Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Hardcover. "This is a 3-in-1 bargain: a gripping tale of adventure; a solid contribution to the history of World War II; and an illuminating introduction to the contemporary tragedy of Yugoslavia." --Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. Lindsay's memoirs are largely based on newly declassified materials. 25 illustrations. Num Pages: 400 pages, 24 half-tones 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 769.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804721233
- ISBN
- 9780804721233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.04
€ 161.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894384636
- ISBN
- 9781894384636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.83
€ 34.99
€ 23.83
Paperback. Siegi Moos, an anti-Nazi and active member of the German Communist Party, escaped Germany in 1933 and, exiled in Britain, sought another route to the transformation of capitalism. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 25. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Chronos Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782796770
- ISBN
- 9781782796770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.26
€ 31.99
€ 28.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 16.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- TwoDot Books United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762743728
- ISBN
- 9780762743728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.87
€ 13.99
€ 12.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 32 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGHA; HBJK; HBW; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781682471883
- ISBN
- 9781682471883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.91
€ 26.99
€ 22.91
paperback. Gerry Adams offers his own unique, intimate account of the early years of his career, from his childhood in working-class Belfast to the more turbulent years of social activism that followed. Updated with new introduction and epilogue covering the huge changes in Irish society since the Good Friday Agreement. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBJD1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 304 x 20. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- O’Brien Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847179166
- ISBN
- 9781847179166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.21
€ 14.99
€ 13.21
Paperback. With three Military Crosses, three Croix de guerre, a Legion d'honneur and a papal knighthood for his heroics during the Second World War, Sir Tommy Macpherson is the most decorated living soldier of the British Army. This title tells his story and features a diverse cast of characters, including Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845967086
- ISBN
- 9781845967086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.77
€ 14.99
€ 11.77
paperback. Robert A. Wardhaugh chronicles Clark's contributions to Canada's modern state in Behind the Scenes, which reconstructs the public life and ideas of one of Canada's most important bureaucrats. Series: IPAC Series in Public Management & Governance. Num Pages: 560 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442610521
- ISBN
- 9781442610521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 42.74
€ 47.99
€ 42.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Granville Island Publishing
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926991306
- ISBN
- 9781926991306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.87
€ 20.99
€ 15.87
Paperback. Series: For Beginners. Num Pages: 160 pages, chiefly col. illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- For Beginners United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934389485
- ISBN
- 9781934389485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.45
€ 17.99
€ 17.45
hardcover. An insightful study of the inner life of the Zionist leader responsible for the creation of the state of Israel Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 288 pages, 21 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300180459
- ISBN
- 9780300180459
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.65
€ 26.99
€ 20.65
Hardcover. December 2004 marked the bicentenary of Benjamin Disraeli's birth. This work examines Disraeli's novels in order to construct a portrait of the man, his context and enduring reputation. His literary career ran from 1826 to 1880. His novels can be read as the breeding ground for his ideas, gestated away from the pressure cooker of Parliament. Num Pages: 221 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903900307
- ISBN
- 9781903900307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.40
€ 130.40
Paperback. The greatest statesman of his age, Benjamin Franklin was also a pioneering scientist, a successful author, the first American postmaster general, a printer and a bon vivant. This biography offers a compact and provocative portrait of America's most extraordinary patriot. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 368 pages, bibliog references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 124 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300101621
- ISBN
- 9780300101621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.56
€ 25.99
€ 19.56
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 262 x 185 x 21. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590333846
- ISBN
- 9781590333846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.46€ 72.25
€ 92.46
€ 72.25
Paperback. Written by a leading authority on colonial America, this compact biography captures in a remarkably small space one of the most protean lives of American history. Series: Lives and Legacies Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 11. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195368703
- ISBN
- 9780195368703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.68
€ 18.68
Paperback. A great man on an even greater stage: Benjamin Franklin arrives in London at the very moment it becomes the epicentre of the greatest power in the world. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780227351
- ISBN
- 9781780227351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.89
€ 14.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700615841
- ISBN
- 9780700615841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 34.67
€ 34.99
€ 34.67
Paperback. The only edition of the celebrated Autobiography that includes the long-missing and recently identified "Wagon Letters." Editor(s): Chaplin, Joyce E. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 213 x 24. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393935615
- ISBN
- 9780393935615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.59
€ 17.99
€ 16.59
paperback. Rescuing Franklin from the cliche of the genial codger, the bestselling author of KISSINGER celebrates the most advanced and earthy of the founding fathers in a riveting biography that brings Benjamin Franklin to life. Num Pages: 608 pages, 16pp 4-c insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780743258074
- ISBN
- 9780743258074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.62
€ 19.99
€ 14.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604563306
- ISBN
- 9781604563306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 34.96
€ 51.99
€ 34.96
hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 394 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBTB; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691633039
- ISBN
- 9780691633039
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 254.50
€ 254.50
Paperback. Lavrentii Beria has long symbolized all the evils of Stalinism, haunting the public imagination both in the West and in the former Soviet Union. This is a biography of Lavrentii Beria, Stalin's notorious police chief and for many years his most powerful lieutenant. Num Pages: 344 pages, 12 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVU; BGH; JPFC; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691010939
- ISBN
- 9780691010939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 33.83
€ 45.99
€ 33.83
Paperback. * A biography of one of the most remarkable women of the Tudor era - next to Queen Elizabeth the most powerful woman in England. Num Pages: 576 pages, Section: 16, colour. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 37. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349115894
- ISBN
- 9780349115894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
€ 19.99
€ 15.08
Paperback. Betsy's failed quest to win royal status for her son and grandsons consumed the remainder of her seventy-four years, decades that transformed her from the glamorous "belle of Baltimoreinto a shrewd and successful businesswoman determined to protect her family. Num Pages: 244 pages, 24, 24 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Maryland Historical Society United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780984213504
- ISBN
- 9780984213504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.76
€ 38.76