Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. A biography of James Monroe who became the fifth president of the United States in 1816. Ammon recreates his remarkable career, through his service in the revolutionary army, the Confederation Congress, to his exertions in James Madison's cabinet and his subsequent presidency. Num Pages: 736 pages, 8 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1016.
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- 1st pbk. ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813912660
- ISBN
- 9780813912660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.72
€ 55.72
Paperback. Sir James the Good, one of the finest soldiers Scotland ever produced, is sometimes better known by the name given to him by the English - the 'Black Douglas'. He terrified the northern shires of England throughout the reign of King Robert the Bruce and the Wars of Independence. This book tells the history of one of Scotland's greatest warriors. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16pp colour section. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906307349
- ISBN
- 9781906307349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.82
€ 13.99
€ 10.82
Hardcover. In this landmark biography, Jane Addams becomes America's most admired and most hated woman-and wins the Nobel Peace Prize. Num Pages: 352 pages, 32 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBTB; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 169 x 280 x 29. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393071658
- ISBN
- 9780393071658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.11
€ 31.99
€ 27.11
Paperback. The story of Henry VIII's queens - as seen through the eyes of Jane Rochford, sister-in-law to Anne Boleyn and cousin to Katherine Howard. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations (some col.), col. map, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 7. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First printing of this edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753823866
- ISBN
- 9780753823866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.61
€ 14.99
€ 11.61
Paperback. Jane Grey Swisshelm: An Unconventional Life, 1815-1884 Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; JFFK; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469614748
- ISBN
- 9781469614748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.89
€ 45.89
Paperback. The first ever biography of Jane Seymour, Henry VIII's third wife, who died in childbirth giving the king what he craved most - a son and heir. Num Pages: 288 pages, 26 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332. Henry VIII's True Love. 288 pages, 53 illustrations (26 colour). The first ever biography of Jane Seymour, Henry VIII's third wife, who died in childbirth giving the king what he craved most - a son and heir. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight: 262.
- Publisher
- Amberley
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848685277
- ISBN
- 9781848685277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.08
€ 15.99
€ 13.08
Paperback. The Man Who Made the Tudor Dynasty Num Pages: 400 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 197 x 47. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445650494
- ISBN
- 9781445650494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.44
€ 13.99
€ 11.44
Hardcover. The first proper biography of Jasper Tudor, the architect of a victory at Bosworth and thus the Tudor dynasty Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781553909
- ISBN
- 9781781553909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.10
€ 26.99
€ 19.10
Hardback. The little-known story of the creator of the modern state of Qatar. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8-16 page colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1FBXQ; 3JH; BGH; HBJF1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 222 x 25. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781250709
- ISBN
- 9781781250709
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.20
€ 29.20
Hardback. Jean Moulin is a universally recognized French hero, celebrated as the delegate of General de Gaulle to Nazi occupied France in 1942-3 and founder of the National Resistance Council in May 1943. This book is an account of his republican background, his resistance activities, and of his death. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333764862
- ISBN
- 9780333764862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.89
€ 186.89
Hardcover. A biography of Mrs Nassau Senior, 1822-1877, that tells how an extraordinary woman escaped from the constraints of Victorian domesticity to become the first woman in Whitehall and one of Britain's great social reformers. An ardent Christian Socialist radical, Jeanie Senior co-founded the British Red Cross in the Franco-Prussian war. Num Pages: 348 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; JFF; JFSJ1; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845192532
- ISBN
- 9781845192532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.49
€ 182.49
Paperback. A biography of Mrs Nassau Senior, 1822-1877, that tells how an extraordinary woman escaped from the constraints of Victorian domesticity to become the first woman in Whitehall and one of Britain's great social reformers. An ardent Christian Socialist radical, Jeanie Senior co-founded the British Red Cross in the Franco-Prussian war. Num Pages: 348 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 348
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845192549
- ISBN
- 9781845192549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.62
€ 64.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, 27 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; JFSJ1; JPHF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 7. Weight in Grams: 163.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493017287
- ISBN
- 9781493017287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.08
€ 15.99
€ 15.08
Paperback. This portrait of Jefferson reveals an experienced, talented and courageous leader who, nevertheless, undermined the Confederacy's cause in the trans-Appalachian West, where the South lost the American Civil War. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 376 pages, 20 photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700605675
- ISBN
- 9780700605675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.74
€ 49.74
Paperback. A close look at the presidency of Jefferson Davis. The book provides a clear picture of his leadership and ability to handle domestic, diplomatic and military matters under the most trying circumstances - without the resources of the north and without the formal recognition of other nations. Num Pages: 566 pages, 39 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JPHL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 835.
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700612932
- ISBN
- 9780700612932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.26
€ 49.26
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.16
€ 41.16
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Bedford/St. Martin's
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312085858
- ISBN
- 9780312085858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.89
€ 43.99
€ 38.89
Paperback. Editor(s): Bear, James Adam; Stanton, Lucia C. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Second Series. Num Pages: 870 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 0. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 870
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691606392
- ISBN
- 9780691606392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 169.47
€ 169.47
Paperback. Editor(s): Bear, James Adam; Stanton, Lucia C. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 836 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 836
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691628424
- ISBN
- 9780691628424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 156.78
€ 156.78
Jefferson's Parliamentary Writings: Parliamentary Pocket-Book and a Ma...
Wilbur Samuel . Ed(S): Howell
Hardback. Editor(s): Howell, Wilbur Samuel. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 490 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPF; JPHC; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 490
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691632599
- ISBN
- 9780691632599
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 234.39
€ 234.39