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Biography: historical, political & military

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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback. David Litvinoff was one of the great mythic characters of '60s London. Litvinoff's determination to live without trace means that his life has always eluded biographers, until now. This book deals with his work. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; AVGP; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099584445
ISBN
9780099584445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. The thrilling true story of a forgotten British hero of World War II. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps (some col.), ports. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 3JJH; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 30. Weight in Grams: 308.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849162081
ISBN
9781849162081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HRCC99; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Progressive Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781615777242
ISBN
9781615777242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.08

Hardcover. This book offers a comprehensive political biography of Kingsley Ozuomba Mbadiwe, (1915-1990), a central figure in Nigerian political history for more than forty years. Num Pages: 294 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; BGH; HBJH; HBLW; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137002617
ISBN
9781137002617
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.29

Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: 1DVU; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739172704
ISBN
9780739172704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.58

paperback. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPA; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442613263
ISBN
9781442613263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 47.76

Hardcover. A fresh new biography of Kaiser Wilhelm II, German Emperor from 1888 until his abdication at the end of the First World War, and his exile in the Netherlands Num Pages: 224 pages, 64 black and white. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781550014
ISBN
9781781550014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.88

Paperback. A major biography of the man who, more than any other, made the twentieth century. Written by an author of great repute. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGH; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 334.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841151144
ISBN
9781841151144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 502 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGH; HPS; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 31. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
Palgrave USA
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403997302
ISBN
9781403997302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 140.10

Hardcover. Num Pages: 502 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGH; HPS; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 166 x 34. Weight in Grams: 774.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
4th
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403997296
ISBN
9781403997296
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.90

Hardback. A collection of Karl Polanyi's Hungarian writings translated in English for the first time. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; JHB; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231176088
ISBN
9780231176088
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Hardcover.
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791736
ISBN
9781905791736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Hardcover. In 1828 a strange youth, barely able to speak or walk appeared in Nuremberg. The case excited widespread curiosity; was the "wild man", as many claimed, the rightful heir to the Grand Duchy of Baden, or simply an ingenious fraud? This book examines the many ramifications of this case. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333962145
ISBN
9780333962145
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.93

Paperback. In this fascinating book, Jeanette Lucraft treats Katherine as a missing person and reconstructs her and her times to uncover the mystery of the 'other woman' in John of Gaunt's life. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 118 x 20. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752455976
ISBN
9780752455976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.56

Paperback. Katherine Swynford was first the mistress, and later the wife, of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster. This book rescues Katherine from the footnotes of history, highlighting her key dynastic position within the English monarchy. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712641975
ISBN
9780712641975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. Series: Jacana Pocket Biography. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; BGH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 4522 x 2744 x 13. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ohio University Press South Africa
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821422014
ISBN
9780821422014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.69

Hardback. From the author of Almost President, the first dual biography and side-by-side political analysis of our oldest president and our youngest president, the Republican and Democratic spiritual leaders, born only six years apart, yet separated in the Oval Office by twenty years, the most influential Presidents of the past 50 years. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHC; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 33. Weight in Grams: 42.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762781447
ISBN
9780762781447
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.27

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 33 b/w photos, 1 Chart, 1 Map. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
A Cappella Books United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556527951
ISBN
9781556527951
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 40 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBWN; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813168456
ISBN
9780813168456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.58

Hardcover. This is the story of William Preston, a leading representative of Kentucky's slaveholding, landed gentry, the group who dominated economic, political and social life in the commonwealth before the Civil War. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916968335
ISBN
9780916968335
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.64

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Irish Academic Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
9780716531708
ISBN
9780716531708
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.00
€ 47.23

Paperback. This concise, approachable introduction to Khrushchev explores the innovative theme of Khrushchev as reformer, arguing that the 'bumbling' nature of those reforms only partly reflected Khrushchev's uncertainty about how to act. Swain provides a cogent account of Khrushchev's political career and of his wider role in Soviet and world politics. Series: European History in Perspective. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPG; 3JJPL; BGH; HBJD; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137335494
ISBN
9781137335494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.20

Hardcover. This biography traces the rise and fall of the late Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. His ultimate failure to realize his vision of the Soviet future is linked to the unrealistic optimism of that vision, as well as to the contradictions inherent in his views and politics. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 350 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333599273
ISBN
9780333599273
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.57

Hardback. Two prominent Soviet dissidents portray Khrushchev in power as a shrewd, complex, decisive, and impetuous innovator, impatient to remedy defects in the Soviet system but carried away by initial successes. Num Pages: 198 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; JPFC; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
Columbia University Press New York
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231039390
ISBN
9780231039390
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.17
€ 64.47

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