Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. Sir James the Good, one of the finest soldiers Scotland ever produced, is sometimes better known by the name given to him by the English - the 'Black Douglas'. He terrified the northern shires of England throughout the reign of King Robert the Bruce and the Wars of Independence. This book tells the history of one of Scotland's greatest warriors. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16pp colour section. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906307349
- ISBN
- 9781906307349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.97
€ 13.99
€ 10.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 240 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Menin House
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908336828
- ISBN
- 9781908336828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.25
€ 19.99
€ 17.25
Paperback. Diocletian and the Roman Recovery is both a portrait of one of Rome's greatest and most original rulers, and a political study in the emergence of Absolutism. Series: Roman Imperial Biographies. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415918275
- ISBN
- 9780415918275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.80
€ 60.80
Paperback. This first volume of Margaret Thatcher's memoirs, which encompasses the entirety of her career as Prime Minister. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; BGHA; BM; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 137 x 59. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007456635
- ISBN
- 9780007456635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.10
€ 25.99
€ 17.10
Paperback. John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough (1644-1722), was one of the greatest military commanders and statesmen in the history of England. His descendant, Sir Winston Churchill, wrote this work as both an act of homage, and as an historical insight into the man behind the statesman. Num Pages: 1050 pages, 1 halftone, 79 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 226 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1464.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 1050
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226106335
- ISBN
- 9780226106335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.56€ 44.82
€ 52.56
€ 44.82
Hardcover. Hypatia was a female philosopher and mathematician during the early Christian era in Alexandria. She was brutally murdered by a Christian mob and has become an icon for various groups. But who was the woman behind the myth? Using the available evidence these myths are dispelled and the woman who was Hypatia is visible for the first time. Num Pages: 192 pages, 28 colour and black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; BGH; HBJH; HBLA; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781555460
- ISBN
- 9781781555460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.93
€ 35.99
€ 30.93
Paperback. Compelling account of a legendary Palestinian resistance fighter. From refugee camp to international infamy. Series: Revolutionary Lives. Num Pages: 168 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJP; 3JM; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745329512
- ISBN
- 9780745329512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.45
€ 21.99
€ 16.45
Paperback. BIC Classification: BGH; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781554982
- ISBN
- 9781781554982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.58
€ 25.99
€ 18.58
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 60 black and white and colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BGH; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 332 x 27. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Gibbs M. Smith Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781423641230
- ISBN
- 9781423641230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.02
€ 33.99
€ 22.02
Hardcover. The sole quintuple spy of the Second World War he was the only spy the Soviet Union shared with the British who codenamed him Silver. He fooled the Nazis into paying him GBP2.5 m. They also gave him a transmitter which he used to broadcast false military information directly to Abwehr headquarters in Berlin. The Germans awarded him the Iron Cross. Num Pages: 352 pages, 28 black and white photographs and 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1FK; 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ; JPSH; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 35. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781553718
- ISBN
- 9781781553718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.46
€ 33.99
€ 23.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; BGH; HBJD1; JPHL; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 182 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841657349
- ISBN
- 9781841657349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.18
€ 13.99
€ 11.18
Paperback. As the summer of 1914 drew to a close, it was difficult for a 16 year-old schoolboy to realize that the world for which he had been prepared at Clifton College was itself preparing for war. By 1916, he was commissioned in the Royal Field Artillery. This book gives human account of history. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 pp B & W photos; line drawings/maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; BGHA; BTM; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857501950
- ISBN
- 9780857501950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 11.65
€ 17.99
€ 11.65
Paperback. This volume chronicles the life and career of the historian, teacher and university administrator, Horace Mann Bond. It discusses his prodigious early output of scholarly books and articles, and his career-long interest in what he felt were affinities between Africans and African Americans. Num Pages: 288 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463. Previously read but remains in good to very good condition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Reissue
- Publisher
- Univ of Georgia Pr
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- SKU
- KIN0006241
- ISBN
- 9780820316444
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Series: The Lamar Series in Western History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 42 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 1M; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBJM; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300227123
- ISBN
- 9780300227123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.90
€ 19.99
€ 15.90
Paperback. Tells the story of the Falklands War as experienced by a below-decks seaman on one of the most important ships to be despatched to the South Atlantic. This book presents an account from a Royal Navy matelot who shared the terror of the first encounter with Argentinean forces when South Georgia was retaken from the invaders in Operation Paraquat. Num Pages: 224 pages, 60 B&W Photos. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; BGHA; HBJQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 43. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844156245
- ISBN
- 9781844156245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.68
€ 25.99
€ 22.68
Paperback. "An insightful portrait of this paradoxical woman."-People Num Pages: 432 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 201 x 26. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393349467
- ISBN
- 9780393349467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.22
€ 17.99
€ 16.22
Paperback. * A personal story of the Second World War brought to life against the backdrop of the Black Watch - Scotland's best-known regiment Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 110 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Digital original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349123363
- ISBN
- 9780349123363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. The Tudor era belongs to its women. No other period of English History has produced so many notable and interesting women, and into other period have they so powerfully influenced the course of political events. Mary Tudor, Elizabeth 1 and, at moments of high drama, Mary Queen of Scots Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750928809
- ISBN
- 9780750928809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.27
€ 17.99
€ 16.27
Paperback. He was, of course, a man better known for burning books than collecting them and yet by the time he died, aged 56, Adolf Hitler owned an estimated 16,000 volumes - the works of historians, philosophers, poets, playwrights and novelists. This title provides a view of Hitler's evolution and offers insights into his emotional and intellectual world. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099532170
- ISBN
- 9780099532170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.65
€ 20.99
€ 16.65
Paperback. "The best biography of Richard III that has been written."-A. L. Rowse, Chicago Tribune Num Pages: 608 pages, 4 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; BGR; DSB; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393007855
- ISBN
- 9780393007855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.06
€ 41.99
€ 37.06
Paperback. Addresses itself to the central lacuna of twentieth century thought: the indulgence of communism by intellectuals of the West. In between the personal beginning and the personal ending, this work gives us information about Stalin: Koba the Dread, losif the Terrible. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JFCX; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099438021
- ISBN
- 9780099438021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.33
€ 17.99
€ 13.33
Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 133 x 11. Weight in Grams: 134. Series: Dover Thrift S. 176 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBTS. Dimension: 212 x 133 x 11. Weight: 146.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486419312
- ISBN
- 9780486419312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.21
€ 6.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; BGH; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 114 x 30. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571204939
- ISBN
- 9780571204939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.91
€ 17.99
€ 12.91
Paperback. Told with humour and his acute sense of observation, this title looks at some of the smaller campaigns in which Slim fought in World War I, and later in India and the Middle East. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: BGH; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844157914
- ISBN
- 9781844157914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.82
€ 19.99
€ 15.82