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Paperback. 'Fire as she bears. Rake her, lads.' Winter, 1793. Newly promoted Master and Commander Charles Hayden's orders are to deliver the frigate HMS Themis to Lord Admiral Hood, whose fleet is sheltering in the Mediterranean. Only hours out of port, however, and the Themis is engaging with the French navy. Series: Charles Hayden. Num Pages: 576 pages, maps and line drawings. BIC Classification: FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 38. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141033150
ISBN
9780141033150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.60

Paperback. As war against Bonaparte rages to its bloody end upon the field of Waterloo, a young officer goes about his duty in the ranks of Wellington's army. He is Cornet Matthew Hervey of 6th Light Dragoons. Cornet Hervey faces decisions, both military and romantic, which will change the course of his life, and possibly the outcome of Waterloo. Series: Matthew Hervey. Num Pages: 528 pages, map. BIC Classification: FJH; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Bantam London
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553507133
ISBN
9780553507133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.11

Paperback. A novel by 'Washington Post' journalist John Burgess. Num Pages: 500 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 147 x 30. Weight in Grams: 530. 200 pages, illustrations. A novel by 'Washington Post' journalist John Burgess. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FJH. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 30. Weight: 524.
Publisher
River Books
Number of pages
500
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1ST
Condition
New
SKU
V9786167339252
ISBN
9786167339252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 21.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
TwoDot Books United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762745050
ISBN
9780762745050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.63

Paperback. The story of the Second World War as seen through the eyes of an extraordinary young man in quite extraordinary circumstances. Series: The Airborne Trilogy. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FJH; FJMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784973841
ISBN
9781784973841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.15

Paperback. It's 1826, and Matthew Hervey of the 6th Light Dragoons is a prisoner of the Spanish, incarcerated in the fortress of Badajoz. As he plans his escape, his thoughts return to the year 1812 when he was a cornet in Wellington's Peninsula Army. While Hervey paces his prison cell, and re-lives the bloodshed of battles past, friends rush to his aid. Series: Hervey. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553816747
ISBN
9780553816747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.13

Hardback. A stunning stand-alone Roman epic historical from the author of the bestselling Vespasian series. Num Pages: 384 pages, Map. BIC Classification: FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 243 x 38. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782397007
ISBN
9781782397007
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. A sensational tale of obsession and murder from the author of The Wilding. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 196 x 34. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007429264
ISBN
9780007429264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.07

Paperback. A brash young captain, Edward Kenway, is making his name known for being one of the greatest pirates of his day. This book helps you to discover the story of how Edward, a young privateer, became one of the world's deadly pirates and was drawn into the centuries-old battle between the Templars and the Assassins. Series: Assassin's Creed. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FH; FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 139 x 29. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718193751
ISBN
9780718193751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.46

paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FH; FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 131 x 263 x 23. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781405931502
ISBN
9781405931502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 9.33

Paperback. The Fourth in The Civil War Chronicles featuring Captain Stryker - 'the Sharpe of the Civil War' Series: Stryker. Num Pages: 480 pages, maps (black and white). BIC Classification: FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848547599
ISBN
9781848547599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. History's greatest code has finally been broken .. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 31 x 110 x 175. Weight in Grams: 244. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Headline Book Publishing, London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Paperback Printing
SKU
KOC0012493
ISBN
9780755324224
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. A stunning historical novel - the first in an epic trilogy about the rise and fall of one of history's greatest villains. Series: Attila. Num Pages: 480 pages, map. BIC Classification: FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752877877
ISBN
9780752877877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.60

Paperback. Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of their beginning, with Master and Commander, these evocative stories are being re-issued in paperback with smart new livery. This is the twentieth book in the series. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FJH; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006513780
ISBN
9780006513780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.46

Paperback. An epic tale of love and loyalty. The lives of two highland travellers, Bruar and Megan, are changed forever when they are torn apart from each other by the Great War. When Bruar is reported missing in action, Megan sets off to search for him and journeys through perilous foreign lands ravaged by war. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Birlinn Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9781841589367
ISBN
9781841589367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.00
€ 10.74

Paperback. Set in the days of the Empire, with the British ruling in Burma, this book describes both indigenous corruption and Imperial bigotry, when 'after all, natives were natives - interesting, no doubt, but finally only a "subject" people, an inferior people with black faces'. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 108 x 184 x 18. Weight in Grams: 178.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2014
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141395432
ISBN
9780141395432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FJH. Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786480156
ISBN
9781786480156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.66

Paperback. Matthew Hervey is charged with raising a new troop, and organising transport for India - for he, his men and their horses are to set sail with immediate effect. What Hervey and his soldiers cannot know is that in India they will face a trial for which they are ill prepared. A large number of Burmese war-boats are assembled near Chittagong. Series: Hervey. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553813500
ISBN
9780553813500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.60

Paperback. The Russian Revolution is breaking out around him, but Charlie Doig has a private war to fight. He is determined to track down and kill Prokhor Glebov, the Bolshevik who raped and tortured his wife, Elizaveta. Convinced that Glebov will sooner or later turn up at Lenin's side, he and Kobi, his Mongolian henchman, make their way to St Petersburg. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 231.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099529521
ISBN
9780099529521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.06

Paperback. It is 1827, and Matthew Hervey is on the look out for a new posting. He soon finds one in the Cape Colonies, where there is need of a man to re-organise the local forces, and in particular to form a new company of horse. As Hervey and his greenhorn troops are plunged into a battle, death is only a heartbeat away. Series: Matthew Hervey. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 142 x 32. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553816754
ISBN
9780553816754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.60

Paperback. Nick Breakspear thinks he's opted for the easy life, but acting as nursemaid for the idle rich aboard the luxury yacht Wavebreaker in the Bahamas does have its downside. Especially when you come across a bullet-ridden boat not far from the infamous drug baron's hideaway island of Murder Cay. Most people would turn a blind eye. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241955659
ISBN
9780241955659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. .
Publisher
Destinations Sports, Incorporated
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780998007069
ISBN
9780998007069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 5.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 48 pages, colour cartoons. BIC Classification: FJH; FX. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 263 x 169 x 3. Weight in Grams: 138.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
ibooks United States
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781596878280
ISBN
9781596878280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.99
€ 6.63

Hardback. In the sixth and newest title in the successful Woods Cop Mystery series, another suspenseful who-done-it finds Grady Service with an unexpectedly complex, truly rotten, and important case on his hands. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 33. Weight in Grams: 39.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781599214283
ISBN
9781599214283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.58

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