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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback. Explores the man behind the legend, revealing his development as a ruler of an empire that was shaken to the core by religious and social revolt. This book presents a tale of war, culture and political intrigue during the reign of the legendary Harun al-Rashid from "The Thousand and One Nights". Translator(s): Howe, John. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 288. Clean copy with slight shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Saqi Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKE0000360
ISBN
9780863565502
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), who led the Macedonian army to victory in Egypt, Syria, Persia and India, was perhaps the most successful conqueror the world has ever seen. Yet although no other individual has attracted so much speculation across the centuries, Alexander himself remains an enigma. Translator(s): Yardley, John C. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 254. Clean copy with slight shelf wear and sunning to cover and spine but remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKE0000396
ISBN
9780140444124
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 3JJH; BGH; HBJF; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 303 x 28. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613734308
ISBN
9781613734308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 26. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752438078
ISBN
9780752438078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.41

Paperback. Series: The Prison Diaries. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JKVP1; JKVQ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509808885
ISBN
9781509808885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. A charming story of a love affair that repeatedly went up in smoke. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230772441
ISBN
9780230772441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.92

Paperback. Ruthless revolutionary; passionate womaniser; activist; hothead. Meet the young Mandela. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 196 x 22. Weight in Grams: 292. Some minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0009711
ISBN
9780753825488
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Widely considered to be the most important biography of Nelson Mandela, Antony Sampson's remarkable book has been updated with an afterword by acclaimed South African journalist, John Battersby. Num Pages: 704 pages, 24 b/w plates (24pp), (3 x 8pp B&W), With index. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 184 x 47. Weight in Grams: 552. Very good clean copy with minor shelfwear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSG0009713
ISBN
9780007437979
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. 'The remarkable story of one woman's triumph over years of appalling violence and abuse' DAILY EXPRESS Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
W&N
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753828250
ISBN
9780753828250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. This collection brings together nearly all of the writings of Queen Elizabeth I from childhood letters to the prayers of her later years. The anthology reveals a leading intellect of the English Renaissance and an intimate portrait of the brilliant "Virgin Queen". Editor(s): Marcus, Leah S.; Rose, Mary Beth; Mueller, Janel. Num Pages: 446 pages, port. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 30. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
446
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226504650
ISBN
9780226504650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.84

Paperback. Isabella de' Medici was the hostess of a glittering circle in Renaissance Florence. Beautiful and liberated, she not only matched the intellectual accomplishments of her male contemporaries, but sought sexual parity also, engaging in an adulterous affair with her husband's cousin. This title illuminates this often misunderstood figure. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571230310
ISBN
9780571230310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.08

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781416592815
ISBN
9781416592815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.24

Paperback. The last member of Operation Valkyrie - the daring July 20 1944 plot to assassinate Hitler - tells his remarkable story. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD; HBWQ; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Phoenix
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753825662
ISBN
9780753825662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. In 1944, at the age of fifteen, Marceline Loridan-Ivens was arrested in occupied France, along with her father. They were sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau, and forcibly separated. Though he managed to smuggle one last note to her, Marceline never spoke to her father again. This memoir offers a deeply moving message from a daughter to a father. Translator(s): Smith, Sandra. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; BM; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 13. Weight in Grams: 94.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571328024
ISBN
9780571328024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.44

Paperback. Surviving Vietnam with 101st Airborne Division. 288 pages, 16 page photo section. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGHA; HBWS2. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935149095
ISBN
9781935149095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.67

Paperback. Ida Pruitt, born of American missionaries and raised in a rural Chinese village at the end of the nineteenth century, witnessed almost a century of China's revolutionary upheavals. This work tells the story of this remarkable woman, and brings a different perspective to the study of modern Chinese history. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The Chinese University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629962210
ISBN
9789629962210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.96

Paperback. Poet and musician, Lady Anne Barnard lived at the heart of Georgian society. High-born yet egalitarian, she travelled to France to observe the Revolution, rejected numerous suitors, and lived independently. Her curious ways attracted gossip right into her final years when she raised an illegitimate child at her home in Berkeley Square. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1DDF; 3JF; BGH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571311125
ISBN
9780571311125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. In Treblinka Survivor, Journalist and author Mark S. Smith traces the life of a man who survived seven camps, and what he had to do to achieve this. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BGH; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752463711
ISBN
9780752463711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.63

Paperback. Life of the eccentric landlord who founded the movement for the protection of animals Num Pages: 317 pages, 27ill. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 414. Good clean copy. Showing light age, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0028822
ISBN
9780946640362
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 11.00

Paperback. Bestselling royal historian David Starkey's captivating biography is a radical re-evaluation of Henry VIII, the British monarchy's most enduring icon. Num Pages: 400 pages, 60 col plates (24pp). BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9780007247721
ISBN
9780007247721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; BGHA; HBLX; HBWS5; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780062431646
ISBN
9780062431646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16 pp colour. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 203 x 24. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Anchor
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780767932493
ISBN
9780767932493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.33

Paperback. Presents an account of the vitality and bravery of the Marines in the battles at Peleliu and Okinawa. Presenting a chronicle of action and courage, this memoir features the experience of the author in the South Pacific during World War II. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QSPS; BGH; HBJM; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Presidio Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780891419068
ISBN
9780891419068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.25

Paperback. The Reaper is the astonishing memoir of Special Operations Direct Action Sniper Nicholas Irving, the 3rd Ranger Battalion's deadliest sniper. In the bestselling tradition of American Sniper and Shooter, Irving shares the true story of his extraordinary career, including his deployment to Afghanistan in the summer of 2009. Num Pages: 320 pages, one 16 page colour photograph insert. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; BGHA; HBWS4; JWH; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 211 x 37. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Griffin Publishing
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250080608
ISBN
9781250080608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.45

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