Biography & Autobiography
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The Black Douglases: War and Lordship in Late Medieval Scotland, 1300-1455 [Paperback]
Michael Brown(Author)
$39.95ISBN: 9781910900413
Published by : John Donald
During the century and a half of their power the Black Douglases earned fame as Scotland’s champions in the front line of war against England. On their shields they bore the bloody heart of Robert Bruce, the symbol of their claim to be the p... .... Learn More -
Pirin Planina: Tragic and Comic Episodes from Captivity [Hardback]
George Topirceanu(Author); Diana Livesay(Translator); Dr. A.K. Brackob(Introduction)
$29.99ISBN: 9781592111497
Published by : Center for Romanian Studies
Series: Classics of Romanian Literature
Volume: III
The famous Romanian writer, George Topîrceanu became a war memoirist when describing his own experiences while fighting in World War I. Despite the dark surrounding and vivid recounts of death and tragedy he witnessed, the soldier Topî... .... Learn More -
Generals and Admirals of the Third Reich: For Country or Fuhrer: Volume 3: P–Z [Hardback]
James "Jack" Webb(Author)
$50.00ISBN: 9781952715181
Published by : Casemate Academic
Reference work providing brief, scholarly biographical summaries for senior officers of the Third Reich, covering surnames A–G.
This third volume of a three-volume set offers concise biographical information for generals and admi... .... Learn More -
Alexander III, 1249-1286: First Among Equals [Paperback]
Norman H. Reid(Author)
$44.95ISBN: 9781910900383
Published by : John Donald
Winner of the Saltire Society Scottish History Book of the Year 2019
Presiding over an age of relative peace and prosperity, Alexander III represented the zenith of Scottish medieval kingship. The events which followed his early and unexp... .... Learn More -
The Memoirs of Ceija Stojka, Child Survivor of the Romani Holocaust [Hardback]
Ceija Stojka(Author); Lorely E. Lorely E. French(Editor)
$99.00ISBN: 9781640141216
Published by : Camden House
Series: Women and Gender in German Studies
Volume: 8
"Is this the whole world?" This question begins the first of three memoirs by Austrian Romani writer, visual artist, musician, and activist Ceija Stojka (1933-2013), told from her perspective as a child interned in three Nazi concentrati... .... Learn More -
The Endless Tide [Paperback]
Iain R. Thomson(Author)
$18.95ISBN: 9781912476589
Published by : Origin
In The Endless Tide, Iain R. Thomson turns his attention to the Hebrides, and the collection of stories that permeate the area. Meeting a vast cast of characters, he ranges from personal anecdotes of country life to political and scientific issues... .... Learn More -
The Northern Earldoms: Orkney and Caithness from AD 870 to 1470 [Paperback]
Barbara Crawford(Author)
$29.95ISBN: 9781912476817
Published by : Origin
The medieval earldoms of Orkney and Caithness were positioned between two worlds, the Norwegian and the Scottish. They were a maritime lordship divided, or united, by the turbulent waters of the Pentland Firth. This unlikely combination of island ... .... Learn More -
East by West: The New Navigation of Ferdinand Magellan [Paperback]
Allen Mawer(Author)
$35.00ISBN: 9781922669407
Published by : Australian Scholarly Publishing
Like Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan thought that Europeans could reach the Far East by sailing West. He aspired to dominion, displaying military prowess, navigational skill, powers of persuasion and unwavering determination. Bettering Columbus, his ... .... Learn More -
The Early Life of James VI: A Long Apprenticeship, 1566–1585 [Hardback]
Steven Reid(Author); Steven J. Reid(Author)
$100.00ISBN: 9781910900185
Published by : John Donald
James VI and I was arguably the most successful ruler of the Stewart Dynasty in Scotland, and the first king of a united Great Britain. His ableness as a monarch, it has been argued, stemmed largely from his Scottish upbringing. This book is the f... .... Learn More -
Generals and Admirals of the Third Reich: For Country or Fuhrer: Volume 2: H–O [Hardback]
James "Jack" Webb(Author)
$49.95ISBN: 9781952715167
Published by : Casemate Academic
Reference work providing brief, scholarly biographical summaries for senior officers of the Third Reich, covering surnames A–G.
This second volume of a three-volume set offers concise biographical information for generals and adm... .... Learn More
