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Biography: historical, political & military

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Biography: historical, political & military

Hardback. Tells the story of Paraguay's most notorious ruler Francisco Solano Lopez. Despite the heroic stature he gained after his death, Lopez was a monumentally flawed leader who made the disastrous decisions in 1864 and 1865 to invade Brazil and Argentina. This work offers an analysis of Paraguayan politics and Lopez's life and erratic rule. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 252 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSP; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742537545
ISBN
9780742537545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 170.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 50 pages, illus. BIC Classification: BGH; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 200 x 131 x 4. Weight in Grams: 72.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
50
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781898595281
ISBN
9781898595281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.35
€ 64.47

paperback. This portrait of the controversial figure, Francis Bacon (1561-1626), aims to balance the outward life and actions of Bacon with the seemingly contradictory aspects of his refined philosophical reflections. Num Pages: 245 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH; HPC; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3226 x 5182 x 19. Weight in Grams: 389.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780823215386
ISBN
9780823215386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

hardcover. Based on an major recent discovery-the Civil War as seen from the front ranks of a legendary fighting unit Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Da Capo Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306811197
ISBN
9780306811197
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.27

Paperback. A Sunday Times Bestseller. David Hart Dyke's compelling personal testimony is rejacketed and relaunched in paperback. 'Superbly frank and unsentimental.. The literature of the Falklands War would be much the poorer without this pithy, well constructed and brutally honest account of the fighting at sea.' Saul David, Daily Telegraph Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; BGHA; HBJQ; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 306. A Captain's Story of War at Sea. 304 pages. HMS Coventry's job during the Falklands War was to provide early warning of approaching enemy aircraft. On 25 May, Coventry was attacked by two Argentine Skyhawks and hit by three bombs. Her Captain, David Hart Dyke, himself badly burned, climbed down her starboard side and into a life-raft. This book tells his story. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; BGHA; HBJQ; HBW; JWF. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843545910
ISBN
9781843545910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.56

Paperback. Award-winning and critically acclaimed historian Helen Rappaport turns to the tragic story of the daughters of the last Tsar of all the Russias, slaughtered with their parents at Ekaterinburg. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 33. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Unabridged edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447227175
ISBN
9781447227175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. The colourful story of the four very different men who created our modern world: Henry VIII, Francis I of France, Charles V of Spain and Suleiman the Magnificent: popular history at its best from John Julius Norwich Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473632981
ISBN
9781473632981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Series: Politics History & Social Change. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BGH; HBTB; HBTG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9781439913437
ISBN
9781439913437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Hardcover. Num Pages: 376 pages, 8 pages glossy color. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBWJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 165 x 31. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465032945
ISBN
9780465032945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.68

CD-Audio. In April 1982, Argentina surprised the world by invading the Falkland Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. The tiny islands had long been the subject of a fierce territorial dispute between Argentina and the UK, and the occupation escalated into a full-blown conflict between the two countries. This audio book chronicles the conflict from all sides. Num Pages: 3 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; BGH; HBG; HBLW3; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Format
CD
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846570704
ISBN
9781846570704
CD
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.82

Paperback. Series: Harvard Middle Eastern Monographs. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1HB; 1HBM; BGH; HBJD; HBJH; HRAX; HRH; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard Center for Middle Eastern Studies United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674035393
ISBN
9780674035393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.71

paperback. 'It had been a busy few days for Adolf Hitler, but Douglas Hyde had not slipped his mind ..' Hyde's values stood in stark contrast to those of a continental dictator. As a Protestant nationalist and a leading figure in the language revival, he made the office an inclusive one and determined to be a president for all the people of Ireland. Num Pages: 328 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 394 x 27. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The Collins Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781848892903
ISBN
9781848892903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.63

Forgotten Heroes contains all 131 Medal of Honor citations. Also included are the official communiqus for that day and newspaper accounts of various battles. Num Pages: 320 pages, b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJPG; BGH; HB; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 770.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887408076
ISBN
9780887408076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.47

Paperback. In 1943, 32 Irish POWs refused a Gestapo request to work for Germany. They were sent to a labour camp, where they were starved, beaten and forced to dig the foundations for a Nazi super-structure. This is the gripping story of Harry Callan's capture, resistance and liberation and his quest to honour the forgotten heroes of Bunker Valentin. Num Pages: 320 pages, Black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1DFG; BGH; HBWQ; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
Publisher
The Collins Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848893016
ISBN
9781848893016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BGHA; JFSJ1; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 204 x 19. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Plume
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780147516381
ISBN
9780147516381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 842 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGHA; JPL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 175 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1932.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
842
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772897592
ISBN
9788772897592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 85.54
€ 70.40

Paperback.
Publisher
Cork University Press Cork, Ireland
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859183793
ISBN
9781859183793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.00
€ 24.15

Num Pages: 176 pages, over 200 photos. BIC Classification: BGHA; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 896.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764300455
ISBN
9780764300455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 28.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; JPVH1; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583229255
ISBN
9781583229255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.30

Paperback. A gripping, literary recollection of a pilot's experiences during WWII Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. . Good copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0012132
ISBN
9780747578116
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. A gripping, literary recollection of a pilot's experiences during WWII Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
9780747578116
ISBN
9780747578116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.95

Paperback. Clint Hill reflects on his seventeen years in the Secret Service for presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford. Num Pages: 464 pages, 2 16-pg. 4-color inserts. BIC Classification: BG; BGH; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476794143
ISBN
9781476794143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1MBN; BGH; JPHL; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 169 x 25. Weight in Grams: 858.
Publisher
Otago University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877578731
ISBN
9781877578731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.88

Hardcover.
Publisher
Crecy Publishing
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859791175
ISBN
9780859791175
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.32

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