Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781625341549
- ISBN
- 9781625341549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.60
€ 39.60
Paperback. In the months following his resignation as PM in late August 1941, Robert Menzies swayed between relief at his release from the burdens of office and despair that his life at the top had come to so little. This is an original and insightful book about Menzies' 1939-41 government and his so-called wilderness years. Num Pages: 288 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJH; BGH; HBJM; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of New South Wales Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781742233796
- ISBN
- 9781742233796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.04
€ 28.04
Hardcover. Num Pages: 247 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Academica Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936320844
- ISBN
- 9781936320844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.99
€ 82.99
Hardcover. Explores the lives of heralded Holocaust rescuers Andre and Magda Trocme, and the people of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon France who saved thousands of Jews from the Nazis Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609704
- ISBN
- 9780815609704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.25
€ 32.99
€ 30.25
Paperback. Series: The Iroquois and Their Neighbours. Num Pages: 232 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, 4 maps, 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; JFSL9; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610793
- ISBN
- 9780815610793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.85
€ 27.99
€ 24.85
Hardcover. This work tells the story of how George Mantello - First Secretary of the El Salvador Consulate in Geneva from 1942 to 1945 - defied censorship to launch a press campaign against the daily deportation of 12,000 Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 3JJH; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815628736
- ISBN
- 9780815628736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.32
€ 34.32
Hardcover. A collection of articulate and perceptive letters and diary entries written by reporter William H. McDougall Jr. that offer an intimate, personal narrative of conditions in wartime East Asia. Editor(s): Topping, Gary. Num Pages: 318 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; BM; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 180 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874808919
- ISBN
- 9780874808919
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.32
€ 19.32
Paperback. Raul H Castro was the first Hispanic governor of Arizona, ambassador to El Salvador, Bolivia, and Argentina, lawyer, judge, and teacher. Born in Mexico in 1916, he moved with his family to a small mining community in Arizona in 1926. This book presents his story. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 photos, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653785
- ISBN
- 9780875653785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.66
€ 24.99
€ 21.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875654256
- ISBN
- 9780875654256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.46
€ 32.99
€ 29.46
Hardcover. A biography of a highly unconventional woman. Jane McManus Storm Cazneau was often at the centre of a controversy, whether it was as Aaron Burr's mistress, behind enemy lines in the Mexican War, filibustering for Cuba or Nicaragua, or urging free blacks to emigrate to the Dominican Republic. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Texas State Historical Assn
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876111796
- ISBN
- 9780876111796
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Paperback. This biography brings William Pitt Ballinger to life as one of the most compleat men of his time: lawyer, soldier, public servant, civic leader, author, editorialist, naturalist, educational reformer, and bibliophile. Series: Barker Texas History Series. Num Pages: 334 pages, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Texas State Historical Assn
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876111994
- ISBN
- 9780876111994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.17
€ 40.17
Hardcover. Through letters and journal entries rich in detail, this text follows the trials of the 19th-century Palmer family who dominated the southern banks of South Carolina's Santee River. The volume offers insights into plantation life; education; religion; and slave/master relations. Editor(s): Towles, Louis P. Num Pages: 1100 pages, 32 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 68. Weight in Grams: 1628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570030475
- ISBN
- 9781570030475
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 50.50
€ 50.99
€ 50.50
A Faithful Heart: The Journals of Emmala Reed, 1865 and 1866 (Women's ...
Oliver, Robert T., Reed, Emmala
Hardcover. Emmala Reed's journals from 1865 and 1866 present a detailed account of life in western South Carolina as war turned to reconstruction. Reed's post-war writings are particularly important given their rarity - many Civil War diarists stopped writing at war's end. Series: Women's Diaries & Letters of the South. Num Pages: 336 pages, 27 halftones, 1 line art. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Univ of South Carolina Pr
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570035456
- ISBN
- 9781570035456
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 50.50
€ 50.99
€ 50.50
Hardcover. Providing a comprehensive portrayal of Wade Hampton III, this biography explores the abilities and failings of the planter-statesman who would come to personify the Civil War and Reconstruction in South Carolina. It traces Hampton's lineage and his preparation for life as a Southern aristocrat. Num Pages: 392 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Univ of South Carolina Pr
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570036675
- ISBN
- 9781570036675
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.24
€ 49.24
Hardcover. John Gregory Bourke kept a monumental set of diaries as aide-de-camp to Brigadier General George Crook. This second volume opens as Crook prepares for the expedition that would lead to his infamous and devastating Horse Meat March. It continues with the Powder River Expedition and ends with a retrospective of his service in Tucson, Arizona. Editor(s): Robinson, Charles M. Num Pages: 608 pages, 25 b&w photos, 2 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 948.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of North Texas Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574411966
- ISBN
- 9781574411966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.47
€ 60.47
Paperback. William Watson spent two years evading Union gunboats and dealing with the "sharpers" who fed off the misfortune of the Civil War. In 1892, using log books, personal papers, and business memoranda, he published this account of events. The result was a classic adventure tale. Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585441525
- ISBN
- 9781585441525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.80
€ 21.80
Paperback. Faced with fascism, communism, and the 1956 Revolution, Csaba Teglas responded with ingenuity and hope. This memoir is the personal story of his youth, told from the point of view of a man with sons of his own. He found in America the freedom for which he had been searching, but he has raised his American sons to remain proud of their heritage. Series: Eastern European Studies. Num Pages: 176 pages, 31 b&w illustrations, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 1KBB; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 10. Weight in Grams: 231.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585446407
- ISBN
- 9781585446407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.30
€ 24.30
Paperback. The country Frank Springer rode into in 1873 was one of immense beauty and abundant resources - grass and timber, wild game, precious metals, and a vast bed of commercial-grade coal. It was also a stage upon which dramatic and sometimes violent events played out. Num Pages: 280 pages, 28 b&w photos, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603440042
- ISBN
- 9781603440042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.30
€ 24.30
Paperback. Looks at the life and time of Thomas Jefferson - through his lifelong passion for wine. This title discusses how Jefferson's tastes developed - from his student days to his retirement at Monticello - which wines and foods he preferred at different stages of his life, and how he became the greatest wine expert of the early American republic. Num Pages: 457 pages, 29 colour & 20 b&w illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: BGH; WBXD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 889.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United States
- Number of pages
- 457
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604733709
- ISBN
- 9781604733709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.54
€ 30.99
€ 30.54
The compelling memoir of a civil rights leader's journey from the Jim Crow-era South to the Washington beltway Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611173376
- ISBN
- 9781611173376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.97
€ 39.97
Paperback. A South Carolinian's attempts to secure freedom for America and itsslaves Num Pages: 354 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611176124
- ISBN
- 9781611176124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.88
€ 34.88
Traces the early origins of organizing in the decades following the US-Mexican War, when Mexicans in the Southwest established mutualista associations for their protection. Further, she traces the ways in which these efforts have been invoked by contemporary Latino civil rights leaders. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BGH; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781623491284
- ISBN
- 9781623491284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.97
€ 39.97
Paperback. In this first comprehensive biography of James Earl Rudder, Hatfield covers Rudder's storied military exploits -- from years spent stateside training the all-volunteer 2nd Ranger Battalion to the unit's trek over the cliffs of Pointe du Hoc during the D-Day invasion. Series: Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781623492441
- ISBN
- 9781623492441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 32 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGHA; HBJK; HBW; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781682471883
- ISBN
- 9781682471883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.66
€ 29.99
€ 23.66