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In The Gales of November, award-winning journalist John U. Bacon presents the definitive account of the disaster, drawing on more than 100 interviews with the families, friends, and former crewmates of those lost. Bacon explores the vital role Great Lakes shipping played in America’s economic boom, the uncommon lives the sailors led, the sinking’s most likely causes, and the heartbreaking aftermath for those left behind—“the wives, the sons, and the daughters,” as Gordon Lightfoot sang in his unforgettable ballad.

The battle of Stalingrad was the turning point of World War II. The German capture of the city, their encirclement by Soviet forces shortly afterwards, and the hard-fought but futile attempts to relieve them, saw bitter attritional fighting and extremes of human misery inflicted on both sides. In this title, a renowned expert on warfare on the Eastern Front reveals the often-overlooked German counteroffensive post-Stalingrad, and how it prevented the whole Axis front line from collapsing.

November 11, 2018, marks the centenary of the armistice signed between the Allies and Germany ending World War I. While the events of the war and its legacy are much discussed, this is the first book to focus solely on the day itself, examining how the people of Britain, and the wider world, reacted to the news of peace.

In de nacht van 7 op 8 november 2024 wordt Amsterdam opgeschrikt door geweld rond de voetbalwedstrijd Ajax – Maccabi Tel Aviv. Israëlische fans worden opgejaagd, mishandeld en bedreigd. Burgemeester van Amsterdam, Femke Halsema, spreekt daarna van een ‘uitbarsting van antisemitisme’. De Israëlische ambassadeur gebruikt zelfs het woord pogrom. Wereldleiders mengen zich in de discussie. De schok reikt tot ver voorbij de stadsgrenzen; de rellen beheersen wekenlang het publieke debat.Het laat de 26-jarige podcastmaker Max Boogaard in verwarring achter. Wat is hier precies gebeurd? Waarom ...

This Diary of the Second World War has been able to cover all facets of the conflict, and is a fundamentally empirical work, which narrates events as they occurred, rejecting value judgments, and therein lies its value: It is an insurmountable encyclopedia on war. Both as a reference textbook and as an audiobook, this World War II Diary represents a milestone in this field. In this audiobook, we offer you the day-by-day of the month of: November 1942.