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Das „Frauen des Krieges Buchpaket“ ist eine sorgfältig zusammengestellte Sammlung, die diese bemerkenswerten Geschichten in den Vordergrund rückt und die vielfältigen Rollen feiert, die Frauen in Kriegszeiten und Konflikten eingenommen haben.

Blonder Engel ist die bittersüße Liebesgeschichte zwischen einer Deutschen und einem britischen Piloten. Eine Geschichte über Mut und Gewissen, Liebe und Überleben im Dritten Reich. In Berlin, 1943, ist Mitgefühl ein Verbrechen. Die frischverheiratete Ursula Hermann ist eine einfache Frau, die sich nichts weiter wünscht, als dass der Krieg zu Ende geht und ihr Ehemann heil von der Ostfront nach Hause kommt. Aber manche Dinge sollen nicht sein.

Ein Trupp britischer Hochadliger reist, ausgestattet mit 1.000 Flaschen Champagner, wochenlang durch die Wüste. Nach unvorstellbaren Strapazen treffen sie genau zwei Tage zu spät an ihrem Ziel ein. Ein Oberbefehlshaber, der im Schlafanzug kommandiert, schießt sich selbst ins Hinterteil und verliert danach seine komplette Armee. Das Loch im Dach einer Kirche führt zum Ausbruch eines Beinahe-Weltkrieges. 139 Briten verteidigen eine Missionsstation gegen 4.000 afrikanische Krieger. Diese skurrilen Geschichten sind typisch für die 72 Kriege des viktorianischen England.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. This is an audio adaptation of the ⁠OpenStax World History, Volume 1: to 1500 textbook⁠. This audiobook is produced by ⁠Audileo⁠. What OpenStax says about their textbook: World History, Volume 1: to 1500 is designed to meet the scope and...

De Eerste Wereldoorlog werd 'de oorlog om alle oorlogen te beëindigen' genoemd... maar dat deed hij niet. In deze beknopte weergave van de Eerste Wereldoorlog kijken we naar de redenen ervoor, de reacties erop, en uiteindelijk het overlijden van degenen die het grootste offer brachten. Zo vaak horen we over de grote offers die gebracht werden in de daaropvolgende oorlogen, maar het verhaal van de Eerste Wereldoorlog biedt een diepgaand inzicht in de omstandigheden die leidden tot de Tweede Wereldoorlog.

LT Dick Thompson, codename Dynamite, describes in heart-stopping detail that takes your breath away, brutal firefights and hand-to-hand combat against overwhelming odds as seen through his eyes. Follow Dynamite as he transitions from a hardcore Airborne Ranger Special Forces warrior into one of the most elite, tier-one special operators on the face of the planet. In the future, scholars will turn first to this book for historic and jarring SOG-related action.

The bitter conflict between England and France we call The Hundred Years War, and lasting 116 years between 1337 and 1453, was fought over claims by the English kings to the French throne. By the end of this titanic struggle, it can fairly be said that the Middle Ages had come to an end.

This memoir is an autobiographical account of the events as witnessed by Bernal Diaz - a Conquistador on that journey - a man from Spain who desperately hoped to carve out a life of riches for himself in the new world and instead found himself on an epic journey of conquest, whilst desperately fighting to stay alive, in previously unknown and unimagined lands. This is a true tale written in his own hand and translated into English. It is a gripping account of the events from the soldiers' viewpoint as each day becomes a battle for survival against incredible odds.

A History of Greece is the thrilling story of the rise to power and influence of the greatest civilization the world has ever known. As Cyril Robinson's exquisite narrative unfolds, we find ourselves plunged into mankind's greatest and most magnificent adventure. Also, listen to A History of Greece, Volume 2.

A History of Rome is the story of a tiny market town on the Tiber, its rise to world domination, and then its slow, terrible plunge to utter ruin. It is the single greatest event in all human history.

In the Second World War every bond between man and man was to perish. Crimes were committed by the Hitler regime which find no equal in scale and wickedness with any that have darkened the human record. It was a simple policy to keep Germany disarmed after the struggle of the First World War and the Victors adequately armed in vigilance. But errors were soon made.

Are you ready for the truth about World War Two? In the first of an extraordinary three-volume account of the war on land, in the air and at sea, James Holland reveals not only the truth behind the familiar legends of the Second World War but he also unveils those lesser known events which were...

Der Roman "Die Wohlgesinnten" ist die fiktive Autobiografie des SS-Offiziers Maximilian Aue, Sohn eines deutschen Vaters und einer französischen Mutter, promovierter Jurist und frühes NSDAP-Mitglied. Es sind die beklemmenden und verstörenden Erinnerungen an die Schauplätze des Zweiten Weltkriegs und an das Grauen der Judenvernichtung.

Donald Macintyre’s U-Boat Killer is a unique account of the Battle of the Atlantic from the perspective of a British destroyer captain who fought through this brutal campaign. Few other books transport the listener to the deck of a convoy escort in the cold, stormy seas of the Atlantic Ocean and bring to life the terrifying conflict between the Royal Navy and the U-boats.

In the pantheon of ancient men of letters, none hold a more venerated position than the Roman historian, Tacitus, venerated alike for the accuracy of his chronicles as well as for the superiority of his style. He was a writer of unexcelled genius and consummate skill. But his work fell into oblivion not long after his death, and has come down to us based on the text of a single tattered manuscript from the Middle Ages.

American History, Volume 1 surveys the broad sweep of American history from the first Native American societies to the end of the Reconstruction period, following the Civil War. Drawing on a deep range of research and years of classroom teaching experience, Thomas S. Kidd offers students an...

Fesselnde Landser-Frontberichte in Romanheft-Länge Der vorliegende Band "Grüne Teufel in Afrika" führt Sie in die dramatischen Anfangstage des Tunesienfeldzuges im November 1942. Während amerikanische und britische Verbände unaufhaltsam auf Tunis vorrücken, versucht eine kleine deutsche...

World War I was called "the war to end all wars"...it didn't. In this concise recounting of the first world war, we take a look into the reasons for it, the reactions to it, and ultimately, the death of those that gave the greatest sacrifice. So often we hear tell of the great sacrifice made in the subsequent wars,; however, the story of World War I has a depth of insight to provide on the settings for World War II.

A finalist for the 75th National Jewish Book Award in nonfiction A major new history that transforms our understanding of World War II—tracing the conflict and its most infamous crime, the Holocaust, to Germany’s implacable hostility toward Soviet Russia In the West, World War II is commonly...

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER Master of the Senate, Book Three of The Years of Lyndon Johnson, carries Johnson’s story through one of its most remarkable periods: his twelve years, from 1949 to 1960, in the United States Senate. A Los Angeles Times Best Nonfiction Book of the Last 30 Years At the...