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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. Abandoned in Paris by her aristocratic husband, Josephine's future did not look promising. But while her friends and contemporaries were sent to the guillotine during the Terror that followed the Revolution, she survived prison and emerged as the doyenne of a wildly debauched party scene. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 201 x 24. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099551423
- ISBN
- 9780099551423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.29
€ 20.99
€ 15.29
Paperback. Transcribed from an early manuscript copy and supplemented by correspondence and contemporary assessments, Narcissus Marsh's recollections illuminate a lost spiritual world. Their publication marks the tercentenary of the famous Dublin library which bears his name. Editor(s): Gillespie, Raymond; Fitzpatrick, David. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JD; BGHA; BJ; HBJD1; HBLH; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Number of pages
- 100
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859183380
- ISBN
- 9781859183380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.64
€ 10.64
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571312061
- ISBN
- 9780571312061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 4.99
€ 9.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. In this lucid study, Andre Wink profiles the greatest of the Mughal emperors, Jalal ad-Din Akbar. Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 160 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JB; BGH; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 202 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851686056
- ISBN
- 9781851686056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.02
€ 35.02
Paperback. The internationally bestselling epic history of Russia's imperial dynasty Num Pages: 736 pages, 4x8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJC; BGH; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 280 x 44. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474600873
- ISBN
- 9781474600873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.10
€ 19.99
€ 15.10
Paperback. Stalin, like Hitler and other tyrants, won and held power because he had collaborators - hangmen. Drawing on newly released archival material, Donald Rayfield gives us a fuller and more colourful picture of Stalin's inner circle than ever before. Stalin was not the sole author of Stalinism. Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141003757
- ISBN
- 9780141003757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.68
€ 24.99
€ 18.68
Paperback. A study of Sir Maurice Oldfield's life that portrays one of the UK's most important and complex spies of the Cold War era. He was the first Chief of MI6 that hadn't come from an upper-class background or studied at Eton or Oxbridge. Rather, he was a farmer's son from a provincial grammar school. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBTW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552171625
- ISBN
- 9780552171625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.71
€ 16.99
€ 12.71
Paperback. A revealing insight into the remarkable life of the First World War heroine who saved hundreds of lives. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 40. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784291327
- ISBN
- 9781784291327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Hardcover. Shedding new light on Mandate Palestine and the Jewish experience in Soviet Moscow, this book reveals the remarkable story of a woman living through some of the most pivotal events of twentieth-century history. Editor(s): Arielli, Nir. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 bw in 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FBP; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 147 x 29. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784530808
- ISBN
- 9781784530808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.41€ 54.92
€ 59.41
€ 54.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, Integrated: 20, int b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMD; 3JJH; BGHA; BJ; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844088119
- ISBN
- 9781844088119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.53
€ 17.99
€ 13.53
Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486290737
- ISBN
- 9780486290737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.31
€ 8.99
€ 8.31
Paperback. Tells the story of Marie Antoinette, who became the Queen of France at the age of fifteen. This title analyzes the chemistry of a woman's soul from her intimate pleasures to her public suffering as a Queen under the weight of misfortune and history. It describes Marie Antoinette in the King's bedroom, and with her children. Translator(s): Paul, Eden; Paul, Cedar. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 124 x 32. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- Pushkin Press
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906548308
- ISBN
- 9781906548308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 752 pages, 2 maps, section: 16 pages of b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company United States
- Number of pages
- 752
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316066129
- ISBN
- 9780316066129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.68
€ 30.99
€ 20.68
Paperback. Saladin united warring Muslim lands, reconquered the bulk of Crusader states and faced Richard the Lionheart. Geoffrey Hindley's study of the life and times of this remarkable man, who dominated the Middle East in his day, gives a fascinating insight into his achievements and his world. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; BGH; HBJF1; HBLC1; HBWC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848842038
- ISBN
- 9781848842038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Hardcover. An outstanding new edition of Plutarch, the inventor of biography, focused on five lives that remade the Roman world. Editor(s): Romm, James. Translator(s): Mensch, Pamela. Num Pages: 432 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 35. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393292824
- ISBN
- 9780393292824
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.13
€ 37.99
€ 32.13
Paperback. King Charles's Pirate Prince Num Pages: 448 pages, 23. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 34. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753824016
- ISBN
- 9780753824016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Schwarzenegger's TOTAL RECALL is a larger-than-life portrait of his illustrious, controversial and entertaining life in and out of the public eye. Num Pages: 656 pages, 4 x 16pp colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; APF; BGFA; BGHA; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 55. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849839730
- ISBN
- 9781849839730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.57
€ 15.99
€ 11.57
Paperback. Translator(s): Bednarz, John. Series: Stackpole Military History Series. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811718493
- ISBN
- 9780811718493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.18
€ 24.99
€ 21.18
Paperback. Winston Churchill is probably the best-known Prime Minster of Great Britain. Born at Blenheim Palace, he joined the army after Harrow, but in 1899 resigned his commission to report on the Boer War. Elected to Parliament in 1900, he served in both Conservative and Liberal governments, and became Chancellor of the Exechequer under Baldwin. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752453866
- ISBN
- 9780752453866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.44
€ 11.44
Paperback. Life of one of the greatest British Prime Ministers - by an author who knows the scene from his years as a senior Minister in Margaret Thatcher's Cabinet. Num Pages: 448 pages, 43. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 35. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753823842
- ISBN
- 9780753823842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.10
€ 19.99
€ 15.10