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Biography: historical, political & military

Hardcover. The first proper biography of Jasper Tudor, the architect of a victory at Bosworth and thus the Tudor dynasty Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781553909
ISBN
9781781553909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.55

Paperback. A masterful biography of the Norman king who conquered England in 1066 and changed the country forever. Num Pages: 304 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445660172
ISBN
9781445660172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.72

Paperback. .
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784784188
ISBN
9781784784188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.13

Paperback. Editor(s): Roberts, David. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199554843
ISBN
9780199554843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.50

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Thomas Nelson Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595554482
ISBN
9781595554482
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.90

Paperback. Translator(s): Sturrock, John. Num Pages: 544 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGH; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
NYRB Classics
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780940322899
ISBN
9780940322899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.87

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FBH; 3JJ; BGH; HBA; HRJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226428635
ISBN
9780226428635
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.11

Paperback. From the author of Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight, the unforgettable true story of a boy who comes of age in the oilfields and plains of Wyoming Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWY; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 11. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
POCKET BOOKS
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847393319
ISBN
9781847393319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.30

Paperback. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Eyewear Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908998972
ISBN
9781908998972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.01

Paperback. Joseph 'Tommy' Lapid (1931-2008) survived the horrors of the Holocaust to become Israel's notorious yet beloved 'big mouth': a journalist, playwright, TV star, and finally deputy prime minister and leader of the anti-Orthodox movement. His is a very personal story as well as the breathtaking saga of a nation that emerged from the ashes. Translator(s): Fallenberg, Evan. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Elliott & Thompson Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908739445
ISBN
9781908739445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. Thrilling new biography about the first man to rule all of the Indian subcontinent, from one of the great chroniclers of India. Num Pages: 480 pages, Integrated: 30, int b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 33. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349122380
ISBN
9780349122380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Presents nine biographies that illuminate the careers, personalities and military campaigns of some of Rome's greatest statesmen, whose lives span the earliest days of the Republic to the establishment of the Empire. This title includes prominent figures who achieved fame for their pivotal roles in Roman history. Translator(s): Scott-Kilvert, Ian. Num Pages: 368 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140441581
ISBN
9780140441581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. This ed. originally published: London: Leo Cooper, 1995. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 1MTS; BGH; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848840881
ISBN
9781848840881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.86

Paperback. A life story of Ishi, the Yahi Indian, lone survivor of a doomed tribe, who stumbled into the twentieth century on the morning of August 29, 1911, when, desperate with hunger and with terror of the white murderers of his family, was found in the corral of a slaughter house near Oroville, California. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32 black / white photographs, 5 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; 3JJC; BGH; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 204 x 19. Weight in Grams: 330. A Biography of the Last Wild Indian in North America. 288 pages, Illustrations, map. Editor(s): Kroeber, Karl. A life story of Ishi, the Yahi Indian, lone survivor of a doomed tribe, who stumbled into the twentieth century on the morning of August 29, 1911, when, desperate with hunger and with terror of the white murderers of his family, was found in the corral of a slaughter house near Oroville, California. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; 3JJC; BGH; JFSL9. Dimension: 139 x 204 x 19. Weight: 330.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271470
ISBN
9780520271470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.48

Hardback. Editor(s): Burns, Robert G.; Weron, Aleksander; Szymaniec, Irena. Translator(s): Shenitzer, Abe. Series: Vita Mathematica. Num Pages: 491 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 13 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; PBKF; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Birkhauser Switzerland
Number of pages
491
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319219837
ISBN
9783319219837
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.28

Paperback. Describes Mao Zedong s life and thought in relation to the Chinese revolution and twentieth-century history. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822347958
ISBN
9780822347958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.01

Paperback. William Cecil, Lord Burghley (1520-1598) was Elizabeth I's closest adviser. This revealing biography shows, the driving force behind the Queen's reign for four decades. It helps us redefine our understanding of the Elizabethan period. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 700.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300170887
ISBN
9780300170887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.40

Paperback. The gripping true story of Klaus Fuchs: the spy who sold the nuclear secrets to the Russians. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755365661
ISBN
9780755365661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. The Man Who Made the Tudor Dynasty Num Pages: 400 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 197 x 47. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445650494
ISBN
9781445650494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. A dual biography of Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett, two larger-than-life figures from the American West who are inextricably linked - neither would become the stuff of legend without the other. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061368295
ISBN
9780061368295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.25

Hardcover. Evelyn was a scholar, a scientific amateur, a garden designer and architect, and a founder member of the Royal Society who published a magisterial book about trees, Sylva, and many pamphlets on assorted subjects. This work is a vivid portrait of the social, personal and political life of a society in ferment by one of its major players. Num Pages: 1050 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 137 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1012.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
1050
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152913
ISBN
9781857152913
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.09

Paperback. Jochen Peiper was notorious for his participation in the massacre of American soldiers at Malmedy in December 1944, he might have felt he had paid the price when he was released from prison in 1957. But as Charles Whiting vividly demonstrates, a grisly end still awaited him. Num Pages: 208 pages, 20 B&W Images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848848610
ISBN
9781848848610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. Vita Sackville-West was an extraordinary woman from a long line of extraordinary women. Her grandmother, daughter of an old-clothes pedlar, made her fortune as a dancer and had a scandalous affair with an English diplomat. Their illegitimate daughter Victoria, Vita's mother, spent her childhood hidden in a convent. This book tells their stories. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784871161
ISBN
9781784871161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. The classic, bestselling account of the infamous Kray twins, now a major film, starring Tom Hardy. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; BGH; JKVJ; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008150280
ISBN
9780008150280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.44

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