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paperback. An engaging and myth-free biography of Napoleon. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780872506
- ISBN
- 9781780872506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
paperback. A short and vivid biography, which deconstructs the Napoleonic myth and reveals the reality of his rule. Series: Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Group
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842126509
- ISBN
- 9781842126509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. A dual biography of the greatest opposing generals of their age who ultimately became fixated on one another, by a bestselling historian. Num Pages: 448 pages, 32, 2 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842127407
- ISBN
- 9781842127407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.61
€ 23.99
€ 16.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750961097
- ISBN
- 9780750961097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.34
€ 10.34
Paperback. Introduces you to Napoleon Bonaparte's beginnings, accomplishments, and famous romances. This book traces Napoleon's rise from Corsican military cadet to Emperor of the French, chronicles his military campaigns, explains the mistakes that led to his removal from power, and explores his impact on Europe and the world. Num Pages: 364 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 233 x 21. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764597985
- ISBN
- 9780764597985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.33
€ 20.99
€ 18.33
Paperback. Napoleon was virtually the master of Europe, but following his defeat at Waterloo he surrendered to the British and was exiled to the volcanic island of St Helena in the South Atlantic. This fascinating story of Napoleon's final years, contains much of interest, including Napoleon's battles with the petty and paranoid Governor, Sir Hudson Lowe. Num Pages: 288 pages, 80 Colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781551714
- ISBN
- 9781781551714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.13
€ 23.99
€ 17.13
Paperback. Presents the biography of Napoleon who lived one of the extraordinary of all human lives. This book shows how after seizing power in a coup d'etat he ended the corruption and incompetence into which the Revolution had descended. Num Pages: 976 pages, 32pp. colour. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 201 x 51. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141032016
- ISBN
- 9780141032016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 16.68
€ 25.99
€ 16.68
Hardback. This brilliantly original study uncovers a side to Napoleon Bonaparte which has hitherto been ignored by biographers -- that of the aspiring novelist and man of letters. Num Pages: 208 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; BGH; DSBD; DSK; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745625355
- ISBN
- 9780745625355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.77
€ 72.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages, 11 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 232 x 41. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publisher
- Rosa's Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993403002
- ISBN
- 9780993403002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.54
€ 19.99
€ 18.54
Hardback. This book provides a concise, lively, up-to-date portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte's character and career, including his most important battles, while setting him firmly against the backdrop of the French Revolution of 1789. Num Pages: 152 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190262716
- ISBN
- 9780190262716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.21
€ 30.21
Paperback. A remarkable analysis to add to the study of modern history's most famous general and statesman. Englund charts Napoleon's dramatic rise and fall, from his Corsican boyhood, his French education, his military victories and acts of reform as First Consul (1799-1804) to his controversial record as emperor, and finally, to his exile and death. Num Pages: 600 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 39. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 600
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674018037
- ISBN
- 9780674018037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.87
€ 35.99
€ 30.87
Paperback. Napoleon Bonaparte: a man of intense emotion, iron self-discipline, acute intelligence and immeasurable energy. From his dangerous Corsican roots to the epic battles of Austerlitz, Jena and Friedland, this book tells the story of how one man's sheer determination, ruthlessness and careful calculation drove France to conquer Europe. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 39. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571273454
- ISBN
- 9780571273454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.06
€ 23.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Weider gives the reader a complete synopsis of the life, times and works of Napoleon. Topics covered include Napoleon's civic and military achievements, and his philosophy and character. Num Pages: 304 pages, 21 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Spellmount Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862272231
- ISBN
- 9781862272231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
paperback. Napoleon Bonaparte's rise to power was neither inevitable nor smooth; it was full of mistakes, wrong turns and pitfalls. This book examines the evolution of Napoleon's character and the means by which at the age of thirty he became head of the most powerful country in Europe and skilfully fashioned the image of himself. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 137 x 43. Weight in Grams: 534. Clean copy with light reading wear. Newspaper clippings pasted to inside front cover and half-title page by previous owner. Remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Paperbacks
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0022766
- ISBN
- 9780747566779
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.96
€ 5.96
Paperback. In 1815, the young Dublin doctor Barry O'Meara accepted the opportunity of a lifetime to look after Napoleon Bonaparte in his banishment on St Helena. In one of the most isolated places on earth, doctor and patient became intimate friends. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTASH; 3JH; BGH; BJ; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- O´Brien Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847178916
- ISBN
- 9781847178916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.51
€ 16.99
€ 14.51
Paperback. Explosive, bestselling account of Mexico's drug cartels and the government - business nexus that enables them. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BTC; JKVG; JKVM; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 143 x 31. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Verso
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781682968
- ISBN
- 9781781682968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.43
€ 14.99
€ 14.43
Paperback. In his wrenching, classic autobiography--one of the most important documents in American history--Douglass describes himself as a man who became a slave and, later, a slave who became a man. Reissue. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 105 x 11. Weight in Grams: 83.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Signet Classics
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9780451529947
- ISBN
- 9780451529947
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.97
€ 6.97
Paperback. An autobiography of author who was born into slavery in Maryland in 1818. He describes his life as a slave - the cruelty he suffered at the hands of plantation owners; his struggles to educate himself in a world where slaves are deliberately kept ignorant; and ultimately, his fight for his right to freedom. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 98.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099595847
- ISBN
- 9780099595847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.29
€ 11.99
€ 10.29
Paperback. Frederick Douglass's Narrative recounts his life as a slave in Maryland and escape to freedom in 1838. An important slave autobiography, it is significant both for what it tells us about slave life and about its author. It is here reprinted with contexualizing source material and other writings by Douglass, as well as an introduction discussing its literary and historical significance. Editor(s): McDowell, Deborah E. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780199539079
- ISBN
- 9780199539079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 9.74
€ 19.99
€ 9.74
Paperback. Details the life of the author from his birth into slavery in 1818 to his escape to the North in 1838: how he endured the daily physical and spiritual brutalities of his owners and drivers, how he learned to read and write, and how he grew into a man who could only live free or die. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 201 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143107309
- ISBN
- 9780143107309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.23
€ 11.99
€ 10.23
Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 132 x 6. Weight in Grams: 76. Written by Himself. Series: Dover Thrift S. 96 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGA; HBTS. Dimension: 213 x 132 x 6. Weight: 86.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486284996
- ISBN
- 9780486284996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.25
€ 6.25
Paperback. A new edition of one of the most influential literary documents in American and African American history Editor(s): McKivigan, John; Hinks, Peter P.; Kaufman, Heather L. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 209 x 19. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Critical
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300204711
- ISBN
- 9780300204711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.98
€ 11.99
€ 10.98
Paperback. Explains the horror of American slavery and the emotional impetus behind the antislavery movement. This book describes the life and achievement of a man who escaped from slavery to become a leading abolitionist and one of our most important writers. It is suitable for those interested in American literature and history. Series: The John Harvard Library. Num Pages: 176 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674034013
- ISBN
- 9780674034013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.43
€ 14.99
€ 14.43
Paperback. At seventy-five, the author and Monica Darlington had done everything they could think of doing, including starting a business and becoming athletes and running a literary society. Lately they had become boating adventurers and he a bestselling writer. But in their Midlands canal town in November, life was looking dull and short on surprises. Num Pages: 368 pages, Line drawings/map. BIC Classification: 1DBKEN; 1DBKEY; BM; WGGN; WSSN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857500632
- ISBN
- 9780857500632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47