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Biography: historical, political & military

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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback. Offers an account of George Crook's campaigns during the American Indian Wars. This book brings to life the entire American frontier. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBW; JFSL9; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626365438
ISBN
9781626365438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.91

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300094046
ISBN
9780300094046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.70

Paperback. This biography follows Heuston's life, from his birth in Dublin, to his time as a railway clerk in Limerick. Finally it outlines his move back to Dublin, his joining The Volunteers, the Easter Rising, his imprisonment and execution. Series Editor(s): Collins, Lorcan. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 240 pages, 32 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The O'Brien Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781847172686
ISBN
9781847172686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. Johhny Grant (1833-1907), Metis, fur trader, rancher, and Riel-Resistance participant, documented his historical experiences in the northwestern US and Canada. Editor(s): Ens, Gerhard J. Num Pages: 468 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 736.
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
405
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888644916
ISBN
9780888644916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 548 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 33. Weight in Grams: 445.
Publisher
Bantam
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553384574
ISBN
9780553384574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.20

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Regnery Publishing Inc Washington
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780895264312
ISBN
9780895264312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.53

Paperback. Series: First Person Singular. 386 pages, black & white illustrations. A literary source for life and manners in the English seventeenth century. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: BGHA. Dimension: 147 x 217 x 24. Weight: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
BOYE6
Number of pages
386
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843831099
ISBN
9781843831099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.03

Hardcover. Evelyn was a scholar, a scientific amateur, a garden designer and architect, and a founder member of the Royal Society who published a magisterial book about trees, Sylva, and many pamphlets on assorted subjects. This work is a vivid portrait of the social, personal and political life of a society in ferment by one of its major players. Num Pages: 1050 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 137 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1012.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
1050
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152913
ISBN
9781857152913
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.49

paperback. A new appraisal of the first Tudor queen, her European connections, her ambitions and intentions, and the religious violence that stained her short reign Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 pp-section of b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300194166
ISBN
9780300194166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 19.30

Paperback. Series: Oakwood Library of Railway History. Num Pages: 168 pages, 150ill. BIC Classification: BGH; TRF; WG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
The Oakwood Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853615767
ISBN
9780853615767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.49

Paperback. Told with humour and his acute sense of observation, this title looks at some of the smaller campaigns in which Slim fought in World War I, and later in India and the Middle East. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: BGH; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844157914
ISBN
9781844157914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. This book is the first complete biography of Raphael Lemkin, the father of the United Nations Genocide Convention, based on his papers; and shows how his campaign for an international treaty succeeded. In addition, the book covers Lemkin's inauguration of the historical study of past genocides. Num Pages: 345 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTZ; JPVH; LBBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2008th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137427373
ISBN
9781137427373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Hardback. This book is the first complete biography of Raphael Lemkin, the father of the United Nations Genocide Convention, based on his papers; and shows how his campaign for an international treaty succeeded. In addition, the book covers Lemkin's inauguration of the historical study of past genocides. Num Pages: 345 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTZ; JPVH; LBBZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 591.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
345
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230516915
ISBN
9780230516915
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.63

Paperback. Traces the life of Britain's only female Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, from her upbringing in Grantham to her unexpected challenge to Edward Heath for leadership of the Conservative party and her eventual removal from power. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 137 x 36. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9780099575160
ISBN
9780099575160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.88

Hardback. Sayyid Qutb (1906-1966) is considered one of the most influential ideologues of radical Islamism. This biography rescues Qutb from the label of 'terrorist' by offering a sophisticated analysis of his thought. It offers a view into the world of British colonialism, the birth of Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, and the growth of radical Islam. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JFSR2; JPFR; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 606.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
392
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849040068
ISBN
9781849040068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. Final volume in acclaimed biography of Wilhelm II exploring his role in the origins of the First World War. Translator(s): De Bellaigue, Sheila; Bridge, Roy. Num Pages: 1570 pages, 71 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 59. Weight in Grams: 2470.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107544192
ISBN
9781107544192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.58

Paperback. Reprint. Originally published: Philadelphia: Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger; Macon, Ga.: J.W. Burke, 1871. Num Pages: 304 pages, B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629147345
ISBN
9781629147345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.70

Paperback. A collection of essays on Pope Gregory the Great, many taken from a symposium held in 1993. Gregory emerges as a figure interpreting the past - by receiving, synthesizing and developing the teachings of earlier writers - and presenting a persuasive theological and pastoral agenda. Editor(s): Cavadini, John C. Series: Notre Dame Studies in Theology. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3F; BGH; HRCC2; HRCC7; HRCM; HRCX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268010430
ISBN
9780268010430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. A magisterial re-evaluation of Britain's greatest ever foreign secretary. Num Pages: 752 pages, 1 x 8pp colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 48. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857388407
ISBN
9780857388407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.08

Paperback.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
808
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862416812
ISBN
9780862416812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.27

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