The novel "e;All Roads Lead to Cavalry"e; offers an irreverent take on the social forces at play in England in the period leading up to and just following the outbreak of World War I.
Hailed as one of the greatest novels of all time and a classic of world literature, War and Peace unfolds in the early nineteenth century during the turbulent years of the Napoleonic invasion of Russia.
"e;The Clipper Ship Era: An Epitome of Famous American and British Clipper Ships, Their Owners, Builders, Commanders, and Crews, 1843-1869"e; by Arthur Hamilton Clark is a captivating and meticulously researched chronicle of one of the most dynamic periods in maritime history.
Estamos en los últimos días de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, en una Alemania a punto de ser estrangulada definitivamente por los aliados, de una parte, y por las tropas soviéticas, del otro.
Dins el riu, entre els joncs és la primera novel·la que tracta de la División Azul des d'un punt de vista català, una obra rigorosa i corprenedora que ens mostra la cruesa extrema que es vivia al front de la Segona Guerra Mundial, i les simpaties, avui en dia inconfessables, d'alguns intel·lectuals catalans cap al que estava passant a alemanya.
Stirlitz, un agente secreto de la Unión Soviética, se infiltra entre los nazis desde los comienzos hasta llegar, en la Segunda Guerra Mundial, a la cúpula de la organización.
'A well-written and fascinating narrative about love and loss, courage and betrayal, the past and secrets, art and reproductions' Reader review, 'This is certainly a wow of a read .
Useful Captives: The Role of POWs in American Military Conflicts is a wide-ranging investigation of the integral role prisoners of war (POWs) have played in the economic, cultural, political, and military aspects of American warfare.