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Biography: general

paperback. Badly wounded at the battle of Arnhem, and then spirited from his hospital bed by the Dutch Resistance, Brigadier John Hackett spent the winter of 1944 in Nazi-occupied Holland, hidden by a Dutch family, at great risk to their own lives, in a house a stone's throw from a German military police billet. Num Pages: 224 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DDN; BGA; HBJD; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712665629
ISBN
9780712665629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.91

Paperback. The outspoken autobiography of one of Britain's best known, and respected, Generals. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JMC; BGHA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472220875
ISBN
9781472220875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Blind Tom was the stage name of Thomas Greene Wiggins, a blind black pianist born into slavery in 1849. In this focused, consequential study, Southall reformulates the debate surrounding Blind Tom and expands its dimensions significantly. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 b&w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AVH; BGF; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810845459
ISBN
9780810845459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.62

Paperback. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801486272
ISBN
9780801486272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

Hardcover. First account of the man who influenced, recruited and manipulated the Cambridge spies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAC; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; JPFC; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 233 x 31. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Sew
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784531669
ISBN
9781784531669
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.41
€ 49.75

This new biography provides an account of the career of Reg Prentice, one of the most controversial figures in modern British political history. He remains the most high-profile politician to cross the floor of the House of Commons in the post-war period, and his defection was reflective of an important 'sea change' in British politics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719088698
ISBN
9780719088698
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.10

Paperback. The definitive look at one of the seventies' foremost punk bands: how they almost (but not quite) found fame. Series: Exploded Views. Num Pages: 140 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH; BGF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 120 x 10. Weight in Grams: 157.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Coach House Books Canada
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552452844
ISBN
9781552452844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.58

Hardback. A brand new profile of one of the most controversial airmen of WWII. A lively evocation of one of the most dramatic periods of military history. Charts the life of a much decorated, highly praised young pilot, who paid the ultimate price for his heroism Num Pages: 191 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
191
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781590553
ISBN
9781781590553
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.20

Paperback. A dreamer of dreams, an adventurer, and a man of many ideas, Roger Pocock was an author and world-ranging traveler. Num Pages: 400 pages, b/w photos & maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888644480
ISBN
9780888644480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.43

Paperback. Geoffrey Bennington sets out here to write an account of the thought of Jacques Derrida. Responding to Bennington's text at every turn is Derrida's own, excerpts from his life and thought that resist circumscription. These texts, as a dialogue and a contest, are a critical introduction to Derrida. Translator(s): Bennington, Geoffrey. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 428 pages, 37 halftones. BIC Classification: BG; CFA; HPCF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
428
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226042626
ISBN
9780226042626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.69

Paperback. Geoffrey Boycott is one of the most outspoken and knowledgeable voices on cricket - but this book opens up a whole, new personal side to his life Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp photographs. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471130045
ISBN
9781471130045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845194932
ISBN
9781845194932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. As musically creative as his performances are destructive, the Who's main man gets the full biographical treatment from his childhood to his current role as a rock sage. Num Pages: 392 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815410706
ISBN
9780815410706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.17

Paperback. Around 1147 the bishop of Chartres directed Geoffrey Grossus, a monk of Tiron Abbey, to write the life of its founder Bernard of Abbeville (ca 1050-1116) in an effort to further his canonization. This work presents an erudite, action-filled, and sympathetic portrait of the ascetic founder of an increasingly prominent and wealthy congregation. Translator(s): Cline, Ruth Harwood. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; BGX; HBLC1; HRAX; HRCX8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 215 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813216812
ISBN
9780813216812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.35

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

Paperback. The little book of Yorkshire Num Pages: 192 pages, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BGS; WQH; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 198 x 11. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750961165
ISBN
9780750961165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. A vast archive of documents, unread since the sixteenth century, revises the portrait of Spain's best-known king Num Pages: 456 pages, 45 col. illus. & 14 figs. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 38. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300216950
ISBN
9780300216950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.79

Hardback. Drawing on the diaries of contemporaries, personal correspondence, the minutes of Quaker meetings, business and probate records, pamphlets, and other sources, this book shows that Woolman and his neighbors were far more engaged with the problems of inequality, trade, and warfare than previously understood. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HRCC97. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812244052
ISBN
9780812244052
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.90

paperback. Charles I waged civil wars that cost one in ten Englishmen their lives. But in 1649 parliament was hard put to find a lawyer with the skill and daring to prosecute a King who was above the law: in the end the man they briefed was the radical barrister, John Cooke. He was the bravest of barristers, who risked his own life to make tyranny a crime. Num Pages: 448 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099459194
ISBN
9780099459194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Geoff Robertson made his name as the defender of "Oz" magazine. This text includes accounts of cases including the defence of a West London gym owner against the Prince of Wales, teh Matrix-Churchill affair, and the defence of "The Guardian" in the cash-for-questions affair. Num Pages: 432 pages, facsimiles, , portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; BG; JP; LN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Thus Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099581918
ISBN
9780099581918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

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