An in-depth look at the unique actions of the newly formed state of West Virginia during the Civil War While the taking of hostages by both the Union and the Confederacy was common during the Civil War, it was unique for an individual state government to engage in this practice.
An exhilarating and uplifting account of the lives of sixteen 'warriors' from the last three centuries, hand-picked for their bravery or extraordinary military experience by the eminent military historian, author and ex-editor of the Daily Telegraph, Sir Max Hastings.
First serious examination of the curious demise of Reichsfuhrer SS Heinrich Himmler that also investigates an extraordinary web of secret deals and international intrigue.
Hailed as one of the finest books to emerge from the Vietnam War, If I Die in a Combat Zone is a fascinating insight into the lives of the soldiers caught in the conflict.
One womans extraordinary personal journey in the US military and her triumphant effort to honor her predecessors with the Congressional Gold Medal Looking back on her remarkable career, Retired Army Colonel Edna W.
Steve Jones' Body Mind Spirit system shows you how to excel at whatever life throws at you, from self-defence on the streets, dealing with office bully tactics or giving a speech in front of a crowd of people.
Prison Pens presents the memoir of a captured Confederate soldier in northern Virginia and the letters he exchanged with his fiancee during the Civil War.
Prison Pens presents the memoir of a captured Confederate soldier in northern Virginia and the letters he exchanged with his fiancee during the Civil War.
'A brilliant book' Alastair Campbell, The Rest is Politics'The essential, must-read insider account of the West's cat and mouse economic warfare against Russia and how it is changing the face of global trade.
Der weltbekannte Politologe und Herausgeber Thierry Meyssan hat die letzten fast zwei Jahrzehnte mitten im Geschehen in Syrien und Libyen verbracht und war sogar persönlich als Berater dieser Regierungen tätig.
Carabineros de Chile infiltra las manifestaciones con agentes encubiertos, con el fin de realizar seguimientos, detenciones y encarcelamientos, pese a no contar con autorización del juez de garantía o las instrucciones de un fiscal.
A gripping, vividly told journey into a family's wartime past, from the bestselling author of The Ruin of All Witches Endearingly personal, honest and reflective invites you to rethink where memory ends and history begins Dominic Sandbrook, The Times, Books of the Year 'As I finished his book, I began to see my own family s past through his glass mountain' Ian Ellison, Literary Review Malcolm Gaskill knew two things about his great-uncle Ralph s wartime adventures: he d been a prisoner in Italy, and he d cut his way out of a train with a knife and fork.
War and Peace is a literary work mixed with chapters on history and philosophy by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published serially, then published in its entirety in 1869.
