Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. Genghis Khan was by far the greatest conqueror the world has ever known, whose empire stretched from the Pacific Ocean to central Europe, including all of China, the Middle East and Russia. So how did an illiterate nomad rise to such colossal power, eclipsing Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Napoleon? Num Pages: 688 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 1F; 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 216 x 47. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784703509
- ISBN
- 9781784703509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.42
€ 23.99
€ 16.42
Paperback. The age of discovery was at its peak in the eighteenth century, with heroic adventurers charting the furthest reaches of the globe. Foremost among these explorers was navigator and cartographer Captain James Cook of the British Royal Navy. This book reveals Cook's place in history as a brave and brilliant seaman. Num Pages: 512 pages, 45 colour illustrations + 4 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTM; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 40. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300184310
- ISBN
- 9780300184310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.59
€ 25.99
€ 19.59
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 410 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; BGH; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 410
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691639635
- ISBN
- 9780691639635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 213.78
€ 213.78
Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 314 x 18. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606600962
- ISBN
- 9781606600962
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.70
€ 32.99
€ 32.70
Hardcover. A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist 'Biography' A groundbreaking biography of the most pioneering and accomplished African-American writer of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 624 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 168 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1070.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393240900
- ISBN
- 9780393240900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.13
€ 36.99
€ 32.13
Paperback. Prime Minister known for announcing 'that Britain favoured a homeland for the Jewish People in Palestine'. Series: 20 British Prime Ministers of the 20th Century. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 194 x 13. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904950554
- ISBN
- 9781904950554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Hardback. Hans Staden's sixteenth-century account of shipwreck and captivity by the Tupinamba Indians of Brazil was an early modern bestseller. This title presents a retelling of the German sailor's eyewitness account, showing both why it was so popular at the time and why it remains an important tool for understanding the opening of the Atlantic world. Num Pages: 216 pages, 35, 31 black & white halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HBLH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421403458
- ISBN
- 9781421403458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.40€ 59.62
€ 65.40
€ 59.62
Paperback. Hans Staden's sixteenth-century account of shipwreck and captivity by the Tupinamba Indians of Brazil was an early modern bestseller. This title presents a retelling of the German sailor's eyewitness account, showing both why it was so popular at the time and why it remains an important tool for understanding the opening of the Atlantic world. Num Pages: 216 pages, 35, 31 black & white halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HBLH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421403465
- ISBN
- 9781421403465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.54
€ 33.99
€ 28.54
Hardback. Eve A. Pollecoff here tells the story of Otto Markus - 'Pioneer Merchant Trader' - who established his East African Trading Company in the wake of growing British interest in East Africa: especially Kenya and Uganda. Num Pages: 224 pages, 32 in 16pp bw plates. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 1HFGU; 3JH; BGH; HBTQ; KCLT. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 151 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848859371
- ISBN
- 9781848859371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.92€ 54.79
€ 58.92
€ 54.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910777381
- ISBN
- 9781910777381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.21
€ 33.99
€ 24.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Daimon Verlag
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783856305857
- ISBN
- 9783856305857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.40
€ 35.99
€ 26.40
Paperback. Eva Figes and her family fled the horror of Nazi Germany when Eva was only six, forced to leave behind them friends, relatives and their housemaid, Edith. Ten years later, Edith suddenly re-emerged in their lives. Having miraculously survived wartime Berlin, she had reluctantly emigrated to hostile, volatile Palestine. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847080684
- ISBN
- 9781847080684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.20
€ 10.99
€ 9.20
Paperback. A synthesis of the work of international scholars, this is an account of the people who animated a decisive period in the genesis of the modern mind - the Renaissance. Confining its attention to the "great" Renaissance which originated in Italy, the book treats a broad spectrum of figures. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND; BGH; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226283562
- ISBN
- 9780226283562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.48
€ 40.99
€ 31.48
Hardcover. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 186 x 17. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560728313
- ISBN
- 9781560728313
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.08€ 71.15
€ 93.08
€ 71.15
Hardback. Jacob Dolson Cox, a former divinity student with no formal military training, was among those who rose to the challenge. In a conflict in which "political generals" often proved less than competent, Cox, the consummate citizen general, emerged as one of the best commanders in the Union army. Series: War and Society in North America. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1225.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821420829
- ISBN
- 9780821420829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.80
€ 85.80
Hardcover. From his start as a West Point graduate, class of 1848, to his retirement as a brigadier general more than 40 years later, John C. Tidball saw much that shaped the United States and its army. This text tells the man's story. Num Pages: 576 pages, 20 photographs, 2 maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 160 x 42. Weight in Grams: 966.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kent State Univ Pr
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873387224
- ISBN
- 9780873387224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.50
€ 45.99
€ 45.50
Hardback. The first African American to head a branch of the New York Public Library (NYPL), Regina Andrews led an extraordinary life. Allied with W E B Du Bois, she fought for promotion and equal pay against entrenched sexism and racism. This book offers the portrait of Andrews' activism. Num Pages: 168 pages, 23 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: BGH; GL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252038501
- ISBN
- 9780252038501
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.32
€ 62.32
Hardcover. Editor(s): Singleton, Esther. Num Pages: 205 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590334713
- ISBN
- 9781590334713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.94€ 60.83
€ 78.94
€ 60.83
Hardback. Num Pages: 230 pages, over 480 b/w photos, documents. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 226 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1722. An Illustrated Biography. 230 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBWN. Dimension: 288 x 226 x 28. Weight: 1714.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764325267
- ISBN
- 9780764325267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.20€ 39.14
€ 54.20
€ 39.14
Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGH; HBJK; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- IMG Publications
- Edition
- Expanded
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780902869691
- ISBN
- 9780902869691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.45
€ 12.45