Biography: historical, political and military

'A thrilling read' Tom Holland'History-writing at its best' Barry StraussBy the end of his short life, Alexander the Great had redrawn the map of the ancient world to create an empire that stretched from the Adriatic Sea to the Indian subcontinent.

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The first vice president to become president on the death of the incumbent, John Tyler (1790-1862) was derided by critics as "e;His Accidency.

This is the first dedicated biography of the extraordinary Irish woman, Eva Gore-Booth.

Paul Lendvai blickt zurück auf ein aufregendes Leben zwischen Ost und West: Im Gespräch mit der renommierten ungarischen Journalistin Zsófia Mihancsik erzählt er von den Jahren der Verfolgung als jüdischer Jugendlicher im Budapest der Vierzigerjahre, vom Berufsverbot und der Internierung als "politisch Unzuverlässiger" Anfang der Fünfzigerjahre in Ungarn und seiner aufregenden Flucht 1956 über Prag und Warschau nach Wien.

A TRUE STORY OF LIES, BEAUTY AND BLACKMAIL IN VICTORIAN LONDON_________________________Madame Rachel had everything.

This biography provides a concise, accurate, and lively account of one of the best known yet least understood figures of the Civil War, Robert E.

Michael Beloff QC is one of the outstanding lawyers of his generation.

Kavalali Mehmed Ali Pasha (c.

The No1 Sunday Times BestsellerA Waterstones Best Politics Book 2024A Mail on Sunday 'Best Holiday Read 2024'A searing expose' Glamour'A timely reminder of the dangers posed by men who crave power' - ObserverFrom New York Times bestseller Maureen Callahan, a fierce, character-driven expose of the real Kennedy Curse-the family's generations-long legacy of misogyny, murder, and mayhem-and the women who have paid the price for our obsession with Camelot.

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This new edition of The Life of Adam Smith remains the only book to give a full account of Smith's life whilst also placing his work into the context of his life and times.

THE AWARD-WINNING, NEWDEFINITIVE HISTORY OF TEDDY ROOSEVELT AND THEROUGH RIDERS"e;Thrilling.

Have efforts to advance women's and men's commitments to democratic governance, women's rights and gender equality been successful in the Caribbean?

A literary memoir of exile and survival in Soviet prison camps during the Holocaust.

Writing the Empire is a collective biography of the McIlwraiths, a family of politicians, entrepreneurs, businesspeople, scientists, and scholars.

'Whoever listens to a witness, becomes a witness.

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William Stevenson may be best known for his friendship with and books about another William Stephenson, otherwise known as Intrepid, whose spy network and secret diplomacy changed the course of history.

This ebook boxed set includes 3 complete memoirs of Henry Kissinger, detailing his life and work.

A fascinating account of two eighteenth-century princes from East Africa, their travels, and their encounters with the British Empire and slaveryIn 1716 two princes from Mpfumo-what is today Maputo, the capital of Mozambique-boarded a ship licensed by the East India Company bound for England.

Raised on a Montana farm, Vernon Drake enlisted in the Army Air Corps, piloting B-24 bombers and painting nose art while enduring perilous missions in the Himalayas during World War II.

'We were quickly learning to live with war.

"e;A brilliantly vibrant and compulsively readable one-volume life of one of the giants of the twentieth century.

This biography of Admiral Thomas C.

The battle for Saipan is remembered as one of the bloodiest battles fought in the Pacific during World War II, and was a turning point on the road to the defeat of Japan.

Leutnant Gerhard Ehlert was one of the few survivors of 2.

This is the first complete biographical and critical study of Karl Philipp Moritz (1756-93), German novelist, teacher, journalist, and philologist.

In the aftermath of war, a Navy SEAL finds faith, hope, and love.

Pilgrimage of Awakening is the first biography of the Rogers.

Trotz Krankheit wird Lothar Herrmann einer Gebirgsjägerdivision zugeteilt und 1944 an die Ostfront geschickt.

Beacon Lights of History is a 14-volume set first published in 1902.

What Americans call the Vietnam War actually began in December 1946 with a struggle between the communists and the French for possession of the country--but Vietnam's strategic position in southeast Asia inevitably led to the involvement of other countries.

'MORE RIVETING THAN A SPY NOVEL': THE GRIPPING TRUE STORY OF CAMBRIDGE SPY GUY BURGESS Readers LOVE Stalin's Englishman: 'Fantastically detailed .

Sir Walter Scott first published his biography on Napoleon in 1827.

This dual biography offers "e;a captivating, intimate portrait of one of the country's most important political dynasties"e;-often in their own words (Doris Kearns Goodwin).

Here is the first fully annotated edition of a landmark in early African American literature--Eliza Potter's 1859 autobiography, A Hairdresser's Experience in High Life.

Written in his own hand and finished only weeks before his death, Gen.

From the late 1960s to the late 1970s, the United States Army was a demoralized institution in a country in the midst of a social revolution.

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A biography examining the life of the fortieth president of the United States and the impact of his faith.

If you lifted this book from the shelf, you're probably interested in learning more about gender.

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