Elämäkerrat: historiallinen, poliittinen ja sotilaallinen

Isaac Newton was born in a stone farmhouse in 1642, fatherless and unwanted by his mother. When he died in London in 1727 he was so renowned he was given a state funeral--an …

A professional soldier, Hans von Luck joined the Panzerwaffe in its earliest days, serving under Erwin Rommel. Skilled in the art of armoured warfare, von Luck fought in the …

Winner of the Penderyn Music Book Prize In the 1950s and 1960s, Memphis, Tennessee, was the launch pad of musical pioneers such as Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Al …

Part memoir, part history, part journalistic expos , Trip is a look at psychedelic drugs, literature, and alienation from one of the twenty-first century's most innovative …

P.H. Norrmén (1894–1945) var aktivist och självständighetsman. Han deltog i jägarrörelsens konstituerande möte och fick militärutbildning vid Lockstedter Lager. Under …

It was 13 October 1972. Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, carrying a team of young rugby players, their families and friends, took off for the very last time. A deadly miscalculation …

Presidentti ja puoluejohtaja Josip Broz Tito (1892-1980) oli kansainvälisesti arvostettu valtiomies, yksi sitoutumattomien maiden liikkeen johtajista ja Jugoslavian koossapitäjä. …

The definitive account of an absorbing double mystery: the fates of the missing female SOE agents and the truth about the woman who searched for them

A true-life thriller, as Putin's most-feared adversary risks it all to hunt down the source of the Russian president's vast wealth

Take a journey behind the camera of a world-famous military commander. Learn about the personal life of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. See Rommel's private photo collection, reunified …