Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Robert D. Reed Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934759981
- ISBN
- 9781934759981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.07
€ 17.07
Paperback. This book, which features the autobiographical narrative of Mistress Mary Hampson, a 17th-century woman in an abusive and violent marriage, reconstructs the events in and around this harrowing tale and rescues a compelling and complicated voice from the past. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804790550
- ISBN
- 9780804790550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.97
€ 26.99
€ 26.97
Paperback. The classic memoir of one of the century's most extraordinary families. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- W&N
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780575400047
- ISBN
- 9780575400047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey was one of the most flamboyant and controversial characters of Henry VIII's reign. Celebrated for his chivalrous deeds both on and off the battlefield, Surrey became, at only twenty-eight, the King's Lieutenant General in France. This book sheds light on the opulence and artifice of a deadly age. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8pp colour plates; 8pp b/w plates; 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712643474
- ISBN
- 9780712643474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.19
€ 17.99
€ 13.19
paperback. Violet Jessop survived the sinking of both the Titanic and Britannic, and her lively and well-rounded memoir including her first-hand account of the two disasters offers the reader a unique vantage on both the catastrophes and the socioeconomic climate of the time. Editor(s): Maxtone-Graham, John. Num Pages: 276 pages, 34 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; BM; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- Special Centennial
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574093155
- ISBN
- 9781574093155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.55
€ 19.55
Paperback. James Francis Xavier O'Brien is best known as a Fenian and member of the Irish Parliamentary Party. This title reveals his life of bohemian travel before he entered nationalist politics. Editor(s): Regan-Lefebvre, Jennifer. Series: Classics of Irish History. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 186 x 124 x 15. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904558996
- ISBN
- 9781904558996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.25
€ 21.99
€ 20.25
Hardback. The woman expected to succeed the Virgin Queen Num Pages: 304 pages, 35. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445650197
- ISBN
- 9781445650197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.40
€ 34.40
Paperback. Jill Ker Conway grew up in New South Wales in the 1940s and '50s. This is her account of an Australian childhood in the outback, and subsequently in Sydney, encompassing family tragedy, a devastating struggle with the desert environment, and an evocation of the Australian landscape. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749398941
- ISBN
- 9780749398941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Granville Island Publishing
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926991306
- ISBN
- 9781926991306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.59
€ 20.99
€ 15.59
Paperback. New biography of the great polar explorer reveals a new side to Sir Ernest Shackleton Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QMP; BGH; DSC; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781909930100
- ISBN
- 9781909930100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.82
€ 16.82
Paperback. Sgt John Basilone is one of the greatest heroes of the Greatest Generation. He was the only Marine in World War II to have received the Medal of Honor, the Navy Cross, and a Purple Heart and is arguably the most famous Marine of all time. This biography looks inside the life of Basilone. Num Pages: 352 pages, 29 black/white photos, one 8-page b/w photo insert. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 333.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Griffin Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312611446
- ISBN
- 9780312611446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.06
€ 19.99
€ 18.06
Paperback. In 1940, against the backdrop of the Battle of Britain, 66 Squadron's commanding officer, Squadron Leader Athol Forbes, asked ten of his pilots to record their experiences of flying one of the greatest aerial battles ever waged. This title presents the accounts of pilot officers and sergeant pilots from various walks of life. Num Pages: 252 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 116 x 20. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752456430
- ISBN
- 9780752456430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.31
€ 13.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. A new edition of Pierre Seel's moving testimony of deportation for homosexuality--a classic of Holocaust literature Translator(s): Neugroschel, Joachim. Num Pages: 208 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGHA; HBTZ1; JFSK2. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 209 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 238. A Memoir of Nazi Terror. 208 pages, illustrations. A new edition of Pierre Seels moving testimony of deportation for homosexualitya classic of Holocaust literature. Cateogry: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGHA; HBTZ1; JFSK2. Dimension: 209 x 142 x 16. Weight: 232.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Trade Paper Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465018482
- ISBN
- 9780465018482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.45
€ 24.45
Paperback. * * This is the first major biography of Max Weber to appear in more than 80 years. * Radkau was able to make use of previously unavailable source material, including the extensive correspondence of Max Weber and that of his wife, Marianne Weber. Num Pages: 700 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1034.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 700
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745641485
- ISBN
- 9780745641485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.78
€ 30.99
€ 30.78
Paperback. A biography of Soren Kierkegaard, it potrays him as a man whose writings came to control him. It explores the events and relationships that formed Kierkegaard including his guilt-ridden relationship with his father, his rivalry with his brother, and his tortured relationship with his fiancee Regine Olsen. Translator(s): Kirmmse, Bruce H. Num Pages: 896 pages, 32 halftones. 3 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1246.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 896
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127880
- ISBN
- 9780691127880
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.04
€ 54.99
€ 39.04
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752446080
- ISBN
- 9780752446080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.24
€ 14.99
€ 14.24
Paperback. Examines the contribution of women in building and sustaining the British Empire. This title draws on a range of sources, including diaries and letters home. It provides a panoramic picture of the countless women who departed Britain for India, Australia, the Far East, Canada and Africa - often in search of opportunities unavailable at home. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 pp b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDB; BGH; HBG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845950187
- ISBN
- 9781845950187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.13
€ 17.99
€ 14.13
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473863422
- ISBN
- 9781473863422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.00
€ 26.99
€ 20.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 316 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; HBW; HBWQ; JPFQ. Dimension: 132 x 210 x 35. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Aspekt B.V., Uitgeverij
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789461538239
- ISBN
- 9789461538239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.23
€ 26.99
€ 20.23
Paperback. Daniel O'Connell - 'The Liberator' - lived a big, great and graphic life. Born in Kerry in 1775, he witnessed some of the most pivotal events in Irish and European history. Simply told for a young adult audience, with lively text and striking illustrations, this book brings Daniel O'Connell and his world to life. Illustrator(s): Nowakowski, Mateusz. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; BGH; FXZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848892699
- ISBN
- 9781848892699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Daniel O'Connell - 'The Liberator' - lived a big, great and graphic life. Born in Kerry in 1775, he witnessed some of the most pivotal events in Irish and European history. Simply told for a young adult audience, with lively text and striking illustrations, this book brings Daniel O'Connell and his world to life. Illustrator(s): Nowakowski, Mateusz. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; BGH; FXZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 312. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0008840
- ISBN
- 9781848892699
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardback. Demonstrates how one woman's commitment to freedom, self-determination, and human rights can have a profound impact on people all over the globe. In this book, the author describes her Catholic roots, her first step on a long road to standing up to bullies with the defense of her deaf brother Stephen. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 286 pages, 28 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 149 x 28. Weight in Grams: 556. A Vermont Girl's Winding Path to the Nobel Peace Prize. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. 286 pages, Illustrationsstrations. Demonstrates how one woman's commitment to freedom, self-determination, and human rights can have a profound impact on people all over the globe. In this book, the author describes her Catholic roots, her first step on a long road to standing up to bullies with the defense of her deaf brother Stephen. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPH. Dimension: 217 x 149 x 28. Weight: 556.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520270251
- ISBN
- 9780520270251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.64
€ 33.99
€ 24.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 684 pages, 40 B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL9; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 41. Weight in Grams: 757.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 684
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626365537
- ISBN
- 9781626365537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.82
€ 16.82
Paperback. On the 16th of August 1628, five battle-scarred English ships sailed into the harbour of the Greek island of Milos. Dropping anchor, the 25-year-old captain banqueted with the local lord before sitting down to write an account of his journey. This is the story of an extraordinary life, and of a journey that helped to shape a nation. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DVG; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 48. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099591764
- ISBN
- 9780099591764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29