検索キーワード： 軍事・戦争

Churchill fu protagonista di una eccezionale gamma di attività ed esperienze: nominato ufficiale durante il regno della regina Vittoria, partecipò alle guerre coloniali in Africa e alle prime fasi di sviluppo dell'aviazione, ma soprattutto guidò l'Impero britannico nella sua ora più buia, durante i giorni cupi e gloriosi della Seconda guerra mondiale.

Stunning trade paperback edition of Grantlee Kieza's bestselling biography of Australia's greatest general It's December 1918 and the world war is over. General Sir John Monash attends a glittering banquet to dine with the King of England and the likes of Woodrow Wilson, Winston Churchill and...

Yrjö Ylisirniö syntyi Posiolla ja osallistui talvi- ja jatkosotaan (1939–44). Hän taltioi sotakokemuksensa C-kasetteille 90-luvun alussa. Hänen tarkoituksensa oli myös kirjoittaa kirja kokemuksistaan. Kirja jäi kuitenkin tuolloin kirjoittamatta. Minä, hänen tyttärensä Anne Ylisirniö-Kemppanen, päätin kirjoittaa isäni kertomusten perusteella tämän kirjan mahdollisimman totuuden mukaisesti. Kirja kertoo myös ajasta ennen sotia ja se sisältää paljon kuvamateriaalia.

Award-winning author, Thomas J. Cutler offers an in-depth and inspiring look at the truly heroic story of Ernest Evans and the crew of USS Johnston during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944. The term “hero” is overused today, but the story of Ernest Evans and the crew of USS Johnston...

People first. Mission always. It takes grit to rise above mediocrity and lead with conviction. Whether your fight is on the battlefield, in business, or at home, true victory is won through integrity and servant leadership. As a decorated special warfare officer and nonprofit founder, Dr. Damon Friedman has learned firsthand that before you can lead others, you must first conquer yourself. Special Warfare CEO blends elite military wisdom with real-world leadership insights for overcoming obstacles and transforming your mission —whatever it may be.

À 16 ans, Edith Eger est déportée à Auschwitz. Repérée par Joseph Mengele, médecin du camp, elle est choisie pour rejoindre la troupe de danseuses. Elle survivra et réussira avec le temps à transformer le choc de l'horreur en détermination pour mener et diriger sa vie. Après la guerre...

Martin Q. Magnussen er tidligere politimand og forfatter til flere opsigtsvækkende bøger om besættelsestiden – senest bestselleren Den Falske Løjtnant. Nu sætter han modstandsbevægelsens mest kendte sabotør under lup. Dette er den ufortalte historie om Bent Faurschou Hviid. Manden...

A tense, powerful, grand account of one of the most daring exploits of World War II. On January 28, 1945, 121 hand-selected troops from the elite U.S. Army 6th Ranger Battalion slipped behind enemy lines in the Philippines. Their mission: March thirty miles in an attempt to rescue 513 American...

War Child is a story of clarity. In this powerful memoir, Marine veteran Anthony Jacks traces the long arc of trauma from childhood to combat and beyond, revealing how invisible wounds shape the mind, body, and soul. Moving between the deserts of Iraq and the quiet isolation of coming home, Jacks examines what happens when duty demands what the heart can no longer bear—and how healing begins when a warrior finally lays down his armor.

Did a scandalous love affair cost the British Empire the American Revolutionary War? In Snug As A Flea: Lust, Failure & Time in the American Revolutionary War, author Roger Schatz unveils one of the most intriguing and consequential sidebars of American history. General William Howe was a formidable British Commander-In-Chief tasked with crushing the American rebellion. But instead of delivering the final blow to George Washington's vulnerable Continental Army, Howe repeatedly stalled. Why?

#1 New York Times bestselling author Admiral McRaven tells stories from his life and career that illustrate the principles of effective leadership during times of crisis. Throughout his 40-year career, Admiral McRaven has experienced every manner of calamity imaginable. From managing failed...

Nick Lavery is an active-duty Green Beret within the United States Army Special Forces. Although injuries sustained in combat resulted in the above-the-knee amputation of his leg—Nick not only remained in the Army, he returned to his Special Forces detachment and continues conducting combat operations to this day. Objective Secure is the methodology Nick employed to return to operational status. It is also the methodology he uses today as he continues this unprecedented journey in service to his country. It is a battle-tested guide forged by fire—literally.

Inspiring lessons learned from a lifetime of honor, service, and leadership from Captain Brett Crozier, the former commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt and renowned Navy officer. Amid one of the darkest times in American history, it was a moment that captured the...

One of the world’s greatest conquerors that ever was, Alexander the Great never lost a battle and built one of the largest empires. Discover his military brilliance and what lead to his early death. After listening to this audiobook, in an hour or so, you will know everything about the life and legacy of Alexander the Great!

The astounding memoir of a World War II veteran who spent three and a half years in the slave-labor camps made famous by The Bridge on the River Kwai.

Loet Velmans was 17 when the Germans invaded Holland. He and his family fled to London on the Dutch Coast Guard cutter Seaman’s Hope and then sailed to the Dutch East Indies - now Indonesia - where he joined the Dutch army. In March 1942, the Japanese invaded the archipelago and made prisoners of the Dutch soldiers. For the next three and a half years Velmans and his fellow POWs toiled in slave-labor camps.

In The Double Life of Fidel Castro, one of Castro's soldiers of 17 years breaks his silence and shares his memoir of years of service, and eventual imprisonment and torture for displeasing the notorious dictator, and his dramatic escape from Cuba. Responsible for protecting the lider maximo for two decades, Juan Reinaldo Sanchez was party to his secret life - because everything around Castro was hidden.

'One of the most successful MI5 undercover surveillance officers of his time.' - Sun 'The brutal truth about the war against terror. Fast-paced and gripping.' - Ant Middleton The explosive book from ex-MI5 surveillance officer Tom Marcus takes the reader on a non-stop, adrenalin-fuelled ride as...

The #1 New York Times bestseller and New York Times Book Review 10 Best Books of 2017 “Eminently readable but thick with import . . . Grant hits like a Mack truck of knowledge.” —Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Atlantic Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Chernow returns with a sweeping and dramatic portrait...

Richard Freiherr von Rosen was a highly decorated Wehrmacht soldier and outstanding panzer commander. After serving as a gunlayer on a Pz.Mk.III during Barbarossa, he led a company of Tigers at Kursk. Later he led a company of King Tiger panzers at Normandy and in late 1944 commanded a battle group (12 King Tigers and a flak company) against the Russians in Hungary in the rank of junior, later senior lieutenant (from November 1944, his final rank). Only 489 of these King Tiger tanks were ever built. 

Decorated Navy SEAL Lieutenant Jason Redman served his country courageously and with distinction in Columbia, Peru, Afghanistan and Iraq, where he commanded mobility and assault forces. But his journey was not without its supreme challenges. He was critically wounded in 2007 when he was struck...