Historiske og politiske biografier

A captivating biography of two famous women whose sons, Winston Churchill and Franklin D Roosevelt, would change the course of the 20th century by award-winning historian Charlotte Gray.

After flying fighter aircraft, Tug Wilson became an instructor/mentor/coach and father-figure at the RAF's fighter pilot school at RAF Valley in the 1990s. This book offers a personal and honest look behind the scenes at the RAF, documenting the exciting and intense journey to become a fighter pilot.

When Colonel William Leonard died in 1901, among his effects was found a lovely jewelry box containing a simple ring carved of cow bone and engraved with his birthdate and the year of his imprisonment in Libby Prison. This humble memento, so carefully preserved, was made for him by his men to mark his 46th birthday when they were all prisoners of war in the notorious Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia. Also found was his journal, which begins when he was colonel in Purnell's Legion Infantry, which was charged with protecting telegraph and rail lines in Maryland and Virginia, and ends after he was paroled from Libby Prison and returned to Maryland. The bone ring and journal writings were passed down through his descendants, and his memory has been kept alive through family stories. Leonard's great-granddaughter Gari Carter, who previously published the Civil War journals of another ancestor, Franklin Dick, now presents Col. Leonard's journal, richly annotated and supplemented with family lore and local history.

The Life of Henry Bradley Plant: Founder and President of the Plant System of Railroads and Steamships and Also of the Southern Express Company, has been acknowledged as a major work throughout human history, and we have taken precautions to assure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern manner for both present and future generations. This book has been completely retyped, revised, and reformatted. The text is readable and clear because these books are not created from scanned copies.

WHO SHOT THE TRUTH?No, the truth is not dead! It may have been shot, wounded, bruised, paralyzed, and perhaps even put in a coma. But miraculously, it awakens someday and begins to remember every single detail of its journey.I always knew I was suppose to write this book about my life. For every young girl and boy that lives within each of us, it is time to awaken the truth. "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair", (as written by the late great Langston Hughes, poet) but it has taught me to be strong, molded me into resilience, nurtured me with compassion, girded me with determination, and branded me with courage. It has made me into the Woman that I am still becoming, as growth is constant progress. Despite my environment, my circumstances, the hand of life that I was dealt, I have worked diligently over the past 40 years to change my perspective of the incidents that transpired in my life. How can I grow from trauma? How can I gain wisdom from pain? How can I recognize the beauty of it all?As a child, I did not get to choose my family, I did not get to choose where or how I grew up. As an adult, although I do get to choose, I have not always made the right choices for my life as I was ill-equipped to do so. But today, I choose to have a voice and speak on behalf of those who were never given the opportunity.My truth is not dead! It may have been shot, wounded, bruised, paralyzed, and lying dormant in a coma; but it is time for the truth to rise up and do some spiritual, emotional and mental rehabilitation. Now is the time to speak the truth. I have a voice and it deserves to be heard - and so do you!

JFK, JAILED FOR KENNEDY" takes readers on a journey while collecting JFK memorabilia. All this began the moment Fred Nicholas Ciacelli came home from the 4th grade to see his mother crying about the death of the President. Unknowingly his life would change forever. Meeting U.S. Presidents, hobnobbing with movie stars, a visit to the Oval Office, Air Force One, and many more Hollywood and TV Kennedy Productions called to use his Famous Iconic Duplicate 1961 Lincoln. The collection also landed Mr. Ciacelli in jail for a year serving a contempt of court charge for refusing to hand over 100% of his collection.

At one point in his law enforcement career, John's relationship with God took a backseat to everything else. In fact, he knew he needed to talk to someone about his struggles on the job, in his marriage, and all the bitterness and hate inside, all the things he saw as a police officer. But, instead of doing that, he did what so many of us do; he shoved it down, tightened the screws on his mask, and drove on. In Man on the Roof, John shares in a very transparent way how putting his relationship with God in the backseat destroyed his family, and career, nearly leading to him taking his own life. He will describe how trauma was not just from his military combat experiences, or his law enforcement career, but also a lifetime of trauma that started at a young age. Discover what John did to change his course in life from death to a life of joy and purpose today.

The Life of Robert Louis Stevenson for Boys and Girls, has been acknowledged as a major work throughout human history, and we have taken precautions to assure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern manner for both present and future generations. This book has been completely retyped, revised, and reformatted. The text is readable and clear because these books are not created from scanned copies.

A newly minted second lieutenant fresh from West Point, Hugh Lenox Scott arrived on the northern Great Plains in the wake of the Little Bighorn debacle. The Seventh Cavalry was seeking to subdue the Plains tribes and confine them to reservations, and Scott adopted the role of negotiator and advocate for the Indian "adversaries." He thus embarked on a career unique in the history of the U.S. military and the western frontier. Hugh Lenox Scott, 1853-1934: Reluctant Warrior is the first book to tell the full story of this unlikely, self-avowed "soldier of peace," whose career, stretching from Little Bighorn until after World War I, reflected profound historical changes.The taste for adventure that drew Scott to the military also piqued his interest in the tenacity of Native cultures in an environment rife with danger and uncertainty. Armand S. La Potin describes how Scott embraced the lifeways of the Northern Plains peoples, making a study of their cultures, their symbols, and most notably, their use of an intertribal sign language to facilitate trade. Negotiating with dissident bands of Indians whose lands were threatened by Anglo settlers and commercial interests, he increasingly found himself advocating federal responsibility for tribal welfare and assuming the role of "Indian reformer."La Potin makes clear that "reform" was understood within the context of Scott's own culture, which scaled "civilization" to the so-called Anglo race. Accordingly, Scott promoted the "civilization" of Native Americans through assimilation into Anglo-American society-an approach he continued in his later interactions with the Moro Muslims of the southern Philippines, where he served as a military governor.Although he eventually rose to the rank of army chief of staff, over time Scott the peacemaker and Indian reformer saw his career stall as Native tribes ceased to be seen as a military threat and military merit was increasingly defined by battlefield experience. From these pages the picture emerges of an uncommon figure in American military history, at once at odds with and defined by his times.

Das autobiographische Erstlingswerk von Friedjof van Svalbard.»Ich könnte meinen Seesack sofort wieder packen«, sagt Friedjof - mittlerweile in seinen 70ern - mit einem schelmischen Grinsen auf den Lippen, als er in Bremerhaven auf einem Museumsschiff, einembaugleichen Seitentrawler steht, wie er ihn so oft unter seinen Füßen hatte. Über 30 Jahre ist die letzte Seereise her und die Geschichten füllen tagtäglich sein Leben und das seiner Lieben.In Das Herz auf See berichtet Friedjof von seiner Zeit als Funker bei der Rostocker Hochseefischerei.Er erkundete rund 20 Jahre die Welt, wie es nur wenigen DDR- Bürgern erlaubt war.

Notable Women of Modern China , has been acknowledged as a major work throughout human history, and we have taken precautions to assure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern manner for both present and future generations. This book has been completely retyped, revised, and reformatted. The text is readable and clear because these books are not created from scanned copies.

The Life of Roger Langdon, Told by himself. With additions by his daughter Ellen., has been acknowledged as a major work throughout human history, and we have taken precautions to assure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern manner for both present and future generations. This book has been completely retyped, revised, and reformatted. The text is readable and clear because these books are not created from scanned copies.

The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson, has been acknowledged as a major work throughout human history, and we have taken precautions to assure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern manner for both present and future generations. This book has been completely retyped, revised, and reformatted. The text is readable and clear because these books are not created from scanned copies.

Lucienne S. Bloch's lyrical personal essays contemplate the universal themes of memory, belonging, survival, and identity.

Facing Armageddon reveals the true extent of the controversial nuclear testing and how it affected servicemen; with 25 men dying during Chas's time on Christmas Island and many more suffering mentally as they continued serving on the island.

For more than thirty years, Giora Even-Epstein flew fighters for the Israel Air Force, achieving recognition as a highly skilled military aviator and the highest-scoring jet-mounted ace with the most number of confirmed victories in the French Mirage.

World War Two Spitfire pilot Owen Hardy was probably the last New Zealand ace to tell his story. That he survived the war unharmed owed as much to luck as it did to his ability as a fighter pilot. Unable, though, to settle in civilian life afterwards in New Zealand, he returned to the RAF for the second phase of a remarkable career.

The Gazetteer of The Persian Gulf is more commonly known and quoted by historians and academics alike simply as "Lorimer's," and yet very little is known about its author or The Gazetteer's genesis.

"This lavishly illustrated book by Lisa Perrin introduces more than 25 infamous women poisoners, exploring the circumstances and skill sets that led them to lives of crime. Learn about popular poisons throughout history and their deadly effects, and explore the common motives that drove these women to commit their dastardly deeds. You might find yourself rooting for some of them-like Sally Bassett, who helped poison her granddaughter's enslavers in Bermuda, or the Angel Makers of Nagyrâev, who helped women get rid of their abusive husbands. Other stories, though-including that of Yiya Murano, one of Argentina's most notorious swindlers and serial killers, or the terrifying Nurse Jane Toppan-may prove less palatable"--

As the war in Iraq heated up and the American soldiers were deployed overseas to take part in the conflict, the need to send care packages and calm the nerves of their families became increasingly important. One small community in America rose to this challenge. A family from the New England community of Danvers, MA, whose son and daughter were both deployed at the time, received a call on the day the US entered Iraq. Their daughter, a deployed nurse named Tina, asked her parents for their help in collecting magazines and games to give to the troops who were recovering in the combat hospital. This simple call for help began a journey that included the formation of a non-profit organization, a nation-wide appeal for supplies, contributions from across the country, a trip to Iraq to speak to the troops, care packages exceeding one million, and national recognition. This heartwarming story will tell you of the happy days, the emotional moments, the surprise visits, the tragic phone calls, and the satisfying feeling of knowing you made a difference in a soldier's life and in a family's fear brought on by the separation. This is the story of helping others, of sharing pain and grief, of laughing together, and of knowing when the opportunity came to do something good for your country, you stepped up and took the plunge. It is a story of patriotism, a story of giving, a story of being true Americans.

A revelatory portrait showing how the famed British statesman created a network of American colleagues and friends who helped push our foreign policy in Britain’s favor during World War II

A governor embraces patriotism over partisanship in a crucial Union state Before his election to the state's executive office in 1861, David Tod was widely regarded as Ohio's most popular Democrat. Tod rose to prominence in the old Western Reserve, rejecting the political influence of his well-known father, a former associate justice of Ohio's Supreme Court, a previous member of the Federalist Party, and a new, devoted Whig. As a fierce Democratic Party lion, the younger Tod thrilled followers with his fearless political attacks on Whig adversaries and was considered an unlikely figure in the battle to keep the Union intact. However, the Civil War and the serious consequences of its potential outcome came to outweigh his loyalty to the Democratic Party. Placing the restoration of the Union above all else, Tod eagerly shed his partisan identity to take up the Union cause. As governor, he quickly pledged Ohio's support to the nation's leader, President Abraham Lincoln. Tod rallied Ohioans to support the war and equipped scores of physicians and nurses with medical supplies to tend to Ohio's wounded soldiers. He also had to protect the state's borders from invasion by developing defenses at home. Despite his patriotic service, partisan politics and political intrigue denied Tod a second term. The Political Transformation of David Tod chronicles Tod's unwavering support for the Union and describes the importance of a politician's loyalty to country over partisanship.

"Zach's life was an example to others in steadfastness and courage against the worst possible odds." - Kader Asmal (an anti-apartheid veteran)

This book introduces him to a new generation of readers, historians, and social justice activists.

"Originally published in Germany as Liebe in Zeiten des Hasses by S. Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt, 2021."