Autobiography: historical, political & military books

23596 books were found.

Epistolophilia: Writing the Life of Ona Simaite

Epistolophilia: Writing the Life of Ona Simaite

Author: Julija Sukys
ISBN: 9780803236325
Format: Hardback
$79.07

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Park Chung-Hee: From Poverty to Power

Park Chung-Hee: From Poverty to Power

Author: Chong-Sik Lee
ISBN: 9781475117042
Format: Paperback
$65.34

How do we explain Park Chung-Hee's determination to push through the coup d'etat in 1961 and the modernization programs...  Read More >>

Park Chung-Hee: From Poverty to Power

Park Chung-Hee: From Poverty to Power

Author: Chong-Sik Lee
ISBN: 9780615560281
Format: Paperback
$65.34

How do we explain Park Chung-Hee's determination to push through the coup d'etat in 1961 and the modernization programs...  Read More >>

Shouts & Whispers: The Civil War Correspondence of D.D. Priest of Mount Holly, Vermont

Shouts & Whispers: The Civil War Correspondence of D.D....

Author: Nancy D Wilson
ISBN: 9781475041040
Format: Paperback
$52.80

The book consists of letters a Vermont soldier sent home from the Civil War. Darius Duty Priest was a thirty-four...  Read More >>

Sir Robert Baden-Powell

Sir Robert Baden-Powell

Author: W J Batchelder
ISBN: 9783845722832
Format: Paperback
$134.29

W. J. Batchelder presents a detailed and extensive biography, dealing with the life and achievements of Sir Robert...  Read More >>

Eugene Forsey, Canada's Maverick Sage: Canada's Maverick Sage

Eugene Forsey, Canada's Maverick Sage: Canada's Maverick...

Author: Helen Forsey
ISBN: 9781280129599
Format: Electronic book text
$92.40

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Commander and Builder of Western Forts: The Life and Times of Major General Henry C. Merriam, 1862-1901

Commander and Builder of Western Forts: The Life and...

Author: Jack Stokes Ballard
ISBN: 9781603442602
Format: Hardback
$92.40

Henry Clay Merriam received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Civil War, rose to prominence in the Western...  Read More >>

Master & Madman: The Surprising Rise and Disastrous Fall of the Hon Anthony Lockwood RN

Master & Madman: The Surprising Rise and Disastrous...

Author: Dr Peter Thomas (Covance Laboratories Inc Madison Wisconsin USA) ,  Nicholas Tracy
ISBN: 9780864926678
Format: Hardback
$92.40

"Shortlisted, Democracy 250 Atlantic Book Award for Historical Writing Despite the coming social reforms undertaken...  Read More >>

Democracy's Lawyer: Felix Grundy of the Old Southwest

Democracy's Lawyer: Felix Grundy of the Old Southwest...

Author: J. Roderick Heller III
ISBN: 9780807145609
Format: Paperback
$65.87

A central political figure in the first post-Revolutionary generation, Felix Grundy epitomized the “American democrat”....  Read More >>

Bernardino de Sahagun: First Anthropologist

Bernardino de Sahagun: First Anthropologist

Author: Miguel León-Portilla ,  Mauricio J. Mixco
ISBN: 9780806142715
Format: Paperback
$65.87

He was sent from Spain on a religious crusade to Mexico to “detect the sickness of idolatry”, but Bernardino de...  Read More >>

State Parties and National Politics: North Carolina, 1815-1861

State Parties and National Politics: North Carolina,...

Author: Thomas E. Jeffrey
ISBN: 9780820339399
Format: Paperback
$97.55

In this study of political party development in North Carolina during the antebellum period, Thomas E. Jeffrey accounts...  Read More >>

The T. E. Lawrence Puzzle

The T. E. Lawrence Puzzle

Author: Stephen E. Tabachnick
ISBN: 9780820340043
Format: Paperback
$92.27

This collection of fourteen essays, including Stephen E. Tabachnick's extensive introduction, provides balanced...  Read More >>

Four Years in the Confederate Navy: The Career of Captain John Low on the C.S.S. Fingal, Florida, Alabama, Tuscaloosa, and Ajax

Four Years in the Confederate Navy: The Career of Captain...

Author: William Stanley Hoole
ISBN: 9780820339382
Format: Paperback
$68.51

Hoole traces Low's adventures in the service of the Confederacy. Low aided in the acquisition and delivery of the...  Read More >>

Shadows on My Heart: The Civil War Diary of Lucy Rebecca Buck of Virginia

Shadows on My Heart: The Civil War Diary of Lucy Rebecca...

Author: Lucy Rebecca Buck ,  Elizabeth R. Baer
ISBN: 9780820340906
Format: Paperback
$97.55

This chronicle mirrors the experience of many women torn between loyalty to the Confederate cause and dissatisfaction...  Read More >>

Joseph Henry Lumpkin: Georgia's First Chief Justice

Joseph Henry Lumpkin: Georgia's First Chief Justice...

Author: Paul DeForest Hicks
ISBN: 9780820340999
Format: Paperback
$68.51

This biography of Joseph Henry Lumpkin (1799-1867) details the life and work of the man whose senior judgeship on...  Read More >>

Bridge Builder: An Insider's Account of over 60 Years in Post War Reconstruction, International Diplomacy and German-American Relations

Bridge Builder: An Insider's Account of over 60 Years...

Author: Walther Leisler Kiep
ISBN: 9781557536204
Format: Hardback
$79.07

Walther Leisler Kiep is one of the most independent and influential German post-war politicians. He is also a successful...  Read More >>

The Escape of Sigmund Freud

The Escape of Sigmund Freud

Author: David Cohen (Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, USA)
ISBN: 9781590206737
Format: Hardback
$76.43

A month after the Nazis took over Austria on March 12, 1938, every business owned by Jews had a Nazi appointed to...  Read More >>

Exit Emperor Kim Jong-Il: Notes from His Former Mentor

Exit Emperor Kim Jong-Il: Notes from His Former Mentor...

Author: John H Cha ,  K J Sohn
ISBN: 9781458202161
Format: Paperback
$38.79

In Exit Emperor Kim Jong-il, authors John H. Cha and K. J. Sohn present a compelling portrait of two men caught...  Read More >>

Builders of Trust: Biographical Profiles from the Medical Corps Coin

Builders of Trust: Biographical Profiles from the Medical...

Author: Defense Department ,  Borden Institute (U S )
ISBN: 9780160907869
Format: Hardback
$89.76

NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR PRINT PRODUCT-OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list price This resource...  Read More >>

The Lady and the Peacock: The Life of Aung San Suu Kyi

The Lady and the Peacock: The Life of Aung San Suu Kyi...

Author: Peter Popham ,  Peter Popham
ISBN: 9781615190645
Format: Hardback
$72.60

Originally published: London: Rider, 2011.  Read More >>

Dreams and Nightmares: Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and the Struggle for Black Equality in America

Dreams and Nightmares: Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm...

Author: Britta Waldschmidt-Nelson
ISBN: 9780813037233
Format: Hardback
$58.08

From original German text entitled GegenSpieler (Fischer Verlag, 2001) with parts rewritten for an American audience;...  Read More >>

Eclipse: The Horse That Changed Racing History Forever

Eclipse: The Horse That Changed Racing History Forever...

Author: Nicholas Clee
ISBN: 9781590207376
Format: Hardback
$71.15

A chestnut with a white blaze is scorching across the turf towards the finishing post.  Read More >>

James Z. George: Mississippi's Great Commoner

James Z. George: Mississippi's Great Commoner

Author: Timothy B. Smith
ISBN: 9781617032318
Format: Hardback
$290.40

While James Z. George's prominence, along with his white supremacist views, have decreased through the decades,...  Read More >>

Exit Emperor Kim Jong-Il: Notes from His Former Mentor

Exit Emperor Kim Jong-Il: Notes from His Former Mentor...

Author: John H Cha ,  K J Sohn
ISBN: 9781458202185
Format: Hardback
$52.47

In Exit Emperor Kim Jong-il, authors John H. Cha and K. J. Sohn present a compelling portrait of two men caught...  Read More >>

Our Last Best Chance: A Story of War and Peace

Our Last Best Chance: A Story of War and Peace

Author: King Abdullah II of Jordan ,  King Abdullah II of Jordan
ISBN: 9780143120308
Format: Paperback
$63.36

In this exceptionally candid memoir, King Abdullah tackles the single toughest issue he faces head on--how to solve...  Read More >>

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