Ergebnis für "Kim" in Historisch

The Cold War’s greatest traitor wasn’t in Moscow—he was in MI6. Harold “Kim” Philby was the golden boy of British intelligence—handsome, brilliant, and deeply embedded in the highest levels of MI6. But behind the polished exterior was a double agent loyal to the Soviet Union. Over the course of two decades, Philby betrayed hundreds of operations, exposed agents, and fed a constant stream of secrets to Moscow. Kim Philby: The British Mole Who Betrayed the West is a gripping biography that explores how one man’s ideology, ambition, and duplicity changed the face of espionage forever.

Accidental Tyrant serves as a stark cautionary tale, underscoring that the triumph of liberty is never guaranteed. Met with insufficient resistance, even the most unlikely leader can build a regime of repression and privation that long outlives its founder.

Jeanne d'Arc - en ung kvinna vars tro fick henne att utmana kungar och inspirera arméer. En hängiven tro på att Gud hade utsett henne att leda fransmännen till seger mot engelsmännen tog henne från födelsestaden och ut på slagfältet. Under sitt korta liv blev hon en nationell ikon, en symbol. Det var en bild som hon odlade och uppmuntrade och som slutgiltigt skulle leda till hennes död. Jeanne d'Arc var tonårsmartyren som ledde den franska armén och inpräntade gudsfruktan i engelsmännen, men vem var hon egentligen? Och vad ledde fram till hennes ikoniska status?

A “riveting” (The Economist), “gripping” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) true story of the longest-held prisoner of war in American history, John Downey, Jr., a CIA officer captured in China during the Korean War and imprisoned for twenty-one years. John (Jack) Downey, Jr., was a new...

Maud Gonne, the legendary woman known as the Irish Joan of Arc, left her mark on everyone she met. What motivated this extraordinary person? Kim Bendheim has long been fascinated by Maud Gonne’s perplexing character, and here gives us an intensely personal assessment of her thrilling life. The product of much original research, including interviews with Gonne’s equally vivid, unconventional descendants, The Fascination of What’s Difficult is a portrait of a powerful woman who, despite her considerable flaws, continues to inspire.

A powerful, character-driven narrative of the Korean War from the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer who helped uncover some of its longest-held and darkest secrets. The war that broke out in Korea on a Sunday morning seventy years ago has come to be recognized as a critical turning point in modern...

Evan Thomas's startling account of how the underrated Dwight Eisenhower saved the world from nuclear holocaust. Upon assuming the presidency in 1953, Dwight Eisenhower set about to make good on his campaign promise to end the Korean War. Yet while Eisenhower was quickly viewed by many as a...

In 1994, Amy was working as a genealogist, researching a family's history. While paging through volumes of Amish, Mennonite & Apostolic Christian relatives, she came to the story of a mother and her three young children who had all died on the same day, March 13, 1900. Was it an accident? An illness of some kind? Amy soon learned that the husband and father of this young family had murdered them after being excommunicated from the Amish church.

Edge of Madness - The Story of Joseph Kallinger is the fourth book in a compelling series of true crime short stories for people who don't have time to listen to a full-length novel. This audiobook examines the horrifying account of a knife-wielding shoemaker who kills under the command of Charlie, a floating head.

Historiska personer från världen över är en samling porträtt över personer som på olika sätt lämnat stora avtryck i historien. Samlingen består av kortare artiklar och reportage, tidigare utgivna som enskilda titlar, och ger inblick i några av historiens mest omtalade karaktärer.

Stunning true story of a girl's survival during the most horrific and apocalyptic periods in history. Based on a memoir, a German girl is torn between two evil regimes: Stalin and Hitler during the 1930s and '40s. She must choose one to survive. She chooses survival. Relive the experience through her eyes in a tragic yet triumphant firsthand account.

Pionjärpiloten Amelia Earhart försvann över Stilla havet 1937. Så har mysteriet med försvinnandet äntligen blivit löst? Amelia Earhart skrev historia. Hon var den första kvinnan som flög ensam över Atlanten, satte flera andra flygrekord och blev berömd som författare. Hennes öde är ett av de största mysterierna under 1900-talet. Det var den 2 juli 1937, när hon korsade Stilla havet med navigatören Fred Noonan, som Amelia Earhart försvann.

I över två decennier har världen undrat över det olösta mordet på sexåriga JonBenét Ramsey. Det vackra barnet med stort blont hår, stora gröna ögon och ett varmt leende har blivit ihågkommen sedan hon tragiskt mördades i sitt hem i Boulder, Colorado den 26 december 1996. Ett kravbrev om lösensumma, kanske historiens märkligaste, ledde till många spekulationer om att offrets familj dolde en mörk och hemsk hemlighet om hennes död - anklagelser som de alltid har förnekat.