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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226209616
ISBN
9780226209616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. In this devastating and brilliant new book John Simpson offers a compelling and cogent analysis of the West's relationship with Saddam Hussein and Iraq, past and present. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 28. Weight in Grams: 322.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Reprints
Publisher
Pan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KNW0009296
ISBN
9780330418904
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The new bestseller from the author of Give Me Ten Seconds: an alternative biography of one of the most remarkable leaders of the twentieth-century Num Pages: 356 pages, 16 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 320.
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
Reprints
Publisher
Pan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
SKU
KLN0013854
ISBN
9780330411851
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

paperback. John Saville was involved in the crisis of the British Communist Party in 1956 following Khrushchev's speech to the 20th Congress of the Soviet Communist Party. These memoirs cover his life in socialist politics and the academic world, from his travels in France and Nazi Germany through war service as an Anti-Aircraft Gunnery Sergeant Major. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Merlin Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850365207
ISBN
9780850365207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.51

Paperback. Editor(s): Maume, Mairead; Maume, Patrick; Casey, Mary. Series: Classics of Irish History. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 121 x 188 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904558224
ISBN
9781904558224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.56

Hardcover. A biography of the Laird of Torosay Castle Num Pages: 240 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 690.
Publisher
Spellmount Ltd Pub
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862270367
ISBN
9781862270367
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.84

Paperback. In 1945, the author was the first Allied officer to enter Bergen-Belsen - the concentration camp that would reveal the horrors of the Holocaust to the world. This true story, partly based on previously unpublished diaries, presents a different slant on that mighty war through the eyes of a restless young man eager for action and adventure. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 x 8pp col. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGHA; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780575278
ISBN
9781780575278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691648842
ISBN
9780691648842
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.00

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 8 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 246 x 28. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750962612
ISBN
9780750962612
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.68

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBLA1; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691638478
ISBN
9780691638478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.26

Paperback. From its medieval and Tudor beginnings, through the destruction of many of its royal buildings in the 17th century, up to its state and purpose today, this is a detailed history of Eltham Palace. Num Pages: 192 pages, 66 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AMKH; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 247 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750955546
ISBN
9780750955546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.65

Paperback. William E Colby was one of the most enigmatic figures of the Cold War and a central player in the operations of the Central Intelligence Agency. This title tracks Colby's life and career from early years in the OSS to his tumultuous tenure as Director of Central Intelligence in the 1970s. It also offers a history of the inner workings of the CIA. Num Pages: 398 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700616909
ISBN
9780700616909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.65

Paperback. Series: History Makers. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 146 x 29. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Christian Focus Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845500634
ISBN
9781845500634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGH; BGX; HRCC92. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 4. Weight in Grams: 79.
Publisher
Crossway Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781433551895
ISBN
9781433551895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.45

Paperback. The classic, bestselling account of the infamous Kray twins, now a major film, starring Tom Hardy. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; BGH; JKVJ; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008150280
ISBN
9780008150280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.44

Paperback. A personal account of a Labour supporter's miserable eighteen years under a Tory government. A literary debut which combines wit with barbed insight from the author who has been a full time comedy writer since the voters of Battersea sacked him from his previous job as an MP's researcher for the House of Commons. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242. 8vo.Good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Black Swan
Edition
First Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0297052
ISBN
9780552998031
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A biography of Con Colbert, member of Na Fianna Eireann, the Irish Volunteers and the Irish Republican Brotherhood. Colbert commanded forces at Watkins' brewery and Jameson's distillery during the Easter Rising. He faced the firing squad at Kilmainham Gaol on 8 May 1916, aged twenty-seven. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 256 pages, 26 black & white halftones, 1 index, 1 biography, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781847173348
ISBN
9781847173348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 10.85

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The New Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595580252
ISBN
9781595580252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.75

Paperback. "John Myers Myers has written Doc's story with a skill that matches the sureness of a bullet from Doc's gun."-Dallas Times Herald. "As for the general reader, he'll eat this up and beg for more."-San Francisco Chronicle. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803257818
ISBN
9780803257818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.02

Paperback. This biography brings William Pitt Ballinger to life as one of the most compleat men of his time: lawyer, soldier, public servant, civic leader, author, editorialist, naturalist, educational reformer, and bibliophile. Series: Barker Texas History Series. Num Pages: 334 pages, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Texas State Historical Assn
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780876111994
ISBN
9780876111994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.18

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