Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. Lt Henry Timberlake visited the Cherokee Overhill towns for three months in 1761-62 and accompanied three Cherokee leaders to London to meet with King George III and other political figures. This memoir provides the detailed account of Cherokee life in the eighteenth century. It is illustrated with portraits, maps, and photographs of artifacts. Editor(s): King, Duane H. Num Pages: 128 pages, 25 colour & 75 b&w illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807858271
- ISBN
- 9780807858271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.30
€ 39.30
Hardcover. Num Pages: 464 pages, B/w plates. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGH; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 182 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1128.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House, Ltd
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652292018
- ISBN
- 9789652292018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 27.57
€ 41.99
€ 27.57
Hardback. The story of how Nathan Mayer Rothschild financed Wellington's victory over Napoleon at Waterloo. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 table, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; BGH; KCZ; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804751650
- ISBN
- 9780804751650
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.74
€ 118.74
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 964 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JD; BGH; HBJD; HBTB; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 964
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691630366
- ISBN
- 9780691630366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 471.35
€ 471.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 572 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 785.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 572
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781632203533
- ISBN
- 9781632203533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.23
€ 24.99
€ 23.23
Paperback. With access to hundreds of previously untapped documents, including the unpublished letters and diaries of members of Hirohito's royal court, historian Bix has traced the Japanese emperor's reign from 1926 to 1989, revealing surprising information about his role in World War II. of photos. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 204 x 45. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062560513
- ISBN
- 9780062560513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.37
€ 19.99
€ 14.37
Paperback. A first hand account of the German U-boat battles of World War II, by one of the very few surviving commanders. Num Pages: 352 pages, 79. BIC Classification: 1QSA; 2ADS; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- W&N
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780304353309
- ISBN
- 9780304353309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Written over a seven-year period to Charles V of Spain, Hernan Cortes's letters provide a narrative account of the conquest of Mexico from the founding of the coastal town of Veracruz until Cortes's journey to Honduras in 1525. The two introductions set the letters in context. Translator(s): Pagden, Mr. Anthony. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 640 pages, 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JB; BGHA; BJ; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 48. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300090949
- ISBN
- 9780300090949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.22
€ 40.99
€ 29.22
Hardcover. A fascinating biography of the visionary behind the shareholder activist movement "Bob Monks is a truly rare creature, not only a businessman turned political activist, which is rare enough, but an activist in and on behalf of business, which makes him virtually unique. " -Nelson W. Aldrich, Jr. Num Pages: 378 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JP; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 32. Weight in Grams: 806.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471174486
- ISBN
- 9780471174486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.51€ 43.65
€ 50.51
€ 43.65
Hardback. Tells the story of the author's time as Britain's most senior representative in Southern Iraq, trying to keep the region together as the rest of the country descended in to murderous violence. This book provides a portrait of the absurdities of life inside the occupying coalition. Num Pages: 240 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLX; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845117061
- ISBN
- 9781845117061
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 44.35
€ 52.99
€ 44.35
Paperback. Hillary Rodham Clinton's inside account of the crises, choices and challenges she faced during her four years as America's 67thSecretary of State Num Pages: 656 pages, 3 x 16pp Colour Plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; BGHA; BM; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 50. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471131523
- ISBN
- 9781471131523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.46
€ 15.99
€ 11.46
CD-Audio. BIC Classification: BGH; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- CD
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Abridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442367067
- ISBN
- 9781442367067
CD
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 15.76
€ 26.99
€ 15.76
The Man Who Stalked Einstein. How Nazi Scientist Philipp Lenard Change...
Hillman, Bruce J., Md; Ertl-Wagner, Birgit; W...
The story of the conflict between Albert Einstein and chief Nazi physicist Philipp Lenard, who spent a lifetime trying to discredit him. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493010011
- ISBN
- 9781493010011
CD
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.26
€ 29.99
€ 22.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBL; BGHA; BM; JPHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241966280
- ISBN
- 9780241966280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.03
€ 14.99
€ 11.03
Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 34 color + 30 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1DVC; 3H; 3JB; BGH; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 252 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1176.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300209723
- ISBN
- 9780300209723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.51€ 40.28
€ 50.51
€ 40.28
Paperback. Suitable for students of everyday life, this title brings together a collection of the diaries of overland women. It speaks through letters and diaries of the women who traveled west in covered wagons during the 1840s. Editor(s): Holmes, Kenneth L. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; JFFN; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 19. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803272743
- ISBN
- 9780803272743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.96
€ 20.99
€ 19.96
Paperback. Includes voices of women who traveled west in covered wagons during the 1840s including Tamsen Donner and young Virginia Reed, members of the ill-fated Donner party; Patty Sessions, the Mormon midwife who delivered five babies on the trail between Omaha and Salt Lake City; and, Rachel Fisher. Editor(s): Holmes, Kenneth L. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780803272774
- ISBN
- 9780803272774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.79
€ 20.99
€ 19.79
Paperback. Contains the diaries and letters of six Oregon-bound women, as well as the journal of an English Mormon woman who described her experience all the way from Liverpool to Salt Lake City. The words of these pioneer women convey their exhilaration, courage, exhaustion, and terror in traveling so far into the unknown. Editor(s): Holmes, Kenneth L. Num Pages: Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803272873
- ISBN
- 9780803272873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.69
€ 19.99
€ 19.69
Hardback. Each November, Lincoln and Civil War enthusiasts mark the anniversary of the Gettysburg Address by gathering together for the annual Lincoln forum. This is a selection of the Lincoln Forum lectures which offer re-examinations of Lincoln as military leader, communicator, family man and icon. Editor(s): Simon, John Y. Series: North's Civil War S. Num Pages: 262 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 619.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823222148
- ISBN
- 9780823222148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.78
€ 100.78
Paperback. Joseph Mary Plunkett (1887-1916) from Dublin was one of the leaders of the 1916 Rising, the designer of the military plan and the youngest signatory of the Proclamation. A recognised poet, he was already dying of TB when, aged 28, he married Grace Gifford in Kilmainham Gaol, just hours before he was exectuted on May 4th, 1916. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 204 x 33. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The O'Brien Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847172693
- ISBN
- 9781847172693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.99€ 7.81
€ 7.99
€ 7.81
Hardcover. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 151 x 12. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Clear Light Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780940666344
- ISBN
- 9780940666344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 22.06
€ 32.99
€ 22.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House Israel
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652298553
- ISBN
- 9789652298553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.27
€ 18.99
€ 14.27
Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: APB; BGF; BGH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493017461
- ISBN
- 9781493017461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.23
€ 26.99
€ 23.23
paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 227 x 23. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816618972
- ISBN
- 9780816618972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.43
€ 27.99
€ 26.43