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Altmontal, ein deutsches Dorf in der Schwarzmeerebene. Hier wird Hedwig Krämer 1919 geboren und erlebt, wie ihre Bullerbü-Märchenwelt durch Hungersnöte, Verfolgung und Krieg zur Hölle wird, der sie 1942 entkommt. Michael Riepl erzählt einfühlsam die frühen Jahre seiner Großmutter und blickt dabei immer wieder auf die heutige Ukraine im Krieg.

Bloomsbury presents Broken Republik by Chris Reiter and Will Wilkes, read by Dugald Bruce Lockhart. 'A splendid book by authors who long ago detected Germany’s fragility – and aimed at readers who take no pleasure in the sight of its precipitous decline' YANIS VAROUFAKIS The compelling story...

Bloomsbury presents Into the Reich: The Red Army's advance to the Oder in 1945 by Prit Buttar, read by Leighton Pugh. Enriched by extraordinary first-hand accounts, this is a fascinating history of the dying days of the Third Reich as Stalin sought to consolidate his own empire. In January 1945...

‘An intimate, insightful portrait of an extraordinarily private leader’ WALTER ISAACSON From the bestselling author of Enemies of the People An intimate and deeply researched account of the extraordinary rise and political brilliance of the most powerful – and elusive – woman in the...

A dramatic and revelatory new account of the final days in Hitler's bunker, based on new access to previously unseen Soviet archives, previously unseen materials, and cutting edge forensics. After two years of nonstop negotiations with the Russian authorities, Jean-Christophe Brisard and Lana...

Bloomsbury presents Bagration 1944: The Great Soviet Offensive by Prit Buttar, read by Leighton Pugh. A fascinating history of the great summer offensive launched by the Red Army in 1944 which turned the tide of the war. Throughout the war on the Eastern Front, there were two consistent trends...

In September 1714, the elector of Hanover crossed the North Sea to be crowned king of Great Britain. His reign as George I marked the beginning of a close yet fraught relationship that would shape the destinies of both Britain and Germany, with profound consequences for Europe and the modern...

‘Lucid and damning … an absorbing – and infuriating – tale of complicity, coverup and denial’ PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE, author of EMPIRE OF PAIN A groundbreaking investigation of how the Nazis helped German tycoons make billions from the horrors of the Third Reich and World War II – and...

A powerful, fascinating, and groundbreaking history of Checkpoint Charlie, the legendary and most important military gate on the border of East and West Berlin where the United States and her allies confronted the USSR during the Cold War. As tensions between east and west rose during the Cold War, East Germany committed $millions to the creation of the Berlin Wall in the early 1960s....

In Albert & the Whale, Philip Hoare sets out to discover why Dürer's art endures. He encounters medieval alchemists and modernist poets, eccentric emperors and queer soul rebels, ambassadorial whales and enigmatic pop artists. He witnesses the miraculous birth of Dürer's fantastical rhinoceros and his hermaphroditic hare, and he traces the fate of the star-crossed leviathan that the artist pursued. And as the author swims from Europe to America and beyond, these prophetic artists and downed angels provoke awkward questions. 

Bloomsbury presents The Splintered Empires by Prit Buttar, read by Leighton Pugh. The last volume of Prit Buttar's best-selling series on the Eastern Front in World War I At the beginning of 1917, the three empires fighting on the Eastern Front were reaching their breaking points, but none was...

Wie entsteht eine Diktatur, und warum erliegen Menschen der dunklen Psychologie der Tyrannei? Dieses beklemmende Hörerlebnis begleitet dich perfekt auf dem täglichen Pendelweg oder beim fokussierten Lernen. Es ist eine intensive akustische Reise, die schonungslos aufzeigt, wie aus scheinbar...

Who were the German scientists who worked on atomic bombs during World War II for Hitler's regime? How did they justify themselves afterward? Examining the global influence of the German uranium project and postwar reactions to the scientists involved, Mark Walker explores the narratives...

Bloomsbury presents Osprey Campaign Series: Stalingrad 1942-43 (2): The Fight for the City by Robert Forczyk, read by Phillipe Bosher The final part in a three-book series on the Battle of Stalingrad, examining the Soviet encirclement, German relief efforts, and the final surrender of Paulus’...

'What is it that makes the history of the Second World War so compelling? Why are the Afflicted afflicted? With these chapters we hope to offer some idea of our approach to, and understanding of, the war, while never forgetting the tumult and terror that came with defeating tyranny. Maybe you...

Uncover the gripping military history of how a fragile, sandy frontier state transformed into a formidable European empire. Surrounded by hostile powers, a modest patchwork of Baltic territories weaponized its own vulnerability, engineering a ruthless culture of administrative discipline and...

Der Alchemist von der Pfaueninsel. Das neue Buch des Bestseller-Autors und "großen Geschichtenerzählers" (Süddeutsche Zeitung) Tauchen wir ein in die großen Träume eines großen Mannes: Johannes Kunckel ist ein Magier und Alchemist, der daran glaubt, Gold zaubern zu können. Der preußische König schenkt ihm deshalb die Pfaueninsel zwischen Potsdam und Berlin, damit er im Geheimen in seiner Zauberwerkstatt aus dem Feuer eine neue Welt erschaffen kann. Aus seinem Ofen entsteigt am Ende ein Glas, wie es zuvor kein Menschenauge je gesehen hatte: rot wie ein Rubin.

Bloomsbury presents Coventry by Frederick Taylor, read by Leighton Pugh On 14 November 1940 the historic city of Coventry was subjected to the longest and most devastating air raid Britain had yet witnessed. After eleven hours of relentless bombardment by the German Luftwaffe, residents emerged...

Bloomsbury presents We March Against England: Operation Sea Lion, 1940-41 by Robert Forczyk, read by Dugald Bruce Lockhart. We March Against England tells the thrilling tale of Operation Sea Lion, Hitler's plan to invade Britain and end its involvement in World War II. In May 1940 Nazi Germany...

Fesselnde Landser-Frontberichte in Romanheft- Länge Der vorliegende Band "Prinz Eugen - Vom Atlantik zum Pazifik zeigt den Einsatzweg des schweren Kreuzers und führt ihn dabei von den Gewässern des Nordatlantiks bis in die Weiten des Pazifiks – und damit durch einige der spektakulärsten...