Historical Survival

Entzückt von dem mysteriösen Tagebuch, das die junge Katja übergeben hat, befiehlt der oberste Befehlshaber der Roten Armee, den Autor des Buches und eine seltene Büste ausfindig zu machen. So kommt es, dass aus geflohenen Todeskandidaten eines Arbeitslagers eine Kompanie geformt wird, die sich diesem Auftrag annehmen soll. Doch schnell wird der Gruppe so einiges klar: Ihre Aufgabe erweist sich als viel schwerer, als Katja und ihre Begleiter gedacht haben.

Caught in a storm one night, The Dundonald sunk after hitting the rocky coastline of a tiny subantarctic island known as Disappointment Island—arguably the dingiest bit of rock in the Auckland Islands archipelago, or Motu Maha (“Many Islands”) in Māori. This volcanic archipelago lies 500 km below Aotearoa New Zealand. Twelve on-board The Dundonald drowned that stormy night, 7 March 1907, including the captain and the captain’s son Jimmy, who accompanied his father on a sea voyage for the sake of his health. He was about to turn sixteen, three days later.

Neil Hansen began his aviation career as a pilot for Teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa. He spent more than a decade in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War as a captain for Air America, the CIA's airline that operated there during the Vietnam era and the Secret War in Laos. Neil reveled in the risky flying that fed his adrenaline addiction. Upon returning to the States, ultimately unable to find work and unable to let go of the Air America exhilaration rush, he saw the profession he loved come to an end when his trajectory veered off course.

FNH Audio presents an unabridged reading of Edward Evan's South with Scott. Edward relates the details of Scott's fatal southern expedition, with special emphasis on those supporting the main push to the pole.

The Orphanage Girls come back together in The Orphanage Girls Reunited, the second installment of the moving wartime saga set in London’s East End. From the bestselling author of The Jam Factory Girls, Mary Wood. Ellen. Abandoned by her father for the second time, left scarred from the...

In December 1864, five men stood on the desolate shore of a subantarctic island watching their ship break apart in the waves and sunken rocks as they contemplated an uncertain fate, In the constant presence or icy rain and howling wind, the crew of the Grafton spent the next twenty months both enduring and leveraging the unforgiving elements of Auckland Island as they awaited a rescue ship that never arrived.

The gripping, forgotten tale of Ira Hayes—a Native American icon and World War II legend who famously helped raise the flag at Iwo Jima but spent the latter half of his life haunted by being a war hero. IRA HAYES tells the story of Ira Hamilton Hayes from the perspective of a Native American...

After the fall of Troy, an eleven-year-old boy sets off for the razed city when his father and sister vanish into the war zone; this "gorgeously drawn" novel offers an intimate vision of the most storied war in history, as seen through the eyes of a child. (Laird Hunt) His family farm and the...

In this vivid history, Jo Ann Trogdon reveals William Clark’s highly questionable activities during the years before his famous journey west of the Mississippi. Delving into the details of Clark’s diary and ledger entries, Trogdon investigates evidence linking Clark to a series of plots - often called the Spanish Conspiracy - in which corrupt officials sought to line their pockets with Spanish money and to separate Kentucky from the United States. The Unknown Travels and Dubious Pursuits of William Clark gives listeners a more complex portrait of the American icon.

En 1518, un cuarto de siglo después de Cristóbal Colón, Magallanes convenció al rey de España, Carlos I, de que le proporcionara una flota para explorar el mar que separaba Asia de América. A sus treinta y nueve años, al mando de una flota de 5 barcos y 265 hombres, comenzaba un episodio que marcaría la historia de la navegación y de la humanidad.

Desert Soliloquy; A Perfectly Sane Misanthrope Hides in the Desert is like combining Walden with Blazing Saddles with a bit of history about the East Mojave Desert. How I interacted with the desert and the people I encountered while living in "my" cave is the theme that binds the manuscript together.

On a fateful day in October 1875, Nathan Olason steps foot onto the soil of a new foreign country called Canada. With natural sand beaches and breathtaking sunsets, it has been nicknamed paradise. Except it proves to be anything but. With storm surges, emerging governments, racism, and dwindling food supplies, Nathan and his family struggle to stay alive in this foreign wilderness. With the help of a beautiful Cree woman, they learn to fish and hunt, surviving against all odds.

From the bestselling author of The Girl from Munich and Suitcase of Dreams comes an unforgettable tale of love, courage and betrayal inspired by a true story Berlin, 1943 As the Allied forces edge closer, the Third Reich tightens its grip on its people. For eighteen-year-old Susanna Göttmann...

Her strength is all she has left.... When Dorothy meets Robbie, she falls for him quickly, and it’s not long before the pair are engaged. But then an unexpected pregnancy puts everything at risk, and Dorothy is left alone - with Robbie nowhere to be seen. Heartbroken, Dorothy picks up the pieces of her life as a working girl in Battersea, helping to support her mother and father. But before long, things start to become difficult. Her father’s health is worsening, money is tight and, worst of all, Robbie hasn’t come back for her.

Lydia is a delicate British lady. Sam is a dusty Texan. When they are stranded together on bleak and dangerous Dartmoor, they must stay close to each other to survive. But this closeness creates more than safety: it leads to an indiscretion that could destroy them both.

The place: rural Vermont. The time: the Great Depression. Henry Talcott's beautiful wife, Irene, has recently left him. He and their two young children, Thomas and Margaret, are spending the summer in a tent on the edge of Black Pond. It's a bittersweet idyll.

From the top-ten bestselling author of One Snowy Night, Rita Bradshaw, comes The Winter Rose, a sweeping family saga set in the north of England. It’s December 1902 and Rose O’Leary is looking forward to her baby girl’s first Christmas. But then tragedy strikes: her husband dies at the...

This audiobook includes a collection of 12 stories and poems drawn from Davis Deen's Trinidadian background. The writing is warm and rich, rooted in and uttering from the Caribbean oral tradition.

She was known for what she lost She lived by the courage she found "Find Polaris" When the SS Titanic set sail, Captain Edward John Smith became a legend – and when tragedy struck he was a hero to some, reckless to others. But in the shadow of his infamy stood his daughter, left behind on the...

Die Lebensgeschichte des Christoph Kolumbus zeichnet sich durch die besondere Sichtweise auf den großen Entdecker aus. Es ist eine Analyse der Psyche des Admirals und sucht die Wahrheit hinter der Legende. Der Autor nimmt uns mit ins ausgehende 15. Jahrhundert und schildert eindrucksvoll durch glaubhafte Ausführungen die Ereignisse rund um Kolumbus und seine Zeitgenossen. Zum Schluss sieht man den Admiral der Meere bestimmt mit anderen Augen.