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The enemy of my enemy… became my brother in arms. In the final days of World War II, as Hitler’s regime collapsed and the Western Front pushed deep into Austria, an extraordinary event unfolded—one so surreal, so improbable, that it sounds like the plot of a war movie. But it happened. And it’s true. May 5, 1945. In the mist-shrouded Tyrolean Alps, a medieval stone fortress known as Castle Itter stood at the center of a harrowing standoff. Inside were some of France’s most important political and military prisoners—former prime ministers, generals, cultural icons—held by the ...

The Boys in the Light follows the parallel journeys of Company D and Eddie Willner, the author’s father, as they experience two sides of World War II. This is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the strength of the bonds forged during war; a must-listen for fans of Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand and Erik Larson’s The Splendid and the Vile.

Charles Sumner is mainly known as the abolitionist statesman who suffered a brutal caning on the Senate floor by the proslavery congressman Preston Brooks in 1856. This violent episode has obscured Sumner's status as the most passionate champion of equal rights and multiracial democracy of his time. A friend of Alexis de Tocqueville, an ally of Frederick Douglass, and an adviser to Abraham Lincoln, Sumner helped the Union win the Civil War and ordain the Emancipation Proclamation, the Thirteenth Amendment, the Freedmen's Bureau, and the Civil Rights Act of 1875.

In Wings of Justice, bestselling author Davis Truman delivers a gripping, emotionally charged tribute to the legendary Tuskegee Airmen, America’s first Black military pilots, who not only fought against the Axis powers during World War II, but also challenged the deep-rooted injustice of segregation at home.

Looking behind his plane, first class airman Shigenori Nishikaichi sees his Japanese Zero fighter plane has a bullet hole in the gas tank. As gasoline pours from his aircraft fresh off the second wave of attacks on Pearl Harbor on the morning of December 7, 1941, he realizes he must crash land to avoid falling into the ocean. Shigenori desperately guides his fighter plane to the designated crash landing spot on the island of Niihau, which is believed to be uninhabited. He is knocked unconscious landing on the forbidden island.

From the chaos of a collapsing empire, three men emerged to forge a new world in fire and blood. Vladimir Lenin, the revolution's architect; Leon Trotsky, its brilliant commander; and Ioseb Stalin, its patient and ruthless administrator, would see their fates intertwined in a struggle that defined the twentieth century. This book meticulously traces their journey from comrades in arms to mortal enemies fighting for the soul of the state they built. Drawing on extensive historical records, the narrative first explores their rise to power amidst the storms of the October Revolution and the ...

Nella notte tra il 17 e il 18 luglio 1936, il colpo di Stato delle truppe guidate dal generale Franco segnò l'inizio di una guerra civile che dilaniò la Spagna per i tre anni seguenti: fu una vera e propria prova generale della Seconda guerra mondiale, in cui vennero sperimentate sulla popolazione quelle atrocità che avrebbero caratterizzato il conflitto successivo. Alcuni dei protagonisti furono gli stessi: Hitler e Mussolini inviarono truppe in aiuto di Franco, e Stalin sostenne con armi, uomini e denaro le formazioni comuniste.

Alemania a través de los tiempos: Una historia de poder, cultura y cambio Cuando piensa en la historia de Alemania, ¿le vienen primero a la mente las guerras mundiales? Son importantes, pero son solo una pequeña parte de la larga historia de Alemania. De hecho, ¡Alemania ni siquiera existió como país durante la mayor parte de su historia! Las tierras germanas albergaron en su día diferentes reinos e imperios con una rica cultura. Durante cientos de años, las tierras alemanas formaron parte del Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico, un grupo de estados de Europa Central que el escritor ...

In the late 1930s, Fascist Italy's participation in three wars-in Ethiopia, Spain, and Albania-had taxed its martial capabilities to the utmost. In June 1940, seduced by the prospect of glory on the battlefield and swift territorial acquisitions, Mussolini brought Italy into the war alongside his powerful German ally. This great folly, committed while the Italian Armed Forces were grossly unprepared for a sustained conflict against the Allied Powers, culminated in the deposition of the Duce, an Anglo-American invasion of Italy, and a brutal occupation by its former Axis partner.'Fascist ...

This is a series of books dealing with the Princely States of India. The books are divided based on geography and every kingdom in the geography considered is covered. In some cases, lapsed kingdoms are also covered to give a complete picture of the history of the area. The current book, twelfth in the series, covers the states in current Pakistan. Below are the states considered in the current work. Khairpur, Bahawalpur, Kalat(along with Kharan and Makran), Las Bela, Dir, Swat, Amb, Phulra. Afghanistan Lapsed States: Sikh Empire

Dive into the heart of American history with The United States and Confederate Constitutions Compared, a captivating exploration of two documents that shaped a nation and its conflicts.Written for a general audience, this engaging book provides an entertaining and enjoyable read while unraveling the complexities of the U.S. Constitution and the Confederate Constitution of 1861, revealing the contrasting visions they embodied. Avoiding dense legal jargon, the narrative blends historical context, societal tensions, and the key figures who influenced these texts. Featuring reproductions of ...

In the autumn of 1347, twelve Genoese galleys drifted into the port of Messina, Sicily. They were not crewed by boisterous sailors, but by specters ravaged by a mysterious illness, their bodies covered in dark swellings and their minds lost to a feverish delirium . Within days, an invisible killer was unleashed, beginning a reign of terror that would bring Medieval Europe to its knees and erase nearly half its population. Medical Mysteries – The Bubonic Plague chronicles the history of the world’s most devastating pandemic. Journey back to a time of unimaginable horror and confusion, ...

Plunge with Ernest Ellis into the abyss • nightmare of concentration camp horrors • ideologies of the Nazi regime • insanity of a nuclear arms race unleashed and its threat to our very existenceWhen will the enmity and hatred end so man can live in a world of peace? Catch glimpses that lift the heart in possibility and hope…through the passion of writers and political leaders of the era and the eyes of Ellis’s first novel, There Lies A Tale... “There Lies A Tale” by Ernest Ellis “A well-conceived and beautifully written tale of the Holocaust from a deeply subjective ...

Ivy tells the story of a brave young woman who was awarded a special war commendation in signals during World War II in the Women's Arny Corp. She disarmed a German officer pointing a pistol in her face, survived strafing by a German bomber as she walked along a farm path as a Land Girl and lived in a garage with a dirt floor and cold water tap after migrating to Australia, She raised three young children after her husband dropped dead aged 39.

IRAQ The Graveyard of Empires This book explores why prior to their decline every major empire in history eventually invades and occupies Ancient Babylon (modern day Iraq). Although historians have analyzed the rise and decline of empires for centuries, none have examined this phenomenon from a spiritual perspective. Applying biblical archetypes of Nimrod and the Tower of Babel, Julie Gibson explains the root cause of the decline of empires. She examines the strong parallels between past empires occupation of Babylon and warns the United States of the implications of its invasion of Iraq in...

From the groundbreaking North & South magazine article, featured on The History Channel in "Civil War Terror," and in PBS "History Detectives." GET THE WHOLE STORY of Confederate boatburner and spy, Robert Louden, called the "murderer of the age." Learn about his connection to the captain of the steamer Sultana, and about the band of saboteurs responsible for destroying 60 or more steamboats on the Mississippi River during the Civil War. Convicted of destroying a steamer carrying millions of payroll meant for Grant's forces, sentenced to death, and coming within minutes of hanging, find out...

During WW2, St. Nazaire was the most strategically important naval facility in the whole of occupied Europe. It was vital to the Nazi war effort because it was the only place outside Germany where the mighty Tirpitz battleship could be repaired and refitted. Having such a base meant that this most powerful of warships could be unleashed into the North Atlantic to attack the vulnerable allied supply lines and win the war for the Nazis. Central to the drama was the enormous ‘Normandie’ dry dock. If the Germans could make use of the dock to repair and refit Tirpitz, then the whole balance ...

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Armour & Weapons by Charles John Ffoulkes offers a compelling journey through the history of European military defence systems. Written in the early 20th century, this book serves both as a practical reference and a historical exploration of the evolution of arms and armour from the Norman Conquest onward. With an introduction by Viscount Dillon, the book opens with a thoughtful reflection on the importance of protective gear in the context of social and military history. Ffoulkes examines the age of mail and the development of plate armour, exploring not only the materials and techniques ...

In diesem Buch schildert der Autor Christian Gerstner eindrucksvoll seine Erfahrungen aus 15 Jahren im KSK sowie seine Wandlung vom Soldaten zum Krieger. Er beschreibt ausführlich seine Auswahl und Ausbildung im KSK sowie das Leben in einer Kommandokompanie. Erstmalig schildert ein ehemaliger Kommandosoldat seine Erlebnisse im Kampf gegen die radikal-islamistischen Taliban in Afghanistan und den Islamischen Staat im Irak.