Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBWQ; HRCV9; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764217647
- ISBN
- 9780764217647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.30
€ 21.30
paperback. A biography that provides the most authoritative picture yet of King Stephen, whose reign (1135-1154), with its 'nineteen long winters' of civil war, made his name synonymous with failed leadership. After years of work on the sources, the author shows with clarity the strengths and weaknesses of the monarch. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 30. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300181951
- ISBN
- 9780300181951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.16
€ 26.99
€ 20.16
Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 944 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 127 x 37. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- Modern Library Inc
- Number of pages
- 944
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780375756788
- ISBN
- 9780375756788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.53
€ 26.99
€ 23.53
Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 319 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HRCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486424668
- ISBN
- 9780486424668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.43
€ 13.43
Paperback. The greatest statesman of his age, Benjamin Franklin was also a pioneering scientist, a successful author, the first American postmaster general, a printer and a bon vivant. This biography offers a compact and provocative portrait of America's most extraordinary patriot. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 368 pages, bibliog references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 124 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300101621
- ISBN
- 9780300101621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.40
€ 25.99
€ 19.40
Paperback. A major biography of Emma Darwin of whom the author writes: 'Darwin's debt to Emma can never be fully estimated. Without her he might have been a clever man who yet achieved nothing' Num Pages: 384 pages, 16pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 258. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001644
- ISBN
- 9780747262480
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. The fascinating story of one of England's most famous monarchs, Alfred the Great, from his birth to the discovery of a piece of his pelvis in a cardboard box in a museum in Winchester Num Pages: 272 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; BGH; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445649641
- ISBN
- 9781445649641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.12
€ 20.12
Paperback. Sensational new biography - using the discovery of long lost contemporary documents - of the Russian peasant mystic whose malign influence helped lead to the downfall of the Romanovs. Translator(s): Rosengrant, Judson. Num Pages: 728 pages, 16pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 47. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co London
- Number of pages
- 728
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753810804
- ISBN
- 9780753810804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.43
€ 21.99
€ 16.43
Hardback. Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 388 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 5 black & white halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 35. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442251861
- ISBN
- 9781442251861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.95
€ 67.95
Hardback. The little-known story of the architectural project that lay at the heart of Tom Paine's political blueprint for the United States. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393241785
- ISBN
- 9780393241785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.72
€ 27.99
€ 24.72
Hardcover. Biography of Soviet agent Kim Philby, the 'Third Man' in the Cambridge spy ring at the heart of Britain's secret cold war. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVU; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859898676
- ISBN
- 9780859898676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.94
€ 139.94
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 498 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; JPHL; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 498
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691621494
- ISBN
- 9780691621494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.70€ 55.86
€ 72.70
€ 55.86
Paperback. Assesses James G Blaine's role as an architect of empire and revisits the ambitious imperialistic goals of this two-time secretary of state. Series: Biographies in American Foreign Policy. Num Pages: 157 pages, cartoons, photographs, chronology, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; JPHC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 163 x 10. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 157
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842026055
- ISBN
- 9780842026055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.95
€ 60.95
Paperback. A biography of the German-Jewish philosopher Ernst Cassirer (1874-1945), a leading figure on the Weimar intellectual scene and one of the last and finest representatives of the liberal-idealist tradition. It traces the development of Cassirer's thought in its historical and intellectual setting. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152356
- ISBN
- 9780691152356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.94
€ 40.99
€ 28.94
Paperback. When Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, there were many fingers on the trigger, writes Steers, who corrects the many misconceptions surrounding this defining moment of American history in his award-winning book, now available in paperback. 51 illustrations. 4 maps. Num Pages: 376 pages, 51 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- unknown
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813191515
- ISBN
- 9780813191515
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.92
€ 33.92
Hardcover. Helene's adventuresome life went from an ill-fated romance in Queen Victoria's court to an Italian royal marriage. She fled from boredom to explore and hunt in Africa, but returned to serve Italy in the national crises of earthquake, epidemic and war-heading the Red Cross nurses in the front lines of the Great War-and watched its move into Fascism. Num Pages: 464 pages, 32 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; BGH; BGR; JKSN1; JPFN; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 41. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781555927
- ISBN
- 9781781555927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 27.52
€ 40.99
€ 27.52
Paperback. This study of the life and works of Cyril, Bishop of Jerusalem, assesses Cyril's thought in the context of fourth-century theological developments and includes up-to-date translations of a selection of his writings. Series: The Early Church Fathers. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HRCC1; HRCM; HRCX1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 221 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415199049
- ISBN
- 9780415199049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.72
€ 56.72
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 434 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691642536
- ISBN
- 9780691642536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.75€ 135.01
€ 181.75
€ 135.01
Paperback. Written by a leading authority on colonial America, this compact biography captures in a remarkably small space one of the most protean lives of American history. Series: Lives and Legacies Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 11. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195368703
- ISBN
- 9780195368703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.69
€ 17.69
Paperback. Every Scots child was taught a pallid and uncontentious version of Queen Margaret's life, drawn from the hagiography written not long after her death. Eileen Dunlop has produced a book for the general reader, which aims at a more balanced, psychologically probing account of a remarkable life. Num Pages: 114 pages, b/w illus & maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- National Museums Of Scotland
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901663921
- ISBN
- 9781901663921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.32
€ 12.32
Paperback. A chronicle of one of the most powerful and dynamic of all medieval rulers, Charlemagne. It describes his personal life, details his achievements in reviving learning and the arts, recounts his military successes and depicts one of the defining moments in European history: Charlemagne's coronation as emperor in Rome on Christmas Day 800 AD. Translator(s): Ganz, David. Num Pages: 160 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3F; BGH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140455052
- ISBN
- 9780140455052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. One of the first women to hold office in Europe, her memoir offers a rare glimpse into the life of a strong and outspoken public figure who was recognized in her own time but who died in isolation and has largely been forgotten Editor(s): FitzLyon, Kyril. Translator(s): FitzLyon, Kyril. Num Pages: 352 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGHA; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822316213
- ISBN
- 9780822316213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.21
€ 30.99
€ 30.21
hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; JP. Category: (G) General; (U) Tertiary Education. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Penn State University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271016047
- ISBN
- 9780271016047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.74€ 50.13
€ 59.74
€ 50.13
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Nilgiri Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Fourth
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781586380557
- ISBN
- 9781586380557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.20
€ 19.99
€ 18.20