In "e;The Best Speeches of Winston Churchill,"e; readers are treated to a collection of powerful and iconic speeches delivered by the legendary British statesman.
The aim of this edition is to present in a comprehensive way the strategy and military operations of the German army in the attack on Russia in World War 2.
'Victor Gregg is the most remarkable spokesman for the war generation' Dan SnowIn Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut fictionalised his time as a prisoner of war in Dresden in 1945.
The Histories of Herodotus is one of the first accounts of the rise of the Persian Empire, as well as the events and causes of the Greco-Persian Wars between the Achaemenid Empire and the Greek city-states in the 5th century BC.
Les Récits de Sébastopol (1855-1856) ont été écrits par Léon Tolstoï pour raconter ses expériences lors du siège de Sébastopol (1854) pendant la guerre de Crimée.
Henri Barbusse's Buch "Das Feuer: Historischer Roman" ist ein bahnbrechendes Werk, das den Lesern einen intensiven Einblick in die Grausamkeiten des Ersten Weltkriegs bietet.
In Hans Falladas 'Jeder stirbt für sich allein' wird die Geschichte eines Ehepaars erzählt, das während der Zeit des Nationalsozialismus in Berlin lebt und beschließt, stillen Widerstand gegen das Regime zu leisten.
Winston Churchill's 'The Gathering Storm: The Origins of the Second World War' is a compelling and meticulously researched account of the events that led to the deadliest conflict in human history.
In 'Rilla of Ingleside' by Lucy Maud Montgomery, readers are transported to the captivating world of Ingleside, where they follow the coming-of-age journey of Rilla Blythe during World War I.
After sweeping through France and Belgium in the summer of 1944, the Allies were poised to enter the Netherlands to secure key bridges and towns along the Allied axis of advance.
Jeder stirbt für sich allein basiert auf dem authentischen Fall des Ehepaars Otto und Elise Hampel, das 1940 bis 1942 in Berlin Postkarten-Flugblätter gegen Hitler ausgelegt hatte und denunziert worden war.
James Ford Rhodes' 'History of the Civil War' is a seminal work that offers a comprehensive and detailed account of one of the most pivotal events in American history.
From the bestselling authors of The Sugar Girls and GI Brides, this is Jessie's story, one of three true accounts from the book The Girls Who Went to War.
From the bestselling authors of The Sugar Girls and GI Brides, this is Kathleen's story, one of three true accounts from the book The Girls Who Went to War.
From the bestselling authors of The Sugar Girls and GI Brides, this is Margery's story, one of three true accounts from the book The Girls Who Went to War.
The Gathering Storm is the first volume in Winston Churchills The Second World War, a history of World War II from the end of the First World War to the conclusion of the second in 1945.
Sir John Slessor was one of the twentieth century's most distinguished wartime commanders and incisive military thinkers, and William Pyke's comprehensive new biography reveals how he earned this remarkable reputation.
The capture of Adolf Eichmann and the subsequent dispute between Israel and Argentina before the Security Council of the United Nations have aroused new interest in the history of Nazi Germany in general and of its anti-Jewish policies in particular.
The Diary of a Young Girl, also known as The Diary of Anne Frank, is a book of the writings from the Dutch language diary kept by Anne Frank while she was in hiding for two years with her family during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.
As the Nazi advance across Europe stalled, Adolf Hitler repeatedly told his military advisers and inner circle that Germany possessed Wunderwaffen - miracle weapons - that would turn the tide and bring the Germans ultimate victory.
“This book takes an innovative approach to describing the much-trodden territory of the D-Day landings by using a very broad range of aerial photographs.