Titoli in Militari e guerra

On 21 June 1941, assigned to Luftwaffe bomber wing Kampfgeschwader 53, the twenty-three-year-old Arnold Döring took off to fly his first mission against the Soviet Union on the Eastern Front. From that day, he kept a diary describing his operations in vivid detail. These diaries, here translated into English for the first time, give a unique perspective on the action on the Eastern Front, from the point of view of a bomber pilot.

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Peace work, written and read by Spike Milligan. 'I had not informed my parents of my return, I wanted it to be a lovely surprise; it was, for me, they were away ...' The seventh and last volume of Spike Milligan's memoirs sees...

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Soldier Spy by Tom Marcus, read by Jason Langley. In the boot were six homemade pipe bombs, all linked to detonate at the same time from a single call on a brand-new pay-as-you-go phone found on the target. Special Branch also...

Spike Milligan's legendary war memoirs are a hilarious and subversive first-hand account of the Second World War, as well as a fascinating portrait of the formative years of this towering comic genius, most famous as writer and star of The Goon Show. They have sold over 4.5 million copies...

Penguin Presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Rommel? 'Gunner Who?' written and read by Spike Milligan. 'Keep talking, Milligan. I think I can get you out on Mental Grounds.''That's how I got in, sir.''Didn't we all.' The second volume of Spike Milligan's legendary...

This extraordinary adventure of three brothers at the center of the most dramatic turning points of World War II in the Pacific Theater is “liable to break the hearts of Unbroken fans, and it’s all true” (The New York Times). The three Jersey brothers are all Navy men who end up...

The story of a fascinating man who connected the great politicians, artists and thinkers at the height of British global power and influence. A famed aesthete, politician and patron of the arts, Philip Sassoon lived in a world of English elegance and oriental flair. Gathering a social set that...

From best-selling author of Tail-End Charlie and Tornado Down comes this powerful and deeply moving account of Bomber Command’s 1944 Nuremberg Raid – the RAF’s bloodiest night of the Second World War More men from Royal Air Force Bomber Command died on one single night of the Second World...

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 British Armed Forces and their dependants. The RBL is behind the annual Poppy Appeal, the highest...

Tome 2 : Madrid - Essling - Torres - Vedras. Après Austerlitz, Eylau Friedland, nous retrouvons Marbot au siège de Saragosse, il y est grièvement blessé ; quelques semaines s'écoulent et nous le voyons en ligne à Eckmühl, à Essling, à Wagram.

Tome 3 : Polotsk - La beresina - Leipzig - Waterloo. On a laissé Marbot en Portugal, combattant à Torrès Védras, à Fuentes de Ońoro ; dans ce tome, on va le retrouver franchissant le Niémen avec la Grande Armée... "J'engage le colonel Marbot à continuer à écrire pour la défense et la gloire des Armées françaises et en confondre les calomniateurs", écrivait Napoléon dans son testament.

On the morning of August 15, 1945, Captain Jerry Yellin flew the last combat mission of World War II out of Iwo Jima. Today, Captain Yellin is a sharp, engaging, 93-year-old veteran whose story is brought to life by best-selling author Don Brown.

Abi Amir Muhammad, su nombre verdadero, es una de aquellas figuras de la historia española que gracias a su celo fanático, su escasez de escrúpulos, su furor contra la cristiandad, pero también sus notables dotes de estadista y gobernante, han trascendido del terreno de la realidad al mito o viceversa al quedar su huella grabada en el acerbo colectivo español.

Noble franco y último Gran Maestre de la Orden del Temple o los Templarios, fue injustamente arrestado en 1307 por orden del Papa Clemente V, Beltrán de Goth y el rey de Francia Felipe IV "El Hermoso" bajo la acusación de sacrilegio contra la Santa Cruz, simonía, herejía e idolatría.

Iván IV, el gran emperador ruso, famoso por su carácter y vehemencia, es considerado con justicia como uno de los creadores del estado ruso. Sus grandes aportes al país, como la conquista de Siberia, la creación de un nuevo código legal, la conquista de los janatos tártaros de Kazán y Astracán, la destrucción de la Orden Teutónica y grandes reformas internas, le dieron la categoría de héroe nacional.

Una biografía que realmente no se puede perder. El gran Alejandro III de Macedonia, el implacable y legendario conquistador, llamado Magno (el Grande) y nacido en año 356 a.C, conquistó el mundo conocido y no conocido también, siendo venerado por los suyos, por sus enemigos y por los romanos que siglos más tarde estudiaron con asombro y deleite sus hazañas.

Patrick K. O'Donnell has made a career of uncovering the hidden history of World War II by tracking down and interviewing its most elite troops: the Rangers, Airborne, Marines, and First Special Service Force, forerunners to Americas's Special Forces.

Subtitled "Memoirs of a Navy Seal", Captain Robert A. Gormly tells his amazing story as the leader of the US Navy SEALs, taking us into the night, into the water and into battle on some of the most hair-raising missions ever assigned. Rising through the chain of command within the SEALs from platoon leader to commanding officer, Gormly's journey began with a chance meeting on a Virginia beach.....

This celebrated classic gives a soldier's-eye-view of the Guadalcanal battles; crucial to World War II, the war that continues to fascinate us all. Unlike some of those on Guadalcanal in the fall of 1942, Richard Tregaskis volunteered to be there. One of only two on-location news correspondents, he lived alongside the soldiers: sleeping on the ground - only to be awoken by air raids - eating meager rations, and braving some of the most dangerous battlefields of World War II.

An Iraq War memoir and searing political commentary from Fox News regular and “America’s Favorite Black, Gay Republican” Rob Smith.