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Biography: historical, political & military

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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback. For seventy years Socrates was a vigorous citizen of Golden Age Athens, philosophising in the squares and public arenas rather than in the courts of kings, before his beloved city turned on him, condemning him to death by poison. Socrates lived in and contributed to a city that nurtured key ingredients of contemporary civilisation. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: BGH; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 466.
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Publisher
Vintage Books
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099554059
ISBN
9780099554059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.63

Paperback. The first major biography of Edward the Confessor for almost 40 years. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445604763
ISBN
9781445604763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback.
Publisher
James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
326
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718893019
ISBN
9780718893019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.78

Paperback. Paul is the most powerful human personality in the history of the Church. A missionary, theologian, and religious genius, in his epistles he laid the foundations on which later Christian theology was built. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, halftones and drawings. BIC Classification: BGH; HRCC1; HRCG; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
5.8.2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192854513
ISBN
9780192854513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGHA; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House Israel
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652298393
ISBN
9789652298393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; BGH; JKVP1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509829408
ISBN
9781509829408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.54

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 231 x 27. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613745366
ISBN
9781613745366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.18

Paperback. A long-overdue and dramatic reinterpretation of the life of Mary, Queen of Scots by one of the leading historians at work today. Num Pages: 608 pages, (3 x 8pp 4-colour plates). BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 41. Weight in Grams: 468.
Edition
New Ed
Publisher
HarperPerennial
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841157535
ISBN
9781841157535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.88

Paperback. The true wartime story of William Ash - the inspiration for Steve McQueen's character in The Great Escape. A thrilling tale of incredible courage and resilience, from one of Britain's bestselling military historians. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 x 8pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ; JWG; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782390251
ISBN
9781782390251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.01

Paperback. King John is familiar to everyone as the villain from the tales of Robin Hood - greedy, cowardly, despicable and cruel. But who was the man behind the legend? Was he truly a monster, or a capable ruler cursed by ill luck? This book draws on contemporary chronicles and the king's own letters to bring the real John vividly to life. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099591825
ISBN
9780099591825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Hardback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190456672
ISBN
9780190456672
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.43

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

€ 64.02
€ 58.19

Paperback. From the No.1 bestselling author of WEDLOCK. The Georgian scandal of one gentleman, two orphans and an experiment to create the ideal wife. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753828953
ISBN
9780753828953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Hardback. Frederick Douglass s changeable sense of his own life story is reflected in his many conflicting accounts of events during his journey from slavery to freedom. Robert S. Levine creates a fascinating collage of this elusive subject revisionist biography at its best, offering new perspectives on Douglass the social reformer, orator, and writer." Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674055810
ISBN
9780674055810
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.84

Paperback. 1531 - after years of brutal war and political intrigue, the bastard son of a Medici Duke and a "Half-negro" maidservant rides into Florence. Within a year, he rules the city as its Prince. Backed by the Pope and his future father-in-law the Holy Roman Emperor, the nineteen-year-old Alessandro faces down bloody family rivalry. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099586944
ISBN
9780099586944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. In January 1928 Stalin, the ruler of the largest country in the world, boarded a train bound for Siberia where he would embark upon the greatest gamble of his political life. He was about to begin uprooting and collectivization of agriculture and industry across the entire Soviet Union. This book offers an explanation yet of Stalin's power. Num Pages: 976 pages, 2 x 8 b&w plate sections. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 279 x 46. Weight in Grams: 720.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141027944
ISBN
9780141027944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.12

Hardback. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750969789
ISBN
9780750969789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.33

Paperback. First Lady, Liberal, Conservative, President? Editor(s): Kreitner, Richard. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; BGH; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 129 x 25. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784536350
ISBN
9781784536350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.87

Hardback. The story of an ordinary seaman born in Scarborough who would go on to play a key role in some of the major events of seventeenth-century England. Num Pages: 304 pages, 35. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445661230
ISBN
9781445661230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; BGL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 38. .
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062383341
ISBN
9780062383341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.79

Hardback. Full-length biography of one of the most remarkable British soldiers of the Napoleonic era Num Pages: 276 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBWH; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 241 x 32. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473833944
ISBN
9781473833944
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.79

Paperback. Author is the world's leading collector of VCs; his trust owns 146. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16pp b/w photos converted for SR. BIC Classification: BGH; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Review
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755316335
ISBN
9780755316335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. In 1943, 32 Irish POWs refused a Gestapo request to work for Germany. They were sent to a labour camp, where they were starved, beaten and forced to dig the foundations for a Nazi super-structure. This is the gripping story of Harry Callan's capture, resistance and liberation and his quest to honour the forgotten heroes of Bunker Valentin. Num Pages: 320 pages, Black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1DFG; BGH; HBWQ; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
Publisher
The Collins Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848893016
ISBN
9781848893016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 333 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1HBE; BGHA; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
Number of pages
333
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774165689
ISBN
9789774165689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.55

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