Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. Private Albert Turley, an ordinary British soldier of the First World War, died on the Somme for King and Country. Like thousands more soldiers, he left neither letters nor diaries from which to reconstruct his story. This book focuses on the history of the 3rd Worcestershire, his regiment, and reveals what happened to Private Albert Turley. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Edition
- New Ed
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750942096
- ISBN
- 9780750942096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.31
€ 13.31
Paperback. During his reign Louis XIV was the most powerful king in Europe. He presided over a golden age of military and artistic achievement in France, and deployed his charm and talents for spin and intrigue to hold his court and country within his absolute control. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099528883
- ISBN
- 9780099528883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.44
€ 14.99
€ 11.44
Hardcover. A printer, inventor, scientist, diplomat and statesman, Benjamin Franklin was also a brilliant writer whose wit and wisdom shine on every page. Franklin was a remarkably prolific author, well known in his lifetime for his humorous, philosophical, parodic and satirical writings. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 213 x 28. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Everyman's Library
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841593661
- ISBN
- 9781841593661
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.44
€ 14.99
€ 11.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750966177
- ISBN
- 9780750966177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.94
€ 16.99
€ 15.94
Paperback. Translator(s): Abbott, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; BGFA; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780940322356
- ISBN
- 9780940322356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 18.70
€ 27.99
€ 18.70
Paperback. Originally published in 1939, this book presents a biographical study of Savari de Mauleon, a 'continental baron who travelled between France and England'. Num Pages: 114 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; BGH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 7. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 114
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107585560
- ISBN
- 9781107585560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.44
€ 22.44
Paperback. Suleiman's reign as Sultan marked the apogee of Ottoman power. His empire held dominion over three continents, populated by more than thirty million inhabitants, prospered under a well-directed and authoritarian economy. Andre Clot successfully produces both a life of the man and a stimulating popular history of the Ottoman Empire. Num Pages: 399 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3JB; BGH; HBJD; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 30. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Saqi Books
- Number of pages
- 399
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863564987
- ISBN
- 9780863564987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.04
€ 19.99
€ 19.04
Paperback. This is the first book to explain how Wales was transformed from a kingdom to a principality as the Norman Conquest forged modern Britain. Num Pages: 176 pages, 11 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Publisher
- University of Wales Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783169368
- ISBN
- 9781783169368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99
€ 14.99
Hardback. A world-renowned classicist presents a thrilling revisionist biography of the Bible's most controversial figure. Translator(s): Carden, Jeremy. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJF1; HBLA; HRCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631492358
- ISBN
- 9781631492358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.00€ 22.79
€ 23.00
€ 22.79
Paperback. Bess was the other Duchess, Georgiana's best friend, who with Georgiana and her husband, William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, formed the infamous menage a trois at Devonshire house Num Pages: 256 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 18. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781550052
- ISBN
- 9781781550052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.98
€ 18.99
€ 16.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 848 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJC; BGH; HBLW; HBTV4; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447245858
- ISBN
- 9781447245858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.30
€ 18.99
€ 16.30
Paperback. A major new biography of the most infamous king of England. Num Pages: 464 pages, 105. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 34. Weight in Grams: 438. 464 pages, 105 Illustrations (some col.). B-format BC. Praise for the BB published in 2011:. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Dimension: 199 x 126 x 33. Weight: 436.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445607047
- ISBN
- 9781445607047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.74
€ 25.74
Hardback. A Clear Case of Genius Num Pages: 256 pages, 32 black & white plates, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750982658
- ISBN
- 9780750982658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.46
€ 23.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages, 13 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 42. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300212341
- ISBN
- 9780300212341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.23
€ 32.99
€ 24.23
Paperback. Benvenuto Cellini (1500-71) was a goldsmith and sculptor whose autobiography is one of the most vivid and interesting ever written. In it he describes artistic techniques such as bronze casting as well as a fascinating account of life and intrigue in 16th century Italy. This new translation is based on the latest critical edition of the text. Translator(s): Bondanella, Julia Conaway; Bondanella, Peter E. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: AFKB; AGB; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199555314
- ISBN
- 9780199555314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.58
€ 18.99
€ 14.58
Paperback. In 1945, the author was the first Allied officer to enter Bergen-Belsen - the concentration camp that would reveal the horrors of the Holocaust to the world. This true story, partly based on previously unpublished diaries, presents a different slant on that mighty war through the eyes of a restless young man eager for action and adventure. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 x 8pp col. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGHA; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780575278
- ISBN
- 9781780575278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Paperback. Glimpses into the everyday life of Pontius Pilate, a man actually walking on a marble floor in Caesarea, feeling his shoes pinch, clicking his fingers for a slave, while the clouds of lasting infamy gather over his head. Num Pages: 414 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBG; HBLA; HRCC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 414
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099287933
- ISBN
- 9780099287933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.66
€ 19.99
€ 14.66
Paperback. The perfect illustrated introduction to the life, death and recent rediscovery of Richard III Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 165 x 9. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445621753
- ISBN
- 9781445621753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.40
€ 27.40
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- John Donald Short Run Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906566937
- ISBN
- 9781906566937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.64
€ 32.99
€ 27.64
Paperback. Part of the 20 Prime Ministers Series Series: 20 British Prime Ministers of the 20th Century. Num Pages: 168 pages, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904950639
- ISBN
- 9781904950639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.74
€ 11.99
€ 11.74