Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. This study of a man whose character and achievements have been much debated is based on a review of virtually every published and unpublished English source in British and US libraries and archives, including the important archive of Lawrence's letters and papers in the Bodleian Library. Num Pages: 280 pages, photographs, illustrations, map, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 177 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- McFarland & Co Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786413072
- ISBN
- 9780786413072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.07
€ 58.07
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060772628
- ISBN
- 9780060772628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.45
€ 14.99
€ 12.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FMNX; 1FPJ; 3JJH; BGHA; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 214 x 21. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Eland
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907871286
- ISBN
- 9780907871286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.63
€ 19.99
€ 14.63
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€ 14.75
€ 19.99
€ 14.75
Paperback. The story of one of the most brilliant, flamboyant and historically important men who ever lived. Num Pages: 704 pages, 24, 15 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 46. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 704
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753821589
- ISBN
- 9780753821589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.42
€ 21.99
€ 16.42
Paperback. A remarkable analysis to add to the study of modern history's most famous general and statesman. Englund charts Napoleon's dramatic rise and fall, from his Corsican boyhood, his French education, his military victories and acts of reform as First Consul (1799-1804) to his controversial record as emperor, and finally, to his exile and death. Num Pages: 600 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 39. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 600
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674018037
- ISBN
- 9780674018037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.27
€ 35.99
€ 30.27
paperback. This biography of Harry Truman presents a picture of an extraordinary American President. Drawing archival material and interviews, McCullough chronicles Truman's boyhood, his entry into politics and his emergence as President. This book won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 1993. Num Pages: 1117 pages, 316pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1440.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780671869205
- ISBN
- 9780671869205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.75
€ 21.99
€ 15.75
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€ 10.11
€ 11.99
€ 10.11
Paperback. The epic story of one of the most famous love affairs in history, by the bestselling author of CAESAR. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 198 x 33. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753828632
- ISBN
- 9780753828632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.47
€ 21.99
€ 16.47
Paperback. 'The fullest and most sophisticated account of the most charming and approachable of English kings' OBSERVER Num Pages: 544 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 46. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753814031
- ISBN
- 9780753814031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.43
€ 21.99
€ 16.43
Paperback. A fascinating examination of the extraordinary life of Roger Casement, executed as part of the 1916 rising, fighting the empire that had previously knighted him. Ultimately, he was hanged in Pentonville prison on the 3 August-two years to the day after Britain's declaration of war in 1914. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- The O'Brien Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847172648
- ISBN
- 9781847172648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.80
€ 18.99
€ 15.80
Paperback. A fantastically readable biography of a 19th-century Parisian courtesan who harbours an incredible secret Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785780448
- ISBN
- 9781785780448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.77
€ 11.99
€ 9.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; JFSL3; JN; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 109 x 21. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780451531476
- ISBN
- 9780451531476
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.91
€ 7.91
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 784
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Modern Library Paperback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780375756764
- ISBN
- 9780375756764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.15
€ 21.99
€ 16.15
Paperback. A revolutionary slice-of-life biography of one of England's most fascinating monarchs Num Pages: 240 pages, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Lion UK
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745953328
- ISBN
- 9780745953328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.05
€ 17.99
€ 14.05
Hardcover. The author relates his unconventional career in the Foreign Office from the end of World War II until almost the end of the Cold War. The realities and flavours of diplomatic life are interwoven with the local colour of overseas assignments. Num Pages: 192 pages, glossary, index. BIC Classification: BGHA; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 27. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860644450
- ISBN
- 9781860644450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 53.63
€ 58.80
€ 53.63
Paperback. Barbara Learning explores the seemingly magical world of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' youth, her fairy-tale marriage to a wealthy Senator and her astonishing transformation into a deft political wife and unique First Lady. This book documents Jackie's brutal, lonely and valiant thirty one year struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Num Pages: 368 pages, one 8 page colour photograph insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 31. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Griffin Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250070258
- ISBN
- 9781250070258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.65
€ 19.99
€ 17.65
Paperback. He was a dentist from the South believed to have gone west because of tuberculosis, a man who went on to become a gambler, a faro dealer, and one of the most feared (and fearless) gunfighters of his time--a close friend of Wyatt Earp and a key participant in the famous 1881 shootout at the OK Corral. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 37. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470128220
- ISBN
- 9780470128220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.02
€ 25.99
€ 19.02
Hardcover. The man whose name is shorthand for all that is ugly in politics was more nuanced than his reputation suggests. Christopher Celenza's portrait of Machiavelli removes the varnish to reveal not just the hardnosed philosopher but the skilled diplomat, learned commentator on ancient history, comic playwright, tireless letter writer, and thwarted lover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 149 x 28. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674416123
- ISBN
- 9780674416123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.28
€ 47.99
€ 39.28
Paperback. The Romans regarded Cleopatra as 'fatale monstrum', a tyrant to be crushed. Pascal said the shape of her nose changed the history of the world. Shakespeare and Tiepolo (and Elizabeth Taylor) portrayed her as an icon of tragic beauty. But who was Cleopatra, really? This biography discusses about Cleopatra. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; BGH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861979018
- ISBN
- 9781861979018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.53
€ 14.99
€ 11.53