Книги жанра биографии и мемуары
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Двадцать первый том представляет собой биографический справочник, основанный на списках генералов по старшинству, списках по Генеральному штабу, приказах по Военному ведомству Российской империи и других архивных документах. Многие биографии публикуются впервые.
Книга «Горький долг Афгана» – одна из шести книг библиотеки военной документальной прозы «От Берлина до Дамаска» серии «Они защищали Отечество». От первого лица повествование ведут герои книги: Герой России подполковник армейской авиации Ю. Ставицкий, генерал-майор медицинской службы В. Сидельников, полковник армейской авиации В. Господ, полковник ВДВ В. Осипенко, десантники 350-го полка ВДВ В. Ем…
Во время оккупации гитлеровцами Днепропетровска двенадцатилетняя Валя взяла на себя ответственность за свою семью: маленькую сестру, неходячую маму и пожилую бабушку. К шестнадцати годам эта девушка, участвовавшая в деятельности Новомосковской подпольной организации, выполнявшая опаснейшие задания, прошла все круги ада. Она выдержала то, что не каждый взрослый сумел бы пережить. Эта книга – воспом…
Командиры полков РККА. 1931. Том 1 - книга представляет собой подробный биографический справочник на лиц командного состава Рабоче-Крестьянской Красной Армии командиров артиллерийских, кавалерийских, стрелковых и других полков по списку на май 1931 года. В 1-й том вошли биографии командиров с 1-го по 30-й стрелковые полки. Биографии составлены на базе архивных документов таких как списки комначсо…
Восьмая книга из серии "Военачальники СССР" представляет собой подробные военные биографии советских военачальников, служивших в РККА и получивших персональное воинское звание комдив с 1935 года по 1940 год. В этот том вошли комдивы с фамилией на буквы Д, Е, Ж, З, И, кроме комдивов НКВД и РККФ - они войдут в отдельные тома. Книга составлена по архивным документам РГВА - таким как приказы НКО СССР,…
Few modern British sportsmen have fascinated the public more than Geoff Boycott. In this first comprehensive and balanced account of Boycott’s life – fully updated to include his battle against cancer – award-winning author Leo McKinstry lifts the lid on one of cricket’s great enigmatic characters.A record-breaking Test cricketer and acerbic commentator, Geoff Boycott has never been far away from …
A difficult and distressing tale of a young boy who desperately needs to be loved.Nathan is a troubled young child. Disruptive, aggressive and, most disturbingly, prone to violent mood-swings Nathan soon finds himself in at the school’s behavioural unit, managed by Casey – Ms Watson to her students. What’s even more disturbing is Nathan’s split personalities; from Jenny with a bright blonde wig to…
Described as the Irish John Peel, Dave Fanning has been a major player in the Irish and global music scene for over 30 years.In this compelling memoir, RTE Radio 2 DJ Dave Fanning will give the behind-the-scenes story of all the international musicians he has met, including The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, David Bowie, The Who and many, many more.Dave's story starts in the 60s, when he discovered …
The most capped England rugby scrum-half of all time, a captain of his country, and a two-times British Lions tourist, Matt Dawson’s career story is a colourful tale spiced with controversy, from club rugby at Northampton to England winning the Rugby World Cup in Australia.The boy from Birkenhead learnt the game the hard way, working as a security guard and an advertising salesman in his formative…
Silver boots, perma-tanned skin, shaven legs and gravity-defying red spikes in his hair – Gavin Henson is Wales’s hottest new celeb and rugby’s golden boy. This is his story of a momentous year in rugby, starting with an epic Six Nations Grand Slam for Wales, followed by the toughest of all tours, the British Lions in New Zealand.After kicking the 50-yard goal that sent England to shock defeat in …
The story of a man who gives up the rock ‘n’ roll dream… to play bowls.Alex Marsh wanted to be a rock star – but it didn’t work out. Instead he toiled away in the big city – only to give up his career, move to rural Norfolk, and become a househusband. Only he isn’t a very good one. Whilst his pride won't let him admit it, he struggles with the cooking, the cleaning and the isolation. He hires a cl…
War-time love story set in Abyssinia, Eritrea and the Yemen 1935-1945. Amedeo Guillet is still alive and living in County Meath, Ireland. Khadija is lost.This is the story of Amedeo Guillet – an Italian calvary officer who was sent out to Abyssinia as part of Mussolini’s army to establish and command a troupe of 2,000 Spahis – or Arabic calvary. He met and fell in love with Khadija – a beautiful E…
Touching true stories from the heyday of the Butlin’s holiday camps.‘When I got to the camp I felt as if I’d suddenly walked into Utopia – it was so colourful, so warm, so friendly. There were lights across the roads, there were banners fluttering in the breeze… There seemed to be laughter coming from every building.’With grey post-WWII skies hanging low over Britain, factories lining the streets …
The incredible story of how one doctor won her own personal battle against cancer through the power of prayer.Mary Self was first diagnosed with bone cancer in 1983 and underwent above-knee amputation and intensive chemotherapy. Believing that she had beaten the disease she went on to complete her studies in medicine, married her college sweetheart and, in defiance of medical assertions that she w…