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Sara Daniel, a star European correspondent and one of the few women reporters covering Iraq, dares to venture where few have gone, in this gripping and fascinating memoir. In June of 2002, war looms and Saddam Hussein still has a brutal grip on a nation in disarray. Sara Daniel travels the length and breadth of Iraq, following the fast-evolving events and interviewing people from all walks of life and all religious and political affiliations: from the Kurds in the north to the rising new politicians in Baghdad and beyond....

World War I saw an unprecedented loss of life in Western Europe, and destruction on a scale no one alive had ever seen. All those who experienced it were irrevocably changed, including many writers and artists upon whose oeuvre it left an indelible mark. This captivating series examines the impact of the war on artists and thinkers through the prism of their great works. In each episode, a leading figure from the worlds of science, culture and the arts reflects on a single iconic piece, and discusses how the events of 1914-18 shaped its creation.

Prachtige, hartverscheurende memoires over de Holocaust, waarin Sara Leibovits en haar dochter Eti Elboim samen vertellen hoe Sara als jong meisje Auschwitz wist te overleven, als enige van haar hele familie. De trein kwam langzaam tot stilstand met piepende remmen. Het was donderdagochtend 18 mei 1944. Al sinds maandag hadden we in de duisternis en smerigheid van de veewagon opeengepakt gezeten en hongergeleden. Onze reisgenoten waren tranen, beklemming en onze angst voor het onbekende geweest. Het zestienjarige Joodse meisje Sara Leibovits zat samen met haar familie in deze trein.

En medrivende historie om en gruppe modige, unge danske mænd, der – ofte ad omveje, der førte dem kloden rundt – kom til at flyve Spitfires i allieret tjeneste. Det er krigens år fortalt gennem en personlig historie – om flugt fra Danmark, lejrliv og kampmissioner. Det er viljen til (og kampen for) at gøre en forskel og kæmpe for friheden, ofte med livet som indsats.

Discover never-before-told details of POW underground operations during the Vietnam War told through one airman's inspiring story of true love, honor, and courage. Air Force pilot Captain Carlyle "Smitty" Harris was shot down over Vietnam on April 4, 1965 and taken to the infamous Hoa Lo...

As a young girl, Becky is forced to hide from phantom Nazis, subjected to dental procedures without pain medication, and torn from her mother again and again. Growing up in the shadow of her father's PTSD, she wants to know what is wrong, but knows not to ask. Her father won't talk about being a Timberwolf, a unit of specially trained night fighters that went into combat first and experienced a 300 percent casualty rate. He returns home with thirteen medals and becomes a doctor, but is haunted by his past.