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Pen Pictures of British Battles, a classical book, has been considered essential throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

Right Above Race, a classical book, has been considered essential throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

Bologna, 1944, le strade brulicano di soldati tedeschi. La diciannovenne Leila Venturi entra nella Resistenza dopo la notizia scioccante che Rebecca, la sua migliore amica e figlia di un importante uomo d'affari ebreo, è stata brutalmente deportata in un campo di concentramento.Nel febbraio 1981, la studentessa straniera Rhiannon Hughes arriva a Bologna per studiare all'università. Qui, prende in affitto una stanza da Leila, che ora è una donna matura. Suo nipote Gianluca si offre di farle visitare la città, ma Leila la mette in guardia da lui.Ben presto Rhiannon si ritrova coinvolta in una rete di intrighi. Qual è l'interesse di Gianluca per un gruppo di estrema destra? E in che modo il perfido leader di questo gruppo è collegato a Leila? Quando dal passato emergeranno degli oscuri segreti, Rhiannon si troverà di fronte a una scelta terribile. Prenderà il coraggio a due mani e rischierà tutto? La Ragazza di Bologna è un romanzo struggente e profondamente commovente; una storia straziante e toccante di coraggio e redenzione.

Secrets of the Bosphorus, a classical book, has been considered essential throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

Nel 1970 Gina Bianchi ritorna nella bellissima Portofino per partecipare al funerale di suo padre, accompagnata da Hope, la problematica figlia ventiquattrenne.Lì, Gina è assalita da vividi ricordi della Seconda Guerra Mondiale, un periodo in cui lei si era unita alla Resistenza mentre sua sorella Adele lavorava per i tedeschi.Nella sua vecchia camera, Gina legge il diario che Adele aveva scritto durante la guerra. Quando Gina apprende la verità sconvolgente, è costretta ad affrontare la dura realtà del suo passato. Riuscirà finalmente a placare i suoi fantasmi o continueranno a tormentare sia lei che le persone che ama? Una lettura epica che vi condurrà nella meravigliosa riviera ligure e sulle aspre montagne del suo entroterra. La Ragazza di Portofino è la storia di una perdita straziante, di incredibile coraggio e di segreti mai confessati.

EN NEW YORK TIMES-BESTSELLERSERIEI vanviddets kløer er sjette bind i Jacqueline Winspears populære historiske spændingsserie om den rådsnare privatdetektiv Maisie Dobbs i mellemkrigstidens London.LONDON, 1931. Midt i juletravlheden er Maisie Dobbs vidne til et selvmord på åben gade. Dagen efter modtager premierministeren et brev med trussel om, at mange menneskeliv vil gå tabt, hvis ikke visse krav bliver indfriet – og i brevet nævnes Maisie ved navn.Efter at være blevet afhørt og frifundet af chefpolitiinspektøren ved Scotland Yard, bliver Maisie særlig rådgiver i sagen og er snart på jagt efter en mand koldblodig nok til at udslette tusinder af uskyldige mennesker. Og opklaringsarbejdet fører Maisie mod et mørke, hvis lige hun ikke har stået over for, siden hun plejede mænd med granatchok på krigens lazaretter.

Una storia emozionante e avvincente basata su eventi realmente accaduti durante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale…Lidia De Angelis ha tenuto un profilo basso da quando le leggi razziali di Mussolini l'hanno strappata dal suo primo amore. Ma quando i tedeschi occupano Venezia nel 1943, è costretta a scappare dalla città per salvare la propria vita.Lidia si unisce ai partigiani sulle montagne del Veneto, dove incontra David, un soldato inglese che combatte per la stessa causa. Man mano che si affeziona a lui, le dure rappresaglie tedesche e le appassionate attività patriottiche di Lidia minacciano di separarli.Decenni dopo, a Londra, mentre passa in rassegna gli effetti personali della nonna dopo la sua morte, Charlotte scopre un libro di preghiere ebraico, lettere non aperte scritte in italiano e una fotografia sbiadita che ritrae un gruppo di giovani davanti al Palazzo Ducale.Incuriosita dal rifiuto della nonna di parlare della sua vita in Italia prima e durante la guerra, Charlotte si reca a Venezia alla ricerca delle sue radici. Lì, apprende non solo la devastante verità sul passato di sua nonna, ma anche alcune verità sorprendenti su se stessa.

Nach der Eröffnung der Berliner Hoch- und Untergrundbahn 1902 war das Interesse der gut situierten westlichen Berliner Vororte an einem Schnellbahnanschluss geweckt. Selbstbewusst und mit der Unterstützung finanzkräftiger Terraingesellschaften entwickelten die Städte Charlottenburg und Wilmersdorf Pläne für die Erweiterung der Berliner U-Bahn, wobei die Beteiligten teilweise sehr eigenwillige Vorstellungen zur Streckenführung hatten. In diesem Buch schildern ausgewiesene Experten in zeitgenössischen Original-Beiträgen die Entwicklung der Schnellbahnen vom Nollendorfplatz nach Ruhleben, Krumme Lanke und zum Kurfürstendamm zwischen 1906 und 1930. Rund 150 Zeichnungen und Fotos illustrieren dieses Zeitdokument der Berliner Verkehrsgeschichte.

Le 9 octobre 1934 était un mardi magnifique, propice à la fête et aux réjouissances. Cette journée était particulière pour Marseille. Elle devait la propulser au coeur de l'Europe diplomatique, renforçant son image de ville accueillante et festive, pièce maitresse d'une diplomatie française triomphante. A la place, ce seront des larmes de sang qui vont être versées sur cette Canebière mythique. La ville sera marquée au fer rouge de l'Histoire comme la ville où un roi a été assassiné.Ce mardi-là, le roi Alexandre 1er de Yougoslavie, Louis Barthou, le ministre français des Affaires étrangères, ainsi que d'innocents spectateurs, dont le seul crime était de vouloir apercevoir un roi, vont être les victimes du fanatisme politique aveugle le plus radical.Marseille traverse une période cruciale et troublée durant l'entre-deux-guerres. C'est une période durant laquelle plusieurs événements tragiques vont la propulser sous les feux de l'actualité mondiale. Son image va en subir une profonde et durable altération.La dégradation de son image est renforcée par le climat délétère qui y régnait, la pègre qui avait pignon sur rue, les accointances entre les truands, la police et les politiques, le cosmopolitisme exacerbé de sa population porté à son paroxysme.Il ne fallait pas grand-chose pour mettre le feu aux poudres. Vlada Georguiev Tchernozemski va allumer la mèche !Dans cet opuscule, nous allons tenter d'y voir un peu plus clair sur le déroulement de cette journée dramatique et ses retombées funestes.

Die elfte Ausgabe des Wiener Jahrbuchs für Kurdische Studien beschäftigt sich 90 Jahre nach dem Massaker von Semele mit dem Verhältnis von KurdInnen und AssyrerInnen. Die Beiträge widmen sich überwiegend der neuern Geschichte seit dem Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts und beleuchten ein schwieriges Verhältnis zweier staatenloser Minderheiten zueinander - ein Verhältnis das von Allianzen aber auch von Rivalitäten und Gewalt geprägt war. Beiträge namhafter WissenschafterInnen aber auch von Intellektuellen aus den Communities geben Einblicke in eine bis heute wechselhafte Geschichte zweier nahöstlicher Minderheiten in der Türkei, Syrien, Irak und Iran.Darüber hinaus finden sich wie jedes Jahr weitere Beiträge und aktuelle Artikel zu kurdischen Themen, Rezensionen, Konferenzberichte und Nachrufe aus der Kurdologie. Mit dieser Ausgabe wird das Jahrbuch erstmals als Doppelnummer geführt. Finanzielle und personelle Gründe haben bis auf Weiteres eine Umstellung auf ein zweijährliches Erscheinen erzwungen.

Formal categorization of people presents significant challenges. When politics and law become ethnicized, the pivotal question arises: who is who? This problem surfaced in Moravia after the 1905 Settlement. Other countries faced similar dilemmas decades later, during affirmative action implementation. Contemporary Moravians, like Americans or Brazilians later on, possibly grappled with a clash between traditional individual rights and modern collective rights. The critical inquiry: how far can we limit individual rights for collective rights (nation, race, minority)? Moravia, in the early 20th century, served as the first experimental laboratory.

Oceans and decades apart, two women are inextricably bound by the secrets between them.Japan, 1957. Seventeen-year-old Naoko Nakamura's prearranged marriage to the son of her father's business associate would secure her family's status in their traditional Japanese community, but Naoko has fallen for another man--an American sailor, a gaijin--and to marry him would bring great shame upon her entire family. When it's learned Naoko carries the sailor's child, she's cast out in disgrace and forced to make unimaginable choices with consequences that will ripple across generations.America, present day. Tori Kovac, caring for her dying father, finds a letter containing a shocking revelation--one that calls into question everything she understood about him, her family and herself. Setting out to learn the truth behind the letter, Tori's journey leads her halfway around the world to a remote seaside village in Japan, where she must confront the demons of the past to pave a way for redemption.In breathtaking prose and inspired by true stories from a devastating and little-known era in Japanese and American history, The Woman in the White Kimono illuminates a searing portrait of one woman torn between her culture and her heart, and another woman on a journey to discover the true meaning of home.

A atuação dos militares na 2a Guerra Mundial. O livro relata do inicio ao fim da missão da FEB

"Amid the chaos and uncertainty of World War II, a remarkable love story unfolds. Meet a courageous young combat medic, Staff Sergeant Edmund Kruszynski, whose dedication to saving lives takes him to the front lines of battle. He returns home adorned with medals, yet the battle still rages within. Follow the journey of the medic's wife Mary, whose strength and devotion gets tested as their seemingly unbreakable bond teeters on the edge. Will Mary's vow to protect her husband's secrets hold firm, or will the weight of what happened cause their world to unravel? Some vows...are destined to be broken."--Page 4 of cover.

Childress reveals numerous secrets of the Black Sun in this final volume in his series about the Fourth Reich. David Childress, popular author and star of the History Channel show Ancient Aliens, unveils the amazing story of the German flying disks, designed and built during WWII. It was not until 1989 that a German researcher named Ralf Ettl, living in London, received an anonymous packet of photographs and documents concerning the planning and development of at least three types of unusual craft--including the Vril, Haunebu and Andromeda. Ettl went on to make several television documentaries based on the material in the packet and released most of the documents and photos to researchers in Austria and other parts of Europe. What the Ralf Ettl document dump shows us is what many have suspected for a long time: that WWII did not end in the manner in which we have been told, and a remnant of the Nazi military--particularly the SS--continued to operate aircraft and submarines around the world in the decades after the end of the war. This volume closes with how the SS operates today in the Ukraine and how the Wagner second in command, Dimitry Utkin, killed in the fiery crash of Yevgeny Prigozhin's private jet between Moscow and St. Petersburg in August of 2023, had SS tattoos on his shoulders and often signed his name with the SS runes. Chapters include: Secrets of the Black Sun; The Extra-Territorial Reich; The Rise of the SS; The SS Never Surrendered; Secret Submarines, Antarctica & Argentina; Secret of the Vril; The Marconi Connection; Spectre, the SS, and 007; Yellow Submarine; Ukraine and the Battalion of the Black Sun; A Separate Power and Secret Society; more. Includes a 8-page color section. Over 120 photographs and diagrams.

New English translation by military historian Zita Steele analyzes Field Marshal Erwin from young soldier in World War I to famous World War II commander. Many rare photographs. Faithful to German, exciting new take on his experiences.

Explore the works of one of the greatest artists of all time. Gustav Klimt art deck is a dazzling collection of 50 cards exploring the masterpieces of one of the most celebrated artists of all time. From the shimmering golds and rich hues of The Kiss to the intricate patterns of The Tree of Life, each card showcases the beauty and complexity of Klimt's style. Through detailed analyses of each painting, you'll gain a deeper understanding of Klimt's techniques, symbolism, and life story, and how they influenced his art. Whether you're an art lover, a Klimt aficionado, or simply looking for a beautiful and informative deck of cards, Gustav Klimt art deck is the perfect addition to your coffee table, bookcase, or desk.

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First full-length study of the use and perception of deceit in medieval warfare.Deception and trickery are a universal feature of warfare, from the Trojan horse to the inflatable tanks of the Second World War. The wars of the Central Middle Ages (c. 1000-1320) were no exception. This book looks at the various tricks reported in medieval chronicles, from the Normans feigning flight at the battle of Hastings (1066) to draw the English off Senlac Hill, to the Turks who infiltrated the Frankish camp at the Field of Blood (1119) disguised as bird sellers, to the Scottish camp followers descending on the field of Bannockburn (1314) waving laundry as banners to mimic a division of soldiers. This study also considers what contemporary society thought about deception on the battlefield: was it a legitimate way to fight? Was cunning considered an admirable quality in a warrior? Were the culturally and religious "e;other"e; thought to be more deceitful in war than Western Europeans? Through a detailed analysis of vocabulary and narrative devices, this book reveals a society with a profound moral ambivalence towards military deception, in which authors were able to celebrate a warrior's cunning while simultaneously condemning their enemies for similar acts of deceit. It also includes an appendix cataloguing over four hundred incidents of military deception as recorded in contemporary chronicle narratives.

Her heart torn in two after sending her children away on the Kindertransport, Trudi Beck stays behind in Berlin, devastated, to face the dangers of war alone.

Two small lifeless bodies lay on the sand, arms carefully placed by their sides. On the other side of the loch stands an imposing house.

"Abdèulhamid II ruled the Ottoman Empire for thirty-three years, from 1876 to 1909, when he was deposed following the Young Turk Revolution and sent into exile in Thessaloniki. Now, more than a century after that fateful night of April 27, Zèulfèu Livaneli brings to life the fascinating later days of the overthrown sultan, who precipitated the empire's collapse. Based on the memoirs of At¿f Hèuseyin Bey, personal physician to Abdèulhamid and his entourage in exile, this vibrant historical novel explores the nature of power while painting a nuanced psychological portrait of the man who oversaw progressive reforms yet became known as the "Red Sultan" for the Armenian massacres during his reign."--

"When France falls to Germany in 1940, wealthy socialite Violet St. Croix could honor her parent's wishes and ride out the war on the French Riviera in comfort with lavish parties and couture gowns. Instead she defies the expectations of her time and travels to London to join General de Gaulle's Free French forces. Despite doubts because she's never worked a day in her life, Violet uses her love of driving fast cars to her advantage and eventually proves her worth. With her reputation for nerves of steel and her extraordinary aptitude for navigating dangerous conditions, she earns an assignment driving senior officers for the French Foreign Legion. As the war escalates, Violet finds herself in North Africa as the Allies try desperately to defend the advances of Rommel's Nazi forces. All women are ordered to leave the front but Violet insists on staying and won't abandon the fight. After a series of failures, Violet begins to suspect that there is a traitor in their midst, sabotaging their efforts by providing intel to the enemy. Then her supervising officer dies, and she is certain that it is not an accident but murder, although convincing her colleagues proves nearly impossible. So together with the one man who believes in her and her theory, she must identify the spy. Determining who else to trust in order to survive might just be her most dangerous assignment of all. Based on the true life story of Susan Travers - the only woman to ever serve in the French Foreign Legion - this novel celebrates a daring woman who used her courage and strength of will to not only save lives but save her country"--