Biography of General of the Army, Douglas Macarthur, the outstanding American general of the 20th century. He served in the Phillipines and Mexico prior to WWI, was a heroic figure in France in WWI, and became the architect of the defeat of the Japanese in the South Pacific in WWII. Post WWII he oversaw the reconstruction of Japan and was Supreme Allied Commander in Korea, from whence he was recalled by Truman.

1981, Bison Books, , 0600341801,< J-01>,168pp over 250 bw and col. illustrations maps, Large Format vg in dw, 0,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 29099-02..............................£8.00

Creasing on bottom right hand corner. Good. Stalin was the overlord of the Gulag, the assassin of both Lenin and Trotsky, and a megalomaniac tyrant over millions. The result of 35 years scholarship, Robert McNeal's biography focuses on the cult of personality surrounding Stalin.

1989, Papermac, , 0333373529,< J-01>,389pp, 14 ills, notes, index, , , CARD
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 21661-01..............................£4.00

William Miller served with Thomas Cochrane in the Peruvian and Chilean Wars of Independence against Spain's colonial forces and was seriously wounded during the operations. This is a facsimile re-issue of the 1829 second edition, compiled by General Miller's brother, John and containing much new information.

1973, AMS Press, , 9780404043391,< J-01>,2 vols 452 and 557pp, engravings, 8 maps - mostly folding, appendices, index, 2 volumes, blue cloth, vg, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 30003-01..............................£36.00

Dustjacket torn and worn. Boards good with darkened spine. Good reflecting age and use. A detailed account of the Duce and his rise to power.

1953, Thames & Hudson Ltd, , ,< J-01>,304pp Illustrations, , ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 12094-01..............................£6.00

A biography of Field-Marshal Bernard Montgomery written by his youngest brother. A revealing study, with much information on the Field-Marshal's life prior to WWII.

1973, Book Club Edition, , ,< J-01>,xii + 372pp, 21 illustrations, appendix, index, Good in dw, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 19784-01..............................£10.00

In 1908 Bernard Law Montgomery graduated joined the Royal Warwickshire Regiment as a subaltern. Fifty years later he left the Army as a Field-Marshal, a legend as one of Britain's most acclaimed military commanders. Appalled at the horrendous casualties of WWI it was his commands and campaigns in WWII for which he is remembered. From El Alamein through Sicily, Normandy and The Rhine to Germany's surrender, he made his mark as Eisenhower's prickly and controversial deputy.

1958, Collins, , ,< J-01>,574pp, 48 b/w photos, 14 maps, G in very worn d/w, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 15405-01..............................£6.00

A veteran war correspondent, the author has covered most of the conflicts over 25 years on four continents. From Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, Angola and Mozambique, Afghanistan, the Middle-East, West Africa and the Balkans he has been in the thick of the action. Behind Russian lines with the Mujahedeen, avoiding the Scuds in Tel Aviv and under fire from the Serbs on the way into Sarajevo. "Like a movie with lunacy and guns"

1995, Brassey's, , 1857531213,< J-01>,295pp, 35 b/w illustrations, maps, New, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 30793-01..............................£12.00

The life of Field Marshal, the Viscount Montgomery of Alamein. The author was an outstanding war correspondent and was present during Montgomery's campaigns in North Africa, Sicily, Italy and North West Europe.

1946, Hamish Hamilton, , ,< J-01>,255pp, 16 illustrations, 5 text inc fold-out maps, ep maps, index, brown cloth, page edges lightly foxed, Good, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 10395-01..............................£4.00

The life of Field Marshal, the Viscount Montgomery of Alamein. The author was an outstanding war correspondent and was present during Montgomery's campaigns in North Africa, Sicily, Italy and North West Europe. Reading copy. The text is good.

1947, Hamish Hamilton, , ,< J-01>,255pp, 15 illustrations, 5 maps - inc fold-out, ep maps, index, boards marked or otherwise slightly defective, Reading Copy, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 10395-02..............................£4.00

Avec Vidal Nahoum mourut, à La Turbie (Alpes-Maritimes), en 1984, l’un des survivants du monde englouti de la Salonique séfarade où il était né en 1984.A partir de documents historiques et personnels, Edgar Morin, son fils, nous restitue son histoire irremplaçable et celle des hommes et femmes de sa famille.l’histoire unique de Vidal Nahoum porte en elle l’épanouissement, le crépuscule et la mort de la culture judéo-espagnole, le passage de la cité d’Empire à l’État-Nation, la complexité des relations modernes entre juifs et gentils, entre Orient et Occident.

1989, Editions du Seuil, , 2020106825,< J-01>,374pp. illustrations., , Fr.text, CARD
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 23741-01..............................£8.00