One man at the heart of American power must undertake a crucial wartime spy mission that will take him into enemy territory before he even leaves US soil.
A frightened boy pursued by racist bullies who grew up to become a trailblazing soldier in the British Army and then the SAS, Melvyn Downes was one of the first British-born Black men to join the elite regiment.
Buchbeschreibung: Die Schlacht am Litle Big HornDie Schlacht am Little Bighorn gilt als eines der legendärsten und zugleich tragischsten Kapitel der amerikanischen Geschichte.
A unique account of the opening weeks of history's largest, most brutal conflict, told through the eyes of those who were there and based on original source material from across Europe.
"e;Only constant observation of civilian Judges and soldier witnesses could have shown me how fallible is the unaided military memory or have led me by three steps to a War Diary-(1) There is nothing certain about war except that one side won't win.
This book, spanning the years 1961-1964, is the third in a four-part collection of documents from the archives of the Russian Federation's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Israel State Archives portraying relations between the Soviet Union and the State of Israel.
"e;Shortly after the outbreak of War-after the first contingent had been mobilised, and while they were undergoing training-it became evident that it would be necessary to raise another force to proceed on the heels of the first.
The 2025 edition of Warship, the celebrated annual publication featuring original research on the history, development, and service of the world's warships.
'Damien Lewis is both a meticulous historian and a born storyteller' Lee ChildFIVE DARING ESCAPES CARRIED OUT BY THE FAMOUS FIGHTING FORCE DURING WWIIFrom the infamous 1944 desert campaign to the unforgiving terrain of the Vosges Mountains; from a perilous escape across Europe aided by Resistance networks to three Captains fleeing an Italian Prisoner of War camp in 1943, and a death-defying return to Britain via boat, tunnel and train.
"e;The letters that follow are those of a young painter who was at the front from September [1914] till the beginning of April [1915]; at the latter date he was missing in one of the battles of the Argonne.
La pugna por los océanos resultó decisiva para el desenlace de la Primera Guerra Mundial, por más que haya quedado opacada por las grandes batallas terrestres que, entre trincheras y gases, han adquirido la categoría de mitos imperecederos.
"e;During one of the short periods of training in 1917, it was suggested that lectures should be delivered to the troops on the history of their battalions in France.