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Gretel helped to protect fugitives hunted by the Gestapo, hid her Jewish doctor in her cellar and passed to the resistance secrets learned from her work on the Enigma encryption machine. Finally arr……続きを見る

This breakthrough book provides a detailed reconstruction of Stalin’s leadership from the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939 to his death in 1953. Making use of a wealth of new material from R……続きを見る

"An extraordinary memoir.” Luba Vinogradova, co-author of A Writer at War: A Soviet Journalist With the Red Army, 1941-1945 “An important contribution to our understanding of the Second Worl……続きを見る

In this brilliant book of recollection, one of America's finest writers re-creates people, places, and events spanning some fifty years, bringing to life an entire era through one man's sensibility.……続きを見る

Saddam Hussein : the 5th President of Iraq (A Short Biography for Children) As dictator of Iraq, Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990 leading to the Persian Gulf War in 1992 and his downfall in th……続きを見る

In The Fatal Englishman*,* his first work of nonfiction, Sebastian Faulks explores the lives of three remarkable men. Each had the seeds of greatness; each was a beacon to his generation and left so……続きを見る

Taken from the famous literary biography series English Men of Letters, this is a biography of the 14th century writer Geoffrey Chaucer, the author of The Canterbury Tales. 続きを見る

*Weaves the lives and careers of all 4 generals into one entertaining and educational narrative*Includes maps of important battles like Antietam and Gettysburg.*Includes pictures of the generals and……続きを見る

They are known as the Sons of Thunder; they are perhaps the best known brothers who ever lived; collectively, they converted more people to the gospel than few others. There are, of course, accounts……続きを見る

Ronald Reagan, one of America’s most beloved presidents, is now gone. But his voice lives on in this stirring and very personal collection of letters written during his presidency to his fellow Amer……続きを見る

In 1st Force Recon you performed at a very high level of proficiency. Or you died. . . . In 1969, First Lieutenant Bill Peters and the Force Recon Marines had one of the most difficult, dangerous as……続きを見る

Set in 1970 during the Vietnam War, this semi-biographical story was compiled from the journal of Ben R. Games, PhD. He flew for the 1st Cavalry Division. He and his crew flew many missions and even……続きを見る

In this surprising and eccentric autobiography from a former Conservative MP, Matthew Parris writes of his personal and political life with equal candour. With a First from Cambridge and the possibi……続きを見る

Carefree, revelatory and intimate, this selection of unpublished letters between the six legendary Mitford sisters, compiled by Diana Mitford’s daughter-in-law, is alive with wit, passion and heartb……続きを見る

Old Plantation Days Being Recollections of Southern Life Before the Civil War By Mrs. N. B. De Saussur. Published by DUFFIELD & COMPANY in 1909. 続きを見る

Countless stories are told about the wit and the wisdom of Ramakrishna. A poor orphan in his boyhood, he rose to be the favorite adviser of a powerful king. A scholar and a poet, Ramakrishna exposed……続きを見る

Augustus, Rome's first emperor, is one of the great figures of world history and one of the most fascinating. In this lively and concise biography Karl Galinsky examines Augustus' life from childhoo……続きを見る

Albert Einstein : Genius of the Twentieth Century (A Short Biography for Children) Albert Einstein was a German-born physicist who developed the theory of relativity. He is considered the most infl……続きを見る

The Royal British Legion was founded in 1921. It is now the country’s leading charity providing financial, social and emotional support to those who have served or who are currently serving in the B……続きを見る

Thomas Stevens (born 24 December 1854, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England,died London, 24 January 1935, aged 80) was the first person to circle the globe by bicycle. He rode a large-wheeled Ordina……続きを見る

Abraham Lincoln : the 16th President of the United States (A Short Biography for Children) Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. He preserved the Union during the U.S. Civil W……続きを見る

The brief but accomplished life of Army Air Forces fighter ace Gerald Johnson (192045) is the subject of John Brunings latest book. During three years in the Pacific theater, Johnson shot down twent……続きを見る

No Fat Chicks: How Big Business Profits By Making Women Hate Their Bodies - And How to Fight Back  will change the way you see the world and feel about your body. Timely and controversial, pas……続きを見る

Explore Little Know Facts On Over 70 Castles, Including Windsor Castle, Barnard Castle, Lumley Castle, Corfe Castle, Hedingham Castle and Hurst Castle .....Just To Name A Few.   続きを見る

In The Lees of Virginia, Paul Nagel chronicles seven generations of Lees, from the family founder Richard to General Robert E. Lee, covering over two hundred years of American history. We meet Thoma……続きを見る

Imagine not drinking a bottle of wine before making a pass; not moving in like a starving cat when someone is at the bar; not apologising for something you don't remember doing. Once upon a time, Ta……続きを見る

Between Two Women is a serious, yet humourous account of growing up in Stratford, Ont., in the 1930s and ’40. It tells the story of the relationship between Bruce and the two women who shaped his id……続きを見る

'Dawn, and as the sun breaks through the piercing chill of night on the plain outside Korem it lights up a biblical famine, now, in the Twentieth Century.' Those words opened Michael Buerk's first r……続きを見る

Stories of real-life bravery and courage-under-fire contribute to a unique and poignant record of a club created for heroes. There are just a handful of men and women alive today who served and foug……続きを見る

One of the world's greatest correspondents, Madame de Sévigné (1626-96) paints an extraordinarily vivid picture of France at the time of Louis XIV, in eloquent letters written throughout her life to……続きを見る