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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback. This is the biography of Benjamin O. Davis Sr., one of just six black officers in the line of the Regular Army in the 86 years from the Civil War to World War II. He became the only one to make the rank of brigadier general. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 228 pages, 16 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700609635
ISBN
9780700609635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.63

Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; JFSL3; JPFF; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813140773
ISBN
9780813140773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.07

Paperback. Jackie Bouvier's privileged upbringing instilled rigid self-control, while her expedient marriage into the Kennedy clan consolidated her determination. This book deals with private Jackie - neglected wife, vigilant mother, obsessive shopper and working widow. Num Pages: 704 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 134 x 46. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241967430
ISBN
9780241967430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.30

Num Pages: 460 pages, over 350 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBWN; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 223 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2078.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
460
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887405778
ISBN
9780887405778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 38.72

Paperback. Provides us the lives of the twelve men, from Franklin D Roosevelt to George W Bush, who presided over America's imperial fortunes - the good, the bad and the truly awful. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9780099520412
ISBN
9780099520412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 13.73

Hardcover. Before his death in 1832, Charles Carroll of Carrollton - the last living signer of the Declaration of Independence - was widely regarded as one of the most important founders. This is his biography. Series Editor(s): Bunting, Josiah. Series: Lives of the Founders. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933859897
ISBN
9781933859897
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.82

Hardcover. James Henry Breasted (1865-1935) had a career that epitomizes our popular image of the archaeologist. This book weaves together the disparate strands of Breasted's life, from his small-town origins following the Civil War to his evolution into the father of American Egyptology and the founder of the Oriental Institute in the University of Chicago. Num Pages: 584 pages, 128 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HDDG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 187 x 262 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1304. The Life of James Henry Breasted and the Creation of His Oriental Institute. 584 pages, 128 halftones, 4 maps. James Henry Breasted (1865-1935) had a career that epitomizes our popular image of the archaeologist. This book weaves together the disparate strands of Breasted's life, from his small-town origins following the Civil War to his evolution into the father of American Egyptology and the founder of the Oriental Institute in the University of Chicago. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: BGH; HDDG. Dimension: 187 x 262 x 41. Weight: 1304.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226001104
ISBN
9780226001104
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.05
€ 78.49

Hardback. Details the experiences of an American family caught in Revolutionary Mexico. This memoir includes information about the Revolution, life as a foreign national in Mexico, and the silver mining industry. Editor(s): Herr, Robert Woodmansee; Herr, Richard. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 263 pages, photographs, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842027243
ISBN
9780842027243
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.60

Paperback. When Charles Dickens set out for America in 1842 he was the most famous man of his day to travel there - curious about the revolutionary new civilization that had captured the English imagination. Num Pages: 352 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 124 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140436495
ISBN
9780140436495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 410 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
410
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691611631
ISBN
9780691611631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.19
€ 53.40

Paperback. On the last, cold Sunday of February 1859, Daniel Sickles shot his wife's lover in Washington's Lafayette Square, just across from the White House. This title tells the story of that killing and its repercussions. It recreates an extraordinary period, when women were punished for violating codes of society that did not bind men. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 197 x 32. Weight in Grams: 294. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0002517
ISBN
9780099285991
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; BGH; HBLX; HBWS5; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 37. Weight in Grams: 800.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062290793
ISBN
9780062290793
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; BGH; HBLX; HBWS5; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 33. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062401724
ISBN
9780062401724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; BGHA; HBLX; HBWS5; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780062431646
ISBN
9780062431646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.77

mass_market. A former US Navy SEAL, the author tells the story of his legendary career, from 1999-2009, during which time he recorded the most confirmed sniper kills in the history of the United States military, any branch, from 1776 to present. He also tells the story of the men of SEAL Team 3 who fought and died as brothers with him. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 106 x 28. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
William Morrow Paperbacks
Condition
New
SKU
9780062238863
ISBN
9780062238863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 8.70

Hardback. World War II covert agent E Howard Hunt joined the CIA soon after its inception, becoming one of its most valuable operatives until his retirement in 1970. Here, he brings to life his exploits in the CIA, offering revelations about the agency's Latin American operations and its masterly manipulation of politics and the media in the US. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471789826
ISBN
9780471789826
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.72

Hardcover. A major new biography of the Civil War general and American president, by the author of the New York Times bestseller, A. Lincoln. Num Pages: 816 pages, 30 MAPS; 120 PHOTOGRAPHS THROUGHOUT. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 246 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1208.
Publisher
Random House
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781400069026
ISBN
9781400069026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 36.77

Hardcover. The widow of American Sniper Chris Kyle shares their private journey, a moving and universal chronicle of love and family, service and patriotism, grief and sacrifice, faith and purpose. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; BM; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 35. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
William Morrow
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062398086
ISBN
9780062398086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.17

Hardback. From abject poverty to undisputed political boss of Pennsylvania, Lincoln's secretary of war, senator, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and a founder of the Republican Party, Simon Cameron (1799-1889) was one of the nineteenth century's most prominent political figures. Num Pages: 408 pages, 5 images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 236 x 33. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612348148
ISBN
9781612348148
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, c 30 b/w photos, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGHA; BJ; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Helion and Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910777930
ISBN
9781910777930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.13

Hardback. Virginia d'Albert-Lake risked her life saving downed airmen along the Comet escape line that stretched from Belgium to Gibraltar. What distinguished her from other resisters was that she was an American citizen who had the option to return to the safety. This work tells the story of an ordinary American woman's heroism in the French Resistance. Editor(s): Litoff, Judy Barrett. Series: World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension. Num Pages: 322 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
322
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823225811
ISBN
9780823225811
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.10

Paperback. This fascinating book tells the remarkable story of an ordinary American woman's heroism in the French Resistance. Editor(s): Litoff, Judy Barrett. Series: World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension. Num Pages: 322 pages, 16 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823225828
ISBN
9780823225828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.43

Paperback. An American labor leader's eyewitness perspective on the rise of Nazi power in Weimar-era Berlin Editor(s): Collomp, Catherine; Groppo, Bruno. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252075599
ISBN
9780252075599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.45

Hardback. How a New Englander became a princess, made literary history, and helped create Italy s most romantic garden." Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 839.
Publisher
McGill-Queen´s University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773548183
ISBN
9780773548183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.58

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