Autobiography: historical, political & military books

23118 books were found.

The Black Scorpions: Serving with the 64th Fighter Squadron in World War II

The Black Scorpions: Serving with the 64th Fighter Squadron...

Author: James A Lynch ,  Gregory Lynch Jr
ISBN: 9781636243061
Format: Hardback
$95.00

The Black Scorpions – 64th Fighter Squadron – chased the Afrika Corps across the top of Africa before disrupting...  Read More >>

The Wealthy Loser: Caught Between Heaven and Hell

The Wealthy Loser: Caught Between Heaven and Hell

Author: Joey Ter-Mitchell ,  Pat Bermel
ISBN: 9781039155695
Format: Hardback
$92.37

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A Penny Always Has Two Sides: A Memoir of Growing Up in Wartime Germany

A Penny Always Has Two Sides: A Memoir of Growing Up...

Author: Steffie Steinke
ISBN: 9781039181335
Format: Paperback
$52.77

Steffie Steinke, born in Berlin in 1936, writes about the enduring love she had for her foster mother and the everlasting...  Read More >>

Not White Enough: How Victorian Racism Contributed to the Destruction of a Photographic Genius

Not White Enough: How Victorian Racism Contributed to...

Author: Muriel J Morris ,  Michael Spencer
ISBN: 9781039159518
Format: Hardback
$131.97

She's sixteen, shunned, isolated and possibly pregnant. This is Marie who thought she had the world by the tail...  Read More >>

A Penny Always Has Two Sides: A Memoir of Growing Up in Wartime Germany

A Penny Always Has Two Sides: A Memoir of Growing Up...

Author: Steffie Steinke
ISBN: 9781039181342
Format: Hardback
$77.85

Steffie Steinke, born in Berlin in 1936, writes about the enduring love she had for her foster mother and the everlasting...  Read More >>

Cover of Darkness: The Memoir of a World War Two Night-Fighter

Cover of Darkness: The Memoir of a World War Two Night-Fighter...

Author: Roderick Chisholm ,  Jonathan Cowley
ISBN: 9798874676711
Format: Audio
$110.85

A pilot's captivating autobiography that traces the development of night-flying from the early days of the Battle...  Read More >>

Cover of Darkness: The Memoir of a World War Two Night-Fighter

Cover of Darkness: The Memoir of a World War Two Night-Fighter...

Author: Roderick Chisholm ,  Jonathan Cowley
ISBN: 9798874676704
Format: Audio
$97.65

A pilot's captivating autobiography that traces the development of night-flying from the early days of the Battle...  Read More >>

The Sister: The extraordinary story of Kim Yo Jong, the most powerful woman in North Korea

The Sister: The extraordinary story of Kim Yo Jong,...

Author: Sung-Yoon Lee
ISBN: 9781529073546
Format: Paperback
$24.99

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The Sister: The extraordinary story of Kim Yo Jong, the most powerful woman in North Korea

The Sister: The extraordinary story of Kim Yo Jong,...

Author: Sung-Yoon Lee
ISBN: 9781529073539
Format: Hardback
$47.49

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Hope and Hard Truth: A Life in Texas Politics

Hope and Hard Truth: A Life in Texas Politics

Author: Mary Beth Rogers ,  Mary Beth Rogers
ISBN: 9798874652685
Format: Audio
$190.05

Mary Beth Rogers has led an eventful life rooted in the weeds of Texas politics, occasionally savoring a few victories--particularly...  Read More >>

Goli Otok: The Island of Death

Goli Otok: The Island of Death

Author: Venko Markovski
ISBN: 9781088132890
Format: Paperback
$42.11

Goli Otok: The Island of Death, first released in English in 1984, are the series of letters of the Bulgarian poet...  Read More >>

Foad Mustafa-Soltani: A look into his life, his aspirations and how he died

Foad Mustafa-Soltani: A look into his life, his aspirations...

Author: Hishmat Sultani ,  Mallaka Mostafa-Soltani
ISBN: 9789198132403
Format: Paperback
$73.92

This book is a collection of memories and interviews with great many players in the Kurdish movement and it is edited...  Read More >>

The Basis of Everything: Before Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project there was the Cavendish Laboratory - the remarkable story of the scientific friendships that changed the world forever

The Basis of Everything: Before Oppenheimer and the...

Author: Andrew Ramsey
ISBN: 9781460764459
Format: Paperback
$34.99

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Upendra Nath Banerjee: Memoirs Of A Revolutionary

Upendra Nath Banerjee: Memoirs Of A Revolutionary

Author: Anirban Ganguly
ISBN: 9788196332952
Format: Paperback
$41.37

It offers a deeply personal insight into the thoughts, struggles, momentous events and emotions that have shaped...  Read More >>

One Kensington: Tales from the Frontline of the Most Unequal Borough in Britain

One Kensington: Tales from the Frontline of the Most...

Author: Emma Dent Coad
ISBN: 9781529417258
Format: Paperback
$26.99

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The Last Secret of the Secret Annex

The Last Secret of the Secret Annex

Author: Joop van Wijk-Voskuijl ,  Jeroen De Bruyn
ISBN: 9781398518223
Format: Paperback
$34.99

A riveting historical investigation and family memoir that reveals the untold story of Bep Voskuijl, the young Dutch...  Read More >>

Zev's Los Angeles: From Boyle Heights to the Halls of Power. A Political Memoir

Zev's Los Angeles: From Boyle Heights to the Halls of...

Author: Zev Yaroslavsky ,  Josh Getlin
ISBN: 9798887191676
Format: Paperback
$44.99

This is the story of Zev Yaroslavsky, a young social activist, who became one of Los Angeles' most powerful and...  Read More >>

The Last Secret of the Secret Annex

The Last Secret of the Secret Annex

Author: Joop van Wijk-Voskuijl ,  Jeroen De Bruyn
ISBN: 9781398518216
Format: Hardback
$45.00

A riveting historical investigation and family memoir that reveals the untold story of Bep Voskuijl, the young Dutch...  Read More >>

Zev's Los Angeles: From Boyle Heights to the Halls of Power. A Political Memoir

Zev's Los Angeles: From Boyle Heights to the Halls of...

Author: Zev Yaroslavsky ,  Josh Getlin
ISBN: 9798887191669
Format: Hardback
$270.00

This is the story of Zev Yaroslavsky, a young social activist, who became one of Los Angeles' most powerful and...  Read More >>

My 21 Years in the White House

My 21 Years in the White House

Author: Alonzo Fields
ISBN: 9781951682804
Format: Paperback
$36.83

My 21 Years in the White House, first published in 1960, is the fascinating account by Alonzo Fields of his service...  Read More >>

Because Our Fathers Lied: A Memoir of Truth and Family, from Vietnam to Today

Because Our Fathers Lied: A Memoir of Truth and Family,...

Author: Craig McNamara
ISBN: 9780316282338
Format: Paperback
$50.13

This unforgettable father and son story confronts the legacy of the Vietnam War across two generations: ""an important...  Read More >>

Always a Stranger: Persecution, Exile, and Hope during the Early 20th Century

Always a Stranger: Persecution, Exile, and Hope during...

Author: Sonja Alfons Moseley
ISBN: 9798886792348
Format: Paperback
$28.91

During the politically turbulent years of the early twentieth century in central Europe, a child grows up in poverty,...  Read More >>

Del Infierno al Paraíso

Del Infierno al Paraíso

Author: Max Goldy
ISBN: 9798223308881
Format: Paperback
$42.21

Un relato impactante basado en hechos reales. El autor nos cuenta en su libro Del Infierno al Paraíso cómo su protagonista...  Read More >>

Cover of Darkness: The Memoir of a World War Two Night-Fighter

Cover of Darkness: The Memoir of a World War Two Night-Fighter...

Author: Roderick Chisholm ,  Jonathan Cowley
ISBN: 9798874676698
Format: Audio
$176.85

A pilot's captivating autobiography that traces the development of night-flying from the early days of the Battle...  Read More >>

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Author: Frederick Douglass
ISBN: 9781637631706
Format: Hardback
$44.99

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.  Read More >>

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