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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback. A biography of the legendary Mongol emperor and warlord. Num Pages: 464 pages, 32pp colour photos. BIC Classification: 1QDM; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Bantam
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553814989
ISBN
9780553814989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.99

paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, b & w illustrations, maps & line drawings throughout. BIC Classification: 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Crown
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780609809648
ISBN
9780609809648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.30

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Saqi Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
323
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863562884
ISBN
9780863562884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.11

Paperback. Tells the story of ten exceptional generals who left their mark on Britain, the British Empire, and the world. Some - including the Duke of Wellington, Lord Kitchener and Bernard Montgomery - are names etched in the national mythology. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 302.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571224876
ISBN
9780571224876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardback. .
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764300752
ISBN
9780764300752
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 32.58

Hardcover. General Walter Krueger is still one of the least-known army commanders of World War II. This book resurrects the brilliant career of this great military leader while deepening our understanding of the Pacific War. By showing how he breathed life into Pacific war strategy, it gives him that credit and fills a gap in American military history. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, 11 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700615001
ISBN
9780700615001
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.48

paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages, 22 photographs, 8 line drawings. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252072598
ISBN
9780252072598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.82

Hardcover. General Ioan Emanoil Florescu modernized the Romanian army in the second half of the 19th century, following the union of the Romanian principalities but predating the war for Romanian independence. This title stresses the role of General Florescu, whose model for modernization was primarily the French army. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 164 x 12. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880336130
ISBN
9780880336130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 33.80

Paperback. This text reproduces Arnold's essay of 1886 on Grant, and Twain's rejoinder to the Army and Navy Club of Connecticut. Arnold's essay praised Grant, but to many Americans its tone seemed patronizing of their hero and country. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 133 x 6. Weight in Grams: 86.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873385244
ISBN
9780873385244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.47

Paperback. The first biography of this distinguished WW2 general who was a pioneer of airborne forces and commander of the 1st Airborne Corps. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16pp black and white plates. BIC Classification: BGH; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473898998
ISBN
9781473898998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.07

Paperback. Garcilaso Inca de la Vega, a Peruvian mestizo and historian, envisioned Latin America as a multiethnic continent and advanced a humanist interpretation of New World history. In this collection of articles, central aspects of Garcilaso's life and work are reviewed. Editor(s): Anadon, Jose. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 2ADS; BGH; DSBD; HBAH; HBJK; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268010379
ISBN
9780268010379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.33

Paperback. This memoir focuses on the now-vanished lifestyle of railroad hands and their families who lived along the Southern Pacific railroad tracks in the 1920s and 1930s Num Pages: 192 pages, 14 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; 3JJG; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874173536
ISBN
9780874173536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.27

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857381613
ISBN
9780857381613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.48

Paperback. A major reinterpretation of Gandhi's life, politics, religion and nation Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; BGH; BGX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781681015
ISBN
9781781681015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.91

Paperback. .
Publisher
Nilgiri Press United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Fourth
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586380557
ISBN
9781586380557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.66

Paperback. BIC Classification: BGH. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141044231
ISBN
9780141044231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.25

Paperback. This monumental biography, written by Gandhi's grandson, is the first to give a complete and balanced account of his remarkable life, the development of his beliefs, his political campaigns and his complex relationship with his family. Written with unprecedented insights and access to family archives, this biography sheds new light on Gandhi's life Num Pages: 800 pages, 20. BIC Classification: BGH; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 48. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Number of pages
800
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906598815
ISBN
9781906598815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.48

Paperback. Outlines both Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi's major philosophical insights and the limitations of his thought. This very short introduction looks at Gandhi's cosmocentric anthropology, his spiritual view of politics, his unique form of liberal communitarianism, and his theories of oppression, non-violent action, and active citizenship. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192854575
ISBN
9780192854575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. Gandhi was not only the most important Indian figure of the 20th century, he is the most famous pacifist ever. This is a readable examination of Gandhi and the nature of his often unconventional and controversial power. Series: Profiles in Power. Num Pages: 288 pages, facsim., maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Routledge
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582319783
ISBN
9780582319783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.40

Paperback. The compelling biography of the man who wrote the best selling book Warrior, by his grandson Brough Scott. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 133 x 31. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Raceform Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908216465
ISBN
9781908216465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.35

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