Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
hardcover. 7 April 1926: on the steps of the Capitol in Rome, surrounded by chanting Fascists, The Honourable Violet Gibson raises her old revolver and fires at the Italian head of state, Benito Mussolini - the darling of Europe's ruling class. The bullet narrowly misses the dictator's bald head, hitting him in the nose. This book tells her story. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJG; BGH; JPFQ; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 726. 7 April 1926: on the steps of the Capitol in Rome, surrounded by chanting Fascists, The Honourable Violet Gibson raises her old revolver and fires at the Italian head of state, Benito Mussolini - the darling of Europe's ruling class. The bullet narrowly misses the dictator's bald head, hitting him in the nose. This book tells her story. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJG; BGH; JPFQ; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 726. Fine in fine dust wrapper, remains of price label on front, otherwise as new
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KSG0031887
- ISBN
- 9780571239771
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
hardcover. Brutus is a household name, yet little known apart from his involvement in Caesar's murder. This is the first dedicated biography in over 30 years. It puts this important figure in historical context and looks beyond his most famous act. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Military
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848847767
- ISBN
- 9781848847767
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 8.02
€ 29.99
€ 8.02
hardcover. In November 1774, a pamphlet to the "People of America" was published in Philadelphia and London. It forcefully articulated American rights and liberties and argued that the Americans needed to declare their independence from Britain. This book features a portrait of one of the most complex and controversial of the American revolutionaries. Num Pages: 410 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780814767658
- ISBN
- 9780814767658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 8.02
€ 24.99
€ 8.02
A Badger Boy in Blue: The Civil War Letters of Chauncey H. Cooke (Grea...
(With An Introduction And Appendix By William...
paperback. Chauncey Cooke enlisted in the Union army in 1862 at only sixteen, after lying about his age. His letters to family members paint a realistic and compelling picture of daily life in the Civil War. He also describes the boredom of camp, the chaos of battle, and the suffering caused by illness. Series: Great Lake Books Series. Num Pages: 144 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780814333433
- ISBN
- 9780814333433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Paperback. "In the year 216 B.C., Hannibal of Carthage, faced with an opposing Roman army twice the size of his own, outwitted the enemy at Cannae by means of a strategy which has become a classic of its kind. As" Num Pages: 288 pages, 27 illustrations, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA; JWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306804984
- ISBN
- 9780306804984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.41
€ 20.99
€ 19.41
paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 x b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BGH; BGT; MMH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 x b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BGH; BGT; MMH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310. From the library of Ivor Browne and June Levine. Inscribed affectionately by author. Very good copy showing minor age and wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press Ltd London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0025576
- ISBN
- 9780716532699
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
paperback. An eyewitness account of an eventful journey on an emigrant vessel. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSA; 3JH; BGHA; HBTB; JFFN; JPVH1; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 132. Very good copy showing minor shelf wear and age
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Mercier Press Dublin
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0025397
- ISBN
- 9781856350914
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
hardcover. The extraordinary story of an obscure German princess who became one of the most powerful women in history. Num Pages: 656 pages, 8pp colour plates + 4 b&w maps. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1098.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781908800008
- ISBN
- 9781908800008
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 6.23
€ 24.99
€ 6.23
Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; BGH; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428. First edition. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Fine in fine dustjacket
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Appletree Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KOC0020269
- ISBN
- 9780862819781
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps, diagrams. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Pearson Education (US) United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780321394262
- ISBN
- 9780321394262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.20
€ 63.20
Paperback. The most comprehensive history yet of the last years of Russia's imperial family Num Pages: 448 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465024636
- ISBN
- 9780465024636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.78
€ 29.78
Paperback. A revisionist biography of Lyndon Baines Johnson which traces his life from his childhood to his election as John F. Kennedy's Vice-President. Num Pages: 754 pages, 16 pp halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1062.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 754
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195079043
- ISBN
- 9780195079043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.31
€ 41.31
Paperback. In this volume are over 200 biographies of men and women who have made significant contributions to the field of agriculture in Saskatchewan. Editor(s): Dale-Burnett, Lisa Lynne. Num Pages: 205 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 171 x 13. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889771697
- ISBN
- 9780889771697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.38
€ 19.99
€ 18.38
Hardcover. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 282 x 16. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rupa
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788129106353
- ISBN
- 9788129106353
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.65
€ 42.99
€ 30.65
Paperback. The Triumph of Hope is part 2 of this two-volume edition of the best-selling autobiography by one of the greatest statesmen of the twentieth century Num Pages: 464 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 110 x 30. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349116303
- ISBN
- 9780349116303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.38
€ 19.38
paperback. The turbulent story of the Prince Regent's first wife Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 380. Good clean copy showing light toning and shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Constable & Robinson London
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0024757
- ISBN
- 9781841196169
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
Hardback. "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--Title page verso. Series: Roman Imperial Biographies. Num Pages: 408 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 41 black & white halftones, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 886.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415658447
- ISBN
- 9780415658447
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 221.84
€ 221.84
- Publisher
- United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306806957
- ISBN
- 9780306806957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.74
€ 29.99
€ 21.74
paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages, 22 photographs, 8 line drawings. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252072598
- ISBN
- 9780252072598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.74
€ 21.99
€ 21.74
This edition is the first full scale study of John Cannon and his chronicles. Known to some as 'the poor man's Pepys', Cannon wrote a remarkably candid autobiography, during a crucial period of change in British history. Part 1 includes Cannon's account of his service in the Country Excise. Editor(s): Money, John. Series: Records of Social & Economic History. Num Pages: 420 pages, Colour plate section, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGHA; BJ; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197264546
- ISBN
- 9780197264546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 115.76
€ 115.76