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Juli 1914, der Schicksalssommer: Die Schüsse von Sarajewo führen zu einem Krieg, der so mörderisch ist, daß für ihn ein neuer Begriff erfunden wird: Weltkrieg.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An “absorbing” (Los Angeles Times) biography of one of the most remarkable, powerful, and captivating women in Russian history—from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Peter the Great, Nicholas and Alexandra, and The Romanovs “[A] compelling portrait not...

In Strategy: A History, Sir Lawrence Freedman, one of the world's leading authorities on war and international politics, captures the vast history of strategic thinking, in a consistently engaging and insightful account of how strategy came to pervade every aspect of our lives.

Thor, Odin, Loki, Freyja, the Valkyries, Valhalla, Ragnarok — many of the places we encounter these and other names, places, and events from Norse mythology in daily life and pop culture are connected to the medieval sources in name only.

Taking as its point of departure the broad question of the relationship between UFOs and state sovereignty, this book examines every aspect of the close encounter phenomenon through all of human history. Humanity cannot survive the disclosure of what is detailed in this book. Rather, this profound philosophical analysis of close encounters demonstrates that the true nature of the phenomenon has to do with the cosmic force of evolution challenging us to overcome the limits of what has defined humanity for at least 250 million years - since our civilization on Mars was destroyed.

A SUNDAY TIMES #1 BESTSELLER A Waterstones Best Nature & Travel Writing Book 2025 'Educational, smart and funny’ Richard Osman ‘This book is superb’ Charlie Brooker ‘Brilliant. Fascinating. Hilarious.’ Jonn Elledge, bestselling author of A History of the World in 47 Borders The debut...

"I promessi sposi" è un capolavoro della letteratura Italiana scritto nel XIX secolo da Alessandro Manzoni e uno dei romanzi storici più importanti del mondo. La storia si svolge nella Milano del XVII secolo e narra della vita e delle avventure di una coppia di giovani contadini lombardi, Renzo e Lucia, che non possono sposarsi a causa delle mire di un vizioso e prepotente tiranno locale e della codardia del parroco del loro villaggio.

Read by the author, Henry Gee. 'Brilliant' – The Times 'Hugely informative and entertaining' – New Scientist 'Put this at the head of your reading lists immediately' – Eric Idle From the winner of the 2022 Royal Society Science Book Prize, a thrilling and thought-provoking account of the...

Er war Kaiser, Feldherr und Kreuzritter mit dem Sendungsbewusstsein römischer Caesaren...

Der Kölner Dom, die Wartburg, Weimar, Lübeck und Bamberg sind wichtige Zeugen unserer Vergangenheit...

The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Niall Ferguson's provocative bestseller, Civilization: The West and the Rest, read brilliantly by the author himself. If in the year 1411 you had been able to circumnavigate the globe, you would have been most impressed by the dazzling...

Lezioni e conferenze sulla Storia come non l'avete mai sentita. Il professor Alessandro Barbero racconta in modo avvincente e ricco di curiosità gli aspetti più o meno noti della storia, dal Medioevo all'Età Contemporanea.Raccolta non ufficiale a scopo divulgativo delle lezioni del prof. Alessandro Barbero al Festival della Mente di Sarzana, più conferenze e lezioni tratte da YouTube. Questo podcast è pubblicato senza alcuno scopo di lucro, e con il solo fine di rendere facilmente accessibili contenuti culturali già gratuiti.Richieste, segnalazioni et al.: fabrizio@...

Bestselling historian and broadcaster Tom Holland gives a thrilling panoramic account of the birth of the new Western Europe in the year 1000 'An exhilarating sweep across European history either side of the year 1000; riveting' ALLAN MASSIE, SPECTATOR 'I relished the blood and thunder narrative...

Philosophie raus aus dem Elfenbeinturm, rein in deinen Alltag! Alle zwei Wochen – immer mittwochs – denkt Philosophin und Autorin Lisz Hirn mit dir über die brennendsten Fragen des Lebens nach und kommt zu überraschenden Antworten: Macht Liebe wirklich glücklich? Warum ist das Leben im Rausch so viel besser? Warum sind wir so angstgetrieben? Oder auch: Warum ist Faulheit erstrebenswert? Die Ausgangsfrage jeder Folge stellen Hörer*innen und Leser*innen selbst – schicke Lisz deine Frage an philosophierenmithirn@gmail.com OH WOW präsentiert: Philosophieren mit Hirn - Dein Podcast von ...

In unserem Geschichtspodcast "Alle Zeit der Welt" erwecken wir durch akribische Recherche und schwarzen Humor obskure Gestalten der Geschichte zum Leben und setzen uns mit den eigentümlichsten Weltbildern der Menschheit auseinander. Egal ob es sich dabei um mystische, esoterische, faschistische oder einfach nur absurde Ideen handelt, indem wir uns mit unserer Vergangenheit auseinandersetzen, können wir die Gegenwart besser verstehen und verhindern, dass sich die Geschichte wiederholt.Links:https://www.patreon.com/allezeitderwelthttps://www.reddit.com/r/allezeitderwelthttps://www.youtube.com/...

Um die Nazi-Verbrechen zu dokumentieren, führte der ehemalige Lagerhäftling Hermann Langbein bereits sechs Jahre nach der Befreiung des Vernichtungslagers Auschwitz zahlreiche Interviews mit anderen Überlebenden. Detailliert berichten die Zeitzeugen vom Aufbau des Lagers, von Selektionen, der Arbeit der Lagerärzte, der Vernichtung in Gaskammern, von Krematorien und dem Schicksal inhaftierter Kinder.

A new, updated, revised edition of JERUSALEM: THE BIOGRAPHY, the wider history of the Middle East through the lens of the Holy City, from King David to today. The story of Jerusalem is the story of the world. Jerusalem is the universal city, the capital of two peoples, the shrine of three faiths...

Nach seinem Mammutprojekt, der »Kulturgeschichte der Neuzeit«, widmete sich Egon Friedell der "Kulturgeschichte des Altertums". Doch der Anschluss Österreichs an das Deutsche Reich setzte den Arbeiten ein Ende - auf der Flucht vor den Nazis nahm sich Egon Friedell das Leben. Seinen Erben ist es zu verdanken, dass das Manuskript nicht in die Hände der Gestapo fiel. Friedell zeichnet darin ein subjektiv gefärbtes Bild vom alten Griechenland und schafft damit ein außergewöhnliches Zeitdokument.

“A must read for anyone who wants to learn more about the history of the Islamic world” (San Francisco Chronicle) We in the West share a common narrative of world history. But our story largely omits a whole civilization whose citizens shared an entirely different narrative for a thousand...

Korea was one of the last countries in Asia to be visited by Westerners, and its borders have remained largely unchanged since it was unified in the seventh century. Though it is one of the world's oldest and most ethnically homogeneous states, Korea was not born in a vacuum. Geographically isolated, the country was heavily influenced by powerful China and was often used as a bridge to the mainland by Japan. Calling themselves as "a shrimp among whales", Koreans borrowed elements of government, culture, and religion, all the while fiercely fighting to maintain independence.