1351 results for 'Strindberg, August'

At Leningrad's Gates: The Story of a Soldier with Army Group North This is the remarkable story of William Lubbeck, a German soldier who fought throughout World War II. Drafted into the Wehrmacht in...

The Atomic Bomb: A Story of Deceit and Flawed Decisions. In August 1944, the world was plunged into the Cold War, a superpower rivalry that would dominate global politics for decades to come. The...

Andy Parker's personal account of his daughter Alison's tragic murder and his subsequent fight for gun safety legislation. On August 26, 2015, Alison was murdered on live television, along with her...

The Flying Tigers: America's Secret Air Wars in Asia, 1945-1950 By Albert Grandolini and Marc Koelich In August 1941, the American Volunteer Group (AVG) was formed under Claire Lee Chennault's...

Operation Pedestal: The Fleet that Battled to Malta, 1942 by Max Hastings In 1942, the fate of British troops on Malta hung in the balance. A strategic decision by Adolf Hitler had left the island in...

Operation Jubilee Dieppe, 1942: the Folly and the Sacrifice On the warm night of 18 August 1942, a flotilla set out into the Channel, bound for the German-held port of Dieppe. The operation was the...

Ardent Violet and the Infinite Eye Starmetal Symphony, Book 2 by Alex White is set to be published on 30 May 2024. In this second instalment of the trilogy, humanity faces an enormous robotic AI...

Saving Freud: A Life in Vienna and an Escape to Freedom in London is a gripping tale of one man's survival during a tumultuous period in European history. In August 1938, as German soldiers massed on...

A gruesome discovery throws new light on a 20-year-old murder case in this gripping Anderson and Costello mystery. In August 1992, a young mother and her two small sons were brutally murdered in the...

The March On Washington Jobs Freedom And The Forgotten History Of Civil Rights by William P. Jones The final speech of a long day on August 28, 1963, is etched in history as the iconic moment when...

General William Tecumseh Sherman's March to the Sea is a pivotal moment in American history. In August 1864, Sherman led over 60,000 Union troops on a targeted strategy that would break the...

The Paris Commune of 1871: A History of Revolution and Defiance By Prosper-Olivier Lissagaray, Verso Books In August 1871, the working class of Paris rose up against their exploiters, seizing control...

Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War A gripping and thought-provoking novel that explores the possibilities of modern warfare. P.W. Singer and August Cole, two leading experts in national...

Under an English Heaven: The Remarkable True Story of the 1969 British Invasion of Anguilla In August 1969, news reached London that Anguilla, a small Caribbean island, had become a hub for rebellion...

Shostakovich's Seventh Symphony was first performed in its city of origin on 9 August 1942. Its premiere remains one of the most remarkable events in music history. In the preceding months, the...

This thirteenth edition, released in August 2023, provides the most up-to-date information available on Morgellons and other skin parasites. For those affected by these conditions, it offers a...

Sandakan A Conspiracy of Silence by Lynette Ramsay Silver is a harrowing account of the lives and ultimate fate of the prisoners of war held at Sandakan POW camp in British North Borneo during World...

The Savage Eye brings together two influential art movements in a unique and fascinating way. For the first time, more than 200 works are presented side by side, shedding new light on the history of...

Hitler's V-Weapons: The Battle Against the V-1 and V-2 in WWII In June 1944, the UK was bracing for impact as two members of the Royal Observer Corps spotted the approach of an object with red flames...

Witch-bottles and Windlestraws is set against the backdrop of November 1703 and the Great Storm that will soon hit Filey Bay. In Reighton, a wedding celebration takes place, unaware of the turmoil to...

The Solomons Campaign: A Turning Point in World War II. The Battle of Guadalcanal and the subsequent Solomons campaign were pivotal moments in the US Navy's campaign against Japan in the Pacific...

The Walker Boys: A Memorial to the Men of Walker, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Who Served in the Great War. In August 1914, the call to mobilise was made, and men from various backgrounds gathered at drill...

Zero Night: The Untold Story of World War Two's Greatest Escape by Mark Felton. On August 30, 1942, an audacious mass escape took place at Oflag Prison, with 40 Allied officers staging the most...

The Amazing Criswell: A Life of Prediction and Fame Jeron Charles Criswell King, known simply as Criswell, was one of the first pop celebrity psychics. His predictions, which included 87% accuracy,...

Wilhelm II and the Germans: A Study in Leadership This biography offers a penetrating analysis of Kaiser Wilhelm II's development and personality, shedding light on the complex period known as...

The Grand Old Opera House Hotel by Isobel McArthur is a heartwarming ensemble comedy that explores the power of art to bring people together in unexpected ways. Set in a once-magnificent opera house...

The Spy Who Was Left Behind A shocking true story of international intrigue and betrayal. On August 8, 1993, CIA officer Freddie Woodruff was murdered in Georgia. A suspect was quickly identified:...

Waffen-SS Knights and their Battles: The Waffen-SS Knight's Cross Holders Vol.3: August-December 1943 This book continues the story of the Waffen-SS units that fought during World War II, focusing on...

Diana Inquest: The British Cover-Up reveals shocking evidence about the events following Princess Diana's death in 1997. The investigation into her death was marred by controversy, with disturbing...

The Boy Who Fell from the Sky by Jule Owen is set in a world on the brink of collapse. In 2055, London is ravaged by flooding and the city is locked down as the First Space War looms. For Mathew...

The evacuation of Kabul in August 2021 was one of the most unexpected events in modern military history. A coalition of forces withdrew from Afghanistan after twenty years of conflict, leaving...

The Vulcan's Extraordinary Falklands War Raids: A New Perspective In August 1982, the RAF launched a series of remarkable airstrikes against Port Stanley airfield in the Falklands. This daring,...

Rodin and ancient Greece: A Modern Master's Inspiration Famous sculptor Auguste Rodin was captivated by the sculptures of Classical antiquity, which he constantly reworked and assimilated into his...

Diana and Dodi: A Personal Account of the Fatal Crash. Michael Cole was one of the few people who knew all three victims of the tragic road tunnel crash in Paris on 31 August, 1997. He discovered...

The Slovak State's Armed Forces 1939-1945 provides in-depth analysis of the military history of Slovakia during World War II. Formed after the country split from Czechoslovakia in March 1939, the...

Sir William Waad, Lieutenant of the Tower of London and the Gunpowder Plot by Fiona Bengtsen. In August 1605, Sir William Waad took up his role as Lieutenant of the Tower of London, bringing with him...

The War Against Japan: The Reconquest of Burma by S. Woodburn Kirby is a detailed account of the hard-fought campaign that led to the liberation of Burma from Japanese occupation. In August 1944, Lt...

Bruce Lee's Life in Photographs: Enter the Dragon Vol 1 In August 1973, a film exploded onto cinema screens that would introduce the world to one of its most iconic figures - Bruce Lee. This was also...

The Battle of Manzikert: A Turning Point in Byzantine and Islamic Warfare In August 1071, the Byzantine Empire suffered a devastating defeat at the hands of the Seljuk Turkish army, led by Sultan Alp...

Gerda Taro: A Life Cut Short by War. In August 1937, a parade of red flags marched through Paris. It was the final gesture in a whirlwind romance that would end in tragedy for Gerda Taro, a young...

The F-4 Phantom and F-105 Thunderchief: MiG Killers of the Vietnam War 1965-1973 This comprehensive photo collection showcases the U.S. Air Force's most successful fighter aircraft during the Vietnam...

The Falaise Gap Battles Normandy 1944 by Simon Forty and Leo Marriott is a detailed account of one of the most pivotal battles in World War II. In August 1944, Allied forces broke out of the bocage...

The Final War of a Great Empire: Austria-Hungary's Last War, 1914-1918 Vol 1 (1914) Leaflets and Sketches. This comprehensive history of the final conflict of an empire that once dominated Europe is...

Undercliffe Cemetery: A Victorian City of the Dead In 19th-century Bradford, death was a matter of social standing. The newly laid out Undercliffe Cemetery, designed by William Gay, offered a...

Julie Manet: A Life of Art and Faith In the late 19th century Parisian art scene, Julie Manet stood out as a central figure in the Impressionist movement. As the only daughter of Berthe Morisot and...

The 15:17 to Paris: A True Story of Friendship and Bravery On August 21, 2015, a terrorist attack was narrowly averted when Ayoub El-Khazzani boarded train #9364 in Brussels, bound for Paris. With an...

The Trial of Pierre Laval: Defining Treason, Collaboration and Patriotism in World War II France by J. Kenneth Brody. In 1940, Pierre Laval became architect of Marshal Petain's Vichy French regime,...

Johnny Bob: A Life of Controversy and Conviction John R. Harrell's life was marked by extremes, from his deeply held religious convictions to his involvement in a notorious right-wing movement. This...

The development of America's satellite command and control systems marked a significant turning point in military intelligence capabilities. In August 1960, the Air Force intercepted film from a...

Auguste Escoffier's comprehensive guide to fine cooking, The Escoffier Cookbook and Guide to the Fine Art of Cookery for Connoisseurs, Chefs, Epicures, presents nearly 3,000 recipes for sauces,...

The Incredible Second World War of Johnny Peck by Peter Monteath is an action-packed tale of one young Australian soldier's remarkable war. In August 1941, at just eighteen years old, Johnny Peck...

The Cambridge to King's Lynn Line: 30 Years of Electrification By Mike Beckett In 1984/5, the future of the Cambridge-King's Lynn 'Fen Line' looked uncertain. However, a three-year campaign by those...

The Silver Swan Book II: Infernal Survivals is the second part of a biographical novel trilogy that explores the life and times of Wilfred Owen. Spanning from January 1917 to August 1918, this period...

The Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871: Touring the Sedan Campaign by Maarten Otte In 1870, France embarked on a disastrous war with Prussia and her allied German states. This conflict had far-reaching...

The USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11) is one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II. Commissioned in August 1943, she played a significant role in several Pacific campaigns, earning...

The Russian Military Resurgence: A Story of Decline and Rebuilding The transition from the Soviet to the post-1991 Russian military is a complex and fascinating story. After suffering a slow decline,...

The Enola Gay: The B-29 That Dropped the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima In August 1945, the world entered a new era with the atomic age, as the B-29 Superfortress nicknamed Enola Gay flew 1,500 miles from...

习近平谈治国理政 英文本. 第二卷. II. is a collection of speeches, talks, and writings by Xi Jinping, published in English for the first time. The book covers a period of three years, from August 2014 to January...

The 1998 U.S. Embassy Bombings: A Personal Account of Terrorism and Resilience On August 7, 1998, Prudence Bushnell's life was forever changed when the American embassy in Nairobi, Kenya was bombed...

The Jaguar Force: RAF's Desert Cats in the First Gulf War In August 1990, Saddam Hussein's forces invaded Kuwait, prompting a swift international response led by the United States and the United...

Zero Night: The Untold Story of World War Two's Most Daring Great Escape By Mark Felton On 30 August 1942, a daring mass escape took place at Oflag VI-B in Germany. Forty British, Australian, New...

The British Expeditionary Force of 1914 was widely regarded as one of the most highly trained and effective armies sent to war in history. However, its commanders have often been unfairly maligned...

Emily Dickinson's life as a poet began with a resolute statement: "All things are ready". On August 3, 1845, this declaration marked the start of her extraordinary inner world. Through ten pivotal...

The Memory of Evil by Roberto Costantini is the final instalment in a trilogy that has captivated readers worldwide. For Commissario Michele Balistreri, the memories of two pivotal days - 31 August...

The Pizza Bomber: A True Story of Shocking Deception. In August 2003, a bizarre bank robbery took place in Erie, Pennsylvania, leaving a trail of death and deception in its wake. This gripping true...

Discordant Memories: Exploring Ongoing Memories of Atomic Age Narratives and Visual Culture. The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 have left an indelible mark on history. As...

The Fifth Indian Division in the Second World War is a detailed account of one of the few Allied divisions to fight against both Axis and Japanese forces during WW2. The division's unique nickname,...

The Man who Killed Richard III by Susan Fern On 22 August 1485, a pivotal moment in British history unfolded at Bosworth, Leicestershire. King Richard III, the last of the Plantagenet kings, met his...

After Impressionism: Inventing Modern Art By Mary Anne Stevens and others Published by National Gallery Global in 2023 This fully illustrated catalogue explores the period of great upheaval in...

Saburo Sakai's remarkable story is one of courage and resilience in the face of overwhelming odds. From his humble beginnings as a young man from a rural village, Sakai enlisted in the Imperial...

Walls Come Tumbling Down: The Music and Politics of Rock Against Racism, 2 Tone and Red Wedge by Daniel Rachel. In August 1976, Eric Clapton's inflammatory speech sparked an anti-racism campaign that...

The Final War of a Great Empire: Austria-Hungary's Last War, 1914-1918 Vol 2 (1915) Leaflets and Sketches This volume completes the history of the Austro-Hungarian Empire's involvement in World War I...

The Focke-Wulf Fw 190: A Fighter Born for Battle. First introduced in France in August 1941, the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 quickly established itself as a formidable fighter, rivaling even the latest...

In August 1974, a global economic crisis sparked by the Middle East oil embargo brought unexpected prosperity to one small town: Burr, Oklahoma. As the local drilling increased, so did the problems...

The U.S. Asiatic Fleet's Sacrifice: A Tragic Story of War at Sea In August 1942, the U.S. Asiatic Fleet found itself in the midst of a desperate struggle to defend the Dutch East Indies against...

William Faulkner's modernist novels are renowned for their complexity and difficulty. However, his work also extends to the "culture industry," including short stories, adaptations, and screenplays,...

Arkham House, the most famous small press in the field of weird fiction, has been a pioneering publisher since 1939. Founded in Sauk City, Wisconsin, it has played a significant role in the work of...

The Italian Blitz 1940-43: Bomber Command's War Against Mussolini's Cities, Docks and Factories This book tells the story of the RAF's strategic bombing campaign against Italy during World War II...

The Fastnet Force 10: The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern Sailing In August 1979, a catastrophic storm swept across the North Atlantic, turning a 600-mile sailing race into a desperate fight...

A young woman in Belle Epoque France is cursed to relive a doomed love affair through many lifetimes. Juliet LaCompte's story begins in 1895, when she has a passionate, doomed romance with the...

Frost at Midnight by James Henry is a gripping crime novel that will appeal to fans of sharply plotted detective fiction. In August 1983, Detective Inspector Jack Frost's idyllic wedding venue has...

The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki remain one of the most pivotal moments in the 20th century. In August 1945, two devastating bombs were dropped on Japanese cities by US Air Force B29s,...

Fuseli and the Modern Woman: Fashion, Fantasy, Fetishism explores the provocative drawings of Johann Friedrich August von Falkner Fuseli, whose works reveal an obsessive fascination with the figure...

The First Burma Campaign: The Japanese Conquest of 1942 By Colonel E.C.V. Foucar MC In August 1942, the British and Indian forces withdrew from Burma in the face of a Japanese onslaught. In response,...

DB Cooper and the FBI: A Case Study of America's Only Unsolved Skyjacking The 50th anniversary edition of this intriguing case study has been updated to reflect significant developments since the FBI...

The 116 days that changed the world. In April 1945, the United States was plunged into crisis following the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Vice President Harry Truman, who had been kept...

A Boeing Silverplate B-29 Superfortress took off from the Tinian airfield in August 1945, embarking on a historic atomic strike mission. Captain Theodore Jerome Van Kirk, an American pilot from...

The Mirror of Heaven: A Conspiracy to Suppress Ancient Egyptian Knowledge Egypt, often regarded as the birthplace of civilization, science, religion, and magic, has long fascinated those who come...

The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition by Caroline Alexander. In August 1914, Ernest Shackleton and his crew set sail in their ship, Endurance, bound for the South Atlantic. Their...

The Royal Flying Corps Kitbag Aircrew Uniforms and Equipment from the War Over the Western Front in WWI by Mark Hillier. In April 1912, the Royal Warrant established the Royal Flying Corps, marking...

Weird Tales Best of the Early Years 1926-27 by H. P. Lovecraft and others. Step into the eerie realm of fantasy, science fiction, and horror with this collection of stories from the iconic...

The Secret Garden, written by Frances Hodgson Burnett in 1911, is a beloved novel that has captivated readers for generations. After being serialized in The American Magazine from November 1910 to...

The ancient Olympic Games were a celebration of power in every sense. For four years, every August, the strongest and fastest athletes gathered to compete, but their city-states also sent their...

Letters from Ghana, 1968-1970 A Peace Corps Chronicle by Jon Thiem. In the late 1960s, the world was marked by turmoil and upheaval. For thousands of young volunteers with the Peace Corps, however,...

A Bad Peace and a Good War: Spain and the Mescalero Apache Uprising of 1795-1799 challenges prevailing historical views on relations between the Spanish and Indians in the borderlands. Mark Santiago...

Between Slavery and Freedom: A Journal of St. Vincent During the Apprenticeship In August 1834, more than 20,000 African slaves were emancipated in the British Caribbean, but their children under six...

The Road to Serfdom by Friedrich August Hayek is a seminal work of political philosophy and economics that has had a profound impact on modern thought. First published in 1944, the book offers a...

The Killing Fields of Provence: Occupation, Resistance and Liberation in the South of France by James Bourhill In August 1944, the Allies invaded southern France with Operation Dragoon, but this...

The Magic Lantern: Witnessing the Revolutions of 1989 in Eastern Europe In August 1989, Timothy Garton Ash bore witness to some of the most pivotal moments in modern history. From Poland's first free...

The Franklin Northwest Passage Expedition of 1845 remains one of the most enduring unsolved mysteries in exploration history. In August 1845, Sir John Franklin led an ill-fated voyage to navigate the...