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The French Revolution facilitated the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte, but after gaining power he knew that his first task was to end it. In this book William Doyle describes how he did so, beginning with the three large issues that had destabilized revolutionary France: war, religion and monarchy...

Concise historical introduction to Florence Nightingale and her continuing influence on the world and how we see it Part One: The History (What do we know?) This brief historical introduction to Florence Nightingale explores the social, political and religious factors that formed the original...

Every American president, from Washington to Biden: Their lives, policies, foibles, and legacies, assessed with clear-eyed authority and wit. From Washington to Jefferson, Lincoln to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Kennedy to Nixon, Reagan to Obama and Biden, the 45 United States presidents have left...

Rudolf II: The Life and Legend of the Mad Emperor offers a fresh perspective on the Habsburg ruler, shedding new light on a reign often coloured by myths of madness. Contrary to popular belief, Rudolf was not a passive recluse but an engaged monarch, navigating the complexities of state affairs...

An eye-opening and exceptional view of the Ford presidency by one of his closest and most-trusted advisors. Except for his wife Betty, no one was closer to Gerald Ford during his presidency than Bob Barrett. Bob carried the “nuclear football”—the American nuclear codes—and could not let Ford...

From every county in Ireland Bold, Brilliant & Bad draws together the stories of over 120 amazing Irish women. Marian Broderick is back to explore the histories of remarkable Irish Women in history. From creative craftswomen to singing sensations, poets to sporting champions. From Lilian Bland...

An in-depth biography of the socialite, political hostess, crusading feminist and United States envoy to Luxembourg, Perle Mesta, from New York Times bestselling author Meryl Gordon. Perle Mesta was a force to be reckoned with. In her heyday - the 1940's, 50's and 60's - this extremely wealthy...

Mary Tudor, Henry VIII's sister, lived a remarkable life. A princess, duchess and queen, she was known as the English Rose for her beauty. Mary Tudor, Queen of France, aims to explore the life of one of the few who stood up to Henry VIII and lived to tell the tale. Henry VIII is well known, but...

'Murder in the Gulag is brilliant journalistic writing: punchy, eloquent, page-turning and factual. It's a powerful reminder of what an extraordinary man Navalny was' - Roland Oliphant, Telegraph In this revised and updated paperback edition, award-winning journalist John Sweeney goes behind...

In My Early Life, Churchill describes his education and his experience in four wars on three continents as a young officer and newspaper correspondent, including his cavalry charge against the Dervishes at Omdurman in the Sudan and his capture and escape from a Boer prisoner of war camp in South...

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This Element studies historians' autobiographies from a global perspective, containing gender, postcolonial, and trauma experiences. This Element analyses the autobiographies of historians from a global perspective and looks at all eras, from antiquity to the present day. It includes twenty...

A major new biography of Maria Theresa, the formidable Habsburg Empress Maria Theresa was the single most powerful woman in eighteenth-century Europe. At the age of just twenty-three she succeeded to the Habsburg domains only to find them contested by almost every power in Europe. Over the...

Get In is the definitive behind-the-scenes account of Labour’s brutal reinvention and dramatic return to power. 'The book about Keir Starmer we have all been waiting for. It is impossible to fully understand this government unless you read it' TIM SHIPMAN From electoral wipeout in 2019 to...

'Haunting and powerfully resonant... this is a story not just of remarkable individuals, but also a tribute to the wider indomitability of the human spirit at the darkest moment in European history' - Sinclair McKay, bestselling author of Berlin and Dresden Zippi Spitzer and David Wisnia’s...

'An outstanding dual biography... Dinshaw’s book is profoundly entertaining, startling in its depth, and a necessary cautionary tale about the human cost of political division' - Daniel Brookes, The Telegraph Two old friends end up on opposite sides of the English Civil War, in this dazzling...

Родинні звязки між правлячими династіями європеиських держав, іхні таємниці, таіна імені, походження… — читачу вже доводилося розгадувати стародавні загадки минулого. Проте досліджуючи життя та діяльність княгині Ольги, маємо справу не з одним, а багатьма секретами, здогадками, припущеннями і...

Презентуємо історію життя Романа Шухевича у мальописі! Легендарний командир УПА, який став символом боротьби за Україну. Але водночас був амбітним спортсменом, музикантом, креативним підприємцем і невловимим конспіратором. Після смерті Шухевичу не пощастило двічі: одні перетворили його на...

Уперше амбіції, стратегія і вплив Кім Йо Чжон стають темою ретельного дослідження у книзі Сон-Юн Лі, експерта з корейських та східноазійських студій. Кім Йо Чжон не тільки обличчя режиму, але й політична гравчиня, чиї дії визначають глобальний порядок. Розуміння особистості Кім Йо Чжон — це...

A masterful new translation of Suetonius' renowned biography of the twelve Caesars, bringing to life a portrait of the first Roman emperors in stunning detail The ancient Roman empire was the supreme arena, where emperors had no choice but to fight, to thrill, to dazzle. To rule as a Caesar was...

If you are reading this, you may already be a humanist. Even if you don't know it. Do you love literature and the arts? Do you have a strong moral compass despite not being formally religious? Do you simply believe that individual lives are more important than grand political visions? If any of...

Melania is a compelling and inspirational memoir that offers a glimpse into the life of a remarkable woman who has navigated challenges with grace and determination. In her memoir, Melania reflects on her Slovenian childhood, the pivotal moments that led her to the world of high fashion in...

James Stuart, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland did not always love wisely, but he never failed to do so boldly. He fell in love three times – with a Scottish lord, a knight and George Villiers, ‘the handsomest man in the whole world’. He was infatuated three more times – with a Highland...

'SHE is essential for your bookshelf' Stylist She: A Celebration of Renegade Women by Harriet Hall is the must-have book for women everywhere. Perfect for fans of Caitlin Moran, Lena Dunham and Good Night Stories For Rebel Girls. SHE is a love letter to all the women who have thrown out the...

Istanbul, 1538. The greatest of the Ottoman Sultans is at the pinnacle of world power, while his family and future are at the mercy of their own dynastic law: whichever of his five sons succeeds him must eventually kill all the others. So why not get a head start? For the next fifteen years, as...

The incredible untold story of four women who helped win the second world war by generating a wave of black propaganda. This is the incredible untold story of four women who helped win World War II by generating a wave of black propaganda. Betty MacDonald was a 28-year-old reporter from Hawaii...

From challenging expectations as a bright and restless child of the Windrush generation to making history as the first elected Black female MP in the UK, Diane Abbott has seen it all. A Woman Like Me takes readers through Diane’s incredible journey, painting a vivid picture of growing up in...

‘Highly engaging . . . The creeping escalation of oppression and rebellion is often thrillingly told . . . A powerful story of a history that remains far from settled’ Daily Telegraph In the darkest days of the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, Anna-Maria van der Vaart sheltered Allied...

‘A thrilling narrative that creates an extraordinary picture of female resistance’ The Lady ‘Fascinating’ Kavita Puri, BBC History Magazine ‘A fierce, intense picture of this aspect of the war . . . it will stay with me’ Elizabeth Buchan, author of Two Women in Rome On the evening of 31 March...

From one of our leading experts on disinformation, the incredible true story of the complex and largely forgotten WWII propagandist Sefton Delmer - and what we can learn from him today. From one of our leading experts on disinformation, the incredible true story of the complex and largely...

A Working Woman: The Remarkable Life of Ray Strachey is a traditional biography of a very untraditional woman. Tug-of-love child, Ward in Chancery, pampered schoolgirl, pioneer car driver, would-be electrical engineer, triumphant suffragist, political lobbyist, historian, biographer, novelist...

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Alexander the Great (Alexander III of Macedon) was one of history's great generals, a man studied by Caesar and Napoleon, among hundreds of others. He was born to the king of Macedon and educated by Aristotle, whose inquiring mind Alexander appreciated. After his father, Philip II, was...

Katherine Knollys was Mary Boleyn's first child, born in 1524 when Mary was having an affair with King Henry VIII. Katherine spent her life unacknowledged as the king's daughter, yet she was given prime appointments at court as maid of honour to both Anne of Cleves and Katherine Howard. She...

The rarely told story of Savitri Devi—a Frenchwoman and one of Hitler's most powerful advocates In this window onto the roots and evolution of international neo-Nazism, Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke reveals the powerful impact of one of fascism's most creative minds. Savitri Devi's influence on...

A gripping royal saga of charmed lives in a changing world. The Jaipurs were India’s mid-century golden couple; its answer to the Kennedys, or Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. Jai and Ayesha, as they were known to friends like Frank Sinatra, Truman Capote and ‘Dickie’ Mountbatten, entertained...

This is a true historical account of war in the air, at sea and on land in the battle for Malta's survival in the Second World War. It was a battle which decided the outcome of the war in North Africa and the Mediterranean. Adrian Warburton, the airman described in the subtitle by Marshal of the...

'Through thick and thin, never separate. Stick together, guard each other, and live for one another.' As Hitler's war intensified, the Ovitz family would have good reason to stand by their mother's mantra. Descending from the cattle train into the death camp of Auschwitz, all twelve emerged in...

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In this intellectual biography of one of the most important political thinkers of the twentieth century, David T. Byrne reveals the fascinating life of James Burnham. Beginning his intellectual career as a disciple of Leon Trotsky, Burnham preached socialist revolution to the American working...

The first fully comprehensive biography of the young Elizabeth I in over twenty years, drawing on a rich variety of primary sources from both Elizabeth herself and those closest to her during her tumultuous youth. Elizabeth I is one of England’s most famous monarchs, whose story as the ‘Virgin...

Johanna van Haarlem looks across the Old Bailey courtroom to the hawk-featured man in the dock. There is no expression on his face. No remorse. And certainly no love. For over 10 years, she had believed he was Erwin van Haarlem, the son she gave up for adoption as a baby in the chaos of Europe...

‘Jane Robinson is brilliant at putting the women back into history and her biography of Barbara Leigh Bodichon, a Victorian feminist we should all be grateful to, is as entertaining as it is necessary.’ - Daisy Goodwin You have probably not heard of Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon but you...

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION Discover the essential, must-read book about how the UK legal system is failing women, as told by one of Britain’s foremost lawyers. 'This is a brilliant and important book. Harriet is a trailblazer and has done so much to get justice for...

Who works for the government and why does their work matter? Michael Lewis, bestselling author of The Big Short and The Fifth Risk, along with an all-star team of writers and storytellers, takes us on a riveting journey into a hidden world The government is a vast, complex system that...

The first insider account of life as a chief whip inside Westminster, from MP Simon Hart, who has served under Johnson and Sunak. The Sunday Times Top 5 Bestseller 'A remarkable insight into a critical moment. Hart’s wit and tolerance makes his record of a system in crisis all the more...

The first full-length biography of civil rights hero and congressman John Lewis A New Yorker “Best Book of 2024” Selection “The perfect book, at the right time.”—Michael Henry Adams, The Guardian For six decades John Robert Lewis (1940–2020) was a towering figure in the U.S. struggle for...

The story of Joanna – princess, pioneer, captive and queen – and of the wider twelfth-century world that she inhabited. Richard the Lionheart travelled to far-flung realms, went on crusade, met kings and popes, and exerted a great deal of influence on the world around him … and so did his...

A revealing biography of Anne Frank, exploring both her life and the impact of her extraordinary diary “Trenchant. . . . An essential look at the diarist’s legacy.”—Publishers Weekly In this innovative biography, Ruth Franklin explores the transformation of Anne Frank (1929–1945) from...

The story of Abraham, the first Jew, portrayed as two lives lived by one person, paralleling the contradictions in Judaism throughout its history In this new biography of Abraham, Judaism’s foundational figure, Anthony Julius offers an account of the origins of a fundamental struggle within...

Off-beat, irreverent and subversive – a Jewish family memoir about convenient delusions and unsayable truths, from the acclaimed author of the cult classic novel, Submarine 'A gripping story of family secrets and chemical warfare [and] a tale of one writer’s search for a reliable past... Joe...

The new investigation into the untold stories of the Bible’s creation ‘Monumental and eye-opening’ Reza Aslan 'A revelation […and…] an intellectual triumph' Irish Independent '[A] massive achievement' Spectator ‘Refreshingly readable' Guardian For the past two thousand years, Christian...

A Daily Mail Best History Book of the Year; A Spectator Best Book of the Year It is generally accepted that Queen Victoria reigned but did not rule. This couldn’t be more wrong. In Queen Victoria and Her Prime Ministers, Anne Somerset masterfully traces Victoria’s political evolution, from...

Вінстон Черчилль — найзнаніший британець в історії, державний і політичний діяч, прем’єр-міністр Великої Британії впродовж 1940–1945 і 1951–1955 років, військовий, лауреат Нобелівської премії з літератури. У книзі «Вінстон Черчилль, СЕО» сформульовані 25 уроків лідерства Вінстона Черчилля, які...

Is a diplomat’s life really as glamorous as a royal visit, or as dramatic as a coup d’état in Turkey? Leigh Turner is a former British ambassador who led posts in Ukraine, Turkey and Austria. In this witty globe-trotting adventure through one of the most intriguing careers a person can have...

Johannes Gutenberg is famous as the inventor of Europe’s first typographic printing method, and his life and legacy have long fascinated a wide audience. Due to scant and vague fifteenth-century documentation, however, Gutenberg’s career has long been obscured by derivative storytelling...

During nearly two decades in the adrenaline-filled, egotistical and stressful world of Parliament, Mark Field had a remarkable capacity for getting into high-profile scrapes - most famously in his close friendship with future Prime Minister Liz Truss, his role in David Cameron's Piggate scandal...

The charismatic Fulvia amassed a degree of military and political power that was unprecedented for a woman in Ancient Rome. Married three times to men who moved in powerful circles, including Marc Antony, Fulvia was not content to play the usual background role that was expected of a wife -...

Who was St George and how did he become patron saint not only of England but in many European countries? Who was St George and how did he become patron saint not only of England but also of many other European countries? In this richly illustrated book, Samantha Riches explores the extraordinary...

The story of these six Chinese survivors, an extraordinary tale of survival against all odds Steven Schwankert thought there were no new Titanic stories to be told – then he found the Six. When Titanic sank on a cold night in 1912, less than half of those aboard survived. Among these survivors...

Liz Truss's disastrous premiership was the shortest and most chaotic in British history. In the space of just 49 days, Truss attempted to remould the economy, triggered a collapse in the value of Sterling and was forced into a series of embarrassing U-turns that ultimately led to her...

«…Чи не можна додати, що я можу кожному сердешно рекомендувати гестапо?» (3иґмунд Фрейд) Цю фразу батько психоаналізу недбало сказав, залишаючи назавжди Австрію. Буквально за кілька днів до того, як вирушити до концтабору, знаменитий лікар все ж таки зміг домогтися дозволу на виїзд. Ось тільки...

Tarbush was born in British Mandate Palestine. As an infant, he and his family are forced to evacuate their village together with its entire population, after the Zionist victory that led to the establishment of the State of Israel. As now landless refugees in the West Bank, the family sinks...

From humble origins, the eminent Russian scientist Nicholas Borodin forged a career in microbiology in the era of Stalin. Pragmatic and dedicated to his work, he accepted the Soviet regime, even working on several occasions with the Secret Police. But in 1948, while on a state-sponsored trip to...

'A surprising page-turner, full of humour and startling details' THE TIMES 'If I read a better history this year, I will be lucky' TOM HOLLAND 'An astonishing tour de force’ SPECTATOR Longlisted for the 2024 Highland Book Prize From Peter Marshall, winner of the 2018 Wolfson Prize, Storm’s Edge...

Складні часи потребують сміливих, але водночас і зважених дій. У моменти, коли країна стикається з небаченими досі викликами, різко зростає роль лідерів, які готові брати на себе відповідальність і вчасно ухвалювати потрібні, нехай навіть непопулярні, рішення. Перед лідерами постає безліч...

Field marshal and statesman Gustaf Mannerheim (1867-1951) was the most acclaimed and the most hated Finn of the twentieth century. After three decades of loyal and distinguished service in the Russian Tsarist army, he returned to his homeland in 1917 to defend its new independence. This iconic...

A NEW YORK TIMES TOP-TEN BOOK OF 2024 A BARACK OBAMA BOOK OF THE YEAR From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, the epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, culminating in Captain James Cook's death ‘Extraordinarily compulsive and fascinating. I felt it...

This is the first biography of Jean Gordon, who is best known as the first wife of the notorious Earl of Bothwell. Bothwell divorced Jean in order to marry Mary, Queen of Scots, and Jean and her family were closely involved in all of the major events of Mary’s short and turbulent reign in...

Experience the world of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and the tremendous challenges he faced and overcame with the help of Stoic philosophy “[Robertson] thoughtfully and readably capture the essence of this great man and his great life. It’s a must read for any aspiring Stoic.”—Ryan Holiday...

Авторка бестселера «SPQR. Історія Давнього Риму» Мері Берд пропонує чергове захопливе дослідження — цього разу про життя й правління понад 30 римських імператорів. Починаючи оповідь Юлієм Цезарем, якого було вбито в 44 році до н. е., вона описує майже 300 років римської історії крізь призму...

Натан Щаранський народився у місті Сталіно (нині — Донецьк) у 1948 році. Навчався у Московському фізико-технічному інституті. У середині 1970-х був одним з ініціаторів створення Московської Гельсінської групи, активно співпрацював із Українською Гельсінською групою. Брав активну участь у...

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The devastating tale of a young Jewish boy, coping alone on the streets of Nazi-occupied Amsterdam ‘I was on the street and I was free – but what now?’ This is the story of Lex Lesgever: a young Jewish boy who found himself alone on the streets of wartime Amsterdam, the only survivor of his...

INCLUDED IN THE BEST OF GRANTA SERIES: a deeply felt meditation on race, sex, class and American culture by a Pulitzer-prize winning critic. 'Jefferson's eye for details yields some devastatingly honest and painful insights' The Times 'Captivating... Charm is this book's watchword' Colin Grant...

The Gurkha Mindset distils the wisdom and experiences of a seasoned Gurkha soldier into ten powerful lessons for life and leadership. Drawing from over two decades of service in the British Army, including five tours in Afghanistan and deployments in Bosnia and Sierra Leone, Captain Kailash...

When Maiwand Banayee was 16, he wanted to become a suicide bomber for the Taliban. In this inspiring tale of survival and self-discovery, the reader will follow Maiwand's journey down a dark path and his ultimate redemption. Growing up in Kabul amid the Afghan wars, he witnessed atrocities...

'Exploring the past, bringing it to vivid life with wonderful prose . . . Pedder writes with perspicacity and sensitivity . . . We need more books like this' Observer 'Fascincating and engrossing' Literary Review How did South Africa turn out the way it did? In Moederland - 'Motherland', in...

'A thrilling biography, filled with the imperial ambitions and merciless intrigues' SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE Cleopatra: lover, seductress, and Egypt's greatest queen. A woman more myth than history, immortalized in poetry, drama, music, art, and film. She captivated Julius Caesar and Marc Antony...

'This is a book that crosses the globe from Britain to Germany and from India to Indonesia...it is ambitious, deeply thought-provoking and, as with all the very best history, compellingly told' -James Holland As the fate of the world is decided, so too is that of the British, Dutch and French...

Гітлер і Сталін — два, мабуть, найвідоміші тирани XX століття. Хоч вони й перебували в опозиції один до одного, все ж були втіленням єдиного принципу авторитарної влади. Злочини сталінського режиму не менш жахливі, аніж нацистського, та за цими двома лідерами люди чомусь йшли до кінця. Чому...

Ця історія — про Ялтинську конференцію очима жінок, які відвідали її зі своїми впливовими батьками. Сара Черчилль була акторкою, а згодом стала офіцеркою ВПС Британії. Анна Рузвельт — єдиною донькою президента і берегинею батькових таємниць. Кетлін Гарріман — чемпіонкою з лиж, військовою...

Бенджамін Франклін (1706-1790) – один із батьків-засновників США, політичний діяч, дипломат, вчений, письменник, журналіст, видавець. Він був тим, хто скріпив своїм підписом Декларацію незалежності США, Конституцію США і Версальський мирний договір 1783 року, що формально завершив війну за...

Себастіан Гаффнер (1907–1999) – псевдонім знаного німецького журналіста, письменника, публіциста та історика Раймунда Претцеля, найвідомішого за книжками «Гітлер. Примітки до біографії» (1978), «Вінстон Черчілль» (1965), «Зраджена революція» (1969), «Самогубство Німецького Райху» (1970). Гаффнер...

Ґолда Меїр була першою жінкою — очільницею держави в новітній історії, однією із засновників Ізраїлю, успішною політикинею, справжньою «залізною леді». Її відданість створенню й захисту єврейської батьківщини від лютих ворогів та підступних союзників сформувала політику Близького Сходу наступних...

A War and Justice Diary from Ukraine, with a foreword from Margaret Atwood WITH A FOREWORD FROM MARGARET ATWOOD 'This book would always have been important evidence that the Ukraine people were suffering criminal attack. Written by a poet, it is also a work of literature, published after the...

В автобіографії видатний американський генерал Джим Меттіс ділиться універсальними уроками лідерства. Описуючи свій досвід командування в Іраку та Афганістані, НАТО, взаємодію з адміністраціями різних президентів США, він розкриває основи військової стратегії, аналізує різні тактичні підходи в...

Не існує єдиного рецепта лідерства. Це доводять власним життям і діяльністю президенти США — Авраам Лінкольн, Теодор Рузвельт, Франклін Рузвельт і Ліндон Джонсон. Їхні прагнення, кар’єрні шляхи й тактики ухвалення рішень геть несхожі. Проте є й дещо спільне: особлива наснага та віра у власні...

От Yakaboo: Симон Петлюра был не только крупным политическим деятелем, но и журналистом, литератором. Почему же тогда он не оставил после себя ни заметок, не воспоминаний? Почему вошёл в историю как человек "без личной жизни", как "бесплотный символ" зла, обмана, коварства и предательства в...

От Yakaboo: Биография политического и финансового украинского деятеля – Сергея Тигипко – расположилась более чем на ста страницах, и охватывает весь жизненный путь политика – от рождения в Молдавии до баллотирования на пост главы державы в 2010 году. Издание представляет интерес для практикующих...

От Yakaboo: Вниманию читателей книга о первом президенте независимой Украины Леониде Кравчуке. Этот человек вошёл в историю политической жизни страны не только важностью занимаемого поста, но и высоким уровнем профессионализма и дипломатичности, что заставляет украинскую общественность и сегодня...

От Yakaboo: Личность Леонида Черновецкого вызывает немало споров и обсуждений в обществе, его можно смело назвать одним из самых ярких и неординарных украинских политиков. Успешный бизнесмен, общественный деятель, влиятельный чиновник и просто харизматичный человек, он не раз удивлял коллег и...

От издателя: Михайло Грушевський є однією з головних постатей українського національного самоствердження в новітній історії України. Видатний вчений і суспільно-політичний діяч, він створив 10-томну «Історію України-Руси» – першу повну історію України, таким чином перевершивши навіть таких своїх...

Великая французская революция стала поворотным моментом в истории Франции, да, пожалуй, и всей Европы. На арену общественной жизни вышло третье сословие. События этой революции потрясают не только своей масштабностью, но и жестокостью: тысячи людей стали жертвами революционного террора, который...

От издателя: Древнеегипетский жрец Эйе, знаменитый монах-капуцин Жозеф дю Трамбле, граф Генрих Иоганн Остерман, госпожа Касуга но-цубонэ, банкир Блейхредер, евнух Ла Ляньин — имена этих людей были не слишком известны их современникам. Но сегодня мы называем их — закулисных правителей...

От издателя: В 1784 году Наполеон Бонапарт окончил парижскую Военную школу сорок вторым по отметкам из 130 обучавшихся. В 21 год он – младший лейтенант артиллерии. В 24 – бригадный генерал. В 25 – «спаситель Республики», подавивший роялистский заговор. В 30 – первый консул Франции. В 34 –...

От издателя: «Не было ни одного врага, которого он бы не победил, не было ни одного города, которого он бы не взял, ни одного народа, которого он бы не покорил», – так говорили об Александре Македонском древние историки. Всего лишь за одно десятилетие Александр сумел создать державу, равную...

Франсуа Рене де Шатобріан (1768—1848) — відомий французький письменник, «батько романтизму», державний діяч, що виступав проти Наполеона, давав поради Людовіку XVIII, відмовлявся від співпраці з іншим французьким королем — Луї-Філіпом (незважаючи на настійливі прохання) і виконував таємні...

От Yakaboo: Сергей Лунин представляет литературный портрет гетмана Ивана Самойловича. Яркий представитель политической элиты второй половины XVII столетия, он правил Левобережной Украиной на протяжении 15 лет. Хорошее образование, личностные качества, преемственность Демьяна Многогрешного и...

От издателя: У політичній історії України ХХ століття Петру Шелесту належить особливе місце. Пройшовши нелегкий життєвий шлях, він в 1963 році став першим секретарем ЦК Компартії України. Підтримував М. Хрущова і його політичну лінію, однак опинився серед тих, xто привів до влади Л. Брежнева...

В политической истории Украины ХХ столетия Петру Шелесту (1908—1996) принадлежит особое место. Пройдя нелегкий жизненный путь, он в 1963 году стал первым секретарем ЦК Компартии Украины. Поддерживал Н. Хрущева и его политическую линию, однако оказался среди тех, кто привел к власти Л. Брежнева...

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В історії науки важко уявити вченого, який би зробив так багато для людства, як Володимир Вернадський. Природознавець, філософ, основоположник генетичної мінералогії, біогеохімії, радіогеології, вчення про живу речовину, теорії ноосфери як якісно нового стану розвитку біосфери, він був «хрещеним...

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Петр Конашевич Сагайдачный (1570-1622) вошел в историю как один из самых знаменитых казацких гетманов Войска Запорожского, выдающийся полководец, государственный деятель, дипломат, защитник украинской культуры и духовности. https://www.yakaboo.ua/ua/petr-konashevich-sagajdachnyj.html

A Life of Napoleon Bonaparte by Ida M. Tarbell is a must portable read. Ida Minerva Tarbell is the most fabulous autobiographer on the world. The definitive biography of Napoleon, revealing the true man behind the legend and his tragedy, his unhappy end of life. "What a novel my life has been!"...

An American professor, lecturer and writer Dale Carnegie wrote: “If you want to have an excellent advice how to treat people, control yourself and improve your own qualities, you should read The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, one of the most fascinating stories of the life.” According to...

У світовій історії важко знайти діяча, в якому руйнівні тенденції та таланти було б представлено з такою жахливою повнотою, як у Сталіна. До "феномену Сталіна" не можна підходити з позиції однофакторності. Безперечно, він був талановитою людиною, але навіть його "іскра Божа" служила чортівні...

Давид Бен-Ґуріон (1886–1973) — провідний діяч сіонізму, лідер єврейського робітничого руху в Палестині, ізраїльський політичний і державний діяч, перший прем’єр-міністр Ізраїлю, подібно до національних лідерів інших країн, старанно працював над докладними розповідями про свій час та себе самого...

Рональд Рейган був одним із наймогутніших і найпопулярніших американських президентів. Щоб зрозуміти повною мірою пізнішого, політичного, Рейгана, чий харизматичний стиль і стриманість у здійсненні владних повноважень забезпечили йому повагу практично всіх представників найрізноманітніших...

«Поразка? Я не розумію значення цього слова» - знаменита фраза тієї, яку сміливо можна назвати однією з найсильніших жінок за всю історію ХХ століття. Долаючи будь-які перешкоди, не боячись ніяких складнощів і проблем, вона зуміла протриматися на посаді прем'єр-міністра Великобританії 11 років...

Benjamin Franklin is the only one of America’s founding fathers to have signed all three of their foundational documents: The Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the 1783 Treaty of Paris. These documents underpinned the establishment of the United States of America as a...

Володимир Мономах (1053–1125 рр.) — знакова постать українського середньовіччя. Онук Ярослава Мудрого та візантійського імператора Константина IХ Мономаха ще задовго до сходження на київський престол зажив слави боронителя Руської землі, завдаючи нищівних ударів половецьким ордам, а ставши...

Ця книжка — спроба осмислити українські реалії з погляду українки, народженої наприкінці 1980-х, просто перед розвалом Союзу. Народженої в російськомовному місті, але для якої українська мова стала рідною. Яка добряче відчула смак усіх страхів, комплексів та обмежень імперії під Росією, але яка...

Ця книжка — спроба осмислити українські реалії з погляду українки, народженої наприкінці 1980-х, просто перед розвалом Союзу. Народженої в російськомовному місті, але для якої українська мова стала рідною. Яка добряче відчула смак усіх страхів, комплексів та обмежень імперії під Росією, але яка...

His most ambitious book was the four volume narrative The Winning of the West, focused on the American frontier in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Roosevelt said that the American character—indeed a new "American race" (ethnic group) had emerged from the heroic wilderness hunters and Indian...

За шкалою народної любові Фідель Кастро до сьогодні викликає весь спектр почуттів: від абсолютного обожнювання до пекучої ненависті. 90 років життя, з яких півстоліття він очолював Кубу, постають перед нами справжнім полем битви, приз в якій – визволення людства від гріха егоїзму та споживацтва...

Про роль у національно-визвольній боротьбі українського народу Андрія Мельника написано небагато й лише в загальних рисах. Чи не тому, що ця скромна людина завжди намагалась триматися у затінку таких постатей як Симон Петлюра, Євген Коновалець, а посади його ніколи не цікавили, бо він не прагнув...

Головний герой книжки — знакова постать в українській історії. Він давно відійшов у засвіти, проте й досі привертає увагу багатьох у світі, надто недругів сучасної України. Найперше не забувають про нього в Росії — правонаступниці радянської імперії зла, яка хоч і забрала у Степана Бандери...

Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley was an American seamstress, activist, and writer. She was best known as the personal dressmaker and confidante of Mary Todd Lincoln. After the American Civil War, Keckley wrote and published an autobiography, Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in...

Йосип Броз Тіто був «вічним партизаном» – типовим створінням епохи крайнощів, епохи, яку він не тільки пережив, а й власноруч сформував і вистраждав. За своє життя він був визнаним у всьому світі державним діячем. На сьогодні ж багато хто вважає його жорстоким диктатором. То ким же він був...

Понад сорок років Португалія перебувала під владою найтривалішої в Європі диктатури, створеної й очолюваної Антоніу де Олівейра Салазаром. Вона проіснувала від 1930-х й аж до 1970-х років, переживши режими Гітлера, Франко та Муссоліні. Салазарові вдалося зберегти нейтралітет Португалії в Другій...

Книга, яку ви тримаєте в руках, — про історію збройного опору в 1943—1950-х рр. на територіях сучасних західних областей України та деяких східних воєводств Польщі які тоді перебували у складі міжвоєнної Польської Республіки, Румунії, СРСР, Чехословаччини, Угорщини, а також нацистської...

"The Wheel of Fortune" is a captivating exploration of the life and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, one of the most influential figures of the 20th century. This thought-provoking biography delves into the various facets of Gandhi's journey, revealing the intricacies of his philosophy, activism, and...

"My Experiments With Truth" is a captivating autobiography that provides a deeply personal and introspective account of Mahatma Gandhi's life. In this influential work, Gandhi reflects on his experiences, beliefs, and the transformative journey that led him to become a prominent leader and...

"Freedom's Battle" is a compelling account of the life and activism of Mahatma Gandhi, a towering figure in the struggle for India's independence. This insightful biography delves into the challenges faced by Gandhi as he fought against British colonial rule and sought to empower the Indian...

Ця книжка — всеохопна, відверта та захоплива біографія видатної європейської лідерки, яка вже 16 років очолює Німеччину. Її легко впізнати за незмінною протягом цих років зачіскою та простого крою жакетами. Однак про дитинство, юність та особисте життя ключової фігури західного політикуму досі...

Мемуари колишнього директора ФБР Джеймса Комі, якого за нелояльність до власної персони звільнив Трамп, стали бестселером у США. «Вища вірність» — це підсумок його кар’єри в органах правопорядку та правосуддя США. Це і роздуми Комі про етичне лідерство, і політичний аналіз минулих президентських...

Якщо запитати в когось ім’я відомої політикині, найімовірніше, у відповідь почуємо ім’я європейське чи американське. І це вкотре підтвердить, як мало ми знаємо про жінок у політиці з інших частин світу. Книжка «Жіночий емірат? Політикині мусульманського світу» — це історії відомих політичних і...

In 1970, Salvador Guillermo Allende Gossens, a physician and leftist politician, was elected the President of Chile. Involved in political life for nearly 40 years, Allende adopted a policy of nationalisation of industries and collectivisation – measures that brought him on a collision course...

The reign of Louis XIV of France had a great impact on the course of European and world history. The years 1643 to 1715 were a defining epoch for western military, diplomatic, economic and cultural matters. It was an era during which the French and eventually all armies saw extraordinary changes...

This fourth and final part of our study concentrates on the early 18th century War of Spanish Succession. It was the largest and most difficult conflict in Europe since the Thirty Years War and unsurpassed until the Napoleonic Wars. It started because of Bourbon France and Habsburg Austria’s...

The reign of Louis XIV of France had a great impact on the course of European and world military history. The years 1643 to 1715 were a defining epoch for western military, diplomatic, and economic matters. Most of those years were marked by conflict between major European powers and the Sun...

The reign of Louis XIV of France had a great impact on the course of European and world military history. The years 1643 to 1715 were a defining epoch for western military, diplomatic and economic matters. Most of those years were marked by conflict between major European powers and the Sun...

Більш видатної і обговорюваної постаті, ніж Хуан Домінго Перон, мабуть, немає у Латинській Америці. І сьогодні він продовжує залишатися об’єктом пильних та діаметрально протилежних поглядів. Диктатор, великий лідер, «перший робітник» Аргентини; чоловік, потуравший амбіціям своєї вольової...

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У своїх мемуарах Барак Обама розповідає не лише історію свого неймовірного шляху до президентського крісла. Він пропонує унікальне та продумане дослідження як приголомшливих досягнень та меж президентської влади, так і уявлення про динаміку партійної політики США та міжнародної дипломатії. Автор...

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Frida Lensky is a journalist with 25 years of experience in the largest European tabloids and magazines, who perfectly knows Ukrainian realities, and understands the phenomenon of the favorite of the 2019 elections in Ukraine - Vladimir Zelensky. Draft against naphthalene. A myth of a messengers...

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790; however, Franklin himself appears to have called the work his Memoirs. Although it had a tortuous publication history after Franklin's death...

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is an 1845 memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and former slave Frederick Douglass during his time in Lynn, Massachusetts. It is generally held to be the most famous of a number of narratives written by former slaves during the...

Up from Slavery is the 1901 autobiography of American educator Booker T. Washington (1856–1915). The book describes his personal experience of having to work to rise up from the position of a slave child during the Civil War, to the difficulties and obstacles he overcame to get an education at...

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is an 1845 memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and former slave Frederick Douglass during his time in Lynn, Massachusetts. It is generally held to be the most famous of a number of narratives written by former slaves during the...

2014 рік. Війна з росіянами та підбурюваними ними жителями Донбасу стала страшною реальністю. Саме тоді найкращі та найвідданіші сини України, добровольці з Майдану рушили захищати Україну від ворога. Тоді ніхто не міг подумати, що ця війна затягнеться на роки. Віталій Марків — один із тих...

Василь Сліпак («Міф») (1974—2016) — всесвітньо відомий український оперний співак, соліст Паризької національної опери. Він не зміг залишатися осторонь драматичних подій в Україні — був учасником Революції Гідності, давав благодійні концерти, збираючи кошти для українських військових. І згодом...

Larry Hogan is one of the most popular political figures in the United States today. The two-term Republican governor of Maryland first won his seat after upsetting a favorite of the Democratic political establishment, and then overcame the Trump-driven wave in the heartland of the #resistance...

Larry Hogan is one of the most popular political figures in the United States today. The two-term Republican governor of Maryland first won his seat after upsetting a favorite of the Democratic political establishment, and then overcame the Trump-driven wave in the heartland of the #resistance...

The first full-length biography of the Western legend Tom Jeffords, immortalized by Jimmy Stewart in 1950’s Broken Arrow. This book tells the true story of a man who headed West drawn by the lure of the Pike’s Peak Gold Rush in 1858; made a life for himself over a decade as he scouted for the...

Honorable Mention for the 2015 Book Award from the American Revolution Round Table of Richmond Honorable Mention for the 2015 Fraunces Tavern Museum Book Award In November 1774, a pamphlet to the “People of America” was published in Philadelphia and London. It forcefully articulated American...

Inspired by the old African proverb: "When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground," high-school student Morgan Rielly sought to preserve as many Maine libraries as he could by interviewing men and women from Maine who served in World War II and preserving their stories. All of these...

The Lady Rode Bucking Horses depicts an era of the American West when capturing renegade horses from the hills above the homestead served as training ground for extraordinary horsemanship. It documents the life of the outstanding girl who outrode them all at stampedes and roundups and the woman...

This book details Lee’s life from Gettysburg to his death just five years after the South’s surrender at Appomattox. Rather than retreating bitterly from life, Lee sought to heal the nation, even meeting with his rival, Ulysses S. Grant, while the former Union general occupied the White House...

This book is the first biography in 42 years of the priest and educator whom historians have called “the most important anticommunist in the country.” Edmund A. Walsh, as dean of Georgetown College and founder in 1919 of its School of Foreign Service, is one of the most influential Catholic...

The remarkable true story of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, and the two men in war-torn Japan whose lives he changed forever. On the 14th of August 1941, a Polish priest named Maximilian Maria Kolbe was murdered in Auschwitz. Kolbe's life had been remarkable. Fiercely intelligent and driven, he...

On 27 December 1973 the nightmare began: late that night German businessman Thomas Niedermayer was kidnapped from his home in Belfast. Never seen alive again by his friends or family, he became one of the ‘disappeared’ and it seemed that no one knew what had happened to him. His wife, Ingeborg...

A Christian Science Monitor Best Nonfiction Book of the Year “In his masterful new biography, Randall B. Woods convincingly makes the case for Johnson’s greatness—as the last American president whose leadership achieved truly revolutionary breakthroughs in progressive domestic legislation...

Updated with a new preface and more than a dozen photographs of King and his contemporaries, this edition presents the unforgettable story of King's life and death for a new generation. Acclaimed by leading historians and critics when it appeared shortly after the death of Dr. Martin Luther King...

Doug Greene takes an in-depth and critical look at the life and ideas of Michael Harrington, one of America's most important democratic socialists. A Failure of Vision discusses one of the most important champions for democratic socialism in the United States. Michael Harrington (1928–1989) is...

The New York Times Book Review has called Douglas L. Wilson "the leading historian on the young and private Lincoln." The provocative selections in this book address topics as disparate as William H. Herndon and his informants, Lincoln's favorite poem, his mysterious...

Wall Street Journal Top 10 Best Books of 2023 “Richard Norton Smith had brought a lifetime of wisdom, insight, and storytelling verve to the life of a consequential president—Gerald R. Ford. Ford’s is a very American life, and Smith has charted its vicissitudes and import with great grace and...

Major John MacBride, who was Born in Westport, County Mayo in 1868, was a household name in Ireland when many of the leaders of the Easter Rising were still relatively unknown figures. As part of the ‘Irish Brigade’, a band of nationalists fighting against the British in the Second Boer War...

Major Norton gave the order to fire two or three times … Their advanced machine gunners could be seen rushing forward and establishing themselves in commanding posts … Almost at once the ridge we were occupying was swept by machine gun fire … E.F. Norton lived a life of distinction in the...

An intimate account of the life of a Jewish boy during the Holocaust This first-person account, by the youngest of eight children of a pious Jewish family from Sosnoviec in Poland, is remarkable for the faith shown by a teenager faced with the horrifying realities of the Holocaust. Edward...

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Self-doubt so plagued him that he suffered a nervous breakdown even before fighting his first combat action. But, by the end of the Second World War, Bert Hoffmeister had exorcised his anxieties, risen from Captain to Major-General, and won more awards than any Canadian officer in the war...

Provides a window into the history of Japanese Americans during the first half of the twentieth century. As a leading dissident in the World War II concentration camps for Japanese Americans, the controversial figure Joseph Yoshisuke Kurihara stands out as an icon of Japanese American...

The great nineteenth century French military thinker, Ardant du Picq, argued that selfless courage is rooted in a higher moral purpose, and is found among "Elite Souls." This is a book about five such "Elite Souls," all highly decorated young West Point graduates and recipients...

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Helene was a strong-willed princess, raised in France but closely connected with the court of Queen Victoria. After the premature end to a romance with Victoria's grandson, she married into the royal family of Italy. However, Helene began extended adventuresome trips into Africa where she became...

"I do not know whether I dozed off or passed out, but the nextthing I remember is gradually becoming aware of a blunt objectstriking my body over and over. Just as I realized it was a bootkicking me in the side, I felt my arm being grabbed roughly, and Ireturned to full consciousness. "One GI...

He was one of the most intriguing characters of the Civil War era.As famous for his courage as for his ornate uniforms and flamboyantstyle, he won intrepid victories on the peninsula of Virginia andsuccessfully defended Texas during the long war's waning days. Now,in the first full-length...

Elizabeth Foster, 'Bess' is one of the larger than life characters that occasionally flits across the pages of history. Born in 1757 as Elizabeth Christiana Hervey, the daughter of the eccentric Frederick Hervey, Earl of Bristol and Bishop of Derry, she led a privileged life and married John...

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When George Mitchell described his time helping broker peace in Northern Ireland, he said, ‘We had 700 bad days – and then one good day, which changed the course of history.’ One Good Day is the fascinating insider account of those negotiations from diplomat David Donoghue, who was then Irish...

Country-by-country study of political, social and economic conditions in 1950s Latin America through the lens of Che Guevara's travels Ernesto “Che” Guevara twice traveled across Latin America in the early 1950s. Based on his accounts of those trips (published in English as The Motorcycle...

--direct mail to US history journals, professors, reviewers --print advertising in history journals This moving biography presents the definitive story of the life of and legacy of the most eloquent spokesperson and leader of the US labour and socialist movements. Eugene Debs was a railway...

The first English-language biography of Lazar Kaganovich, one of Stalin’s leading deputies. The first English-language biography of Lazar Kaganovich, one of Stalin’s leading deputies, ‘Iron Lazar’ investigates the life of a man of key importance to the shaping of the Stalinist state. With its...

A pajama party at the Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport inadvertently helped launch R.T. Rybak’s political career (imagine a rumba line one hundred protesters long chanting, “We deserve to sleep, hey!”), but his earliest lessons in leadership occurred during his childhood. Growing up in...

Tenth Armored Division's epic stories of combat in WWII in Europe, as recalled by Major (Retired) Dean M. Chapman. Формат: Скан PDf https://www.yakaboo.ua/ua/growl-of-the-tiger-10th-armored-tiger-division.html

Former special agent and assistant director of the FBI, Ray Wannall, writes a comprehensive, insider's commentary regarding one of the most powerful, but enigmatic personalities of our time. Highly revealing and provocative, FOR THE RECORD sheds light on efforts to undermine Hoover's legacy and...

The Final Flight of Maggie's Drawers is the true story of Joe Maloney, a B-24 tail gunner during WWII. HIs story unfolds as he describes, in detail, life in the military, from living in a tent city to countless bombing runs over Nazi-held Europe. Формат: Скан PDf...

The true story documenting the short range history of the bomber force. Told in three parts, it demonstrates the versatility of the military pilot and observer and is a credit to the training they receive, coupled with the experience each one of them acquired. Формат: Скан PDf...

In 1948, Colonel David W. Irvin, Jr. volunteered for the Berlin Airlift and fLew 85 missions from Rhein-Main AB at Frankfurt, Germany. He later volunteered in the B-47 program and completed training in naviagation, radar and bombardier school to become what is respectively known as a 4 headed...

Escape or Evade is a true depiction of the Author Colonel David W. Irvin, Jr. being shot down on France on November 19, 1943. He recounts the events of his capture by the Nazis, his escape and arduous journey to Sweden and return to his unit in England. Формат: Скан PDf...

EJ Johnson's story of nine young men who overcame unbelievable odds with the 8th Air Force 490th Bomb Group flying missions over Germany during the 1944-1945 era of World War II - and lived to tell about it. After qualifying as a navigator in the Army Air Corps during World War II, E.J. Johnson...

From his birth in the lowest stratum of the samurai class to his assassination at the hands of right-wing militarists, Takahashi Korekiyo (1854-1936) lived through tumultuous times that shaped the course of modern Japanese history. Takahashi is considered "Japan's Keynes" in many circles because...

In this major biography of an important politician and statesman, Dean Kotlowski presents the life of Paul V. McNutt, a great understudied figure in the era of FDR. McNutt was governor of Indiana, high commissioner to the Philippines (while serving he helped 1,300 Jews flee Nazi Germany for...

World War I is the focus of this classic biography of General "Black Jack" Pershing The product of nearly 25 years of research, Pershing: General of the Armies remains one of the most authoritative biographies of the man known as "Black Jack." Newly appointed head of the American Expeditionary...

Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914) was a towering personality in an age of political giants. Disraeli, Gladstone, Lord Salisbury, Winston Churchill and Lloyd George all flourished during the span of his career, but he was not outshone by any of them. Possessed of enormous energy he made a profound...

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THE DISSIDENT is the story of how one fearless man, offended by the dishonesty and criminality of the Russian political system, mounted a relentless opposition movement and became President Vladimir Putin's most formidable rival-so despised that the Russian leader makes a point of never uttering...

‘The name of Roberts became a terror to the mineowners ... such was the dread of this ‘lightning attorney general’, who seemed to be everywhere at once’ - Friedrich EngeIs, The Condition of the Working Classes. W. P Roberts (1806-1871) was a founder and leading member of the Chartist movement...

'First there was Fire and Fury, then there was Siege, now there is Landslide. The third is the best of the three' Guardian 'Cruel, unforgiving, muckracking, scandalous . . . Michael Wolff concludes his Trump trilogy - with the best book' Telegraph 'Wolff is the shrewdest chronicler of Trump'...

An exploration and re-assessment of the importance of Jesse Jackson's political legacy to American democracy. There are few figures and leaders of recent American history of greater social and political consequence than Jesse Jackson, and few more relevant for America’s current political...

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The true story documenting the short range history of the bomber force. Told in three parts, it demonstrates the versatility of the military pilot and observer and is a credit to the training they receive, coupled with the experience each one of them acquired. Формат: Скан PDf...

Escape or Evade is a true depiction of the Author Colonel David W. Irvin, Jr. being shot down on France on November 19, 1943. He recounts the events of his capture by the Nazis, his escape and arduous journey to Sweden and return to his unit in England. Формат: Скан PDf...

EJ Johnson's story of nine young men who overcame unbelievable odds with the 8th Air Force 490th Bomb Group flying missions over Germany during the 1944-1945 era of World War II - and lived to tell about it. After qualifying as a navigator in the Army Air Corps during World War II, E.J. Johnson...

Wu Zhao, Woman Emperor of China, a new entry in the Longman Library of World Biography series, is the compelling story of one woman's unlikely and remarkable ascent to the apex of political power in the patriarchal society of traditional China. Wu Zhao, Woman Emperor of China is the account of...

A study of the first encounters between Spanish explorers and the indigenous tribes of the Americas, this work focuses on the life and times of Francisco Pizarro and his quest to locate the legendary wealth of a region the Spaniards called Peru. Формат: Скан PDf...

Noah Webster was described by the publisher of a competing dictionary as "a vain ... plodding Yankee, who aspired to be a second Johnson"--a criticism that rings mostly true. He was certainly vain and, born in Connecticut, undeniably a Yankee. Moreover, though he referred to Johnson's Dictionary...

David Crouch’s William Marshal, now in its third edition, depicts this intriguing medieval figure as a ruthless opportunist, astute courtier, manipulative politician and a brutal but efficient soldier. Born the fourth son of a minor baron, he ended his days as Earl of Pembroke and Regent of...

This is a masterly book which brings together the two major Bacons--the politician and the philosopher...Impeccably researched, elegantly written, and comprehensive in scope, it is simply the best synthetic study of Bacon now available. -- Donald Kelley, Rutgers University Francis Bacon...

Thailand’s Bhumibol Adulyadej, the only king ever born in the United States, came to the throne of his country in 1946 and at the time of his death, in October 2016, was the world’s longest serving monarch. Now out in paperback with a new preface by author Paul Handley, The King Never Smiles is...

A sweeping biography of the legendary Spanish queen who was patron of Christopher Columbus, brought the Inquisition to Spain, expelled the Jews from the Iberian Peninsula, and was mother of the first wife of King Henry VIII. Queen Isabel of Castile is perhaps best known for her patronage of...

This work tells the story of how George Mantello - First Secretary of the El Salvador Consulate in Geneva from 1942 to 1945 - defied censorship to launch a press campaign against the daily deportation of 12,000 Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz. Формат: Скан PDf...

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From the moment of Lev Trotsky's sensational and unannounced arrival in Oslo harbor in June 1935 he became the center of controversy. Although it was to be the shortest of his four exiles, this period of his life was a significant one. From Norway he increased his effort to create a Fourth...

A story of wartime intelligence, super-power relations and spies and their handlers - seen through the experience of Melita Norwood. On September 11th 1999 The Times newspaper carried the front page article "Revealed: the quiet woman who betrayed Britain for 40 years. The spy who came in from...

François Mitterrand was one of the giants of post-war French politics - a master tactician whose political career spanned more than four decades from wartime occupation to decolonization, the Cold War to European integration. As President, elected twice, he enjoyed an unprecedented fourteen...

François Mitterrand was one of the giants of post-war French politics - a master tactician whose political career spanned more than four decades from wartime occupation to decolonization, the Cold War to European integration. As President, elected twice, he enjoyed an unprecedented fourteen...

In the space of a mere 20 years Gengis Khan rallied all the tribes of Mongolia and put Mongol society under a codified set of laws, much admired by Western travellers. At the head of his superbly disciplined army, he then embarked on the conquest of China. Hardly had Beijing fallen to him then...

Richard Drake presents a new interpretation of Charles Austin Beard's life and work. The foremost American historian and a leading public intellectual in the first half of the twentieth century, Beard participated actively in the debates about American politics and foreign policy surrounding the...

After more than five decades in Hollywood, Don Bluth, the man behind some of the most iconic animated films ever made, tells his story. Don Bluth never felt like a Donald. So people have always called him Don. A matinee of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs awakened something within him. Despite...

In 1913, Frank Barnwell designed the Bristol Scout, which was the fastest and most manoeuvrable warplane for the first eighteen months of the First World War, and became the prototype single-seat fighter from which all later fighters were derived. As a result Barnwell became one of the seminal...

'Captivating, intimate, dazzling epic and revelatory' SIMON SEBAG-MONTEFIORE The story of the family who rose from the Frankfurt ghetto to become synonymous with wealth and power has been much mythologized. Yet half the Rothschilds, the women, remain virtually unknown. From the East End of...

World War I is the focus of this classic biography of General "Black Jack" Pershing The product of nearly 25 years of research, Pershing: General of the Armies remains one of the most authoritative biographies of the man known as "Black Jack." Newly appointed head of the American Expeditionary...

*A first-hand account of some of the most crisis-ridden years of the Commonwealth's existence.; *Foreword by Madeleine Albright, former US Secretary of State.; *Author PR campaign and support from Commonwealth institutions.; *Includes archive photography. 'In the Ring' deals with impossibly...

The first English-language biography of Lazar Kaganovich, one of Stalin’s leading deputies. The first English-language biography of Lazar Kaganovich, one of Stalin’s leading deputies, ‘Iron Lazar’ investigates the life of a man of key importance to the shaping of the Stalinist state. With its...

In 1714 George Ludwig, the fifty-eight-year-old elector of Brunswick-Luneburg, became, as George I, the first of the Hanoverian dynasty to rule Britain. Until his death in 1727 George served as both elector of Hanover and British monarch. An enigmatic figure whose real character has long been...

The statesman and political philosopher Edmund Burke (1729–1797) is a touchstone for modern conservatism in the United States, and his name and his writings have been invoked by figures ranging from the arch Federalist George Cabot to the twentieth-century political philosopher Leo Strauss. But...

David Bromwich’s portrait of statesman Edmund Burke (1730–1797) is the first biography to attend to the complexity of Burke’s thought as it emerges in both the major writings and private correspondence. The public and private writings cannot be easily dissociated, nor should they be. For Burke—a...

Molly McClain tells the remarkable story of Ellen Browning Scripps (1836–1932), an American newspaperwoman, feminist, suffragist, abolitionist, and social reformer. She used her fortune to support women’s education, the labor movement, and public access to science, the arts, and education. Born...

Edmund Burke (1730-97) lived during one of the most extraordinary periods of world history. He grappled with the significance of the British Empire in India, fought for reconciliation with the American colonies, and was a vocal critic of national policy during three European wars. He also...

An exploration of the way history, meaning, and memory have interacted in the process of transforming Harriet Tubman into an American icon. Harriet Tubman is one of America’s most beloved historical figures, revered alongside luminaries including Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. Harriet...

An exploration of the way history, meaning, and memory have interacted in the process of transforming Harriet Tubman into an American icon Harriet Tubman is one of America’s most beloved historical figures, revered alongside luminaries including Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. Harriet...

`...excellent study of the prince's career. A first-class synthesis of the entire literature of this subject.' BRITISH BOOK NEWS Edward, prince of Wales and Aquitaine, known as the Black Prince, is one of the legendary figures of English history, victor of three great battles and a model of...

A British journalist and pioneering reformer, Harriet Martineau reigned at the forefront of debates over social and political issues during the Victorian era. The Hour and the Woman chronicles the "somewhat remarkable" life of one of history's most influential, yet overlooked, women writers...

Eldest daughter of eight children, the author grew up in Surakarta, Java, in what is now Indonesia. In the months following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, however, Dutch nationals were rounded up by Japanese soldiers and put in internment camps. Eldest daughter of eight children, the author grew...

When after three decades of research Singapore could produce its own water, the little city-state was said to have lost its vulnerability. No longer would every policy have to bend at the knees for water survival. It was finally time to celebrate liberty!When did the same moment come in Bala's...

Margaret Garner was a runaway slave who, when confronted with capture, slit the throat of her toddler daughter rather than have her face a life in slavery. Driven toward Madness probes slavery’s legacy of violence and trauma to capture her circumstances and her transformation from a murdering...

John Reed (1887-1920) is best known as the author of Ten Days That Shook the World and as champion of the communist movement in the United States. John Reed (1887-1920) is best known as the author of Ten Days That Shook the World and as champion of the communist movement in the United States...

This biography won the Pulitzer Prize when it was first published in 1975. Originally published in 1975, this Pulitzer Prize for History-winning biography chronicles the life of Archbishop Jean Baptiste Lamy (1814-1888), New Mexico's first resident bishop and the most influential, reform-minded...

In this fascinating biography of the Indian revolutionary M. P. T. Acharya (1887–1954), Ole Birk Laursen uncovers the remarkable transnational networks, movements and activities of India’s most important anticolonial anarchist in the twentieth century. Driven by the urge for complete freedom...

John Jenkins, Maine's first Black state senator and mayor of both Lewiston and Auburn, led a remarkable life and his influence extended far beyond his politics and his constituents. He was a four-time world champion in karate and through his business PEP (Personal Enrichment Programs) Talk he...

A true story of the passionate and tragi-comic relationship between a mother running from her past in Hitler’s Germany and a daughter running towards it. Inge was German, half-Jewish and a Holocaust survivor, all of which she chose to deny until the very end. Talented and able, charismatic and...

With unprecedented access to newly discovered sources, Donna M. Lucey illuminates the lives of four women painted by the society portraitist John Singer Sargent. With uncanny clairvoyance, Sargent’s portraits hint at the mysteries, passions and tragedies that unfolded in his subjects’ lives...

Josef Mengele has come to symbolise both the evil of the Nazi regime and the failure of justice. Drawing on new scholarship and sources, David G. Marwell examines Mengele’s life, chronicling his university studies, which led to two PhDs; his wartime service, in combat and at Auschwitz, where his...

"In 2015, when I ran to be mayor in Tower Hamlets, a smartly dressed middle-class man saw me wearing a headscarf and asked me what colour my hair was underneath it. I gave him a big smile. 'Pink,' I replied. Did I win his vote? I rather doubt it." Vivid, astute and full of humour, My Hair Is...

Isaac Newton is generally regarded as one of the greatest scientists in history, yet the spectrum of his interests was much broader than that of a contemporary scientist. He was deeply involved in alchemical, religious and biblical studies, and in the later part of his life he played a prominent...

The Few Who Flew is an evocative memoir written by one of the last young men to train as a RAF pilot, gaining his 'Wings' in April 1957 just days before the end of National Service. Michael Morris as he was then (he is now Lord Naseby) was selected to do his flying training in Canada alongside...

“A profound and uplifting account of Robert F. Kennedy’s brave crusade for racial equality. This is narrative history at its absolute finest, with RFK squarely at the center of the 1960s civil rights movement along with Martin Luther King Jr., James Baldwin, César Chávez, and other fearless...

“Here is that rare thing: an untold chapter in the Kennedy saga. . .Compelling and illuminating.”—Jon Meacham Based on genealogical breakthroughs and previously unreleased records, this is the first book to explore the inspiring story of the poor Irish refugee couple who escaped famine; created...

Josef Mengele has come to symbolise both the evil of the Nazi regime and the failure of justice. Drawing on new scholarship and sources, David G. Marwell examines Mengele’s life, chronicling his university studies, which led to two PhDs; his wartime service, in combat and at Auschwitz, where his...

This beautifully written memoir is composed of linked stories about growing up on a kibbutz in Israel in the 1950s and 60s, when children spent most of their time, from birth on, in a Children’s House. This memoir starts with a Prologue drawn from the diaries of Rachel Biale’s mother and the...

This biographical history follows the iconoclastic career of John R. Friedeberg Seeley, pre-eminent “Pop Sociologist” and Mental Health Activist of the 1950s. Seeley’s "strange journey" began as a British Home Child, estranged from his cosmopolitan German-Jewish family. Seeley progressed through...

This biographical history follows the iconoclastic career of John R. Friedeberg Seeley, pre-eminent “Pop Sociologist” and Mental Health Activist of the 1950s. Seeley’s "strange journey" began as a British Home Child, estranged from his cosmopolitan German-Jewish family. Seeley progressed through...

The autobiography of Otis R. Bowen, Indiana's most popular and best-known Governor of this century "Being governor is like no other job although it has similarities to being a country doctor. Like a physician, a governor is on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, asleep, awake, eating, in the...

The valorous and troubled career of the hero of Little Round Top "Happiness Is Not My Companion" The Life of General G. K. Warren David M. Jordan The valorous but troubled career of the Civil War general, best known for his quick action to defend Little Round Top and avert a Union defeat at...

The reign of Queen Anne, the last Stuart monarch, was a period of significant progress for the country: Britain became a major military power on land, the union of England and Scotland created a united kingdom of Great Britain, and the economic and political basis for the Golden Age of the...

«Гетьмани України» — життєписи видатних українських гетьманів XVII століття Павла Тетері та Івана Брюховецького. Павло Тетеря — український дипломат, військовий, політичний і державний діяч. Гетьман Війська Запорозького, голова козацької держави Правобережної України. Був у складі українського...

«Гетьмани України» — книжка про життя, діяльність і перемоги двох видатних українських гетьманів, від слави котрих гула вся Європа та Азія. Петро Конашевич-Сагайдачний став предтечою відновлення української держави, зробив велетенські кроки з розвитку військового мистецтва, освіти, культури...

Argentine by birth, Ernesto Che Guevara came to embody the spirit of the Cuban revolution led by Fidel Castro. Guevara spent two years fighting in the sierras of Cuba, and after the revolutionaries victory became one of the most important members of the government as well as one of Castros...

Lt Gen Sagat Singh is unarguably the only military genius post independence India has produced. He commenced his military career through humble beginnings in the Bikaner State Forces with only a smattering knowledge of English. At the outbreak of World War 2 he was commissioned as an officer and...

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A family reunion gives way to an unforgettable genealogical quest as relatives reconnect across lines of color, culture, and time, putting the past into urgent conversation with the present. In 1791, Thomas Jefferson hired a Black man to help survey Washington, DC. That man was Benjamin...

The incredible true story of the only woman to have worked during the Second World War as a codebreaker at both Bletchley Park and the Pentagon Betty Webb is the only surviving codebreaker to have worked on both Nazi and Japanese codes at Bletchley Park during the Second World War. This is the...

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From the former heir-apparent to white nationalism, an astonishing account of a childhood built on fear, of breaking from his community, and of speaking out in the face of hate From the former heir-apparent to white nationalism, The Klansman’s Son is an astonishing memoir of a childhood built on...

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Examines representations of Gamal Abdel Nasser in Egyptian novels, short stories, autobiographies and filmsThe late President of Egypt, Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918-1970), has been represented in many major works of Egyptian literature and film, and continues to have a presence in everyday life and...

Inspired by the Frost/Nixon interviews and Walter Isaacson's author-subject relationship with Steve Jobs, Alan Friedman tells the story of Silvio Berlusconi, who has cooperated with the bestselling author and award-winning journalist in the telling of his life story - warts and all. From the...

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An extraordinary story about a Jewish woman who pretended to be Catholic to survive the Holocaust. Catholics believed she was one of them. A devoted Nazi family took her in. She fell in love with a German engineer who built aeroplanes for the Luftwaffe. But no one knew that Mala Rivka Kizel had...

This analysis of Thomas Jefferson's only published work demonstrates the political aspirations behind its composition, publication and dissemination. This biography of Thomas Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia, his only published book, challenges conventional wisdom by demonstrating its...

Journalist. Suffragist. Antilynching crusader. In 1862, Ida B. Wells was born enslaved in Holly Springs, Mississippi. In 2020, she won a Pulitzer Prize. Ida B. Wells committed herself to the needs of those who did not have power. In the eyes of the FBI, this made her a “dangerous negro...

Presenting a superb account of a man characterized by his reticence, this biography offers rare and thorough insight into the life of one of South Africa's most powerful men: Kgalema Motlanthe. From Motlanthe's ancestral family to his political awakenings as he discovered the African National...

A gripping front-line account of Pakistan's decade of turbulent democracy (1988-1999), as told through the eyes of the only woman reporter for the nation's leading newspaper. ‘Aboard the Democracy Train’ is about politics and journalism in Pakistan. It is a gripping front-line account of the...

‘Excellent summation … The fundamentals of Churchill’s extraordinary life stand out true and clear, and his example of leadership is revived for a new generation’ International Churchill Society In Winston Churchill, veteran historian Peter Caddick-Adams gives us an overview of Churchill’s life...

It took Henry VIII twenty-eight years, three wives, and a break with Rome before he secured a legitimate male heir. Yet he already had a son – the illegitimate Henry Fitzroy. Fitzroy was born in 1519 after the King’s affair with Elizabeth Blount. He was the only illegitimate offspring ever...

A century after Queen Victoria's death, debate still rages surrounding her relationship with her gillie, John Brown. Were they ever married? What was the extraordinary hold he had over her? This biography aims to shed new light on these questions and to discover the truth behind Brown's hold on...

In 1789 Hannah Lightbody, a well-educated and intelligent young woman of means, married Samuel Greg and found herself at the centre of his cotton empire in the industrial heart of England. It was a man’s world, in which women like Hannah were barred from politics, had few rights and were...

Why is King Arthur a giant? Because his story has had such strong influences on our understanding of the history of Europe and the English-speaking world. Because the debate about Arthur as a historical figure has been central to understanding the fall of Roman Britain and the formation of...

This compelling account of Henry VIII is by no means yet another history of the ‘old monster’ and his reign. The ‘monster’ displayed here is, at the very least, a newer type, more beset by anxieties and insecurities, and more tightly surrounded by those who equated loyalty with fear...

On 2 August 1876, a young policeman named Constable Nicholas Cock was shot dead while walking ‘the beat’ at Whalley Range, Manchester. A few months later, on the evening of 29 November 1876, Arthur Dyson, an engineer, was murdered in his own backyard at Banner Cross, Sheffield. Charles Peace was...

Who is Roger Casement? is history with a difference; it is an excursion into the early twentieth century, when the final dramatic events of Roger Casement’s life were unfolding. The controversial tale of Casement’s life is brought to us through the dispatches of a fictional journalist, providing...

On a cold day in January 1944, as war raged in Europe, Betty Hussey and Jack Stoate were married. In so doing they brought together two families, whose members fought across the globe to defeat the Axis. In Called to Arms, Edward Lambah-Stoate traces the wartime experiences of nine relatives...

This fascinating collection of extracts contains diarists famous and ordinary, young and old, serious and cynical, but with Brighton always setting the scene. Many legendary writers - including Walter Scott, Arnold Bennett and Virginia Woolf (who described Brighton as ‘a love corner for slugs’)...

Born the child of an agricultural labourer in Dorset’s Blackmore Vale, by self-education William Barnes (1801-1886) rose to be a lawyer's clerk, a schoolmaster, a much-loved clergyman, and a scholar who could read over seventy languages. He also became the finest example of an English poet...

For almost sixty years after their deaths, three men, whose brave actions shortened the Second World War by as much as two years, remained virtually unknown and uncelebrated. Two lost their lives retrieving vital German codebooks from a sinking U-boat. The third survived the war, only to die in...

The year 1645 saw the biggest witch-hunt in English history. Faced by the extreme challenges of religious dissent, poverty, sickness and the threat of foreign invasion, Ipswich became an ideological battlefield during the English Civil Wars. Here Puritanism struggled against Catholic...

Alastair Sim was an enigmatic character both on and off the screen. His idiosyncratic style of acting in films such as The Belles of St Trinian's endeared him to a cinema-going audience desperate to escape the day-to-day dreariness of an invasive, bureaucratic post-war Britain. In private, he...

Harold Lowe, Fifth Officer of RMS Titanic, was described by another survivor as ‘the real hero of the Titanic.’ After taking an active role in the evacuation, Lowe took command of a raft of lifeboats, distributing passengers among them so he could return to the wreckage and look for survivors –...

Although Henry P. Folland never received the public acclaim accorded to the Spitfire and Hurricane's designers, more than 7,000 examples were built of the seventeen fighters he designed. His first biplane fighter, the Royal Aircraft Factory's S.E.5/5a, fought in the First World War with the...

This detailed history provides not only the details for all those from the area who fell in the Great War but also personal information, including letters and photographs, for every man featured. Intended to be the antithesis of the dry lists of names often published or listed on memorials, the...

An Unlikely Hero is not only the story of an extraordinary life but also a unique insight into the 'Great Game' played out in Afghanistan in the late nineteenth century. Beginning his career as a British Surgeon Major in Afghanistan, George Scott Robertson found himself defending Chitral Fort in...

Athlete and TV presenter Sally Gunnell, actress Joan Sims, singer Billy Bragg, footballer Bobby Moore, chef Jamie Oliver, author John Fowles, film director Basil Dearden, playwright Sarah Kane, and the infamous highwayman Dick Turpin are among personalities through the ages who have been born in...

This is the first major study of Cartimandua, queen of the Brigantes tribe in Northern Britain in the first century AD. Little is known about the tribal ruler, who fought off rebellion and civil war and managed to keep her lands when many other British leaders were forfeiting theirs in the...

Imelda Connor is a classic Irish lass-a fiery, red-headed beauty, quick to anger, and fiercely protective of her younger siblings. Growing up on a small farm in the rolling hills of County Cork, she thinks she has her life completely mapped out. Here in Ireland she will live an enchanted life...

‘This is a pacey and colourful read … elegantly written.’ – Daisy Dunn, The Times ‘The whole book reads rather like a Powell novel, with unexpected meetings and reversals … it is a constant pleasure.’ – Mark Amory, The Spectator ‘At a rollicking pace, it follows the post-Oxford careers of all...

"Her story is adapted to move the compassion of those she visits. She has bad nerves, and seems in great disorder of mind, which she pretends to be owing to the ill usage of her father […] She attempts to borrow money of [sic] waiters, servants, and chaise boys, and offers to leave something in...

The chilling and little-known story of Adolf Hitler's eight-year march to the pinnacle of German politics. On the night of 30 January 1933, Adolf Hitler leaned out of a spotlit window of the Reich Chancellery in Berlin, bursting with joy. Even to Hitler himself, the moment seemed unbelievable...

Late one evening in March 1924, a tipsy young nun was seen trying to slip into Balliol, an all-male Oxford college, just as the gates were about to close for the night. The nun – subsequently unmasked as the son of the college bursar – was returning after a fancy-dress party at a notorious...

Born in Dublin in 1822, Lieutenant-General John Nicholson was raised and educated in Ireland. He joined the East India Company’s Bengal Army as 16-year old boy-soldier and he saw action in Afghanistan, the two Anglo-Sikh wars and the Great Rebellion or Mutiny. He died in the thick of battle as...

The remarkable story of the Kuczynskis, a family of Soviet spies under cover in Britain In 1933, the celebrated German economist Robert Kuczynski and his wife Berta arrived in Britain as refugees from Nazism, followed shortly afterwards by their six children. Jürgen, known to be a leading...

In August 1961, 22-year-old Valerie Storie and 36-year-old Michael Gregsten were the victims of James Hanratty in the notorious ‘A6 Murder’. After a five-hour ordeal, ending in a layby on the A6 in Bedfordshire, Michael was shot dead and Valerie was raped, shot and left for dead. She survived...

The remarkable stories of some of the bravest and most dangerous women who ever lived Forget the adventure stories of James Bond, Kim Philby, Klaus Fuchs and co. – espionage is not just a boys’ game. As long as there has been conflict, there have been female agents behind the scenes. In Belgium...

In 1682, Charles II invited his scandalous younger brother, James, Duke of York, to return from exile and take his rightful place as heir to the throne. To celebrate, the future king set sail in a fleet of eight ships destined for Edinburgh, where he would reunite with his young pregnant wife...

Our story begins in 1920s London, at a time when women’s rights were surging after the long battle for suffrage and nightclubs emerged as spaces where single women could socialise unchaperoned. This was the age of the dance craze and the gender-bending ‘Flapper’, who inspired the creation of the...

The Bush Family Women is a must-have collectible for devoted fans of the Bushes and a celebration of four women—Barbara, Laura, Jenna, and Barbara—who hold a unique place in the story of America. The Bush family’s political resume is unequaled in US history: one senator, two governors, one vice...

From humble origins, the eminent Russian scientist Nicholas Borodin forged a career in microbiology in the era of Stalin. Pragmatic and dedicated to his work, he accepted the Soviet regime, even working on several occasions with the Secret Police. But in 1948, while on a state-sponsored trip to...

This Very Short Introduction provides a concise, accurate, and lively portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte's character and career, situating him firmly in historical context. David Bell emphasizes the astonishing sense of human possibility--for both good and ill--that Napoleon represented. By his late...

A princess born to the Thuringian royal house. A captive in war, forced to marry the Frankish king who killed her family. A queen, who renounced her position, received consecration as a deaconess, and took monastic vows. A religious leader, who acquired a fragment of the Cross of the Crucifixion...

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Everyone knows about pirates: or do they? ‘The Laws of all Nations … define & declare a Pirate to be an Enemy of Mankind … He is perhaps the only Criminal on Earth, whose crime cannot be absolutely pardoned … a Pirate is equally an Enemy and dangerous to all Societies … Piracy is in its self a...

British documentary filmmaker Asad Qureshi works in the world's most dangerous places. When he set off to film secret interviews with Taliban commanders, the award-winning filmmaker found himself on the wrong end of the camera lens, with a gun at his temple and a price of 10 million US dollars...

An exciting look at what it takes to command a US Navy Fighter Squadron. This historical biography of John Monroe “Hawk” Smith, Navy fighter pilot, is a gripping account of valor, sacrifice, and adventure during one of the most tumultuous periods in carrier aviation. Hawk, having completed a...

In Great Commanders, Davis turns his attention to military leaders from throughout history who stand out for their abilities - indeed, individuals who were destined for success or even born to command, challenging the prevailing view that movements, rather than individuals, have determined the...

Millions in India have long been obsessed with the vicissitudes of the Nehru-Gandhi family's fate. Inextricably linked to the ups and downs of their lives was the future of the nation itself. It was Jawaharlal Nehru's leadership that guided India onto the world stage as a modern nation. Despite...

A unique look at a powerful marriage in the celebrated age of Justinian Belisarius and Antonina were titans in the Roman world some 1,500 years ago. Belisarius was the most well-known general of his age, victor over the Persians, conqueror of the Vandals and the Goths, and as if this were not...

Reveals the Scottish Highlands as a dynamic and intellectual region in the century before Culloden Challenges the assumption that the Highlands comprised a vacuum, sealed off from the rest of Scotland and the world beyond prior to the eighteenth century Situates Fraser within his locality, his...

One of the few books available on the HG units, this book covers the commanders, Knight’s Cross Holders, uniforms, insignia, standards, flags, pennants, and recruitment. Формат: Скан PDf https://www.yakaboo.ua/ua/hermann-goring-from-regiment-to-fallschirmpanzerkorps.html

Morgan Tsvangirai's dramatic political battle with Zimbabwe's dictatorial monolith Robert Mugabe stands as one of the most intriguing and important world events of recent times--this is his autobiography From village life as the son of a humble carpenter to struggling for power with Mugabe as...

"Dear Brother," Jane Manning James wrote to Joseph F. Smith in 1903, "I take this opportunity of writing to ask you if I can get my endowments and also finish the work I have begun for my dead.... Your sister in the Gospel, Jane E. James." A faithful Latter-day Saint since her conversion sixty...

The Preacher King investigates Martin Luther King Jr.'s religious development from a precocious "preacher's kid" in segregated Atlanta to the most influential America preacher and orator of the twentieth century. To give the most accurate and intimate portrait possible, Richard Lischer draws...

Soren Kierkegaard (1813-55), one of the most original thinkers of the nineteenth century, wrote widely on religious, psychological, and literary themes. This book shows how Kierkegaard developed his views in emphatic opposition to prevailing opinions. It describes his reaction to the ethical and...

Two Great Knights of Adventure was written by Jacques Mortane in 1936. Mortane was on friendly terms with both Marc Pourpe and Raoul Lufbery and wrote the book as a tribute to the two pilots, both of whom were killed in the First World War. Due to the access that Mortane had to these early...

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Presents Churchill through 50 defining facts, thoughts, habits and achievements. Entertaining and informative infographics. Stylish gift for history and politics lovers. The Biographic series presents an entirely new way of looking at the lives of the world's greatest thinkers and creative. It...

In 1909, while still in South Africa, Gandhi publicly decried the caste system for its inequalities. Shortly after his return to India though, he spoke of the generally beneficial aspects of caste. Gandhi's writings on caste reflect contradictory views and his critics accuse him of neglecting...

Chronicling as it does the breakdown of George IV's marriage to his loathed cousin Caroline, and his futile attempt to divorce her and deprive her of her royal rights and status, A Queen on Trial throws up fascinating parallels with Diana and Charles' acrimonious separation and comes as a timely...

‘Henry III is generally classed among the weakest and most incompetent of England’s medieval kings. Darren Baker tells a different story.’- Michael Clanchy, author of England and Its Rulers, 1066–1307 ‘A personal and detailed narrative…bring alive the glamour and personalities of...

A powerful memoir of how simple acts of kindness helped Mira survive the horrors of the Holocaust to live a beautiful life, retold by her daughter. 'A delicate, evocative story of strength and survival that turns on one of the most powerful forces in the known universe: a mother's love.' -...

While the heroic exploits of ‘The Few’ of Fighter Command are rightly lauded, those of ‘The Many’ of Bomber Command often remain overlooked. Night after night, the bomber crews ranged across Europe seeking out and attacking targets in an all-out endeavour to undermine the German war effort...

On the night of 30 January 1933, Adolf Hitler leaned out of a spotlit window of the Reich Chancellery in Berlin, bursting with joy. The moment seemed unbelievable, even to Hitler. After an improbable political journey that came close to faltering on many occasions, his march to power had finally...

An illustrated A to Z celebrating the unparalleled impact of the phenomenon that is RBG. This intricately illustrated and fastidiously researched book unpacks the life of RBG, who herself was larger-than-life. It explores Ruth’s early days growing up in Brooklyn, New York, in her family home...

The iconic figure of Robert the Bruce has gone down through the centuries as one of the most remarkable leaders of all time. With equal parts tenacity and ruthlessness, he had himself crowned King of Scotland after murdering one of his most powerful rivals, and so began the rule of an...

Of the 2.3 million National Servicemen conscripted during the Cold War, 4,200 attended the secret Joint Services School for Linguists, tasked with supplying much-needed Russian speakers to the three services. The majority were in RAF uniform, as the Warsaw Pact saw air forces become the greatest...

Considered by many the world’s greatest composer, Ludwig van Beethoven achieved his ambitions against the difficulties of a bullying and drunken father, growing deafness and mounting ill-health. Here, Anne Pimlott Baker tells the story of the German composer’s life and work, from his birth in...

Who Could Ever Love You is an intimate, heartbreaking memoir of a father, a mother, and a family's exile. Mary Trump grew up in a family divided by its patriarch’s relentless drive for money and power. The daughter of Freddy Trump, the highly accomplished, dashing eldest son of wealthy real...

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When Ukrainian journalist Iuliia Mendel got the call she had been hired to work for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, she had no idea what was to come. In this frank and “moving” (The Washington Post) insider account, Zelenskyy’s former press secretary tells the story of his improbable rise from...

Illustrated with photographs from the private family album, this book follows in the footsteps of some of Sir Winston Churchill's famous trips to the four corners of the world, by his granddaughter Celia Sandys. She visits South Africa, Morocco, France, the USA - amongst others - and recounts...

A powerful memoir by an inspirational Holocaust survivor. The Sunday Times top 10 bestseller The incredibly moving and powerful memoir of an Auschwitz survivor who made headlines around the world. With a foreword by King Charles III, as Prince of Wales, this updated edition includes Lily being...

A signed and numbered limited edition of Andrew Roberts's acclaimed biography, to mark the 150th anniversary of Churchill's birth 'Undoubtedly the best single-volume life of Churchill ever written' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times Winston Churchill towers over every other figure in...

The invention by Whittle of the turbo-jet engine, and the determined effort to design, develop and demonstrate that such a novel new method of propulsion would replace piston engines in the air, was one of the most important technical achievements of the twentieth century. That one man...

Named American Spectator's Political Book of The Year A compelling insider’s account by the trusted adviser and confidante to America’s presidential giants and political legends as he draws the curtains back on his most private moments with Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon during revolutionary...

An “essential” (Kevin Maurer, #1 New York Times bestselling author) memoir of a young Air Force linguist coming of age in a war that is lost. When Ian Fritz joined the Air Force at eighteen, he did so out of necessity. He hadn’t been accepted into colleges thanks to an indifferent high school...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the editor in chief of Variety and author of the New York Times bestseller Ladies Who Punch, the never-fully-told, behind-the-scenes story of Donald Trump and The Apprentice, the long-running reality series that catapulted him to the White House. Here for...

A twentieth century icon, Lawrence of Arabia, as Thomas Edward Lawrence is more commonly known, spent thirteen out of his forty-six years in the region from which he drew his name. This was as a scholar researching his university thesis, a spy surveying Sinai for the British Army before the...

The complete war memoirs of the resistance leader Charles de Gaulle, who led France out of its darkest hour during the Nazi occupation during World War II. “Faced with the political disaster, I had to become France.” This was how Charles de Gaulle answered the call of history. One of the few...

This dual biography of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, the thirty-ninth President of the United States and his wife, chronicles the unique political and business relationship of a couple who together rose from obscurity to national and international power. His life in an isolated, prosperous, locally...

Part of The World in A Life series, this brief, inexpensive text provides insight into the life of slave soldier Malik Ambar. Malik Ambar: Power and Slavery across the Indian Ocean offers a rare look at an individual who began in obscurity in eastern Africa and reached the highest levels of...

Niccolò Machiavelli taught that political leaders must be prepared to do evil so that good may come of it, and his name has been a byword ever since for duplicity and immorality. Is his sinister reputation deserved? In answering this question Quentin Skinner traces the course of Machiavelli's...

In The Extraordinary Journey of David Ingram, author Dean Snow rights the record on a shipwrecked sailor who traversed the length of the North American continent only to be maligned as deceitful storyteller. In the autumn of 1569, a French ship rescued David Ingram and two other English sailors...

Best known for his notorious 'Rivers of Blood' speech in 1968 and his outspoken opposition to immigration, Enoch Powell was one of the most controversial figures in British political life in the second half of the twentieth century and a formative influence on what came to be known as...

Throughout the occupied territories, Catholic sisters were active in resistance to the Nazis Based on letters and documents – not seen for seventy years – written by the Catholic Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur during the Nazi occupation of Belgium, this book tells the remarkable story of these...

Renowned human rights activist Michael "Mike" Wilson has borne witness to the profound human costs of poverty, racism, border policing, and the legacies of colonialism. From a childhood in the mining town of Ajo, Arizona, Wilson's life journey led him to US military service in Central America...

A princess born to the Thuringian royal house. A captive in war, forced to marry the Frankish king who killed her family. A queen, who renounced her position, received consecration as a deaconess, and took monastic vows. A religious leader, who acquired a fragment of the Cross of the Crucifixion...

Why have so many figures throughout American history proclaimed their life stories when confronted by great political problems? The Claims of Experience provides a new theory for what makes autobiography political throughout the history of the United States and today. Across five chapters, Nolan...

In this expansive new biography of George Reisner, Egyptologist Peter Der Manuelian examines the life and work of America's greatest archaeologist. Manuelian presents Reisner's undeniable impact and considers his life within the context of Western colonialism, racism, and nationalism. Pyramids...

Led By Lions--MPs and Sons Who Fell in the First World War tells the story of over 100 men who went to war and did not return. Whether it be Charles Pollock, who was killed whilst carrying a severely wounded man through a hail of machine-gun fire, Wilfred Nield who, despite having his hand blown...

In this penetrating biography of Thomas Bradbury Chandler, S. Scott Rohrer takes readers deep into the intellectual world of a leading loyalist who defended monarchy, rejected rebellion and democracy, and opposed the American Revolution. Talented, hardworking, and erudite, this Anglican minister...

None of the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776 could have imagined a few years earlier that they would be part of such an event. All had been loyal British subjects earlier in their lives, and several had held British government posts in their home colonies. In 1743...

Thoroughly updated and revised for 2024, JERUSALEM: THE BIOGRAPHY is the history of the Middle East through the lens of the Holy City and the Holy Land, from King David to the wars and chaos of today. The history of Jerusalem is the story of the world: Jerusalem is the universal city, the...

The astonishing story of the billionaire businessman Jimmy Lai who became one of Hong Kong’s leading activists for democracy and is today China’s most famous political prisoner. Jimmy Lai escaped mainland China when he was twelve years old, at the height of a famine that killed tens of...

A feminist biography of the only woman to become prime minister of Israel In this authoritative and empathetic biography, Pnina Lahav reexamines the life of Golda Meir (1898–1978) through a feminist lens, focusing on her recurring role as a woman standing alone among men. The Only Woman in the...

Scholar, reverend, politician, and perhaps aristocrat... James Arthur Stanley Harley was certainly a polymath. Born in a poor village in the Caribbean island of Antigua, he went on to attend Howard, Harvard, Yale and Oxford universities, was ordained a priest in Canterbury Cathedral and was...

In this exhilarating memoir, three-time World Champion and Olympic gold-medalist Nathan Chen tells the story of his remarkable journey to success, reflecting on his life as a Chinese American figure skater and the joys and challenges he has experienced—including the tremendous sacrifices he and...

The story of one Ohio senator's impact on the early abolition movement More than 175 years after his death, Senator Thomas Morris has remained one of the few early national champions of political and constitutional antislavery without a biography devoted to him. In this first expansive study of...