As a young boy growing up in Port Elizabeth in the 1960s and 1970s, Steven Robins was haunted by an old postcard-size photograph of three unknown women on a table in the dining room.
Gareth Glover, who has established a reputation as a leading authority on the Napoleonic Wars, uses letters sent home from the Peninsular War by British soldiers to give a candid account of what it was like to serve in the army during the long campaign against the French.
Ce livre retrace le parcours d'Edmond Vermeil, l'un des pères fondateurs de la germanistique française, ayant reçu la chaire des Etudes germaniques à la Sorbonne en 1933.
This is the story of how Nazi war criminals escaped from justice at the end of the Second World War by fleeing through the Tyrolean Alps to Italian seaports, and the role played by the Red Cross, the Vatican, and the Secret Services of the major powers in smuggling them away from prosecution in Europe to a new life in South America.
Cette chronique familiale romancée, rédigée par Clara pour honorer une promesse faite à sa grand-mère Paula, s'appuie sur le journal intime de la vieille dame dans lequel elle raconte la vie des Meier en Pologne, leur installation à Paris, les persécutions dont ils furent victimes de la part des nazis et de leurs complices français et son engagement dans la résistance en Haute-Provence.
From the critically acclaimed author whom The Wall Street Journal called "e;a first-class historian,"e; here is a riveting account of one of the most spectacular rescue operations in history.
Au cours d'une carrière politique d'un demi-siècle, couvrant les deux guerres mondiales, Churchill fut deux fois Premier Lord de l'Amirauté (ministre de la Marine) et Premier ministre de la Grande-Bretagne.
"e;The essays offer an unvarnished look at not only the severe fighting that characterized these months, but also the simple attempt to survive the rampant disease, malnourishment, and harsh winter on the steppe and in the ruins of Stalingrad.
A guide to the United Kingdom’s strangest traditions throughout the year—including Dwile Flonking, Cheese Rolling, Tolling the Devil’s Knell, and more!
The Crushing of Army Group North 1944-45 on the Eastern Front tells the story in words and images of the last bitter months fought on Russian soil and the battle of the Baltic States that ensued.
The Nazis persecution of the Jews during the Holocaust included the creation of prisoner hierarchies that forced victims to cooperate with their persecutors.
Henry V's stunning victory at Agincourt was a pivotal battle of the Hundred Years War, reviving England's military fortunes and changing forever the course of European warfare.
Cette correspondance n'est pas seulement l'échange amoureux d'un couple naissant, Robert et Arlette, mais aussi un témoignage de leur vie durant cette période que l'on a appelé la « drôle de guerre ».
Sont assemblées ici des bribes de la marche d'Edwige, quand elle avait l'âge d'être enfant, avec sa voix de petite fille des années 40 et son regard de grand-mère en l'an 2000.
Extremely rare (possibly the only) book-length account of a Soviet penal unit in World War II Gritty, intense style conveys the brutality of war on the Eastern Front Composed of convicts--soldiers who conducted "e;unauthorized retreats,"e; former Soviet POWs deemed untrustworthy, and Gulag prisoners--the Red Army's penal units received the most difficult, dangerous assignments, such as breaking through the enemy's defenses.
