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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415253864
ISBN
9780415253864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.47

Paperback. Born Lev Davidovich Bronstein in southern Ukraine, Trotsky was an effective military strategist and an adept diplomat, who staked the fate of the Bolshevik revolution on the meagre foundation of a Europe-wide Communist upheaval. In this book, Trotsky emerges as a brilliant yet flawed man. Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 black-&-white illustration. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV4; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300198324
ISBN
9780300198324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.39

Hardback. A new appreciation of the extraordinary life and legacy of Leon Blum, the first Jewish prime minister of France Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300189803
ISBN
9780300189803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.85

Paperback. The critically acclaimed biography of Lenin by one of the greatest Russian history experts and bestselling author of Trotsky, Stalin and Comrades. Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBLW; HBTV4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Pan
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330518383
ISBN
9780330518383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.55

Paperback. Translator(s): Smith, A.M. Sheridan. Series: Ann Arbor Paperbacks for the Study of Russian and Soviet History & Politics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 245.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472030521
ISBN
9780472030521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.98

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBTV; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691643588
ISBN
9780691643588
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.43

Paperback. Lars T. Lih gives a non-partisan,vivid portrait and a striking new interpretation of a key revolutionary thinker and founder of the Soviet Union, Lenin, and shows that underneath the sharp polemics, Lenin was more a romantic enthusiast than a sour pragmatist. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 240 pages, 55. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 200 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861897930
ISBN
9781861897930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. Compelling account of a legendary Palestinian resistance fighter. From refugee camp to international infamy. Series: Revolutionary Lives. Num Pages: 168 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJP; 3JM; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745329512
ISBN
9780745329512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; JPFB; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 31. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
AK Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849352482
ISBN
9781849352482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.90

Paperback. Assesses the activism, writing, and legacy of Claudia Jones (1915-1964), a pioneering Afro-Caribbean radical intellectual active in the U.S. and U.K. Num Pages: 344 pages, 31 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; JFFK; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First edition, paperback issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822341161
ISBN
9780822341161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. During the American Civil War, William R.J. Pegram became one of the most prominent artillerists in the Army of Northern Virginia. Pegram shared the values of the South's ruling elite and this book argues that he entered Confederate service to defend a way of life he believed was ordained by God. Series: Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 222 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813918280
ISBN
9780813918280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.63

Paperback. Based on research from over 1200 wartime letters and diaries written by more than 400 Confederate officers and enlisted men, this text offers a social history of Robert E Lee's Army of Northern Virginia during its final year, from May 1864 to April 1865. Series: Civil War America. Num Pages: 488 pages, 9 illustrations, 4 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; BGH; DN; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 150 x 33. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807854143
ISBN
9780807854143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.24

Hardcover. In December of 1958, the author arrived the day before Fidel Castro took power and spent a week canvassing the island before finally coming into contact with his subject. This edition offers a telling portrait of Cuba and its enigmatic leader. It also features color photographs of the weeks the author spent travelling with Castro. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJP; 3JM; AJC; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 357 x 40. Weight in Grams: 3342.
Publisher
Taschen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836529983
ISBN
9783836529983
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.25
€ 72.39

Paperback. Lee Kuan Yew, first Prime Minister of Singapore, is a figure whose international stature far exceeds that of the tiny island over which he presided for thirty years. This book analyses the origin and substance of Lee's ideas. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMS; 3JJP; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Talisman Publishing Singapore
Number of pages
282
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9789834431303
ISBN
9789834431303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.68

Hardcover. Michael Rinella provides careful editing, historical context and analysis to a memoir of a friendship with Oswald during his Dallas days. Editor(s): Rinella, Michael A.; De Mohrenschildt, George. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 739.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700620135
ISBN
9780700620135
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 842.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
784
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632207180
ISBN
9781632207180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.87

Hardback. A Leadership for Peace is about Edwin Ginn's personal attempt to change world attitudes regarding the dangers of arming for war by appealing to logic, reason, and common sense. Num Pages: 264 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; GTJ; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804754552
ISBN
9780804754552
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.01

Paperback. Now in its second edition, Leadership Embodied is an instructive collection of short biographical essays focusing on Navy and Marine Corps personnel, who have demonstrated notable leadership characteristics. Num Pages: 249 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBW; JWF; TTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 188 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612513034
ISBN
9781612513034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.30

Paperback. Offers an account of the life of one of the most fascinating and complex US presidents. Num Pages: 1024 pages, 16 page black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 71. Weight in Grams: 1166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
1024
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674026995
ISBN
9780674026995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.97

Hardback. The story of an ordinary seaman born in Scarborough who would go on to play a key role in some of the major events of seventeenth-century England. Num Pages: 304 pages, 35. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445661230
ISBN
9781445661230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 552 pages, 55 b/w illus. + maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBJF1; HBLW; HBWN; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300226393
ISBN
9780300226393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.88

Paperback. A diary kept by a 27-year-old Vietnamese doctor who was killed by the Americans during the Vietnam War, while trying to defend her patients. It shows the diarist as a vibrant human being, a poetic longing for love, trying hard to be worthy of the Communist Party and doing her best to look after her patients under appalling conditions. Num Pages: 272 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BGHA; HBJF; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 122 x 17. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846040764
ISBN
9781846040764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.07

Paperback. Entertaining and masterly biography of Madame Chiang Kai-shek - the woman who built modern China. Num Pages: 816 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 52. Weight in Grams: 968.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
816
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753828021
ISBN
9780753828021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. Among the wealthiest and most powerful of the Bonanza Kings were William Bowers Bourn I and his son, William Bowers Bourn II. Their wealth came from rich mines in Nevada's Comstock Lode and Treasure Hill and California's Sierra foothills, as well as astute business ventures in the booming port city of San Francisco. This book tells their story. Num Pages: 312 pages, 17 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874177862
ISBN
9780874177862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.28

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