Quebec um 1665: Die französische Kolonie kommt nicht zur Ruhe. Immer wieder werden die Siedlungen von den Irokesen angegriffen und der Handel mit Pelzen gefährdet. Zudem herrscht dramatischer Männer……続きを見る
The last weeks of World War II on the Western Front in Europe witnessed extraordinary scenes of heroism, horror, melodrama and pathos.
In Plunder, Max Hastings presents a cast of fascinating people ……続きを見る
When the mighty ocean liners ruled the Atlantic crossing, one vessel stood above all others as the ultimate expression of human ambition and maritime supremacy. Frederick Westing's gripping chronicl……続きを見る
著者:David Hastings
出版社: Monash University Publishing
発売日: 2018年04月02日
In 1928 theReturned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League of Australia produced 10,000copies of a poster asking for help identifying a patient, believed to be areturned soldier, now in Sydney's Calla……続きを見る
The island doesn't give up its secrets; it just allows us to bury our own inside of it.
Most people know Oak Island from televisionーa place of dramatic music, cliffhangers, and a revolving door of ……続きを見る
Explore the sweeping and complex story of Spain in History of Spain, a captivating journey through the millennia that have shaped one of the most influential nations in the world. From the earliest ……続きを見る
History of China is a captivating exploration of one of the world's oldest and most influential civilizations. Spanning millennia, this book takes you on an immersive journey through the rise and fa……続きを見る
En este libro Max Hastings ofrece un retrato de Winston Churchill como nunca antes se había visto.
Max Hastings, el autor de Armagedón y Némesis, nos ofrece una sorprendente reinterpretación de lo q……続きを見る
Myth and Memory
What ancient stories were trying to remember
Across cultures and continents, humans have told stories of flood, creation, loss, survival, and renewal. These stories are often grouped……続きを見る
著者:David Hastings
出版社: Auckland University Press
発売日: 2013年11月01日
From the mid-19th-century rivalry between the New Zealander and the Southern Cross to the 20th-century dominance of the New Zealand Herald and the Auckland Star, the story of Auckland's newspapers i……続きを見る
Ten years after the end of World War I, the Sydney Sun reported that an unknown Anzac still lay in a Sydney psychiatric hospital. 'This man . . . was found wandering in a London street during the wa……続きを見る
No hubo una Segunda guerra mundial, nos dice Max Hastings, autor de Armagedón, sino dos, completamente distintas: la que se desarrolló en Europa y la que tuvo por escenario el oriente de Asia y el P……続きを見る
Max Hastings, autor de la brillante crónica de la segunda guerra mundial Se desataron todos los infiernos, la completa ahora contándonos la otra cara de esta historia: la de los servicios secretos, ……続きを見る
Vietnam fue el conflicto moderno más divisivo del mundo occidental. Max Hastings ha pasado los últimos tres años entrevistando a decenas de participantes de todos los bandos, investigando documentos……続きを見る
Em uma narrativa comovente e dramática, Hastings oferece uma biografia definitiva de um dos mais importantes líderes da Grã-Bretanha.
Em 1940, após uma campanha desastrosa na Noruega e a consequente……続きを見る
Religion is humanity's oldest group project and possibly its weirdest. From child-eating gods and bronze bulls to talking oracles, penis parades, miracle bones, living mummies, and Wi-Fi holy water,……続きを見る
Why do we believe in God? Why do we doubt Him?
For as long as humans have huddled around firelight, stared at storms, buried their dead, and carved their myths into stone, the whisper of God has hau……続きを見る
We like to think we've evolved past nonsense. Then we buy detox teas, follow "chosen" leaders into disasters, and repost cosmic horoscopes like they're peer-reviewed. Why We Fall for Bullsh*t is a f……続きを見る
This award-winning classic of WWII military history chronicles the Royal Air Force's bombing campaign against Germany.
RAF Bomber Command's air offensive against the cities of Nazi Germany was one o……続きを見る
著者:Marietta Kesting
出版社: State University of New York Press
発売日: 2017年12月04日
Affective Images examines both canonical and lesser-known photographs and films that address the struggle against apartheid and the new struggles that came into being in post-apartheid times. Mariet……続きを見る
著者:David Hastings
出版社: Auckland University Press
発売日: 2013年10月01日
Drawing upon more than 80 personal diaries and journals of those on board, this resource explores the rich experience and the trials and tribulations of hopeful Anglo-Celtic pilgrims headed to Austr……続きを見る
'Dreadful murder at Opunake', said the Taranaki Herald, 'Shocking outrage', cried the Evening Post in Wellington when they learned in November 1880 that a young woman called Mary Dobie had been fou……続きを見る
Bestselling author Max Hastings offers a welcome re-evaluation of one of the most gripping and tense international events in modern historyーthe Cuban Missile Crisisーproviding a people-focused narr……続きを見る
This compelling novel of corruption, terrorism, and rebellion is the first to reveal the history of oppression leading up to the Arab Spring. It is a tale fraught with intrigue and duplicity that re……続きを見る
Renowned historian Max Hastings recreates one of the most thrilling events of World War II: Operation Pedestal, the British action to save its troops from starvation on Maltaーan action-packed tale ……続きを見る
The emergence of the early American republic as a new nation on the world stage conjured rival visions in the eyes of leading statesmen at home and attentive observers abroad. Thomas Jefferson envis……続きを見る
Operación Biting arroja luz a uno de los momentos históricos más emocionantes y menos conocidos de la segunda guerra mundial.
En su nuevo libro, Max Hastings narra la historia de la Operación Biting……続きを見る
著者:Max Hastings
出版社: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
発売日: 2008年03月18日
By the summer of 1944 it was clear that Japan's defeat was inevitable, but how the drive to victory would be achieved remained unclear. The ensuing dramaーthat ended in Japan's utter devastationーwa……続きを見る
BnF collection ebooks - "Au temps de Port-Royal, les évêques de France avaient été constamment mêlés aux querelles religieuses, et c'est l'intervention d'un grand nombre d'entre eux qui a rendu poss……続きを見る
« Si l’on demandait à un enfant de nos catéchismes de persévérance ce que c’est que le jansénisme, il ne manquerait pas de répondre que c’est une hérésie moderne, la plus artificieuse peut-être de t……続きを見る