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Starting in September 1918 and continuing through December 1921 my two Great Aunts and my Grandmother amassed an amazing amount of letters that chronicled the events of their world at the end of WW1. My Great Aunt, Rosalie O'Donnell, joined the Red Cross...

The Secrets of the FBI by New York Times bestselling author Ronald Kessler reveals the FBI’s most closely guarded secrets and the secrets of celebrities, politicians, and movie stars uncovered by agents during their investigations. Based on inside access,...

In a trenchant discussion of journalism, biography and ethics, Newsday senior editor Wick (Bad Company: Drugs, Hollywood and the Cotton Club Murder, 1990, etc.) examines the life of William Shirer (1904–1993), American war correspondent and author of...

Of American and German parentage, Ernst Hanfstaengl graduated from Harvard and ran the family business in New York for a dozen years before returning to Germany in 1921. By chance he heard a then little-known Adolf Hitler speaking in a Munich beer hall...

A charismatic yet notorious character, Sepp Dietrich the man is impossible to separate from Sepp Dietrich the General, who was awarded twenty-four different honors during his service to the Nazi party and was known for his devotion to his men as he led...

Marilyn Monroe, véritable icône de la beauté, incarnation du rêve américain, est la femme la plus célèbre et la plus idolâtrée des temps modernes. Cinquante ans après sa mort, sa légende ne cesse de grandir. Cet ouvrage nous permet de découvrir, pour...

It is one of the greatest mysteries of the twentieth century. How did Marilyn Monroe die? Although no pills were found in her stomach during the autopsy, it was still documented in the Los Angeles coroner's report that she had swallowed sixty-four sleeping...

An extraordinary biography of the legendary screen star Marilyn Monroe (originally published in 1973) by Norman Mailer, one of America's most important writers of the second half of the Twentieth Century. Mailer, the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, was...

Fernand de Brinon, Marquis de Brinon; August 26, 1885 - April 15, 1947) was a French lawyer and journalist who was one of the architects of French collaboration with the Nazis during World War II. He claimed to have had five private talks with Adolf Hitler...

Charles-Marie-Photius Maurras, né le 20 avril 1868 à Martigues (Bouches-du-Rhône) et mort le 16 novembre 1952 à Saint-Symphorien-lès-Tours, (Indre-et-Loire), est un journaliste, essayiste, homme politique et poète français, théoricien du nationalisme...

1944 : Au lendemain de la Libération, et à la faveur de mouvements de foule, les Français laissent exploser leur joie mais aussi de sombres désirs de vengeance. Des pulsions meurtrières qui mènent certains à des massacres arbitraires et sommaires. Dans...

From a 27-year CIA veteran, a thoroughly documented insider’s view of illegal activities undertaken on the “dark side” of the global war on terror. As an experienced CIA spy, Carle came to the conclusion that there was a major disconnect between the White...

Submerged memories of a remarkable encounter in Auschwitz drove an aged British World War II veteran to reveal his plainspoken, moving story—assisted by BBC journalist Broomby. Avey admits he did not join the army in 1939 “for King and Country,” but rather...

In The Murder of Nikolai Vavilov, acclaimed journalist and author Peter Pringle recreates the extraordinary life and tragic end of one of the great scientists of the twentieth century. In a drama of love, revolution, and war that rivals Pasternak's Dr....

"In this series separate books illustrate different aspects of International Criminal Law. Each volume starts with an introduction to the related subject and contains the most important documents, jurisprudence and other information related to that subject."...

Maurice Barrès est l’homme de la Revanche de 1870 et des « bastions de l’Est », de la Lorraine, en particulier mosellane, qui est au cœur de Colette Baudoche. Il est aussi, avec Charles Maurras, le doctrinaire majeur du nationalisme français. « Prince...

Nous sommes la main gauche de l'état. Celle que ne voyez jamais, celle qui agit dans l'ombre. Personne ne nous connaît. " X sait de quoi il parle. Depuis plus de 15 ans, il fait partie de ces " structures clandestines parallèles " qui servent l'Etat français...

La Hollandaise Margaretha Zelle, plus connue sous son très célèbre nom d’espionne de pacotille, Mata Hari, devenue le symbole érotique de l’exotisme oriental, fut un moment la femme (la créature) la plus célèbre de l’Europe de la Belle Époque… puis de...

1942 : les sous-mariniers allemands sont devenus les maîtres des océans, et Hitler décide de lancer certains de ses meilleurs sous-marins, les U-Boots, le long des côtes américaines. Les " loups blancs " opèrent dans les mers arctiques, tandis que les...

“Author Dietrich’s background as a naturalist and historian allow him to successfully create outlandish plots against authentic, real world settings, and it is that richness of historical data that catapults Blood of the Reich into action from page one....

En mars 1942, trois mois après le début de la guerre contre les États-Unis, le Japon exulte. Ses armées ont balayé les forces américaines, britanniques, hollandaises et australiennes, et il est en passe d'atteindre tous les objectifs prévus dans la première...

The cover of this book shows Hitler posing in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on June 28, 1940. German troops had entered Paris on June 14, 1940 and France had surrendered to Hitler on June 25, 1940. This book includes 195 photographs plus a foreword...

This volume details the military career and accomplishments of Walther Model, the youngest Generalfeldmarschall in the Wehrmacht in World War II and Hitler's favorite commander. His role on the Eastern Front saw him involved in most of the key battles...

La foi d'un croyant est toute subjective et l'historien n'est pas toujours le mieux armé pour la comprendre. Dans le cas du général de Gaulle, cette difficulté est particulièrement marquée. L'intéressé s'est peu exprimé sur le chapitre, par pudeur sans...

Biographe infatigable du XXe siècle, Jean Lacouture ne pouvait éviter la figure discrète et héroïque de Germaine Tillion. Le parcours de cette intellectuelle résolument engagée dans l'action manifeste, plus qu'aucun autre, un souci continu d'ouverture...