Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Hardback. Robert Clive (1725-1774), later 1st Baron Clive, is widely considered the founder of British India. Clive is a fascinating and important historical figure: a lowly company employee who rose to great heights. Clive's position as both a servant of the East India Company and an agent of imperialism makes him a surprisingly resonant figure. Series: Military Profiles. Num Pages: 140 pages, 16 B 4 maps; chronology; notes; bibliographic essay; index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; BGH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612341682
- ISBN
- 9781612341682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.13
€ 25.99
€ 24.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages, B/W photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; BK; JFSJ1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs,U.S.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610397179
- ISBN
- 9781610397179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.58
€ 23.99
€ 21.58
paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845401900
- ISBN
- 9781845401900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.04
€ 22.04
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; JPA; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691653051
- ISBN
- 9780691653051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.51
€ 199.51
Hardcover. Everett McKinley Dirksen was one of the most colourful and influential American politicians of the 20th century. This book traces his relationships with four presidents to show how the senator shifted from being a major Republican critic of Truman to an ardent Republican LBJ supporter. Num Pages: 352 pages, 19ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700610365
- ISBN
- 9780700610365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.90
€ 78.90
Paperback. John Colter was a crack hunter with the Lewis and Clark expedition before striking out on his own as a mountain man and fur trader. This title covers the facts and legends about a man who was dogged by misfortune and 'robbed of the just rewards he had earned.' Num Pages: 184 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 165 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803272644
- ISBN
- 9780803272644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.41
€ 16.41
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; JPHL; JPSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781681773285
- ISBN
- 9781681773285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.82
€ 29.99
€ 25.82
Paperback. Takes the reader on a journey of Buck Whaley's many adventures far and wide. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845885410
- ISBN
- 9781845885410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.21
€ 14.99
€ 13.21
Paperback. With more than 35 years experience of jihadist activism, Abu Mus'ab al-Suri remains the foremost theoretician in the global jihadist movement today, despite his capture in Pakistan in late 2005. This book includes a translation of two key chapters from al-Suri's seminal work "The Global Islamic Resistance Call". Num Pages: 550 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JFSR2; JPF; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 217 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 550
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850659914
- ISBN
- 9781850659914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.57
€ 40.99
€ 36.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBTR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780716532392
- ISBN
- 9780716532392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.27
€ 27.99
€ 21.27
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; BGH; JPHF; JPVL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 263 x 188 x 19. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560727057
- ISBN
- 9781560727057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 38.10
€ 51.99
€ 38.10
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€ 13.52
€ 17.99
€ 13.52
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€ 19.49
€ 26.99
€ 19.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, black & white tables. BIC Classification: BGHA; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299249144
- ISBN
- 9780299249144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.74
€ 25.99
€ 22.74
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
€ 36.59
€ 36.59
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€ 14.35
€ 17.99
€ 14.35
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
€ 35.07
€ 35.07
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
€ 24.99€ 23.70
€ 24.99
€ 23.70
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
€ 45.99€ 41.83
€ 45.99
€ 41.83
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€ 16.63
€ 17.99
€ 16.63
paperback. In the early 20th century, Halford Mackinder established geography as a new discipline in English universities, predicted the decline of British influence in world affairs and the rise of European totalitarian regimes, and made the first ascent of Mount Kenya. This title describes the major phases of his life and the development of his thought. Num Pages: 200 pages, 3 b&w illustrations, 5 maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BGH; JPSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Texas A&M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603441988
- ISBN
- 9781603441988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.57
€ 24.57
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
€ 113.86
€ 113.86
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
€ 30.79
€ 30.79