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0859552357
Book:The veterans:1997. Book
Author: Mann, Michael.
Year: 1997.
Language: English
Media type Book
Content type: Catalogue
Publisher: Michael Russell,
Resource type: Physical
Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-196) and index. English
208 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., coats of arms, port. ; 24 cm.
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0852347855
Book:Hear me carefully : John Blanchard : a biography:c2012. Book
Author: Williams, Marlene.
Year: c2012.
Language: English
Media type Book
Publisher: EP Books,
Resource type: Physical
Note: English
143 p., 8 p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 20 cm.
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0751573191
Book:Blackpool's daughter:2019. Book
Author: Mason, Maggie, 1945- author.
Year: 2019.
Language: English
Media type Book
Publisher: Sphere,
Resource type: Physical
Note: Originally published as Blackpool evacuee (London : Sphere, 2018). Mary Wood writing as Maggie Mason. English
Blackpool evacuee
442 pages ; 20 cm
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0752460188
Book:Bound for Australia : a guide to the records of transported convicts and early settlers:2012.:Updated paperback edition. Book
Author: Hawkings, David T.
Year: 2012.
Language: English
Media type Book
Edition: Updated paperback edition.
Content type: Catalogue
Publisher: History,
Resource type: Physical
Note: Formerly CIP. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. English
414 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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1529135524
Book:The Red Arrows : the official story of Britain's iconic display team:2022. Book
Author: Montenegro, David, author.
Year: 2022.
Language: English
Media type Book
Publisher: Century,
Resource type: Physical
Note: Includes bibliographical references and index. Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-262) and index. English
xi, 271 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
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1350337056
Book:Builders of the Third Reich : the Organisation Todt and Nazi forced labour:2022. Book
Author: Dick, Charles, author.
Year: 2022.
Language: English
Media type Book
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic,
Resource type: Physical
Note: Includes bibliography references (p.241-253) and index. Specialized. English
ix, 280 pages ; 24 cm
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1783784369
Book:This golden fleece : a journey through Britain's knitted history:2020. Book
Author: Rutter, Esther, author.
Year: 2020.
Language: English
Media type Book
Publisher: Granta,
Resource type: Physical
Note: Originally published: 2019. Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-319) and index. 1. Dentdale gloves -- 2. Proper Ganseys -- 3. Revolutionary knitting -- 4. Highland kilts and stockings -- 5. A not-so-itsy-bitsy bikini -- 6. Carding, combing and cricket -- 7. Vikings, socks and the Great Yorkshire Llama -- 8. Knit-frocks, Guernseys and Jerseys -- 9. Shetland stitches -- 10. Monmouth caps and funeral stockings -- 11. Haps, shawls and new arrivals -- 12. A time of gifts. English
x, 342 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm
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331922767X
Book:German military geology and fortification of the British Channel Islands during World War II:2020. Book
Year: 2020.
Language: English
Media type Book
Publisher: Springer,
Resource type: Physical
Note: 1. Introduction -- 2. Geology -- 3. Geologists and the German Armed Forces -- 4. Jersey and the German Army -- 5. Jersey and the German Air Force -- 6. Guernsey and the German Army -- 7. Guernsey and the German Air Force -- 8. Alderney -- 9. Groundwater Investigations: German and British -- 10. Conclusion: Contemporary Context and Postwar Legacy. English
xiii, 406 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cm.
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0349016283
Book:Islanders:2022. Book
Author: Thomas, Cathy, author.
Year: 2022.
Language: English
Media type Book
Content type: Short story
Publisher: Virago,
Resource type: Physical
Note: English
224 pages ; 23 cm.
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178378461X
Book:Island song:2019. Book
Author: Bunting, Madeleine, author.
Year: 2019.
Language: English
Media type Book
Publisher: Granta,
Resource type: Physical
Note: English
383 pages ; 23 cm
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0241524717
Book:Exactly what you mean:2022. Book
Author: Hinshaw, Ben, author.
Year: 2022.
Language: English
Media type Book
Publisher: Viking,
Resource type: Physical
Note: English
213 pages ; 23 cm
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1409192008
Book:The nightingales in Mersey Square:2020. Book
Author: Robbins, Lilly.
Year: 2020.
Language: English
Media type Book
Publisher: Orion,
Resource type: Physical
Note: English
378 p. ; 20 cm.
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1409170284
Book:The devil's claw:2017. Book
Author: Dearman, Lara, author.
Year: 2017.
Language: English
Media type Book
Publisher: Trapeze,
Resource type: Physical
Note: English
356 pages ; 20 cm.
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1405936703
Book:Island Reich:2021. Book
Author: Grimwood, Jack, 1953- author.
Year: 2021.
Language: English
Media type Book
Publisher: Penguin Books,
Resource type: Physical
Note: Originally published: UK: Michael Joseph, 2021. English
vii, 529 pages ; 20 cm
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1529377315
Book:The French house:2022. Book
Author: Bloese, Jacquie, author.
Year: 2022.
Language: English
Media type Book
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton,
Resource type: Physical
Note: English
358 pages ; 24 cm
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0778304590
Book:The collaborator:2011. Book
Author: Leroy, Margaret.
Year: 2011.
Language: English
Media type Book
Publisher: Mira,
Resource type: Physical
Note: English
464 p. ; 20 cm.
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1999341562
Book:The people's messenger : the Occupation diary : Guernsey 1940-45:2022. Book
Author: Guillemette, Louis, author.
Year: 2022.
Language: English
Media type Book
Publisher: Blue Ormer,
Resource type: Physical
Note: Includes bibliography (p.488-491) and index. English
liv, 506 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps ; 23 cm
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