Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, Admiral of the Fleet, was the second son of Queen Victoria. At 18 he was elected King of Greece, but not allowed to accept the crown. While touring Australia in 1868 he narrowly escaped assassination. His last years were clouded by alcoholism, ill-health, and the suicide of his only son and heir. Num Pages: 192 pages, 70 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781553190
- ISBN
- 9781781553190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.39
€ 19.99
€ 15.39
Hardcover. The first proper biographies of the three younger sisters of Kaiser Wilhelm II, each whose lives were wrecked by tragedy Num Pages: 176 pages, 32 black and white. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781554357
- ISBN
- 9781781554357
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.55
€ 26.99
€ 19.55
Hardcover. This is an account of Queen Victoria's relationships with the Emperors, Empresses of France, Germany, Austria and Russia. Victoria had close connections with the royal houses of Germany long before the King of Prussia became the German Emperor in 1871 and with the exiled former Emperor of the French after the fall of the French Empire in 1870. Num Pages: 208 pages, 64 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 247 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781555507
- ISBN
- 9781781555507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.80
€ 25.99
€ 18.80
Paperback. George V's children Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750934688
- ISBN
- 9780750934688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.42
€ 16.99
€ 15.42
Paperback. Boudica has been immortalised throughout history as the woman who dared take on the Romans - an act of vengeance on behalf of her daughters, tribe and enslaved country. Her known life is a rich tapestry of wife, widow, mother, queen and Celtic quasi-Goddess. This title describes her life, her adversaries, and the turbulent era she bestrode. Num Pages: 432 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091898205
- ISBN
- 9780091898205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.61
€ 23.99
€ 16.61
Paperback. A film tie-in edition of Vera Brittain's classic autobiography, published to coincide with the major motion picture adaptation starring Dominic West, Emily Watson, Colin Morgan and Kit Harington. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJC; 3JJF; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 142 x 38. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Film tie-in edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349005928
- ISBN
- 9780349005928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Hardback. This classic memoir of the First World War is now a major motion picture starring Alicia Vikander and Kit Harington. Includes an afterword by Kate Mosse OBE. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJC; 3JJF; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 140 x 48. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780226590
- ISBN
- 9781780226590
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.89
€ 26.99
€ 18.89
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- St Martin´s Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250114969
- ISBN
- 9781250114969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 11.05
€ 26.99
€ 11.05
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608193424
- ISBN
- 9781608193424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.62
€ 19.99
€ 17.62
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590174517
- ISBN
- 9781590174517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.99
€ 18.99
€ 13.99
Paperback. A devoted chronicle..of a man who showed emourmous skill, resource and courage in the first voyage of its kind in history. Joshua Slocum was a sensational seaman. New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 384 pages, photos, maps, boat plans. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780924486524
- ISBN
- 9780924486524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.58
€ 17.99
€ 17.58
hardcover. In this charming and affecting book, Victoria Radford has collected the best of the many impressions and recollections of real people who met President Abraham Lincoln. 15 photos & engravings. Editor(s): Radford, Victoria. Num Pages: 128 pages, photographs, engravings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566631990
- ISBN
- 9781566631990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.54
€ 25.54
Paperback. This biography of David Norris, politician, gay rights campaigner, historian and academic, paints a full portrait of the highs and lows of the life of this colourful and extraordinary man. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AGB; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200. Weight in Grams: 271. Good, clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Attic Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0006855
- ISBN
- 9781855941618
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. As Milosevic faces trial in The Hague for war crimes, this biography by one of Serbia's greatest writers presents a story of tragic, near-Shakespearean proportions. Stevanovic, with the knowledge of an insider, tells how a fractured country and a shattered society could raise such a man to such power. Translator(s): Filipovic, Zlata. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVWYS; BGH; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860648427
- ISBN
- 9781860648427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.33€ 54.16
€ 59.33
€ 54.16
Paperback. The candid autobiography from Britain's most trusted politician, now available in paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBLX; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 29. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848870475
- ISBN
- 9781848870475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.97
€ 17.99
€ 12.97
Hardback.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848870468
- ISBN
- 9781848870468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 4.72
€ 4.72
Hardback. Pericles has had the rare distinction of giving his name to an entire period of history, embodying what has often been taken as the golden age of the ancient Greek world. This book reassess the life and legacy of one of the greatest generals, orators, and statesmen of the classical world. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 halftones. 5 line illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154596
- ISBN
- 9780691154596
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 35.96
€ 50.99
€ 35.96
Hardcover. Tells the tale of the authors childhood spent in the city of Caliphs, Scheherazade and the land of the Garden of Eden, of traditions passed down over the generations, and captures the elusive quality of a scene totally at odds with our image of Iraq. Editor(s): Rocca, Tony; Rocca, Mira. Num Pages: 320 pages, 50-55 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJ; BGHA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 225 x 28. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publisher
- Forum Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955709500
- ISBN
- 9780955709500
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.57
€ 26.99
€ 23.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; BGH; JPFM; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KTG0015852
- ISBN
- 9781786062642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 130 pages, b/w illus & maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, US United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780939923779
- ISBN
- 9780939923779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.75
€ 20.99
€ 15.75
Paperback. Puts to rest the unfounded allegations surrounding Jefferson and Sally Hemings. Num Pages: 176 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 132 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819178213
- ISBN
- 9780819178213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.37
€ 17.99
€ 16.37
Paperback. Vita Sackville-West was an extraordinary woman from a long line of extraordinary women. Her grandmother, daughter of an old-clothes pedlar, made her fortune as a dancer and had a scandalous affair with an English diplomat. Their illegitimate daughter Victoria, Vita's mother, spent her childhood hidden in a convent. This book tells their stories. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784871161
- ISBN
- 9781784871161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Tells the story of a modern radical who took seriously the idea that inner liberation is the first business of social revolution. This title draws an intimate and insightful portrait of a woman of heroic proportions whose performance on the stage of history did what Tolstoy said a work of art should do: it made people love life more. Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 b&w illustration. BIC Classification: BGH; JPFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 209 x 12. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300198232
- ISBN
- 9780300198232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.73
€ 18.99
€ 17.73
Paperback. In this remarkable, up-to-date reconstruction of Castros life, Volker Skierka provides an account of the economic, social, and political history of Cuba since Castros childhood. He draws on a number of little-known sources, including material from the East German communist archives on Cuba, which were until recently inaccessible. Translator(s): Camiller, Patrick. Num Pages: 488 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 34. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745640815
- ISBN
- 9780745640815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.43
€ 17.99
€ 15.43