Biography: Historical, Political & Military
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James F. Jaquess: Scholar, Soldier and Private Agent for President Lincoln
Patricia B. BurnetteCurrent price €23.38Original price €27.50Tall, handsome and charismatic, James Jaquess impressed men and charmed ladies who knew him as a preacher, a college president or colonel of an Ill...
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General Edwin Vose Sumner, USA: A Civil War Biography
Thomas K. TateCurrent price €23.38Original price €27.50This biography of General Edwin Vose Sumner emphasizes his role in developing the mounted arm of the U.S. Army. Born in Boston in 1797 he abando...
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John Jacob Astor and the First Great American Fortune
Alexander EmmerichCurrent price €31.03Original price €36.50This biography analyzes Astor's rise from poor German immigrant in 1784 to the first modern millionaire--he was one before the term millionaire ...
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A Day in the Life of A U.S. Air Force Fire Fighter During the Cold War: Sometimes It Was Hell on Earth
Bob AdamsCurrent price €16.63Original price €17.50Current price €16.63Original price €17.50Save 5% -
Sir John Hawkwood: English Knight and Florentine Hero c.1320-1394
Katherine MacleanCurrent price €16.14Original price €16.99Current price €16.14Original price €16.99Save 5% -
If Only I Could Have News from You: Two refugees of the Nazi era share their extraordinary lives through letters and documents
Irene BlackCurrent price €16.19Original price €17.99In July 1935, a month before the notorious Nuremberg Laws prohibiting marriage between Jews and non-Jews came into effect, the official Nazi SS new...
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Masako''s Story: Surviving the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
Kikuko OtakeCurrent price €11.89Original price €13.99Current price €11.89Original price €13.99Save 15% -
Just Everyday Folks: An Adirondack Family 1925-1950
L R WarnerCurrent price €18.99Original price €19.99Current price €18.99Original price €19.99Save 5% -
The Complete Book of Presidential Inaugural Speeches: From George Washington to Barack Obama
[Then] President-Ele Barack ObamaCurrent price €15.29Original price €16.99Current price €15.29Original price €16.99Save 10% -
A Short History of Ireland''s Rebels
Morgan LlywelynCurrent price €12.74Original price €14.99The stirring story of eighteen of Ireland''s greatest rebels, from the sixteenth century to today. From the daring pirate-queen Grace O''Malley,...
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How to Create the Perfect Wife: The True Story of One Gentleman, Two Orphans and an Experiment to Create the Ideal Woman
Wendy MooreCurrent price €14.88Original price €17.50From the No.1 bestselling author of WEDLOCK. The Georgian scandal of one gentleman, two orphans and an experiment to create the ideal wife.This is ...
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Commander Loftus William Jones, Petersfield''s Only VC
David W. JefferyCurrent price €14.88Original price €17.50Current price €14.88Original price €17.50Save 15% -
Ruth First and Joe Slovo in the War to End Apartheid
Alan WiederCurrent price €18.69Original price €21.99Ruth First and Joe Slovo, husband and wife, were leaders of the war to end apartheid in South Africa. Communists, scholars, parents, and uncompromi...
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A Spy for the Union: The Life and Execution of Timothy Webster
Corey ReckoCurrent price €19.54Original price €22.99Timothy Webster, best known for his work as a spy for the Union during the Civil War, began his career as a New York City policeman. In the mid-...
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Madame Montour and the Fur Trade (1667-1752): (1667-1752)
Simone VincensCurrent price €26.99Original price €29.99Current price €26.99Original price €29.99Save 10% -
Ignaz Kolisch: The Life and Chess Career
Fabrizio ZavatarelliCurrent price €50.14Original price €58.99An enthusiastic verve--brio some could say--marked both Ignaz Kolisch's personality and his games. This book documents the life of the Hungarian...
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Eugene Ely, Daredevil Aviator: First Shipboard Landing and Takeoff
William M. MillerCurrent price €31.03Original price €36.50Eugene Burton Ely was buried the day after his 25th birthday, less than a half-mile from where he was born. No sooner had he captured the world's e...
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Reconstructing Lenin: An Intellectual Biography
Tamas KrauszCurrent price €29.25Original price €32.50Vladimir Ilyich Lenin is among the most enigmatic and influential figures of the twentieth century. While his life and work are crucial to any unde...
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