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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471151071
- ISBN
- 9781471151071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Smuggled out of Europe after the collapse of Germany, Eichmann managed to live a peaceful and active exile in Argentina for years before his capture by the Mossad. Though once widely known by nicknames such as 'Manager of the Holocaust', he was able to portray himself, from the defendant's box in Jerusalem in 1960. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784700010
- ISBN
- 9781784700010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Adolf Eichmann was at the centre of the Nazi genocide against the Jews of Europe between 1941 and 1945. This study is an account of Eichmann's life. It shows how he became the Nazi Security Service's 'expert' on Jewish matters and reveals his initially cordial working relationship with Zionist Jews in Germany, despite his intense anti-Semitism. Num Pages: 480 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099448440
- ISBN
- 9780099448440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Hardback. Editor(s): Bouvard, Dominique. Translator(s): Laredo, Joseph. Num Pages: 192 pages, 200 photos & illus. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 337 x 279 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1946.
- Publisher
- Edition Olms
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783283012397
- ISBN
- 9783283012397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.47€ 42.49
€ 53.47
€ 42.49
Paperback. Eldest daughter of eight children, the author grew up in Surakarta, Java, in what is now Indonesia. In the months following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, however, Dutch nationals were rounded up by Japanese soldiers and put in internment camps. This book tells her story. Series: Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, 1map, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBG; HBJF; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 14. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896801912
- ISBN
- 9780896801912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.98
€ 32.99
€ 29.98
Hardback. Between 1957-1961, Eisenhower and Macmillan restored the "special relationship" between the United States and Great Britain after the Suex Crisis threatened to divide these longime allies. In this study, Geelhoed and Edmonds explore the most important diplomatic partnership of the 1950's. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1KBB; 3JJPG; BGH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 407.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333642276
- ISBN
- 9780333642276
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.88
€ 66.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1 x 16 page B&W plate. BIC Classification: BGH; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 36. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408852897
- ISBN
- 9781408852897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Hardcover. Eleanor's patrilineal descent from a prestigious lineage gave her the lordship of Aquitane, although she was relegated to the position of "Lady" in relation to her Lordly husbands. These essays provide a context for Eleanor's life and further an understanding of her multifaceted career. Editor(s): Wheeler, Bonnie; Parsons, John Carmi. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 535 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 37. Weight in Grams: 833.
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 535
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2003rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312295820
- ISBN
- 9780312295820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.31
€ 130.31
Paperback. Marion Meade portrays Eleanor of Aquitaine as a woman of great intelligence and titanic energy who lived in a passionate and creative age. Series: Women in History. Num Pages: 448 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson History
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842126189
- ISBN
- 9781842126189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine was one of the leading personalities of the Middle Ages, and also one of the most controversial. Having inherited a vast feudal domain stretching from the Loire to the Pyrenees, she was one of the greatest heiresses in history. This biography offers a perspective on this woman. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099523550
- ISBN
- 9780099523550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. This fascinating new biography tells the story of one of the most influential figures of the twelfth century, Eleanor of Aquitaine, successively queen of France and of England. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631201014
- ISBN
- 9780631201014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.89
€ 57.89
Paperback. The untold story of the remarkable woman behind England's greatest medieval king, Edward I. Num Pages: 432 pages, 40. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445660264
- ISBN
- 9781445660264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.04
€ 27.04
Paperback. This is a biography of Eleanor of Provence. It draws on the rich sources available, to reveal the interaction of the private and public facets of the queen's life, the cultural and spiritual influences to which she responded and the character of her queenship. Num Pages: 368 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition (US) First Printing
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631227397
- ISBN
- 9780631227397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.60
€ 56.60
Hardcover. The first book to explore the remarkable political alliance and often volatile friendship between Eleanor Roosevelt and Adlai Stevenson. Series: The World of the Roosevelt's. Num Pages: 243 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230618268
- ISBN
- 9780230618268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.88
€ 66.88
Hardback. This study of Eleftherios Venizelos, a towering figure in European diplomacy and Greece's greatest statesman in the twentieth century, brings together a narrative of the drama of high politics with critical political analysis and judgement. Num Pages: 384 pages, 24 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748624782
- ISBN
- 9780748624782
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.82€ 114.65
€ 118.82
€ 114.65
paperback. Published to accompany a Channel 4 series, Starkey turns the paradox into a person. This new approach to the enigma of Elizabeth's character presents a retelling of her reign, her love for Robert Dudley, the tragi-comedy of her suitors, her epic struggles with Mary and Philip II and the final debacle of her relationship with Robert Devereux. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099286578
- ISBN
- 9780099286578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
€ 19.99
€ 15.08
Paperback. One of the most famous and tortured romances in history - between Elizabeth I, Queen of England, and Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex - began in 1587, when she was fifty-three and he was nineteen. This title portrays Elizabeth and Essex's compelling attraction for each other, their impassioned disagreements and their mutual struggle for power. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781780760490
- ISBN
- 9781780760490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This is the first biography of the fateful relationship between Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots. It was the defining relationship of their lives, and marked the intersection of the great Tudor and Stuart dynasties, a landmark event in British history. Num Pages: 592 pages, (3 x 8pp colour sections.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 46. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Harperperennial
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006531920
- ISBN
- 9780006531920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. An acclaimed biography of Elizabeth I and an examination of the politics and intrigues of her Tudor court. Series: Women in History. Num Pages: 720 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 52. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 720
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842126240
- ISBN
- 9781842126240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Hardback. This book tells the story of the woman whose marriage to King Henry VII ended the Wars of the Roses and inaugurated the 118-year Tudor dynasty. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230618275
- ISBN
- 9780230618275
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19