Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Hardcover. This biography covers Livingstone's life and examines his relationship with his family who were the main casualties of his endless explorations. It looks at his legacy through to the modern day; he was an immensely curious person and made many observations of the flora and fauna. His legacy includes maps, geographical observations and samples. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 233 x 30. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781553336
- ISBN
- 9781781553336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.90
€ 33.99
€ 23.90
Paperback. A biography telling the exciting story of David Livingstone, a humble Scottish missionary who became Africa's most famous explorer Num Pages: 320 pages, 32 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JH; BGH; HBJH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781554326
- ISBN
- 9781781554326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.90
€ 25.99
€ 18.90
Hardback. A critical edition, with facing English translation, of the Latin Life of Gruffudd ap Cynan. It has long been recognized that the surviving Welsh text is a translation of an original Latin Life of Gruffudd ap Cynan, and it has always been assumed that the original Latin life had been lost. Editor(s): Russell, Paul. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Wales Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780708318935
- ISBN
- 9780708318935
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.67
€ 27.67
Hardcover. Series: The Albert Schweitzer Library. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610519
- ISBN
- 9780815610519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.62
€ 35.62
Paperback. Explains the kaleidoscopic nature of Middle Eastern diplomacy. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FBS; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 33. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520069763
- ISBN
- 9780520069763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.27
€ 41.99
€ 30.27
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 80 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 27. Weight in Grams: 896.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750965996
- ISBN
- 9780750965996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.00
€ 33.99
€ 29.00
Scotland's Pariah is the first book to examine the remarkable life of John Pinkerton: antiquarian, poet, forger, cartographer, historian, serial adulterer, bigamist, and religious skeptic. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; RGV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 232 x 25. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442649286
- ISBN
- 9781442649286
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.72
€ 74.72
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Colourpoint Creative Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780730417
- ISBN
- 9781780730417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.09
€ 14.99
€ 14.09
Paperback. Who was Jean Moulin? The official answer is that he was General de Gaulle's emissary to occupied France and became the political head of the Resistance in 1943. However, Marnham searches for the key to Moulin's political convictions and suggests that he may have been working to a private agenda. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16pp b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWKW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. Weight in Grams: 426. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0002902
- ISBN
- 9780712665841
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Gill & Macmillan Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780717154029
- ISBN
- 9780717154029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 18.38
€ 22.99
€ 18.38
Hardback. Sir William Harcourt was a major figure in the Liberal politics of late Victorian Britain. Supported, as private secretary and inseparable companion, by his son Lewis, Harcourt served in all four of Gladstone's governments. This biography looks at his role in Victorian parliamentary politics. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780838640364
- ISBN
- 9780838640364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.85
€ 155.85
Hardback. This book is a biography of the priest and educator Edmund A. Walsh, one of the most influential Catholic figures of the 20th century. Walsh left an indelible imprint on the ideology and practical politics of Cold War Washington. Few priests, indeed few Catholics, played so large a role in shaping American foreign policy in the 20th century. Num Pages: 302 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HRCC7; JPFC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823224593
- ISBN
- 9780823224593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.75
€ 82.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; BGH; JPHL; MBPK; MMZR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Blue Rider Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780399185717
- ISBN
- 9780399185717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.26
€ 18.99
€ 18.26
Paperback. Soren Kierkegaard (1813-55), one of the original thinkers of the nineteenth century, wrote on religious, psychological, and literary themes. This book shows how Kierkegaard developed his views in emphatic opposition to prevailing opinions. It provides an introduction by showing how Kiekegaard has influenced contemporary thought. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, Numerous halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 109 x 9. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192802569
- ISBN
- 9780192802569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.74
€ 13.99
€ 11.74
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781550731
- ISBN
- 9781781550731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.93
€ 17.99
€ 13.93
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781550748
- ISBN
- 9781781550748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.39
€ 21.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Bookstorm
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781928257196
- ISBN
- 9781928257196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.55
€ 21.99
€ 20.55
Paperback. The author recounts his command of the 7th Armoured Brigade Group - the Desert Rats - during the Gulf War; from preparation and training, to coping with the pressures of a ground war on unfamiliar terrain. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp B&w Photographs, 8pp Colour Photographs, Maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; 3JJPR; BGHA; HB; JWD; JWKT; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 111 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Hodder Paperbacks
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTG0021030
- ISBN
- 9780340682463
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The true wartime story of William Ash - the inspiration for Steve McQueen's character in The Great Escape. A thrilling tale of incredible courage and resilience, from one of Britain's bestselling military historians. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 x 8pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ; JWG; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782390251
- ISBN
- 9781782390251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.01
€ 11.99
€ 10.01
Paperback. This volume looks at the life of Edward Hyde, Viscount Cornbury, royal governor of New York and New Jersey from 1702 and 1708, whose range of alleged transgressions ranged from raiding the public treasury to scandalizing his subjects. Series: Institute of Early American History. Num Pages: 304 pages, 46 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; BGR; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807848692
- ISBN
- 9780807848692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.72
€ 49.72
Paperback. Cleopatra was intimately involved in the critical years that saw the Roman Republic transformed into the Roman Empire. This title describes how this transition appeared to the Queen of Egypt, and deals with the part she played in it. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; BGH; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 199 x 17. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752443362
- ISBN
- 9780752443362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.48
€ 13.99
€ 13.48
Paperback. St Marguerite Bourgeoys (1620-1700) is a key figure in Canadian and religious history. This text goes behind the myth and hagiography surrounding Marguerite and documents her real life in France and in the struggling settlement of Ville-Marie (Montreal), placing her life in historical context. Series: McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JD; BGH; HRCC2; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773516410
- ISBN
- 9780773516410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.48
€ 42.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JHBK; WQN; WQY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781625342072
- ISBN
- 9781625342072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99
€ 41.99
Hardback. A comprehensive English-language biography of Emperor Huizong that corrects the prevailing view of this ruler as a decadent political failure who lost the throne to invaders. It recasts the artistically gifted emperor as passionate and paradoxical, yet genuinely ambitious - if too much so - in pursuing glory for his flourishing realm. Num Pages: 656 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 235 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1244.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674725256
- ISBN
- 9780674725256
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.64€ 55.84
€ 59.64
€ 55.84