Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. An account of survival is told by a Budapest lawyer who secured fake Christian identities for himself, his wife and his two children following the invasion of the Germans in March 1944. Translator(s): Tonkin, Humphrey. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVH; BGHA; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841951805
- ISBN
- 9781841951805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.25
€ 14.99
€ 11.25
Paperback. William Hague has written the life of William Wilberforce who was both a staunch conservative and a tireless campaigner against the slave trade. Num Pages: 480 pages, 8 b/w, 16 col plates (24pp), With index. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007228867
- ISBN
- 9780007228867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.21
€ 21.99
€ 17.21
Paperback. An eagerly anticipated biography of one of the greatest statesmen of the Victorian age. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444792454
- ISBN
- 9781444792454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.67
€ 19.99
€ 14.67
Paperback. From costermongers to ex-convicts, from chimney-sweeps to vagrants, the underprivileged of London are brought to life in this book, where their plight is expressed through a blend of first person accounts and statistics. It originated in a series of newspaper articles that grew into a four volume account of the working-classes of London. Editor(s): Neuburg, Victor. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 508
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140432411
- ISBN
- 9780140432411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.60
€ 19.99
€ 15.60
Hardback. A fantastically readable biography of a 19th-century Parisian courtesan who harbours an incredible secret Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 171 x 35. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848319264
- ISBN
- 9781848319264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 17.58
€ 26.99
€ 17.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DNN; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816678273
- ISBN
- 9780816678273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.25
€ 19.99
€ 19.25
Hardcover. A biography of Britain's centre of power and royal ceremony, evoking place, people and time. Num Pages: 440 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 822. From Earliest Times to the Present. 440 pages, 10. A biography of Britain's centre of power and royal ceremony, evoking place, people and time. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBL. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 28. Weight: 822.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826423801
- ISBN
- 9780826423801
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.48€ 44.75
€ 57.48
€ 44.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House Israel
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652295873
- ISBN
- 9789652295873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.51
€ 40.99
€ 26.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, 20 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Ronsdale Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781553802273
- ISBN
- 9781553802273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.95
€ 21.99
€ 15.95
Paperback. The first ever personal account of the family at the heart of the Profumo Affair Num Pages: 304 pages, 24pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- John Murray Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719566097
- ISBN
- 9780719566097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.48
€ 14.99
€ 11.48
Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; BGH; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428. Clean copy .
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Appletree Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- SKU
- KEX0202606
- ISBN
- 9780862819781
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
paperback. This portrait of Christopher Wren (1632-1723), the great British architect, aims to show us the man behind the legend - a man who was the Surveyor of the King's Works, a pioneering anatomist and mathematician, who devised new navigational instruments and lectured on planetary motion. Num Pages: 480 pages, 24pp halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; AMB; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712673648
- ISBN
- 9780712673648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.04
€ 38.99
€ 28.04
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 266 x 25. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750967150
- ISBN
- 9780750967150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.21
€ 23.21
Paperback. At Close Quarters reveals the truth behind Grant-Taylor and his shooting method. It details for the first time why Grant-Taylor kept his true identity secret, his actual origins, his secret wartime service and how he went onto influence the Commanding Officer of the post war SAS regiment in the area of close quarter battle and special operations. Num Pages: 160 pages, 20 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 170 x 11. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781553206
- ISBN
- 9781781553206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 18.58
€ 32.99
€ 18.58
Paperback. Faced with cancer and financial ruin, the Civil War's greatest general and former president, Ulysses S Grant wrote his personal memoirs to secure his family's future. In doing so, he won himself a unique place in American letters. This title deals with his life as a soldier. Num Pages: 704 pages, 48 pp b&w illustrations & maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGHA; DSBF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 195 x 33. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 704
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140437010
- ISBN
- 9780140437010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.99
€ 16.99
€ 12.99
Paperback. Adam Nicolson tells the story of England through the history of fourteen gentry families - from the 15th century to the present day. This sparkling work of history reads like a real-life Downton Abbey, as the loves, hatreds and many times of grief of his chosen cast illuminate the grand events of history. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 196 x 36. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007335503
- ISBN
- 9780007335503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.64
€ 16.99
€ 12.64
Paperback. Provides us the lives of the twelve men, from Franklin D Roosevelt to George W Bush, who presided over America's imperial fortunes - the good, the bad and the truly awful. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099520412
- ISBN
- 9780099520412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.78
€ 21.99
€ 19.78
paperback. This richly detailed 1981 biography captures both the personal life and the scientific career of Isaac Newton. Num Pages: 928 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: BGH; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1366.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 928
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521274357
- ISBN
- 9780521274357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 52.53
€ 54.99
€ 52.53
Paperback. Originally published in hardcover in 2014. Num Pages: 848 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBWJ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 269 x 55. Weight in Grams: 954.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062116307
- ISBN
- 9780062116307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, over 150 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764316241
- ISBN
- 9780764316241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 27.83
€ 41.99
€ 27.83