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Biography: historical, political & military

paperback. In this nuanced portrait of Athelstan, Sarah Foot offers the first full account of the king ever written. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 284 pages, b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300187717
ISBN
9780300187717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 19.04

Paperback. Lucrezia Borgia's name has echoed through history as a byword for evil - a poisoner who committed incest with her natural father, Pope Alexander VI, and with her brother, Cesare Borgia. Long considered the most ruthless of Italian Renaissance noblewomen, her tarnished reputation has prevailed long since her own lifetime. This text tells her story. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141014135
ISBN
9780141014135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.57

Paperback. Jackie Bouvier's privileged upbringing instilled rigid self-control, while her expedient marriage into the Kennedy clan consolidated her determination. This book deals with private Jackie - neglected wife, vigilant mother, obsessive shopper and working widow. Num Pages: 704 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 134 x 46. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241967430
ISBN
9780241967430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.46

Paperback. Apsley Cherry Garrard (1886-1959) was one of the youngest members of Captain Scott's final expedition to the Antarctic. Cherry undertook an epic journey in the Antarctic winter to collect the eggs of the Emperor penguin. This work presents the biography of Cherry. Num Pages: 368 pages, facsimiles, illustrations, maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1MTS; BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099437536
ISBN
9780099437536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

Hardcover. The first proper biography of Jasper Tudor, the architect of a victory at Bosworth and thus the Tudor dynasty Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781553909
ISBN
9781781553909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.72

Paperback. The untold story of the remarkable woman behind England's greatest medieval king, Edward I. Num Pages: 432 pages, 40. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445660264
ISBN
9781445660264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Presents the biography of Napoleon who lived one of the extraordinary of all human lives. This book shows how after seizing power in a coup d'etat he ended the corruption and incompetence into which the Revolution had descended. Num Pages: 976 pages, 32pp. colour. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 201 x 51. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141032016
ISBN
9780141032016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 16.68

Hardback. This annotated edition of Clio makes available in a well-documented and illustrated modern text the autobiography of Martha Fowke Sansom. This lively account of Fowke's life is filled with illuminating material on her family background, education, and emotional and social experiences. Editor(s): Guskin, Phyllis J. Num Pages: 210 pages, 11ill. BIC Classification: BGHA; DCQ; DSBD; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874136074
ISBN
9780874136074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.44

Paperback. Modi: The Wheels of Change is a biography of Narendra Damodardas Modi, the 15th and current Prime Minister of India. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJP; 3JM; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135. .
Publisher
Parthian Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910901700
ISBN
9781910901700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.37

Paperback. Series: The World in a Life Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; BGH; HPCF; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 130 x 303 x 14. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780190278090
ISBN
9780190278090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.05

Paperback. Narrated by the eldest daughter of Sao Shwe Thaike, the Prince of Yawnghwe, this work recounts both the story of her early life and at the same time provides a memoir of her father who, in 1948, became first President of the Union of Burma after the country gained its independence. Num Pages: 310 pages, 162 b/w. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 173 x 19. Weight in Grams: 726. Memories of the Shan States. 310 pages, 162 b/w. Narrated by the eldest daughter of Sao Shwe Thaike, the Prince of Yawnghwe, this work recounts both the story of her early life and at the same time provides a memoir of her father who, in 1948, became first President of the Union of Burma after the country gained its independence. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Dimension: 243 x 173 x 19. Weight: 726.
Publisher
River Books
Number of pages
310
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9789749863374
ISBN
9789749863374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.67

Paperback. Samuel Waters served as an officer in the Irish Constabulary in all four provinces. His recollections encompass the Fenian Rising, the Land War and the 1916 insurrection. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BGHA; DNF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JKSW1; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 0. Weight in Grams: 135.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859181898
ISBN
9781859181898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.64

paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226304687
ISBN
9780226304687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.09

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226304540
ISBN
9780226304540
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.84
€ 64.19

Paperback. The 1660s represent a turning point in English history, and for the main events - the Restoration, the Dutch War, the Great Plague, the Fire of London. This book offers an eyewitness account along with lively descriptions of the author's socializing, his amorous entanglements, his theater-going & music-making. Editor(s): Latham, Robert. Num Pages: 1152 pages, 6 maps, 2 family trees. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; BGH; BJ; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 48. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141439938
ISBN
9780141439938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 16.68

Paperback. A gripping, literary recollection of a pilot's experiences during WWII Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. . Good copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0012132
ISBN
9780747578116
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. A gripping, literary recollection of a pilot's experiences during WWII Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
9780747578116
ISBN
9780747578116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.95

Hardback. This volume contains the letters written during the Civil War by Colonel Patrick R. Guiney, of the Ninth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. This is the sixth volume in a series exploring "The Irish in the Civil War". Series: Irish in the Civil War. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 22. Weight in Grams: 613.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823218127
ISBN
9780823218127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.61

paperback. This volume contains the letters written during the Civil War by Colonel Patrick R. Guiney, of the Ninth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. This is the sixth volume in a series exploring "The Irish in the Civil War". Series: Irish in the Civil War. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 20. Weight in Grams: 479.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780823218134
ISBN
9780823218134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.99

Paperback. Sergio Vieira de Mello - a humanitarian, peacemaker and state builder - was at centre of the most significant geopolitical crises. This title tells the story of the man who never stopped learning and of a perilous world whose ills are too big to ignore but too complex to manage quickly or cheaply. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JPSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141020815
ISBN
9780141020815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.08

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