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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback. In the eyes of many, Magda Goebbels was the "First Lady" of the Reich. How did this devoted mother of six, the poster-child of family values during the Third Reich, turn into Medea and poison these same children? Anja Klabunde's biography examines her complex life. Num Pages: 384 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751534481
ISBN
9780751534481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 449.
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613736494
ISBN
9781613736494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.86

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Seven Stories Press
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609805579
ISBN
9781609805579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.21

Kentucky native Madeline McDowell Breckinridge (1872-1920) was at the forefront of the suffrage movement at both the state and national levels. Breckinridge inherited a sense of noblesse oblige that compelled her to speak for women's rights. This title recounts the remarkable life of this well-known vanguard of social change in the commonwealth. Series: Topics in Kentucky History. Num Pages: 360 pages, 27 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; BGH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813125329
ISBN
9780813125329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.10

Paperback. 18th century literary salon hostess Lively debauched youth, would even shock modern society Witty correspondence with key thinkers of the time: Voltaire and Horace Walpole Translator(s): Waugh, Teresa. Num Pages: 488 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 36. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Peter Halban Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9781870015790
ISBN
9781870015790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.71

Paperback. When Jeanne-Antoinette was nine, she was told by a fortune teller that she would one day become the mistress of the handsome young Louix XV - from that day she was groomed to become 'a morsel fit for a King'. This title tells the story of how the little girl rose to become the most powerful women of the 18th century French court, Le Pompadour. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099528876
ISBN
9780099528876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Series: Topics in Kentucky History. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813147062
ISBN
9780813147062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.10

Hardback. A collection of essays, representing research in the archives at the British Library, examining Macmillan's astute business strategy during the 19th century, its successful expansion into overseas markets, and its complex and intriguing relations with authors such as W.B. Yeats. Editor(s): James, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; BGH; DSB; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 591.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333735176
ISBN
9780333735176
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.29

Paperback. Fatherly friend to JFK he repaired the rift between the USA and Britain created by the Suez crisis. Series: 20 British Prime Ministers of the 20th Century. Num Pages: 168 pages, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904950660
ISBN
9781904950660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Hardcover. The man whose name is shorthand for all that is ugly in politics was more nuanced than his reputation suggests. Christopher Celenza's portrait of Machiavelli removes the varnish to reveal not just the hardnosed philosopher but the skilled diplomat, learned commentator on ancient history, comic playwright, tireless letter writer, and thwarted lover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 149 x 28. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674416123
ISBN
9780674416123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.39

Paperback. * In this carefully researched account, acclaimed biographer, Michael White tells the story of Machiavelli's life and reveals how his ideas have been misunderstood and his name misappropriated as a result. Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 8, b/w. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349115993
ISBN
9780349115993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. A respected historian of medieval Scotland releases the authentic historical Macbeth from a prison of literary and folkloric myth. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 x 8pp b/w plate sections. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857381606
ISBN
9780857381606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardback. On the 150th anniversary of the death of the English historian and politician Thomas Babington Macaulay, this title offers a portrait of a Victorian life that probes the cost of power, the practice of empire, and the impact of ideas. Num Pages: 624 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 902.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674036246
ISBN
9780674036246
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.35
€ 54.88

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.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
318
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752439495
ISBN
9780752439495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 240 x 25. Weight in Grams: 742.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750961844
ISBN
9780750961844
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.86

Hardback. In Lyndon Johnson Remembered: An Intimate Portrait of a Presidency Thomas W. Cowger and Sherwin J. Markman bring together essays by Johnson administration insiders reflecting on his personality, domestic agenda, and legacy. Editor(s): Cowger, Thomas W.; Markman, Sherwin J. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742527980
ISBN
9780742527980
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.66

hardcover. Series: American Ways Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566631846
ISBN
9781566631846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.69

Hardcover. This title aims to show a new side to Lyndon Johnson and demonstrates that Johnson's diplomacy toward Europe deserves recognition as one of the most important achievements of his presidency. Num Pages: 352 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; BGH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWS2; JPHL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 29. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674010741
ISBN
9780674010741
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.39

Paperback. Winner of the PEN Hessel-Tiltman prize for history, and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for biography, The Lunar Men captures the creation of the modern world with lucid intelligence, sympathy and wisdom. Num Pages: 608 pages, 16pp colour and 60 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571216109
ISBN
9780571216109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

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