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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback. * A wonderful piece of swashbuckling historical biography which recalls the best and the worst of the British Imperial character. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrationsmap,ports. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349116730
ISBN
9780349116730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. When they met at a motorcycle club in 1912, Elsie Knocker was a 30-year-old motorcycling divorcee dressed in bottle-green Dunhill leathers, and Mairi Chisholm was a brilliant 18-year- old mechanic, living at home and borrowing tools from her brother. Little did they know, theirs was to become one of the most extraordinary stories of the WWI. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; HBJD; HBWN; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Preface Publishing
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848091351
ISBN
9781848091351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Recounts the kidnapping of the author in Africa aged ten, his service as a slave of an officer in the British Navy for ten years, and his life after he bought his freedom in 1766, growing to become one of the foremost figures of the anti-slavery movement in Britain. This autobiography presents a tale of spiritual quest. Editor(s): Carretta, Vincent. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Rev ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780142437162
ISBN
9780142437162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 x b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BGH; BGT; MMH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Irish Academic Press Ltd London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780716532699
ISBN
9780716532699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.27

Paperback. A compelling and comprehensive history of the world's most successive secret service. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGH; JPA; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 46. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Biteback Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849549394
ISBN
9781849549394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

paperback. Rescuing Franklin from the cliche of the genial codger, the bestselling author of KISSINGER celebrates the most advanced and earthy of the founding fathers in a riveting biography that brings Benjamin Franklin to life. Num Pages: 608 pages, 16pp 4-c insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 792.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780743258074
ISBN
9780743258074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.63

Paperback. In the years 434-454 AD, the fate of Europe hung upon the actions of one man, Attila, king of the Huns. He has become a byword for barbarism, savagery and violence. This biography reveals the man behind the myth. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DVW; 3F; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Bantam
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
6th Impression
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553816587
ISBN
9780553816587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 113.
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781760112585
ISBN
9781760112585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.62

Paperback. The definitive account of General Douglas MacArthur's rise during World War II, from the author of the bestseller The Admirals. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MK; 3JJH; BGH; HBJM; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316405331
ISBN
9780316405331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.28

Paperback. A graphic novel version of the dramatic life and untimely death of German revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg Editor(s): Buhle, Paul. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: BGH; FXL; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 252 x 22. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784780999
ISBN
9781784780999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. The true story of the Agent Fifi, whose mere identity was only disclosed in September 2014 as Marie Chilver. Num Pages: 232 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 245 x 18. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445660189
ISBN
9781445660189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.47

Paperback. Examines the role of one of the most charismatic leaders of the opposition to the Nazis within Germany. Adam von Trott zu Solz was a boy when Germany was defeated militarily in 1918 and in his youth witnessed its economic collapse. He was studying at Oxford University when Hitler came to power in 1933. Num Pages: 103 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
103
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845194727
ISBN
9781845194727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.98

Paperback. An autobiography of author who was born into slavery in Maryland in 1818. He describes his life as a slave - the cruelty he suffered at the hands of plantation owners; his struggles to educate himself in a world where slaves are deliberately kept ignorant; and ultimately, his fight for his right to freedom. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 98.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099595847
ISBN
9780099595847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Acclaimed as the greatest comic actress of her day, Dora Jordan lived a quite different role off-stage as lover to Prince William, third son of George III. Unmarried, the pair lived in a villa on the Thames and had ten children together until William, under pressure from royal advisers, abandoned her. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16pp inset photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; APB; BGF; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241963296
ISBN
9780241963296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.94

Paperback. Presenting an account of one of the strangest episodes in British political history, this work tells of Shirley Porter's wealthy upbringing as the daughter of Jack Cohen, the founder of Tesco; her rise to power in Westminster; and about the scandal and its aftermath. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862079229
ISBN
9781862079229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. One of the most notorious Americans of the twentieth century was a failed Broadway actress turned radio announcer named Mildred Gillars or "Axis Sally." Despite the richness of her life story, there has never been a full-length biography of the ambitious, star-struck Ohio girl who evolved into a reviled disseminator of Nazi propaganda. Num Pages: 324 pages, 16 pages photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJH; BGH; HBLW; HBWQ; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 584. The American Voice of Nazi Germany. 324 pages, 16 pages photos. One of the most notorious Americans of the twentieth century was a failed Broadway actress turned radio announcer named Mildred Gillars or "Axis Sally." Despite the richness of her life story, there has never been a full-length biography of the ambitious, star-struck Ohio girl who evolved into a reviled disseminator of Nazi propaganda. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJH; BGH; HBLW; HBWQ; JPVN. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 22. Weight: 584.
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Number of pages
324
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612001395
ISBN
9781612001395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.29

Paperback. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was the founding father of the Turkish Republic. He transformed it from a battle-scarred ruin into a regional power and is still hailed as a hero today. Num Pages: 688 pages, 16pp illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; BGH; HBJD; HBJF; HBLW; HBWN; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
John Murray
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719565922
ISBN
9780719565922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. In 1792, when he was forty-seven, the Spanish painter, Francisco de Goya contracted a serious illness which left him stone deaf. The author follows Goya through the remaining thirty-five years of his life. He writes of the elderly painter with the intimacy of an old friend, seeing through his eyes and sharing the silence in his head. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ACV; AFC; AGB; BGH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099437253
ISBN
9780099437253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. In this text, Frank Henderson, Commandant of the Second Battalion of Dublin's Irish Volunteers, reveals the influence of his parents and the Christian Brothers in moulding his militancy and pride in Irish culture. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 88 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLW; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 197 x 6. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859181430
ISBN
9781859181430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.64

Paperback. Simon de Montfort's combination of charisma, determination, and fearlessness made him one of the greatest men of his age. This new biography marks 750 years since Montfort established the earliest forerunner of our modern parliament. Num Pages: 336 pages, 37. BIC Classification: 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445660110
ISBN
9781445660110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.06

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