Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. An account of survival is told by a Budapest lawyer who secured fake Christian identities for himself, his wife and his two children following the invasion of the Germans in March 1944. Translator(s): Tonkin, Humphrey. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVH; BGHA; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841951805
- ISBN
- 9781841951805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.13
€ 14.99
€ 11.13
Paperback. Joan of Arc, born in Domremy in France in 1412, began to hear voices and, believing they were directives from God, followed them - to the French court, to battle to wrest France from the English in the Hundred Years War, and to defeat and capture. This book provides an account of her life. It also focuses on Joan's history. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 233 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750943420
- ISBN
- 9780750943420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.38
€ 19.38
Paperback. He was, of course, a man better known for burning books than collecting them and yet by the time he died, aged 56, Adolf Hitler owned an estimated 16,000 volumes - the works of historians, philosophers, poets, playwrights and novelists. This title provides a view of Hitler's evolution and offers insights into his emotional and intellectual world. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099532170
- ISBN
- 9780099532170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.21
€ 20.99
€ 16.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674016422
- ISBN
- 9780674016422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.60
€ 33.99
€ 28.60
Paperback. A biography of Wilhelm von Habsburg that intends to reconstruct the life of this extraordinary man - a man who remained loyal to his Ukrainian dreams even after the country's dissolution in 1921. It charts the final collapse of the ancient regime in Europe and the rise of a new world order. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845951207
- ISBN
- 9781845951207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.95
€ 16.99
€ 12.95
Paperback. Yerkes' impact upon London was seismic and his legacy controversial. He made his fortune in the Chicago Street railways but his shady deals and turbulent private life led him to London seeking a new playground, having married his latest mistress, 40 years his junior. Num Pages: 160 pages, 30 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; KFF; KNGT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752446226
- ISBN
- 9780752446226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.46
€ 23.46
Paperback. Presents the life of a man who became a legend in his own lifetime, whose idealistic vigour and determination were matched only by his political realism and supreme organisational abilities. This book provides an insight on Michael Collins life and work. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJG; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 45. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784753269
- ISBN
- 9781784753269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.49
€ 14.99
€ 11.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, over 300 colour photographs & profiles. BIC Classification: BGH; BTH; BTM; HBLW; HBTM; HBWQ; KNDV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 218 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1310. A History of the Marine & Armament Experimental Establishment, 1920-1924, and the Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment, 1924-1956. 272 pages, over 300 colour photographs & profiles. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGH; BTH; BTM; HBLW; HBTM; HBWQ; KNDV. Dimension: 303 x 218 x 23. Weight: 1310.
- Publisher
- Hikoki Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902109138
- ISBN
- 9781902109138
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.65€ 32.77
€ 52.65
€ 32.77
Paperback. Henry Morton Stanley was a cruel imperialist - a bad man of Africa. This book shows the reality of Stanley's life - his trans-Africa journey, a human endurance which solved virtually every one of the continent's remaining geographical puzzles. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1HF; 3JH; BGH; RGR; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 39. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571221035
- ISBN
- 9780571221035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.07
€ 18.99
€ 14.07
Paperback. An extensively revised edition of Tim Jeal's classic biography published to mark the bicentenary of the great explorer Num Pages: 432 pages, 16pp. b&w illustrations section. BIC Classification: 1HF; BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 217 x 34. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Revised, Expanded ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300191004
- ISBN
- 9780300191004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.90
€ 24.99
€ 18.90
Paperback. Series: For Beginners. Num Pages: 160 pages, chiefly col. illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- For Beginners United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934389485
- ISBN
- 9781934389485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.91
€ 17.99
€ 14.91
Paperback. Memoirs of the Iraq war hero whose stirring pre-battle speech so inspired his troops - and the world Num Pages: 512 pages, 3 x 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BGHA; HBWS5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 366. Good copy with some shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Headline Review
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Printing
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KTG0009815
- ISBN
- 9780755313754
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Memoirs of the Iraq war hero whose stirring pre-battle speech so inspired his troops - and the world Num Pages: 512 pages, 3 x 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BGHA; HBWS5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 370. Some minor shelf wear, but remains very good.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Printing
- Publisher
- Headline Review
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KTJ0007980
- ISBN
- 9780755313754
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141039190
- ISBN
- 9780141039190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.47
€ 24.99
€ 17.47
Offers insights into Reagan's ideological development and his political ascendancy. This book links the eight years (1954-1962) in which Reagan worked for General Electric; acting as host of its television program, GE Theater, and traveling the country as the company's public-relations envoy - to his conversion to conservatism. Series: Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138604
- ISBN
- 9780231138604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 97.08€ 72.54
€ 97.08
€ 72.54
Paperback. An engaging, balanced, and penetrating narrative biography of the charismatic eighteenth-century American evangelist Num Pages: 344 pages, 13 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; BGX; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300223583
- ISBN
- 9780300223583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.76
€ 25.99
€ 19.76
hardcover. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521116459
- ISBN
- 9780521116459
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.71
€ 89.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141986609
- ISBN
- 9780141986609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.28
€ 13.99
€ 10.28
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848847484
- ISBN
- 9781848847484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 21.31
€ 51.99
€ 21.31
Paperback. A uniquely detailed portrayal of the formative years of Tanzania's first president and the influences that led him to enter politics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; 3JJ; BGH; HBJH; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847011503
- ISBN
- 9781847011503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.69
€ 32.99
€ 27.69