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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. Burlingame interprets Lincoln's private life, discussing his marriage to Mary Todd, the untimely death of his son Willie to disease in 1862, and his recurrent anguish over the enormous human costs of the war. Num Pages: 1048 pages, 32, 32 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1658. Volume 2
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1048
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421410586
- ISBN
- 9781421410586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.19
€ 38.99
€ 33.19
hardcover. Alfred von Tirpitz (1849-1930), who joined the Prussian Navy in 1865 as a midshipman, was chiefly responsible for rapidly developing and enlarging the German Navy, especially the High Seas Fleet, from 1897 until the years immediately prior to the First World War. Num Pages: 136 pages, 15 b&w photos, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574884449
- ISBN
- 9781574884449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.81
€ 24.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 16 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; JPHL; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 132 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300223514
- ISBN
- 9780300223514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.40
€ 18.99
€ 15.40
Hardcover. December 2004 marked the bicentenary of Benjamin Disraeli's birth. This work examines Disraeli's novels in order to construct a portrait of the man, his context and enduring reputation. His literary career ran from 1826 to 1880. His novels can be read as the breeding ground for his ideas, gestated away from the pressure cooker of Parliament. Num Pages: 221 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903900307
- ISBN
- 9781903900307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.58
€ 130.58
Paperback. Born of Euro-Indian heritage and due to inherit a principality in Northern India, Dyce Sombre was raised by a Muslim courtesan, served as an MP in London and wandered Europe as he fought insanity charges brought by his English wife. This book recovers Sombre's story and the echoes of his case for modern conceptions of race, privilege and empire. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849040006
- ISBN
- 9781849040006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.03
€ 33.99
€ 31.03
Paperback. * Now in paperback, a history of one of the most controversial personalities of fifteenth--century England, Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick. * The first full study of this powerful and compelling figure within the context of political life of late medieval England. Num Pages: 364 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 233 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 364
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631235934
- ISBN
- 9780631235934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.41
€ 46.41
Paperback. Memorable not for his life but his death, Edward V is probably better known as one of the Princes in the Tower, the supposed victim of his uncle, Richard III. This work presents to us the backdrop to this tragically short life - and reveals how he was both the hope of a dynasty and an integral cause of that dynasty's collapse. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124 x 10. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- UK ed.
- SKU
- V9780752443867
- ISBN
- 9780752443867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Hardback. Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, is one of the controversial personalities of 15th century England. This book illuminates Warwick's character and motivation, showing that he was an emotional, charming, and popular man with a strong sense of family loyalty. It deals with this figure within the context of political life in late medieval England. Num Pages: 364 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631162599
- ISBN
- 9780631162599
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.52
€ 144.52
Paperback. The result of ten years of interviews between Berlin and Ignatieff, this is the biography of one of the greatest and most humane of modern philosophers. Berlin (born in Russia in 1909) was caught up in the most powerful currents of the century, and the book is full of memorable encounters. Num Pages: 384 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVUA; 1KBB; BGH; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001722
- ISBN
- 9780099577317
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Crecy Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859791472
- ISBN
- 9780859791472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.44
€ 22.44
Paperback. Michael Korda's Hero is an epic biography of the mysterious,Englishman whose daring exploits made him an object of intense fascination, known the world over as 'Lawrence of Arabia. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 51. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Quarto Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 784
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845137717
- ISBN
- 9781845137717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. Originally published in hardcover in 2014. Num Pages: 848 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBWJ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 269 x 55. Weight in Grams: 954.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062116307
- ISBN
- 9780062116307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.53
€ 16.99
€ 16.53
Hardback. Louis Mandrin led a gang of bandits who brazenly smuggled contraband into eighteenth-century France. Michael Kwass brings new life to the legend of this Gallic Robin Hood, exposing the dark side of early modern globalization. Decades later, the memory of Mandrin inspired ordinary subjects and Enlightened philosophers alike to challenge royal power. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JFFS; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 238 x 34. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674726833
- ISBN
- 9780674726833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.10€ 59.01
€ 64.10
€ 59.01
Hardback. Robert Parson's plans for restoring Catholicism involved either the conversion of James VI of Scotland or the installation of the Spanish Infanta. Parsons's ideas became an integral part of the struggle between Catholicism and Protestantism in religion and between constitutionalism and absolutism in politics. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575910123
- ISBN
- 9781575910123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.23
€ 117.23
Paperback. Provides an account of life of the author's first tour of duty in Vietnam - the blood, fear, camaraderie, and tedium of combat and maneuver. First published in 1987, this book shows an eager young recruit growing before the reader's eyes into a proud but bloodied combat veteran. Series: Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; BGHA; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585446049
- ISBN
- 9781585446049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.76
€ 31.76
Paperback. Adolf Hitler is one of the most notorious political figure. This biography looks at Hitler's life from his childhood, his time as a drop out, his awakening as a revolutionary and his then relatively conventional ascent to power. Series: Routledge Historical Biographies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 black & white halftones, 9 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415436465
- ISBN
- 9780415436465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.05
€ 66.05
Hardback. Argues that Laski has been misrepresented, maintains that he dedicated his life to the quest for a just society, and that his thought remains highly relevant for our own times. The book stresses the relationship between his thoughts and actions, and makes extensive use of correspondence. Num Pages: 454 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 34. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 454
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333437162
- ISBN
- 9780333437162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.74
€ 68.74
hardcover. Noted John F. Kennedy historian O'Brien has distilled the findings of his heavily detailed biography of a few years ago into a compact life that touches on all the important issues and incorporates the findings and judgments of major works since the president's death. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Ivan R. Dee United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566637909
- ISBN
- 9781566637909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.61
€ 29.99
€ 25.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566638715
- ISBN
- 9781566638715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.02
€ 18.99
€ 18.02
paperback. This study of Edward I, first published in 1988, is an account of one of the leading monarchs of the Middle Ages. Examining manuscript sources, the book reveals a capable monarch who pioneered legal and parliamentary change, conquered Wales and came close to conquering Scotland. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 630 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300071573
- ISBN
- 9780300071573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.03
€ 33.99
€ 31.03