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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback. A fascinating and revealing exploration of Sir Winston Churchill's relationship with Israel, Jews and Jewishness, by his official biographer and one of the foremost historians of Judaism. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 pp b-w. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1ST
Condition
New
SKU
V9781416522577
ISBN
9781416522577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.91

Hardcover. The timely dual biography of Winston Churchill and George Orwell - 20th century champions of British democracy and freedom Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; BK; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715652374
ISBN
9780715652374
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.23

Paperback. Part of the 20 Prime Ministers Series 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: 194 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904950639
ISBN
9781904950639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Rydon Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910821077
ISBN
9781910821077
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143117995
ISBN
9780143117995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.28

Paperback. Accessible and incisive new one-volume biography of Winston Churchill. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857388346
ISBN
9780857388346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.20

Hardback. This edition is the first full scale study of John Cannon and his chronicles. Known to some as 'the poor man's Pepys', Cannon wrote a remarkably candid autobiography, during a crucial period of change in British history. Part 2 covers the time Cannon spent as a schoolmaster in Glastonbury. Editor(s): Money, John. Series: Records of Social & Economic History. Num Pages: 520 pages, Colour plate section, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGHA; BJ; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 32. Weight in Grams: 858.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197264553
ISBN
9780197264553
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.84

Paperback. The remarkable life story of Christine Granville - Churchill's 'favourite spy' and one of the most successful women agents of the Second World War Series: VMC. Num Pages: 352 pages, Section: 8, b/w. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844082384
ISBN
9781844082384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Hardcover. When Adeline Yen Mah's mother dies giving birth to her, the family rejects Adeline. In this vivid autobiography, the author describes her, life, struggles and how she comes to be accepted by her family at the time of the Cultural Revolution in China. Series: New Longman Literature. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BGH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 207 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Longman
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582848887
ISBN
9780582848887
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.32

Paperback. Ida Pruitt, born of American missionaries and raised in a rural Chinese village at the end of the nineteenth century, witnessed almost a century of China's revolutionary upheavals. This work tells the story of this remarkable woman, and brings a different perspective to the study of modern Chinese history. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The Chinese University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629962210
ISBN
9789629962210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.74

Hardback. In this wry and insightful memoir, distinguished American diplomat John Paton Davies, Jr. describes his upbringing and wartime adventures in Asia, encounters with key twentieth-century figures from Mahatma Gandhi to Joseph Stalin, and how he carried on after his Foreign Service career was cut short by McCarthyism. Series: Haney Foundation Series. Num Pages: 376 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 728.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812244014
ISBN
9780812244014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.80

Paperback. Lilo was a child during the Holocaust. Now that the older generation of Holocaust survivors, such as her parents, are just about gone, she and others like her are the last survivors of the Holocaust the final witnesses to the horrors that Hitler perpetrated on the Jewish people. Num Pages: 117 pages, illus. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 148 x 10. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House Israel
Number of pages
117
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652296207
ISBN
9789652296207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.37

Hardback. The author became a High Court judge in 1978, and went onto lead the biggest inquiry into child abuse ever held in Britain, publishing the highly significant and influential report "Lost in Care" in 2000. In this title, he provides frontline insights into the complex British legal system. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16pp bw plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGHA; LNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 30. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780764993
ISBN
9781780764993
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.40
€ 53.95

Paperback. A master spy's memoir of playing the game in the most strategically influential country in 1960s Africa Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 pages b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFJZ; 1KBB; BGH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586485641
ISBN
9781586485641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.08

Fred M. Vinson, the 13th Chief Justice of the United States, started his political career as a small-town Kentucky lawyer and rose to positions of power in all three branches of federal government. This biography offers a wealth of insight into a highly regarded political figure. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPR; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 794.
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813122472
ISBN
9780813122472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.42

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Backlist, LLC United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9781623611033
ISBN
9781623611033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.41

Hardback. In the 1970s and 1980s the Republic of China on Taiwan was under the direction of Chiang Ching-Kuo, who served first as its premier, and later as its president. This work provides insight into the substantial role that Chiang played in the social and economic development of the republic. Series: Miller Center Series on Asian Political Leadership. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819189035
ISBN
9780819189035
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.49

Paperback. Country by country, historians follow the routes taken by Che Guevara on his two trips across Latin America in the early 1950s. Editor(s): Drinot, Paulo. Num Pages: 4 photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822347675
ISBN
9780822347675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.35

Paperback. Apsley Cherry Garrard (1886-1959) was one of the youngest members of Captain Scott's final expedition to the Antarctic. Cherry undertook an epic journey in the Antarctic winter to collect the eggs of the Emperor penguin. This work presents the biography of Cherry. Num Pages: 368 pages, facsimiles, illustrations, maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1MTS; BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099437536
ISBN
9780099437536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691613086
ISBN
9780691613086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.30

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