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We all make mistakes, but starting the Third World War would have been a rather large one. To this day, I still maintain it was not entirely my fault. But I'm getting ahead of myself. During the course of my life, I've barely escaped the wrath of an arms dealer in Hamburg, been strafed by a MiG during the Nigerian civil war, and landed during a bloody coup in Guinea-Bissau.

Ein Winter, der alles verändert. Eine Flucht, die eine ganze Familie prägt. Eine wahre Geschichte, die berührt.Im eisigen Januar 1945 muss eine Familie alles zurücklassen — ihr Zuhause, ihre Sicherheit, ihre Kindheitsträume. Was als gewöhnlicher Wintertag beginnt, verwandelt sich in eine dramatische Flucht vor Krieg und Zerstörung. Mit wenigen Habseligkeiten und einem einzigen Koffer treten sie eine Reise an, die durch Schnee, Kälte und Ungewissheit führt.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The acclaimed author of A Higher Call and Devotion presents the “engrossing” (CNN) true story of an American tank gunner’s journey into the heart of the Third Reich during World War II, where he will meet destiny in an iconic armor duel—and forge an enduring...

Read by author Luis Elizondo. Featuring a forward written and read by Christopher Mellon. The former head of the Pentagon program responsible for the investigation of UFOs—now known as Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP)—reveals long-hidden truths with profound implications for not only...

No Ordinary Dog is the powerful true story of a SEAL Team Operator and military dog handler, and the dog that saved his life. This program is read by the author. Two dozen Navy SEALs descended on Osama bin Laden’s compound in May 2011. After the mission, only one name was made public: Cairo, a...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The gripping and heroic firsthand account—like American Sniper mixed with a real-life version of Die Hard—by an off-duty special forces soldier who battled against a terrorist attack for twenty-two hours, and saved scores of American, Kenyan, and European...

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...

America’s beloved and distinguished historian presents, in a book of breathtaking excitement, drama, and narrative force, the stirring story of the year of our nation’s birth, 1776, interweaving, on both sides of the Atlantic, the actions and decisions that led Great Britain to undertake a...

Winner of the Costa Biography Award What makes a Stalin? Was he a Tsarist agent or Lenin's bandit? Was he to blame for his wife's death? When did the killing start? Based on revelatory research, here is the thrilling story of how a charismatic cobbler's son became a student priest, romantic poet...

Après le succès littéraire et commercial de son récit Les Exportés, Sonia Devillers part à la recherche d'un admirable piano à queue, volé par les nazis en 1943. Ce qu'elle nous raconte est bouleversant, instructif, et magistralement mené. Le fabuleux piano est un instrument volé par les Allemands, en 1943, à des juifs qui le cherchent encore... Elle part alors sur les traces des pianos fantômes pillés par milliers sous l'Occupation et transportés jusqu'aux confins du IIIe Reich. Avec cet instrument de concert ressurgit l'incroyable destin d'une famille d'éditeurs de musique, les Enoch.

The Special Boat Service (SBS) has long been the forgotten sibling of British Special Forces, but no longer. Duncan Falconer's grippingly personal memoir finally lifts the lid on life, loss, training and operations in the toughest unit of them all—the SBS. From joining up as a teenager, through SBS recruitment, training, and operational detachments, First into Action takes us on a journey through the SBS's history, operations and tactics seen through the lens of Duncan Falconer's remarkable story.

Winner of the British Book Awards History Book of the Year Longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize This thrilling biography of Stalin and his entourage during the terrifying decades of his supreme power transforms our understanding of Stalin as Soviet dictator, Marxist leader and Russian tsar...

This program features an introduction narrated by the author. It has been modified to maintain the author's anonymity. The first and only audiobook by a member of America's most secret military unit―an explosive and unlikely story of immigration, service, and sacrifice. Inside our military is...

Few perspectives epitomize the sheer drama and sacrifice of combat more perfectly than those of the fighter pilots of World War II. As romanticized as any soldier in history, the World War II fighter pilot was viewed as larger than life: a dashing soul waging war amongst the clouds. In the 65-plus years since the Allied victory, stories of these pilots' heroics have never been in short supply. But what about their adversaries - the highly skilled German aviators who pushed the Allies to the very brink of defeat?

The definitive biography of the great soldier-statesman by the New York Times bestselling author of The Storm of War Austerlitz, Borodino, Waterloo: his battles are among the greatest in history, but Napoleon Bonaparte was far more than a military genius and astute leader of men. Like George...

Things I’ll Never Forget is the story of a young high school graduate in 1965 who faces being drafted into the Army or volunteering for the Marine Corps. These are his memories of funny times, disgusting times and deadly times. The author kept a journal for an entire year; therefore many of the dates, times and places are accurate. The rest is based on memories that are forever tattooed on his brain. This is not a pro-war book, nor is it anti-war. It is the true story of what the Marine Corps was like in the late 1960’s.

Brought to you by Penguin. The thrilling account of the Typhoon FGR4s in the war against ISIS, from the RAF Wing Commander who led them into combat. The Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 is the most advanced multi-role combat aircraft in the world. Capable of flying at nearly twice the speed of sound and...

Regarded as one of the most versatile fighters ever built, the Phantom F-4 was the US Navy's fastest and highest-flying aircraft. It was flown by both US military demonstration teams (Navy Blue Angels and the Air Force Thundercats) from 1969 to 1973. It ended its service in 1991 with the RAF. But it continued to serve a variety of air forces across the world, with some still in service 50 years after its first flight.

Die Zeitzeugengeschichte 1941-1948: Die sieben längsten Jahre meines Lebens handelt von den persönlichen Erlebnissen eines jungen Mannes im Krieg und in Gefangenschaft von 1941-1948. Als 18-jähriger 1941 zum Reichsarbeitsdienst einberufen, macht er erste Erfahrungen mit dem Krieg im Ostfeldzug. Später dient er in der Waffen-SS und erlebt verschiedene Stationen im Russlandfeldzug und in Frankreich. Bei Kriegsende gerät er in amerikanische und französische Kriegsgefangenschaft und ist nach mehreren Fluchtversuchen Ende 1947 endlich wieder zu Hause.

Brought to you by Penguin. THE REAL STORY BEHIND THE ACTION-PACKED CLASSIC FILM 'GOOSE AND MAVERICK MOVE OVER . . .' Admiral James Stavridis March 1969. American jets are getting shot down at an unprecedented rate over Vietnam. In an urgent effort to regain the advantage the Admirals turn to a...