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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 28.55