Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. Takes a key moment in the lives of Florence Nightingale and Gustave Flaubert, two extraordinary figures on the brink of international fame, and provides an insight into the early days of travel to Egypt, one of the greatest tourist destinations on the planet. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBEN; 3JH; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099534082
- ISBN
- 9780099534082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.79
€ 21.99
€ 16.79
Paperback. During World War I, Georgina Howell worked her way up from spy to army major to become one of the most powerful woman in the British Empire. After the defeat of the Ottoman Empire, she was instrumental in drawing the borders that define the region today, including creating an independent Iraq. This book deals with her life and work. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143107378
- ISBN
- 9780143107378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
€ 13.99
€ 11.06
Paperback. Cornelia Peake McDonald's story records a personal battle of her own - a southern woman's struggle in the midst of chaos to provide safety and shelter for herself and her nine children. Her diary shows that history is as much a domestic subject as an account of the public affairs of men. Series: Wisconsin Studies in American Autobiography. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299132644
- ISBN
- 9780299132644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.76
€ 25.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118775011
- ISBN
- 9781118775011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.68
€ 40.68
Hardcover. Through letters and journal entries rich in detail, this text follows the trials of the 19th-century Palmer family who dominated the southern banks of South Carolina's Santee River. The volume offers insights into plantation life; education; religion; and slave/master relations. Editor(s): Towles, Louis P. Num Pages: 1100 pages, 32 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 68. Weight in Grams: 1628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570030475
- ISBN
- 9781570030475
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 50.50
€ 50.99
€ 50.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 796 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 45. Weight in Grams: 865.
- Publisher
- Random House Trade Paperbacks
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812975703
- ISBN
- 9780812975703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.65
€ 26.99
€ 25.65
Paperback. Chronicling the development of Randolph's political and racial ideology Series: The New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 b&w Photographs. BIC Classification: BGH; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252077647
- ISBN
- 9780252077647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.52
€ 26.52
Hardcover. Reviews al-Tall's military-political biography during the years he served as an officer in the Arab Legion and those he spent in political exile in Egypt. This book helps to understand al-Tall's personality, his contribution to the success of the Arab Legion in the 1948 war, and his part in the assassination of King Abdullah. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845194086
- ISBN
- 9781845194086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.85
€ 127.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSH; 3JJPR; BGH; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Trine Day
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634240031
- ISBN
- 9781634240031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.35
€ 27.99
€ 21.35
Hardcover. This work describes how the author helped to destroy the Soviet armed forces by his formation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF). It provides an insight into the USSR and its demise, and the rise of the modern, independent Ukraine, a major military power. Series: Ukrainian Research Institute publications. Num Pages: 350 pages, 24pp photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFC; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780916458775
- ISBN
- 9780916458775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.98
€ 36.99
€ 30.98
Hardcover. Hanibal [1697- 1761] was probably the most outstanding African in Europe in the 18th Century, his rags to riches life, and the fact that he was the great grandfather of Russia's greatest writer, Alexander Pushkin, makes him of even greater interest. Num Pages: 350 pages, b/w and coloured illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Books of Africa Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956638038
- ISBN
- 9780956638038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.80
€ 33.99
€ 28.80
Hardback. Marking the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth, this marvelous short biography by a leading historian offers an illuminating portrait of one of the giants in the American story. Num Pages: 96 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195374520
- ISBN
- 9780195374520
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.14
€ 16.99
€ 16.14
Paperback. Renowned scholar George Anastaplo describes a side of Abraham Lincoln that previous biographers have overlooked: the development and legacy of his legal and constitutional thought. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847694327
- ISBN
- 9780847694327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.51
€ 29.99
€ 26.51
Paperback. 'Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America' is a short biography aimed at a general audience, but because of its short length, it will also be suitable for use on college courses in American history. The biography concentrates on Lincoln's years as president, with particular emphasis upon his role in determining the course and outcome of the Civil War. Num Pages: 256 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195151008
- ISBN
- 9780195151008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.19
€ 83.19
Paperback. From his memorial in Washington and immortalization on Mount Rushmore, one might assume Abraham Lincoln was a national hero rather than a controversial president. Drawing on an array of material, this is a study of the role Lincoln's reputation and memory has played in American life. Num Pages: 382 pages, 48 halftones, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- University of Chicago Press, 2000
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226741987
- ISBN
- 9780226741987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.98
€ 34.99
€ 27.98
hardcover. Editor(s): McGinnis, Ralph Y. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Nelson-Hall, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780830412471
- ISBN
- 9780830412471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.61
€ 72.61
Hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809333295
- ISBN
- 9780809333295
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.26
€ 39.26
Paperback. Looks at one of American history's greatest figures, Abraham Lincoln. This book traces the president from his hardscrabble beginnings and early political career, through his years as an Illinois lawyer and his presidency during the Civil War. Num Pages: 576 pages, 33 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 35. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809328871
- ISBN
- 9780809328871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Paperback. Published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth, this landmark publication establishes Burlingame as the most assiduous Lincoln biographer of recent memory and brings Lincoln alive to modern readers as never before. Num Pages: 960 pages, 32, 32 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 177 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1504. Volume 1
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 960
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409733
- ISBN
- 9781421409733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.07
€ 38.99
€ 33.07
Paperback. Burlingame interprets Lincoln's private life, discussing his marriage to Mary Todd, the untimely death of his son Willie to disease in 1862, and his recurrent anguish over the enormous human costs of the war. Num Pages: 1048 pages, 32, 32 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1658. Volume 2
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1048
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421410586
- ISBN
- 9781421410586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.74
€ 38.99
€ 32.74