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Biography: historical, political & military

Hardcover. Selim Aga was eight years old when he was abducted from the Nuba Mountains of Sudan and sold into slavery and auctioned 2000 miles away in Egypt to the highest bidder. Born around 1827, Selim was killed in a war in Liberia in 1875. Here, the author has pieced together the life of this remarkable man, using Selim's own narrative. Num Pages: 208 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JH; BGH; HBJH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905222179
ISBN
9781905222179
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.49

paperback. The turbulent story of the Prince Regent's first wife Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 380. Good clean copy showing light toning and shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Constable & Robinson London
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0024757
ISBN
9781841196169
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.12

Paperback. Roman Ungern von Sternberg was a Baltic aristocrat, a violent, headstrong youth posted to the wilds of Siberia and Mongolia before the First World War. After the Bolshevik Revolution, the Baron conquered Mongolia, the last time in history a country was seized by an army mounted on horses. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571230242
ISBN
9780571230242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.01

Hardcover. Offers insights into the rise of the nature essay as a genre, the role of popular magazines as shapers and conveyors of public values, and the dynamism of place in terms of such opposed concepts as retreat and engagement, nature and culture, and wilderness and civilization. Num Pages: 320 pages, 28 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820327884
ISBN
9780820327884
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.57

Paperback. The recollections of Joseph Prost, an Austrian priest who initiated the Redemptorist Parish Missionary Campaign in Ireland in 1851, provide a chronicle of the "devotional revolution" by one of its most earnest organisers. Editor(s): Freudenberger, Herman. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; BGHA; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 8. Weight in Grams: 87.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cork University Press
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
9781859181607
ISBN
9781859181607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.64

paperback. Traces the political journey of a leading worker radical whose life and experiences encapsulate radicalism's rise and fall in the United States. Integrating indigenous and international factors that determined the fate of American communism, this book provides an understanding of the basis for radicalism among twentieth-century American workers. Series: Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252070518
ISBN
9780252070518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.83

Paperback. Some people's lives are entirely their own creations. James Rebanks' isn't. The first son of a shepherd, who was the first son of a shepherd himself, he and his family have lived and worked in and around the Lake District for generations. Their way of life is ordered by the seasons and the work they demand, and has been for hundreds of years. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKENM; BGH; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 248 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141979366
ISBN
9780141979366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.14

Hardcover. The author relates his unconventional career in the Foreign Office from the end of World War II until almost the end of the Cold War. The realities and flavours of diplomatic life are interwoven with the local colour of overseas assignments. Num Pages: 192 pages, glossary, index. BIC Classification: BGHA; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 27. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860644450
ISBN
9781860644450
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 54.16

Paperback. Senior Advisor to Ronald Reagan and Chief of Staff to Nancy Reagan, James Rosebush had unique access to the 40th President. Now he shares his observations to reveal the heart of the man--the thinking, beliefs and character many have declared "mysterious and unknowable." Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781455593842
ISBN
9781455593842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. First book to deal with de Vere's life and extraordinary career, during the Wars of the Roses and beyond. Num Pages: 294 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270057
ISBN
9781783270057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.90

Hardcover. Luftwaffe commander Wolfram von Richthofen was a master of the tactical and operational air war and one of the key catalysts in the resurrection of Germany's air force. This biography reveals how, before WWII, von Richthofen played a central role in developing and building the Luftwaffe and such aircraft as the Me 109 fighter and He 111 bomber. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 416 pages, 45 photographs, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700615988
ISBN
9780700615988
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 494 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Regnery Publishing Inc United States
Number of pages
494
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621573715
ISBN
9781621573715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.34

Hardback. Tells the story of Paraguay's most notorious ruler Francisco Solano Lopez. Despite the heroic stature he gained after his death, Lopez was a monumentally flawed leader who made the disastrous decisions in 1864 and 1865 to invade Brazil and Argentina. This work offers an analysis of Paraguayan politics and Lopez's life and erratic rule. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 252 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSP; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742537545
ISBN
9780742537545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.02

Paperback. An excellent, clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Wayne State University Press Detroit
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
SKU
KRS0018342
ISBN
9780814319307
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. An excellent, clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Wayne State University Press Detroit
Number of pages
264
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KRS0018343
ISBN
9780814319307
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; BGH; JPHL; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pegasus Books United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781605984094
ISBN
9781605984094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.74

Hardback. Written as a character study, Young Hamilton, explores the first twenty-six years of Alexander Hamilton's life and is designed to reveal how Hamilton's early years shaped him into the statesman he became. Num Pages: 497 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 40. Weight in Grams: 978.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
497
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823217892
ISBN
9780823217892
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 1262 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 149 x 73. Weight in Grams: 1770.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
1262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865976832
ISBN
9780865976832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.44

Paperback. The brilliantly told true story of the exploits of trainer, gambler and SOE agent John Goldsmith. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Raceform Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910498453
ISBN
9781910498453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.60

Paperback. Admiral of the Fleet Lord 'Jacky' Fisher (1841-1920) was one of the greatest naval reformers in history. This book offer an evocation that is both biography and a love letter, an expression of the author's passionate interest in mavericks and outsiders, in travel, ships and the glorious pageantry of the British Empire in its prime. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571233045
ISBN
9780571233045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.01

Paperback. Lancelot Brown changed the face of eighteenth-century England, designing country estates and mansions, moving hills and making flowing lakes and serpentine rivers, a magical world of green. This English landscape style spread across Europe and the world. This title paints a picture of the man, his work, his domestic life, and his crowded world. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: AMV; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845951795
ISBN
9781845951795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 56 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 5. Weight in Grams: 110.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, US United States
Number of pages
56
Condition
New
SKU
V9780939923816
ISBN
9780939923816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 15.75

Paperback. This is the first biography of the fateful relationship between Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots. It was the defining relationship of their lives, and marked the intersection of the great Tudor and Stuart dynasties, a landmark event in British history. Num Pages: 592 pages, (3 x 8pp colour sections.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 46. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Harperperennial
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006531920
ISBN
9780006531920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 15.87

Paperback. The 'Greatest Black Briton in History' triumphed over the Crimea and Victorian England. She became an independent 'doctress' combining the herbal remedies of her African ancestry with sound surgical techniques. This biography of a Victorian celebrity, voted the greatest black Briton in history, brings Mary Seacole centre stage. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; MQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 310. The Charismatic Black Nurse Who Became a Heroine of the Crimea. 268 pages, black & white illustrations. The 'Greatest Black Briton in History' triumphed over the Crimea and Victorian England. She became an independent 'doctress' combining the herbal remedies of her African ancestry with sound surgical techniques. This biography of a Victorian celebrity, voted the greatest black Briton in history, brings Mary Seacole centre stage. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGH; MQ. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Robinson Publishing
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845294977
ISBN
9781845294977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.75

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