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Paperback. When Jefferson Davis became president of the Confederacy, his wife, Varina Howell Davis, reluctantly became the First Lady. Raised in Mississippi, educated in Philadelphia, and a resident of Washington, DC, she never felt at ease in Richmond. Though she publicly supported the South, her term as First Lady was plagued by rumors of her disaffection. Num Pages: 416 pages, 29 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674030374
- ISBN
- 9780674030374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.10
€ 35.99
€ 30.10
Hardcover. Called by some a 'Mediterranean Jutland,' the Battle of the Otranto Straits involved warships from Austria, Germany, Italy, Britain, and France. This is the story of the largest naval engagement in the Mediterranean during the First World War. Series: Twentieth-Century Battles. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 figures, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBTM; HBWN; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253343796
- ISBN
- 9780253343796
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.68
€ 33.99
€ 28.68
Paperback. The M4 Sherman tank was the mainstay of the Western allies between 1942 and 1945. This title examines developments such as the HVSS suspension. It uses rare archive material. Illustrator(s): Laurier, Jim. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, 46 b&w and 7 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JWD; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 249 x 7. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841765426
- ISBN
- 9781841765426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.11
€ 14.99
€ 13.11
Paperback. From a leading expert, a definitive biography of the fearsome and controversial German SS tank commander of "Hitler's Own" Panzer Division Num Pages: 480 pages, 16 pages black-&-white photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 259 x 40. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306824555
- ISBN
- 9780306824555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.58
€ 21.99
€ 18.58
Hardcover. The Pathfinder Companion, launched to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the foundation of Pathfinder Force in 1942, highlights the raids and the losses, the successes and failures, the terror and the turmoil these men endured, as well as the inevitable humour in the face of tremendous adversity. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 902.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Grub Street United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908117342
- ISBN
- 9781908117342
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 37.29
€ 42.99
€ 37.29
Paperback. The memoir of a coast guardsmen on an attack-transport ship during the World War II Pacific campaign. It details the crucial campaigns of the Marshall Islands and Okinawa and explains how amphibious operations were undertaken in the Pacific War. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 pages of b/w. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Casemate Books United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935149217
- ISBN
- 9781935149217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.30
€ 26.99
€ 24.30
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBWS5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470454039
- ISBN
- 9780470454039
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.80
€ 27.99
€ 24.80
Paperback. This fascinating book tells the remarkable story of an ordinary American woman's heroism in the French Resistance. Editor(s): Litoff, Judy Barrett. Series: World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension. Num Pages: 322 pages, 16 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823225828
- ISBN
- 9780823225828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 40.07
€ 45.99
€ 40.07
Hardback. Modern warfare is almost always multilateral to one degree or another, requiring countries to cooperate as allies or coalition partners. This title explores how government structures and party politics in NATO countries shape how battles are waged in the field. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12 line illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1QFN; HBWS4; JPSN; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159386
- ISBN
- 9780691159386
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 34.74
€ 48.99
€ 34.74
Paperback. "On cover: A Penguin special. "Select bibliography": p. 186-188. Commissioning organisation: by A.E. Morgan. 192 p. port. 18 cm. Paperback. Good copy with tight binding and slightly rubbed cover, minor wear to spine bands." Keywords: "Youth , Child welfare , Social work with children"
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1943
- Publisher
- P/B
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KEX0059942
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Charts the author's experiences on the front-line at Ypres from late October 1914 to the centenary of Waterloo in June 1915. This title describes a battlefield a world away from what he and any of his comrades had experienced before. It explains the bewildering pace of technological change as weapons such as gas and hand grenades entered the fray. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JJF; BJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 24. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752455792
- ISBN
- 9780752455792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.35
€ 16.35
Let's Go!: The History of the 29th Infantry Division 1917-2001
Alexander F. Barnes, Tim Williams, Chris Calk...
Hardcover. Num Pages: 761 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBWN; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 219 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1760.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764346361
- ISBN
- 9780764346361
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.64€ 62.68
€ 73.64
€ 62.68
Num Pages: 160 pages, over 220 color/bw images. BIC Classification: HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 224 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1236. The 449th Fighter Squadron in World War II Flying P-38s with the Flying Tigers, 14th AF. 160 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBWQ. Dimension: 287 x 224 x 22. Weight: 1228.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764335372
- ISBN
- 9780764335372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.64€ 51.72
€ 73.64
€ 51.72
Hardcover. A meticulously researched, illuminating study of the use and significance of Roman weaponry and horse gear from non-military contexts in the territory of the Batavians Num Pages: 407 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLA; HBW; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 295 x 218 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1996.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 407
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9789053562536
- ISBN
- 9789053562536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.68
€ 154.68
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393320275
- ISBN
- 9780393320275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.76
€ 24.99
€ 24.76
Paperback. She finds that the country and the conscripts-in their view-entered into a certain social compact, one that assured veterans that the federal government owed conscripted soldiers of the twentieth century debts far in excess of the pensions the Grand Army of the Republic had claimed in the late nineteenth century. Series: War/Society/Culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18, 15 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJD; HBJK; HBTB; HBWN; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801874468
- ISBN
- 9780801874468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.19
€ 34.99
€ 29.19
Paperback. Originally published: London: Routledge, 1990. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: HBW; JWK; JWM; TTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138919365
- ISBN
- 9781138919365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 47.93
€ 47.99
€ 47.93
Hardcover. 8vo.Good copy in original cloth with slightly worn dustwrapper
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1969
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0252330
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742534988
- ISBN
- 9780742534988
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.69
€ 160.69
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811706421
- ISBN
- 9780811706421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.06
€ 23.99
€ 19.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JPHL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781101872390
- ISBN
- 9781101872390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.89
€ 17.99
€ 16.89
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBWN; WSBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781722862
- ISBN
- 9781781722862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99
€ 48.99
Hardback. Jacob Dolson Cox, a former divinity student with no formal military training, was among those who rose to the challenge. In a conflict in which "political generals" often proved less than competent, Cox, the consummate citizen general, emerged as one of the best commanders in the Union army. Series: War and Society in North America. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1225.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821420829
- ISBN
- 9780821420829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.19
€ 90.19
Paperback. As Iraqi troops surged into Kuwait in 1990, British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Alan Munro played a vital role in both forging and maintaining a formidable coalition to evict them. Never before had Western and Arab states fought side by side against another Arab country. This book reveals the behind-the-scenes manouevring that made this possible. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJPR; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 34. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845111281
- ISBN
- 9781845111281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.49
€ 25.49