Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
paperback. Num Pages: 214 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New European Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781872410470
- ISBN
- 9781872410470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.46
€ 19.99
€ 18.46
Paperback. This biography of General Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970) provides insight into 20th-century political and military history, from World Wars I and II, through the 1960s and the Vietnam War. It also details de Gaulle's relationships with other 20th-century figures, including Churchill and Roosevelt. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPQB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 856.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471180715
- ISBN
- 9780471180715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.99
€ 27.99
€ 22.99
Paperback. In 1945, the author was the first Allied officer to enter Bergen-Belsen - the concentration camp that would reveal the horrors of the Holocaust to the world. This true story, partly based on previously unpublished diaries, presents a different slant on that mighty war through the eyes of a restless young man eager for action and adventure. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 x 8pp col. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGHA; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780575278
- ISBN
- 9781780575278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Num Pages: 270 pages, over 40 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGH; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764324307
- ISBN
- 9780764324307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 28.26
€ 43.99
€ 28.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300228847
- ISBN
- 9780300228847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.40
€ 17.99
€ 14.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 black & white plates, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 17. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752492056
- ISBN
- 9780752492056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.46
€ 17.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. The classic account of Hitler's fall from power, first pubilshed in 1947, reissued with a striking new cover Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Unabridged edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447218616
- ISBN
- 9781447218616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. Conspiracies, treason and heresy at the court of the dying tyrant Num Pages: 336 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753819364
- ISBN
- 9780753819364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.06
€ 17.06
Paperback. On 16 May 1943, Johnny, alongside 132 specially selected comrades, took off from Scampton airbase in Lincolnshire. For six weeks they had been trained to fulfil one mission that was near impossible: to destroy three dams deep within Germany's Ruhr Valley. In this book, Johnny relives every moment of that fatal night - and the aftermath. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091957759
- ISBN
- 9780091957759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
paperback. There is something magical about the notion of a king on a small isolated island. Few would look at the ruins on the Great Blasket and imagine a king had lived there. Yet the King was a very forceful presence on this island. The last was Padraig O Cathain, 'Peats Mhici,' who served for about twenty-five years until his death in 1929. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Collins Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848892378
- ISBN
- 9781848892378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.21
€ 14.99
€ 13.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Caitlin Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781987915013
- ISBN
- 9781987915013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 15.71
€ 19.00
€ 15.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGHA; HBJH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Stormberg Publishers,South Africa
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780620254069
- ISBN
- 9780620254069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.28
€ 9.28
Paperback. Celebrated as one of the world's greatest exponents of non-violent political defiance since Mahatma Gandhi, Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize only four years after her first experience of politics. This biography tells the story of this woman whose bravery and determination have captivated people around the globe. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FMB; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 346. Good clear copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- SKU
- KIN0031875
- ISBN
- 9781846042508
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 11.99€ 4.99
€ 11.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Nobel Peace Prize winner, Aung San Suu Kyi, is a symbol of supreme courage in the face of tyranny. Released from house arrest in 2010, she led her party to a dramatic victory in Burma's first free general election in a generation. This boigraphy describes how, inspired by her leadership, Burma has found its voice and transformed its destiny. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMB; BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846043734
- ISBN
- 9781846043734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.32
€ 25.99
€ 19.32
Hardcover. Anna Morandi Manzolini (1714-74), an artist and scientist, surmounted meager origins and limited formal education to become one of the most acclaimed anatomical sculptors of the Enlightenment. This title tells the story of her arresting life and times. Num Pages: 248 pages, 50 colour plates, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JF; AFKB; BGH; HBJD; MFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 185 x 22. Weight in Grams: 934.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226520810
- ISBN
- 9780226520810
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.10€ 43.75
€ 51.10
€ 43.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BGA; BGHA; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Beaufort Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780825306839
- ISBN
- 9780825306839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. Winner of the Medical Journalists' Open Book Award 2005, this book is about John Hunter. Revered and feared in equal measure, Hunter was the most famous surgeon of eighteenth-century London. An inspiration for Dr Jekyll and Dr Dolittle, he was a maverick medical pioneer, and even anticipated the evolutionary theories of Darwin. Editor(s): Kimber, Brenda. Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; MBX; MN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 41. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553816181
- ISBN
- 9780553816181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.17
€ 17.99
€ 13.17
Hardback. John F. Kennedy was not only a president, but also a symbol for America's most cherished ideas. Not the history of a man's life but the biography of his idea, The Kennedy Obsession traces the creation of Kennedy's image as an inspired-and inspiring-fiction. Num Pages: 224 pages, 18 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231107983
- ISBN
- 9780231107983
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.33€ 83.14
€ 109.33
€ 83.14
Hardcover. A landmark collection, spanning ninety years of U.S. history, of the never-before-published diaries of George F. Kennan, America's most famous diplomat. Editor(s): Costigliola, Frank. Num Pages: 768 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; BJ; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 155 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1246.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 736
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393073270
- ISBN
- 9780393073270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.90
€ 42.99
€ 38.90
Paperback. Series: Jurisprudence of Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPA; JPHC; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 146 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847685677
- ISBN
- 9780847685677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.05
€ 71.05