Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. 'Patten's East and West is a must for anyone who wants to understand the forces that will shape the world of the 21st century.' New York Times Num Pages: 384 pages, 16pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; BGH; JPH; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Pan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330373081
- ISBN
- 9780330373081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.54
€ 21.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. Part of the 20 Prime Ministers Series Series: 20 British Prime Ministers of the 20th Century. Num Pages: 168 pages, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904950639
- ISBN
- 9781904950639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.88
€ 14.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Reissued due to popular demand 'Michael Collins, Himself' delves into Collins' complex character and life, rather than his political contributions. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The Mercier Press Ltd
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781781173916
- ISBN
- 9781781173916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.23
€ 14.99
€ 13.23
Hardback. Francis C. Barlow rose from lieutenant to general, suffered two serious wounds in combat, and played critical roles in battles at Fair Oaks, Gettysburg, and Spotsylvania. Presented here, his war correspondence offers insight into a civilian learning the realities of war and the burdens of command. Series: The North's Civil War. Num Pages: 312 pages, 15 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823223237
- ISBN
- 9780823223237
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.31
€ 116.31
Hardcover. Series: Opuscula Graecolatina S. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 204
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772896755
- ISBN
- 9788772896755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.72€ 46.89
€ 58.72
€ 46.89
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 40 color + 15 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; ABQ; ACND; AGC; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 200 x 31. Weight in Grams: 850.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300209686
- ISBN
- 9780300209686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.61€ 51.27
€ 64.61
€ 51.27
Hardcover. Christina Rossetti has come to be considered one of the major poets. "The Letters of Christina Rossetti" makes available all of her extant letters, almost two-thirds of which have never before been published. These letters come from over 100 private and institutional collections. The fourth and final volume covers the last eight years of her life. Editor(s): Harrison, Antony H. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 464 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813922959
- ISBN
- 9780813922959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.97€ 87.77
€ 93.97
€ 87.77
hardcover. The third volume of "Letters.." covers years in which Christina Rossetti lost several important family members, including her mother, her brother Dante, and a young nephew, Michael. In the face of her loss, she turned increasingly to religion and wrote works of devotional prose. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; BGH; BJ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813919294
- ISBN
- 9780813919294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.99
€ 100.99
Paperback. In the last decades of the British Empire, Stewart Gore-Brown build himself a feudal paradise in Northern Rhodesia; a sprawling country estate modelled on the finest homes of England, complete with uniformed servants, daily muster parades and rose gardens. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140268348
- ISBN
- 9780140268348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.89
€ 14.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. The tale of an extraordinary, maverick woman and her even more remarkable achievement. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; BGH; TNKX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260. The Extraordinary Story of May Savidge and Her House of a Lifetime. 256 pages, Illustrations, ports. The tale of an extraordinary, maverick woman and her even more remarkable achievement. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; BGH; TNKX. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight: 254.
- Publisher
- Quarto Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845135188
- ISBN
- 9781845135188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.89
€ 16.99
€ 12.89
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- John Donald Short Run Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904607892
- ISBN
- 9781904607892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.00
€ 33.99
€ 29.00
Hardcover. Lieut Col Laurence Austine Waddell (1854-1938) was a British Army officer with an established reputation mainly due to a work on the 'Buddhism' of Tibet. This book reconstructs Waddell's life from sources such as letters from Marc Aurel Stein at the British Museum and Theophilus G Pinches, held at the University of Glasgow Library. Num Pages: 260 pages, illus. BIC Classification: BGH; HBAH; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845193157
- ISBN
- 9781845193157
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.48
€ 130.48
Paperback. The amazing life of Margaret of York, the woman who tried to overthrow the Tudors. Num Pages: 256 pages, 47 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDF; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 125 x 15. Weight in Grams: 242. The Woman Who Tried to Overthrow the Tudors. 256 pages, 47 illustrations. The amazing life of Margaret of York, the woman who tried to overthrow the Tudors. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDF; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1. Dimension: 199 x 125 x 15. Weight: 240.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445608198
- ISBN
- 9781445608198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.35
€ 17.99
€ 14.35
Hardback. The definitive biography of a radical activist and intellectual Num Pages: 448 pages, 52 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; BGX; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300222562
- ISBN
- 9780300222562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.99
€ 49.99
€ 35.99
paperback. Based on primary sources in both English and French archives, this biography depicts the reign of Henry V in the broad European context of the period. It concludes that through his personality the king united the country in war but also provided domestic security and solid government. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 504 pages, illustrations facsimiles, geneal. table, maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 504
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300073706
- ISBN
- 9780300073706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.94
€ 33.99
€ 24.94
Hardback. In this extraordinary book, bestselling biographer Christopher Andersen paints an unsparing yet sympathetic and touching portrait of Mr and Mrs JFK in their final year together. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 590. T
- Publisher
- Biteback Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781849545860
- ISBN
- 9781849545860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 5.28
€ 5.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910777404
- ISBN
- 9781910777404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.65
€ 33.99
€ 24.65
Paperback. Series: Dover Children's Classics. Num Pages: 96 pages, 44 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 208 x 7. Weight in Grams: 275.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486268446
- ISBN
- 9780486268446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.68
€ 12.68
Analyzing Harry Hopkins' role in wartime diplomacy and his personal relationships with the twentieth-century's most indispensable leaders, historian Christopher O'Sullivan offers enormous insight into the most controversial aspects of FDR's foreign policy, the New Deal Era, and the beginning of modern American history. Series: Biographies in American Foreign Policy. Num Pages: 210 pages, 26 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BGH; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442222205
- ISBN
- 9781442222205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.35
€ 69.35
Paperback. On 19 August 1953 the British and American intelligence agencies launched a desperate coup against a cussed, bedridden 72-year-old. His name was Muhammad Mossadegh, the Iranian prime minister. To Winston Churchill he was a lunatic, determined to humiliate Britain. To President Eisenhower he was delivering Iran to the Soviets. Mossadegh must go. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099540489
- ISBN
- 9780099540489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47