Lorsque l'Allemagne capitule en mai 1945, les Alliés se trouvent confrontés à un défi gigantesque : soigner, nourrir, regrouper et rapatrier les victimes du régime nazi, piégées dans l'effondrement du IIIe Reich. 15 millions de travailleurs originaires de toute l'Europe, prisonniers de guerre, déportés, survivants des camps sont alors présents sur le territoire allemand, auxquels vont s'ajouter 5 millions de réfugiés de l'Est, chassés des pays libérés ou fuyant l'avance de l'armée soviétiq...

After the Great War, the millions killed on the battlefields were eclipsed by the millions more civilians carried off by disease and starvation when the conflict was over. Haunted by memories, the Allies were determined that the end of the Second World War would not be followed by a similar disaster, and they began to lay plans long before victory was assured.Confronted by an entire continent starving and uprooted, Allied planners devised strategies to help all 'displaced persons',...

How did the human brain evolve? Why did it evolve as it did? What is man’s place in evolution? In the final decades of the nineteenth century, these questions began to occupy scientists. With Darwin’s theory of evolution now accepted, modern neuroscience began.Headhunters traces the intellectual journey of four men who met at Cambridge in the 1890s and whose lives interlinked for the next three decades – William Rivers, Grafton Elliot Smith, Charles Myers and William McDou...

'This is a book about real people, real stories, real heroes. You might not know their faces, and you might not know their names - but once you've met them, you'll never forget them.'Ben Shephard is passionate about people - their lives, their stories and their challenges. Presenting one of the UK's most popular TV breakfast shows, Ben frequently meets people with stories that reaffirm our collective faith in humanity.This is a book about those special stories. It ...

'The things I saw completely defy description': when British troops entered Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in April 1945, they uncovered scenes of horror and depravity that shocked the world. But they also confronted a terrible challenge - inside the camp were some 60,000 people, suffering from typhus, starvation and dysentery, who would die unless they received immediate medical attention.After Daybreak is the story of the men and women who faced that challenge - the ar...

'This is an audiobook about real people, real stories, real heroes. You might not know their faces, and you might not know their names - but once you've met them, you'll never forget them.'Ben Shephard is passionate about people - their lives, their stories and their challenges. Presenting one of the UK's most popular TV breakfast shows, Ben frequently meets people with stories that reaffirm our collective faith in humanity.This is an audiobook about those special ...

'His joy from changing people's lives is so inspiring' DAVINA MCCALLOn a summer's day in 2023, Javeno Mclean was about to train a young girl called Kiera who was recovering from a brain tumour. After chemotherapy damaged her nerves, Kiera was unsure if she would ever be able to walk again. With a good feeling about Kiera's progress, Javeno decided to record her arrival...She gets out of the front passenger seat of a car without any help. She puts one ha...

'His joy from changing people's lives is so inspiring' DAVINA MCCALLOn a summer's day in 2023, Javeno Mclean was about to train a young girl called Kiera who was recovering from a brain tumour. After chemotherapy damaged her nerves, Kiera was unsure if she would ever be able to walk again. With a good feeling about Kiera's progress, Javeno decided to record her arrival...She gets out of the front passenger seat of a car without any help. She puts one ha...