Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
A Pioneer in Yokohama: A Dutchman´s Adventures in the New Treaty Port
C. T. Van Assendelft De Coningh
Paperback. Translation of 2nd volume of memoir entitled Ontmoetingen ter zee en te land [Adventures at sea and on land], published in 1879 by W.C. De Graaff, Haarlem, Netherlands. Translator(s): Chaiklin, Martha. Num Pages: 216 pages, maps & illus. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603848367
- ISBN
- 9781603848367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.70
€ 20.99
€ 16.70
Paperback. Offers an account of Horatio Nelson's rise to international fame. This book gives us the private as well as the public man, it combines scholarship with a brilliant and compelling style. Num Pages: 960 pages, 16pp b/w, 7 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1170.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 960
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845951917
- ISBN
- 9781845951917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 30.03
€ 45.99
€ 30.03
Paperback. The untold story of the remarkable woman behind England's greatest medieval king, Edward I. Num Pages: 432 pages, 40. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445660264
- ISBN
- 9781445660264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.28
€ 26.28
Paperback. Superbly told, this is the story of four turbulent, passionate, tragic and prodigious generations. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations, facsimiles, table, portraits, references, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750932400
- ISBN
- 9780750932400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.17
€ 13.99
€ 13.17
Paperback. The acclaimed biography of the man who put Britain on the map Num Pages: 368 pages, 41 black & while images including 8 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780715652268
- ISBN
- 9780715652268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.93
€ 16.99
€ 13.93
Paperback. Avoiding the technical jargon and complex logic associated with most books on philosophy, Law brings the thoughts of these great thinkers, from Confucius and Buddha to Wittgenstein and Sartre, to life. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGH; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 134 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780877471
- ISBN
- 9781780877471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.00€ 13.12
€ 15.00
€ 13.12
Paperback. Boris Johnson brings the legacy of Sir Winston Churchill back to life, to mark the 50th anniversary of his death. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2 X 8pp b&w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444783056
- ISBN
- 9781444783056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.67
€ 19.99
€ 14.67
Paperback. This lavishly illustrated, richly documented life of Lady Lavery relates how one beautiful American woman reinvented herself as 'a simple Irish girl' and came to personify Eire on Ireland's banknotes, 'living and dying .. as though some ballad-singer had sung it all'. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157. .
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843516439
- ISBN
- 9781843516439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.00€ 15.75
€ 18.00
€ 15.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; BGH; HBLX; HBWS5; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 203 x 19. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062288394
- ISBN
- 9780062288394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.66
€ 17.99
€ 15.66
Paperback. A biography of Albert Speer, an important figure of the Nazi High Command. An architect and an intellectual, he was seen to be a humane man, but, as Minister for Armaments, how could he not have known about the concentration camps? This book examines such moral issues about Speer and the Nazis. Num Pages: 784 pages, 24pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; AM; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 44. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Publisher
- Picador
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330346979
- ISBN
- 9780330346979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.71
€ 25.99
€ 19.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 736 pages, Black and White Photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1038.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 736
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307277909
- ISBN
- 9780307277909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.46
€ 24.99
€ 17.46
Paperback. In 1815, the young Dublin doctor Barry O'Meara accepted the opportunity of a lifetime to look after Napoleon Bonaparte in his banishment on St Helena. In one of the most isolated places on earth, doctor and patient became intimate friends. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTASH; 3JH; BGH; BJ; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155. .
- Publisher
- O´Brien Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847178916
- ISBN
- 9781847178916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.51
€ 16.99
€ 14.51
Paperback. Despite a long and eventful reign, Britain's George II is a largely forgotten monarch, his achievements overlooked and his abilities misunderstood. This biography paints a richly detailed portrait of the many-faceted monarch in his public as well as his private life. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 27. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300187779
- ISBN
- 9780300187779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.04
€ 25.99
€ 20.04
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BGHA; BM; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613734414
- ISBN
- 9781613734414
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.44
€ 18.99
€ 18.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages, 78 black & white halftones, 1 maps, 1 charts. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 788.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint Edition of the Classic
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442236554
- ISBN
- 9781442236554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.42
€ 22.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 16 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; JPHL; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 132 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300223514
- ISBN
- 9780300223514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.98
€ 18.99
€ 14.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 880 pages, 32pp b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 200 x 42. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140279627
- ISBN
- 9780140279627
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.78
€ 24.99
€ 17.78
Paperback. Dexter Hoyos has written extensively on Carthage and Hannibal's career; here he distills this work into an introductory work, accessible to the non-specialist. Taking a chronological format Hoyos traces the rise and fall of Hannibal and Carthage, dispelling a few myths along the way. Num Pages: 176 pages, 4 maps, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 15. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904675471
- ISBN
- 9781904675471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.07
€ 23.99
€ 22.07
Paperback. The author has been a Labour MP for 20 years, and despite his refusal to toe the party line, he has held several prominent posts. This book offers humorous and incisive takes on various aspects of political life: from the build-up to Iraq, to the scandalous sums of tax-payers' money spent on ministerial cars he didn't want to use. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 page mono plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; 3JMC; BGHA; BJ; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 40. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846682308
- ISBN
- 9781846682308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.19
€ 23.19
Hardback. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Eyewear Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911335344
- ISBN
- 9781911335344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.67
€ 23.99
€ 20.67
Hardcover. The definitive biography of the Haitian revolutionary Toussaint Louverture, leader of the only successful slave revolt in world history Num Pages: 352 pages, TBD. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 37. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465094134
- ISBN
- 9780465094134
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 22.31
€ 32.99
€ 22.31
Paperback. Magician of the North is the first full-scale biography of this extraordinary man. William George Armstrong was a visionary inventor, engineer and businessman who bestrode the 19th-century world like a colossus, bringing global renown to his great Elswick works on the Tyne, while adding lustre to Britain's imperial might. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; TBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- McNidder & Grace
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857160423
- ISBN
- 9780857160423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.43
€ 20.99
€ 16.43
Paperback. The thrilling true story of a forgotten British hero of World War II. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps (some col.), ports. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 3JJH; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 30. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849162081
- ISBN
- 9781849162081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.00€ 13.12
€ 15.00
€ 13.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 314 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJ; BGH; JPFB; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 205 x 26. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- AK Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849352383
- ISBN
- 9781849352383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.99
€ 20.99
€ 19.99