Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
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€ 13.48
€ 17.99
€ 13.48
Paperback. A collection of speeches from Churchill, one of the great modern orators. It includes Churchill's famous words on the declaration of war with Germany, as well as his rousing call to the British in June 1940 after Dunkirk, and his immortal tribute to the young men fighting in the Battle of Britain. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 114 x 8. Weight in Grams: 92.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141192536
- ISBN
- 9780141192536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.50
€ 10.99
€ 9.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPA; JPHC; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812981599
- ISBN
- 9780812981599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.48
€ 20.99
€ 20.48
George Washington became president of the newly formed United States just as the French Revolution erupted in 1789, a moment that would pave the way for Napoleon and his eventual empire. In this momentous year, the Americans consolidated the gains of their rebellion, and the French embarked upon a more radical transformation of their own. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597972789
- ISBN
- 9781597972789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.79
€ 35.79
Hardback. Four months after the end of the war, Hitler's personal physician Theo Morell stated to his fellow prisoner Karl Brandt: "In fact, Hitler was never sick. " Brandt, who had been responsible for the "euthanasia" killings and was thus deeply implicated in the crimes of the Nazi regime, disagreed. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations, facsims., ports. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745652221
- ISBN
- 9780745652221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.69
€ 19.69
Hardcover. Warwick the Kingmaker was a 15th-century celebrity; a military hero, self-publicist and populist. For twelve years, he was the arbiter of English politics, not hesitating to set up and put down kings. This work offers a fresh assessment of the man whose nickname has become synonymous with power broking. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 colour illustrations, 1 bw illustration. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Continuum
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847251824
- ISBN
- 9781847251824
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.93
€ 78.93
paperback. An insight into the life and world of Civil War-time Washington from the woman's perspective, this collection of letters is a perspective on life in the nation's capital during an important period in American history. Editor(s): Laas, Virginia Jeans. Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 787.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252068591
- ISBN
- 9780252068591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.41
€ 36.99
€ 34.41
Paperback. An exhilarating and uplifting account of the lives of sixteen 'warriors' from the last three centuries, hand-picked for their bravery or extraordinary military experience by the eminent military historian, author and ex-editor of the Daily Telegraph, Sir Max Hastings. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 b/w plates (16pp). BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007198856
- ISBN
- 9780007198856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.96
€ 17.99
€ 12.96
hardcover. Jeffrey Record has specialised in investigating the causes of war. In "The Specter of Munich: Reconsidering the Lessons of Appeasing Hitler" (Potomac Books, Inc., 2006), he contended that Hitler could not have been deterred from going to war by any action the Allies could plausibly have taken. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597975346
- ISBN
- 9781597975346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.77
€ 40.99
€ 38.77
Paperback. The extraordinary and inspirational story of a young boy soldier in the Sudan People's Liberation Army. Num Pages: 288 pages, Section: 8, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; BGHA; HBWS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349121253
- ISBN
- 9780349121253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.68
€ 16.99
€ 12.68
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714529691
- ISBN
- 9780714529691
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.63
€ 26.99
€ 23.63
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
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 27.95
€ 40.99
€ 27.95
Paperback. Born into one of the wealthiest families, Walter Rothschild became the best known zoologist of his day - and one of Britain's great eccentrics. Walter's life traversed the fields of politics and finance, as well as zoology, and was packed with achievement and incident. This book presents complexities and conflicts this man faced during his life. Num Pages: 432 pages, 32 page black and white plate section. BIC Classification: BGH; BGT; PSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 136 x 28. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Natural History Museum, London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780565092283
- ISBN
- 9780565092283
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.36
€ 19.99
€ 15.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1426.
- Publisher
- New Africa Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780864866394
- ISBN
- 9780864866394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.69
€ 26.99
€ 23.69
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804714327
- ISBN
- 9780804714327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.99
€ 33.99
€ 30.99
Paperback. In this memoir, Catton remembers his youth, his family, his home town, and his coming of age. Series: Great Lake Books Series. Num Pages: 260 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press
- Edition
- Great Lakes books ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814318850
- ISBN
- 9780814318850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.59
€ 36.59
Paperback. The author evokes Wainewright the poisoner's double life in a biography that takes the form of a confession. He strips away the layers of legend and restores Wainewright to his own voice, capturing his energy, charm, callousness, wit and wantoness. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571205462
- ISBN
- 9780571205462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 6.23
€ 11.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. The author evokes Wainewright the poisoner's double life in a biography that takes the form of a confession. He strips away the layers of legend and restores Wainewright to his own voice, capturing his energy, charm, callousness, wit and wantoness. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KNW0008945
- ISBN
- 9780571205462
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 11.99€ 6.23
€ 11.99
€ 6.23
Hardcover. Providing a comprehensive portrayal of Wade Hampton III, this biography explores the abilities and failings of the planter-statesman who would come to personify the Civil War and Reconstruction in South Carolina. It traces Hampton's lineage and his preparation for life as a Southern aristocrat. Num Pages: 392 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Univ of South Carolina Pr
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570036675
- ISBN
- 9781570036675
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.98
€ 50.98
paperback. W. E. B. Du Bois, American Prophet is the first religious biography of this leading civil rights activist and intellectual. Though Du Bois is often labeled an atheist, historian Edward J. Blum argues that his religious and spiritual insights are central to understanding his political and intellectual work. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812220865
- ISBN
- 9780812220865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.00
€ 43.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 289 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873512138
- ISBN
- 9780873512138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.09
€ 24.99
€ 23.09
Paperback. The meeting of Voltaire, successful financier, famous poet and troublemaker, and the enchanting amateur physicist and countess Emilie du Chatelet, was a meeting of both hearts and minds. In the Chateau de Cirey, the two brilliant intellects scandalised the French aristocracy with their passionate love affair. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099528890
- ISBN
- 9780099528890
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Hardcover. Features the experiences of American, Chinese, Russian, Korean, and Vietnamese veterans from the Vietnam War, representing the views of both anti-Communist and Communist participants, including Chinese officers of the PLA, a Russian missile-training instr Num Pages: 296 pages, 22 photos, 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BGH; HBWS2; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813125923
- ISBN
- 9780813125923
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.13
€ 40.13
Paperback. This collection of essays on Hildegard of Bingen, ranging from medieval theology to medicine to music, offer an understanding of how one woman could transform so many of the traditions of the world in which she lived. Editor(s): Newman, Barbara. Num Pages: 275 pages, 18 b&w illustrations, 7 musical examples. BIC Classification: 3H; BGH; HRCC7; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780520217584
- ISBN
- 9780520217584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 28.59
€ 37.99
€ 28.59