Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Hardcover. In 1828 a strange youth, barely able to speak or walk appeared in Nuremberg. The case excited widespread curiosity; was the "wild man", as many claimed, the rightful heir to the Grand Duchy of Baden, or simply an ingenious fraud? This book examines the many ramifications of this case. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333962145
- ISBN
- 9780333962145
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.76
€ 122.76
Paperback. In this fascinating book, Jeanette Lucraft treats Katherine as a missing person and reconstructs her and her times to uncover the mystery of the 'other woman' in John of Gaunt's life. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 118 x 20. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752455976
- ISBN
- 9780752455976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.12
€ 15.99
€ 15.12
Paperback. Katherine Swynford was first the mistress, and later the wife, of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster. This book rescues Katherine from the footnotes of history, highlighting her key dynastic position within the English monarchy. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712641975
- ISBN
- 9780712641975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.70
€ 19.99
€ 14.70
Paperback. Series: Jacana Pocket Biography. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; BGH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 4522 x 2744 x 13. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press South Africa
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821422014
- ISBN
- 9780821422014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.32
€ 19.99
€ 19.32
Paperback. This book will explore the fascinating relationship between Nixon and Kennedy and the crucial ways in which it shaped them-and the nation. Num Pages: 400 pages, b&w photo insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 25. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781451644289
- ISBN
- 9781451644289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.78
€ 18.99
€ 17.78
Hardback. From the author of Almost President, the first dual biography and side-by-side political analysis of our oldest president and our youngest president, the Republican and Democratic spiritual leaders, born only six years apart, yet separated in the Oval Office by twenty years, the most influential Presidents of the past 50 years. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHC; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 33. Weight in Grams: 42.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762781447
- ISBN
- 9780762781447
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.75
€ 29.99
€ 23.75
Paperback. From his hiring as a legislative assistant to Kennedy's death in 1963, the author was with him during the key crises and turning points - including the spectacular race for the vice presidency at the 1956 convention, the launching of Kennedy's presidential candidacy, the TV debates with Nixon, and election night at Hyannis Port. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 208 x 54. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Number of pages
- 800
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062280800
- ISBN
- 9780062280800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.32
€ 21.32
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 33 b/w photos, 1 Chart, 1 Map. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- A Cappella Books United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556527951
- ISBN
- 9781556527951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.25
€ 26.99
€ 23.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 40 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBWN; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813168456
- ISBN
- 9780813168456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.73
€ 36.73
Hardcover. This is the story of William Preston, a leading representative of Kentucky's slaveholding, landed gentry, the group who dominated economic, political and social life in the commonwealth before the Civil War. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780916968335
- ISBN
- 9780916968335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.32
€ 55.32
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780716531708
- ISBN
- 9780716531708
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.00€ 39.79
€ 65.00
€ 39.79
Paperback. When the Ayatollah Khomeini burst onto the international scene in the late 1970s, radical Islam became a factor of political life that would change the world. And with the Iranian Revolution that Khomeini led in 1978/79, religion once more moved centre stage in world politics. This is a biography of the Iranian leader. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFSR2; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845117900
- ISBN
- 9781845117900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.02
€ 37.02
Paperback. This concise, approachable introduction to Khrushchev explores the innovative theme of Khrushchev as reformer, arguing that the 'bumbling' nature of those reforms only partly reflected Khrushchev's uncertainty about how to act. Swain provides a cogent account of Khrushchev's political career and of his wider role in Soviet and world politics. Series: European History in Perspective. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPG; 3JJPL; BGH; HBJD; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137335494
- ISBN
- 9781137335494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.32
€ 38.99
€ 33.32
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
€ 123.36
€ 123.36
Hardback. Two prominent Soviet dissidents portray Khrushchev in power as a shrewd, complex, decisive, and impetuous innovator, impatient to remedy defects in the Soviet system but carried away by initial successes. Num Pages: 198 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; JPFC; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press New York
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231039390
- ISBN
- 9780231039390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.14€ 62.35
€ 81.14
€ 62.35
Paperback. Living from 1215 to 1294, Khubilai Khan is one of history's most renowned figures. This book focuses on the life and times of the great Mongol monarch. It draws on sources from a variety of East Asian, Middle Eastern, and European languages. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 b/w photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDM; 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520261327
- ISBN
- 9780520261327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.50
€ 38.99
€ 28.50
Paperback. The remarkable life of the vivacious, clever - and forgotten - Kennedy sister, who charmed the English aristocracy and was almost erased from her family history. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007548149
- ISBN
- 9780007548149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.18
€ 14.99
€ 11.18
Paperback. Soren Kierkegaard (1813-55), one of the original thinkers of the nineteenth century, wrote on religious, psychological, and literary themes. This book shows how Kierkegaard developed his views in emphatic opposition to prevailing opinions. It provides an introduction by showing how Kiekegaard has influenced contemporary thought. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, Numerous halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 109 x 9. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192802569
- ISBN
- 9780192802569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.59
€ 11.99
€ 10.59
Paperback. Nazi war criminal Dr Aribert Heim carried out grotesque, sadistic medical experiments on Jewish prisoners at the Mauthausen concentration camp. Alerted of his imminent arrest in 1962, Heim disappeared. Here, is the dramatic true story of how a clandestine organisation tracked down the 'Butcher of Mauthausen' and assassinated him. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786061195
- ISBN
- 9781786061195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.18
€ 10.99
€ 9.18
Paperback.
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 326
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718893019
- ISBN
- 9780718893019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.65
€ 57.65
Paperback. This book investigates the impact of Kim Il Sung on the history and politics of North Korea and what his death means for the future of the country and its relations with the rest of the world. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 443 pages, 40 halftones; 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; BGH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 443
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231065733
- ISBN
- 9780231065733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.89
€ 51.89
Paperback. The final word on one of the world's most notorious spies by the MI6 colleague who knew him best. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Biteback Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849548274
- ISBN
- 9781849548274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.42
€ 17.99
€ 17.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 7. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750959216
- ISBN
- 9780750959216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.11
€ 10.11
Paperback. Aims to discover the historical King Arthur, his Camelot and his final resting place. This book uncovers vital evidence for Arthur's historical existence, revealing the truth behind the romance, and the Grail and Excalibur legends. A medieval manuscript in Oxford's Bodleian Library finally identifies King Arthur's burial site: the real Avalo. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; BGH; HBJD1; HBLA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 0. Weight in Grams: 180. Good copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Arrow London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0010152
- ISBN
- 9780099296812
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95