontation with Charles Darwin's "Origin of Species". This book touches on social and cultural anxieties that offer both historical and contemporary insights. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822326687
- ISBN
- 9780822326687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.37
€ 46.37
Paperback. Mary Kellogg Rice describes a unique Milwaukee project in the post-Depression years that trained thousands of unskilled, uneducated women in the production of handicrafts. These articles were displayed in schools, universities, hospitals, and other public institutions around the country. Num Pages: 146 pages, 5 illustrations, 33 colour photographs, 125 b/w photography. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; 3JJG; JFSJ1; TDP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 241 x 10. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Milwaukee Co. Historical Society
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780938076186
- ISBN
- 9780938076186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.09
€ 24.99
€ 24.09
Hardcover. In 1911, when a professor took his students to tour Nanjing's shantytowns, one student was grateful as his eyes had been opened to the poverty in his own city. Years later, when another professor showed his students a film on the poor quarters of Nanjing, they demanded his expulsion. This book explores the reasons for these different reactions. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 424 pages, 35 b/w figures, 5 maps, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021327
- ISBN
- 9780674021327
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.86
€ 68.86
User Unfriendly will be valuable to historians of technology, students of American culture, and anyone interested in our modern dependence on machines and gadgets. Num Pages: 296 pages, 13, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; JFFT; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421401928
- ISBN
- 9781421401928
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.61
€ 66.61
Paperback. Lavish illustrations (photographs, site drawings, and artifact sketches) complement this informative and highly readable account. Naval warfare buffs, amateurs and professionals involved in maritime archaeology, and Civil War aficionados will be intrigued and informed by "USS "Monitor" A Historic Ship Completes Its Final Voyage." Num Pages: 338 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603444743
- ISBN
- 9781603444743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.39
€ 34.39
Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, over 200 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; JWF; TRL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1230.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764300899
- ISBN
- 9780764300899
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 31.52
€ 48.99
€ 31.52