Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. Tells the story of ten exceptional generals who left their mark on Britain, the British Empire, and the world. Some - including the Duke of Wellington, Lord Kitchener and Bernard Montgomery - are names etched in the national mythology. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571224876
- ISBN
- 9780571224876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.93
€ 16.99
€ 13.93
Hardback. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJPR; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBWS5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 215 x 26. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608465910
- ISBN
- 9781608465910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.37
€ 25.99
€ 23.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, over 80 bw images. BIC Classification: BGH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 416. 80 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGH; HBWQ. Dimension: 277 x 216 x 8. Weight: 416.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764340468
- ISBN
- 9780764340468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.87
€ 30.99
€ 20.87
Self-made millionaire and mayor of Toledo, Ohio (1897-1904), Samuel M. Jones was one of the most important reformers of the progressive era. He implemented profit-sharing and day-care for factory workers, municipal-owned utilities, and free legal counsel. The compelling story of the only man in America to have run a city by the Golden Rule. Photos. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBTB; HRCV; JPHL; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813120621
- ISBN
- 9780813120621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.26
€ 49.26
Paperback. A finalist for the Lincoln Prize, The Sea Captain's Wife "comes surprisingly, and movingly, alive" (Tina Jordan, Entertainment Weekly). Num Pages: 384 pages, 47 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393330298
- ISBN
- 9780393330298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.12
€ 19.99
€ 18.12
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; HBWN; JPSH; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 205 x 25. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Pool of London Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910860038
- ISBN
- 9781910860038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.96
€ 21.96
Paperback. Addresses itself to the central lacuna of twentieth century thought: the indulgence of communism by intellectuals of the West. In between the personal beginning and the personal ending, this work gives us information about Stalin: Koba the Dread, losif the Terrible. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JFCX; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099438021
- ISBN
- 9780099438021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.16
€ 16.99
€ 13.16
Paperback. Drawing on a cache of personal documents, the author retraces Bruno Langbehn's journey from disillusioned adolescent to SS Officer to mysterious grandfather. He tries to understand how Langbehn and millions of others like him were seduced by Hitler's regime, and attempts to come to terms with this devastating revelation. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Viking
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141024998
- ISBN
- 9780141024998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.61
€ 14.99
€ 11.61
Paperback. More than half a century after his death, Lt Col Robert Blair Mayne is still regarded as one of the greatest soldiers in the history of military special operations. This title tells the life story of 'Colonel Paddy', whose exceptional physical strength and uniquely swift reflexes made him a fearsome opponent. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780575827
- ISBN
- 9781780575827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.60
€ 14.99
€ 11.60
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The New Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595586780
- ISBN
- 9781595586780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.41
€ 29.99
€ 27.41
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The New Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595589347
- ISBN
- 9781595589347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.52
€ 20.52
paperback. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; JFSK; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The New Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595587763
- ISBN
- 9781595587763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.13
€ 20.99
€ 20.13
Paperback. 'Into Africa' traces the journeys of Livingstone and Stanley - Livingstone's search for the Nile's source, leaving him alone, far from civilization; and Stanley's search for Livingstone, which sees his awakening to the beauty of Africa. This book is a fascinating window on the golden age of exploration. Num Pages: 416 pages, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1HF; BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 31. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553814477
- ISBN
- 9780553814477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.36
€ 15.99
€ 12.36
Paperback. A fascinating and revealing exploration of Sir Winston Churchill's relationship with Israel, Jews and Jewishness, by his official biographer and one of the foremost historians of Judaism. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 pp b-w. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1ST
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781416522577
- ISBN
- 9781416522577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.56
€ 16.99
€ 12.56
hardcover. Demonstrates how Stephen Douglas's path to overnight stardom in Illinois led to his identification with the Democratic Party. Num Pages: 223 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 524. 223 pages, 1 table. Demonstrates how Stephen Douglas's path to overnight stardom in Illinois led to his identification with the Democratic Party. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 20. Weight: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107024786
- ISBN
- 9781107024786
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.53€ 63.98
€ 87.53
€ 63.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 456 pages, 36 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300226416
- ISBN
- 9780300226416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.50
€ 21.99
€ 17.50
paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 209 x 14. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Melville House Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612196169
- ISBN
- 9781612196169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.54
€ 17.99
€ 14.54
Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 31. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807097762
- ISBN
- 9780807097762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.05
€ 21.99
€ 17.05
Paperback. A thorough and up-to-date biography of Nelson Mandela by Africa scholar Martin Meredith Num Pages: 672 pages, 16pp b-w plates. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 135 x 43. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 704
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847399328
- ISBN
- 9781847399328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.00€ 12.75
€ 15.00
€ 12.75
Paperback. A thorough and up-to-date biography of Nelson Mandela by Africa scholar Martin Meredith Num Pages: 627 pages, 16pp b-w plates. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; 3JMC; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 38. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Number of pages
- 627
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847378835
- ISBN
- 9781847378835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 6.23
€ 16.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. A study of Sir Maurice Oldfield's life that portrays one of the UK's most important and complex spies of the Cold War era. He was the first Chief of MI6 that hadn't come from an upper-class background or studied at Eton or Oxbridge. Rather, he was a farmer's son from a provincial grammar school. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBTW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552171625
- ISBN
- 9780552171625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.37
€ 15.99
€ 12.37
Paperback. Bill Clinton is both a product and a manipulator of the communications media, and this biography looks inside the tactics and the representations that both the President and his wife have adopted to sway opinion in their favour. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; BGH; JFD; JPQ; JPVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 198 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270. Good copy with some shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- SKU
- KHN0001880
- ISBN
- 9780099360018
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Pimpernel Press
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910258057
- ISBN
- 9781910258057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.56
€ 38.99
€ 27.56
Hardback. Series: Bunin. Num Pages: 347 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; BGHA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 347
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566630832
- ISBN
- 9781566630832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.73
€ 46.73