Alexander the Great was a king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the Argead dynasty. He was born in Pella in 356 BC and succeeded his father Philip II to the throne at the age of twenty. He spent most of his ruling years on a military campaign through Asia and northeast Africa, and had created one of the largest empires of the ancient world by the age of thirty, stretching from Greece to northwestern India. He was undefeated in battle and is widely considered one of history's most successful military commanders.

1974, Purnell, , ,< J-01>,224pp illustrations, Good in d/w, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 7356-01..............................£6.00

Famous as the President who abolished slavery, Lord Longford shows that Lincoln was equally concerned that the Union of the States should be preserved on a basis of mutual trust. In his mind union and true democracy were inseparable. During the civil war years he guided the North to victory holding together diverse and antagonistic factions from both civilian and military.

1974, Book Club Associates, , 0297767629,< J-01>,231pp illustrations, vg in vg dw, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 32862-01..............................£8.00

The second half of the great man's life. Returning to England, after the years of occupying France following Waterloo, Wellington became a public servant. There followed the tragedies of Peterloo, the Cato Street Conspiracy, Queen Caroline's trial and the death of Castlereagh.

1972, Book Club Associates, , ,< J-01>,472pp,51 illustrations, index, Good in blue boards, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 28683-01..............................£8.00

An author's research copy, may have notes in the margins. Faded red boards, no d/w. Wellington's nickname, 'The Iron Duke', was earned on the battlefields of the Peninsular War, yet he also had the subtlety and variety of genius. The sensitive child aristocrat was pushed into the army and reached India at 27. He commanded the allied armies in Portugal and Spain against Napoleon, fighting a wearisome campaign from Lisbon to the Pyrenees. After his epic victory at Waterloo he was never asked to fire another shot.

1969, Literary Guild, , 0297179179,< J-01>,xxiv + 548pp, illustrations, maps, , ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 15430-01..............................£6.00

Wellington's nickname, 'The Iron Duke', was earned on the battlefields of the Peninsular War, yet he also had the subtlety and variety of genius. The sensitive child aristocrat was pushed into the army and reached India at 27. He commanded the allied armies in Portugal and Spain against Napoleon, fighting a wearisome campaign from Lisbon to the Pyrenees. After his epic victory at Waterloo he was never asked to fire another shot.

1970, Literary Guild, , 0297179179,< J-01>,548pp ills maps, Reading copy only.Red Boards. Fair with split on spine, 0,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 15430-02..............................£5.00

Dustjcket faded. Good. Henri Philippe Pétain was a French Army general and later Chief of State of Vichy France from 1940 to 1944. Due to his military leadership in World War I, he was viewed as a hero in France, but his actions during World War II resulted in a conviction and death sentence for treason, which was commuted to life imprisonment by Charles de Gaulle. The author has benefited from the use of previously secret files

1985, Viking, , 0670801070,< J-01>,444pp,, , ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 14488-01..............................£10.00

The author was a Medical Officer in the British Army in World War I and transferred to the RAF in 1919. His travels took him to India, Aden and many other theatres.

1971, Leo Cooper, , 0850520622,< J-01>,viii + 159pp, 8 illustrations, vg in dw, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 18027-01..............................£9.00

General Charles George Gordon, 1833-1885, was a Victorian hero. This is an account of the extraordinary life of "Chinese" Gordon, Gordon of Khartoum - a patriot who spent most of his life in the service of foreign powers. A devout Christian, he was eccentric in behaviour and lifestyle. He served in the Crimea, China and the Sudan, where he met his spectacular death at Khartoum at the hands of the Mahdi's Dervishes.

1985, Sidgwick and Jackson, , 0283991844,< J-01>,xii + 194pp, 19 illustrations, Fine in d/w, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 10885-03..............................£6.00

A political biography of Benito Mussolini.

1983, Granada Publishing, , 0586084444,< J-01>,495pp illustrations, Very good in card covers, , CARD
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 8771-01..............................£3.00

Red boards,showing some wear. Bookplate and Dewy number for University Library on endpapers. Foxing on page edges but no other markings. A history of the British Parliamentary Cabinet. Chapters describe it's origins from 1660 to 1832, followed by a section on the early Victorian system to 1868. The last two sections look at the transition to a Cabinet system and the modern cabinet system after the First World War.

1962, Stevens and Sons Ltd, , ,< J-01>,546pp, , ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 37234-01..............................£6.00