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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback. Ambushes. Hidden bombs. Snipers. The point man is the first to encounter these signs of danger. He's the soldier who leads the patrol into battle. Few survive for long. Between 2007 and 2008, 20-year-old Kenny Meighan was the longest-serving point man in Helmand province. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; BGHA; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0007641
ISBN
9780571272433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardback. This biography describes Hannibal Hamlin's ancestors and boyhood before tracing his career through the Maine legislature and US House of Representatives. Num Pages: 324 pages, 7 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819194404
ISBN
9780819194404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.00

Paperback. In Treblinka Survivor, Journalist and author Mark S. Smith traces the life of a man who survived seven camps, and what he had to do to achieve this. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BGH; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752463711
ISBN
9780752463711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.63

Hardcover. The dramatic arc of Saigo Takamori's life, from his humble origins as a lowly samurai, to national leadership, to his death as a rebel leader, has captivated generations of Japanese readers and now Americans as well - his life is the inspiration for a major Hollywood film, The Last Samurai, starring Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJC; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471089704
ISBN
9780471089704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.87

Paperback. .
Publisher
NAL
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780451472243
ISBN
9780451472243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.58

Hardback. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 41.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493007516
ISBN
9781493007516
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.64

hardcover. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 580. Good copy showing light age and wear. Scoring throughout text. Ex Libris markings to preliminary pages and stamps throughout. Light wear to dust jacket. Remains a nice reading copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Overlook Press New York
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMO0001148
ISBN
9780879515775
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. A dual biography of Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett, two larger-than-life figures from the American West who are inextricably linked - neither would become the stuff of legend without the other. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061368295
ISBN
9780061368295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.25

Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16-page b&w insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 717.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The Lyons Press Connecticut
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592289424
ISBN
9781592289424
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.97

Hardback. Heinz Rutha, pioneer of a youth movement that emphasized male bonding in its quest to reassert German dominance over Czechoslovakia, was arrested in 1937 for corrupting male adolescents. This led to an international scandal. Cornwall's biography is the first to tackle the long-taboo intersection of youth, homosexuality, and fascist nationalism. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 242 x 30. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674046160
ISBN
9780674046160
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 130 b/w photos & documents. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764311697
ISBN
9780764311697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.20

Paperback. .
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764300493
ISBN
9780764300493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.04

hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; BGL; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 222 x 23. Weight in Grams: 420. Good clean copy with light wear to dust jacket
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Bloomsbury Continuum London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMO0000209
ISBN
9781408188446
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

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
€ 13.24

Hardback. 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. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 30. Weight in Grams: 732.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823221486
ISBN
9780823221486
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.53

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
€ 42.06

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

€ 39.96

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 50.81

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.46

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
€ 14.56

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

€ 47.61

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
€ 36.49

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.77

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