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Gold is forged in fire.Men in the furnace of adversity… Step into the extraordinary life of Jake Harper-Ronald, a man whose childhood dream of becoming a soldier led him on an unparalleled journey.In 1966, he fulfilled his ambition as a conscript in the Royal Rhodesia Regiment, only to embark...

The invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation on the orders of President Vladimir Putin in February 2022 shocked the Western world with its suddenness and brutality. Western countries, especially commercial partners with Russia like Germany, could not fathom why Russian forces would lurch...

In this unflinching and engrossing account, Nigel Cawthorne provides a detailed look at one of the most chilling organizations ever conceived by the human imagination. He examines their elite position under the Nazi regime, the superior weapons they were afforded, their involvement in the murderous crimes of the Holocaust, and the way they thrust their claws into every aspect of German life.

Slaget er vundet, fjenden er drevet på flugt, og alt ånder atter ro. Sådan tænker mange generaler – men tit tager de fejl. Korps af specialtrænede soldater sørger krigen igennem for, at fjenden aldrig får fred. Kommandoenhederne slår til hvor som helst: En tysk general bliver kidnappet...

I begyndelsen af krigen ruller tyske kampvogne hen over land efter land, mens folk lamslåede ser til. Men da nazisternes brutale besættelse trækker ud, vokser modstandsviljen. Stilfærdige protester som alsangsstævner i Danmark udvikler sig til grovkornede chikanerier og væbnet kamp. I...

Da Europa bliver kørt over af Hitlers buldrende krigsmaskine, har Churchill som eneste statsleder mod til at sætte sig op imod Føreren. Jernviljen hos den britiske premierminister gør ham til et forbillede i England og over hele kontinentet. I Tyskland bliver Albert Speer i februar 1942...

Den 27. januar 1944 erklærer Stalin Leningrad for befriet. Efter to et halvt års belejring trækker Værnemagten sig tilbage. Den Røde Hær forfølger de modløse tyske soldater, der på bare tre dage bliver drevet 100 kilometer vestpå. Opmuntret af sejren beslutter den russiske general...

Efter seks års rædsler er krigen endelig slut. Men byer over hele Europa er forvandlet til murbrokker, fabrikker og veje er ødelagt, og alt er til salg for et par kartofler eller en smøg. Millioner af flygtninge strejfer rundt, mens nye regeringer med hjælp fra USA prøver at få styr på...

Da Hitler sætter ild til Europa i 1939, håber alle de nordiske lande at holde sig ude af konflikten. Men allerede tre måneder senere angriber Den Røde Hær Finland og tvinger landet ud i en overlevelseskamp. I foråret 1940 ruller tunge tyske divisioner op gennem Danmark og Norge, og heller...

Sommeren 1944 angriber Den Røde Hær pludselig Finland på Det Karelske Næs. Efter tre års stilstand går Stalin i offensiven for at vinde tabt land tilbage. Sovjetlederen er opmuntret af succeser andre steder på Østfronten, hvor han efter flere års bitter overlevelseskamp endelig har...

Efter Japans angreb på Pearl Harbor i december 1941 havner 120.000 amerikanske borgere med japanske rødder bag pigtråd. Officielt skyldes interneringen, at japanerne måske vil spionere for kejserriget før en kommende invasion af USA, men i realiteten bunder beslutningen i racisme...

Navnet Adolf Hitler vækker – selv et halvt århundrede efter Det Tredje Riges fald – stadig afsky, foragt og forundring. For hvordan kunne en amatørmaler forføre et helt folk? Hvordan kunne han ud af et ubetydeligt parti med 55 medlemmer skabe en massebevægelse på millioner? Bogen, du...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The “master storyteller” (San Francisco Chronicle) behind the New York Times bestseller The Spy and the Traitor uncovers the true story behind one of the Cold War’s most intrepid spies. “[An] immensely exciting, fast-moving account.”—The Washington Post...

Brought to you by Penguin. ____________________________ From the bestselling author of Make Your Bed: a celebration of real-life heroes and lessons on inspiring trust, overcoming barriers and becoming a great leader. What is it that makes a hero? In the course of his distinguished career Admiral...

David Bell emphasizes the astonishing sense of human possibility that Napoleon represented. Bell emphasizes the importance of the French Revolution in understanding Napoleon's career. The revolution made possible the unprecedented concentration of political authority that Napoleon accrued. Without the political changes brought about by the revolution, Napoleon could not have fought his wars. Without the wars, he could not have seized and held onto power. Though his virtual dictatorship betrayed the ideals of liberty and equality, his life and career were revolutionary.

Bloomsbury presents Red Dawn Over China by Frank Dikötter, read by Daniel York Loh. A FINANCIAL TIMES HIGHLIGHT FOR 2026 'The most important reappraisal of modern China to appear in years' PETER FRANKOPAN, author of The Silk Roads and The Earth Transformed From renowned, prize-winning historian...

The second Nagorno-Karabakh war—fought between Armenia and Azerbaijan between September 24 and November 10, 2020—was the first war in history won primarily by unmanned systems. This forty-four-day war resulted in a decisive military victory for Azerbaijan. Armenia was outfought, outnumbered, and outspent and lost even though they controlled the high ground in a mountainous region. The fact that Azerbaijan won the war is not extraordinary. What is exceptional is that this was the first modern war primarily decided by unmanned weapons.

सुन त्झू यांचे "द आर्ट ऑफ वॉर" हा रणनीती आणि युद्ध यांच्यावरील एक कालातीत आणि विद्वत्तापूर्ण ग्रंथ आहे ज्याने शेकडो वर्षे वाचकांच्या मनावर मोहिनी घातली आहे. दोन हजार वर्षांपूर्वी लिहिलेला हा चिनी अभिजात ग्रंथ त्या काळाइतकाच आजही लागू होतो, जो संघर्षाचे स्वरूप आणि विजय मिळवण्याची कला याबाबत विद्वत्तापूर्ण अंतर्दृष्टी देतो.

Who continues to pay the costs of war long after our soldiers are gone?There are many stories of courageous heroes at the borders, but how much do we know about the women standing strong behind them?The Force behind the Forces is a collection of seven true stories of eternal love, courage and...

Using archival records, in this book, David Stahel presents a history of Germany's summer campaign from the perspective of the two largest and most powerful Panzer groups on the Eastern front. Stahel's research provides a fundamental reassessment of Germany's war against the Soviet Union, highlighting the prodigious internal problems of the vital Panzer forces and revealing that their demise in the earliest phase of the war undermined the whole German invasion.