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The Civil War was ending. The killing was supposed to stop.But on the night of April 14, 1865, inside Ford’s Theatre, Abraham Lincoln was shot—and America was thrown into one of the most dramatic manhunts in its history.Lincoln’s Final War tells the gripping story of the final days of the...

True stories of strength and spirit from Australian women who served across a century of war Throughout Australia’s history, women have willingly and courageously stepped into the chaos of war, defying societal expectations and establishing a turning point in our national and military history...

Den tidligere freelanceagent i Secret Intelligence Service, Nick Stone, nyder livet i Australien, da han ser et nyhedsindslag fra Georgien, hvor en gruppe terrorister holder tre hundrede mennesker som gidsler. De fleste af gidslerne er kvinder og børn, som bliver fanget i en rasende krydsild...

Geordie Sharp sendes til Rusland for at træne elitetropperne til kampen mod den tjetjenske mafias omsiggribende kriminalitet, men samtidig skal han hemmeligt anbringe to atombomber, som kan detoneres ved en eventuel magtforskydning i landet. Chris Ryan er et pseudonym for en tidligere soldat...

”De bitre kampe i Stalingrads ruiner, rædslerne på Volgaflodens mørke vande og den intense luftkrig over Stalingrad kostede hundredtusindvis af soldater og civile livet. Slaget var så udmarvende og grusomt, at selv 2. verdenskrigs mest hårdføre generaler ikke kunne undgå at blive...

'Ground-breaking' - David Gibbins author of A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks 'Lively and fascinating' - N. A. M. Rodger, author of The Price of Victory A sweeping history of piracy through the ages, drawn from previously unseen records held at the National Archives. From the corsairs...

The Greatest Day is an hour-by-hour account of the events of 15 September 1940, when the Luftwaffe’s all-out attempt to destroy the Royal Air Force with an armada of bombers was thwarted by the Spitfires and Hurricanes of RAF Fighter Command. Now celebrated as ‘Battle of Britain Day’, 15...

The remarkable story of how fresh SAS recruits helped lay the foundation for the liberation of France in the last chapter of the Second World War. On 16 June 1944, 58 men from 1 SAS parachuted into occupied France. Landing hundreds of miles behind German lines, their mission was to disrupt the...

A Shadow of Me is a 2025 Bookfest gold medal award winner in the memoir category!A Shadow of Me is a raw, unflinching memoir of trauma, survival, and the long road to healing after one of the deadliest acts of domestic terrorism in American history.In 1995, combat medic Jennifer Mangini was...

A series tracing the histories of antiquities and landmarks that have been destroyed or looted in Iraq and Syria, India and Pakistan, and Brazil. The Museum of Lost Objects traces the histories of antiquities or cultural sites that have been destroyed or looted in Iraq and Syria (Series 1)...

On a cold February day in 1944, a British intelligence officer knelt in a Northamptonshire field, staring into a crate of onions. Hidden inside: Nazi explosives, bound for British ships, planes and factories. He began to dismantle the bomb, dictating every move into a field telephone. One slip...

'Starts with a bang and never lets up until the final page. Compulsively readable . . . a spy story, a war story and a love story. A rousing, rollicking, entirely thrilling book' PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE, author of London Falling In 1941, Andrée 'Dédée' de Jongh set out on a mission that would...

What is the truth about Navy SEAL Team Six?Few military units have acquired such a formidable reputation—or generated so much myth, speculation and controversy. Known around the world as SEAL Team Six, the organisation has been associated with some of the most sensitive counter-terrorism...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Discover the brilliant strategies, rigorous discipline, and captivating life story of one of the most remarkable commanders in military history. This comprehensive account details the dramatic campaigns of the American Civil War from the perspective of...

"An absolutely invaluable firsthand account of LGBTQ+ history." –KIRKUS REVIEWS — STARRED REVIEW“Readers don’t just discover a memoirist, the memoirist discovers himself. And any life worth examining is worth a second look. Rich Merritt is honest, hilarious, and even less interested in...

»Die Nacht« machte Elie Wiesel weltberühmt und sie ist heute ein Standardwerk deutscher Geschichte. Ein Zeugnis himmelschreiender Unmenschlichkeit und überwältigender Menschlichkeit, erschütternd und berührend zugleich. Atemlos und stilistisch bewusst karg erzählt Elie Wiesel von seinen Erfahrungen als Kind in Auschwitz.

Inexplicable lights in the night sky. Mysterious men in black. Flying saucers. For decades, these images and ideas have intrigued and frightened us in equal measure. While humanity has always been curious about the universe and the possibility of life amongst the stars, the mid-20th century saw a sudden explosion in claims of UFO sightings and “evidence” of alien visitors.

Efter Japans angreb på Pearl Harbor i december 1941 havner 120.000 amerikanske borgere med japanske rødder bag pigtråd. Officielt skyldes interneringen, at japanerne måske vil spionere for kejserriget før en kommende invasion af USA, men i realiteten bunder beslutningen i racisme...

Sommeren 1944 angriber Den Røde Hær pludselig Finland på Det Karelske Næs. Efter tre års stilstand går Stalin i offensiven for at vinde tabt land tilbage. Sovjetlederen er opmuntret af succeser andre steder på Østfronten, hvor han efter flere års bitter overlevelseskamp endelig har...

I begyndelsen af krigen ruller tyske kampvogne hen over land efter land, mens folk lamslåede ser til. Men da nazisternes brutale besættelse trækker ud, vokser modstandsviljen. Stilfærdige protester som alsangsstævner i Danmark udvikler sig til grovkornede chikanerier og væbnet kamp. I...