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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. Magician of the North is the first full-scale biography of this extraordinary man. William George Armstrong was a visionary inventor, engineer and businessman who bestrode the 19th-century world like a colossus, bringing global renown to his great Elswick works on the Tyne, while adding lustre to Britain's imperial might. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; TBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- McNidder & Grace
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857160423
- ISBN
- 9780857160423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.91
€ 19.00
€ 16.91
Paperback. Sir William Hamilton Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 mono. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845880422
- ISBN
- 9781845880422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.79
€ 24.99
€ 21.79
Paperback. The thrilling true story of a forgotten British hero of World War II. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps (some col.), ports. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 3JJH; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 30. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849162081
- ISBN
- 9781849162081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Series: Routledge Historical Biographies. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 201 x 25. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415519502
- ISBN
- 9780415519502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.57
€ 51.57
paperback. Features the story of Noor Inayat Khan, the descendant of an Indian Prince Tipu Sultan, the Tiger of Mysore, who became a British secret agent for SOE during World War II. This book presents the story of Noor's life from her birth in Moscow - where her father was a Sufi preacher - to her capture by the Germans. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 black and white. BIC Classification: BGH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Sutton
- Number of pages
- 287
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750950565
- ISBN
- 9780750950565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.54
€ 15.99
€ 14.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674016422
- ISBN
- 9780674016422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.70
€ 38.70
Paperback. William Dampier (1651-1715) is the remarkable seaman that England produced in the century and a half between Drake and Captain Cook. They each circumnavigated the world once; Dampier did so three times. This book is the account of his voyages which gives a picture of this unorthodox figure in his own words. Editor(s): Norris, Gerald. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456. William Dampier's Voyages. 328 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Norris, Gerald. William Dampier (1651-1715) is the remarkable seaman that England produced in the century and a half between Drake and Captain Cook. They each circumnavigated the world once; Dampier did so three times. This book is the account of his voyages which gives a picture of this unorthodox figure in his own words. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTM. Dimension: 221 x 150 x 23. Weight: 456.
- Publisher
- Boydell Press
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843833642
- ISBN
- 9781843833642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.03
€ 33.99
€ 29.03
Paperback. The extraordinary stroy of 'Joe' Carstairs, the fastest woman on water The Sunday Times bestseller Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 222. The Extraordinary Story of 'Joe' Carstairs, the Fastest Woman on Water. 240 pages, Illustrations. The extraordinary stroy of 'Joe' Carstairs, the fastest woman on water The Sunday Times bestseller. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGH. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 16. Weight: 220.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408830512
- ISBN
- 9781408830512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. The definitive word on Boris Johnson, the UK's most colourful politician who led the country to Brexit but missed out on becoming PM Num Pages: 432 pages, 3 x 8pp colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; BGH; HBJD1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 209 x 30. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471162343
- ISBN
- 9781471162343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Editor(s): Nadel, Ira B. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199552368
- ISBN
- 9780199552368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.19
€ 18.99
€ 15.19
Paperback. A readable and absorbing account of the great Emperor Justinian detailing the social structure of sixth-century Byzantium and Justinian's wars which restored Italy, Africa and part of Spain to the Empire. Series: Roman Imperial Biographies. Num Pages: 360 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 1QDAZ; BGH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 216 x 27. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415237260
- ISBN
- 9780415237260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.57
€ 51.57
Paperback. Margaret Thatcher is one of the most iconic politicians of the twentieth century. With the possible exception of Winston Churchill, no other Prime Minister has had such an impact on modern British history. Like it or not, her radical social and economic policies have made Britain the country it is today. This book tells her story. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552155793
- ISBN
- 9780552155793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. An insider's account of life with Adolf Hitler - now back in print for the first time in 75 years. A riveting personal account of the life of Hitler before he came to power in 1933. Original and full edition comprising of 572 pages. Editor(s): Carruthers, Bob. Num Pages: 572 pages, Approx 25 B&W Images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGHA; HBWQ; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1232.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781592236
- ISBN
- 9781781592236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.35
€ 26.99
€ 20.35
Paperback. "Quite impressive. I doubt if there has been or will be a more deeply researched and convincing account. " --Evan Connell, author Son of the Morning Star: Custer and the Little Bighorn "The book to end all Earp books--the most complete, and most meticulously researched. Num Pages: 416 pages, map, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471283621
- ISBN
- 9780471283621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.36
€ 26.99
€ 20.36
Paperback. Primo Levi's devastating and classic account of what it meant to have survived the Holocaust. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349138640
- ISBN
- 9780349138640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Gandhi's non-violent struggles against racism, violence, and colonialism in South Africa and India had brought him to such a level of notoriety, adulation that when asked to write an autobiography midway through his career, he took it as an opportunity to explain himself. This book features his life story. Translator(s): Desai, Mahadev. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGHA; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141186863
- ISBN
- 9780141186863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 14. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750961318
- ISBN
- 9780750961318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.39
€ 10.39
Paperback. The Chicago World's Fair of 1893 and its amazing 'White City' was one of the wonders of the world. The architect was Daniel H Burnham, the driving force behind the White City, the massive, visionary landscape of white buildings set in a wonderland of canals and gardens. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 496 pages, B & W photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 2AB; AMG; BGH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553813531
- ISBN
- 9780553813531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1HBL; BGHA; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 10. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Publisher
- Darf Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850772989
- ISBN
- 9781850772989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.59
€ 11.99
€ 10.59
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, Around 120 colour photographs, plans and paintings. BIC Classification: BGH; HB; WMQL; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Publisher
- National Trust
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909881549
- ISBN
- 9781909881549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.36
€ 26.99
€ 20.36
paperback. This definitive biography of Anne Boleyn establishes her as a figure of considerable importance and influence in her own right. A full biography of Anne Boleyn, based on the latest scholarly research. Focuses on Anne's life and legacy and establishes Anne as a figure of considerable importance and influence in her own right. Num Pages: 480 pages, 0. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 37. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405134637
- ISBN
- 9781405134637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.94
€ 23.99
€ 23.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750967563
- ISBN
- 9780750967563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781553039
- ISBN
- 9781781553039
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.88
€ 25.99
€ 18.88
Hardcover. This is the story of Elizabeth of Bohemia, James I's captivating but unfortunate daughter who was driven from the throne of Bohemia in 1620. Among the many men who championed her sorrowful fortunes, Lord Craven was the most faithful. Brave, wealthy and supremely generous, this latter-day knight-errant fought for her and supported her unstintingly. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1DBKESB; 3JD; AMKH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781553244
- ISBN
- 9781781553244
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.72
€ 26.99
€ 19.72