Biography: Historical
BIC code: CVN
See also: Biography & Autobiography
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£12.99After They Killed Our Father: A Refugee From The Killing Fields Reunites With The Sister She Left Behind - - Hardback
Loung Ung picks up where the bestselling 'First They Killed My Father' left off, with her escape from a devastated Cambodia in 1980 at the age of 10, flying to the US as a refugee. The book follows the parallel lives of Loung and her closest sister, Chou, during the 15 years it took for them to be reunited. -
£12.99Alexander III, King Of Scots - - Hardback
Alexander III was active in establishing a coherent and independent Scottish nation, made possible by his victory over King Haaken of Norway in the Treaty of Perth, before succumbing to an untimely death. -
£9.99All The Sweets Of Being: A Life Of James Boswell -
The first biography to be published since the discovery of his private papers, this work marks the 200th anniversary of James Boswell's death. -
£16.99Andrew Lorimer's Life And Times In The Upper Tweed Valley - - Hardback
In the early 20th century, life in the Upper Tweed Valley was very different to that of today. This book, compiled from notes made by Andrew Lorimer, describes his personal experience of a way of life which has almost completely disappeared. -
£25.00Architect Of Victory: Douglas Haig - - Hardback
Douglas Haig's popular image is an unenviable one, yet Haig masterminded a British-led victory over a continental opponent on a scale that has never been matched before or since. This biography takes into account modern military scholarship and offers a picture of a comprehensible human being. -
£17.99The Audacious Admiral Cochrane: The True Life Of A Naval Legend - - Hardback
Lord Cochrane was a dominant figure in the maritime history of the 19th century, leading British, Chilean and Greek navys to famous victories. But, behind his achievements, there lay a complex figure who saw things in stark contrast, and could exhibit extreme paranoia and jealousy. -
£7.95Bare Feet And Tackety Boots: A Boyhood On Rhum - - Paperback
The last survivor of those who were born and raised on the island of Rhum before the First World War presents a social history and personal anecdote of a way of life gone not long ago but already almost forgotten. -
£8.99Bonnie Prince Charlie: A Biography - - Paperback
This text tells the story of the Highland rebels who challenged George III and embraced Bonnie Prince Charlie as their last hope. -
£15.00Bonnie Prince Charlie: Charles Edward Stuart - - Paperback
Following the crushing defeat at Culloden in 1746, Bonnie Prince Charlie was to play out the rest of his career dogged by a sense of failure and betrayal. This biography of Charles Stuart argues that failure was far from inevitable and history in 1745 came closer to taking a quite different turn. - £9.99Bonnie Prince Charlie In Love: The Private Passions Of Prince Charles Edward Stuart - - Paperback