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कलकत्ता के पास बैरकपुर की सैनिक छावनी में 34वीं बंगाल नेटिव इन्फैंट्री की पैदल सेना के सिपाही नंबर 1446 का नाम मंगल पांडे। भारत के पहले स्वातंत्र्य समर की ज्वाला सन् 1857 में उन्हीं के प्रयासों से धधकी। दरअसल 20 मार्च, 1857 को सैनिकों को नए प्रकार के कारतूस दिए गए। उन कारतूसों को मुझेहाँह में दाँतों से दबाकर खोला जाता था। वे गाय और सूअर की चरबी से चिकने किए गए थे, ताकि हिंदू और मुसलिम सैनिक धर्म के प्रति अनुराग छोड़कर धर्मविमुख हों।

Trigger Warning is a story of success, triumph, trauma and overcoming. This is the story of a former Special Operations Engineer as he worked relentlessly to rekindle his life after the war. Spoken in a light-hearted, raw and humorous warmth, Trigger Warning is Nathan's final chapter, before he begins his new life free from the pain and despair of his past. A story that displays the remarkable resilience of the human spirit, and that it's never too late to transform all that you are.

“Jack The Enforcer” dives into the compelling life and legacy of Jack Whalen, a man often misunderstood as a contract killer but whose true identity lies in his heroic deeds during World War II. This book is a journey through Jack’s life, starting with his birth into the esteemed Whalen and Wunderlich Clan, highlighting the influences of his upbringing that shaped his character.

Im folgenden Buch werden wir die wesentlichen Momente des Zweiten Weltkriegs behandeln – jene prägenden Ereignisse der modernen Geschichte, deren Tragweite das Schicksal des gesamten Globus bestimmte.

مليون وربعمائة وخمسون ألف قتيل، وثلاثة إلى أربعةِ ملايين جريح، وستمائة ألف أرملة، وسبعمائة وستون ألف يتيم: تلك حصيلة فرنسا فقط في حرب 1914- 1918، أو ما يسمى بالحرب العظمى.

George Catlett Marshall Jr. (December 31, 1880-October 16, 1959) rose to become Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army during World War II under Presidents FDR and Truman, later serving as Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense under Truman. As Secretary of State, Marshall advocated for a U.S. economic and political commitment to post-war European recovery, including the Marshall Plan that bore his name. In recognition of this work, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953, the only Army general ever to receive the honor.

Step into the heart of history with the War Omnibus: Volume I from History Nerds, a sweeping exploration of five monumental wars that reshaped the world. From Napoleon’s rise and fall in the Napoleonic Wars, to the epic clashes of the Crimean War and American Civil War, this collection traces the struggles that defined nations.

Enttäuscht vom Ausgang des 1. Weltkrieges gerät Heinz Wolff in die politischen Auseinandersetzungen der Weimarer Republik. Er ist begeistert vom Militär, wird als ehemaliger Kadett schließlich Offizier der Reichswehr und dann von der neu gegründeten SS übernommen.

Hamburg, 1943. Die junge Petra muss aus dem vom Zweiten Weltkrieg gezeichneten Deutschland fliehen. Auf sich allein gestellt, gelingt es ihr allen Widrigkeiten zum Trotz, sich ein neues Leben in Amerika aufzubauen. Von Selbstzweifeln geplagt tritt sie den Ambition Girls bei, einer Gruppe von Hoffnungsträgerinnen für US-Soldaten. Unter großem Druck wächst Petra über sich hinaus. Mit ihrer neugewonnenen Kraft setzt sie sich für Minderheiten im vom Rassentrennung geprägten Amerika ein. Als sie schließlich für eine Sondermission ausgewählt wird, erlebt sie die Schrecken des Krieges hautnah.

The Civil War is one of the most well-documented and studied periods in American history, yet despite the volumes written on its causes, battles, and leaders, there remain countless lesser-known stories and intriguing facts that often slip through the cracks. These overlooked moments—small but significant—are what make history so fascinating, revealing the complexities and human experiences that shaped the course of the war.

A Tempest of Iron and Lead: Spotsylvania Court House, May 8–21, 1864 is a comprehensive and comprehensible study of this endlessly fascinating campaign. Author Chris Mackowski is intimately familiar with the battle of Spotsylvania Court House.

For humanity to see where it is going, it must look back to the past. Exploring these stories of resilience, determination, and brilliance awakens a deep drive within to achieve. This audiobook offers an enriching journey through the lives of remarkable individuals whose bravery and contributions have left an indelible mark on the world.

Per gli inglesi è il Blitz, o addirittura "la battaglia" per antonomasia: il lungo scontro che nell'estate del 1940 le forze aeree tedesche e inglesi ingaggiarono per il controllo dei cieli doveva essere nei piani di Hitler la premessa all'invasione della Gran Bretagna. Al termine di mesi di disastrosi bombardamenti sulle città inglesi e di violenti duelli tra Raf e Luftwaffe, la vittoria inglese significò non solo la rinuncia all'invasione e la prima sonora sconfitta della macchina bellica tedesca, ma una svolta capace di imprimere un corso sostanzialmente diverso alla Seconda guerra mondiale.

"Guns up!" was the battle cry that sent machine gunners racing forward with their M60s to mow down the enemy, hoping that this wasn't the day they would meet their deaths. Marine Johnnie Clark heard that the life expectancy of a machine gunner in Vietnam was seven to ten seconds after a firefight began. Johnnie was only eighteen when he got there, at the height of the bloody Tet Offensive at Hue, and he quickly realized the grim statistic held a chilling truth.

By the early ninth century, the Carolingian empire was at the height of its power. The Franks, led by Charlemagne, had built the largest European domain since Rome in its heyday. Though they jockeyed for power, prestige, and profit, the Frankish elites enjoyed political and cultural consensus. But just two generations later, their world was in shambles. Civil war, once an unthinkable threat, had erupted after Louis the Pious’s sons tried to overthrow him—and then placed their knives at the other’s neck. Families who had once charged into battle together now drew each other’s blood.

December 1944. Soviet and German troops fight from house to house in the shattered, corpse-strewn suburbs of Budapest. Crazed Hungarian fascists join with die-hard Nazis to slaughter Jews day and night, turning the Danube blood-red. In less than six months, thirty-eight-year-old SS Colonel Adolf Eichmann has sent over half a million Hungarians to the gas chambers in Auschwitz. Now all that prevents him from liquidating Europe's last Jewish ghetto is an unarmed Swedish diplomatic envoy named Raoul Wallenberg.

Von den vielen Millionen der deutschen Kriegsgefangenen des Zweiten Weltkrieges befanden sich 3,3 Millionen in der Sowjetunion. Eines der härtesteten Gefangenenlager war das „Nikolajew 126“ Es lag in Schadrinsk im westsibirischen Bezirk Kurgan der Sowjetunion. Dieses Lager wurde bereits im Juni 1943 am linken Ufer des Isetj am Rande eines Kiefernwaldes durch ehemalige deutsche Stalingradkämpfer eingerichtet.

Follow the winding path of a Jewish refugee turned US Army interrogator who ends up processing Nazi scientists during WWII. Fred Michel was a teenager when he escaped Nazi Germany with his family. When war broke out, he was drafted and trained at Camp Ritchie, a high level intelligence center. He ended up at an obscure fort along the Potomac River known only as P.O. Box 1142.

شرٌّ مطلق تجسد في صورة رجلٍ يتلذذ ويستمتع بإجراء تجاربه العلمية والمختبرية على أجساد سجناءه، لا يستثني من ذلك حتى الأطفال، بل بالعكس كان يجد متعة خاصة في تعذيبهم !!

A richly detailed account of the hard-fought campaign that led to Antietam Creek and changed the course of the Civil War. In early September 1862, thousands of Union soldiers huddled within the defenses of Washington, disorganized and discouraged from their recent defeat at Second Manassas.