Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. Muriel Gane was just eighteen when war was declared on. This book tells the story of Muriel's experiences with the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, her journey from the new recruit whose primary obsession was how well the blue of the uniform suited her, to a resolute and hard-working young woman with a wide social life and successful air-force career. Num Pages: 160 pages, 30. BIC Classification: BGHA; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752441306
- ISBN
- 9780752441306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
paperback. Series: Library of Holocaust Testimonies. Num Pages: 192 pages, 38 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; BGH; HBJD1; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Vallentine Mitchell
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853034254
- ISBN
- 9780853034254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.26
€ 23.26
Hardback. Frederick Douglass s changeable sense of his own life story is reflected in his many conflicting accounts of events during his journey from slavery to freedom. Robert S. Levine creates a fascinating collage of this elusive subject revisionist biography at its best, offering new perspectives on Douglass the social reformer, orator, and writer." Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674055810
- ISBN
- 9780674055810
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.84
€ 47.99
€ 39.84
Paperback. This is the autobiography of the former Taliban Ambassador to Pakistan who negotiated with the US after 9/11 and spent time in Guantanomo. It is the first inside account of what motivates ordinary Afghans to join the Taliban. Editor(s): Strick van Linschoten, Alex; Kuehn, Felix. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; BGHA; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849041522
- ISBN
- 9781849041522
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.00
€ 23.99
€ 22.00
Hardcover. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 225 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199068241
- ISBN
- 9780199068241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.32
€ 47.32
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 Full colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: AFC; AFT; BGH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472945211
- ISBN
- 9781472945211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.17
€ 14.17
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198795001
- ISBN
- 9780198795001
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.42
€ 16.99
€ 16.42
Hardback. This book provides a concise, lively, up-to-date portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte's character and career, including his most important battles, while setting him firmly against the backdrop of the French Revolution of 1789. Num Pages: 152 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190262716
- ISBN
- 9780190262716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.63
€ 29.63
Paperback. Translator(s): Smith, A.M. Sheridan. Series: Ann Arbor Paperbacks for the Study of Russian and Soviet History & Politics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472030521
- ISBN
- 9780472030521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.35
€ 41.35
Hardback. Based on archival research in Europe and the USA, this study tells the story of the French watchmaker, Caron de Beaumarchais, and the role that he played in the American War of Independence as an owner and outfitter of ships and as an arms merchant. Num Pages: 368 pages, bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739104682
- ISBN
- 9780739104682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.89
€ 158.89
Paperback. Living from 1215 to 1294, Khubilai Khan is one of history's most renowned figures. This book focuses on the life and times of the great Mongol monarch. It draws on sources from a variety of East Asian, Middle Eastern, and European languages. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 b/w photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDM; 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520261327
- ISBN
- 9780520261327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Morning Glory, Evening Shadow: Yamato Ichihashi and His Internment Wri...
Morning Glory Evening Shadow Yamato Ichi
hardcover. This book presents both a biography of a Stanford University professor, one of the first academics of Asian ancestry in the United States, and, through Ichihashi's wartime writings, the only known comprehensive first-person account of life in U.S. "relocation centers" for persons of Japanese ancestry. Editor(s): Chang, Gordon G. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 584 pages, 37 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BGH; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804727334
- ISBN
- 9780804727334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.11
€ 186.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 265 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Exile Editions
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550963618
- ISBN
- 9781550963618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.24
€ 25.99
€ 22.24
Paperback. Inspired by the old African proverb: "When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground," high-school student Morgan Reilly sought to preserve as many Maine libraries as he could by interviewing men and women who served in World War II. All of these veterans taught him something, not just about how to fight a war, but how to live a life. Num Pages: 180 pages, 25 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEN; BGH; BK; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608932634
- ISBN
- 9781608932634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.43
€ 16.99
€ 16.43
Hardback. No commander during the Civil War is more closely identified with the "cavalier mystique" as Major General J.E.B. (Jeb) Stuart. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 666. The Life and Battles of Jeb Stuart and His Cavalry, June 1862 - June 1863. 368 pages, 16 pages of illustrations. Jeb Stuart was not only successful in leading Robert E. Lee's cavalry in dozens of campaigns and raids, but for riding magnificent horses, dressing outlandishly, and participating in balls and parties that epitomised the "moonlight and magnolia" image of the Old South. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBWJ. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 27. Weight: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612001302
- ISBN
- 9781612001302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.71
€ 34.99
€ 29.71
Paperback. Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- ALLISON & BUSBY
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- KIN0008080
- ISBN
- 9780749006181
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. I remember when I hit rock bottom. There I was with no make-up on, hadn't showered, eating raw cookie dough out of the tube, hitting on the toothless bagger at the commissary, and ordering jewelry off the TV. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBWQ; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Savas Beatie United States
- Edition
- New, Updated, Expanded
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611212501
- ISBN
- 9781611212501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.62
€ 19.99
€ 18.62
Hardcover. A revealing account of the family life and achievements of the Third Earl of Rosse, a hereditary peer and resident landlord at Birr Castle, County Offaly, in nineteenth-century Ireland, before, during and after the devastating famine of the 1840s Editor(s): Mollan, R.Charles. Num Pages: 368 pages, 88 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; BGH; BGT; PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 241 x 35. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719091445
- ISBN
- 9780719091445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.45
€ 162.45
Hardback. The little-known story of the creator of the modern state of Qatar. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8-16 page colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1FBXQ; 3JH; BGH; HBJF1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 222 x 25. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781250709
- ISBN
- 9781781250709
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.38
€ 23.99
€ 16.38
Hardback. Editor(s): Jansen, Marius B. Translator(s): Shinkichi, Eto. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; BGHA; BGLA; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691641867
- ISBN
- 9780691641867
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.59
€ 162.59
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 366 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691628134
- ISBN
- 9780691628134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.05€ 44.97
€ 57.05
€ 44.97
Paperback. Born into one of the wealthiest families, Walter Rothschild became the best known zoologist of his day - and one of Britain's great eccentrics. Walter's life traversed the fields of politics and finance, as well as zoology, and was packed with achievement and incident. This book presents complexities and conflicts this man faced during his life. Num Pages: 432 pages, 32 page black and white plate section. BIC Classification: BGH; BGT; PSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 136 x 28. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Natural History Museum, London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780565092283
- ISBN
- 9780565092283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.23
€ 19.99
€ 15.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages, 1 16-page B&W insert 1 16-page 4-color insert. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 41. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608197132
- ISBN
- 9781608197132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.55
€ 25.99
€ 23.55
Paperback. A Companion to Julius Caesar examines the great man and great polarizing figure from a variety of illuminating perspectives: military genius, ruthless tyrant, brilliant politician, first class orator, sophisticated man of letters, and more. Editor(s): Griffin, Miriam. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 536 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 33. Weight in Grams: 882.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119025573
- ISBN
- 9781119025573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.06
€ 52.06