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Biography: historical, political & military
Hardcover. A detailed insight into the exploits of a Royal Air Force fighter pilot straight from the cockpit. The exploits range from intercepting Soviet bombers off Iceland to defending Saudi Arabia in Gulf War One; from flying off the deck of Ark Royal to displays with the Red Arrows; and flying a desk in the UK MoD and NATO HQs. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 colour and 10 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: BGHA; JWMV3; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781555842
- ISBN
- 9781781555842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.88
€ 25.99
€ 18.88
Paperback. A Sunday Times Bestseller. David Hart Dyke's compelling personal testimony is rejacketed and relaunched in paperback. 'Superbly frank and unsentimental.. The literature of the Falklands War would be much the poorer without this pithy, well constructed and brutally honest account of the fighting at sea.' Saul David, Daily Telegraph Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; BGHA; HBJQ; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 306. A Captain's Story of War at Sea. 304 pages. HMS Coventry's job during the Falklands War was to provide early warning of approaching enemy aircraft. On 25 May, Coventry was attacked by two Argentine Skyhawks and hit by three bombs. Her Captain, David Hart Dyke, himself badly burned, climbed down her starboard side and into a life-raft. This book tells his story. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; BGHA; HBJQ; HBW; JWF. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843545910
- ISBN
- 9781843545910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.56
€ 15.99
€ 11.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPA; JPHC; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812981599
- ISBN
- 9780812981599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.61
€ 21.99
€ 20.61
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904950646
- ISBN
- 9781904950646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 40 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBWN; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813168456
- ISBN
- 9780813168456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.58
€ 37.58
Hardback. This text surveys the development of the ideas of John W. Burton, an Australian civil servant and diplomat who became a prolific author in the fields of international relations and conflict theory. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGH; GTJ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333666050
- ISBN
- 9780333666050
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.64
€ 66.64
Paperback. Ruthless revolutionary; passionate womaniser; activist; hothead. Meet the young Mandela. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 196 x 22. Weight in Grams: 292. Some minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0009711
- ISBN
- 9780753825488
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Presents English translations from the works of Michael Psellos, a key philosopher of the Byzantine Empire. This book contains the works that Psellos wrote about his family, including a funeral oration for his mother that features recollections from a childhood spent in Constantinople. Editor(s): Kaldellis, Anthony. Translator(s): Kaldellis, Anthony. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; BGHA; HBJD; HBLC; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268033156
- ISBN
- 9780268033156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.79
€ 31.99
€ 28.79
Hardcover. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604560619
- ISBN
- 9781604560619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.17€ 71.63
€ 102.17
€ 71.63
Hardcover. This work tells the story of how George Mantello - First Secretary of the El Salvador Consulate in Geneva from 1942 to 1945 - defied censorship to launch a press campaign against the daily deportation of 12,000 Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 3JJH; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815628736
- ISBN
- 9780815628736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.95
€ 34.95
Hardback. By presenting a diverse group of Americans who were part of the Vietnam era, this text puts a human face on the tensions and travails of the nation. It offers insight into how individuals looked at and lived through one of the most controversial conflicts in American history. Editor(s): Anderson, David L. Series: The Human Tradition in America. Num Pages: 237 pages, photographs, index, further reading. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BGH; HBJF; HBJK; HBTB; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842027625
- ISBN
- 9780842027625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.78
€ 146.78
paperback. The Vietnam War was an immense national tragedy that played itself out in the individual experiences of millions of Americans. The conflict tested and tormented the country collectively and individually in ways few historical events have. Editor(s): Anderson, David L. Series: The Human Tradition in America. Num Pages: 237 pages, photographs, index, further reading. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BGH; HBJF; HBJK; HBTB; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842027632
- ISBN
- 9780842027632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.28
€ 60.28
Paperback. He took on Napoleon with a set of weapons that seemed unsuited to the task such as: flattery, courtesy and an alarmingly straight face. And he won. It was the club-footed genius of French diplomacy who defeated the greatest conqueror since Julius Caesar. This work presents the story of Prince Talleyrand. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844137428
- ISBN
- 9781844137428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.36
€ 26.99
€ 20.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 372 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; JW; KNT; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Blacksmith Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789881376541
- ISBN
- 9789881376541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.67
€ 19.99
€ 19.67
Paperback. A major new biography of the most infamous king of England. Num Pages: 464 pages, 105. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 34. Weight in Grams: 438. 464 pages, 105 Illustrations (some col.). B-format BC. Praise for the BB published in 2011:. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Dimension: 199 x 126 x 33. Weight: 436.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445607047
- ISBN
- 9781445607047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.04
€ 27.04
Paperback. The biography of the blacksmith's son who rose to be Henry VIII's right-hand man. Num Pages: 352 pages, 27. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445640013
- ISBN
- 9781445640013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.06
€ 19.06
Paperback. A full-scale biography Henry VIII's fifth wife, the teenager who got herself fatally entangled with lovers and ended up with her neck on the block. Num Pages: 240 pages, 27. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445636764
- ISBN
- 9781445636764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.06
€ 19.06
Paperback. Few English monarchs have a worse reputation than Mary Tudor. She has been seen both as a religious fanatic who tried against the will of her people to reverse the course of the Reformation and as the pawn of her husband, Philip II of Spain -- her infatuation with whom led her to betray Englanda s vital interests. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631184492
- ISBN
- 9780631184492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.96
€ 48.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; KNDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750958554
- ISBN
- 9780750958554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.39
€ 10.39
Paperback. The untold story of Winston Churchill's precarious finances. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784081829
- ISBN
- 9781784081829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Hardback. Henry Friendly is frequently grouped with Oliver Wendell Holmes, Louis Brandeis, Benjamin Cardozo, and Learned Hand as the best American jurists of the twentieth century. In this first, comprehensive biography of Friendly, Dorsen opens a unique window onto how a judge of this caliber thinks and decides cases, and how Friendly lived his life. Num Pages: 512 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 242 x 38. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674064393
- ISBN
- 9780674064393
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.17
€ 40.99
€ 34.17
Paperback. The real story of the 'White Queen' Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 19. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445633138
- ISBN
- 9781445633138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Hardcover. Features the biography of Jovan Ristic, one of Serbia's leading political figures during the second half of the nineteenth century. At the height of his career between 1868 and 1880, Ristic became one of the most successful negotiators during Serbia's dialogue with other European powers and the Ottoman Empire. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWYS; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880335836
- ISBN
- 9780880335836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95
Paperback. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1058. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 53. Weight: 1058.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Export/Airside
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848872806
- ISBN
- 9781848872806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.15
€ 23.99
€ 16.15