Military books
Military Books — це спеціально відібрана добірка книжок англійською про військову справу, історію конфліктів, тактику і стратегію та сучасні реалії війни. У ній зібрані видання як про класичні битви та епохальні війни XX століття, так і про новітні виклики, які стоять перед Україною та світом сьогодні. Для всіх, хто цікавиться мужністю, відповідальністю, героїзмом і уроками минулого — ця добірка стане путівником по темі, що надихає думати критично, діяти осмислено та не втрачати контекст сучасних подій.
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Рік видання: 2017 Категорія: Воєнна історія
A rusting anti-aircraft fort in the North Sea. A German submarine base in France. A Flak tower in a Viennese park — more than 70 years after the end of World War II, its legacy can still be seen from Europe to Japan. World War II Abandoned Places explores more than 100 bunkers, pillboxes,
Рік видання: 2013 Категорія: Non-fiction іноземними мовами
From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. His fellow American warriors, whom he protected with deadly precision from rooftops and stealth positions during the Iraq War, called him “The Legend”; meanwhile, the
Рік видання: 2015 Категорія: Non-fiction іноземними мовами
In the middle of Europe, in the middle of the twentieth century, the Nazi and Soviet regimes murdered fourteen million people in the bloodlands between Berlin and Moscow. In a twelve-year-period, in these killing fields - today's Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Western Russia and the eastern Baltic coast
Рік видання: 2023 Категорія: Non-fiction іноземними мовами
Do you know what is at stake in Ukraine? Urgent, compelling reading from the author of Chernobyl on the defining conflict of our times
On 24 February 2022, Russia stunned the world by launching an invasion of Ukraine. In the midst of checking on the family and friends who were now on the front
Рік видання: 2015 Категорія: Сучасна література
A beautiful, stunningly ambitious novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II
Open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close forever.’
For Marie-Laure, blind since the age
Рік видання: 2023 Категорія: Non-fiction іноземними мовами
On the fiftieth anniversary of Churchill’s death, Boris Johnson celebrates the singular brilliance of one of the most important leaders of the twentieth century. Taking on the myths and misconceptions along with the outsized reality, he portrays—with characteristic wit and
Рік видання: 2022 Категорія: Non-fiction іноземними мовами
Holocaust survivor Eddie Jaku made a vow to smile every day and believed he was the 'happiest man on earth'. In his inspirational memoir, he paid tribute to those who were lost by telling his story and sharing his wisdom.
'Eddie looked evil in the eye and met it with joy and kindness . . . his
Рік видання: 1996 Категорія: Класика
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Discover the most famous anti-war novel ever written.
One by one the boys begin to fall...
In 1914 a room full of German schoolboys, fresh-faced and idealistic, are goaded by their
Рік видання: 2022 Категорія: Сучасна література
Gripping, heartbreaking and uplifting.' Christy Lefteri, author of the million-copy bestseller The Beekeeper of Aleppo
THEIR STORY WILL BREAK YOUR HEART
HEIR JOURNEY WILL FILL YOU WITH HOPE
YOU WILL NEVER FORGET THEIR NAMES
Whenthey are little girls, Cibi, Magda and Livia make a promise
Рік видання: 2022 Категорія: Політологія
'Remarkable' The Times
'Inspiring' Caroline Lucas
'Compelling' Observer
'A masterpiece' Paul Mason
President Volodymyr Zelensky's message to the world - a rallying cry for us all to stand up, support Ukraine and fight for democracy
The words of a man. The message of a
Рік видання: 2019 Категорія: Сучасна література
THE RICHARD & JUDY NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER
'A suspenseful epic' Daily Telegraph
'A triumph' Financial Times
'Heartbreaking' Mail on Sunday
'Deeply moving' Sunday Times
Mariam is only fifteen when she is sent to Kabul to marry Rasheed. Nearly two decades later, a friendship grows
Рік видання: 2022 Категорія: Англійська мова
When he receives an invitation to deliver a lecture in the Ukrainian city of Lviv, international lawyer Philippe Sands begins a journey on the trail of his family's secret history. In doing so, he uncovers an astonishing series of coincidences that lead him halfway across the world, to the origins
Рік видання: 2018 Категорія: Сучасна література
WINNER OF THE GOLDEN MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2018
'Magnificent' Sunday Times
'The best piece of fiction I've read in years' Independent on Sunday
The final curtain is closing on the Second World War and in an abandoned Italian village. Hana, a nurse, tends to her sole remaining patient. Rescued from
Рік видання: 2022 Категорія: Non-fiction іноземними мовами
ПРО КНИЖКУ
From the admiralty to the miner's strike, from the Battle of Britain to eventual victory over Nazi Germany, Churchill oversaw some of the most important events the world has ever seen. Winning the Nobel Prize in Literature for his personal writing and cautioning against a powerful
Рік видання: 2014 Категорія: Non-fiction іноземними мовами
ПРО КНИЖКУ
The official book behind the Academy Award-winning film The Imitation Game, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley
Alan Turing was the mathematician whose cipher-cracking transformed the Second World War. Taken on by British Intelligence in 1938, as a shy young
Рік видання: 2013 Категорія: Сучасна література
ПРО КНИЖКУ
At the heart of Joseph Heller's bestselling novel, first published in 1961, is a satirical indictment of military madness and stupidity, and the desire of the ordinary man to survive it. It is the tale of the dangerously sane Captain Yossarian, who spends his time in Italy plotting
Рік видання: 2014 Категорія: Сучасна література
ПРО КНИЖКУ
The story of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is very difficult to describe. Usually we give some clues about the book on the cover, but in this case we think that would spoil the reading of the book. We think it is important that you start to read without knowing what it is about.
Рік видання: 2016 Категорія: Книжки англійською мовою
Frederic Henry is an American Lieutenant serving in the ambulance corps of the Italian army during the First World War. While stationed in northern Italy, he falls in love with Catherine Barkley, an English nurse. Theirs is an intense, tender and passionate love affair overshadowed by the war.
Рік видання: 2022 Категорія: Книжки англійською мовою
This is a fresh, contemporary translation of Sun Tzu's The Art of War for the 21st century. As well as its historical importance, it is one of the most influential political and business books of our era. This edition rediscovers the essential clarity of the ancient masterpiece, cited by generals
Рік видання: 2022 Категорія: Книжки англійською мовою
Central Africa, 1914; Rose Sayer, a thirty-three year-old English woman, is left alone when her missionary brother dies. Her only route out is aboard The African Queen, a steam-powered launch captained by Cockney mechanic, Charlie Alnutt. Determined to do her bit for the war effort and to avenge
Категорія: Дитячі книжки іноземними мовами
Discover the key battles, tactics, technologies and turning points of the Second World War - the epic conflict that shaped the modern world. The World War II Book explores the causes, key events, and lasting consequences of the Second World War, combining exciting text with bold explanatory
Рік видання: 2021 Категорія: Non-fiction іноземними мовами
Explore the history of the people, politics, and events of World War II - one of the most destructive events in world history. If you're keen on military history and World War II, this book is for you. This complete visual guide covers the events leading up to the war, major military battles
Рік видання: 2019 Категорія: Non-fiction іноземними мовами
Trace the epic history of World War 2 across the globe with more than 100 maps. Includes a foreword by Peter Snow, broadcaster and historian. In this stunning visual history book, purpose-made maps tell the story of the Second World War from the rise of the Axis powers to the dropping of the atom
Рік видання: 2021 Категорія: Дитячі книжки іноземними мовами
In collaboration with the Imperial War Museum, go back in time and experience history with this picture-led guide to the Second World War.A war history book for children that will take them through the events of World War II in a simple, illustrated, and fascinating way! The answers to the most
Рік видання: 2022 Категорія: Non-fiction іноземними мовами
Discover the key battles, tactics, technologies and turning points of the Second World War - the epic conflict that shaped the modern world. Combining authoritative, exciting text and bold explanatory graphics The World War II Book explores the causes, key events, and lasting consequences of the
Рік видання: 2023 Категорія: Non-fiction іноземними мовами
Get up close to more than 400 of the most important tanks and armoured vehicles ever built. In 1916, the British built a machine that was impervious to enemy fire, and could dominate the battlefield, crushing obstacles and barbed wire in its path. The first tank, or "Mother" as it was known, had
Рік видання: 2024 Категорія: Non-fiction іноземними мовами
The conclusion of the epic trilogy from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Awakening and The Becoming. Talamh is a land of green hills, high mountains, deep forests, and seas, where magicks thrive. But portals allow for passage in and out―and ultimately, each must choose their place,
Рік видання: 2022 Категорія: Non-fiction іноземними мовами
An exploration of how technology and best intentions collide in the heat of war A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice In The Bomber Mafia, Malcolm Gladwell weaves together the stories of a Dutch genius and his homemade computer, a band of brothers in central Alabama, a British
Рік видання: 2020 Категорія: Non-fiction іноземними мовами
A reformatted, monochrome edition of World War II in a classic Royal hardback format Discover the story of the world's deadliest war. Combining expert historical insight with accounts of combatants and civilians, this important book offers a brilliant summary of the most important military,
Рік видання: 2023 Категорія: Non-fiction іноземними мовами
The inspiring and heartbreaking true story of two best friends torn apart and reunited against all odds. When Hannah Pick-Goslar's family fled Nazi Germany for Amsterdam, she struck up a close friendship with her next-door neighbour; precocious, outspoken and fun-loving Anne Frank. Hannah
Рік видання: 2021 Категорія: Non-fiction іноземними мовами
'Laurence Rees brilliantly combines powerful eye-witness testimony, vivid narrative and compelling analysis in this superb account' Professor Sir Ian Kershaw, author of Hubris and Nemesis 'In this fascinating study of two monsters, Rees is extraordinarily perceptive and original' Antony
Рік видання: 2013 Категорія: Non-fiction іноземними мовами
The first narrative history of the nuclear attack told from both the Japanese and American viewpoints. Japan 1945. In one of the defining moments of the twentieth century, more than 100,000 people were killed instantly by two atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by US Air Force B29s.
Рік видання: 2023 Категорія: Non-fiction іноземними мовами
Strategy is the craft of a warrior – Miyamoto Musashi Written around 1645, Miyamoto Musashi’s Five Rings is a classic Japanese work on mastery in swordsmanship, leadership and conflict. Musashi was a swordsman, philosopher and strategist, and today his work remains of influence not only in the
Рік видання: 2022 Категорія: Non-fiction іноземними мовами
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat comes the gripping untold story of one of the most heroic units that fought in World War II On December 7th 1941, the Japanese Navy bombed Pearl Harbor. For many Americans, the surprise attack was a call to arms - but for the
Рік видання: 2014 Категорія: Non-fiction іноземними мовами
Brought to you by Penguin. Antony Beevor's D-Day: The Battle for Normandy is the closest you will ever get to war - the taste, the smell, the noise and the fear. The Normandy Landings that took place on D-Day involved by far the largest invasion fleet ever known. The scale of the undertaking
Рік видання: 2023 Категорія: Non-fiction іноземними мовами
A timely history of the interplay between politics and military operations, ' Command is the history of our time' ( Guardian )Military command has been reconstructed and revolutionized since the Second World War by nuclear warfare, small-scale guerrilla land operations and cyber interference.
Рік видання: 2023 Категорія: Non-fiction іноземними мовами
A “searing” (Jeremy Scahill) exposé of SEAL Team 6, the US military’s best-known brand, that reveals how the Navy SEALs were formed, then sacrificed, in service of American empire. The Navy SEALs are, in the eyes of many Americans, the ultimate heroes. When they killed Osama Bin Laden in 2011, it
Рік видання: 2023 Категорія: Non-fiction іноземними мовами
An engaging and detailed study of Winston Churchill's career as a military commander, from his early experiences in Britain's colonial wars, through his battlefield experience in World War I, to his strategic command in World War II. This book examines how in high office he got it both right and
Рік видання: 2021 Категорія: Non-fiction іноземними мовами
'Deighton has a desire, unobtrusive but inflexible, to see the truth ... Blitzkrieg is full of insights' Financial Times This is the story of the conquest of western Europe, from Hitler's rise to power and 'lightning-fast war', to his fatal mistake in halting the German advance on Dunkirk in
Рік видання: 2007 Категорія: Non-fiction іноземними мовами
The Red Army had much to avenge when it finally reached the frontiers of the Reich in January 1945. Political instructors rammed home the message of Wehrmacht and SS brutality. The result was the most terrifying example of fire and sword ever known, with tanks crushing refugee columns under their