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Agincourt 1415by M. BennettISBN 1855321327 (1-85532-132-7)
Softcover, Osprey Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Agincourt 1415'Book summary:Osprey's Campaign title for one of the most important campaigns of the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453). Agincourt is one of the most evocative names in English military history. Henry V's forces were tired, hungry, and faced a French army three to six times more numerous. However, they possessed several advantages, and English success resulted from the combination of heavily armoured men-at-arms with troops armed with the infamous longbow - the havoc this weapon wreaked was crucial. Using original fifteenth century evidence, including the surviving French battle plan and the accounts of men present in both armies, this title discusses the lead-up to the battle, the tactical dispositions of the two forces and the reasons for the ultimate English success. [via]
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Agincourt 1415by Osprey MilitaryISBN 1855329506 (1-85532-950-6)
Softcover, Osprey Pub Co
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Ancient Civilizationsby Greg WoolfISBN 184483218X (1-84483-218-X)
Hardcover, Warwick Pr
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Ancient Civilizations: The Illustrated Guide to Belief, Mythology and Artby Greg WoolfISBN 1844831558 (1-84483-155-8)
Hardcover, D. Baird
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Anne of Green Gablesby L. M. MontgomeryISBN 1853261394 (1-85326-139-4)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Anne of Green Gables'Book summary:When Marilla Cuthbert's brother, Matthew, returns home to Green Gables with a chatty redheaded orphan girl, Marilla exclaims, "But we asked for a boy. We have no use for a girl." It's not long, though, before the Cuthberts can't imagine how they could ever do without young Anne of Green Gables--but not for the original reasons they sought an orphan. Somewhere between the time Anne "confesses" to losing Marilla's amethyst pin (which she never took) in hopes of being allowed to go to a picnic, and when Anne accidentally dyes her hated carrot-red hair green, Marilla says to Matthew, "One thing's for certain, no house that Anne's in will ever be dull." And no book that she's in will be, either. This adapted version of the classic, Anne of Green Gables, introduces younger readers to the irrepressible heroine of L.M. Montgomery's many stories. Adapter M.C. Helldorfer includes only a few of Anne's mirthful and poignant adventures, yet manages to capture the freshness of one of children's literature's spunkiest, most beloved characters. There's just enough to make beginning readers want more--luckily, there's a lot more in the originals! Illustrator Ellen Beier creates vibrant pictures to portray the beauty of the land around Green Gables and the spirited nature of Anne herself. (Ages 5 to 8) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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The Autobiography of John Stuart Millby John Stuart Mill, A.O.J. CockshutISBN 1853310263 (1-85331-026-3)
Hardcover, Ryburn Pub
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Battle for Empire : The Very First World War 1756-63by Tom PocockISBN 185479390X (1-85479-390-X)
Softcover, O'Mara Books, Limited, Michael
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British Redcoat 1740-1793by Stuart Reid, Richard HookISBN 1855325543 (1-85532-554-3)
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Burma: The Longest War 1941-1945by Louis AllenISBN 1842122606 (1-84212-260-6)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Byzantium And the Crusadesby Jonathan HarrisISBN 1852855010 (1-85285-501-0)
Softcover, Hambledon Pr
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Cannae 216 bc: Hannibal Smashes Rome's Armyby Mark HealyISBN 1855324709 (1-85532-470-9)
Softcover, Osprey Pub Co
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Cesare Borgia: His Life and Timesby Sarah BradfordISBN 1842124528 (1-84212-452-8)
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Chronicles of King Arthurby Andrea HopkinsISBN 1855851725 (1-85585-172-5)
Hardcover, Collins & Brown
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Chronicles of King Arthur'Book summary:Drawing on a wide variety of sources, including the work of Chretien de Troyes, Gottfried von Strassburg, Beroul and Sir Thomas Malory, this illustrated retelling of the story of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table provides modern English translations of the great medieval authors, woven into a continuous narrative. There are information boxes on aspects of the Arthurian world - the characters and sites, and the medieval authors and their themes. The illustrations include illuminated manuscripts, woodcuts, paintings, sculptures and later representations of Arthurian themes in the work of the pre-Raphaelites. Andrea Hopkins is the author of "Knights", an illustrated history of medieval chivalric culture. [via]
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Cities of Vesuvius: Pompeii and Herculaneumby Michael GrantISBN 1842122193 (1-84212-219-3)
Softcover, Phoenix Pr
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Civil Warby Taylor Downing, Maggie MillmanISBN 185585094X (1-85585-094-X)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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The Cloud of Unknowingby Laurence FreemanISBN 1852309202 (1-85230-920-2)
Hardcover, Thorsons Element
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Common Sense and the Rights of Man: & The Rights of Manby Thomas Paine, Tony BennISBN 1842121073 (1-84212-107-3)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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The Concise Pepysby Pepys. Samuel, Stuart SimISBN 1853264784 (1-85326-478-4)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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Conspiracy to Murder: The Rwandan Genocideby Linda MelvernISBN 1844675424 (1-84467-542-4)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Corunnaby Christopher HibbertISBN 1842127209 (1-84212-720-9)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Crescent and Cross: The Battle of Lepanto 1571by Hugh BichenoISBN 1842127535 (1-84212-753-5)
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Here is the first major history in decades--and the first-ever original study in English--off an epic encounter between the Christian and Islamic worlds. In 1571, at Lepanto, in the gulf between mainland Greece and the Peloponnese, the fleets of the Ottoman Empire and the Holy League clashed in the final great battle between oared fighting ships. This outstanding military event marked a significant turning point in history, and one that still resonates powerfully today. It is a must read for anyone interested in why Christianity and Islam seem perpetually at war.More editions of Crescent and Cross: The Battle of Lepanto 1571:
The Crusadesby David NicolleISBN 1841761796 (1-84176-179-6)
Softcover, Osprey Pub Co
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Culloden 1746: The Highland Clans' Last Chargeby Peter Harrington, David G. ChandlerISBN 1855321580 (1-85532-158-0)
Softcover, Osprey Pub Co
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Daily Life in Palestine at the Time of Christby Henri Daniel-Rops, Patrick O'BrianISBN 1842125095 (1-84212-509-5)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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The Deerslayerby James Fenimore CooperISBN 1853265527 (1-85326-552-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Deerslayer'Book summary:With a new Introduction by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Research Professor of English, University of Sussex. The Deerslayer is the culmination of James Fenimore Cooper s Leather-Stocking novels, featuring Natty Bumppo (the deer-slaying young frontiersman) and the Mohican chief, Chingachgook. Cooper portrays the hubris of the conquest of a vast territory. The action takes place during the American wars of the 1740s. Natty and his friend Harry attempt to save a trapper and two young women, whose floating fort on Lake Glimmerglass is besieged by the ruthless Iroquois. The tension steadily increases to the point at which a cruel outcome seems inevitable. The exciting action, the romantic potentialities and the knowledgeable evocation of frontier life (with its moral and racial conflicts) have made this novel a perennial favourite. The courageous Natty, with his problematic values, has set the precedent for countless American heroes. Culturally, The Deerslayer has proved to be a powerfully influential work. [via]
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The Diary of Samuel Pepys 1664by Samuel Pepys, Henry B. WheatleyISBN 1847029671 (1-84702-967-1)
Softcover, Echo Library
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Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Twoby Peter Chamberlain, Hilary L. DoyleISBN 1854095188 (1-85409-518-8)
Softcover, Casemate Pub & Book Dist Llc
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Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two: A Complete Illustrated Directory of German Battle Tanks, Armoured Cars, Self-Propelled Guns and Semi-by Peter Chamberlain, Hilary L. DoyleISBN 1854092146 (1-85409-214-6)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Essaysby Francis BaconISBN 1853264725 (1-85326-472-5)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions, Limited
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Fanny Hillby John ClelandISBN 1853266256 (1-85326-625-6)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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The Fellowship of the Ringby J. R. R. TolkienISBN 1850894140 (1-85089-414-0)
Hardcover, Ulverscroft Large Print Books
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Fighting Techniques of the Ancient World: 3000 BC - AD 500 Equipment, Combat Skills, and Tacticsby Simon AnglimISBN 1853675229 (1-85367-522-9)
Hardcover, Greenhill Books
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Gallows Speeches from Eighteenth-Century Irelandby James KellyISBN 1851826114 (1-85182-611-4)
Hardcover, Intl Specialized Book Service Inc
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Garibaldi and the Thousand : May 1860by George Macaulay TrevelyanISBN 1842124749 (1-84212-474-9)
Softcover, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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The Golden Age of Persia: The Arabs in the Eastby Richard N. FryeISBN 1842120115 (1-84212-011-5)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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The Golden Assby ApuleiusISBN 1853264601 (1-85326-460-1)
Softcover, Wordsworth Edition
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Greek Hoplite 480-323 Bcby Nicholas SekundaISBN 1855328674 (1-85532-867-4)
Softcover, Osprey Pub Co
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The Greenhill Napoleonic Wars Data Book : Actions and Losses in Personnel, Colours, Standards and Artillery, 1792-1815by Digby G. SmithISBN 1853672769 (1-85367-276-9)
Hardcover, Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal, Limited
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Haig's Command: A Reassessmentby Denis WinterISBN 1844152049 (1-84415-204-9)
Softcover, Casemate Pub & Book Dist Llc
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A Handbook of Scottish Gaelic Cultureby Michael NewtonISBN 1851825401 (1-85182-540-1)
Hardcover, Intl Specialized Book Service Inc
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A Handbook of the Scottish Gaelic Worldby Michael NewtonISBN 185182541X (1-85182-541-X)
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Harriette Wilson's Memoirsby Leslie BlanchISBN 1842126326 (1-84212-632-6)
Softcover, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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Hastings 1066: The Fall of Saxon Englandby Christopher GravettISBN 1855321645 (1-85532-164-5)
Softcover, Osprey Pub Co
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The House of Godwine : The History of a Dynastyby Emma MasonISBN 1852853891 (1-85285-389-1)
Hardcover, Continuum International Publishing Group, Limited
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The Hunchback of Notre Dameby Victor HugoISBN 1853260681 (1-85326-068-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'Book summary:With an Introduction and Notes by Keith Wren, University of Kent at Canterbury. Set in 1482, Victor Hugo s powerful novel of imagination, caprice and fantasy is a meditation on love, fate, architecture and politics, as well as a compelling recreation of the medieval world at the dawn of the modern age. In a brilliant reworking of the tale of Beauty and the Beast, Hugo creates a host of unforgettable characters amongst them, Quasimodo, the hunchback of the title, hopelessly in love with the gypsy girl Esmeralda, the satanic priest Claude Frollo, Clopin Trouillefou, king of the beggars, and Louis XI, King of France. Over the entire novel, both literally and symbolically, broods the Cathedral of Notre-Dame. Vivid characters and memorable set-piece action scenes combine to bring the past to life in this story of love, lust, betrayal, doom and redemption. [via]
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Instructions For American Servicemen In Britain, 1942: Reproduced From The Original Typescript, War Department, Washington, Dcby The Bodleian LibraryISBN 1851240853 (1-85124-085-3)
Hardcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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Invasion: The Alternate History of the German Invasion of England, July 1940by Kenneth MacKseyISBN 1853673617 (1-85367-361-7)
Softcover, Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal
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Iwm D-Day Experienceby Richard HolmesISBN 1844428052 (1-84442-805-2)
Hardcover, Andrews McMeel Pub
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Kimby Rudyard KiplingISBN 1853260991 (1-85326-099-1)
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Though he was burned black as any native; though he spoke the vernacular by preference, and his mother-tongue in a clipped uncertain sing-song; though he consorted on terms of perfect equality with the small boys of the bazar; Kim was white--a poor white of the very poorest.
From his father and the woman who raised him, Kim has come to believe that a great destiny awaits him. The details, however, are a bit fuzzy, consisting as they do of the woman's addled prophecies of "'a great Red Bull on a green field, and the Colonel riding on his tall horse, yes, and'--dropping into English--'nine hundred devils.'"In the meantime, Kim amuses himself with intrigues, executing "commissions by night on the crowded housetops for sleek and shiny young men of fashion." His peculiar heritage as a white child gone native, combined with his "love of the game for its own sake," makes him uniquely suited for a bigger game. And when, at last, the long-awaited colonel comes along, Kim is recruited as a spy in Britain's struggle to maintain its colonial grip on India. Kipling was, first and foremost, a man of his time; born and raised in India in the 19th century, he was a fervid supporter of the Raj. Nevertheless, his portrait of India and its people is remarkably sympathetic. Yes, there is the stereotypical Westernized Indian Babu Huree Chander with his atrocious English, but there is also Kim's friend and mentor, the Afghani horse trader Mahub Ali, and the gentle Tibetan lama with whom Kim travels along the Grand Trunk Road. The humanity of his characters consistently belies Kipling's private prejudices, and raises Kim above the mere ripping good yarn to the level of a timeless classic. --Alix Wilber [via]
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King Learby William ShakespeareISBN 1853260959 (1-85326-095-9)
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Kings and Queens of Englandby Alan Warwick PalmerISBN 1850520240 (1-85052-024-0)
Hardcover, Peerage Books
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A Little Princessby Frances Hodgson BurnettISBN 185326136X (1-85326-136-X)
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The Lives of the Muses: Nine Women & the Artists They Inspiredby Francine ProseISBN 1854109448 (1-85410-944-8)
Hardcover, Aurum Press
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Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romansby Plutarch, Judith Mossman, Thomas NorthISBN 1853267945 (1-85326-794-5)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans'Book summary:Plutarch of Chaeronea is one of the great storytellers of antiquity, a writer whose ability to create unforgettable scenes matches the grandeur of his subject matter. The heroes of his Lives were the great men of antiquity, often greatly flawed, but with tragic depth and epic stature. Thomas North's translation, one of the most splendid works of sixteenth-century English prose, presents a vigorous and passionate version of the Lives whose qualities so attracted Shakespeare that he used North as his major source for Julius Caesar, Coriolanus and Antony & Cleopatra. This collection includes all the Lives which Shakespeare used and a selection of others which aim to show the variety and range of Plutarch's writing. [via]
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The London Mob: Violence and Disorder in an Eighteenth-Century Englandby Robert ShoemakerISBN 1852853735 (1-85285-373-5)
Hardcover, Continuum Intl Pub Group
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Looking Backwardby Edward BellamyISBN 1846379687 (1-84637-968-7)
Softcover, Echo Library
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Lost City of the Incasby Hiram BinghamISBN 1842125850 (1-84212-585-0)
Softcover, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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Louis Xv's Army (1): Cavalry & Dragoonsby Rene Chartrand, Eugene LeliepvreISBN 1855326027 (1-85532-602-7)
Softcover, Osprey Pub Co
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Louis XV's Army (5) : Colonial and Naval Troopsby Rene Chartrand, Eugene LeliepvreISBN 1855327090 (1-85532-709-0)
Softcover, Osprey Publishing, Limited
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Macbethby William ShakespeareISBN 1853260355 (1-85326-035-5)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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However, the play is clearly far more than a piece of royal entertainment. It is also a fast-moving and dramatically satisfying piece of theatre. Macbeth's existential struggle between loyalty to his King and his "Vaulting ambition" is fascinating to watch, as his is struggle with Lady Macbeth, and her own terrifying refusal of her maternal role. The play shows an intensification of Shakespeare's interest in mothers and their effect upon ruling masculinity, and also contains some of the most memorable speeches in the entire canon, including Macbeth's reflections that ultimately life "is a tale / Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, / Signifying nothing". --Jerry Brotton [via]
The Mayan Prophecies: Unlocking the Secrets of a Lost Civilizationby Adrian Gilbert, Maurice CotterellISBN 1852308885 (1-85230-888-5)
Softcover, Element Books Ltd
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Medieval Cookery: Recipes and Historyby Maggie BlackISBN 1850748675 (1-85074-867-5)
Hardcover, David Brown Book Co
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The Missing of the Sommeby Geoff DyerISBN 1842124501 (1-84212-450-1)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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The Mystery of King Arthurby Elizabeth JenkinsISBN 1854790560 (1-85479-056-0)
Hardcover, Michael O'Mara Books
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The Ottoman Empire : The Classical Age 1300-1600by Halil InalcikISBN 1842124420 (1-84212-442-0)
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Pilgrimage of Graceby Geoffrey MoorhouseISBN 1842126660 (1-84212-666-0)
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A Public Faith: From Constantine to the Medieval World, A.D. 312-600by John D. Woodbridge, David F. Wright, Ivor J. DavidsonISBN 1854246895 (1-85424-689-5)
Hardcover, Monarch Books
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Rising Sun Victorious: An Alternate History of How the Japanese Won the Pacific Warby Peter G. TsourasISBN 185367446X (1-85367-446-X)
Hardcover, Motorbooks Intl
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Russia in the Age of Catherine the Greatby Isabel De MadariagaISBN 1842125117 (1-84212-511-7)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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The Sabres of Paradise: Conquest and Vengeance in the Caucasusby Lesley Blanch, Philip MarsdenISBN 1850434034 (1-85043-403-4)
Softcover, Tauris Parke Paperbacks
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Salamanca 1812by Ian FletcherISBN 1841762776 (1-84176-277-6)
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Salamanca 1812 : Wellington Crushes Marmontby Ian Fletcher, Bill YounghusbandISBN 1855326043 (1-85532-604-3)
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Samurai Warfareby Stephen TurnbullISBN 1854094327 (1-85409-432-7)
Softcover, Arms & Armour Press
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Set in a Silver Sea: A History of Britain and the British Peopleby Arthur BryantISBN 1842324500 (1-84232-450-0)
Softcover, House of Stratus Ltd
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Sex in Georgian England : Attitudes and Prejudices from the 1720s to the 1820sby A. D. HarveyISBN 1842122738 (1-84212-273-8)
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Sex Lives of the Kings & Queens of England: An Irreverent Wxpose of the Monarchs from Henry VIII to the Present Dayby Nigel CawthorneISBN 1853752088 (1-85375-208-8)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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Sex Lives of the Kings and Queens of Englandby Nigel CawthorneISBN 1853755362 (1-85375-536-2)
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Shoes And Pattensby Francis Grew, Margrethe De Neegaard, Susan MitfordISBN 1843832380 (1-84383-238-0)
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The Soviet Centuryby Moshe Lewin, Gregory ElliottISBN 1844670163 (1-84467-016-3)
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Stonehenge: A History in Photographsby Julian RichardsISBN 1850748950 (1-85074-895-0)
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Tales from the Arabian Nightsby C. Lang, Andrew LangISBN 1853261149 (1-85326-114-9)
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Trafalgar: The Nelson Touchby David HowarthISBN 1842127179 (1-84212-717-9)
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Tragedy of Macbethby William ShakespeareISBN 1847027490 (1-84702-749-0)
Softcover, Echo Library
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The Two Towersby J. R. R. TolkienISBN 1850894191 (1-85089-419-1)
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Understanding Hieroglyphs: A Quick and Simple Guideby Hilary WilsonISBN 1854791648 (1-85479-164-8)
Hardcover, Michael O'Mara Books
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Verdunby Jules RomainsISBN 1853753580 (1-85375-358-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Verdun'Book summary:February 1916 saw the opening stages of one of the most fearful battles of the World War I, at Verdun, between France and Germany. The German High Command believed in a strategy of attrition and felt that Germany could, by choosing a point of attack which the French felt they would have to defend at all costs, bleed France to death. They chose Verdun, a small fortress that had been of strategic importance to France for hundreds of years. Six months late, after 400,000 French lay dead and wounded, and as many German, the assault was abandoned and in October the French recaptured the forts and territory they had lost earlier. Jules Romain's novel "Verdun", two of the volumes of his huge "Men of Good Will", contains fictional characters but is entirely based on fact. It makes the horrors of the Great War live in an intense way. Divided into two sectioins, "The Prelude" and "The Battle", its huge canvas embraces the front itself and the horrors of the artillery bombardments and the "over the top" offensives; the General Staffs and their headquarters, their strategic "vision" and the intrigues in the upper military echelons. Jules Romains (1885-1972) was founder of the "unanimiste" school of writing that sought universal brotherhood through group consciousness and which expressed a diminution of individual self in face of a merged, communal identity. Other members of the group also wrote huge multi-volume novels, called "romans fleuves", river novels, that sought to embrace every aspect of life. Romains published Verdun in 1938 and it was published in English the year after. [via]
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The Vikingsby Ian HeathISBN 1855329433 (1-85532-943-3)
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The Vikings: Voyagers of Discovery And Plunderby M. Harrison, Mark Harrison, K. Durham, I. HeathISBN 1846030870 (1-84603-087-0)
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Who's a Pretty Boy Then?: One Hundred & Fifty Years of Gay Life in Picturesby James GardinerISBN 1852425946 (1-85242-594-6)
Softcover, Serpents Tail
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Wobblies! : A Graphic History of the Industrial Workers of the Worldby Paul Buhle, Nicole SchulmanISBN 1844675254 (1-84467-525-4)
Softcover, Verso Books
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The Wooden Horseby Eric WilliamsISBN 1844153037 (1-84415-303-7)
Softcover, Pen & Sword Books Limited
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