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Biography: historical, political & military

hardcover. This book uses the life of one man-Walter Lenoir of North Carolina-to explore the origins of southern white identity and the ambiguities and complexities embedded in that history with devotion to the Confederate cause. Lenoirs intention to divest himself of his inherited slaves changed with the war's outbreak and he joined the Confederate army. Series: New Narratives in American History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 b/w halftones, 5 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 178 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 329.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195314359
ISBN
9780195314359
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.10

Hardcover. This biography traces the rise and fall of the late Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. His ultimate failure to realize his vision of the Soviet future is linked to the unrealistic optimism of that vision, as well as to the contradictions inherent in his views and politics. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 350 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333599273
ISBN
9780333599273
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; BGL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 38. .
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062383341
ISBN
9780062383341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 7.88

Hardback. Editor(s): Bamford, Andrew. Series: Reason to Revolution. Num Pages: 164 pages, 3 b/w ills, maps. BIC Classification: BGH; BGHA; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Publisher
Helion & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911512325
ISBN
9781911512325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.51

Paperback. The award-winning biography of William Pitt the Younger by William Hague, the youngest leader of the Tory Party since Pitt himself. Num Pages: 688 pages, 17 b/w, 8 col plates (24pp), With index. BIC Classification: 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 526.
Edition
1st Edition Thus
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007147205
ISBN
9780007147205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.83

Paperback. William Hague has written the life of William Wilberforce who was both a staunch conservative and a tireless campaigner against the slave trade. Num Pages: 480 pages, 8 b/w, 16 col plates (24pp), With index. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007228867
ISBN
9780007228867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.07

Hardback. Editor(s): Wilson, Douglas L.; Davis, Rodney O. Series: The Knox College Lincoln Studies Center. Num Pages: 408 pages, 1 black and white photograph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252039812
ISBN
9780252039812
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.54

Paperback. Presents a history of modern physics, as seen through the lives of thirty men and women from the pantheon of physics such as Galileo, Albert Einstein, and Stephen Hawking. This title also offers portraits of their great moments of discovery, their bitter feuds, their relations with family and friends, their religious beliefs, and education. Num Pages: 512 pages, numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: BGH; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 964.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
510
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195173246
ISBN
9780195173246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.41

paperback. Revised and Expanded with two new chapters on Hillary Clinton's career as a U.S. Senator, Secretary of State, and presidential candidate. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; BGH; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Revised, Expanded
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362302
ISBN
9780822362302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.49

Paperback. Reveals both the William F. Cody of personal history and the Buffalo Bill of American mythology - and, finally, the curious reality that partakes of both Editor(s): Christianson, Frank. Series: The Papers of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody. Num Pages: 584 pages, 114 illustrations, 3 appendixes. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 876.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803232914
ISBN
9780803232914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.52

Hardcover. William Edmundson examines the spectacular life story of 'Colonel' John Thomas North, also known as 'The Nitrate King,' a mechanic in Leeds who became one of the best-known and richest men of his time. Forgotten in Britain and vilified in Chile and Peru, this is the first biography of a controversial but compelling figure. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 217 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 1KLSH; 3JH; BGB; BGH; HBTK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230112803
ISBN
9780230112803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.11

Paperback. William Dampier (1651-1715) is the remarkable seaman that England produced in the century and a half between Drake and Captain Cook. They each circumnavigated the world once; Dampier did so three times. This book is the account of his voyages which gives a picture of this unorthodox figure in his own words. Editor(s): Norris, Gerald. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456. William Dampier's Voyages. 328 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Norris, Gerald. William Dampier (1651-1715) is the remarkable seaman that England produced in the century and a half between Drake and Captain Cook. They each circumnavigated the world once; Dampier did so three times. This book is the account of his voyages which gives a picture of this unorthodox figure in his own words. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTM. Dimension: 221 x 150 x 23. Weight: 456.
Publisher
Boydell Press
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843833642
ISBN
9781843833642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.69

Paperback. Caferro has mined more than twenty archives in Britain and Italy, creating an authoritative portrait of Hawkwood as an extraordinary military leader, if not always an admirable human being. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16, 8 black & white halftones, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC; JWXN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 234 x 35. Weight in Grams: 690.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421418414
ISBN
9781421418414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.12

Hardcover. Beginning with the presidential campaign of 1864 and ending with his shocking assassination, Lincoln's ability to master the daunting affairs of state during the final nine months of his life proved critical to his apotheosis as saviour and saint of the nation. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674011991
ISBN
9780674011991
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.40

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 60 black and white and colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BGH; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 332 x 27. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Gibbs M. Smith Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781423641230
ISBN
9781423641230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 21.74

Hardcover. Num Pages: 250 pages, 60ill. BIC Classification: BGH; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Missouri History Museum Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781883982461
ISBN
9781883982461
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.20

Paperback. .
Publisher
University of Delaware Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611495010
ISBN
9781611495010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 50.93

Paperback. The Devil Wears Prada comes to Versailles in the story of the rise and fall of Leonard Autie, Marie Antoinette's loyal hairdresser, the man responsible for the style that made her the envy of France and for the uproar that dragged her to the guillotine. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17 colour illustrations, 30 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493000630
ISBN
9781493000630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.93

Hardcover. Combining the work of eminent and emerging scholars this interdisciplinary book sheds new light on a legal classic and its continued influence. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; LAZ; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Hart Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841137964
ISBN
9781841137964
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.60

Paperback. A brilliantly vivid Second World War memoir by one of 'the Few' Spitfire fighter pilots. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGHA; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780221212
ISBN
9781780221212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

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