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Heresy Press’s first non-fiction offering addresses free speech and creative freedom—central to the Press’s mission—through a systematic debunking of the most common pro-censorship arguments. Co-authored by Greg Lukianoff and Nadine Strossen, The War on Words: 10 Arguments Against Free Speech—And Why They Fail constitutes a bulwark against the persistent censorial efforts from both the political left and right.

Co-authored by Greg Lukianoff and Nadine Strossen, The War on Words: 10 Arguments Against Free Speech—And Why They Fail constitutes a bulwark against the persistent censorial efforts from both the political left and right. At a time when conformist pressures threaten viewpoint diversity, and when political attacks on free expression are mounting, this book is a valuable resource for all who seek to understand and defend the right that is central to both individual liberty and our democratic self-government.

Carl von Clausewitz was a Prussian general and military theorist. On War (also widely known by its German name Vom Kriege) is considered to be Clausewitz’s magnum opus, despite the fact it remained unfinished at the time of his death. Published posthumously between 1832 and 1835 by Clausewitz’s wife, On War delivers a deep insight into various concepts and schools of thought connected to war. Using a vast amount of historical examples, Clausewitz explores the political, philosophical, and ethical implications of war.

The Imperial War Museum open its world-famous archives to celebrate the letters, diaries and spoken words of those who witnessed the key events of the Second World War. During the Second World War, across the frontline as well as on the Home Front, millions of people recorded their thoughts of...

"För läsare som tycker om att läsa om kvinnoöden, liknande Ruth Kvarnström-Jones serie Stockholms pärlor." BtjFörsta världskriget rasar i Europa och bagarfamiljen Thoresen i Kristiania har ont om mjöl. En dag kommer en inbjudan från de två fastrarna i Amerika till äldsta dottern Thea. Hon kan hjälpa familjen ekonomiskt om hon tar ett jobb för den rika familjen Vanderbilt i Amerika. Säger hon ja måste hon säga farväl till sin pojkvän Hans, som pratar om att förlova sig.Thea reser över Atlanten till ett liv hon inte hade kunnat föreställa sig.

Die Abenteuer des braven Soldaten Schwejk von Jaroslav Hašek, gelesen von Thomas Fedrowitz. 3. Teil. Der dritte Teil handelt von der Zugfahrt des 91. Regiments quer durch Ungarn nach Sanok ins (heute polnische) Galizien. Schwejk ist nun Ordonnanz, sein Nachfolger als Putzfleck ist der verfressene Baloun, der seinen ständigen Heißhunger mit den für Oberleutnant Lukasch bestimmten Portionen zu stillen versucht. Der Transport ist von Chaos, Ineffizienz und langen Wartezeiten gekennzeichnet.

There is perhaps no more compelling example of the power of words than Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. In merely 272 words, Lincoln gave the nation "a new birth of freedom" by tracing its history to the Declaration of Independence, as well as incorporating elements of the Greek revival and Transcendentalism. Garry Wills breathes news life into words we thought we knew and reveals much about a President so easily mythologized but often misunderstood.

Lina Manninen, kuuluisan natsipyöveli Reinhard Heydrichin leski, on päättänyt viimein oikaista miehestään kerrotut valheet antamalla valitsemalleen toimittajalle haastattelun. Vaikka dramaattisista tapahtumista on jo vuosikymmeniä, Lina muistaa kaiken kuin eilisen. Toimittaja Eric Richterin kanssa käytyjen keskustelujen kautta nainen palaa 1940-luvulle, elämänsä kulta-aikaan, jolloin hänen miehensä oli Böömin ja Määrin protektoraatin käskynhaltija ja he asuivat perheineen ylellisessä kartanossa Prahan lähellä.

När Berlinmuren revs och systemet föll var det många i forna DDR som greps av panik. Men somliga höll huvudet kallt och lyckades skaffa sig en försäkring för framtiden. En av dem är Liesel Beck, som nu är på väg till Stockholm med material hon tänker använda för utpressning.

Here is the first novel of the famous Balkan Trilogy, previously successfully adapted for BBC television, starring Emma Thompson and Kenneth Brannagh. The book is perfectly suited to audio. Charting the experiences of a young couple caught up in the politics of war when living abroad, it is a compelling story of love, loss and reconciliation.

Here are tales about war-time code breaking, cannibalism, and swashbuckling adventure during the times of Bonnie Prince Charlie. They vie with subtler stories, with a more intimate perspective, about the vagaries of human nature, politics, fishing, and poaching, set against the landscape of the lowland Scottish countryside where the author spent his youth.

To mark the 60th anniversary of the end of WWII in Europe, CSA Word is proud to release a brand new recording of over 100 poems written by the men and women who served during the war. A formidable and unique legacy, this striking collection of poems and voices, framed by helpful narration, evokes the atmosphere and feelings of war in all its aspects: the pain, passion, fear, loneliness, anger, and some unexpected humour too.