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Benjamin Franklin was more than just a Founding Father of the United States—he was a visionary, a scientist, a diplomat, and an intellectual giant whose legacy continues to shape the world today. In The Architect of a Nation: Unveiling the Legacy of Benjamin Franklin, Arley Ballenger provides a comprehensive and captivating biography of this extraordinary figure, exploring how Franklin's ideas, inventions, and diplomacy helped forge the United States into the nation it is today.

In this gripping second volume of In the Shadow of Giants: Chronicles of Impossible Missions, Liam Monclair delves into the most intense challenges of his career. From an audacious return to the military, to complex evacuations in war zones like Beirut, and perilous missions along the Syrian-Lebanese border, this authentic account takes listeners into the heart of resilience, leadership, and sacrifice. Through personal anecdotes and real-life experiences, Liam shares the lessons learned from moments where every decision could alter the course of events.

Il generale più famoso d'Italia, autore del libro più venduto e discusso del momento, "Il mondo al contrario", torna in libreria con la sua autobiografia. Un volume molto personale, che accompagna il lettore alla scoperta di un uomo che ha scelto di essere incursore in ogni momento della vita. Sempre in prima linea, protagonista di scelte imprevedibili e non convenzionali, capace di realizzare l'impossibile. Alla fine, il coraggio vince.

Avec Plus rien ne pourra me blesser, David Goggins a démontré l'étendue des capacités inexploitées dont nous disposons tous et il a changé la vie de 5 millions de lecteurs. Petit garçon maltraité et mal-aimé, il est devenu un homme fort, courageux, déterminé. Dans Ne cède jamais, il vous fait pénétrer dans son laboratoire mental, où il a développé la philosophie, la psychologie et les stratégies qui lui ont permis de comprendre que ce qu'il prenait pour ses limites n'était que le début.

В марте 1944 года Жинетт Колинка в возрасте 19 лет вместе со своим отцом, младшим братом и племянником была депортирована в лагерь смерти Освенцим-Биркенау. Спустя долгое время после окончания Второй мировой войны и несмотря на столь травмирующий, порой непостижимый обычному человеку опыт, Жинетт нашла в себе силы правдиво и без прикрас рассказать о том, что она видела и пережила. О нечеловеческих условиях, в которых ей приходилось существовать, голоде и жестокости.

Met deze persoonlijke verhalen en adviezen van Sander Aarts, een van de best getrainde militairen van Nederland en instructeur in de serie Special Forces VIPS, kun je elke missie in je leven voorbereiden en uitvoeren. Voor de lezers van Ray Klaassen en Dai Carter: Na het succes van Niet te breken geeft Sander Aarts in zijn tweede boek advies om optimaal te kunnen presteren, onder alle omstandigheden. Helder gestructureerd zet hij uiteen hoe je elke 'missie' in je leven kunt voorbereiden en uitvoeren, wat die missie ook is.

The exhilarating, inspiring story of Len Lomell, an Army Ranger who on D-Day almost single-handedly knocked out the big German guns before they could fire on the American invasion force, and whose later exploits spanned the most dramatic battles of World War II.

Book 1 is a series of stories of my company-grade years beginning with learning to be a Marine Corps officer, then naval aviator. My first squadron experiences include learning to fly the first Marine Corps CH-53, being deployed overseas to Vietnam for my first of three combat tours, which are all described in book 1.

Nicht weit des ostpreußischen Rastenburg, des heutigen Ketrzyn in Polen, befand sich ein zentraler Ort des Zweiten Weltkriegs: das »Führerhauptquartier Wolfsschanze«. Dort verbrachte Adolf Hitler nach dem Angriff auf die Sowjetunion den Großteil seiner Zeit. Dort wurde über die systematische Ermordung der europäischen Juden entschieden. Dort ereignete sich am 20. Juli 1944 das Stauffenberg-Attentat, das der Diktator nur leicht verletzt überlebte. Auf der Basis von Zeitzeugnissen und bislang unveröffentlichten Dokumenten rekonstruiert Felix Bohr den Alltag in der »Wolfsschanze«.

Only a man who had lived all his life in Suffolk could produce such a vivid and accurate portrayal of Akenfield and its inhabitants. Ronald Blythe recounts the personal recollections of, among others, the local school keeper, doctor, blacksmith, saddler, district nurse and magistrate as they discussed farming, education, welfare, class, religion and death. Originally published in 1969, Akenfield forms a unique document of a way of life that has, in many ways, disappeared.

Nebel – Der Weg zwischen Schutz und Schatten ist die autobiografische Geschichte eines Mannes, der seinen Weg ohne Umwege, aber auch ohne Schonung gegangen ist. Johann Nebel erzählt offen, ehrlich und mit bemerkenswerter Klarheit von seiner Kindheit unter schwierigen Bedingungen, der Ablehnung durch die eigene Mutter, vom Kampf um Anerkennung – und davon, was es heißt, sich selbst aufzubauen, ohne jemanden an der Seite zu haben. Sein Weg führte ihn über das Militär, den Personenschutz und die Sicherheitsbranche bis hin zur Selbstständigkeit und zu persönlichem Erfolg.

The Furhrer delves into the complex and disturbing life of Adolf Hitler, a man who became synonymous with hatred and fear.

From a scrawny, overlooked military graduate to the youngest general in Europe, Francisco Franco was known for his ambition, talent and calculated risk-taking. Yet his reputation remains a topic of fierce debate. Did he destroy Spain and stifle its democracy or rescue the nation from left-wing tumult? This book will delve into the complexities of Franco's character, exploring his volatile relationship with a domineering father, his traumatic experiences fighting in Morocco and the formation of his authoritarian ideology.

From Soviet occupation to the rise of the Taliban, from the outbreak of the War on Terror to its disastrous fallout, The Afghans is an extraordinary journey told over the course of three lives. Since she was a girl, Jamila fought tirelessly for her education. At 25, strengthened by the Quran and supported by the flow of international aid that accompanied U.S. invasion, she set off on a campaign to lead Afghanistan to a better future. Meanwhile, teenager Bashir joined the Taliban, eager to kill infidels in a holy war he would one day lead.

Throughout the 16th century, wars raged across Europe as kings and republics jostled for wealth and power. Yet one man exceeded all these medieval princes of Christendom: Suleiman the Magnificent. As ruler of the Ottoman Empire, he governed 25 million people from Constantinople, his realm stretching from Persia to the Atlantic Ocean. Twice Suleiman attacked the heart of Europe: first the island of Rhodes, home to the Hospitaller Knights, and secondly, Vienna, the gateway city to the continent.

Formed in the fall of 1943, the Fifteenth Air Force was popularly known as the "The Forgotten Fifteenth," as its achievements were overshadowed by more glamorous exploits of the Eighth Air Force in the air war over Germany. Nevertheless, the Fifteenth's contribution to Allied victory was crucial, and a vital part of that was the role played by the escorting fighter groups from the Fifteenth Fighter Command who protected the B-17s and B-24s from the Luftwaffe in the skies over Romania.

Nicolas S. a passé dix-neuf ans dans les forces spéciales, au sein du Commando Parachutiste de l'Air n°10, où il a assumé les fonctions de chef de groupe action et chef de mission. Aux côtés de ses frères d'armes, il a traqué et combattu les ennemis de la France sur trois continents, exécutant les missions les plus sensibles de la république : capture de chefs terroristes et de criminels de guerre, libération d'otages, sauvetage et évacuation de citoyens français en zone de crise.

A dramatic coming-of-age story and spiritual memoir that traces through the horrors of combat to discovering a spiritual approach that maps one soldier’s journey from the horrors of combat to his discovery of a spiritual approach that heals violence from the inside out.

As the First World War drew to a close and regimes began to collapse across Europe, British officials plotted a daring campaign to send an unlikely band of maverick soldiers, diplomats and spies to the chaotic region around the Caspian Sea. Their mission: to block the advance of the Turks, to hold back the rising Bolsheviks and prevent a Turkish-inspired jihad overwhelming India, and to secure the vital supply of oil from Baku.

Die Wiederentdeckung nach 70 Jahren, erstmals auf Deutsch: »Ein literarischer Diamant, scharfkantig und kristallklar«, schreibt die »Times« über József Debreczenis Erinnerungen an Auschwitz. Sein bewegender Bericht aus den Vernichtungslagern gilt als eines der größten Werke der Holocaust-Literatur. Der renommierte ungarische Journalist und Dichter József Debreczeni wurde 1944 als Jude nach Auschwitz deportiert, es folgten zwölf albtraumhafte Monate in verschiedenen Konzentrationslagern.