Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. Togo Heihachiro (1848-1934) was born into a feudal society that had lived in seclusion for 250 years. Delving beyond Togo's finest hour at the Battle of Tsushima, this title portrays the life of a diffident Japanese sailor in Victorian Britain. Num Pages: 280 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906598624
- ISBN
- 9781906598624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.87
€ 16.99
€ 14.87
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907822575
- ISBN
- 9781907822575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.43
€ 18.99
€ 16.43
Hardcover. The Japanese delegation at the Paris Peace Conference did not have the Japanese prime or foreign ministers. They were led by Prince Saionji Kinmochi (1849-1940), the 'kingmaker' of early 20th-century Japanese politics whose life spanned the arrival of Commodore Perry, the Japanese civil war, the Meiji Restoration, the Sino-Japanese War and WW I. Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 tables, 3 black & white halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905791682
- ISBN
- 9781905791682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.31
€ 14.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. Look at the woman who may become the next president of America. Combining deep reporting and West Wing-esque storytelling, this book reveals the strategising, machinations and last minute decision-making that have accompanied one of the greatest political comebacks in history. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; 3JMG; BGH; HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099594697
- ISBN
- 9780099594697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.82
€ 13.99
€ 10.82
Paperback. Between 1970 and 1975 Jon Swain, the English journalist portrayed in "The Killing Fields", lived in the lands of the Mekong river. This is his account of those years, and how their tumultuous events affected him. He also describes the beauty of the landscape, as well as its violence and corruption. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPL; BGHA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749320201
- ISBN
- 9780749320201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.44
€ 14.99
€ 11.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 864 pages, 2 photo inserts + photos throughout; 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; BGH; HBJK; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 246 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1136.
- Publisher
- Random House Trade Paperbacks
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812979473
- ISBN
- 9780812979473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.75
€ 21.99
€ 15.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 800 pages, 3 Photo Inserts; Part Title-Opening Photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 231 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1068.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 800
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812979480
- ISBN
- 9780812979480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 18.73
€ 27.99
€ 18.73
Hardcover. Num Pages: 800 pages, 3 Photo Inserts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 180 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1286.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 800
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781400067664
- ISBN
- 9781400067664
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 27.59
€ 42.99
€ 27.59
Paperback. Che Guevara's dream was an epic one - to unite Latin America and the rest of the developing world through armed revolution, and to end once and for all the poverty, injustice and petty nationalisms that had bled it for centuries. This work tells the tale of revolution, international intrigue and covert operations. Num Pages: 832 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJK; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1072.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553406641
- ISBN
- 9780553406641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.46
€ 25.99
€ 18.46
Paperback. Where Men Win Glory is a profoundly eloquent and affecting account of heroism - a millionaire sports star who gave it all up after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, to fight for his country with the US Army in Afghanistan: only to be killed by one of his own platoon. The gripping story of the life and death of a true American hero. Num Pages: 400 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; BGH; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 338. The Odyssey of Pat Tillman. 400 pages, maps. Where Men Win Glory is a profoundly eloquent and affecting account of heroism - a millionaire sports star who gave it all up after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, to fight for his country with the US Army in Afghanistan: only to be killed by one of his own platoon. The gripping story of the life and death of a true American hero. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; BGH; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 29. Weight: 389.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848873025
- ISBN
- 9781848873025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.58
€ 16.99
€ 12.58
Hardcover. This biography of writer, translator, teacher, and feminist Ada Gobetti, the first in English or Italian, frames her activism in the Resistenza as a chapter in a lifetime of resistance. Num Pages: 328 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580465724
- ISBN
- 9781580465724
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.79
€ 121.79
Hardback. This is an intellectual biography of Gabriel Bonnot de Mably (1709-85), who emerges as a central figure in the history of republican thought in the era of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 575.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804727891
- ISBN
- 9780804727891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.90
€ 83.90
Paperback. * The remarkable life story of Johnson Beharry, from Grenadian poverty to being awarded the Victoria Cross and becoming a national hero *An utterly compelling story that will inspire this and future generations Num Pages: 448 pages, Section: 16, colour. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Edition
- First Thus
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751538793
- ISBN
- 9780751538793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.15
€ 16.99
€ 13.15
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612348247
- ISBN
- 9781612348247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.08
€ 40.99
€ 28.08
Hardcover. Missionaries have been blamed for some of the worst effects of western imperialism in Africa. This book, based on the letters of Herbert and Doris Gerrard, leaves readers to judge for themselves. Gerrsrd was a medical missionary who served in Zambia and Kenya for 26 years. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16ill.2M. BIC Classification: 1H; BGHA; HBJH; HBLW; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 27. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- I.B.Tauris
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860646591
- ISBN
- 9781860646591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 53.92
€ 54.99
€ 53.92
Paperback. Once a Grand Duchess Num Pages: 270 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750935210
- ISBN
- 9780750935210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.97
€ 14.99
€ 13.97
Paperback. Princess Victoria Melita Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750934695
- ISBN
- 9780750934695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.97
€ 13.99
€ 12.97
Paperback.
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 326
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718893019
- ISBN
- 9780718893019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.70
€ 56.70
In this study, John T. Shawcross uses extensive new archival research to scrutinize several misunderstood elements of Milton's life, including his first marriage and his relationship with his brother, brother-in-law and nephews. He also examines Milton's numerous royalist connections. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813122915
- ISBN
- 9780813122915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.18
€ 49.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 842 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGHA; JPL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 175 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1932.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 842
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772897592
- ISBN
- 9788772897592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.84€ 68.16
€ 82.84
€ 68.16