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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback. This definitive biography of Subhas Chandra Bose, the revered and controversial Indian nationalist who struggled to liberate his country from British rule before and during World War II, moves beyond the legend to reveal the impassioned life and times of the private and public man. Num Pages: 448 pages, 68 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; HBTR; JPFN; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 228 x 319. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674065963
ISBN
9780674065963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.66

Paperback. A psychological portrait of the twenty-sixth president of the United States, a man whose personal obsession with masculinity profoundly influenced the fate of a nation. This book argues that Theodore Roosevelt struggled, like many of his contemporaries, with what it meant to be a man in the modern era. Num Pages: 299 pages, 57 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 185 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
299
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226876092
ISBN
9780226876092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Hardcover. This text on Bernardino considers the preacher's inflammatory role in Renaissance social issues. It takes the reader into the social underworld of early Renaissance Italy to discover how one influential figure helped to dramatically increase fear, hatred and intolerance for society's margins. Num Pages: 378 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGH; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226538549
ISBN
9780226538549
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.36
€ 45.68

Paperback. How much do we really know about Thomas Edison, the man who considered deriving rubber from a goldenrod plant as opposed to the genius who gave us electric light? This text gives a complex portrait of the inventor and an account of the intellectual climate of the country he worked in and changed. Num Pages: 544 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; TJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 46. Weight in Grams: 760.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226035710
ISBN
9780226035710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.50

paperback. On October 26, 1881, Wyatt Earp, his two brothers, and Doc Holliday shot it out with a gang of cattle rustlers near the O K Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. It was over in half a minute, but those thirty violent seconds turned the thirty-three-year-old Wyatt Earp into the stuff of legend. This biography tells Wyatt Earp's story. Num Pages: 39 images. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803220584
ISBN
9780803220584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.82

paperback. Violet Jessop survived the sinking of both the Titanic and Britannic, and her lively and well-rounded memoir including her first-hand account of the two disasters offers the reader a unique vantage on both the catastrophes and the socioeconomic climate of the time. Editor(s): Maxtone-Graham, John. Num Pages: 276 pages, 34 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; BM; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
Special Centennial
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574093155
ISBN
9781574093155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.69

paperback. During the second world war Eric Lomax was forced to work on the notorious Burma-Siam Railway and was tortured by the Japanese for making a crude radio. Left emotionally scarred and unable to form normal relationships Lomax suffered for years until, with the help of his wife Patti and the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture. Num Pages: 256 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FM; BGHA; HBJF; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099582311
ISBN
9780099582311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.64

Paperback. Joseph Mary Plunkett (1887-1916) from Dublin was one of the leaders of the 1916 Rising, the designer of the military plan and the youngest signatory of the Proclamation. A recognised poet, he was already dying of TB when, aged 28, he married Grace Gifford in Kilmainham Gaol, just hours before he was exectuted on May 4th, 1916. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 204 x 33. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The O'Brien Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781847172693
ISBN
9781847172693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.99
€ 7.81

Paperback. Born Lev Davidovich Bronstein in southern Ukraine, Trotsky was an effective military strategist and an adept diplomat, who staked the fate of the Bolshevik revolution on the meagre foundation of a Europe-wide Communist upheaval. In this book, Trotsky emerges as a brilliant yet flawed man. Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 black-&-white illustration. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV4; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300198324
ISBN
9780300198324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.40

paperback. A biography of Mexican guerilla leader (in Chiapas) Subcommander Marcos that synthesizes his life, his career, and his influence. The first such study in English. Num Pages: 528 pages, 19 photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BGH; HBTV; JPWQ; JWDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5893 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 739.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822339953
ISBN
9780822339953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.07

paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 227 x 23. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816618972
ISBN
9780816618972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.43

hardcover. Provides a full and balanced portrait of Fulgencio Batista. The author describes Batista's rise to power as part of a revolutionary movement and the intrigues and dangers that surrounded him. This volume focuses on Batista's role as a revolutionary leader from 1933 to 1934 and his image as a strongman in the years between 1934 and 1939. Num Pages: 432 pages, 19 b/w photographs, 7 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
None ed.
SKU
V9780813537016
ISBN
9780813537016
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.56

Hardcover. This book is a study of everyday life in rural north China in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century told through the story of one man's life. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804750684
ISBN
9780804750684
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.23

paperback. Of Athapaskan and Tlingit ancestry, Angela Sidney, Kitty Smith, and Annie Ned lived in the southern Yukon Territory for nearly a century. They collaborated with Julie Cruikshank, an assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia, to produce this unique autobiography. Series: American Indian Lives Series. Num Pages: 404 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; BGH; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 30. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780803263529
ISBN
9780803263529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.53

paperback. "Buffalo Bill" Cody describes his Wild West exhibition, the show that offered audiences a mythic experience of the American frontier Editor(s): Christianson, Frank. Series: The Papers of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 photographs, 46 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1KBB; 3JH; ASZ; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803240544
ISBN
9780803240544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.96

Hardcover. This title aims to show a new side to Lyndon Johnson and demonstrates that Johnson's diplomacy toward Europe deserves recognition as one of the most important achievements of his presidency. Num Pages: 352 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; BGH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWS2; JPHL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 29. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674010741
ISBN
9780674010741
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.26

Paperback. A finalist for the Lincoln Prize, The Sea Captain's Wife "comes surprisingly, and movingly, alive" (Tina Jordan, Entertainment Weekly). Num Pages: 384 pages, 47 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393330298
ISBN
9780393330298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

paperback. An insight into the life and world of Civil War-time Washington from the woman's perspective, this collection of letters is a perspective on life in the nation's capital during an important period in American history. Editor(s): Laas, Virginia Jeans. Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 787.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252068591
ISBN
9780252068591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.17

Paperback. Jeannette Mirsky has here drawn from Sir Aurel Stein's books and articles as well as from his letters and unpublished archival materials to produce a definitive biography of this archaeological explorer, geographer, historical topographer, and linguist. Num Pages: 594 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HD; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 820.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226531779
ISBN
9780226531779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.71

Paperback. An excellent introduction to Franco's rise to power and his four decades as autocratic head of state in Spain. Series: Profiles in Power. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582437531
ISBN
9780582437531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.61

paperback. 'It had been a busy few days for Adolf Hitler, but Douglas Hyde had not slipped his mind ..' Hyde's values stood in stark contrast to those of a continental dictator. As a Protestant nationalist and a leading figure in the language revival, he made the office an inclusive one and determined to be a president for all the people of Ireland. Num Pages: 328 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 394 x 27. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The Collins Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781848892903
ISBN
9781848892903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.63

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300094046
ISBN
9780300094046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.32

Paperback. Sister to Anne Boleyn and seduced by two kings, Mary Boleyn has long been the subject of scandal and myth. Her affair with Henry VIII fuelled the shocking annulment of his marriage to Anne, and Mary is rumoured to have borne his child in secret. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 348. NEW.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
9780099546481
ISBN
9780099546481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Helion & Company United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909982703
ISBN
9781909982703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.13

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