Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Hardcover. John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough, has long been regarded as one of Britain's greatest generals as well as a key English political figure in the first decade of the eighteenth century. Editor(s): Hattendorf, John B.; Veenendaal, Augustus J.; Hovell tot Westerflier, Rolof van. Num Pages: 408 pages, colour photographs Select bibliography and index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 286 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2162.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Karwansaray BV Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789490258047
- ISBN
- 9789490258047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.54
€ 84.54
Paperback. John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough (1644-1722), was one of the greatest military commanders and statesmen in the history of England. His descendant, Sir Winston Churchill, wrote this work as both an act of homage, and as an historical insight into the man behind the statesman. Num Pages: 1050 pages, 1 halftone, 79 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 226 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1464.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 1050
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226106335
- ISBN
- 9780226106335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.45
€ 60.45
Hardcover. Boris Sokolov offers this first objective and intriguing biography of Marshal K.K. Rokossovsky, who is widely considered one of the Red Army's top commanders in the Second World War. Yet even though he brilliantly served the harsh Stalinist system, Rokossovsky himself became a victim of it with his arrest and imprisonment between 1937 and 1940. Translator(s): Britton, Stuart. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 33. Weight in Grams: 902.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909982109
- ISBN
- 9781909982109
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.17€ 54.81
€ 70.17
€ 54.81
Martha Jefferson is the first and only biography of Thomas Jefferson's greatest love and true kindred spirit. Drawing on a wealth of newly probed sources, including family letters, documents, and the handwritten notes, William Hyland captures the charm, sophistication, grace and a profound sense of history of this little known and elusive figure. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442239838
- ISBN
- 9781442239838
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.39
€ 71.39
paperback. Written by a former student of Heidegger, this book examines the relationship between the philosophy and the politics of a celebrated teacher and the allure that Nazism held out for scholars committed to revolutionary nihilism. Editor(s): Wolin, Richard. Translator(s): Steiner, Gary. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; BGH; HPCF; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034330
- ISBN
- 9780231084079
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.65
€ 5.65
Paperback. A new biography of the iconic US civil rights leader. Num Pages: 272 pages, 48 photographs. BIC Classification: BGH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849162623
- ISBN
- 9781849162623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Lion Hudson Plc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745952826
- ISBN
- 9780745952826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.45
€ 16.99
€ 13.45
paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 209 x 14. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Melville House Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612196169
- ISBN
- 9781612196169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.15
€ 16.99
€ 15.15
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 494 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1057.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 494
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691640259
- ISBN
- 9780691640259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.02
€ 249.02
Paperback. Links the story of Marx's life in London to the places he lived and worked. This book is aimed at visitors who are interested in seeing the places with which he was particularly associated. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BGH; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 6. Weight in Grams: 192. 128 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. Links the story of Marx's life in London to the places he lived and worked. This book is aimed at visitors who are interested in seeing the places with which he was particularly associated. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BGH; WTH. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 6. Weight: 190.
- Publisher
- Lawrence And Wishart Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905007608
- ISBN
- 9781905007608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.59
€ 16.99
€ 15.59
Paperback. Full background to the life of the alleged serial killer, Mary Ann Cotton Num Pages: 32 images and maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYD; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473876200
- ISBN
- 9781473876200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.03
€ 19.99
€ 16.03
Paperback. Sister to Anne Boleyn and seduced by two kings, Mary Boleyn has long been the subject of scandal and myth. Her affair with Henry VIII fuelled the shocking annulment of his marriage to Anne, and Mary is rumoured to have borne his child in secret. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099546481
- ISBN
- 9780099546481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.91
€ 19.99
€ 14.91
Paperback. The scandalous true story of Mary Boleyn, infamous sister of Anne, and mistress of Henry VIII. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 colour illustrations, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 302. The True Story of Henry VIII's Favourite Mistress. 224 pages, 22 illustrations, 10 in colour. The scandalous true story of Mary Boleyn, infamous sister of Anne, and mistress of Henry VIII. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Amberley
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848685253
- ISBN
- 9781848685253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.51
€ 20.51
paperback. A new appraisal of the first Tudor queen, her European connections, her ambitions and intentions, and the religious violence that stained her short reign Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 pp-section of b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300194166
- ISBN
- 9780300194166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 19.30
€ 29.99
€ 19.30
Paperback. On the night of 10 February 1567, an explosion devastated the Edinburgh residence of Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley, second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. Those arriving at the scene of devastation found, in the garden, the naked corpses of Darnley and his valet. Neither had died in the explosion, but both bodies bore marks of strangulation. Num Pages: 640 pages, 16pp b/w and colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 41. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099527077
- ISBN
- 9780099527077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. The 'Greatest Black Briton in History' triumphed over the Crimea and Victorian England. She became an independent 'doctress' combining the herbal remedies of her African ancestry with sound surgical techniques. This biography of a Victorian celebrity, voted the greatest black Briton in history, brings Mary Seacole centre stage. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; MQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 310. The Charismatic Black Nurse Who Became a Heroine of the Crimea. 268 pages, black & white illustrations. The 'Greatest Black Briton in History' triumphed over the Crimea and Victorian England. She became an independent 'doctress' combining the herbal remedies of her African ancestry with sound surgical techniques. This biography of a Victorian celebrity, voted the greatest black Briton in history, brings Mary Seacole centre stage. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGH; MQ. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Robinson Publishing
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845294977
- ISBN
- 9781845294977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.84
€ 15.84
Hardcover. Gathers 142 letters written by Mary Telfair of Savannah to her best friend Mary Few of New York. Telfair was born in 1791 to a wealthy, slaveholding family. Few, born in 1790, moved with her family from Savannah to New York in 1799. Self-exiled because of their antislavery views, the Fews never returned Georgia yet remained close to the Telfairs. Editor(s): Wood, Betty. Series: Southern Texts Society. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 1KBBFG; 3JH; BGH; BJ; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 689.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820329208
- ISBN
- 9780820329208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.89
€ 66.89
Paperback. "A complex and moving character study of a woman tragically out of step with her time and place."-Chicago Tribune Num Pages: 464 pages, 9 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393333039
- ISBN
- 9780393333039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.61
€ 20.99
€ 20.61
Paperback. A groundbreaking new history of the first woman to rule England in her own right. Num Pages: 464 pages, Section: 8, colour pix. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749909826
- ISBN
- 9780749909826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Mary Tudor is often written off as a twisted queen who tried desperately to pull England back to the Catholic Church that was so dear to her mother, and sent many to burn at the stake in the process. This biography argues that Mary, neither boring nor basically bloody, was a hard-working, 'hands on', and decisive queen than is commonly recognized. Series: Routledge Historical Biographies. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415327213
- ISBN
- 9780415327213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 49.06
€ 50.99
€ 49.06
Hardcover. A scrupulous and unprecedented investigation into the life of Anna Leonowenswho taught the king of Siam s children in the 1860sthat also ponders the perfect fit between Leonowens s mythic self-invention and the New World s innocent dream of peacefully spreading democracy." Series: Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 3JH; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299298302
- ISBN
- 9780299298302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.60
€ 34.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926613680
- ISBN
- 9781926613680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.85
€ 27.99
€ 19.85
Paperback. An account of survival is told by a Budapest lawyer who secured fake Christian identities for himself, his wife and his two children following the invasion of the Germans in March 1944. Translator(s): Tonkin, Humphrey. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVH; BGHA; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841951805
- ISBN
- 9781841951805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.57
€ 14.99
€ 11.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HRQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publisher
- Process
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Enlarged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934170632
- ISBN
- 9781934170632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.06
€ 24.99
€ 24.06