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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 215 x 24. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
New Island Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781848404601
ISBN
9781848404601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.62

Paperback. The recollections of Joseph Prost, an Austrian priest who initiated the Redemptorist Parish Missionary Campaign in Ireland in 1851, provide a chronicle of the "devotional revolution" by one of its most earnest organisers. Editor(s): Freudenberger, Herman. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; BGHA; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 8. Weight in Grams: 87.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cork University Press
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
9781859181607
ISBN
9781859181607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.92

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

Paperback. Memoirs of the Iraq war hero whose stirring pre-battle speech so inspired his troops - and the world Num Pages: 512 pages, 3 x 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BGHA; HBWS5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 366. Good copy with some shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Headline Review
Edition
1st Paperback Printing
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KTG0009815
ISBN
9780755313754
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Series: The World in a Life Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; BGH; HPCF; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 130 x 303 x 14. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780190278090
ISBN
9780190278090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.22

Paperback. A highly regarded war memoir that was a best seller during the 1960s, giving insights into the Japanese side of the surface war in the Pacific. The book has been credited with correcting errors in U.S. accounts of various battles and with revealing details of high-level Imperial Japanese Navy strategy meetings. Num Pages: 336 pages, photo section. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BGHA; HBLL; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591143840
ISBN
9781591143840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.12

Paperback. With humble beginnings as an RAF apprentice, Johnny Wells progressed to pilot and rose to the higher echelons of command at the Air Ministry. This title provides a testimony of what was required of air pilots during the Second World War. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752463537
ISBN
9780752463537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.27

Hardcover. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Pimpernel Press
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910258057
ISBN
9781910258057
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.47

Paperback. Tells the story of innocence betrayed, of passion and curiosity about the world of machines turned nightmarish and punished by the cruelty of which only humans are capable. Series: Vintage War. Num Pages: 336 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BGH; HBG; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 111 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099597551
ISBN
9780099597551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Concludes the most comprehensive and intimate life of Nelson ever written, one that teems with an array of sailors and civilians, heroes and villains, husbands, wives and lovers. This title features Nelson's famous victories at the battles of the Nile, Copenhagen and Trafalgar as well as his lesser-known yet equally gripping campaigns. Num Pages: 1040 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; BGH; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 231 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781847922762
ISBN
9781847922762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. A book about the 1st Duke of Wellington that explores the life of this complex man through portraits of Wellington himself, his friends, family and associates, as well as his political and military allies and opponents. Num Pages: 128 pages, 85 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 187 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
National Portrait Gallery
Condition
New
SKU
9781855144996
ISBN
9781855144996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. An unprecedented look at the life of Rose Kennedy reveals the private woman who became a political legend. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 33. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Co.
Edition
First
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393068955
ISBN
9780393068955
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.38

Paperback. Few personalities from classical antiquity are more familiar yet more poorly grasped than Cleopatra (69-30 BC), queen of Egypt. In this work, Duane Roller has written the definitive biography of the queen, not as a figure in popular culture or even in the arts and literature of the last 500 years, but as the last Greek queen of Egypt. Series: Women in Antiquity. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; BGH; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199829965
ISBN
9780199829965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.21

Paperback. * The remarkable life story of Johnson Beharry, from Grenadian poverty to being awarded the Victoria Cross and becoming a national hero *An utterly compelling story that will inspire this and future generations Num Pages: 448 pages, Section: 16, colour. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
First Thus
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751538793
ISBN
9780751538793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.20

Paperback. A masterly biography of a great Conservative Prime Minister (and publisher) - Harold Macmillan (1894-1986). Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 40. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Phoenix London
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753827024
ISBN
9780753827024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.87

Paperback. With three Military Crosses, three Croix de guerre, a Legion d'honneur and a papal knighthood for his heroics during the Second World War, Sir Tommy Macpherson is the most decorated living soldier of the British Army. This title tells his story and features a diverse cast of characters, including Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781845967086
ISBN
9781845967086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Series: New Approaches to Midwestern History. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JH; BGH; HBTS; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821421604
ISBN
9780821421604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.97

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

€ 10.85

Paperback. A biography of the most important woman in the history of economic thought. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 photos, 1 table. BIC Classification: BGH; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822345381
ISBN
9780822345381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Granville Island Publishing
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926991306
ISBN
9781926991306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.59

Paperback. Traces the life of Britain's only female Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, from her upbringing in Grantham to her unexpected challenge to Edward Heath for leadership of the Conservative party and her eventual removal from power. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 137 x 36. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9780099575160
ISBN
9780099575160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.88

Paperback. George Pine was born in Bristol in 1891. He fought in WW1 and spent his working life on the Bristol trams. When he was 80, George wrote his life story. For the past 10 years his grandson (by marriage) Clive Burlton has been editing, researching and annotating George's story. He has included 200 archive photographs and illustrations. Illustrator(s): Burt, Joe. Editor(s): Jones, Richard. Num Pages: 224 pages, World War 1 and other archive photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 245 x 10. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Tangent Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906477462
ISBN
9781906477462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.22

Hardback. The riveting story of the sex scandal that threatened the life of the young Elizabeth Tudor, and whose outcome was pivotal to the creation of the public persona of Elizabeth I. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 35. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
9781784081720
ISBN
9781784081720
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.64

Paperback. The untold story of Leon Crane, the only surviving crew member of a World War II B-24 crash on a remote mountain near the Arctic Circle Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 pages black-&-white photos. BIC Classification: BGH; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306824524
ISBN
9780306824524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.87

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