Afghanistan Memoir

Brought face to face with the author of his obituary and his own inevitable mortality, Edward Stourton is prompted to reflect on the life he has led and the events that have shaped him. The world has changed, and so has Ed. In Confessions, he describes this remarkable journey with candour, humour and the insight that only forty years' experience of writing and reporting can provide.

"Prima di scendere a terra mi sono agghindato con cura. Ho indossato i vestiti puliti che avevo preparato in un sacchetto di nailon e portato con me sotto il camion, mi sono rassettato e ho messo piede in Italia".

Dieses Hörbuch ist allen Menschen gewidmet, die schmerzlich erfahren mussten, was Krieg in einem fremden Land bedeutet, und denjenigen, die nicht wissen, was die Soldaten im Einsatz alles leisten. Insbesondere widme ich das Hörbuch meinem Sohn Marco, der als kleiner Junge auf viel Liebe und Zuneigung verzichten musste. Im Gedenken an alle Kameraden, die im Einsatz gefallen sind, Und wer bin ich?

On November 13th 2001, John Simpson and a BBC news crew walked into Kabul, and the liberation of the Afghan capital was broadcast to a waiting world. It was the end of a sustained campaign against the Taliban, a campaign that Simpson had covered from the beginning, despite appalling difficulties and, often, great danger. In this, his third riveting volume of autobiography, John Simpson focuses on how journalists set about finding the stories that make the headlines.

The Sunday Times top ten best seller. Thousands of lives have been saved by this spaniel. He is a best friend in dog's clothing. An RAF dog with his mossy feet firmly on the ground. A brave dog who has served his colleagues and his country with unstinting devotion. A dog in a million. This is the story of the partnership of Buster and Will, told by Will himself, describing how each came to save the other's life.

Die Navy SEALs sind die Elitetruppe der US-Streitkräfte. Sie durchlaufen die härteste Ausbildung der Welt und werden nur in den gefährlichsten Missionen eingesetzt. Das Seal Team Six ist die Einheit, die Osama bin Laden tötete. Navy Seal Adam Brown starb im März 2010 im Kampf, während eines Einsatzes in Afghanistan. "Furchtlos" erzählt die Geschichte eines Mannes, der keine Angst kannte, immer alles riskierte und von seinem Glauben und der Liebe zu seiner Frau, zu seiner Familie und zu seinem Land getragen wurde.