Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, over 160 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 227 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1406. A New Biography of Himmler's SS Commander. 240 pages, 160 b&w photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ. Dimension: 291 x 227 x 29. Weight: 1416.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764326592
- ISBN
- 9780764326592
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.06€ 46.30
€ 65.06
€ 46.30
Paperback. Winner of the PEN Hessel-Tiltman prize for history, and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for biography, The Lunar Men captures the creation of the modern world with lucid intelligence, sympathy and wisdom. Num Pages: 608 pages, 16pp colour and 60 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571216109
- ISBN
- 9780571216109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 15.96
€ 23.99
€ 15.96
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 240 x 25. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750961844
- ISBN
- 9780750961844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.79
€ 26.99
€ 23.79
Hardcover. This intriguing odyssey, set on the edges of time, encompasses biography, memoir, detective story, travelogue and history to tell a remarkable tale of East-West connections and a mysterious love. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; BM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 173 x 30. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Publisher
- Medina Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909339538
- ISBN
- 9781909339538
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.52
€ 25.99
€ 22.52
paperback. Now in paperback, this 'wonderful book' (Jane Stevenson, Daily Telegraph) describes the remarkable lives and times of the John Tradescants, father and son, immortalized in Philippa Gregory's bestselling novels Earthly Joys and Virgin Earth. Num Pages: 496 pages, Integrated black & white images throughout. 2 x 8pp black & white plates and 4pp colour p. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; BGH; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781843543350
- ISBN
- 9781843543350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.27
€ 12.99
€ 10.27
paperback. A biography of Edward VI, drawing a portrait of the boy king as a highly precocious, well educated, intellectually confident and decisive youth, with clear views on the future of the English church. Jennifer Loach also supplies the dramatic context in which Edward's short reign was played out. Editor(s): Bernard, Professor George; Williams, Penry. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 168 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300094091
- ISBN
- 9780300094091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.66
€ 23.99
€ 17.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 276 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JH; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Auckland University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869408251
- ISBN
- 9781869408251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.81
€ 57.81
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BGH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 209 x 19. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc India
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780345453488
- ISBN
- 9780345453488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.18
€ 18.99
€ 17.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1MBN; BGH; JPHL; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 169 x 25. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Publisher
- Otago University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877578731
- ISBN
- 9781877578731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.72
€ 24.99
€ 18.72
hardcover. Jeffrey Record has specialised in investigating the causes of war. In "The Specter of Munich: Reconsidering the Lessons of Appeasing Hitler" (Potomac Books, Inc., 2006), he contended that Hitler could not have been deterred from going to war by any action the Allies could plausibly have taken. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597975346
- ISBN
- 9781597975346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.58
€ 38.58
Paperback. The sweeping story of one of the most notorious crusader knights, Reynald de Chatillon - a great Christian hero of the Second Crusade and one of the most hated figures in Islamic history. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 x 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3H; BGH; HBJF1; HBLC1; HBWC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782399285
- ISBN
- 9781782399285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.77
€ 13.99
€ 10.77
Paperback. Alanson B Houghton was an American industrialist, politician, and diplomat. He was the world's most influential diplomat during the New Era of the 1920s. This text provides an account of Houghton's diplomatic experience and consequently a fresh assessment of US foreign policy during a pivotal decade in world history. Series: Biographies in American Foreign Policy. Num Pages: 288 pages, photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 176 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842050517
- ISBN
- 9780842050517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.74
€ 72.74
hardcover. Alanson B Houghton was an American industrialist, politician, and diplomat. He was the world's most influential diplomat during the New Era of the 1920s. This text provides an account of Houghton's diplomatic experience and consequently a fresh assessment of US foreign policy during a pivotal decade in world history. Series: Biographies in American Foreign Policy. Num Pages: 288 pages, photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 176 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780842050500
- ISBN
- 9780842050500
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.75
€ 157.75
Paperback. Series: The Prison Diaries. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JKVP1; JKVQ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2023
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509820795
- ISBN
- 9781509820795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.74
€ 13.00
€ 11.74
Paperback. Series: The Prison Diaries. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; BTC; FA; JKVP; JKVP1; JKVQ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2023
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509808878
- ISBN
- 9781509808878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.74
€ 13.00
€ 11.74
Paperback. Series: The Prison Diaries. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JKVP1; JKVQ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2023
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509808885
- ISBN
- 9781509808885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.80
€ 13.00
€ 11.80
Hardcover. James Henry Breasted (1865-1935) had a career that epitomizes our popular image of the archaeologist. This book weaves together the disparate strands of Breasted's life, from his small-town origins following the Civil War to his evolution into the father of American Egyptology and the founder of the Oriental Institute in the University of Chicago. Num Pages: 584 pages, 128 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HDDG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 187 x 262 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1304. The Life of James Henry Breasted and the Creation of His Oriental Institute. 584 pages, 128 halftones, 4 maps. James Henry Breasted (1865-1935) had a career that epitomizes our popular image of the archaeologist. This book weaves together the disparate strands of Breasted's life, from his small-town origins following the Civil War to his evolution into the father of American Egyptology and the founder of the Oriental Institute in the University of Chicago. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: BGH; HDDG. Dimension: 187 x 262 x 41. Weight: 1304.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226001104
- ISBN
- 9780226001104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.65€ 78.49
€ 94.65
€ 78.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 201 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781614707219
- ISBN
- 9781614707219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.00€ 115.01
€ 168.00
€ 115.01
Not trusting biographers, Jefferson wrote his autobiography at 77. This text returns to original manuscripts and correspondence for a new view of the statesman's life. It extends the story where Jefferson left off, weaving excerpts from other writings with passages from the autobiography. Num Pages: 216 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813122359
- ISBN
- 9780813122359
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.87
€ 39.87
Hardback. Richard B Russell, a Southern Democrat, used his positions of power to force an otherwise liberal internationalist foreign policy establishment to heed his non-interventionist, militarist, and Southern nationalist approaches to international crises. This book takes another look at Russell's role as foreign policy maker during the Cold War. Series: Biographies in American Foreign Policy. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742544970
- ISBN
- 9780742544970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.26
€ 130.26
Paperback. Author Jeff Guy explains how, after its conquest, the Zulu kingdom was destroyed by imperial policies of divide and rule and how the Colenso family, especially the Bishop's eldest daughter, Harriette, took the lead in resisting colonial exploitation and imperial domination. Num Pages: 512 pages, 37 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; BGH; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921334
- ISBN
- 9780813921334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.11
€ 47.11
Paperback. Jeannette Mirsky has here drawn from Sir Aurel Stein's books and articles as well as from his letters and unpublished archival materials to produce a definitive biography of this archaeological explorer, geographer, historical topographer, and linguist. Num Pages: 594 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HD; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226531779
- ISBN
- 9780226531779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.71
€ 34.99
€ 27.71
Paperback. In this fascinating book, Jeanette Lucraft treats Katherine as a missing person and reconstructs her and her times to uncover the mystery of the 'other woman' in John of Gaunt's life. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 118 x 20. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752455976
- ISBN
- 9780752455976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.43
€ 16.99
€ 15.43
Paperback. The private life of Marie Antionette Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 35. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 478
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845886387
- ISBN
- 9781845886387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.71
€ 25.99
€ 22.71