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Bloomsbury presents Alexander by Edmund Richardson, read by John Telfer 'A thrilling story, wonderfully told by one of the great historians' KEN FOLLETT 'Dazzling... This is biography of great brilliance and rare resonance' WILLIAM DALRYMPLE 'A pulsating, vivid life of a true historical titan'...

Drawing on 40 years of research and a treasure trove of new information, Tesla: Wizard at War provides a comprehensive view of Tesla's discoveries, which continue to influence today's military technology and diplomatic strategies. One of the world's leading Tesla experts, Marc J. Seifer, offers new insight into the brilliant scientist's particle beam weapon (aka the "Death Ray") and explores his military negotiations with pivotal historical figures - including his links to Joseph Stalin, Vannevar Bush, General Andrew McNaughton, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. 

The definitive life story of the Roman Emperor who shaped modern times. In this groundbreaking new biography of Justinian, Peter Sarris gives us an intimate insight into both the Emperor and the man. We meet a man who from the humblest beginnings, rose to become ruler of much of the known world...

يلقي يیرجي بوهاتكا ضوءًا كاشفًا على يوميّات الزعيم الصّهيوني التشيكوسلوفاكي "إيغون ريدليخ" العضو القيادي في منظّمة "ماكابي هاكير" الصهيونية, الذي كان معتقلًا في معسكر تيريزين قبل نقله إلى معسكر أوشفيتز ويدمغ بصورة قاطعة تعاون القيادة الصّهيونيّة مع الاحتلال النازي التشيكوسلوفاكيا، باعتبارها طابورًا خامسًا، ليس ضدّ مصالح الشّعب التشيكوسلوفاكي فحسب، بل ضدّ مصالح الأغلبيّة من الجماهير اليهوديّة، حيث كانت كما تفصح ذلك يوميّات إيغون ريدليخ، ترسل الألوف من اليهود، "المتمثّلين" وغير المتمثّلين إلى معسكرات الإبادة الجماعيّة النازية مقابل وعود نازيّة بإرسال بضع عشرات ومئات من القيادات الصّهيونيّة وأصحا

Leadership. Courage. Sacrifice. Legend. In The Story of Nelson, Edmund Francis Sellar recounts the extraordinary life and achievements of Admiral Horatio Nelson, one of history’s greatest naval commanders. From daring battles at sea to defining moments of leadership during the Napoleonic Wars...

Als Lea Ypi im Internet ein ihr unbekanntes Foto entdeckt, das ihre Großeltern 1941 beim Après-Ski in den italienischen Alpen zeigt, fragt sie sich, was sie wirklich über ihre Familie weiß. Warum hat ihre geliebte Großmutter Leman, genannt Nini, Französisch gesprochen, wenn sie doch in Saloniki aufgewachsen war, als Enkelin eines Würdenträgers? Was hatte sie bewogen, als junge Frau Griechenland zu verlassen und auf eigene Faust nach Tirana zu gehen?

In his lifetime, Mark Antony was a famous man. Ally and avenger of Julius Caesar, rhetorical target of Cicero, lover of Cleopatra, and mortal enemy of Octavian (the future emperor Augustus), Antony played a leading role in the transformation of the Roman world. Ever since his and Cleopatra's demise at the hands of Octavian, he has remained famous, or infamous, a figure of recurring fascination. A Noble Ruin delivers a complex and captivating portrait of Mark Antony that offers a fresh perspective on the fall of the Roman Republic.

Step back in time to the early 1900s, a period when life was simpler, free from the distractions of the internet and smartphones. Yet, it was also a time fraught with danger and austerity. Join us on a gripping journey through "The Trail of the Tramp," a tale of adventure, hardship, and redemption. Follow the lives of Joe and Jim McDonald as they navigate the treacherous world of tramps, beggars, and criminals, seeking to reunite with their lost family and reclaim their honor.

"جاء في الأثر" "من راى حَضَنًا فقد أنجد" وحضن جبل يفصل بين نجد والحجاز وعلى مقربةٍ من هذا الجبل تقع بلدتا تُربة والخرمة. وسكان هذه المناطق قد اقتنعوا بدعوة الشيخ...

In this biography, John S. C. Abbott focuses on the infamous Scottish sailor turned pirate Captain William Kid. The book is completed by other buccaneer stories, buccaneers being a term designating privateers or sailors for hire, peculiar to the Caribbean Sea. Pirate life in the 18th century is little like it is commonly represented in movies and novels, and Abbott here helps the reader understand what it was really like, what it meant, and what repercussions the choice of a pirate life could have.

One was the mother who bore him; three were women who adored him; one was the sister he slept with; one was his abused and sodomised wife; one was his legitimate daughter; one was the fruit of his incest; another was his friend Shelley's wife, who avoided his bed and invented science fiction instead. Nine women; one poet named George Gordon, Lord Byron - mad, bad and very, very dangerous to know.

When Helga Schneider was four, her mother, Traudi, abandoned her to pursue her career. In 1998, Helga received a letter asking her to visit Traudi, now 90-years old, before she dies. Mother and daughter have met only once after Traudi left, on a disastrous visit where Helga first learnt the...

Michael Korda brings his acclaimed storytelling talents to the life of Ulysses S. Grant - a man who ended the Civil War, served two terms as president, and wrote one of the most successful military memoirs in American literature. Ulysses S. Grant was the first officer since George Washington to become a four-star general in the US Army, and the only president between Andrew Jackson and Woodrow Wilson to serve eight consecutive years in the White House. In this succinct and vivid biography, Michael Korda offers a dramatic reconsideration of the man, his life, and his presidency.

"Deine Briefe sind von großem Wert - und falls mir irgendetwas zustoßen sollte, könnten andere mit ihnen machen, wozu ich nicht in der Lage bin." Lola Montez an Ludwig I., Paris, 28. Juni 1850. Wie eine Wildkatze durchstreifte die Tänzerin Lola Montez die Biedermeierzeit. Eine leidenschaftliche Affäre mit König Ludwig I. füllte die Seiten der weltweiten Klatschpresse. Nach einem Volksaufstand, der sich gegen sie richtete, ergriff sie die Flucht.

Venice, 1522. Intelligence arrives from the east confirming Europe's greatest fear: the vastly rich Ottoman Sultan has all he needs to wage total war - and his sights are set on Rome. With Christendom divided, Suleyman the Magnificent has his hand on its entrails. From the palaces of Istanbul to the blood-soaked fields of Central Europe and the scorched coasts of North Africa, The Lion House pioneers a bold new style of eye-witness history to tell a true story of power at its most glittering, personal and perilous.