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Hardback. On the afternoon of October 3, 1993, two Black Hawk helicopters were shot down over the Somali capital of Mogadishu, leaving a handful of U.S. Army Rangers and Delta Force operators at the mercy of several thousand approaching militants. Ordered to "go find the glow"--the burning wreckage--hard-charging Capt. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; 3JJPR; HBJH; HBLW3; HBWS; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811715737
- ISBN
- 9780811715737
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.14
€ 31.99
€ 25.14
Paperback. Gender History Across Epistemologies offers broad range of innovative approaches to gender history. The essays reveal how historians of gender are crossing boundaries - disciplinary, methodological, and national - to explore new opportunities for viewing gender as a category of historical analysis. Editor(s): Gabaccia, Donna R.; Maynes, Mary Jo. Series: Gender and History Special Issues. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118508244
- ISBN
- 9781118508244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.66
€ 28.66
Paperback. Secrets of the Cold War focuses on a dark period of a silent war and offers a new perspective on the struggle between the superpowers of the world told in the words of those who were there. Num Pages: 200 pages, c 70 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTW; HBWS; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Helion & Company
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908916914
- ISBN
- 9781908916914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.71
€ 26.99
€ 19.71
Hardcover. This is the story of the fighting underground of the Jews of Kovno, Lithuania, in World War II. The authors, Zvie A. Brown and Dov Levin, were themselves members of the underground, and this well-researched book based on documentary material, verbal and written testimonies, memoirs of witnesses, is supplemented by the authors own accounts. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 243 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1214.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House Israel
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652296160
- ISBN
- 9789652296160
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 30.82
€ 46.99
€ 30.82
Paperback. Fine paperback book in excellent contidtion.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- English Heritage Publications London
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KNH0011592
- ISBN
- 9781850747246
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardback. A former CIA operations officer and author of "Operation Hotel California" takes a look at the state of homeland security and attempts to discover if the United States is really any safer than it had been on 9/11. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 167 x 24. Weight in Grams: 32.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781599219066
- ISBN
- 9781599219066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.51
€ 26.99
€ 21.51
Paperback. The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 barred nearly all Chinese from US shores for ten years. Gyory traces the origins of the Act, contending that rather than confronting divisive problems such as class conflict, politicians sought a safe, non-ideological solution to the nation's industrial crisis. Num Pages: 384 pages, 28 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JFFN; JFSL1; JPQB; JPVH1; LNDA1; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807847398
- ISBN
- 9780807847398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.02
€ 65.02
Climatic Variability in Sixteenth-century Europe and Its Social Dimens...
. Ed(S): Pfister, Christian; Brazdil, Rudolf;...
Paperback. Editor(s): Pfister, Christian; Brazdil, Rudolf; Glaser, Rudiger. Num Pages: 360 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HB; KCA; RBK; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1999
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048153060
- ISBN
- 9789048153060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 186.41
€ 186.41
Hardcover. Bringing together several disciplines, including history, anthropology, sociology, politics, and linguistics, the contributors here consider the factors that make the case of the Kurds so critical. Examples are drawn from the modern histories of Iraq, Turkey, and Iran. Illustrator(s): Dawod, Hocham. Editor(s): Jabar, Faleh A. Num Pages: 378 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHMP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Saqi Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863568251
- ISBN
- 9780863568251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 40.79
€ 45.99
€ 40.79
Hardback. This book discusses government and private sector roles in American economy. Focusing on the mobilization of American economy against the threat of Axis ascendancy in Word War II, Carew places the mobilization in its political - economic context and evaluates its performance in terms of prevailing military and political realities. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761846680
- ISBN
- 9780761846680
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.45
€ 129.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages, 131 photos & 7 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; BM; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888397102
- ISBN
- 9780888397102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 24.72
€ 36.99
€ 24.72
Hardcover. A variety of thinkers used the concept of myth to articulate their anxieties about modernity. By telling the story of mythic thinking in Britain from its origins in Victorian social anthropology to its postwar cultural mainstreaming, this book reveals a yearning for transcendence in an age long assumed to be disenchanted. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; DSK; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137354969
- ISBN
- 9781137354969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.61
€ 64.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FPJ; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Carroll & Graf Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786714384
- ISBN
- 9780786714384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.33
€ 19.99
€ 17.33
Hardcover. The Royal Navy in World War II is a comprehensive annotated bibliography of all monographs describing the role of British, Dominion, and minor allied forces in the naval war against the Axis. Editor(s): Gordon, Martin. Num Pages: 688 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJH; GBCR; HBG; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 140 x 43. Weight in Grams: 924.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810845343
- ISBN
- 9780810845343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.07
€ 191.07
Paperback. A detailed treatment of military space reconnaissance used in American strategic defense. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBW; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700618804
- ISBN
- 9780700618804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.26
€ 43.26
Hardcover. Editor(s): Alexander, Leslie M.; Rucker, Walter C. Series: American Ethnic Experiences Series. Num Pages: 1136 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 279 x 12. Weight in Grams: 4060.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851097692
- ISBN
- 9781851097692
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 304.68€ 275.71
€ 304.68
€ 275.71
Paperback. World War II profoundly changed America: not only did it serve as the impetus for far-reaching changes in all aspects of life at home, but it also dramatically altered the perception of America internationally. Editor(s): Piehler, G. Kurt. Series: Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444331202
- ISBN
- 9781444331202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.27
€ 36.27
Paperback. This book explores the French Enlightenment's use of cross-cultural comparisons - particularly the figures of the Chinese mandarin and American and Polynesian savage - to praise of critique aspects of European society and to draw general conclusions regarding human nature, natural law, and the rise and decline of civilizations. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349433810
- ISBN
- 9781349433810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 143.82
€ 143.82
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061450785
- ISBN
- 9780061450785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.25
€ 17.99
€ 16.25
paperback. Strarting from the Ice Ages, this account traces the political, social and cultural history of the land that has come to be called Wales. It spans prehistoric hill forts and Roman ruins to the Reformation, the Industrial Revolution and the series of strikes by Welsh miners in the late twentieth century, offering a history of an enduring people. Num Pages: 784 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3B; 3D; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 34. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140284751
- ISBN
- 9780140284751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.93
€ 19.99
€ 14.93
Hardback. A pioneering volume comparing the great historical empires, such as the Roman, Mughal and Ottoman. Leading interdisciplinary thinkers study tributary empires from diverse perspectives, illuminating the importance of these earlier forms of imperialism to broaden our perspective on modern concerns about empire and the legacy of colonialism. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HBTQ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 597.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230294721
- ISBN
- 9780230294721
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.74
€ 144.74
Paperback. An autobiography and family story of Neil Henry, a black professor of journalism and former award-winning correspondent for the "Washington Post". It sets out to piece together the murky details of his family's past. It gives an account of his black family's rise to success over the twentieth century. Num Pages: 321 pages, 25 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520227309
- ISBN
- 9780520227309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.30
€ 32.99
€ 24.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801476396
- ISBN
- 9780801476396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.41
€ 37.99
€ 34.41
Hardcover. Drawing upon a wide range of interviews with many of the key actors, Andrew Dorman examines how British defence policy was formulated and implemented during the premiership of Margaret Thatcher. Series: Southampton Studies in International Policy S. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPQ; JWK; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333947098
- ISBN
- 9780333947098
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.59
€ 122.59