Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. As the much anticipated film adaptation of Vera Brittain's First World War testimony "Testament of Youth" arrives in cinemas in 2014/15 this new book from Mark Bostridge (her biographer) tells the story of a remarkable woman and her extraordinary account of the destructive power of war. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; BGL; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. Weight in Grams: 315.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Export/Airside
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472918574
- ISBN
- 9781472918574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.09
€ 17.99
€ 13.09
paperback. This text is the complete life story of one of the most controversial yet least well known generals on either side during the Civil War. The number one graduate of the West Point class of 1843, William Buel Franklin served in the US Army's Corps of Topographical Engineers. Series: North's Civil War S. Num Pages: 392 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JWKW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 23. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823221493
- ISBN
- 9780823221493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 45.34
€ 46.99
€ 45.34
Paperback. Ida Pruitt, born of American missionaries and raised in a rural Chinese village at the end of the nineteenth century, witnessed almost a century of China's revolutionary upheavals. This work tells the story of this remarkable woman, and brings a different perspective to the study of modern Chinese history. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629962210
- ISBN
- 9789629962210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.74
€ 39.74
Paperback. aeo The first comprehensive and fully--researched biography of Matilda ever published in English. aeo Written by the worlda s leading Anglo--Norman scholar. aeo The first comprehensive and fully--researched biography of Matilda ever published in English. aeo Written by the worlda s leading Anglo--Norman scholar. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631190288
- ISBN
- 9780631190288
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Condition: New
€ 50.14
€ 50.14
Paperback. Exploring a tumultuous time in Japanese 19th-century history, when the country began to emerge from self-imposed exile, this study profiles activists such as Sakamoto Ryoma and Nakaoka Shintaro, who played an important role in the development of a unified nation state. Num Pages: 423 pages, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGHA; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 423
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231101738
- ISBN
- 9780231101738
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.94
€ 46.99
€ 32.94
Paperback. Marion Yorck von Wartenburg was involved in the Nazi resistance group known as the Kreisau Circle, whose cofounder was her husband, Peter. The Kreisau Circle participated in the assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler on July 20, 1944. Editor(s): Winter, Julie M. Translator(s): Winter, Julie M. Num Pages: 104 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 171.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803299153
- ISBN
- 9780803299153
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Condition: New
€ 19.34
€ 19.34
Paperback. The celebrated Peruvian novelist, Mario Vargas Llosa, gives an account of his ultimately unsuccessful attempt to run his country, and of his childhood and career. Translator(s): Lane, Helen R. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 2ADS; BGHA; DSBH; DSK; FA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 128 x 198 x 43. Weight in Grams: 369.
- Publisher
- FABER AND FABER
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571175123
- ISBN
- 9780571175123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.42
€ 19.99
€ 14.42
Hardcover. Alexander I was a ruler with high aspirations for the people of Russia. Cosseted as a young grand duke by Catherine the Great, he ascended to the throne in 1801 after the brutal assassination of his father. This biography focuses on the complex forces that shaped Alexander's tumultuous reign. Translator(s): Emanuel, Susan. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 233 x 39. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Edition
- Tra
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875804668
- ISBN
- 9780875804668
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.61
€ 52.61
Paperback. Arguing that the life and work of Sun Yat-sen have been distorted by both myth and demythification, the author provides a fresh overall evaluation of the man and the events that turned an adventurer into the founder of the Chinese Republic and the leader of a great nationalist movement. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 492 pages, 12 half-tones 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804740111
- ISBN
- 9780804740111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.95
€ 40.99
€ 35.95
Paperback. The memoirs of Hortense (1646-99) and Marie (1639-1715) Mancini, members of court of Louis XIV, represent earliest examples in France of memoirs published by women under their own names during their lifetimes. This title chronicles the beginnings of women's rights within the confines of an otherwise circumscribed early modern aristocratic society. Editor(s): Nelson, Sarah. Translator(s): Nelson, Sarah. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 254 pages, 2 halftones, 3 maps, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; 3JF; BGHA; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226502793
- ISBN
- 9780226502793
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.40
€ 36.99
€ 29.40
Paperback. The dramatic life of the revolutionary hero Bolivar, who liberated South America - a sweeping narrative worthy of a Hollywood epic. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 37. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780226170
- ISBN
- 9781780226170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.74
€ 19.99
€ 14.74
Paperback. He made a major contribution to the progress of the Reformation through his lectures, letters, and publications from teaching posts at Oxford, Strasbourg, and Zurich. This book is an intimate account of this theologian's life and work. Includes illustrations. Num Pages: 225 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HBG; HBLH; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819190581
- ISBN
- 9780819190581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.33
€ 81.33
Paperback. Maria Fyfe's political memoir tells the story of fourteen years in office from the point of view of an MP who did not always toe the party line. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910021040
- ISBN
- 9781910021040
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.75
€ 19.99
€ 14.75
Paperback. "Randel is endlessly fascinating, and Holloway's biography tells his life with great skill."-Steve Weinberg, USA Today Num Pages: 384 pages, 53 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BGH; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393347906
- ISBN
- 9780393347906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.21
€ 17.99
€ 16.21
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803211483
- ISBN
- 9780803211483
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.64
€ 35.99
€ 31.64
Paperback. Biography of Olive Oatman Series: Women in the West. Num Pages: 280 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803235175
- ISBN
- 9780803235175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.51
€ 21.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; BM; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783783397
- ISBN
- 9781783783397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.78
€ 11.99
€ 9.78
Paperback. Presents the life of the wife of the sixth president, covering her early life abroad, her diplomatic mission in Russia, her role as a famous Washington hostess, and her participation in the political and social events of her time. Editor(s): Michelmore, David L. Num Pages: 432 pages, 15 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300212563
- ISBN
- 9780300212563
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 6.23
€ 29.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. The Book of Margery Kempe is the extraordinary account of a medieval wife, mother, and mystic. The earliest autobiography in English, It describes Kempe's transformation from businesswoman to pilgrim, her visions, hostile encounters with clergy and travels to holy sites abroad. This new translation provides full introduction and notes. Translator(s): Bale, Anthony. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3H; BGHA; BGXA; HBLC1; HRCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199686643
- ISBN
- 9780199686643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.61
€ 13.99
€ 11.61
Paperback. From 1935, the author and her second husband, Heinz Neumann, were political refugees in Moscow. In April 1937, Neumann was arrested by the secret police. She was arrested in 1938. This book describes the two years of suffering she endured in the Soviet prisons and in the Central-Asian concentration and slave labour camp of Karaganda. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUA; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845951030
- ISBN
- 9781845951030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.22
€ 25.99
€ 19.22
Paperback. A gripping account of Soviet life as experienced by an American who lived for 50 years on an absolutely equal basis with Russians. Packed with details of everyday life from giving birth in a Soviet hospital to living in a Moscow communal apartment. Num Pages: 324 pages, Illustrations, maps,ports. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 191 x 25. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471028772
- ISBN
- 9780471028772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.71
€ 26.99
€ 21.71
Paperback. This first volume of Margaret Thatcher's memoirs, which encompasses the entirety of her career as Prime Minister. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; BGHA; BM; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 137 x 59. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007456635
- ISBN
- 9780007456635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.10
€ 25.99
€ 17.10
Paperback. The extraordinary account of Margaret Thatcher's life up to her dramatic election as the first woman Prime Minister of England in 1979. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; BGHA; BM; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 135 x 47. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007456628
- ISBN
- 9780007456628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.05
€ 26.99
€ 18.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 403.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Monsoon Books Singapore
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814423861
- ISBN
- 9789814423861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.83
€ 11.99
€ 10.83