Historiske og politiske biografier

An enthralling portrait of Queen Catherine of Braganza, wife of Charles II, which brings her struggles vividly to life and reveals her forgotten place in British history.

The story of one man's escape from Stalin's genocide to heroism in the skies

Exploring Tom Rolt's many landscapes, and legacy, through a series of linked essays

A family-authorised biography of Pat Hughes, one of the top-scoring aces of the Battle of Britain.

A fascinating and moving biography of Colin Anson, the German refugee who became an elite British commando

The dramatic biography of a slaveship turned freedom-fighter—which brings new insights into Britain’s involvement in the end of the trade in enslaved people

An illustrated history of the SAS

The name BUGATTI is legendary in the history of the motor car. "ELITE CARS FOR THE ELITE" was his own claim.When people talk about BUGATTI they always mean ETTORE BUGATTI, the technical genius. But if we draw aside the heavy veil of the BUGATTI MYTH, the spotlight falls for the first time on his equally gifted son JEAN BUGATTI. He crated the most beautiful cars in history such as the T41 ROYALE and the T57 ATLANTIC.This historical novel reveals the difficult, indeed tragic, relationship between these two great personalities. At the same time it is a love story and a mystery story.JEAN BUGATTI only lived to be 30. Wikipedia records an accidental death: "Driving at over 200 kmph JEAN BUGATTI had to avoid a cyclist ... and crashed into a tree".This documentary novel disproves that story. It will cause outrage and denial among BUGATTISTS all over the world - or stimulate their curiosity!

The Ratana movement gains national coverage every February as politicians make the pilgrimage to its headquarters near Whanganui, yet the history and workings of the religion are less widely recognised. In this new edition of his standard biography, Keith Newman reveals the life and times of Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana and the movement he founded in 1918, tracing its activities and influence up to the present-day community of some 50,000 followers. Extensively illustrated colour and black & white photographs.

This dual biography of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, the thirty-ninth President and his wife, chronicles their personal and professional relationships, business and political success, and rise to national power. With a colourful cast of relatives and politicians, it is a blueprint of how they would win the presidency and govern the nation.

In the 14th and 15th centuries, the Majapahit kingdom reigned supreme in eastern Java, and its influence stretched far and wide, throughout present-day Indonesia, parts of the Malay peninsula and the island of Tumasek, now Singapore.

Hersch effectively uses his fatherâEUR(TM)s unusual story to convey the horrors of the Holocaust. A valuable addition to Holocaust literature. - Publishers WeeklyHersch's amazing tale is told for the first time by his son Jack who has retraced his footsteps for his new book. - The Daily MailIn a warm and emotionally engaging story, Jack digs deeply into both his father's life and his own, revisiting - and reflecting on - his father's time at the hands of the Nazis during the last year of the Second World War, when more than mere survival was at stake - the fate of humanity itself hung in the balance. - GoodReadsIn June 1944, the Nazis locked eighteen-year-old Dave Hersch into a railroad boxcar and shipped him from his hometown of Dej, Hungary, to Mauthausen Concentration Camp, the harshest, cruelest camp in the Reich. After ten months in the granite mines of MauthausenâEUR(TM)s nearby sub-camp, Gusen, he weighed less than 80lbs, nothing but skin and bones. Somehow surviving the relentless horrors of these two brutal camps, as Allied forces drew near Dave was forced to join a death march to Gunskirchen Concentration Camp, over thirty miles away. Soon after the start of the march, and more dead than alive, Dave summoned a burst of energy he did not know he had and escaped. Quickly recaptured, he managed to avoid being killed by the guards. Put on another death march a few days later, he achieved the impossible: he escaped again. Dave often told his story of survival and escape, and his son, Jack, thought he knew it well. But years after his fatherâEUR(TM)s death, he came across a photograph of his father on, of all places, the Mauthausen MemorialâEUR(TM)s website. It was an image he had never seen before âEUR" and it propelled him on an intensely personal journey of discovery. Using only his fatherâEUR(TM)s words for guidance, Jack takes us along as he flies to Europe to learn the secrets behind the photograph, secrets his father never told of his time in the camps. Beginning in the verdant hills of his fatherâEUR(TM)s Hungarian hometown, we travel with Jack to the foreboding rock mines of Mauthausen and Gusen concentration camps, to the dust-choked roads and intersections of the death marches, and, finally, to the makeshift hiding places of his fatherâEUR(TM)s rescuers. We accompany JackâEUR(TM)s every step as he describes the unimaginable: what his father must have seen and felt while struggling to survive in the most abominable places on earth. In a warm and emotionally engaging story, Jack digs deeply into both his fatherâEUR(TM)s life and his own, revisiting âEUR" and reflecting on âEUR" his fatherâEUR(TM)s time at the hands of the Nazis during the last year of the Second World War, when more than mere survival was at stake âEUR" the fate of humanity itself hung in the balance.

George Hudson was the greatest British railway entrepreneur of the 19th century. In 1848, he controlled over 1,000 miles of railway and, when it came to railway promotion, it seemed he could do no wrong. However, in early 1849 it came to light that some of his business methods had been less than ethical and he was forced to relinquish the chairmanship of each of his companies. His fall from grace was spectacular and his detractors, of whom there were many, were quick to denounce him as a fraudster, a charlatan and a crook. Even today, when the name George Hudson is mentioned, these same insults are often levelled at him. This new biography takes a fresh look at HudsonâEUR(TM)s extraordinary life, from his humble beginnings as a farmerâEUR(TM)s boy, to becoming Lord Mayor of York before catching the railway bug. He was MP for Sunderland between 1845 and 1859\. After his fall from grace, Hudson endured a 20-year court battle with the York and North Midland Railway (subsequently the North Eastern Railway) for outstanding debts. Hudson made many mistakes in creating his railway empire, but did he deserve all the vitriol that still accompanies his reputation? In seeking to answer this question, Matthew Wells looks at the evidence, including what was said about Hudson during his lifetime and what Hudson himself had to say about the actions he took.

This is the incredible story of David Charles "Mad Dog" Dolby and fierce firefight in Vietnam in 1966 that would see him awarded the Medal of Honor. As exceptional a feat as that was, Dolby would return to Vietnam for four additional tours. In 1967 he was assigned to the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, the famous Screaming Eagles. On his third tour in 1969 he would join C Company (Ranger), 75th Infantry (Airborne), First Field Force Vietnam. For his final two tours in 1970 and 1971, Dolby would act as an Adviser to the Vietnamese Rangers, and finally to soldiers of the Royal Cambodian Army.

Margaret More Roper may be remembered as the eldest daughter of Sir Thomas More, but she was much, much more. Well-educated, loyal, passionately pious, and a skilled writer and translator, Margaret inspired a generation and proved to Tudor England and beyond just how accomplished a woman could be. Her life provides a window into the turbulent times of the English Reformation and life at the court of King Henry VIII. In this biography, Margaret is presented in her own right and given the attention and acknowledgement she so richly deserves.

A masterful new biography of North Korea's despotic founding father and his enduring impact on his country today.

The unmissable account of Brexit, from political insider and bestselling author of All Out War, Tim Shipman.

In July 1927, at just thirty five years old, Kevin O' Higgins was assassinated on his way to mass in Booterstown. A memorial plaque in his honour unveiled at the site in 2012 was removed after just two weeks due to persistent vandalism. In this compelling biography, Arthur Matthews examines the enduring hatred of O' Higgins through the lens of his close friends and many enemies. Appointed Minister for Home Affairs in 1922, O' Higgins resorted to draconian measures to fight the lawlessness that swelled in the wake of the Anglo-Irish Treaty. In an act that would seal his fate, he signed off on the execution of seventy seven anti-Treaty prisoners, including Rory O' Connor, who had been best man at his wedding the year before. As the hostility between former comrades intensified, O' Higgins was now a prime target for the incensed ' irregulars' . Holed up in government buildings in the years preceding his assassination, he described himself as being ' walled in by hate' . The complex legacy of Kevin O' Higgins encapsulates the bitter divisions of the Irish Civil War, and he remains one of the most compelling characters to emerge from the conflict.

The last member of Operation Valkyrie - the daring 1944 plot to assassinate Hitler - tells his remarkable story. 'Astonishing' Daily Telegraph

"No olvido tampoco el estado deficiente en que se halla el erario público; y yo desearía tener cuantiosas riquezas para suministrarle, a fin de que cubriese tantas y tan importantes atenciones que no es posible acudir por falta de medios. ¿Cómo había de querer aumentar sus apuros gravándolo con aceptar una pensión? Así es que la renuncio formalmente".Carta escrita por el general José Trinidad Cabañas el 30 de junio de 1851 en la que renunciaba a la pensión vitalicia que el Congreso Nacional deseaba otorgarle. Con escritos de Medardo Mejía, José Reina Valenzuela, Céleo Arias y otros, este libro es un justo homenaje a quien era conocido como EL CABALLERO SIN MIEDO Y SIN TACHA.

Este análisis adopta un punto de vista mutuo e imparcial para examinar el comportamiento, enfoques y estrategias de Donald J. Trump, el 45° Presidente de los Estados Unidos. Si bien las opiniones sobre su presidencia son diversas y a menudo polarizadas, esta evaluación tiene como objetivo proporcionar una visión integral de sus estrategias innovadoras y su impacto.El mandato de Donald J. Trump en el cargo se caracterizó por un enfoque político distinto y poco convencional, que generó tanto elogios como críticas. Sus partidarios elogiaron su estilo innovador, viéndolo como un defensor de ciertas políticas como recortes de impuestos, desregulación y el nombramiento de jueces conservadores. Lo veían como un disruptor que desafiaba al establishment político.Por otro lado, los críticos plantearon preocupaciones sobre su manejo de temas como la inmigración, el comercio y la política exterior, junto con su respuesta a eventos como la pandemia de COVID-19. También expresaron reservas sobre el tono y la retórica de su presidencia, lo que contribuyó a un clima político altamente polarizado.Es fundamental recordar que evaluar el legado e impacto de una figura política como Donald Trump es un proceso continuo. Historiadores y analistas continuarán estudiando y evaluando su tiempo en el cargo, proporcionando una perspectiva más matizada a medida que pasa el tiempo y las emociones se calman. Mientras tanto, mantener una postura imparcial permite una comprensión más equilibrada de su presidencia y su significado en la política estadounidense.

This volume in a series of world history case studies investigates the career of East Germany's Walter Ulbricht, one of the few communist leaders to live long enough to experience the most important events of the twentieth century. Too often discounted or ignored by historians, this ever-calculating man survived World War I, Hitler's rise to power, Stalinism, and World War II to become the architect of Berlin Wall and a man committed to creating a utopian socialist state at any cost. Ulbricht's perspective helps us to understand Europe's modern history in a new way.