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Biography: historical, political & military

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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 1FMNB; 3JJ; BGH; JPW; TJKR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Monsoon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781912049004
ISBN
9781912049004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. The ancient world of fifth century Greece, an astonishing period of cultural development that helps situate the originality of Socrates, and to the city-state of Athens in particular. The social, political and cultural currents flowing through Athens are inseparable from an understanding of the events and attitudes that Socrates examined. Series: Life & Times. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 271.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791101
ISBN
9781905791101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardback. Bob Maloubier was undoubtedly one of the Second World War's most remarkable, courageous and flamboyant characters. His simply and uniquely told personal account of wartime spent as an SOE agent and with the French Resistance is poignant, brutally truthful, and is told here for the first time in English. Translator(s): Szabo, Tania. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: BGH; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750966078
ISBN
9780750966078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.86

Paperback. General Sir Mike Jackson's illustrious career in the British Army has spanned almost 45 years and all that time he has shown loyalty, courage and commitment to the British army whilst also being an undeniable media attraction. This autobiography exhibits his professionalism, his honesty, his directness, his exuberance and his sense of humour. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGHA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552156028
ISBN
9780552156028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; JPHL; JPSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781681773285
ISBN
9781681773285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.85

paperback. Edward Lynch enlisted when he was just 18 - one of thousands of fresh-faced men who were waved off by the crowds as they embarked for France. It was 1916 and the majority had no idea of the reality of the Somme trenches. Private Lynch was one of those who survived. Written from the perspective of an ordinary 'Tommy', this book tells his story. Editor(s): Davies, Will. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16pp B & W photos, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; BGHA; HBJD; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bantam
Condition
New
SKU
9780553819137
ISBN
9780553819137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Johhny Grant (1833-1907), Metis, fur trader, rancher, and Riel-Resistance participant, documented his historical experiences in the northwestern US and Canada. Editor(s): Ens, Gerhard J. Num Pages: 468 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 736.
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
405
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888644916
ISBN
9780888644916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 3 x 8pp B&W plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JFFK; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 200 x 30. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408835470
ISBN
9781408835470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

hardcover. When their native Virginia had become hostile to men unafraid to speak out against slavery, the Remley family had taken refuge in the Midwest. This collection of two brothers' letters to and from home sharply portrays the human costs of the Civil War. Editor(s): Holcomb, Julie. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780875803197
ISBN
9780875803197
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.48

Paperback. Winston and Clementine Churchill wrote to each other constantly throughout the 57 years of their life together. Written solely for each others eyes, their letters serve as a revealing portrait of their characters and their relationship, and as a unique political and social history, as international affairs were rarely absent from their thoughts. Num Pages: 768 pages, 32 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1012.
Publisher
Black Swan
Number of pages
768
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552997508
ISBN
9780552997508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.06

Paperback. Each volume in this series features approximately fifteen short biographies of notorious bad guys, perpetrators of mischief, visionary if misunderstood thinkers, and other colorful antiheroes from the history of a given state. The villainous, the misguided, and the misunderstood all get their due in these entertaining yet informing books. Series: Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in History. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 19.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762728152
ISBN
9780762728152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.92

paperback. Series: Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in History. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 18.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Globe Pequot United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780762779154
ISBN
9780762779154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.92

Paperback. Series: Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in History. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 18.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762772407
ISBN
9780762772407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.92

Paperback. Series: Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in History. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 18.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762778546
ISBN
9780762778546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.92

Paperback. On the night of 7 May 2015, Ed Balls thought there was a chance he would wake up the next morning as the new Chancellor of the Exchequer. Instead, he woke up without a job. Twenty-one years earlier he had left a promising career in journalism to work for Labour in opposition. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JM; BGHA; JPFF; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784755935
ISBN
9781784755935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 456 pages, 36 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300226416
ISBN
9780300226416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.79

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752487366
ISBN
9780752487366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750942539
ISBN
9780750942539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. The memoir of the remarkable Jackie Moggridge: female pilot, Spitfire expert, and pioneer. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp illus. BIC Classification: BGHA; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781859896
ISBN
9781781859896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardcover. Leif Lundsten flew hundreds of Spitfires during the Second World War. He flew seven different types, whether as a test pilot with Vickers-Armstrong or as an important part of the legendary 331 Squadron from North Weald. This is the story of a man's heroic and gallant war effort and all the Spitfire marques he flew, and what happened to them. Num Pages: 288 pages, 69 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 29. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555019
ISBN
9781781555019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.43

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