Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Hardback. This intimate and richly informative diary kept in 1910 by the young wife of a bustling merchant household in Kyoto is an engaging, unique glimpse into the lives of ordinary people in early twentieth-century Japan. Includes 53 illustrations. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 half-tones 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJC; BGHA; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804724401
- ISBN
- 9780804724401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.76
€ 144.76
paperback. This intimate and richly informative diary kept in 1910 by the young wife of a bustling merchant household in Kyoto is an engaging, unique glimpse into the lives of ordinary people in early twentieth-century Japan. Includes 53 illustrations. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 half-tones 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJC; BGHA; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804724418
- ISBN
- 9780804724418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.66
€ 32.99
€ 29.66
The Saga of Leon Trotsky. His Clandestine Operations and His Assassina...
Mahoney, Harry Thayer; Mahoney, Marjorie Lock...
Hardback. This historical study focuses on Leon Trotsky's efforts to create a military intelligence operation of global significance and his subsequent efforts to recreate earlier success. It features material on Mexican sources and the players in the various assassination plots against him. Num Pages: 450 pages, graphs, maps, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KLCM; BGH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; JPSH; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Austin & Winfield,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572921245
- ISBN
- 9781572921245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.07
€ 130.07
Hardcover. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Beaufort Books United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780825307300
- ISBN
- 9780825307300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.01
€ 26.99
€ 25.01
Paperback. A highly unusual adventure and love story interwoven with Maggie McCune's own extraordinary life Num Pages: 320 pages, 16pp b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747261421
- ISBN
- 9780747261421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.74
€ 15.99
€ 11.74
paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JH; BGH; HBJM; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 220 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- NewSouth Australia
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781742235066
- ISBN
- 9781742235066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.02
€ 38.02
Hardback. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1066.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813908038
- ISBN
- 9780813908038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.47
€ 158.47
The Papers of James Madison: 10 July 1812-7 February 1813
Madison, James. Ed(S): Stagg, J C A; King, Ma...
hardcover. Editor(s): Stagg, J C a; King, Martha J; Barber, Ellen J; Colony, Anne Mandeville; Kreider, Angela; Spangler, Jewel L. Series: Papers of James Madison. Presidential. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 158 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1202.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813922584
- ISBN
- 9780813922584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.39
€ 124.39
Paperback. The remarkable life story of Christine Granville - Churchill's 'favourite spy' and one of the most successful women agents of the Second World War Series: VMC. Num Pages: 352 pages, Section: 8, b/w. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844082384
- ISBN
- 9781844082384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.74
€ 15.99
€ 11.74
paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Open Gate Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780900001505
- ISBN
- 9780900001505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.53
€ 17.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. Napoleon was virtually the master of Europe, but following his defeat at Waterloo he surrendered to the British and was exiled to the volcanic island of St Helena in the South Atlantic. This fascinating story of Napoleon's final years, contains much of interest, including Napoleon's battles with the petty and paranoid Governor, Sir Hudson Lowe. Num Pages: 288 pages, 80 Colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781551714
- ISBN
- 9781781551714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.18
€ 23.99
€ 17.18
Paperback. In this fascinating biography, Professor Gary Sheffield reassesses Haig's reputation, assessing his critical role in preparing the army for war. Num Pages: 400 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 30. Weight in Grams: 342. Douglas Haig and the British Army. 400 pages, ill. In this fascinating biography, Professor Gary Sheffield reassesses Haig's reputation, assessing his critical role in preparing the army for war. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBW. Dimension: 129 x 199 x 30. Weight: 342.
- Publisher
- Quarto Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845137694
- ISBN
- 9781845137694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.90
€ 21.99
€ 15.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750952965
- ISBN
- 9780750952965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.25
€ 10.25
paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; HBLW3; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Open Gate Pr United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781871871258
- ISBN
- 9781871871258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.38
€ 11.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 halftones. 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVT; BGH; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 16.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691175829
- ISBN
- 9780691175829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.65
€ 26.99
€ 20.65
Paperback. Gandhi's non-violent struggles against racism, violence, and colonialism in South Africa and India had brought him to such a level of notoriety, adulation that when asked to write an autobiography midway through his career, he took it as an opportunity to explain himself. This book features his life story. Translator(s): Desai, Mahadev. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGHA; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141186863
- ISBN
- 9780141186863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611470604
- ISBN
- 9781611470604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.44
€ 161.44
paperback. On the morning of April 27, 1935, Louis N Hammerling fell to his death from the nineteenth floor of an apartment in New York City, where he lived alone. Hammerling was one of the most influential Polish immigrants in America and the leading voice and advocate of the Eastern Europeans who had come to the country seeking a better life. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJG; BGH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875807218
- ISBN
- 9780875807218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.90
€ 33.99
€ 30.90
Paperback. This important book brings together the previously unpublished letters of three women, Lilian Ngoyi, Bessie Head and Dora Taylor. These letters record the writers' joys and sorrows as they struggled to live principled lives in adversity. It invites readers to taste the intriguing and sometimes disturbing pleasures of reading personal letters. Editor(s): Daymond, M. J. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781431409488
- ISBN
- 9781431409488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.53
€ 19.53
Paperback. One of the most famous and tortured romances in history - between Elizabeth I, Queen of England, and Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex - began in 1587, when she was fifty-three and he was nineteen. This title portrays Elizabeth and Essex's compelling attraction for each other, their impassioned disagreements and their mutual struggle for power. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781780760490
- ISBN
- 9781780760490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99