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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback. This is a review of the presidency of Abraham Lincoln, encompassing the Civil War and offering an analysis of the man himself. The book was a selection of the History Book Club and the Book-of-the-Month Club. It is designed to be of interest to both the general reader and the scholar. Series: American Presidency Series. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Kansas Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700607457
ISBN
9780700607457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.47

Hardback. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJF; JFSJ1; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152181
ISBN
9780231152181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.39

Hardback. A new appreciation of the extraordinary life and legacy of Leon Blum, the first Jewish prime minister of France Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300189803
ISBN
9780300189803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.88

Paperback. Defeating the mighty Persian Empire at the age of 22, Alexander the Great rapidly conquered the rest of the then known world. This book traces the career of Alexander who was destined to become one of the greatest generals the world has known, and celebrates his legacy to Greek civilization. Series: New Horizons S. Num Pages: 176 pages, 153 illustrations, 121 in colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 125 x 7. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500300701
ISBN
9780500300701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.91

Hardcover. Series: Presidential Wives. Num Pages: 141 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
141
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590337592
ISBN
9781590337592
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.67
€ 56.18

Hardcover. The diaries of Pius II give us an intimate glimpse of the life and thought of one of the greatest of the Renaissance popes. This edition contains a fresh Latin text based on the last manuscript written in Pius's lifetime. Editor(s): Meserve, Margaret; Simonetta, Marcello (Assistant Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures, Wesleyan University, USA). Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: BGH; DNF; HRCX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Edition Unstated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674011649
ISBN
9780674011649
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.83

Paperback. Editor(s): Romm, James S. Translator(s): Mensch, Pamela. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603848466
ISBN
9781603848466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.21

Paperback. Translator(s): Dryden, John. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 134 x 29. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Modern Library Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375756771
ISBN
9780375756771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.34

Hardcover. Editor(s): Romm, James S. Translator(s): Mensch, Pamela. Num Pages: 312 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603848473
ISBN
9781603848473
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 38.68

Hardcover. An outstanding new edition of Plutarch, the inventor of biography, focused on five lives that remade the Roman world. Editor(s): Romm, James. Translator(s): Mensch, Pamela. Num Pages: 432 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 35. Weight in Grams: 760.
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393292824
ISBN
9780393292824
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Presents nine biographies that illuminate the careers, personalities and military campaigns of some of Rome's greatest statesmen, whose lives span the earliest days of the Republic to the establishment of the Empire. This title includes prominent figures who achieved fame for their pivotal roles in Roman history. Translator(s): Scott-Kilvert, Ian. Num Pages: 368 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140441581
ISBN
9780140441581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Modern Library Paperback Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812971330
ISBN
9780812971330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. .
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
784
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Modern Library Paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375756764
ISBN
9780375756764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL; JPSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Auckland University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869408381
ISBN
9781869408381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.93

Series: Blood Moon's Babylon. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Blood Moon Productions, Ltd United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936003471
ISBN
9781936003471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.81

Paperback. Long before two of its members became the most publicized leaders of the Free World, they were part of an amorous, "winner-take-all" love triangle that rocked Hollywood. Published after decades of research, this triple biography focuses on the one of the strangest three-sided love affairs in presidential history. Num Pages: 600 pages, 250 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; APB; BGF; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1112.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Blood Moon Productions, Ltd United States
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936003419
ISBN
9781936003419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.47

Paperback. A candid portrait of a global leader who decided in early life to devote his intellectual and political gifts, and his extraordinary capacity for hard work, to serving the public. This book presents the life of a great national and international figure, President Bill Clinton revealed with all his talents and contradictions. Num Pages: 1024 pages, 32. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 50. Weight in Grams: 758. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0000176
ISBN
9780099441359
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A candid portrait of a global leader who decided in early life to devote his intellectual and political gifts, and his extraordinary capacity for hard work, to serving the public. This book presents the life of a great national and international figure, President Bill Clinton revealed with all his talents and contradictions. Num Pages: 1024 pages, 32. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 50. Weight in Grams: 758. Good, clean copy; minor shelf wear on cover.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSG0001381
ISBN
9780099441359
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Primo Levi's devastating and classic account of what it meant to have survived the Holocaust. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349138640
ISBN
9780349138640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.67

Paperback. Anne Neville was queen to England's most notorious king, Richard III. Dying before the age of thirty, she was always, apparently, the passive instrument of others' evil intentions. This biography seeks to tell the story of Anne's life, and uncovers the real wife of Richard III by charting the twists and turns of her fraught and tragic life. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 125 x 20. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
254
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752441290
ISBN
9780752441290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Two men came to personify British and German generalship in the Second World War: Bernard Montgomery and Erwin Rommel. They fought a series of extraordinary duels across several theatres of war which established them as two of the greatest captains of their age. This title tracks and compares their military talents and personalities in battle. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848091542
ISBN
9781848091542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. The definitive volume on one of the most important and controversial figures of the 20th century, a man who almost singlehandedly changed his country and the world. Num Pages: 768 pages, 24pp b-w plates. BIC Classification: BGH. Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Export
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471157585
ISBN
9781471157585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.00

Hardback. The Adultress Wife of Henry VIII. 240 pages, 27 colour illustrations. The sorry tale of the fifth wife of Henry VIII. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 21. Weight: 678.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781445607689
ISBN
9781445607689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.67

Paperback. This concise, approachable introduction to Khrushchev explores the innovative theme of Khrushchev as reformer, arguing that the 'bumbling' nature of those reforms only partly reflected Khrushchev's uncertainty about how to act. Swain provides a cogent account of Khrushchev's political career and of his wider role in Soviet and world politics. Series: European History in Perspective. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPG; 3JJPL; BGH; HBJD; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137335494
ISBN
9781137335494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.85

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