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Biography: historical, political & military

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

€ 63.15
€ 58.97

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

€ 116.83

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

€ 24.49

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

€ 66.16

Paperback.
Publisher
The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
466
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850366969
ISBN
9780850366969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.79

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

€ 26.99
€ 25.42

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

€ 17.99
€ 17.89

Paperback. Anne Hutchinson was perhaps the most famous Englishwoman in colonial American history, viewed in later centuries as a crusader for religious liberty and a prototypical feminist. Michael Winship disentangles what really happened from the legends that have misrepresented her for so long. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; BGH; HBJK; HBLH; HRCC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700613809
ISBN
9780700613809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.62

Paperback. A new biography of the last tsar, Nicholas II, who was overthrown in 1917 and killed, along with his family, on 17 July 1918. An accessible, very readable narrative history of the tragic story of the end of the Romanov dynasty. Num Pages: 256 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472136831
ISBN
9781472136831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.84

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: 976.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300071573
ISBN
9780300071573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.42

Hardcover. Num Pages: 472 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1234.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226298375
ISBN
9780226298375
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.52

Paperback. Given his background - growing up in the border state of Missouri - President Truman was an unlikely champion of civil rights. Yet it was he who energized the modern civil rights movement. Michael Gardner analyses Truman's speeches and the appointments he made of like-minded civil rights activists. Num Pages: 320 pages, 28 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809325504
ISBN
9780809325504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.05

Paperback. Initially shunned and even despised in the years following Germany's surrender, Jochen Peiper is now revered and generally accepted as a brilliant solider. This meticulously researched book explores Peiper's youth, his career with the SS, and his murder in France 30 years after the war. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16pp black and white. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848840102
ISBN
9781848840102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.11

Paperback. The first comprehensive biography in a generation of the great explorer Num Pages: 464 pages, 30 black & white halftones, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BGH; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Trade Paper Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780747071
ISBN
9781780747071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 218 x 11. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Triumph Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600781957
ISBN
9781600781957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.43

Paperback. "Countless books have been written about the infamous outlaw .. this is surely one of the best."-Publishers Weekly, starred review Num Pages: 368 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393330632
ISBN
9780393330632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.64

Paperback. * In this carefully researched account, acclaimed biographer, Michael White tells the story of Machiavelli's life and reveals how his ideas have been misunderstood and his name misappropriated as a result. Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 8, b/w. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349115993
ISBN
9780349115993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. Groundbreaking biography of Galileo, one of the greatest scientists and religious heretics in history Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BGH; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753822104
ISBN
9780753822104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.48

Hardcover. James VI & I had a series of notorious male favourites. These affairs were almost certainly sexual. They diminished the majesty of the monarchy and raised the spectre of a sodomitical court and effeminized nation. It is a story of political intrigue coloured by sodomy, pederasty, and gender instability as backdrop to the English Civil War. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 29. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555439
ISBN
9781781555439
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.90

Paperback. This startling biography explores the remarkable life of an iconic figure of the twentieth century, Vaclav Havel, author and dissident, who became the first president of the Czech Republic. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 41. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857898524
ISBN
9780857898524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.26

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