Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. Editor(s): Midlo Hall, Gwendolyn. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGHA; JFSL3; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816679065
- ISBN
- 9780816679065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.83
€ 29.99
€ 26.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 104 pages, Illustrations, plans, transparencies. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Spokesman Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851242415
- ISBN
- 9780851242415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.98
€ 10.99
€ 10.98
Paperback. Patton's Drive tells the story of how a young man born to war-who believed himself the literal incarnation of all great warriors past-became a modern American general: in terms of enemy killed or captured, territory taken, and people liberated, the greatest field commander of World War II. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 25.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762761319
- ISBN
- 9780762761319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.44
€ 17.99
€ 15.44
Paperback. Yukichi Fukuzawa (1835-1901) was a leading figure in the cultural revolution that transformed Japan from an isolated feudal nation into a full-fledged player in the modern world. Dictated by Fukuzawa in 1897, this autobiography offers a vivid portrait of the intellectual's life story and a rare look inside the formation of a new Japan. Translator(s): Kiyooka, Eiichi. Num Pages: 480 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; BGHA; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 203 x 25. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139878
- ISBN
- 9780231139878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.75
€ 41.99
€ 29.75
Paperback. Drawing on unpublished correspondence and other archival sources, this biography of Philip of Spain places him within the social, cultural, religious and regional context of his times. In doing so the author aims to reveal much about Philip the youth, the man, the husband and often troubled King. Num Pages: 400 pages, 32 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300078008
- ISBN
- 9780300078008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.27
€ 21.99
€ 17.27
Hardcover. The dramatic arc of Saigo Takamori's life, from his humble origins as a lowly samurai, to national leadership, to his death as a rebel leader, has captivated generations of Japanese readers and now Americans as well - his life is the inspiration for a major Hollywood film, The Last Samurai, starring Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJC; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471089704
- ISBN
- 9780471089704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 26.85
€ 37.99
€ 26.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 564 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 37. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143127031
- ISBN
- 9780143127031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.87
€ 21.99
€ 20.87
Paperback. Even more scurrilous than 'Rome', A Brief History of the Private Lives of the Roman Emperors tells the true story of toga parties, banquets, and the scandalous life of the Caesars. Ancient history with all the boring bits taken out. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Robinson
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845297190
- ISBN
- 9781845297190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.10
€ 14.99
€ 12.10
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821421017
- ISBN
- 9780821421017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.45
€ 29.99
€ 26.45
Paperback. In movies, stage plays, short stories, novels, newspaper articles, poems, and songs, literally hundreds of accomplished authors have been drawn toward the near mythical persona of Henry McCarty, aka William Bonney, alias Billy the Kid. Num Pages: 217 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Globe Pequot Press United States
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762748938
- ISBN
- 9780762748938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.39
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€ 15.39
Paperback. Discusses the World War II career of Eugenio Pacelli, the man who was Pope Pius XII. This book shows how in 1933 Hitler became his negotiating partner, an agreement was arranged that granted religious and financial payments to the Catholic Church in exchange for their withdrawal from political privilege, ensuring the rise of Nazism. Num Pages: 464 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; HRCC7; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9780140266818
- ISBN
- 9780140266818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.02
€ 21.99
€ 17.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HRQC5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 309.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781556434570
- ISBN
- 9781556434570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.31
€ 17.99
€ 16.31
Paperback. Tells the story of the hard life in an Irish village, looking at characters such as the local tailor, the blacksmith and the farm-wife. The book combines laughter, pathos and innocence with the gossip of a closely-knit community. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 0. Weight in Grams: 204. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Brandon
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKW0001171
- ISBN
- 9780863221422
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. "Cadenus" is primarily concerned with the relationship between Swift and Vanessa (Esther Van Homrigh), "Swift's Most Valuable Friend" with that between Swift and Stella (Esther Johnson). Both help to determine the precise nature of this triangle, and the impact it had on his writing and career. Illustrator(s): Brocquy, Louis Le. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; BGH; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 136. . Clean copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KEX0220095
- ISBN
- 9781843510178
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSU; 3JJG; BGH; JFSL4; JPFF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845197896
- ISBN
- 9781845197896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.73
€ 36.99
€ 32.73
Paperback. Queen on trial Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 21. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750937719
- ISBN
- 9780750937719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.35
€ 16.35
Paperback. The 'Greatest Black Briton in History' triumphed over the Crimea and Victorian England. She became an independent 'doctress' combining the herbal remedies of her African ancestry with sound surgical techniques. This biography of a Victorian celebrity, voted the greatest black Briton in history, brings Mary Seacole centre stage. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; MQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 310. The Charismatic Black Nurse Who Became a Heroine of the Crimea. 268 pages, black & white illustrations. The 'Greatest Black Briton in History' triumphed over the Crimea and Victorian England. She became an independent 'doctress' combining the herbal remedies of her African ancestry with sound surgical techniques. This biography of a Victorian celebrity, voted the greatest black Briton in history, brings Mary Seacole centre stage. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGH; MQ. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Robinson Publishing
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845294977
- ISBN
- 9781845294977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.46
€ 16.46
Paperback. William Mulholland presided over the creation of a water system that forever changed the course of southern California's history. This biography of Mulholland challenges many of the prevailing versions of his life story and sheds light on the history of Los Angeles and its relationship with its most prized resource: water. Num Pages: 436 pages, 40 b/w photographs, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; BGH; GT; HBJK; TQSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 908. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0000153
- ISBN
- 9780520234666
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A candid portrait of a global leader who decided in early life to devote his intellectual and political gifts, and his extraordinary capacity for hard work, to serving the public. This book presents the life of a great national and international figure, President Bill Clinton revealed with all his talents and contradictions. Num Pages: 1024 pages, 32. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 50. Weight in Grams: 758. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0000176
- ISBN
- 9780099441359
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781900621779
- ISBN
- 9781900621779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 10.45
€ 24.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. Following his experiences as a militiaman in the Spanish Civil War, the author brings to bear all the force of his humanity, passion and clarity, describing with bitter intensity the bright hopes and cynical betrayals of that chaotic episode: the revolutionary euphoria of Barcelona, the courage of ordinary Spanish men and more. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- SKU
- 9780141183053
- ISBN
- 9780141183053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.72
€ 11.99
€ 9.72
Paperback. Pompey the Great was one of the most important military commanders and politicians in the history of the Roman republic. This biography provides a historical background essential for understanding Pompey's career. It gives readers a look inside the political and military world of ancient Rome and at one of the characters that shaped its destiny. Series: Blackwell Ancient Lives. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631227212
- ISBN
- 9780631227212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 43.70
€ 45.99
€ 43.70
Paperback. Empress Elisabeth of Austria, known to her family as 'Sisi', belongs to a famous love story of European royalty. In 1853 the Emperor Franz Josef, the most eligible bachelor in Europe, fell in love with her at first sight when she was 15. They were married the next year. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JH; BGH; BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 136 x 31. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571271306
- ISBN
- 9780571271306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.94
€ 24.94
Hardback. How to Think Like Churchill looks at defining moments in Churchill's life and reveals the key principles, philosophies and decisions that made him the man we remember him as. Studying how he accomplished what he did, how he overcame adversity and stood strong in the face of overwhelming odds, you too can learn to think like Churchill. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KHN0002483
- ISBN
- 9781782433217
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99