Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. At the end of September 1894 a charlady stole an undated and unsigned letter from the wastepaper bin of the German military attache in Paris. Torn to pieces but stuck back together by French intelligence, this document contained French military secrets. This title discusses a moment in French history. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141014777
- ISBN
- 9780141014777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.94
€ 19.99
€ 15.94
Paperback. An unlikely tale of Buddhism, politics, and the creation of modern Thailand Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 211 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9786162150432
- ISBN
- 9786162150432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.41
€ 41.41
Paperback. This volume is about how London was perceived by Wenceslaus Hollar, the artist/engraver who drew London before and after the Great Fire of 1666. It is because of his panoramas that we know what Old St Paul's was like, before it was completely destroyed and subsequently rebuilt by Wren. Num Pages: 256 pages, 42 b&w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JD; AFH; AGB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712667579
- ISBN
- 9780712667579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.66
€ 21.99
€ 16.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 50 b/w photos & line art. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894974394
- ISBN
- 9781894974394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.85
€ 27.99
€ 19.85
The Man Who Stalked Einstein. How Nazi Scientist Philipp Lenard Change...
Hillman, Bruce J., Md; Ertl-Wagner, Birgit; W...
The story of the conflict between Albert Einstein and chief Nazi physicist Philipp Lenard, who spent a lifetime trying to discredit him. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493010011
- ISBN
- 9781493010011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.27
€ 27.99
€ 23.27
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750965927
- ISBN
- 9780750965927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.40
€ 26.99
€ 20.40
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, Black and White Photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 215 x 26. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Rizzoli Ex Libris
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847841295
- ISBN
- 9780847841295
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.74
€ 25.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. Hidden behind velvet curtains above a stairway in a house in London's Piccadilly is an enormous and beautiful hand-coloured map - the first geological map of anywhere in the world. Its maker was a farmer's son named William Smith. Born in 1769 his life was beset by troubles. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations, facsimiles, maps, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTP; RGV; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140280395
- ISBN
- 9780140280395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.52
€ 17.99
€ 13.52
paperback. An 18th-century adventure - a true story of love, murder and survival.. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JF; BGH; BTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553815399
- ISBN
- 9780553815399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.99
€ 19.99
€ 14.99
Paperback. The Marquess of Queensberry is perhaps as famous for destroying one of our greatest literary geniuses as he was for helping establish the rules of modern-day boxing. This biography of the marquess, also known as John Sholto Douglas, paints a far more complex picture by drawing on new sources and unpublished letters. Num Pages: 336 pages, 27 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300205206
- ISBN
- 9780300205206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.63
€ 16.99
€ 13.63
Hardback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 158 x 35. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691158501
- ISBN
- 9780691158501
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.20
€ 40.99
€ 29.20
Paperback. "Randel is endlessly fascinating, and Holloway's biography tells his life with great skill."-Steve Weinberg, USA Today Num Pages: 384 pages, 53 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BGH; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393347906
- ISBN
- 9780393347906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.58
€ 17.99
€ 16.58
Hardback. Cosimo dei Medici stabilized ducal finances, secured his borders, doubled his territory, attracted scholars and artists to his court, academy, and universities, and dissipated fractious Florentine politics. These triumphs were far from a foregone conclusion, as Gregory Murry shows in this study of how Cosimo crafted his image as a sacral monarch. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HRAM2; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674725478
- ISBN
- 9780674725478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.98€ 57.82
€ 61.98
€ 57.82
Paperback. Tells the history of the modest family which rose to become one of the most powerful in Europe. This title explores the intensely dramatic rise and fall of the Medici family in Florence, as well as the Italian Renaissance which they did so much to sponsor and encourage. Num Pages: 448 pages, 33. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099522973
- ISBN
- 9780099522973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.07
€ 19.99
€ 15.07
Hardcover. Num Pages: 317 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 2BXF; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1166.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- IBEX Publishers,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 317
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588140388
- ISBN
- 9781588140388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.56€ 57.38
€ 72.56
€ 57.38
The Memoirs of Ardeshir Zahedi, Volume II Love, Marriage, Ambassadorsh...
Ardeshir Zahedi (Author), Ahmad Ahrar (Editor...
Hardcover. Editor(s): Ahrar, Ahmad. Num Pages: 508 pages, 171 photos. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BGHA; HBJF1; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 238 x 37. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- IBEX Publishers
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588140999
- ISBN
- 9781588140999
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.56€ 57.38
€ 72.56
€ 57.38
Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Modern Library
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812969870
- ISBN
- 9780812969870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.21
€ 18.99
€ 16.21
Paperback. First published in 1958, Montgomery's memoirs cover the full span of his career, first as a regimental officer in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, and then as a Staff Officer. In this autobiography we can hear Monty telling his side of the story of the great North African Campaign. Num Pages: 574 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DB; BGH; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 43. Weight in Grams: 970.
- Publisher
- Leo Cooper Ltd England
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844153305
- ISBN
- 9781844153305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 38.92
€ 41.99
€ 38.92
Paperback. Lt Henry Timberlake visited the Cherokee Overhill towns for three months in 1761-62 and accompanied three Cherokee leaders to London to meet with King George III and other political figures. This memoir provides the detailed account of Cherokee life in the eighteenth century. It is illustrated with portraits, maps, and photographs of artifacts. Editor(s): King, Duane H. Num Pages: 128 pages, 25 colour & 75 b&w illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807858271
- ISBN
- 9780807858271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.23
€ 41.23
The Memoirs of Nasrollah Tavakoli, The First Chief of Staff of the Ira...
Nasrollah Tavakoli-Nishabouri
Hardcover. Num Pages: 922 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BGH; HBJF1; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 239 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1316.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- IBEX Publishers
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588140982
- ISBN
- 9781588140982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.42€ 61.76
€ 78.42
€ 61.76