Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Hardcover. The sole quintuple spy of the Second World War he was the only spy the Soviet Union shared with the British who codenamed him Silver. He fooled the Nazis into paying him GBP2.5 m. They also gave him a transmitter which he used to broadcast false military information directly to Abwehr headquarters in Berlin. The Germans awarded him the Iron Cross. Num Pages: 352 pages, 28 black and white photographs and 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1FK; 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ; JPSH; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 35. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781553718
- ISBN
- 9781781553718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.54
€ 42.99
€ 28.54
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 60 black and white and colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BGH; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 332 x 27. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Gibbs M. Smith Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781423641230
- ISBN
- 9781423641230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 21.70
€ 32.99
€ 21.70
Hardcover. Hypatia was a female philosopher and mathematician during the early Christian era in Alexandria. She was brutally murdered by a Christian mob and has become an icon for various groups. But who was the woman behind the myth? Using the available evidence these myths are dispelled and the woman who was Hypatia is visible for the first time. Num Pages: 192 pages, 28 colour and black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; BGH; HBJH; HBLA; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781555460
- ISBN
- 9781781555460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.60
€ 36.99
€ 31.60
Paperback. John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough (1644-1722), was one of the greatest military commanders and statesmen in the history of England. His descendant, Sir Winston Churchill, wrote this work as both an act of homage, and as an historical insight into the man behind the statesman. Num Pages: 1050 pages, 1 halftone, 79 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 226 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1464.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 1050
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226106335
- ISBN
- 9780226106335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.67€ 44.59
€ 51.67
€ 44.59
Paperback. This first volume of Margaret Thatcher's memoirs, which encompasses the entirety of her career as Prime Minister. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; BGHA; BM; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 137 x 59. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007456635
- ISBN
- 9780007456635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.98
€ 24.99
€ 16.98
Paperback. This collection tells the story of Thomas Becket's turbulent life, violent death and extraordinary posthumous acclaim in the words of his contemporaries. These lives provide vivid testimony to the most dramatic events of his life: his exile, matyrdom and unprecedented popular veneration. Editor(s): Staunton, Michael. Series: Manchester Medieval Sources. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Number of pages
- 268
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719054556
- ISBN
- 9780719054556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.34
€ 32.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 240 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Menin House
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908336828
- ISBN
- 9781908336828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.71
€ 19.99
€ 16.71
Paperback. Hancox is the Tudor hall house in rural Sussex where the author grew up, and where she lives. It's been in the family since her ancestor Milicent Ludlow, young, single and an orphan, took it on in 1891 and began to enlarge the house and manage the farm. This title tells the story of the house and the family. Num Pages: 528 pages, 3 x 8pp photographic insets. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; BGH; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141021751
- ISBN
- 9780141021751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.25
€ 21.99
€ 17.25
Paperback. A biography of Lawrence of Arabia in the years that formed him. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FB; 3JJC; BGH; HBJD1; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 206 x 28. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848549111
- ISBN
- 9781848549111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.48
€ 14.99
€ 11.48
Paperback. The stirring story of the life and 'last fight' of a forgotten British naval legend. Series: Hearts of Oak Trilogy. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 x colour plate sections and 2 illustrated appendices. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 144 x 34. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849160377
- ISBN
- 9781849160377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.53
€ 24.99
€ 17.53
Paperback. A new biography of the last tsar, Nicholas II, who was overthrown in 1917 and killed, along with his family, on 17 July 1918. An accessible, very readable narrative history of the tragic story of the end of the Romanov dynasty. Num Pages: 256 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781472136831
- ISBN
- 9781472136831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 6.23
€ 13.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. From Winston Groom, the best-selling author of Forrest Gump; Shiloh, 1862; and Vicksburg, 1863, comes the fascinating story of three extraordinary heroes who defined aviation during the great age of flight. Num Pages: 464 pages, 50 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; JWG; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 37. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426213694
- ISBN
- 9781426213694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.98
€ 17.98
Hardback. Clean copy.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Methuen Publishing Ltd London
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- SKU
- KEX0210236
- ISBN
- 9781842752029
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. On 19 August 1953 the British and American intelligence agencies launched a desperate coup against a cussed, bedridden 72-year-old. His name was Muhammad Mossadegh, the Iranian prime minister. To Winston Churchill he was a lunatic, determined to humiliate Britain. To President Eisenhower he was delivering Iran to the Soviets. Mossadegh must go. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099540489
- ISBN
- 9780099540489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.13
€ 16.99
€ 13.13
Paperback. Drawing on a cache of personal documents, the author retraces Bruno Langbehn's journey from disillusioned adolescent to SS Officer to mysterious grandfather. He tries to understand how Langbehn and millions of others like him were seduced by Hitler's regime, and attempts to come to terms with this devastating revelation. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Viking
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141024998
- ISBN
- 9780141024998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.61
€ 14.99
€ 11.61
Paperback. Jesse Livermore is considered by many of today's top traders as the greatest trader who ever lived. The continually best-selling book, Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, was based on him and his unique trading strategies. Livermore broke new ground in trading the market unlike any trader prior. Series: Wiley Investment. Num Pages: 336 pages, index. BIC Classification: BGH; KFFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471023265
- ISBN
- 9780471023265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.06
€ 31.99
€ 23.06
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Colourpoint Creative Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780730417
- ISBN
- 9781780730417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.89
€ 15.99
€ 13.89
Paperback. Boudica has been immortalised throughout history as the woman who dared take on the Romans - an act of vengeance on behalf of her daughters, tribe and enslaved country. Her known life is a rich tapestry of wife, widow, mother, queen and Celtic quasi-Goddess. This title describes her life, her adversaries, and the turbulent era she bestrode. Num Pages: 432 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091898205
- ISBN
- 9780091898205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.00
€ 21.99
€ 16.00
Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 219 x 20. Weight in Grams: 374. Fine in fine dustjacket
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Shanghai Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Hardcover with Jacket
- SKU
- KLJ0020736
- ISBN
- 9781602202382
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.00
€ 20.00
Paperback. The compelling biography of the man who wrote the best selling book Warrior, by his grandson Brough Scott. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 133 x 31. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Raceform Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908216465
- ISBN
- 9781908216465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.77
€ 17.99
€ 13.77