Книги жанра об истории серьезно
Novela policial de base histórica-arqueológica Un secreto escondido durante siglos, lugares impregnados de magia, una historia de amor atormentada, una secta oculta. Estos son los ingredientes de una novela en la que la historia y la ironía, la arqueología y el misterio se mezclan pra crear una historia cautivadora. Un emocionante viaje a través del espacio y el tiempo desde los antiguos romanos h…
Ultimate soldier. Ultimate mission. But can the SAS pull off a daring prison break and escape from Communist-run Ethiopia alive?In 1975, Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, recently deposed in a Communist revolution, is declared dead. In the hands of the brutal army officer Mengitsu Haile Mariam, the country has descended into chaos and bloodshed.Then an astonishing truth emerges. The Emperor is b…
Ultimate soldier. Ultimate mission. But will the SAS be able to storm a terrorist stronghold in the mountains of Pakistan?For Captain Don Headley of the SAS, the police anti-terrorist exercise on the outskirts of Heathrow Airport was to have been just another training job. But in the grey suburban sprawl on the edge of London another, far more sinister plot is about to unfold, a plot that sees him…
A scandalous journey…Glassmaker’s daughter Thea Markham is devastated when her brother Daniel goes missing. Then a mysterious lord turns up asking questions about Daniel and offers to find him. Unsure she can trust the handsome peer, Thea dresses up as a boy and follows him!Lord Vernon Beauchamp feels his life lacks direction. Meeting Thea gives him a renewed purpose. And when they are thrown toge…
« Des histoires stupéfiantes qui ensemble, tissent les principaux fronts de la Première Guerre mondiale dans un récit épique ». ─ La Grande Guerre a entraîné la mutilation ou la mort de millions de civils et de soldats. Suivez les traces des militaires britanniques, allemands et américains qui détaillent la vie et les combats de la guerre dans un pays étrange et étranger. Découvrez leurs histoires…
Krótka historia I wojny światowej. Pierwszą wojnę światową określano mianem ”wojny, która zakończy wszystkie wojny”… Cóż to była za nietrafiona diagnoza. W tej zwięzłej relacji tego konfliktu przyglądamy się jego przyczynom, reakcjom na niego i wreszcie tym, którzy zapłacili za wojnę najwyższą cenę – życie. Często słyszy się opowieści o wielkim dramacie kolejnej wojny światowej. Jednakże historia …
‘All gamblers are alike in luck…’Although when Nolan Gray enters a high-stakes game in Venice, facing a ruthless opponent, he’ll need more than just luck. He can’t start losing now…especially when the virginity of the enthralling Gianna Minotti hangs in the balance!Fate is on his side, and Nolan seizes victory. But leaving in a gondola with Gianna and not collecting on his tantalising prize pushes…
Книга о Берлине, его истории, очень разной, а также о его многочисленных достопримечательностях. Город, конечно, поистине прекрасный. Но не во все времена он был прекрасным. Он по-своему близок каждому русскоговорящему человеку, ведь каждого коснулись так или иначе события и последствия Второй мировой войны, о которой в данной книге тоже пересказано. Особенно они коснулись моей родной Беларуси. Но…
Данная книга написана на основе реальных, очень трагических для меня событий, связанных с гибелью моей любимицы, кошечки Лизы.
Ultimate soldier. Ultimate mission. But will the SAS succeed in freeing Oman from the deadly grip of fanatical guerrillas?In the arid deserts and mountains of Arabia a ‘secret’ war is being fought.While Communist-backed Adoo guerrillas have been waging a campaign of terror against Oman, British Army Training Teams have been winning hearts and minds with medical aid and educational programmes. Now …
Ultimate soldier. Ultimate mission. But can the SAS survive working deep undercover among the terrorists of Northern Ireland?It is the 1970s, and a mean and dirty war is being waged on British soil. Sectarian violence is an almost daily occurrence and the terrorist groups, who finance their operations through robbery, fraud and extortion, engage in torture, assassination and wholesale slaughter.To…
Ultimate soldier. Ultimate mission, But can the SAS prevent Britain descending into war-torn anarchy?Great Britain, 1995: With terrorist bombs destroying town and city streets, rising crime and a teenage drug problem that is out of control, police forces are stretched beyond their limit. And now a new threat is looming.A fanatical right-wing movement is spreading into the UK. Using terrorism and c…
Ultimate soldier. Ultimate mission. But can the SAS distract the Nazis to allow airborne landings to go ahead?September 1944: in the wake of the successful ‘Anvil’ landings, the Allies plan airborne landings in the Orléans Gap. To ‘soften’ the enemy beforehand, they decide to drop a squadron of men and jeeps in Central France, to hit enemy positions to distract attention from the landings taking p…
A rake running from his past…For hell-raiser Brennan Carr, his Grand Tour has been the perfect way to replace difficult family memories with outrageous adventures. But after discovering his Greek hosts want him to marry, Brennan must prove he’s not ready to settle down – and fast! Is a fling with widow Patra Tspiras a delicious solution…?Patra has learned the hard way never to trust anyone, but Br…
Imprisoned by her pastSet free by her enemy!Part of The King’s Elite. Charged with high treason, Lady Jessamine Fane is under the watchful eye of icily calm Lord Peter Flint. It's a task this spy won’t be swayed from, no matter how alluring his prisoner! Only it’s not long before Flint realises that tenacious Jess hides a lifetime of pain. With so much at stake, can he afford to take a chance on t…