Biography: historical, political & military books

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The SOE's Brothers of Vengeance

The SOE's Brothers of Vengeance

Author: Peter Jacobs
ISBN: 9781803996950
Format: Paperback
$37.99

The dramatic story of the Newton brothers, SOE agents in Nazi-occupied France during the Second World War  Read More >>

The Last Heroes: Voices of British and Commonwealth Veterans

The Last Heroes: Voices of British and Commonwealth...

Author: Gary Bridson-Daley
ISBN: 9781803996981
Format: Paperback
$37.99

Poignant first-person accounts from forty World War II heroes from all walks of life and all services  Read More >>

No Way Out: Brexit: from the Backstop to Boris

No Way Out: Brexit: from the Backstop to Boris

Author: Tim Shipman
ISBN: 9780008712037
Format: Paperback
$39.99

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Meticulously sourced, merciless and revelatory. It is a closely observed...  Read More >>

Sojourner Truth: A Life, A Symbol

Sojourner Truth: A Life, A Symbol

Author: Nell Irvin Painter (Princeton University)
ISBN: 9781324050599
Format: Paperback
$31.95

“A triumph of scholarly maturity, imagination, and narrative art.”—Arnold Rampersad  Read More >>

Moederland: Nine Daughters of South Africa

Moederland: Nine Daughters of South Africa

Author: Cato Pedder
ISBN: 9781399810791
Format: Hardback
$55.00

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Stories My Father Told Me: From Warsaw, Moscow, Algeria, Siberia, Kazakhstan, Dominican Republic

Stories My Father Told Me: From Warsaw, Moscow, Algeria,...

Author: Dvora Treisman
ISBN: 9798224632169
Format: Paperback
$42.21

These are stories from far off places, in far off and very different times, stories of everyday people doing everyday...  Read More >>

The Urbanist: Dan Doctoroff and the Rise of New York

The Urbanist: Dan Doctoroff and the Rise of New York...

Author: Michael Bloomberg ,  Paul Goldberger
ISBN: 9781580936323
Format: Hardback
$89.95

An unprecedented look at the central role one man played in the transformation of New York City  Read More >>

Trouble Ain't Nothin' But a Word: Conquering Fear

Trouble Ain't Nothin' But a Word: Conquering Fear

Author: Paul O Scott
ISBN: 9798889604679
Format: Paperback
$60.59

"My memoir begins with a massive heart attack that leaves me in a vegetative state with no possibility of recovery,...  Read More >>

Why Didn't I Die: A Memoir of PTSD

Why Didn't I Die: A Memoir of PTSD

Author: F W Kirkpatrick
ISBN: 9781964148113
Format: Paperback
$44.85

"Fred Kirkpatrick served with the famed First Infantry's Black Lions, as a combat infantryman in Vietnam 1967. He...  Read More >>

Gone with the World Wars (Chinese Version)

Gone with the World Wars (Chinese Version)

Author: Hildegrad Bonacker Bruni
ISBN: 9798891901735
Format: Hardback
$87.09

第二次世界大战后,在统治被占领德国的四个盟国--美国、英国、法国和俄罗斯的同意下,包括东普鲁士在内的东德三分之一的领土被割让给了波兰和俄罗斯。在此过程中,1400万居住在该地区的德国人被赶出自己的土地,受到可怕的待遇,并且永远不允许返回。...  Read More >>

FDR's Mentors: Navigating the Path to Greatness

FDR's Mentors: Navigating the Path to Greatness

Author: Michael J. Gerhardt
ISBN: 9780806542539
Format: Hardback
$65.00

Franklin Delano Roosevelt wasn't a born leader. He became one. As a boy he was in poor health, was insecure, and...  Read More >>

Passcode to the Third Floor: An Insider's Account of Life Among North Korea's Political Elite

Passcode to the Third Floor: An Insider's Account of...

Author: Thae Yong-ho ,  Robert Lauler
ISBN: 9780231198868
Format: Hardback
$49.95

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Why Didn't I Die: A Memoir of PTSD

Why Didn't I Die: A Memoir of PTSD

Author: F W Kirkpatrick
ISBN: 9781964148120
Format: Hardback
$63.36

"Fred Kirkpatrick served with the famed First Infantry's Black Lions, as a combat infantryman in Vietnam 1967. He...  Read More >>

Gone with the World Wars (Chinese Version)

Gone with the World Wars (Chinese Version)

Author: Hildegrad Bonacker Bruni
ISBN: 9798891901728
Format: Paperback
$68.61

第二次世界大战后,在统治被占领德国的四个盟国--美国、英国、法国和俄罗斯的同意下,包括东普鲁士在内的东德三分之一的领土被割让给了波兰和俄罗斯。在此过程中,1400万居住在该地区的德国人被赶出自己的土地,受到可怕的待遇,并且永远不允许返回。...  Read More >>

Ascent to Power: How Truman Emerged from Roosevelt's Shadow and Remade the World

Ascent to Power: How Truman Emerged from Roosevelt's...

Author: David L. Roll
ISBN: 9780593186442
Format: Hardback
$65.00

The fascinating story behind the most consequential presidential transition in US history, from Franklin Roosevelt...  Read More >>

Aashufta Bayani meri: (AutoBiography)

Aashufta Bayani meri: (AutoBiography)

Author: Rasheed Ahmad Siddiqui
ISBN: 9789358720204
Format: Paperback
$79.17

"""Aashufta Bayani meri"" is the famous autobiography of Rashid Ahmed Siddiqui in which he has described various...  Read More >>

Marshall's Great Captain: Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews and Air Power in the World Wars

Marshall's Great Captain: Lieutenant General Frank M....

Author: Kathy Wilson
ISBN: 9780813199184
Format: Paperback
$125.00

The first biography dedicated to the namesake of Joint Base Andrews, this book sheds a light on Andrews's crucial...  Read More >>

The Life of Apollonius of Tyana

The Life of Apollonius of Tyana

Author: Philostratus ,  F C Connybeare
ISBN: 9781963956375
Format: Hardback
$60.59

"The book extensively describes the alleged travels of Apollonius to Italy, Hispania, Nubia, Syria, Mesopotamia,...  Read More >>

Volodymyr Zelensky: From Comedian to Hope of Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelensky: From Comedian to Hope of Ukraine...

Author: Daniel D Lee
ISBN: 9798224924288
Format: Paperback
$39.57

"""Volodymyr Zelensky: From Comedian to Hope of Ukraine"" is a compelling and detailed exploration of the life and...  Read More >>

Johnnie Johnson's Great Adventure: The Spitfire Ace of Ace's Last Look Back

Johnnie Johnson's Great Adventure: The Spitfire Ace...

Author: Dilip Sarkar MBE
ISBN: 9781526799104
Format: Paperback
$49.99

This previously unpublished biography was the last manuscript that Johnnie Johnson wrote prior to his death and...  Read More >>

Double Knot: A War Memoir in Seven Essays

Double Knot: A War Memoir in Seven Essays

Author: Mac Caltrider
ISBN: 9798986272498
Format: Paperback
$52.80

Double Knot is not the typical war memoir. In a series of essays, Caltrider reveals a single narrative of complex...  Read More >>

The Life and Ship Models of Norman Ough

The Life and Ship Models of Norman Ough

Author: Alistair Roach
ISBN: 9781399077965
Format: Paperback
$49.99

The first ever book on the worlds greatest ship modeller.  Read More >>

Hellfire: Evelyn Waugh and the Hypocrites Club

Hellfire: Evelyn Waugh and the Hypocrites Club

Author: David Fleming
ISBN: 9781803996516
Format: Paperback
$49.99

The first book to tell the remarkable story of Oxford University's hedonistic Hypocrites Club and its (in)famous...  Read More >>

Columba: Pilgrim, Priest & Patron Saint

Columba: Pilgrim, Priest & Patron Saint

Author: Tim Clarkson
ISBN: 9780859767231
Format: Paperback
$34.99

St Columba is one of the most important figures in the early history of the British Isles. Drawing on contemporary...  Read More >>

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