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ISBN: 9781444156508 - United States Civil War: Causes, Course and Effects 1840-77 United States Civil War: Causes, Course and Effects 1840-77
Alan Farmer

ISBN10: 1444156500  ISBN13: 9781444156508
Publisher: Hodder Education
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 25 May 2012
This series has taken the clarity, accessibility, reliability and in-depth analysis of our best-selling Access to History series and tailor-made it for the History IB Diploma. This series has taken the clarity, accessibility, reliability and in... More

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ISBN: 9781848326408 - Frederick the Great Frederick the Great
Dennis Showalter

ISBN10: 1848326408  ISBN13: 9781848326408
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd Frontline Books
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 17 May 2012

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ISBN: 9781849164115 - The King's Mistress The King's Mistress
Claudia Gold

ISBN10: 1849164118  ISBN13: 9781849164115
Publisher: Quercus Publishing Plc
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 26 Apr 2012
The extraordinary story of George I's mistress. As the mistress and possible secret wife of George I, Ehrengard Melusine von der Schulenburg, was England's first Georgian queen in all but name. Her nickname amongst the English, who loathed her and... More

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ISBN: 9781849165501 - Highland Furies Highland Furies
Victoria Schofield

ISBN10: 1849165505  ISBN13: 9781849165501
Publisher: Quercus Publishing Plc
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 26 Apr 2012
The extraordinary two hundred-and fifty-year tale of the British Army's most celebrated and iconic regiment. As the oldest of the Highland Regiments, The Black Watch has an enviable roster of Battle Honours and a mystique born of repeated service... More

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ISBN: 9780711232907 - As They Really Were As They Really Were
Keith Middlemas

ISBN10: 0711232903  ISBN13: 9780711232907
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 19 Apr 2012
Over a hundred portrait sketches of a wide cross-section of the citizens of Alnwick in 1831, offering a unique record of a community on the brink of transformation. In 1831 a talented and successful Alnwick artist recorded in his notebook... More

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ISBN: 9781903564561 - 'The Great Trial': A Swaledale Lead Mining Dispute in the Court of 'The Great Trial': A Swaledale Lead Mining Dispute in the Court of
Tim Gates

ISBN10: 1903564565  ISBN13: 9781903564561
Publisher: Yorkshire Archaeological Society
Edition: annotated edition
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 15 Apr 2012
Fully annotated edition of the records of a notorious eighteenth-century court case - and the first ever full publication of an equity exchequer case. From 1705 to 1709, a legal battle was fought out in the court of exchequer between Thomas... More

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ISBN: 9780715642955 - Columbus & the Quest for Jerusalem Columbus & the Quest for Jerusalem
Carol Delaney

ISBN10: 0715642952  ISBN13: 9780715642955
Publisher: Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 29 Mar 2012
A provocative and persuasive new interpretation of Columbus's world-changing exploits. The prevailing opinion of Christopher Columbus is that he was responsible for almost everything that went wrong in the New World, caused by his political and... More

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ISBN: 9781849542197 - Under Every Leaf Under Every Leaf
William Beaver

ISBN10: 1849542198  ISBN13: 9781849542197
Publisher: Biteback
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 26 Mar 2012
The previously unknown story of Britain's first spies, and how they helped forge the British Empire. The old Farsi expression summed it up: "Under every leaf you will find an Englishman" This is the story of the shadowy Intelligence Division of... More

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ISBN: 9781848847453 - Fortress Falklands Fortress Falklands
Graham Bound

ISBN10: 1848847459  ISBN13: 9781848847453
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd Pen & Sword Military
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 15 Mar 2012
The Falkland Islands sprang to fame in 1982, when Argentine Forces invaded and occupied them. British rule was re-established following an intensely violent war. But, as the 30th anniversary of that conflict approaches, the causes of conflict in... More

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ISBN: 9781848326439 - To the Gate of Hell To the Gate of Hell
Arnim Bottger

ISBN10: 1848326432  ISBN13: 9781848326439
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd Frontline Books
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 15 Mar 2012
Until seriously wounded on the Eastern Front in August 1944, Armin Bttger experienced the horrors of the Second World War from the perspective of a panzer radio operator. In his very personal account, Bttger relates in a sober and realistic manner... More