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Biography: historical, political & military
Hardback. During the course of the Twentieth Century, nineteen men and one woman - from Robert Cecil, Third Marquis of Salisbury to Tony Blair - have occupied the post of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Num Pages: 399 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 399
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333918395
- ISBN
- 9780333918395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.99
€ 128.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 399 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 497.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 399
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403939906
- ISBN
- 9781403939906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.03
€ 128.03
Hardback. 'Autumn of the Matriarch' is the first book to focus on Indira Gandhi's last years in power, offering a revealing political history that sheds light on the successes and failures of her last four years in office and highlighting the legacy of Gandhi's leadership in today's India. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJPN; BGH; HBJF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 224 x 23. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044301
- ISBN
- 9781849044301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.03
€ 33.99
€ 31.03
Paperback. Eldest daughter of eight children, the author grew up in Surakarta, Java, in what is now Indonesia. In the months following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, however, Dutch nationals were rounded up by Japanese soldiers and put in internment camps. This book tells her story. Series: Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, 1map, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBG; HBJF; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 14. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896801912
- ISBN
- 9780896801912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.98
€ 32.99
€ 29.98
Paperback. The truth & the myths about the legless Battle of Britain fighter ace Num Pages: 384 pages, 60. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445638195
- ISBN
- 9781445638195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Hardcover. Dinesh D'Souza is back with this ominous preview of life under President Hillary Clinton. D'Souza reveals Clinton's connection to the long, sordid, hidden history of the Democratic Party. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; BGH; JPFM; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Regnery Publishing
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621573470
- ISBN
- 9781621573470
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.45
€ 32.99
€ 27.45
Hardcover. King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand is the world's longest reigning living monarch - an achievement few would have predicted when the Thai king acceded the throne after the mysterious death of his brother in 1946. This book tells the story of one of the world's longest reigning and most revered monarchs. Editor(s): Grossman, Nicholas; Faulder, Dominic. Num Pages: 400 pages, over 750 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMT; BGH; HBJF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 206 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1986.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Editions Didier Millet Pty Ltd Singapore
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814260565
- ISBN
- 9789814260565
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.78
€ 47.78
Hardcover. Troubled by his complex sexuality, Harold Monro was a tormented soul, whose aim was to serve the cause of poetry. This biography intends to rescue Monro from the graveyard of literary history and claim for him the recognition he deserves. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; BGH; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333779347
- ISBN
- 9780333779347
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.36
€ 128.36
Hardcover. This enchanting collection brings together hundreds of Winston Churchill's wittiest remarks, as a record of all that was best about this endearing, conceited, talented and wildly funny Englishman. Num Pages: 162 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Michael O'Mara
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854795298
- ISBN
- 9781854795298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493026142
- ISBN
- 9781493026142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.81
€ 18.99
€ 17.81
paperback. "Farr's book assesses Horne's command style, his relationship with the Canadians and his dealings with the commander-in-chief; this is where the value of the book lies, and that value is considerable. Farr has plugged quite a considerable gap in the biographical writings of the war. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 ills, 23 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906033477
- ISBN
- 9781906033477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.92
€ 40.99
€ 28.92
Hardback. Sealing wars and maritime history are brought into focus in this vivid account of the life of the Alex MacLean, the inspiration for Jack London's Sea-Wolf. Num Pages: 416 pages, 11 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 4217. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774814713
- ISBN
- 9780774814713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.01
€ 114.01
Hardcover. The exceptional memoirs of the former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFC; BGHA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 678. A Commonwealth Memoir. 288 pages. The exceptional memoirs of the former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QFC; BGHA; JPS. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 29. Weight: 664.
- Publisher
- Elliott & Thompson
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908739261
- ISBN
- 9781908739261
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.36
€ 26.99
€ 20.36
Paperback. Biography of John MacBride, husband of Maude Gonne, who was executed as part of the 1916 Rising. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The O'Brien Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847172709
- ISBN
- 9781847172709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 10.85
€ 15.99
€ 10.85
hardcover. Through his virtuoso research into Creighton's own voluminous papers, Donald Creighton captures the twentieth-century transformation of English Canada through the life and times of one of its leading intellectuals. Num Pages: 496 pages, 41. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; BGH; HBAH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 850.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442649477
- ISBN
- 9781442649477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.18
€ 96.18
Paperback. General Richard Stoddert Ewell holds a unique place in the history of the Army of Northern Virginia. For four months, Ewell was Stonewall Jackson's most trusted subordinate. This title examines Ewell's life before and after the Civil War, offering a portrait of one of the South's most important leaders. Series: Civil War America. Num Pages: 680 pages, 48 illustrations, 22 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 41. Weight in Grams: 948.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807858172
- ISBN
- 9780807858172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.41
€ 46.41
Paperback. In Great Again, Donald J. Trump outlines how he will restore a broken America to greatness. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 16-pg. 4-color photo insert. BIC Classification: BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501138003
- ISBN
- 9781501138003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.77
€ 20.99
€ 17.77
Hardback. This is the extraordinary story of how Japan was dramatically transformed during the long reign of Emperor Meiji, from an isolated island nation to one of the five great powers of the world, poised as a rival in Asia to Russia and the European colonial powers. Num Pages: 928 pages, 20 photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJC; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 928
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231123402
- ISBN
- 9780231123402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.56€ 80.25
€ 104.56
€ 80.25
Hardback. Yoshimasa may have been the worst shogun ever to rule Japan. But his influence on the cultural life of Japan was unparalleled. Yoshimasa is remembered primarily as the builder of the Temple of the Silver Pavilion and as the ruler at the time of the Onin War (1467-1477), after which the authority of the shogun all but disappeared. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231130561
- ISBN
- 9780231130561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.56€ 80.25
€ 104.56
€ 80.25
Paperback. Yoshimasa may have been the worst shogun ever to rule Japan. But his influence on the cultural life of Japan was unparalleled. Yoshimasa is remembered primarily as the builder of the Temple of the Silver Pavilion and as the ruler at the time of the Onin War (1467-1477), after which the authority of the shogun all but disappeared. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231130578
- ISBN
- 9780231130578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
Hardcover. Num Pages: 424 pages, 40pp photographs. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JH; BGH; HBJM; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 242 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1124.
- Publisher
- Otago University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877578663
- ISBN
- 9781877578663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.19
€ 43.99
€ 31.19
Paperback. Stalin, like Hitler and other tyrants, won and held power because he had collaborators - hangmen. Drawing on newly released archival material, Donald Rayfield gives us a fuller and more colourful picture of Stalin's inner circle than ever before. Stalin was not the sole author of Stalinism. Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141003757
- ISBN
- 9780141003757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.68
€ 24.99
€ 18.68
Paperback. Series: Politics History & Social Change. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BGH; HBTB; HBTG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781439913437
- ISBN
- 9781439913437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Bestselling account of the life of a real Horatio Hornblower Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 201 x 26. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Cassell
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780304356591
- ISBN
- 9780304356591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61