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Are you ready for the truth about World War Two? In the first of an extraordinary three-volume account of the war on land, in the air and at sea, James Holland reveals not only the truth behind the familiar legends of the Second World War but he also unveils those lesser known events which were...

'An indelible and enthralling work of moral witness' PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE 'These questions of memory and impunity are forever timely' FINANCIAL TIMES 'An extraordinary achievement . . . I read with open mouth and thumping heart' STEPHEN FRY The house at 38 Londres Street in Santiago, Chile, is...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Were World Wars I and II inevitable? Were they necessary wars? Or were they products of calamitous failures of judgment? In this monumental and provocative history, Patrick Buchanan makes the case that, if not for the blunders of British statesmen—Winston...

The tenth century dawned in violence and disorder. Charlemagne’s empire was in ruins, most of Spain had been claimed by Moorish invaders, and even the papacy in Rome was embroiled in petty, provincial conflicts. To many historians, it was a prime example of the ignorance and uncertainty of the Dark Ages. Yet according to historian Paul Collins, the story of the tenth century is the story of our culture’s birth, of the emergence of our civilization into the light of day.

Mit dem Fall der Berliner Mauer endete 1989 eine Epoche, die die Welt über Jahrzehnte geprägt hatte. In seiner monumentalen »Geschichte des Westens« ordnet Heinrich August Winkler die dramatischen Umbrüche von 1989 bis 1991 in einen großen historischen Zusammenhang ein. Niemals zuvor oder danach war der transatlantische Westen so sehr eine Einheit wie in den viereinhalb Jahrzehnten, in denen der Ost-West-Konflikt die Achse der Weltpolitik bildete.

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...

'Sometimes I get fanciful and think the buildings speak. That all their history is locked into the walls and if you listened closely enough, you could hear all the people who'd once been there.' Sigi lived upstairs from Sara at Friedrichstrasse 19 yet before they met, Sara had no idea that...

March 1945. Allied troops are poised to cross the Rhine and sweep on into Germany. Victory is finally within their grasp. But if they believe this victory can be easily won, they face swift disillusionment. The final 100 days of the Second World War will prove to be bitterly and bloodily fought, village by village, town by town. Acclaimed military historian Peter Caddick-Adams brings this closing stage of the Allies' fight against Nazi Germany brilliantly to life. He explores the immense challenges they faced in crossing the Rhine on a 300-mile front. 

Bloomsbury presents Take Six Girls by Laura Thompson, read by Jilly Bond. 'Wonderfully readable... Emphasises their sheer extraordinariness and celebrates them' MAIL ON SUNDAY. The eldest was a razor-sharp novelist of upper-class manners; the second was loved by John Betjeman; the third was a...

Who have you spoken to about me? What do you know about Operation Wahasha? What have you told Detective Sara Nowak? These are the last words priest Jürgen Stiller hears before he is executed by a former terrorist known only by the codename 'Faust'. Then the killer begins the hunt for Detective...

Bloomsbury presents Fugitive Pieces written and read by Anne Michaels. **Winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction** 'This is a novel to lose yourself in' The Times 'Essential reading' Spectator 'Extraordinarily magical' New York Times 'The most important book I have read for forty years' Observer...

Die zweiten Olympischen Spiele auf deutschem Boden sind das erste Weltereignis in der BRD: München 72 bietet die einmalige Chance, das moderne Deutschland vorzuzeigen. Alle wollen zum Aufbruch in die neue Zeit beitragen: berühmte Athleten, Helfer, eifrige Hostessen. Es ist ihr deutscher "Summer of Love". Bis es zum Terroranschlag auf die israelische Mannschaft kommt – und die "heiteren Spiele" ein abruptes Ende finden. "München 72" erzählt kunstvoll vom geteilten Deutschland, von alltäglichem Rassismus, Mode und Musik, Aufklärung und Sex.

Wie wir uns als Ost- und Westdeutsche im Wahnsinn des Alltags auf das Wesentliche besinnen. Zwischen Konsum- und Selfie-Wahn, Selbstoptimierung, Ichbezogenheit und dem Schwelgen in Luxusproblemen macht Michael Nast deutlich, wie zahlreich die Missverständnisse zwischen Ost und West im Alltag immer noch sind. Heiter, philosophisch und nachdenklich, zeigen uns seine Anekdoten eine Welt, in der das Miteinander immer mehr in den Hintergrund gerät.Wo sind eigentlich die Werte, nach denen wir leben wollen?

Follow the epic rise and fall of empires in this European history, from fractured tribal lands to a modern global power. Whether you are enriching your daily commute or seeking an immersive intellectual escape, this sweeping narrative transforms a complex geographic puzzle into a thrilling saga...

Experience the ultimate Cold War history of survival as an unprecedented military logistics miracle saves a starving city. Step into the shattered streets of postwar Germany, where an uneasy alliance fractures into a high-stakes standoff against a sudden Soviet blockade. With millions facing...

Experience the tense, hour-by-hour political revolution that shattered the Iron Curtain and redefined Cold War history. Perfect for your daily commute, this dramatic historical immersion drops you directly onto the divided streets of 1980s Germany. Feel the suspense of ordinary citizens facing...

2008 jährte sich die Gründung der Freien Universität Berlin zum 60. Male. Grund genug, die bewegte Geschichte dieser Berliner Institution Revue passieren zu lassen...

Experience this definitive Cold War history of human endurance against the concrete barrier that fractured a nation. Perfect for an educational commute, this tense yet empathetic narrative plunges you into the frontline of a shattered postwar Europe where ideology and fear collided. Listen as...

In 1942, Charlotte Gray, a young Scottish woman, goes to occupied France on a dual mission: to run an apparently simple errand for a British special operations group and to search for her lover, an English airman called Peter Gregory, who has gone missing in action.

1949 bis 1990 sind bewegte Jahre der deutschen Geschichte: Gründung der BRD, Wirtschaftswunder, erste Gastarbeiter, RAF, Ölkrise, Große Koalition und Die Grünen sind nur einige Schlagworte...