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From Max Hastings comes a collection of talks and lectures exploring the wars of the 20th century with the verve, insight and originality that has made him a number one bestselling historian. What is war like to live through, for civilian victims, especially women, as well as soldiers, sailors...

Die folgenden Aufzeichnungen stammen aus dem Tagebuch eines deutschen Soldaten an der Ostfront. Georg (Max) Bose diente in der Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 177 und kämpfte mit dem Sturmgeschütz III in einigen der härtesten Gefechte des Zweiten Weltkriegs. Seine persönlichen Notizen geben einen seltenen Einblick in den Alltag der Front: Panzergefechte gegen sowjetische T-34, improvisierte Gegenangriffe und den ständigen Rückzug während der sowjetischen Großoffensiven.

Brought to you by Penguin. Boeing's story is the corporate scandal that's transfixed the world like none since the bankruptcy of Enron and the BP oil spill. In examining the history of the 737, a highly-regarded plane that Boeing's new management degraded with cost-focused mandates, Flying Blind...

A vivid narrative history across a 1,000-mile journey on foot, Searching for the Norman Conquest opens a window onto the English cultural landscape of the eleventh century. What was the eleventh-century Domesday Book? It is now is one of the most significant historical documents from medieval...

The soldiers of one of the world's most famous fighting forces, the Paras, tell the gripping story of the regiment in their own words. Published to coincide with 75th anniversary of its formation, this is the definitive history of the iconic Parachute Regiment, told through the voices of more...

The Latin American History Podcast aims to tell the story of Spanish and Portuguese America from its very beginnings up until the present day. Latin America’s history is home to some of the most exciting and unbelievable stories of adventure and exploration, and this podcast will tell these stories in all their glory. It will examine colonial society, slavery, and what life was like for the region’s inhabitants during this period. We will look at what caused the wars of independence, how they were won, and what Latin America looked like afterwards. The region’s twentieth century history ...

Often referred to as the Book that Killed Colonialism, Max Havelaar is a powerful critique of the Dutch colonial policies in the 1850s that sought to exploit the Indonesian populace. The narrative follows Max Havelaar, a determined protagonist who fights against a corrupt government system in Java, then a Dutch colony. Though set in a historical context, the novel remains celebrated for its literary brilliance and profound insights. Translator Baron Alphonse Nahuÿs likened it to Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin for its stark portrayal of the suffering inflicted by those motivated...

James J. Braddock, dubbed “Cinderella Man” by Damon Runyon, was a once promising light heavyweight for whom a string of losses in the ring and a broken right hand happened to coincide with the Great Crash. With one good hand, Braddock was forced to labor on the docks of Hoboken. Only his...

The Second World War is raging across Europe. The Axis reign supreme from the United kingdom to Gibraltar, and all the way to Baghdad, while the Allied nations of the USA, Free France and the United Kingdom gather their strength for their counter-offensive. Germany and the Soviet Union, battling each other on the Eastern Front since the Red Army attacked the year before, are about to embark on the biggest war in human history.

1943. The tide of war is turning. For months, the Japanese Empire has dominated the Pacific. Now, for the first time, it is being pushed back. Across the ocean, the Allies are striking on every front. Pearl Harbor is under relentless assault, American industry is surging back to life, and new fleets are entering the fight. In China, Japanese armies are reeling. In the Pacific, their once unstoppable advance is slowing… then faltering.

Don't miss Neil Lancaster's brand-new espionage thriller series! No Mercy available to buy now. ‘Grabbed me from the first page’ Ian Rankin ‘The best police procedural I’ve read in years’ Jane Casey This grave can never be opened. The head of Scotland’s most powerful crime family is...

Bloomsbury presents Unquiet Women: From the Dusk of the Roman Empire to the Dawn of the Enlightenment, written and read by Max Adams. Unquiet Women is an exquisitely crafted patchwork of the forgotten lives of some of the most remarkable women in history. History is polyphonic; it must be told...

In the dark years between the Great Depression and World War 2, a gifted young man learns that justice, when it arrives at all, rarely comes pure. Max Bader is brilliant, restless, and a stranger in a strange land. Raised in a world shaped by tradition, faith, and unspoken obligation, he leaves New York and enters the American South at a moment when old certainties are breaking, and new dangers are taking their place.

Dive into the extraordinary life and career of Max Verstappen, the Belgian-born Dutch racing sensation who rewrote the record books in Formula 1. Born on September 30, 1997, to former F1 driver Jos Verstappen and figure skater Sophie Kumpen, Max was behind the wheel of a kart before he turned five and dominating international competitions by the time he was seven. This podcast delivers a comprehensive biography of the four-time World Champion alongside regular updates on his latest news, race results, and career developments. Follow Verstappen's remarkable journey from karting prodigy to the ...

In The Max Müller Library, the great monuments of ancient thought are read aloud in their fullness, that the listener may approach, with patience and reverence, the earliest records of language, religion, and the search for the Infinite. Here are gathered the voices of the Veda, the wisdom of India, and the inquiries of comparative scholarship, not as relics of a vanished world, but as living witnesses to the long history of the human spirit.

James J. Braddock, dubbed “Cinderella Man” by Damon Runyon, was a once promising light heavyweight for whom a string of losses in the ring and a broken right hand happened to coincide with the Great Crash. With one good hand, Braddock was forced to labor on the docks of Hoboken. Only his...

September 1914: The world is at war, and Europe is in flames. Paris had just fallen to the German forces of Kaiser Wilhelm, and the Entente forces are reeling back in disarray. With the fall of Paris, France is in dire straits, and General Joffre, its commander-in-chief, is relieved of command. The two allies meet in London to see how the war can be prosecuted from that point.

Jedes Kind kennt sie: Max und Moritz und ihre sieben Streiche! Frank Arnold erzählt die berühmte Geschichte der beiden Lausbuben von Wilhelm Busch in einer ungekürzten Lesung.

The year is 1943. The war in the Pacific enters its 11th month, and there is no sign of it slowing down. The Japanese Empire has conquered most of the theater, except for Australia and a few outlying islands in the Solomons that the Allies have been able to liberate.

Why is Ukraine losing the war against Russia? How do both sides think and carry out their operations? What mistakes have been made on both sides? How has the West contributed to Ukraine's defeat ?