Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. Tells the dramatic story of the intrepid scientist and showman, Richard Crosbie, and places extraordinary achievements in the context of European ballooning. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845889852
- ISBN
- 9781845889852
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.51
€ 16.99
€ 14.51
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905791736
- ISBN
- 9781905791736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 250 x 13. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Oxford Brookes University
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780992929930
- ISBN
- 9780992929930
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.30
€ 26.99
€ 19.30
Paperback. Provides up-to-date assessment of one of the key figures in modern European history. Includes new chapters on Bismarck and militarism, and on Bismarck as chancellor. Substantially expanded throughout to take account of recent historiography. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 144 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631203278
- ISBN
- 9780631203278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.18
€ 45.18
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750961349
- ISBN
- 9780750961349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.43
€ 24.99
€ 21.43
Paperback. In this memoir, Catton remembers his youth, his family, his home town, and his coming of age. Series: Great Lake Books Series. Num Pages: 260 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press
- Edition
- Great Lakes books ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814318850
- ISBN
- 9780814318850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.45
€ 34.45
Paperback. The compelling biography of the man who wrote the best selling book Warrior, by his grandson Brough Scott. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 133 x 31. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Raceform Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908216465
- ISBN
- 9781908216465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.12
€ 17.99
€ 14.12
Paperback. Drawing on various sources - from personal reminiscences to the records of shelters where Hitler slept - this title recreates the dark side of fin de siecle Vienna and paints the portrait of the young Hitler. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848852778
- ISBN
- 9781848852778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.36
€ 34.36
paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 31, 31 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- ILR Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801478017
- ISBN
- 9780801478017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.55
€ 23.99
€ 22.55
Paperback. This fascinating account offers a new understanding of Captain Cook's voyages and how they affected the European world view. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774811903
- ISBN
- 9780774811903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 45.40
€ 46.99
€ 45.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 206 pages, 8 pages of b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BGH; JPWF; KNAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Barbican Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909954144
- ISBN
- 9781909954144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.34
€ 17.99
€ 16.34
Hardback. The Frontier World of Edgar Dewdney is a biography of a man who played a key role in the events which marked the political, social, and economic transformation of western Canada in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFFN; JPHL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774807302
- ISBN
- 9780774807302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.46
€ 119.46
Paperback. Nathan Bedford Forrest was a renowned cavalryman who fought during the American Civil War. This book presents an analysis of his life, from childhood in Mississippi, to wealth from the slave trade, his role as founder and Grand Wizard of the first Ku Klux Klan, and his death. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 480 pages, 51 illustrations, 19 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBTS; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700608850
- ISBN
- 9780700608850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.38
€ 30.99
€ 29.38
paperback. 'It had been a busy few days for Adolf Hitler, but Douglas Hyde had not slipped his mind ..' Hyde's values stood in stark contrast to those of a continental dictator. As a Protestant nationalist and a leading figure in the language revival, he made the office an inclusive one and determined to be a president for all the people of Ireland. Num Pages: 328 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 394 x 27. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848892903
- ISBN
- 9781848892903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.63
€ 17.99
€ 14.63
Paperback. The untold story of Leon Crane, the only surviving crew member of a World War II B-24 crash on a remote mountain near the Arctic Circle Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 pages black-&-white photos. BIC Classification: BGH; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306824524
- ISBN
- 9780306824524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.87
€ 19.99
€ 14.87
Paperback. The thrilling true story of a forgotten British hero of World War II. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps (some col.), ports. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 3JJH; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 30. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849162081
- ISBN
- 9781849162081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
Hardcover. Presents the life of Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), from his early years during the American Civil War, through his academic and political career and US' involvement in the First World War, to Wilson's role at Versailles, including the construction of his 14 Points, his principles for the reformation of Europe, and the consequences of Versailles. Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 tables, 3 black & white halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905791620
- ISBN
- 9781905791620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
hardcover. This is biography of Agoston Haraszthy, an immigrant who apart from his efforts to establish a wine industry in California, holds other important distinctions: he was the first Hungarian to permanently settle in the United States and author of only the second Hungarian-language book about the USA. Num Pages: 596 pages, 36 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; TVSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1000.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 596
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804731454
- ISBN
- 9780804731454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.81
€ 180.81
Hardback. Mixing idealism with violence, abolitionist John Brown cut a wide swath across the United States before winding up in Virginia, where he led an attack on the US armory and arsenal at Harpers Ferry. But he was quickly captured and, after a short but stormy trial, hanged on December 2, 1859. This book provides an account of the trial. Num Pages: 384 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBWJ; JFSL3; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 31. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674035171
- ISBN
- 9780674035171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.62
€ 47.99
€ 39.62
Paperback. An analysis of Wagner, his music, stage directions, prose and his influence on the culture of our age, with a discussion of the reasons for the reactions his work has provoked. Magee sheds light on Wagner's anti-semitic ideas and the way these were used by the Nazis for their own ends. Num Pages: 112 pages, index. BIC Classification: AVGC9; BGF; BGH; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 173 x 7. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- Revised & enlarged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192840127
- ISBN
- 9780192840127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.01
€ 14.99
€ 12.01
Paperback. Chester Ronning's life story offers a candid view of Canada's post-WWII diplomacy and China relations. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888646637
- ISBN
- 9780888646637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.80
€ 40.99
€ 28.80
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752440248
- ISBN
- 9780752440248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.36
€ 16.99
€ 15.36
Paperback. Michael Mallin was a devout Catholic, a temperance advocate, father of four young children and husband to a pregnant wife when he was executed for his part in the Easter Rising. In this revealing new book, the first ever biography of Mallin, Brian Hughes asks what led such a man, with so much to lose, to wage war against the British in 1916? Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 196 x 20. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The O'Brien Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847172662
- ISBN
- 9781847172662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.81
€ 7.81
Paperback. Michael Mallin was a devout Catholic, a temperance advocate, father of four young children and husband to a pregnant wife when he was executed for his part in the Easter Rising. In this revealing new book, the first ever biography of Mallin, Brian Hughes asks what led such a man, with so much to lose, to wage war against the British in 1916? Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 196 x 20. Weight in Grams: 284. Good clean copy, as new
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The O'Brien Press
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KSG0026126
- ISBN
- 9781847172662
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 10.00
€ 10.00