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VIKING KINGS OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND: THE DYNASTY OF IVARR TO A.D. 1014
Written by Clare Downham.
Stock no. 1828346
Published by Dunedin Academic Press Ltd.. 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

Vikings plagued the coasts of Ireland and Britain in the 790s. A paricularly successful viking leader named Ivarr campaigned on both sides of the Irish Sea in the 860s. This book provides a political analysis of the deeds of Ivarr's family from their first appearance in Insular records down to the year 1014. Pictorial cardwraps. ISBN: 9781903765890. Reprint with corrections. Light rubbing to corner of lower edge of text block. Previous owner's initials to front endpaper. Contents otherwise clean.

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AIRCRAFT CARRIERS: A HISTORY OF CARRIER AVIATION AND ITS INFLUENCE ON WORLD EVENTS (VOLUME II 1946-2006)
Written by Norman Polmar.
Stock no. 1327989
Published by Potomac Books, Inc.. 2nd 2008. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Second Edition. A definitive history of world aircraft carrier development and operations. A two-volume work of which this is volume II and details the role of carriers in the unification controversies of the U.S. armed forces and strategic deterrence. Light grey paper boards, black title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781574886658. Spine very slightly bumped else a fine copy. Spine of dustwrapper is slightly faded and corners are slightly rubbed.

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AIRCRAFT CARRIERS: A HISTORY OF CARRIER AVIATION AND ITS INFLUENCE ON WORLD EVENTS (VOLUME I 1909-1945)
Written by Norman Polmar.
Stock no. 1828332
Published by Potomac Books, Inc.. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A definitive history of world aircraft carrier development and operations. A two-volume work of which this is volume I and describes the political and technological factors that influenced aircraft carrier design and construction, meticulously records their operations, and explains their impact. Light grey paper boards, black title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1574886630. Minor grubby mark to top edge of text block. Contents clean. White and blue pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly scuffed.

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POLITICAL CARRICATURES 1906
Written by F. Carruthers Gould. Illustrated by F. Carruthers Gould.
Stock no. 1327824
Published by Edward Arnold. 1st 1906. Almost very good condition.

Large oblong format. Green cloth with gilt title to spine and black illustration to front cover with white title. B/w carricatures throughout. Spine and corners heavily bumped. A few tiny marks to covers. Endpapers browned. Light foxing to prelims and textblock. A decent copy of a scarce book.

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WAR, POLITICS AND FINANCE IN LATE MEDIEVAL ENGLISH TOWNS
Written by Christian D. Liddy.
Stock no. 1327812
Published by The Royal Historical Society. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Bristol, York and The Crown, 1350-1400. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. 264 pages including index. ISBN: 0861932749. Minimal bumping to spine. A couple of small dents to spine edges of dustwrapper.

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THE ARMY, JAMES II, AND THE GLORIOUS REVOLUTION
Written by John Childs.
Stock no. 1828074
Published by Manchester University Press. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w frontis. ISBN: 0719006880. Minor tape marks to boards. Foxing to text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is unevenly faded.

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THE INFLUENCE OF SUB-STATE ACTORS ON NATIONAL SECURITY: USING MILITARY BASES TO FORGE AUTONOMY
Written by Minori Takahashi.
Stock no. 1327671
Published by Springer. 1st 2019. Nearly fine condition.

Springer Polar Sciences series. This book sheds light on the process in which the sub-state actor of Greenland has expanded its autonomy and strengthened its de jure participation in the national security of Denmark. Due to the accelerated melting of sea ice and the increase in the accessibility of natural resources and water lanes, the security situation in the Arctic has been changing rapidly, and this book helps meet the need for understanding the political and military factors behind those changes. Green glazed boards. ISBN: 9783030016760. Minimal bumping to spine and slightly rubbing to corners. Contents fine.

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THE INFLUENCE OF SUB-STATE ACTORS ON NATIONAL SECURITY: USING MILITARY BASES TO FORGE AUTONOMY
Written by Minori Takahashi.
Stock no. 1827822
Published by Springer. 2019. Nearly fine condition.

Springer Polar Sciences series. This book sheds light on the process in which the sub-state actor of Greenland has expanded its autonomy and strengthened its de jure participation in the national security of Denmark. Due to the accelerated melting of sea ice and the increase in the accessibility of natural resources and water lanes, the security situation in the Arctic has been changing rapidly, and this book helps meet the need for understanding the political and military factors behind those changes. Green glazed boards. ISBN: 9783030016760. This is a physical print on demand copy printed by Printforce, Netherlands. Boards slightly scuffed. Contents fine. Appears unread.

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STALINISM AND THE SOVIET-FINNISH WAR, 1939-40
Written by Malcolm L.G. Spencer.
Stock no. 1327554
Published by Palgrave Macmillan. 1st 2018. Nearly fine condition.

Crisis Management, Censorship and Control. St. Antony's Series. Red pictorial boards. 229 pages. A physical Print On Demand book printed by Lightning Source UK Ltd. ISBN: 9783319946467. Slight rubbing to corners. Barcode label to rear cover.

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HUMAN NATURE AND THE CAUSES OF WAR
Written by John David Orme.
Stock no. 1827784
Published by Palgrave Macmillan. Circa 2018. Nearly fine condition.

This book examines the effects of six types of regime on foreign policy, monarchy, republic and sultanistic, charismatic and military and totalitarian dictatorship.Light brown pictorial boards. ISBN: 9783319771663. Lower corners lightly rubbed. Still in original shrinkwrap which is starting to split on spine.

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THE POLITICS OF THE BRITISH ARMY
Written by Hew Strachan.
Stock no. 1327421
Published by Oxford University Press; The Clarendon Press. 1st 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. 311 pages. ISBN: 0198206704. Spine slightly bumped. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased.

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PATTERNS OF POWER IN EARLY WALES
Written by Wendy Davies.
Stock no. 1327365
Published by Oxford University Press; Clarendon Press. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

O'Donnell Lectures delievered in the University of Oxford 1983. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 103 pages. ISBN: 0198201532. Spine slightly bumped. Dustwrapper just lightly edge rubbed.

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