Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Paperback. Published in 1900, volume 2 of Oswell's (1818-93) biography includes his journey to the Crimean front in 1854-5. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies. Num Pages: 310 pages, 15 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cambridge Library Collection United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781108032124
- ISBN
- 9781108032124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.85
€ 37.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 275 x 5. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 32
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841653747
- ISBN
- 9781841653747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.02
€ 8.02
Hardcover. The First World War marked the emergence of the Dominions on the world stage as independent nations, none more so than Australia. Australia was represented at Versailles by the Prime Minister, the colourful Billy Hughes. Hughes was also the most vociferous opponent of the racial equality clause put forward by Japan. Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJC; 3JJF; BGH; HBJM; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905791903
- ISBN
- 9781905791903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.28
€ 14.99
€ 13.28
Hardcover. William III (1689-1702) & Mary II (1689-94) (Britain's only ever 'joint monarchs') changed the course of the entire country's history, coming to power through a coup. This book makes both monarchs vivid, the cold, shrewd 'Dutch' William and the shortlived Mary, whose life and death inspired Purcell to write some of his greatest music. Series: Penguin Monarchs. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 187 x 16. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Penguin UK
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141976877
- ISBN
- 9780141976877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.46
€ 14.99
€ 11.46
Hardcover. William IV, the 'Sailor King', reigned for just seven years. Rash and impetuous as a young man, he was sent to join the navy by his father, George III, to bring him to order, but he was over promoted at an early age and saw his years of active service marked by a series of calamities. This book deals with his life and work. Series: Penguin Monarchs. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Penguin UK
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141977201
- ISBN
- 9780141977201
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.79
€ 14.99
€ 14.79
Paperback. William Kent (1685-1748) was great without a hint of gravitas, a con man who became one of the artistic geniuses of his age. He was a high camp Yorkshire bachelor, brought back by Lord Burlington from an artistic apprenticeship in Rome where he had painted for a cardinal and won prizes from a pope. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16pp b/w plates, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; AMB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845951788
- ISBN
- 9781845951788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.22
€ 20.99
€ 16.22
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780716529897
- ISBN
- 9780716529897
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.00€ 30.38
€ 35.00
€ 30.38
Paperback. The award-winning biography of William Pitt the Younger by William Hague, the youngest leader of the Tory Party since Pitt himself. Num Pages: 688 pages, 17 b/w, 8 col plates (24pp), With index. BIC Classification: 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Edition
- 1st Edition Thus
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Number of pages
- 688
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007147205
- ISBN
- 9780007147205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.36
€ 21.99
€ 15.36
Paperback. This biography traces the dramatic life of William Tyndale, the first person to translate the Bible into English from the original Greek and Hebrew. It discusses the profound religious, literary, intellectual and social implications of his immense achievement. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 464 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 31. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300068801
- ISBN
- 9780300068801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.78
€ 27.99
€ 24.78
Paperback. William "Willie" Pearse was a younger brother of Patrick Pearse, a leader of the Rising. He followed his brother into the Irish Volunteers and the Republican movement, taking part in the Easter Rising in 1916 at the General Post Office. Following the surrender he was court-martialled and sentenced to be shot. He was executed on the 4 May 1916. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 320 pages, 29 black & white halftones, 1 maps, 1 index, 1 biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- O'Brien Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847172679
- ISBN
- 9781847172679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 11.91
€ 16.99
€ 11.91
Paperback. In 1938 Brian Kingcome joined the RAF with a permanent commission and was posted to No.65 Fighter Squadron at Hornchurch, soon to be equipped with the Spitfire, and so it came about that Brain flew the Spitfire throughout the war. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752440248
- ISBN
- 9780752440248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.04
€ 15.99
€ 14.04
Paperback. At the beginning of the 1650s, England was in ruins - wrecked by plague and civil war. Yet shimmering on the horizon was a vision of paradise: Willoughbyland. This book fetures an untold story of Willoughbyland's spectacular rise and fall, set at a pivotal moment in British and world history. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099559399
- ISBN
- 9780099559399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.22
€ 20.99
€ 16.22
Hardcover. At the beginning of the 1650s, England was in ruins - wrecked by plague and civil war. Yet shimmering on the horizon was a vision of paradise: Willoughbyland. This book features untold story of Willoughbyland's rise and fall, set at a pivotal moment in British and world history. Num Pages: 288 pages, Maps/colour plates. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; HBG; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 145 x 32. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Hutchinson
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780091954093
- ISBN
- 9780091954093
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.95
€ 23.99
€ 17.95
Paperback. Editor(s): MacMonagle, Niall. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JJ; DCQ; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241966792
- ISBN
- 9780241966792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.66
€ 11.99
€ 9.66
Paperback. Contributors focus on such key media texts of the 1960s as The Avengers, This Sporting Life, Panorama, The Apartment and Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, demonstrating what close textual investigation can reveal about the great social and cultural transformation of the decade. Editor(s): Aldgate, Anthony; Chapman, James (Lecturer in Film and Television Studies, Open University); Marwick, Arthur (Professor of History, Open University). Num Pages: 232 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; JFC; JFD; JHM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860643835
- ISBN
- 9781860643835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99
€ 33.99
Hardcover. In what has been described as 'the greatest raid of them all', Operation Chariot saw heavy destruction of the enemy-occupied port of St Nazaire by British forces. Winged Chariot examines the role that the RAF played during this epic raid on 28th March 1942. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 241 x 30. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Grub Street Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910690246
- ISBN
- 9781910690246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.40
€ 33.40
Paperback. There is no bitter snarl nor self-pity in this novel about the air war of 1914-1918, based largely on the author's experiences. Combat, loneliness, fatigue, fear, comradeship, women, excitement - all are built into a vigorous and authentic structure by one of the pilots of the then Royal Flying Corps. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 140 x 34. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- Grub Street United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904010654
- ISBN
- 9781904010654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.95
€ 15.99
€ 12.95
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 242 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750967587
- ISBN
- 9780750967587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.29
€ 23.29
Paperback. Editor(s): Pollard, Ernest; Strouts, Hazel. Num Pages: 310 pages, 150 line drawings, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BJ; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Day Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953221394
- ISBN
- 9780953221394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.50
€ 14.50
Paperback. A long-overdue assessment of this innovative artist's works and life Num Pages: 144 pages, 110 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 284 x 14. Weight in Grams: 838.
- Publisher
- Philip Wilson Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781300466
- ISBN
- 9781781300466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.97
€ 21.99
€ 19.97
Paperback. A pictorial celebration of the historic win for England in the summer of 2005 Ashes series. Containing full-colour photographs from each test match, this title tells the story of a remarkable summer when a national sport became a national obsession. It is useful for cricket fans, both old and new. Num Pages: 128 pages, col. Illustrations, col. ports.,. BIC Classification: 3JMC; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 255 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750944373
- ISBN
- 9780750944373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.28
€ 14.28
Paperback. The fascinating history of Winson Green and Brookfields illustrated through old and modern pictures in a fully updated edition. Series: Through Time. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; 3JH; 3JJ; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 12. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445650654
- ISBN
- 9781445650654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.82
€ 25.82
Paperback. Winston Churchill is probably the best-known Prime Minster of Great Britain. Born at Blenheim Palace, he joined the army after Harrow, but in 1899 resigned his commission to report on the Boer War. Elected to Parliament in 1900, he served in both Conservative and Liberal governments, and became Chancellor of the Exechequer under Baldwin. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752453866
- ISBN
- 9780752453866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.25
€ 11.25
Paperback. Winston Churchill was one of Britain's greatest leaders and an iconic figure. Churchill as a young army officer had taken part in the last great cavalry charge in British history; wrote a novel, a great deal of journalism and many works of history (winning the Nobel Prize for Literature). This title presents his story. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 148 x 4. Weight in Grams: 112. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747810452
- ISBN
- 9780747810452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.41
€ 8.41