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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback. A film tie-in edition of Vera Brittain's classic autobiography, published to coincide with the major motion picture adaptation starring Dominic West, Emily Watson, Colin Morgan and Kit Harington. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJC; 3JJF; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 142 x 38. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Film tie-in edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349005928
ISBN
9780349005928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.19

Hardback. This classic memoir of the First World War is now a major motion picture starring Alicia Vikander and Kit Harington. Includes an afterword by Kate Mosse OBE. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJC; 3JJF; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 140 x 48. Weight in Grams: 754.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
608
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780226590
ISBN
9781780226590
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.60

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white plates. BIC Classification: BGH; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616082949
ISBN
9781616082949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.49

Hardcover. Including suffragists, civil rights activists, and movers and shakers in politics and in the music industries of Nashville and Memphis, as well as many other notables, this collective portrait of Tennessee women offers fresh perspectives and insights into their dreams, their struggles, and their times. Editor(s): Freeman, Sarah L. Wilkerson; Bond, Beverly Greene. Num Pages: 456 pages, 17 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSN; BGH; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
Volume 1 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820329482
ISBN
9780820329482
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.29

Paperback. Including suffragists, civil rights activists, and movers and shakers in politics and in the music industries of Nashville and Memphis, as well as many other notables, this collective portrait of Tennessee women offers fresh perspectives and insights into their dreams, their struggles, and their times. Editor(s): Freeman, Sarah L. Wilkerson; Bond, Beverly Greene. Num Pages: 456 pages, 17 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSN; BGH; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
illustrated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820329499
ISBN
9780820329499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.41

paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Open Gate Press United Kingdom
Edition
New
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780900001505
ISBN
9780900001505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801473920
ISBN
9780801473920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.35

Paperback. These two memoirs provide windows into the Sumatran past, in particular, and the early 20th-century history of south-east Asia, in general. In reconstructing their own passage into adulthood, the writers tell the story of their country's turbulent journey to independence. Editor(s): Rodgers, Susan. Num Pages: 348 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMN; BGHA; HBAH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520085473
ISBN
9780520085473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.63

Paperback. George Steer, a 27-year-old adventurer, was a friend and supporter of the Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie I. He foresaw and alerted others to the fascist game-plan in Africa and all over Europe; initiated new techniques of propaganda and psychological warfare; and saw military action in Ethiopia, Finland, Libya, Egypt, Madagascar and Burma. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBWQ; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 137 x 27. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571298860
ISBN
9780571298860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.85

Paperback. A gripping account of the Second World War, from the perspective of a young tank commander. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BGHA; HBWQ; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474603287
ISBN
9781474603287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.60

Hardcover. Tamerlane ruled over one of the largest empires in history - an empire that stretched from Syria in the east to the fringes of China, and from southern Russia to northern India. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDM; 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784531706
ISBN
9781784531706
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.13
€ 125.03

paperback. A powerful account of the life of Tamerlane the Great (1336-1405), the last master nomadic power, one of history's most extreme tyrants, and the subject of Marlowe's famous play. Marozzi travelled in the footsteps of the great Mogul Emperor of Samarkland to write this wonderful combination of history and travelogue. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16 col plates (16pp). BIC Classification: BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 358.
Edition
New Edition
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007116126
ISBN
9780007116126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.80

Hardcover. Sparkling account of Prince Talleyrand's last diplomatic mission Num Pages: 256 pages, 26 black and white illustrations in a 16 page plate section and 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; BGH; HBLL; HBTB; JPSD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 22. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784537814
ISBN
9781784537814
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.80
€ 53.95

Paperback. Talleyrand is a silver-tongued master diplomat, infamous turncoat, peacekeeper and libertine. Talleyrand held high office in five successive regimes from France's Ancient Regime, into the Revolution of 1789, Robespierre's Terror, Napoleon's epic wars, and on through restored kings to more revolution. This title charts the progress of Talleyrand. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099541622
ISBN
9780099541622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.20

Paperback. In his eight years as president from 1945-1953, Harry S Truman made some of the most important decisions in US history, particularly in foreign policy matters. This book contains transcripts of conversations with Truman from taped interviews in 1959. Editor(s): Weber, Ralph E. Num Pages: 388 pages, photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 170 x 25. Weight in Grams: 671.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842029216
ISBN
9780842029216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.42

Paperback. The outspoken autobiography of one of Britain's best known, and respected, Generals. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JMC; BGHA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472220875
ISBN
9781472220875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.19

Hardcover. "I do not know whether I dozed off or passed out, but the next thing I remember is gradually becoming aware of a blunt object striking my body over and over. Just as I realized it was a boot kicking me in the side, I felt my arm being grabbed roughly, and I returned to full consciousness. Num Pages: 352 pages, map, plans. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBG; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471142850
ISBN
9780471142850
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.01

Paperback. The contrasting lives of the Mitford sisters - stylish, scandalous and tragic by turns - hold up a mirror to upper-class life before and after the Second World War. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16pp illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784970895
ISBN
9781784970895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.64

Paperback. This study of a man whose character and achievements have been much debated is based on a review of virtually every published and unpublished English source in British and US libraries and archives, including the important archive of Lawrence's letters and papers in the Bodleian Library. Num Pages: 280 pages, photographs, illustrations, map, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 177 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786413072
ISBN
9780786413072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.07

Paperback. A biography of Soren Kierkegaard, it potrays him as a man whose writings came to control him. It explores the events and relationships that formed Kierkegaard including his guilt-ridden relationship with his father, his rivalry with his brother, and his tortured relationship with his fiancee Regine Olsen. Translator(s): Kirmmse, Bruce H. Num Pages: 896 pages, 32 halftones. 3 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1246.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
896
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127880
ISBN
9780691127880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.04

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