"Demonstrates that the intelligence division . . . had a more significant role in WWII . . . making indispensable contributions to the invasion at Normandy." ( Publishers Weekly)The untold story of Bletchley Park's key role in the success of the Normandy campaignSince the secret of Bletchley Park was revealed in the 1970s, the work of its codebreakers has become one of the most famous stories of the Second World War. But cracking the Nazis' codes was...

An in-depth look at the contributions of the British cavalry during World War I.Of what use was the British cavalry during the years of trench warfare on the Western Front? On a static battlefield dominated by the weapons of the industrial age, by the machine gun and massed artillery, the cavalry was seen as an anachronism. It was vulnerable to modern armaments, of little value in combat and a waste of scarce resources.At least, that is the common viewpoint. ...

An incisive account of the Arctic convoys, and the essential role Bletchley Park and Special Intelligence played in Allied successBetween 1941 and 1945, more than eight hundred shiploads of supplies were delivered to the Soviet Union protected by allied naval forces. Each journey was a battle against the elements, with turbulent seas, extreme cold, and the constant dread of torpedoes. These Arctic convoys have been mythologized as defenseless vessels at the mercy o...

The untold story of Bletchley Park’s key role in the success of the Normandy campaignSince the secret of Bletchley Park was revealed in the 1970s, the work of its codebreakers has become one of the most famous stories of the Second World War. But cracking the Nazis’ codes was only the start of the process. Thousands of secret intelligence workers were then involved in making crucial information available to the Allied leaders and commanders who desperately needed it.Using p...

An incisive account of the Arctic convoys, and the essential role Bletchley Park and Special Intelligence played in Allied successBetween 1941 and 1945, more than eight hundred shiploads of supplies were delivered to the Soviet Union protected by allied naval forces. Each journey was a battle against the elements, with turbulent seas, extreme cold, and the constant dread of torpedoes. These Arctic convoys have been mythologized as defenseless vessels at the mercy o...

This comprehensive, illustrated survey of the latest in battlefield archaeology reveals " intimate insight into the realities of life " during WWI ( Current Archaeology).Modern methods of archaeological, historical, and forensic research have transformed our understanding of the Great War. In Digging the Trenches, battlefield archaeologists Andrew Robertshaw and David Kenyon introduce the reader to this exciting n...

Les mémoires de David Webster, inédites en France, forment un récit de guerre exceptionnel, digne des plus grands classiques du genre. Sans doute le seul étudiant en littérature d’Harvard à s’engager dans les parachutistes, il est affecté à la « Easy Compagnie » du 506e régiment de la 101e division aéroportée américaine, et participe, de la Normandie aux Alpes autrichiennes, à l’incroyable épopée de cette unité d’élite. La plume alerte et incisive de ce jeune soldat de 22 ans, nous propuls...

David Kenyon Webster's memoir is a clear-eyed, emotionally charged chronicle of youth, camaraderie, and the chaos of war. Relying on his own letters home and recollections he penned just after his discharge, Webster gives a firsthand account of life in E Company, 101st Airborne Division, crafting a memoir that resonates with the immediacy of a gripping novel.From the beaches of Normandy to the blood-dimmed battlefields of Holland, here are acts of courage and cowardice, moments of ...

In Blood, the Civil War, the most dramatic moment in this nation's history, also produced some of our greatest literature. From tragic charges to prison escapes to the desolation wrought on those who stayed behind, Blood is an extraordinary collection of reminiscences, fiction, and excerpts from diaries and letters by an array of soldiers, writers and observers that includes Abraham Lincoln, General George Pickett, Walt Whitman, Ulysses S. Grant and Stephen Crane. In The War, no one knew i...

A chilling vampire horror anthology featuring original short stories from New York Times bestselling and award-winning authors—including Charlaine Harris (whose novels inspired HBO’s True Blood) and Scott Smith, in his first published fiction since The Ruins.Before vampires became romantic antiheroes, they were creatures of shadow and blood. In this terrifying collection, some of the biggest names in horror and dark fantasy restore the va...

L'enquêteur parfait ...à un vice prèsAncien inspecteur de police à Washington DC, Frank Marr, devenu détective privé, travaille pour une avocate de la défense qu’il adore. Seule ombre au tableau : il se drogue depuis des années et consacre une grande partie de son temps et de son énergie à s’approvisionner en cocaïne et à cacher son vice à tout le monde…C’est pourquoi le héros qu’il est récemment devenu en découvrant par hasard une jeune fille séquest...

Avec son slogan « Faire du tort à un seul, c’est faire du tort à tous », l’IWW a donné au concept de solidarité une définition très concrète. Ce slogan, à l’image des Wobblies eux-mêmes, a voyagé aux quatre coins du monde. Les luttes d’il y a un siècle résonnent encore dans les pays du Sud en voie d’industrialisation comme dans ceux du Nord en voie de désindustrialisation. Que les ouvriers du monde entier fassent vivre l’internationalisme et l’esprit des Wobblies, et alors ils seront assez...