Known as one of the deadliest battles in history with its over one million casualties, the Battle of the Somme in 1916 is regarded by many as the ultimate war of attrition. Intended to bring about a……続きを見る
Buddy Holly, born in Lubbock, Texas, was the unassuming yet powerful voice of a generation, singing songs that would become standards of the emerging rock and roll genre in America. From his teenage……続きを見る
The Civil Rights Movement in America is a broad term for the movement in the mid-twentieth century among and for the African American community in pursuit of equal protection and rights under the la……続きを見る
The October Revolution of 1917, which saw the fall of the Tsar and the installation of a provisional government in Russia, was a momentous event in modern history. The establishment of a Bolshevik r……続きを見る
Ein Schiff. Eine Nacht. Eine Tragödie, die die Welt veränderte.
Die Titanic war nicht nur das größte jemals gebaute Schiff ー sie war ein Symbol für ein neues Jahrhundert. Mit prunkvollen Treppenhäu……続きを見る
Eine einzige Nacht veränderte den Verlauf einer Supermacht ー und enthüllte die wahren Kosten von Geheimhaltung, Technologie und menschlichem Versagen.
Am 26. April 1986 wurde ein routinemäßiger Sic……続きを見る
Von den staubigen Dörfern Anatoliens der 1960er-Jahre bis zu den Fabriken und Bahnhöfen Westdeutschlands – Millionen Leben wurden in Koffern und mit einfachen Fahrkarten getragen. Was als befristete……続きを見る
Eine einzige Nacht veränderte den Verlauf einer Supermacht ー und enthüllte die wahren Kosten von Geheimhaltung, Technologie und menschlichem Versagen.
Am 26. April 1986 wurde ein routinemäßiger Sic……続きを見る
One ship. One night. A tragedy that changed the world.
The Titanic wasn’t just the largest ship ever built ー it was a symbol of a new century. With grand staircases, wireless telegrams, heated pool……続きを見る
From the dusty villages of 1960s Anatolia to the factories and train stations of West Germany, millions of lives were carried on packed suitcases and one-way tickets. What began as a temporary “gues……続きを見る
For sixteen years, Pripyat was a carefully planned city built to support a nearby nuclear power facility. Designed for young engineers and their families, it featured modern apartments, schools, par……続きを見る
Sechzehn Jahre lang war Pripjat ein Aushängeschild sowjetischer Modernität ー eine geplante Stadt für die Mitarbeitenden des Kernkraftwerks Tschernobyl, ausgestattet mit Schulen, Parks, Kulturzentre……続きを見る
Zwei Supermächte. Ein Planet. Vierzig Jahre am Rand des Abgrunds.
Nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg stiegen die Vereinigten Staaten und die Sowjetunion zu globalen Mächten auf, deren Rivalität Politik, Kri……続きを見る
Two superpowers. One planet. Forty years on the brink.
After World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union emerged as global powers locked in a rivalry that reshaped politics, war, culture, a……続きを見る
Die Sowjetunion war eine Supermacht.
Und dannーwar sie verschwunden.
Dieses Buch untersucht einen der dramatischsten Zusammenbrüche der modernen Geschichte: den raschen Zerfall eines riesigen Staate……続きを見る
The Soviet Union was a superpower.
And thenーit was gone.
This book explores one of the most dramatic collapses in modern history: the sudden disintegration of a vast state built on ideology, contro……続きを見る
Dos superpotencias. Un planeta. Cuarenta años al borde del abismo.
Tras la Segunda Guerra Mundial, Estados Unidos y la Unión Soviética emergieron como potencias globales enfrentadas en una rivalidad……続きを見る
Zwei Flaggen. Ein Schlachtfeld. Ein Krieg, der die Welt veränderte.
USA vs Vietnam bietet einen klaren und ausgewogenen Blick auf einen der umstrittensten Konflikte des 20. Jahrhunderts.
Vom Ende de……続きを見る
Two flags. One battlefield. A war that shaped the world.
USA vs Vietnam offers a clear and balanced look at one of the most controversial conflicts of the 20th century.
From the fall of French Indoc……続きを見る
Chechnya's modern history is marked by its fluctuating ties with the Russian Empire and, later, the Soviet Union. A notable dark chapter was in 1944 when Joseph Stalin ordered the mass deportation o……続きを見る
Henry Ford once announced to a young schoolboy that it was he who had invented the modern age. Born on a farm in rural Michigan three weeks after the battle of Gettysburg, Ford hated everything abou……続きを見る
The Beatles came onto the scene like a force of nature. Their songs became the anthems of generations of fans, and their emergence marked a high-water mark of popular music. But beyond the Beatles t……続きを見る
During his short life, Tupac Shakurーbetter known by his stage name 2Pacーbecame a living legend, and his status is just as legendary even after he's long been gone. At the age of just 20, Tupac too……続きを見る
The British people had no sooner finished rescuing their trapped army from Dunkirk than they found themselves preparing for an attack from the Germans once again. This time, the Nazi menace struck f……続きを見る
In the nineteenth century, France forcibly took Vietnam as a colony and proceeded to strip it of its natural resources. Over the decades that followed, the Vietnamese mounted various attempts to rid……続きを見る
An international drug kingpin with a cult following, Pablo Escobar is legendary for his infamy, but he began his life with rather modest roots. Born to a simple farmer, no one ever dreamed Escobar w……続きを見る
During fourteen years, from 1955 to 1969, the Soviet Union and the United States of America were engaged in a dramatic race against each other to conquer space. This period encompassed dramatic vict……続きを見る
One of the foremost screen sirens of her era, Katharine Hepburn, was universally known for her grace, wit, and charm. She rose to the top of celebrity status in the great Golden Age of Hollywood, an……続きを見る
James Dean is known as the first rebel. He was a '50s-styled, leather-clad biker rebuking authority. With his black turtleneck and a penchant for bongo drums and poetry, he could also easily be a ki……続きを見る
The brief history of the Weimar Republic is generally seen as an abbreviated intermission between the First and Second World Wars. It was the government, led by the Social Democratic Party, which to……続きを見る
