Ergebnis für "Kim" in Historisch

Kim Philby, the so-called Third Man in the Cambridge spy ring, was the Cold War's most infamous traitor, a Soviet spy at the heart of British intelligence. Philby joined Britain's secret service MI6 during the war and went on to head the section tasked with rooting out Russian spies before becoming the service's chief liaison officer with the CIA. He betrayed hundreds of British and US agents to the Russians and compromised numerous operations inside the Soviet Union.

Torn between his love of Iran - the land where his family’s roots have existed for over 2,500 years - and his desire for religious and political freedom, Isaac Yomtovian takes readers on a journey through his childhood in Tehran to his eventual immigration to America. Isaac weaves his recollections with deep insights into Iranian culture and history, the current Islamic regime, and United States-Iranian relations. My Iran intimately depicts a society that is both friendly and intolerant, modern and religious, and theocratic and rooted in democracy.

Known to millions as the imperious matriarch of Bridgerton's court, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was still a teenager when she was chosen to be the bride of King George III. Shy, innocent, and sheltered, the orphaned princess and her groom carried the hopes of a nation on their shoulders. The unassuming young couple symbolized a new beginning, but soon those hopes began to sour. Charlotte and George's marriage lasted for nearly sixty years and produced more than a dozen children, but it was beset by unrest at home, war in the colonies, and the king's encroaching madness.

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?

The Roux in the Gumbo is an emotional and inspirational drama, telling the story of a Louisiana family spanning the generations from the era of slavery to the present day. You will hear of the romances, challenges, and adventures they experience as their lives are intertwined by one common goal - basic survival during the Reconstruction era in Louisiana.

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 startling account of how the underrated Dwight Eisenhower saved the world from nuclear holocaust, by the bestselling author of The War Lovers. 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...

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.

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.