How an Unprepared, Undertrained Group of Maine National Guard Troops Went to Abu Ghraib to Fix the IrreparableThe prison at Abu Ghraib was still a relatively unknown part of Americas War on Terror whenwith no special training and their gear lost somewhere between the United States and Baghdadthe 152nd Field Artillery Battalion of the Maine National Guard was sent there to serve as guards in February 2004.
As the world commemorates the hundredth anniversary of World War I, the literary canon of the war has consolidated around the memoirs written in the years after the Armistice by soldier-writers who served in the trenches.
'One of the greatest codebreakers of the twentieth century' Suzannah Lipscomb An astounding story of codebreaking, personal sacrifice and a life lived in the shadows.
THE SECOND INSTALMENT IN THE BESTSELLING ESCAPES SERIES, FROM MILITARY HISTORIAN DAMIEN LEWISSAS Great Escapes Two recounts the hitherto untold stories of six of the most dramatic and daring escapes executed by the world's most famous fighting force during WWII.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WINGATE LITERARY PRIZE 2024A WALL STREET JOURNAL BOOK OF THE YEARNATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD WINNER'Beautiful, sober and affecting - a testament to remembrance and friendship' - DALIA SOFER'A momentous historic retrieval and work of literary art' - PHILLIP LOPATENearly a century of life behind her, Stella Levi had never shared the full details of her past with anyone.
National Bestseller One of the year's most acclaimed works of nonfictionA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: New York Times, Washington Post, New Yorker, Chicago Tribune, Kirkus, New York Post, Fast CompanyFrom legendary historian Adam Hochschild, a "e;masterly"e; (New York Times) reassessment of the overlooked but startlingly resonant period between World War I and the Roaring Twenties, when the foundations of American democracy were threatened by war, pandemic, and violence fueled by battles over race, immigration, and the rights of labor The nation was on the brink.
Discover the key battles, tactics, technologies and turning points of the First World War - the epic conflict that was supposed to be "e;the war to end all wars"e;.
Dieses eBook: "In den Casematten Magdeburgs (Historischer Roman)" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.
Operaciones de desinformación; atentados contra altos mandos del Ejército; sabotajes a bordo de submarinos; o viajes desde Marruecos a bordo de un caza robado por un as de la aviación española.
'The extraordinary writers in this volume articulate the taste, the terror, and the dialect of war; they command their powers of description to face a shameless empire intent on annihilating them' Ellena SavageA selection of Ukraine's leading writers convey the reality of life within Ukraine during the first year of the invasionOn 24 February 2022, the lives of Ukrainians were devastatingly altered.
Military campaigns, pivotal battles and extraordinary leaders have collectively shaped the course of history and in this fascinating book, author Tom Quinn examines some of the most remarkable campaigns, incidents and characters from the earliest recorded histories to the second Gulf war.
This carefully crafted ebook: "e;Days to Remember: The British Empire in the Great War (Illustrated)"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
This book presents the work accomplished by the Royal Navy in combating the unrestricted submarine warfare instituted by the Central Powers in February, 1917.
This carefully crafted ebook: "e;LITTLEPAGE MANUSCRIPTS - Complete Trilogy: Satanstoe, The Chainbearer & The Redskins"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
Una meticulosa y documentada investigación histórica que nos muestra uno de los aspectos más desconocidos y menos estudiados de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, el de la posterior desnazificación de la sociedad alemana.
A first-hand account of art, survival and resistance in wartime Ukraine The most beautifully written, moving book I can ever remember reading PHILIPPA PERRY A book for our times PHILIPPE SANDS'A brilliant and unforgettable book' EDMUND DE WAALCharlotte Higgins never imagined she would report on a war.
On the night of August 67, 1943, six American destroyers steamed into Vella Gulf two hundred miles northwest of Guadalcanal and laid an ambush for the Japanese destroyers that nightly ferried reinforcements into the Solomon Islands.
Perfect for readers of Seabiscuit, The Boys in the Boat, and Unbroken "e;Electrifying and elegant… told with journalistic precision and pulse-quickening action.
