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Biography: historical, political & military

Hardcover. This groundbreaking work chronicles the author's quest to uncover previously unexplained areas of the life of T.E. Lawrence, the enigmatic desert fighter, aircraftman and writer. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154. .
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd Ireland
Number of pages
328
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843516569
ISBN
9781843516569
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.00
€ 20.49

Paperback. Reinhard Heydrich is widely recognized as one of the great iconic villains of the twentieth century, an appalling figure even within the context of the Nazi leadership. In this book, the author weaves together little-known stories of Heydrich's private life with his deeds as head of the Nazi Reich Security Main Office. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp.-section of black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300187724
ISBN
9780300187724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.26

Paperback. A major reinterpretation of Gandhi's life, politics, religion and nation Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; BGH; BGX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781681015
ISBN
9781781681015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.48

Paperback. Castro is the only world leader to have outlasted nine US presidents, has survived over 600 assassination attempts and remains one of the twentieth century's most controversial figures. This title tells Castro's story, explaining thing from his parents and earliest influences to his imprisonment, guerrilla war and the Cuban revolution. Editor(s): Ramonet, Ignacio. Translator(s): Hurley, Andrew. Num Pages: 736 pages, Illustrations (some col.), 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KJC; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 568.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141026268
ISBN
9780141026268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.09

Paperback. The author evokes Wainewright the poisoner's double life in a biography that takes the form of a confession. He strips away the layers of legend and restores Wainewright to his own voice, capturing his energy, charm, callousness, wit and wantoness. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 290.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
SKU
KNW0008945
ISBN
9780571205462
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 11.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBL; BGHA; BM; JPHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241966280
ISBN
9780241966280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Paperback. The first ever full-scale biography of the last native Prince of Wales who fought to maintain an independent Wales. Num Pages: 222 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 17. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445614984
ISBN
9781445614984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.24

Paperback. Three times viceroy, Sir Henry Sidney was a key figure in the Elizabethan conquest of Ireland. This is Sidney's own account of his career in Ireland, last published in the mid-19th century. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JB; BGHA; DNF; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 161.
Publisher
Cork University Press Cork
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859181805
ISBN
9781859181805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJC; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845887964
ISBN
9781845887964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.57

Hardcover. A compelling biography of Maulana Husain Ahmad Madani, the pre-eminent Muslim scholar and fervent campaigner for democracy and unity in India. Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJF; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851685790
ISBN
9781851685790
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.19

Paperback. The first-ever comprehensive biography of Heinrich Himmler, SS-Reichsfuhrer, Nazi Interior Minister, and Chief of Police, whose name has become a byword for the terror, persecution, and destruction that characterized the Third Reich. Num Pages: 1072 pages, 31 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1344.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199651740
ISBN
9780199651740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.50

Hardback. Cosimo dei Medici stabilized ducal finances, secured his borders, doubled his territory, attracted scholars and artists to his court, academy, and universities, and dissipated fractious Florentine politics. These triumphs were far from a foregone conclusion, as Gregory Murry shows in this study of how Cosimo crafted his image as a sacral monarch. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HRAM2; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674725478
ISBN
9780674725478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.65
€ 57.18

Paperback. A uniquely detailed portrayal of the formative years of Tanzania's first president and the influences that led him to enter politics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; 3JJ; BGH; HBJH; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
James Currey
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011503
ISBN
9781847011503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 592 pages, 5. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HPC; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 800.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801481116
ISBN
9780801481116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 7. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750962322
ISBN
9780750962322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.35

Paperback. 8vo.Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KEX0291267
ISBN
9780195156348
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Through the Churchills' 'wilderness years' in the 1930s, to Clementine's desperate efforts to preserve her husband's health during the struggle against Hitler, Sonia presents the inspiring but often ignored story of one of the most important women in modern history. Num Pages: 400 pages, 32 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBWQ; JFSJ1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Aurum Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781313077
ISBN
9781781313077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.65

Paperback. Born into poverty in Ballinasloe in 1846, O'Connor Power spent much of his childhood in the workhouse. From here he rose rapidly through the ranks of the Fenian Movement to become a leading member of the Supreme Council of the Irish Republican Brotherhood. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
The History Press Ltd Dublin
Condition
New
Publication date
2011
SKU
9781845886981
ISBN
9781845886981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 12.00

Paperback. Includes a travel book and a biography of its author. Editor(s): Holmes, Richard. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations, map, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DN; BGH; DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140432695
ISBN
9780140432695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardback. This classic memoir of the First World War is now a major motion picture starring Alicia Vikander and Kit Harington. Includes an afterword by Kate Mosse OBE. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJC; 3JJF; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 140 x 48. Weight in Grams: 754.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
608
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780226590
ISBN
9781780226590
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.89

Hardcover. An account of the great Shi'ite scholar-theologian. Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 149 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 319.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
149
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851683833
ISBN
9781851683833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.55

Hardcover. Friedrich Ebert (1871-1925) was influential in securing SPD support for the war in 1914. He reluctantly accepted the need for Germany to sign the Treaty of Versailles, at one point saying he might be prepared to resume the war. This book examines how much of a part treaty played in creating the circumstances of the Second World War. Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 tables, 17 black & white halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791637
ISBN
9781905791637
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. A ground-breaking historical work that explicates Thomas Jefferson's vision of himself, the American Revolution, Christianity, slavery and race. Num Pages: 400 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631492518
ISBN
9781631492518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.47

Paperback. Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine was one of the leading personalities of the Middle Ages, and also one of the most controversial. Having inherited a vast feudal domain stretching from the Loire to the Pyrenees, she was one of the greatest heiresses in history. This biography offers a perspective on this woman. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 332.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099523550
ISBN
9780099523550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

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