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The Berlin Wall was erected in 1961 to end all traffic between the city’s two halves: the democratic west and the communist east. The iconic symbol of a divided Europe, the Wall became a focus of western political pressure on East Germany; as Ronald Reagan’s famously said in a 1987 speech in Berlin, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”

At the conclusion of World War I, a once promised unified Arab state, which was to include the modern Hejaz, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine/Israel, Jordan and Iraq, did not materialize. Instead, the territories were divided between the French and British, but the British did reward the Hashemites by putting local leaders on the thrones of Iraq and Jordan....

The Great Recession, institutional dysfunction, a growing divide between urban and rural prospects, and failed efforts to effectively address immigration have paved the way for a populist backlash that disrupts the postwar bargain between political elites and citizens. Whether today's populism represents a corrective to unfair and obsolete policies or a threat to liberal democracy remains up for debate. To respond to today's crisis, good leaders must strive for inclusive economic growth while addressing social and cultural issues, including demographic anxiety, with frank attention. 

Anyone living in Rhodesia during the 1960s and 1970s would have had a father, husband, brother, or son called up in the defense of the war-torn, landlocked little country. A few of these brave men would have been members of the elite and secretive unit that struck terror into the hearts of the ZANLA and ZIPRA guerrillas infiltrating the country at that time - the Selous Scouts. 

A groundbreaking book exploring the breadth of history of recorded music by and for the LGBT community and how those records influenced the evolution of the music we listen to today. From Sia to Elton John, from Billie Holiday to David Bowie, LGBT musicians have changed the course of modern music. But before their music - and the messages behind it - gained understanding and a place in the mainstream, how did the queer musicians of yesteryear fight to build foundations for those who would follow them?

In the spring of 1933, more than 8,000 Jewish musicians, actors, and other artists were expelled from their positions with German orchestras, opera companies, and theater groups. Later that year, the Jüdische Kulturbund, or Jewish Culture Association, was created to allow Jewish artists to perform for Jewish audiences.

Brought to you by Penguin. The 2019 Costa Book of the Year and Biography Winner. How do you keep fighting in the face of unimaginable horror? Narrated by David Rintoul, this is the untold story of one of the greatest heroes of the Second World War. In the summer of 1940, after the Nazi...

An urgent history—intimate in its telling, epic in its scope—of an argument that shaped the postwar world: how to define and remember the Holocaust. In 1945, the end of World War II also marked the end of the attempted extermination of the Jewish people. Stunned by grief, survivors faced the...

The complete story of the Imperial Japanese Army's stunning victory over the British forces during World War II For the British Empire it was a military disaster, but for Imperial Japan the conquest of Malaya was one of the pivotal campaigns of World War II. Giving birth to the myth of the...

Bloomsbury presents The Berlin Wall by Frederick Taylor, read by Gordon Griffin The astonishing drama of Cold War nuclear poker that divided humanity - reissued with a new Postscript to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the fall of the wall. During the night of 12–13 August 1961, a...

SS-Brigadeführer Odilo Globocnik ist Manager: Manager des Todes. Seine Geschäfte sind der millionenfache Massenmord und der Raub jüdischen Eigentums. Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler protegiert den ehrgeizigen Kärntner und bewundert seine Energie, Joseph Goebbels fasziniert seine barbarische Methode, Hitler lässt den fanatischen Antisemiten wohlwollend gewähren: Odilo Globocnik, ab November 1939 SS- und Polizeiführer im Distrikt Lublin, entwickelt fantastische Pläne zur Verdeutschung des eroberten Landes.

Based on never-before-examined Fascist and Vatican archives, a shocking, groundbreaking history of Italy's 1938 racial laws and the desperate measures thousands of Jewish families took to save themselves before and during World War II, by the Pulitzer Prize–winning historian and bestselling...

Indispensable para conocer la historia de Europa desde finales de la segunda guerra mundial hasta la actualidad. Después de los horrores de la primera mitad del siglo XX, que Ian Kershaw describió en su libro anterior como un «descenso a los infiernos», los años de 1950 a 2017 trajeron paz...

"A war to end all wars"—but its echoes still shape the modern world. From the blood-soaked trenches of the Western Front to the political upheavals that redrew the globe, World War I – Causes and Consequences offers a powerful, cinematic journey through the war that shattered empires, transformed societies, and set the stage for the century to come. This 30-chapter storytelling narrative weaves together the grand strategy of world leaders and the intimate struggles of ordinary people caught in the storm.

From the wooden “walking machines” of the 1800s to today’s electric torque rockets, the motorcycle has traveled a long, dangerous, brilliant road. This book tells the entire story. From Pedals to Pistons is the definitive history of how the humble bicycle evolved into one of the most iconic machines ever created. Blending gripping storytelling with rich historical detail, Kevin L. Whitworth traces the full 200-year saga of two-wheeled innovation—the inventors, the rebels, the racers, the engineers, and the cultures shaped in their wake.

Un libro conmovedor sobre el exilio, la identidad y la capacidad humana de sobrevivir y reconstruirse.

One man's lust for empire sent fifteen people into the Arctic - only one came back. 1913, the Arctic circle. Charismatic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson is obsessed with a frozen speck of land in the Siberian Arctic: Wrangel Island. Believing that whoever possesses it would control the future -...

Brought to you by Penguin. On a warm, sunny afternoon in May 1981, more than 10,000 pilgrims from all over the world gather on St. Peter’s Square for the start of Pope John Paul’s general audience. Out of nowhere, a gunshot is heard. John Paul collapses. A gunman is apprehended. After the...

After D-Day, 6 June 1944, Hitler found his worst nightmare coming true. He was fighting on two fronts, with the Russians advancing from one side and the western powers from the other. This book shows how the Allies built on their successes after the titanic struggle in the east, culminating in the brutal battle of Stalingrad, and emerged victorious from the Second World War.

Many rescuers often say they only did what any decent person would have done in their position, and yet we know that is not true. They did what so many others did not do.