Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. Frederick II of Prussia attempted to escape his authoritarian father as a boy, but went on to become one of history's greatest rulers. He loved the flute, and devoted hours of study to the arts and French literature, forming a long-lasting friendship with Voltaire. This title deals with these contradictions and achievements of Frederick. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099528869
- ISBN
- 9780099528869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.75
€ 6.75
Paperback. An accessible biography of one of the most influential figures of recent times based on new, original research. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJK; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 127 x 35. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KSG0009873
- ISBN
- 9781849160407
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. What made six ordinary men instigate the terrifying criminal Nazi regime throughout German society and beyond with such enthusiasm and diligence? These people shared an awestruck dedication to Hitler. Supported by interviews with former Nazi members and victims, this title examines the background and activities of some of Hitler's right-hand men. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750942881
- ISBN
- 9780750942881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.16
€ 15.16
Paperback. A gripping, literary recollection of a pilot's experiences during WWII Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. . Good copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0012132
- ISBN
- 9780747578116
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. Political memoir of a dissenting voice in British politics. Num Pages: 320 pages, 37 bw in 2x8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; BGHA; BM; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 241 x 35. Weight in Grams: 708. Inscribed to previous owner. Good clean copy in good dustwrapper showing minor shelf wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- I.B.Tauris
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0010320
- ISBN
- 9781784534509
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Bedford/St. Martin's
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312085858
- ISBN
- 9780312085858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.57
€ 36.57
Hardcover. The Adultress Wife of Henry VIII. 240 pages, 27 colour illustrations. The sorry tale of the fifth wife of Henry VIII. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 21. Weight: 678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781445607689
- ISBN
- 9781445607689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.40
€ 33.40
Paperback. Aged thirteen when Anne Frank went into the secret annexe, Anne kept a diary in which she confided her innermost thoughts and feelings, movingly revealing how the eight people living under these extraordinary conditions coped with the daily threat of discovery and death, petty misunderstandings and the unbearable strain of living like prisoners. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JJH; BGHA; BJ; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 113 x 24. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241952436
- ISBN
- 9780241952436
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. The author and her family fled the horrors of Nazi occupation by hiding in the back of a warehouse in Amsterdam for two years with another family and a German dentist. Aged thirteen when she went into the secret annexe, she kept a diary. Editor(s): Pressler, Mirjam; Frank, Otto. Num Pages: 368 pages, 22 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JJH; BGHA; BJ; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- SKU
- 9780241952443
- ISBN
- 9780241952443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Bedford/St. Martin's
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312112134
- ISBN
- 9780312112134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.72
€ 38.72
Hardcover. 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, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJD; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 138 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- SKU
- V9781137335500
- ISBN
- 9781137335500
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.24
€ 93.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGHA; JPVH; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Souvenir Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780285640207
- ISBN
- 9780285640207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.84
€ 25.84
Paperback. Takes the reader on a journey of Buck Whaley's many adventures far and wide. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Nonsuch Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845885410
- ISBN
- 9781845885410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.21
€ 14.99
€ 13.21
Paperback. The story of the many suitors of Elizabeth I - one of the most eligible brides in 16th century Europe. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753818336
- ISBN
- 9780753818336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.97
€ 16.99
€ 12.97
Paperback. Groundbreaking biography of Galileo, one of the greatest scientists and religious heretics in history Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BGH; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- W&N
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753822104
- ISBN
- 9780753822104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.97
€ 16.99
€ 12.97
Paperback. Entertaining and masterly biography of Madame Chiang Kai-shek - the woman who built modern China. Num Pages: 816 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 52. Weight in Grams: 968.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Number of pages
- 816
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753828021
- ISBN
- 9780753828021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.00
€ 21.99
€ 16.00
Paperback. The true story of one family's struggle in the chaos of Germany's defeat in 1945. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW3; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 213.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson History
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842127384
- ISBN
- 9781842127384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Paperback. The Oscar-winning film about the legendary French queen, directed by Sofia Coppola, is based on this magnificent book by bestselling historian Antonia Fraser. Num Pages: 656 pages, 48. BIC Classification: BGH; BGR; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 45. Weight in Grams: 514. Good clean copy showing some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps to cover
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld and Nicholson
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- Reprint.
- SKU
- KSS0014483
- ISBN
- 9780753813058
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A compelling and strange story of how and why Julia Pastrana became one of the most infamous women in Europe and America. Num Pages: 192 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: ASZW; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750933131
- ISBN
- 9780750933131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.16
€ 13.16
Paperback. Princess Victoria Melita Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750934695
- ISBN
- 9780750934695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.97
€ 13.99
€ 12.97