Antonia Frazer's award winning studyinto the lives and loves of women of Seventeenth Century England. This brand new two volume, paperback set published by Phoenix in 2002 normally retails at GBP13.98. Part One ISBN9781407215303. Part Two ISBN9781407216126.

2002, Phoenix, , ,< J-01>,Part I 368pp, Part II 317pp, New in card covers, , CARD
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 34271-01..............................£10.00

Photographs and text trace the life of FDR from his birth in 1882 through his youth, early political career, and presidency during World War II, to his unexpected death in Warm Springs, Georgia, in 1945. A dominant leader of the Democratic Party and the only American president elected to more than two terms, he built a New Deal Coalition that realigned American politics after 1932, as his domestic policies defined American liberalism for the middle third of the 20th century.

1990, Clarion Books New York, , 089919379X,< J-01>,200pp. illustrations, , Card covers creased. Good, , CARD
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 34572-01..............................£6.00

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was the founder and the first President of the Republic of Turkey. He established himself as a brilliant military commander in the Battle of Gallipoli. Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire by the Allies Mustafa Kemal led the Turkish national movement in what would become the Turkish War of Independence. As the Republic's first president he introduced a range of far reaching reforms to create a modern, democratic and secular state.

1937, Jarrolds, , ,< J-01>,256pp, 20 ills, index, grey cloth, spine darkened & rubbed, text g, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 21512-01..............................£18.00

Good in dw. Previous owner bookplate on endpaper, Biro note scribble on pre-title page. The rise of Fascism and the assumption of power of Mussolini. The creation of the Fascist State, its adventurism in Africa, Spain and the Balkans, the disaster of the Second World War and the birth of the Italian Social Republic.

1973, Abelard & Schuman, , ,< J-01>,xiv + 452pp, , ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 14644-01..............................£16.00

The life of General Charles George Gordon of Khartoum, the essence of the Christian Victorian hero. This is the story of his youth, the Chinese puzzle, his years as an administrator, and the end at Khartoum at the hands of the Mahdi's Dervishes.

1974, Book Club Associates, , ,< J-01>,240pp, 11 illustrations, 2 maps, bibliography, index, v/good in rubbed dw, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 28684-02..............................£10.00

The life of General Sir Robert Wilson, 1777-1849. He served in Flanders, Holland, South Africa, Egypt, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Russia and Germany, commanded the Lusitanian Legion, and saw Moscow burning. He was dismissed from the army as a Major-General for inciting the Household Cavalry to mutiny at the funeral of Queen Caroline, but later re-instated. He was decorated by numerous nations.

1978, Oxford University Press, , 0192117459,< J-01>,xvi + 224pp, 9 ills, 2 maps, bibliography, index, Good in dw, marks on top edge. faded spine, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 6368-01..............................£10.00

An anecdotal memoir. Michael Gow joined the Army in 1942 and retired as a General in 1986. From his notebooks he has selected incidents that happened to him, or ones that he witnessed during his career. From his days as a Guardsman, a young officer, at Staff College, Regimental Adjutant, Battalion, Brigade and Army Commander.

1989, Souvenir Press, , 0285629387,< J-01>,205pp, circa 50 ills, Good in rubbed dw, marks on top page edge, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 2903-01..............................£8.00

Major-General Eric Edward ("Chink") Dorman-Smith was one of the most brilliant and controversial soldiers of WWII. He served on Auchinleck's staff in North Africa and was relegated to obscurity. He was a close friend of Hemingway and a lasting influence on him. Dorman-Smith was also an Irish Nationalist who became involved with the IRA after the war.

1989, Macmillan, , 0333453956,< J-01>,396pp. 20 ills., Good in d/w, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 4882-01..............................£25.00

Mass market paperback. Good. Born into a working-class family in London in 1919, the author enlisted in the Rifle Brigade at 19, was sent to the Middle East and Palestine. Following service at the battle of Alamein, he joined the Parachute Regiment and in September 1944 found himself at Arnhem. When the paratroopers were forced to withdraw, Gregg was captured. He attempted to escape but was caught and became a prisoner of war; sentenced to death in Dresden for attempting to escape and burning down a factory, only the Allies' raid on the city the night before his execution saved his life.

2011, Bloomsbury Publishing, , 9781408822081,< J-01>,273pp illustrations, , , CARD
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 38081-01..............................£3.00

Well used paperback, creased covers and page edges browning. Guderian was the effective creator of the German WWII Panzer Arm. These are his recollections of service in the Great War, followed by his efforts in the 30s to develop the Panzer forces of the Reich. The book looks in detail at Guderian's fighting career during WWII, including the campaigns in Poland, France, & Russia. Later Hitler appointed him Inspector-general of Panzer Troops, and his final position was as the last Chief of the General Staff of the Wehrmacht.

1987, Futura Publishers, , 0860070883,< J-01>,528pp, 20 photos, 37 maps., , , CARD
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 1096-02..............................£3.00