History

The fascinating story of the Red River Settlement now Winnipeg in the years 1813 to 1816 told with archival journals reports and letters Unsettled tells the story of two hundred Highlanders who flee the Scottish Clearances in 1813 to establish a settlement on the Red River in what eventually became Winnipeg They are sponsored by…

Gen David McMurtrie Gregg 18331917 was one of the ablest and most successful commanders of cavalry in any Civil War army Pennsylvaniaborn West Pointeducated and deeply experienced in cavalry operations prior to the conflict his career personified that of the typical cavalry officer in the midnineteenthcentury American army Gregg achieved distinction on many battlefields ultimately…

The true story of the women who waged an epic home front battle to ensure our nation leaves no man behind When some of Americas military men are captured or go missing during the Vietnam War a small group of military wives become their champions Never had families taken on diplomatic roles during wartime nor…

Los valores espirituales son lasnociones que permiten a los seres humanos establecer una relacin con una o varias deidades El ser humano desarrolla estos valores a lo largo de su vida conforme recibe una formacin moral ya que estos se traducen en el buen comportamiento y costumbres avaladas por la cultural

Vasco da Gama discoverer and surveyor of the globe Life and work in a short biography Everything you need to know brief and concise Infotainment education and entertainment at its best

Vasco da Gama Entdecker und Vermesser der Welt Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie Alles was man wissen muss kurz und knapp Infotainment Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten

An extensively researched comprehensive biography of Chinese Nationalist leader Chiang Kaishek one of the twentieth centurys most powerful and controversial figures Chiang Kaishek 18871975 led the Republic of China for almost fifty years starting in 1926 He was the architect of a new republican China a hero of the Second World War and a faithful…

Bloomsbury presents Victory to Defeat by Richard Dannatt and Robert Lyman read by Richard Dannatt A compelling history The Sunday TimesThoughtprovoking The SpectatorInteresting and wellresearched The Sunday Telegraph A compelling history of the decline of an army from the triumph of victory in 1918 to defeat in 1940 and why this happened A salutary warning…

Vincent van Gogh missverstandenes MalerGenie Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie Alles was man wissen muss kurz und knapp Infotainment Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten

This study of sexuality in seventeenthcentury Latin America takes the listener beneath the surface of daily life in a colonial city Cartagena was an important Spanish port and the site of an Inquisition high court a slave market a leper colony a military base and a prison colonycolonial institutions that imposed order by enforcing Catholicism…