In December 1944, the German Army launched an attack through the Ardennes Forest in Belgium that aimed to seize the port of Antwerp and cut the Allied supply lines, hoping to force the Western Allies either to delay their advance on Berlin, or even agree a peace settlement. The Battle of the Bulge is a comprehensive history of Hitler’s last offensive in the West, the failure of which undoubtedly hastened the end of World War II. The book begins with a study of the background to the battle,...

As Chancellor of Germany between 1933 and 1945, Adolf Hitler exercised unrestricted power over his country's social, political and economic life. Hitler's belligerent re-armament programme, his imposition of anti-Semitic legislation and his territorially aggressive policies led to genocide and worldwide conflict on an unprecedented scale. Although the subject of numerous biographies and fictional portrayals, there have hitherto been few succinct, factual narratives of Hitler's life. Hitler...

Cinque ragazzini, tra gli 11 e i 12 anni, frequentano lo stesso istituto scolastico. Scoprono incredibilmente che lo stesso incubo ricorrente visita non di rado le loro notti insonni, lasciandoli spossati e agitati. Tra scherzi, risate e momenti angosciosi, la storia scorre agile tra le pieghe di un’amicizia invidiabile, intima, che unisce i cinque piccoli e vivaci protagonisti. Episodi esilaranti e suspance tipico di un giallo, fanno da cornice a questa gioiosa quanto inquietante avventur...

Human history - from the empires of the ancient world to the superpowers of the 21st century - has been inextricably shaped by conflict and the weapons that have been used to wage it. The technologies that have produced advanced civilizations have also been harnessed to the grim business of warfare. This short history, stretching from the chariot to the Stuxnet virus which disabled Iran's nuclear enrichment programme in 2007, charts some of the most significant weapons, fortifications and ...

Winston Churchill was truly a man of the world. In his long career as a soldier and statesman, and latterly as a global celebrity and artist, he visited and wrote about the length and breadth of the United States and Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, Cuba, the Indian subcontinent, North, South and East Africa and the Soviet Union. From colonial wars to Cold War, Churchill was witness to the decline of Britain from the era of imperial power to the age of austerity in a world dominated by ...

Tano è un ragazzo intelligente e acuto nelle sue osservazioni. Precocemente maturo per la perdita del padre, ucciso in un agguato da due malviventi, vive con la madre. Di lui si occupa anche una tata perché la madre è molto assorbita dal lavoro: è infatti avvocato penalista.In una bella giornata estiva, mentre gioca sul prato contiguo al giardino della sua villa, Tano trova interrato un fucile, che comincia ad intessere un dialogo col fanciullo il quale, allibito, deve accettare il ...

Delitto impunito per il quale occorre trovare i colpevoli. Tano, il figlio decenne dell’assassinato, svolgerà una sua strana indagine.Una scoperta casualeTano è un ragazzo intelligente e acuto nelle sue osservazioni. Precocemente maturo per la perdita del padre, ucciso in un agguato da due malviventi, vive con la madre. Di lui si occupa anche una tata perché la madre è molto assorbita dal lavoro: è infatti avvocato penalista.In una bel...

From earliest times, women gained access to leadership in times of conflict and proved themselves equal to the challenge of commanding during war. Women leaders abounded in the ancient world from Ireland to Israel, sometimes through the accident of birth, but often rising to power through naked opportunism and raw courage in the ranks - and it is no accident that women war leaders, like men, are often famous for their strong sexual drive.Wherever there is war, there has often been ...

An engaging collection that uncovers injustices in history and overturns misconceptions about the role of women in warWhen you think of war, you think of men, right? Not so fast. In Hell Hath No Fury, Rosalind Miles and Robin Cross prove that although many of their stories have been erased or forgotten, women have played an integral role in wars throughout history.In witty and compelling biographical essays categorized and alphabetized for easy reference, Miles and...

‘Fantasy as it ought to be written’ George R.R. MartinYoung Nevare Burvelle is the second son of a second son. Traditionally in Gernia, the firstborn son is heir to the family fortunes, the second son bears a sword and the third son is consecrated to the priesthood. Nevare will follow his father – newly made a lord by the King – into the cavalry; to the frontier and thence to an advantageous marriage, to carry on the Burvelle name. It is a golden future, and Nevare looks forward to...