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From a preeminent scholar of Eastern Europe and New York Times bestselling author, the essential history of Russian imperialism. “A singularly fascinating account of Russian nationalism through the ages.” —Financial Times In 2014, Russia annexed the Crimea and attempted to seize a portion...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Natalie Livingstone's deeply researched, unfailingly fascinating book gives the many extraordinary women at or near the centre of the Nuremberg trials their proper, important, and often ignored place in history' Salman Rushdie 'Brilliant . . . History erased...

***Including bonus author Q&A with Stephen Fry*** Told in her own words, this is the incredible true story of one young woman's survival of Auschwitz and Belsen because she happened to play the cello. Although my head was shaved and I had a number on my arm, I had not lost my identity totally. I...

Brought to you by Penguin. An unforgettable testament to hope and the bonds of brotherhood, Miracle reveals the untold story of the boys who escaped the gas chamber in Auschwitz, the only known Holocaust survivors to walk away from the jaws of the Nazi killing machine. Early on the morning of...

当一位天才物理学家将终极毁灭武器交入人类手中，他在改写二战战局的同时，也永远跌入了无法挣脱的伦理困境与历史深渊。站在洛斯阿拉莫斯荒原的狂风中，这位深陷内心冲突的科学家既要对抗法西斯的致命威胁，又要承...

Ontdek de ware geschiedenis achter de meedogenloze transformatie van een jonge democratie naar een absolute dictatuur. Perfect voor een meeslepende luistersessie tijdens het forenzen, trekt dit waargebeurde verhaal je diep in de donkere jaren van de Weimarrepubliek en de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Het...

在两河交汇的泥土中见证帝国的崛起与崩塌，这段六千年的中东历史全景，将解答文明摇篮如何沦为现代地缘政治的破碎地带。无论你是在通勤途中渴望构建硬核认知，还是面对纷繁国际新闻感到迷茫，这部宏大且客观的听觉...

Ontrafel de aangrijpende historische kettingreactie die onvermijdelijk uitmondde in een verwoestende wereldoorlog. Perfect voor een gefocuste luistersessie tijdens het pendelen, trekt dit meeslepende relaas je meedogenloos mee in een web van diepe wrok, economische wanhoop en sluwe machtshonger...

Verken machtige imperiums en eeuwenlange natievorming in deze meeslepende Europese geschiedenis van de Adriatische kust. Maak van je dagelijkse reis of woon-werkverkeer een sfeervolle tijdreis door het hart van Midden-Europa, waar Romeinse legioenen, Venetiaanse handelaren en Habsburgse keizers...

استكشف جذور الصراع العسكري الذي هز وجدان العالم، وافهم تعقيدات الحرب الباردة عبر سرد تاريخي وموضوعي مشوق. انغمس في تجربة استماع عميقة تناسب أوقات تنقلك، حيث...

Poznaj kulisy tajnych operacji i brutalnej geopolityki, które zbudowały globalną potęgę i mroczne sekrety Ameryki. Od zimnowojennego lęku przed sowiecką dominacją po współczesną walkę z terroryzmem, ta wciągająca historia bezlitośnie oddziela udokumentowane fakty od mitów. Zanurz...

*Narrated by the Author* An unforgettable collection of recipes inspired by ten diverse, moving stories of Holocaust survivors and WWII heroes, from James Beard Award–winning chef Alon Shaya with author June Hersh. Memories of a Good Meal is a culinary journey that celebrates the tenacity of...

Bloomsbury presents Case Green: The Birth of the Wehrmacht by Robert Forczyk, read by Martin Handley. This fascinating new study from renowned historian Robert Forczyk tells the story of the Wehrmacht from its birth in 1935 through to the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1938. Adolf Hitler...

Soldier, spy, scout, saboteur, and French Resistance leader in the heart of Nazi-occupied Europe--the untold story of Marine legend Pete Ortiz. Major Pierre “Pete” Ortiz was a Manhattan-born and Paris-educated polymath fluent in five languages. An adventuresome French Foreign Legion veteran...

A fresh, unforgettable, and deeply personal true story of World War II, the Holocaust, and the Third Reich that brings to light the vile Nazi policy under which Germans with Jewish ancestry were persecuted and condemned to death—including two young children from an ordinary working-class...

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...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz by Jeremy Dronfield, read by John Sackville. In 1939, Gustav Kleinmann, a Jewish upholsterer in Vienna, was seized by the Nazis. Along with his teenage son, Fritz, he was sent to Buchenwald in Germany. There...

Early in 1968, a nuclear-armed Soviet submarine sank in the waters off Hawaii, hundreds of miles closer to American shores than it should have been. Compelling evidence strongly suggests that the sub sank while attempting to fire a nuclear missile.

Bloomsbury presents Korea: War Without End by Richard Dannatt and Robert Lyman, read by Mark Elstob A ground-breaking history of this global conflict including the errors and miscalculations made on both sides. Korea: War Without End examines the stand-off between East and West in Korea that...

Brought to you by Penguin. In the years just before and after the fall of the Berlin Wall, conservative politicians and intellectuals across Europe and America celebrated a great achievement, felt a common purpose and, very often, forged personal friendships. The euphoria quickly evaporated, the...