Ergebnis für "Storm" in Europa

The memoir widely viewed as the best account ever written of fighting in WW1. Storm of Steel is the memoir of German officer Ernst Jünger, based on his time fighting on the Western Front in the First World War from December 1914 to August 1918. The book describes trench warfare in blunt, often...

Sie kämpfte für eine Welt ohne Leid und überwand dafür Grenzen: Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. England, Anfang des 18. Jahrhunderts. In Europa wüten die Pocken, Hunderttausende sterben. Auch die junge Lady Mary infiziert sich. Sie, die in Adelskreisen für ihren brillanten Geist und ihre Schönheit gerühmt wurde, überlebt, ist aber für immer gezeichnet. Zunächst zieht sie sich zurück, doch als ihr Mann als Botschafter ins Osmanische Reich entsandt wird, entscheidet sie sich, ihn zu begleiten.

Brought to you by Penguin. This is World War 2 in microcosm told through the brutal story of the most pivotal campaign the Allies were to fight by one of the UK's most acclaimed and bestselling historians From the bestselling author of Brothers in Arms comes the story of the most pivotal Allies...

'Superb: a dynamic, compelling and pulsating history - grippingly narrated but with a completely fresh and convincing analysis . . . A must read' SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE 'Bold, vital and urgent . . . Blows the old parochial Western accounts clean away' SUZANNAH LIPSCOMB 'Refreshing and astutely...

Peter Ratcliffe served in the SAS for 25 years. Blooded in Oman in the 1970s, he also saw action in Northern Ireland, in the Falklands War, and in the Gulf campaign. From his early days in the Paras to his time as Regimental Sergeant-Major in the Gulf, he has lived and fought by the motto 'who dares wins'. Eye of the Storm is his insider's account of that exceptional career.

Rechtschaffen, redlich - mit solchen aus dem Gebrauch geratenen Begriffen ließe sich wohl am besten der Böttchermeister Daniel Basch...

This audio edition is read by the author and was recorded in a remote studio in Shetland. 'Storm Pegs perfectly captures the knotting of language and landscape. I was transported.' - Katherine May, Sunday Times bestselling author of Wintering From the winner of the T.S. Eliot Prize and the...

From the First Crusade to Saladin's conquest of Jerusalem, this is the story how cultures collided and reshaped the medieval Middle East. From their foundational era in 1097 to Saladin's conquest of Jerusalem almost a century later, the Crusader States transformed the Middle Eastern world. In an...

'A surprising page-turner, full of humour and startling details' THE TIMES 'If I read a better history this year, I will be lucky' TOM HOLLAND 'An astonishing tour de force’ SPECTATOR Shortlisted for the HWA Nonfiction Crown Award Longlisted for the Highland Book Prize From Peter Marshall...

Unlock the epic legacy of the Viking Age —where myth and history collide, and warriors become legends. Step into the heart of Norse history and myth with Legends of the Blade, a gripping exploration of the fiercest Viking warriors who shaped the medieval world with blood, steel, and cunning. From the unstoppable force of berserkers to the heroic shieldmaidens who defied all odds, this compelling historical account brings to life the valor, tactics, and culture of the Norse people.

Bloomsbury presents Rivals in the Storm by Damian Collins, read by Dyfrig Morris. A vivid biography in cinematic snapshots of David Lloyd George, one of the world’s greatest statesmen. Brought up in rural North Wales, David Lloyd George attended neither a grand school nor ancient university...

Hugo Kendal and his wife, Margaret, finally receive a royal pardon and are permitted at last to return to their beloved homeland. Most of the family warmly welcome the couple and the news that they are soon to become three. However, despite the smiles, Hannah Kendal cannot help but dwell on the threat that Hugo might pose to her husband Simon's position as Master of Heron.

En anderledes danmarkshistorie for børn i 7-8 års alderen. Med humor og tegninger fortælles danskernes historie i istiden, stenalderen, bronzealderen, jernalderen og frem til vikingetiden.

En anderledes danmarkshistorie for børn i 7-8 års alderen. Med humor og tegninger fortælles historien om danskerne i middelalderen.

1530’erne var turbulente og skelsættende for Danmark. I 1534 var den danske trone ubesat, og det medførte en lang række stridigheder mellem dem, der kappedes om tronen. Samtidig forøgedes spændingen mellem den herskende katolske kirke og lutheranerne, der ville reformere kirken. Anført af Skipper Clement gjorde bønderne oprør mod den grove undertrykkelse og urimelige ulighed. Der blev slået hårdt ned på oprøret, og de efterfølgende år blev kun værre for bønderne.

En gennemgang af Danmarks historie fra 1780 frem til vor tid. Der lægges særlig vægt på bøndernes forhold før og efter stavnsbåndets ophævelse, enevældens ophør i midten af 1800-tallet samt på befolkningens levevilkår gennem de ca. 200 år.

En anderledes danmarkshistorie for børn i 7-8 års alderen. Med humor og tegninger fortælles danskernes historie i 1600- og 1700-tallet, hvor kirken bliver reformeret, enevælden indføres, Norden er i krig, København brænder og stavnsbåndet indføres og ophæves igen.