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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback. Sir Seretse Khama, the first President of Botswana and heir to the kingship of the Bangwato people, brought independence and prosperity to his nation after colonial rule. But for six long years from 1950, Seretse had been forced into exile in England, banned from his own country. His crime? Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 page black and white inset. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; 3JJPG; BGH; BGR; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141026138
ISBN
9780141026138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; 3JJPG; BGH; BGR; HBJH; HBLW; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 280 x 26. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Media tie-in
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141985701
ISBN
9780141985701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.70

Paperback. Intended as an antidote to potted biographies and piecemeal reconstructions of his voyages, this volume draws on judicious selections from Christopher Columbus' own writings - chronologically arranged, and translated into idiomatic English - to relate his self-perception and personal history, as far as is possible, in his own words. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 420.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
275
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603841337
ISBN
9781603841337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.05

Intended as an antidote to potted biographies and piecemeal reconstructions of his voyages, this volume draws on judicious selections from Christopher Columbus' own writings - chronologically arranged, and translated into idiomatic English - to relate his self-perception and personal history, as far as is possible, in his own words. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603841344
ISBN
9781603841344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.46
€ 42.56

Paperback. Now a Top 10 Sunday Times bestseller. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGHA; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447256786
ISBN
9781447256786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

hardcover. A riveting memoir from Lady Trumpington, doyenne of the House of Lords, taking her from 1920s London to the beginning of her political career in the early 1960s Num Pages: 256 pages, 16pp b/w bound as 2 x 8. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
PAN Macmillan Adult
Condition
New
SKU
9781447256779
ISBN
9781447256779
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. Rudolph Hoess was Commandant of Auschwitz during the war. He was taken prisoner by the British. Between his trial and his execution he was ordered to write his autobiography. This is it. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1DVP; BGHA; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Weidenfeld & Nicholson
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842120248
ISBN
9781842120248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.94

Paperback. Edward Pellew, captain of the legendary Indefatigable, was quite simply the greatest frigate captain in the age of sail. An incomparable seaman, ferociously combative yet chivalrous, a master of the quarterdeck and an athlete of the tops, he was as quick to welcome a gallant foe into his cabin as to dive to the rescue of a man overboard. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571277124
ISBN
9780571277124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

paperback. This volume contains the letters written during the Civil War by Colonel Patrick R. Guiney, of the Ninth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. This is the sixth volume in a series exploring "The Irish in the Civil War". Series: Irish in the Civil War. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 20. Weight in Grams: 479.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780823218134
ISBN
9780823218134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Hardcover. The diaries of Pius II give us an intimate glimpse of the life and thought of one of the greatest of the Renaissance popes. This edition contains a fresh Latin text based on the last manuscript written in Pius's lifetime. Editor(s): Meserve, Margaret; Simonetta, Marcello (Assistant Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures, Wesleyan University, USA). Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: BGH; DNF; HRCX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Edition Unstated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674011649
ISBN
9780674011649
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.12

Paperback. An account of incredible bravery, telling what it is like to have 200 Paras depending on you constantly, to make decisions which can and do cost lives, to see men under your command killed and injured and being under the most intense pressure imaginable every minute of every day for six long months. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 28. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753540312
ISBN
9780753540312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.28

Hardback. Wang emigrated from China to the United States in 1949. He quickly made a life for himself and became active in the development of Sino-American relations. Wang's memoirs provide unique Chinese insight in the development of Sino-American relations at a pivotal time in our shared history. Num Pages: 210 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JN; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761854975
ISBN
9780761854975
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.92

Paperback. A biography of Con Colbert, member of Na Fianna Eireann, the Irish Volunteers and the Irish Republican Brotherhood. Colbert commanded forces at Watkins' brewery and Jameson's distillery during the Easter Rising. He faced the firing squad at Kilmainham Gaol on 8 May 1916, aged twenty-seven. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 256 pages, 26 black & white halftones, 1 index, 1 biography, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781847173348
ISBN
9781847173348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 10.85

Paperback. What my father didn't do in the war. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; JWX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
Publisher
Lion Hudson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745968544
ISBN
9780745968544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardback. This work offers illustrated biographies of 20 significant military leaders of the American Civil War. Each profile includes photographs, illustrations, anecdotes and descriptions of the most important military actions the general was involved in. Generals include John Bell Hood and J.E.B. Stuart. Num Pages: 208 pages, b&w photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 957.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878331796
ISBN
9780878331796
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.80

Paperback. I remember when I hit rock bottom. There I was with no make-up on, hadn't showered, eating raw cookie dough out of the tube, hitting on the toothless bagger at the commissary, and ordering jewelry off the TV. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBWQ; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Savas Beatie United States
Edition
New, Updated, Expanded
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611212501
ISBN
9781611212501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 298 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Edition
Rev ed
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761807292
ISBN
9780761807292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 105.31

Paperback. For more than 2000 years, Confucius has been a fundamental part of China's history. This book negotiates the reconstructions, guess-work and numerous Chinese texts in order to establish an account of the thinker's life and legacy. It shows how Confucius lived and thought, his habits and inclinations, and his work as a teacher and as a counsellor. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HPDF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300151183
ISBN
9780300151183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 17.15

Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
BetterLink Press Incorporated United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602202290
ISBN
9781602202290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.47

Hardcover. 'For years, the illicit love affair between Prime Minister Herbert Asquith and Venetia Stanley was concealed. Shocking events in our family led me to uncover the story of their forbidden love.' Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; BTH; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 166 x 34. Weight in Grams: 642. Very good copy in very good dustwrappers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Metro Books,London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0015930
ISBN
9781843583721
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Dimension: 163 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442650336
ISBN
9781442650336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.69

Paperback. The fascinating story of the decadent and thrilling world of Oscar Wilde's wife Constance, and the world of scandal which would betray her Num Pages: 384 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848541641
ISBN
9781848541641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 251 x 14. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750962698
ISBN
9780750962698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.39

Hardback. Louis Mandrin led a gang of bandits who brazenly smuggled contraband into eighteenth-century France. Michael Kwass brings new life to the legend of this Gallic Robin Hood, exposing the dark side of early modern globalization. Decades later, the memory of Mandrin inspired ordinary subjects and Enlightened philosophers alike to challenge royal power. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JFFS; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 238 x 34. Weight in Grams: 870.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674726833
ISBN
9780674726833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.10
€ 59.01

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