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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 50 b/w photos & line art. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894974394
ISBN
9781894974394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.88

Paperback. The harrowing true tale of seven escaped Soviet prisoners who desperately marched out of Siberia through China, the Gobi Desert, Tibet, and over the Himalayas to British India. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BGH; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 18.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
Media Tie In, Reprint
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781599219752
ISBN
9781599219752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.43

Paperback. A classic of epic endurance now a major motion picture, The Way Back, starring Ed Harris, Mark Strong and Colin Farrell, directed by Peter Weir. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Robinson Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845296445
ISBN
9781845296445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Publishing, Skyhorse. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620874738
ISBN
9781620874738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.22

Hardcover. This edition will replace the long out-of-print edition of Edward Edwards published in 1868. It contains the full text, in the original spelling, with modern punctuation, of all known surviving letters, 240 in all, compared with Edwards' 160, in most cases taken from the original manuscripts, many never before published. Num Pages: 466 pages, 6 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 176 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1014.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Exeter Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859895279
ISBN
9780859895279
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.91

Hardback. With an Introduction by a leading modern scholar, this outstanding biography of one of the key royal figures of the modern period also provides a unique inside view on many of the major events of the Victorian era. Num Pages: 2760 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 257. Weight in Grams: 5239.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848859944
ISBN
9781848859944
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 789.51

Paperback. In August 1808, Sir Richard D Henegan landed in Portugal as part of the British army sent to stop the French invasion of the Iberian Peninsula and put an end to Napoleon's Imperial ambitions. He provides an account of life in the army, describing not only the dangers of fighting, but also the existence for the soldier in Wellington's army. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 10. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Nonsuch Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845880408
ISBN
9781845880408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. Three times viceroy, Sir Henry Sidney was a key figure in the Elizabethan conquest of Ireland. This is Sidney's own account of his career in Ireland, last published in the mid-19th century. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JB; BGHA; DNF; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 161.
Publisher
Cork University Press Cork
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859181805
ISBN
9781859181805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.64

Paperback. Riveting and candid memoir of life behind the scenes as US Ambassador and Prime Minister's Press Secretary - a Sunday Times bestseller Num Pages: 320 pages, 39. BIC Classification: BGHA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753820919
ISBN
9780753820919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. The author evokes Wainewright the poisoner's double life in a biography that takes the form of a confession. He strips away the layers of legend and restores Wainewright to his own voice, capturing his energy, charm, callousness, wit and wantoness. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571205462
ISBN
9780571205462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. The author evokes Wainewright the poisoner's double life in a biography that takes the form of a confession. He strips away the layers of legend and restores Wainewright to his own voice, capturing his energy, charm, callousness, wit and wantoness. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 290.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
SKU
KNW0008945
ISBN
9780571205462
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 11.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; HBTB; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
New Africa Books (Pty) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Educational ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781485622925
ISBN
9781485622925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.65

Paperback. This lavishly illustrated, richly documented life of Lady Lavery relates how one beautiful American woman reinvented herself as 'a simple Irish girl' and came to personify Eire on Ireland's banknotes, 'living and dying .. as though some ballad-singer had sung it all'. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157. .
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843516439
ISBN
9781843516439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.00
€ 15.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1MBN; BGH; BJ; HBWN; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 172 x 11. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oratia Media
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877514661
ISBN
9781877514661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.65

Paperback. In the hope of shedding light on questions that continue to spark debate among historians and students of Lincoln, Brooks Simpson presents Think Anew, Act Anew, a concise and inventively annotated collection of documents written by Abraham Lincoln that focus on the interrelated themes of slavery, union, emancipation, and reconstruction. Editor(s): Simpson, Brooks D. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; DNF; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harlan Davidson
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9780882959757
ISBN
9780882959757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.61

Paperback. The making of the "Oxford English Dictionary" was a monumental 50 year task requiring thousands of volunteers. One of the keenest volunteers was a W C Minor who astonished everyone by refusing to come to Oxford to receive his congratulations. In the end, James Murray, the "OED's" editor, went to Crowthorne in Berkshire to meet him. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; CFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 156.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780140271287
ISBN
9780140271287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.38

Hardcover. A re-exploration of the historic journey made by the first man to walk the Alps from 'end to end' Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrationsstratiosn, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFHA; 3JH; BGH; WSZC; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 142 x 28. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908493804
ISBN
9781908493804
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.10

Paperback. The internationally bestselling epic history of Russia's imperial dynasty Num Pages: 736 pages, 4x8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJC; BGH; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 280 x 44. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474600873
ISBN
9781474600873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. The first dual biography of the most remarkable political friendship of the twentieth century Num Pages: 480 pages, 2 x 8 B&W. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340923467
ISBN
9780340923467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardback. Combat, cigars, and whiskey--from the jungles of Cuba and the mountains of the Northwest Frontier, to the banks of the Nile and the plains of South Africa, comes this action-packed tale of Winston Churchill's adventures as a war correspondent in the Age of Empire. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 pages black-&-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBWM; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306823817
ISBN
9780306823817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 28.64

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