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Ukraine’s Nuclear Disarmament: A History (Harvard Series in Ukrainian Studies; #78)
by Yuri KostenkoIn December 1994 Ukraine gave up the third-largest nuclear arsenal in the world and signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty, having received assurances that its sovereignty would be respected and secured by Russia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Based on original and heretofore unavailable documents, Yuri Kostenko’s account of the negotiations between Ukraine, Russia, and the US, reveals for the first time the internal debates of the Ukrainian government, as well as the pressure exerted upon it by its international partners. Kostenko presents an insider’s view on the issue of nuclear disarmament and raises the question of whether the complete and immediate dismantlement of the country’s enormous nuclear arsenal was strategically the right decision, especially in view of the 2014 annexation of Crimea by Russia, one of the guarantors of Ukraine’s sovereignty under denuclearization.
Ukraine’s Nuclear Disarmament: A History (Harvard Series in Ukrainian Studies; #78)
by Yuri KostenkoIn December 1994, Ukraine gave up the third-largest nuclear arsenal in the world and signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty, having received assurances that its sovereignty would be respected and secured by Russia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Based on original and heretofore unavailable documents, Yuri Kostenko’s account of the negotiations between Ukraine, Russia, and the US reveals for the first time the internal debates of the Ukrainian government as well as the pressure exerted upon it by its international partners.Kostenko presents an insider’s view on the issue of nuclear disarmament and raises the question of whether the complete and immediate dismantlement of the country’s enormous nuclear arsenal was strategically the right decision, especially in view of the 2014 annexation of Crimea by Russia, one of the guarantors of Ukraine’s sovereignty under denuclearization.
Ukrainian Armies 1914-55
by Peter Abbott Oleksiy RudenkoThere can be no region in Europe whose history has been more tortured than Ukraine. During the 20th century Austria, Poland, Russia, Germany, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Romania vied for power over parts of this vast and fragmented area; and its divided peoples rose time and again in vain attempts to win their independence. For the first time in the West, this book gives a succinct summary of all the different armed forces raised among the Ukrainians, and of their uniforms and insignia. These are illustrated in colour and in a selection of extremely rare photographs, dating from World War I (1914-1918) to the aftermath of World War II (1939-1945), when Ukrainian guerrillas continued to defy the Soviet authorities until the mid-1950s.
Ultimate Courage (True Heroes #2)
by Piper J. DrakeLOVE IS AN ACT OF BRAVERYRetired Navy SEAL Alex Rojas is putting his life back together, one piece at a time. Being a single dad to his young daughter and working at Hope's Crossing Kennels to help rehab a former guard dog, he struggles every day to control his PTSD. But when Elisa Hall shows up, on the run and way too cautious, she unleashes his every protective instinct. Elisa's past never stays in her rearview mirror for long, and she refuses to put anyone else in danger. But with Alex guarding her so fiercely yet looking at her so tenderly, she's never felt safer . . . or more terrified that the secrets she keeps could put countless people in grave peril. The only way for both to fully escape their demons will take the ultimate act of courage: letting go and learning to trust each other.
Ultimate Guide to U.S. Army Combat Skills, Tactics, and Techniques (Ultimate Guides)
by Jay McculloughHere for the first time in one place is everything you need to know about modern military combat. Drawn from dozens of the U.S. Army's well-written field manuals on every conceivable aspect of conducting combat operations, this huge compendium contains everything for any combatant anywhere--armed or unarmed and in all conditions and terrains, including: desert, jungle, mountain, and house-to-house fighting training for rifle, mortar, mines, and sniper operations mental preparedness, and leadership for combat and combat stress tank and artillery tactics forward and reconnaissance operations z construction of defensive positions combat in nuclear, biological, and chemical environments land navigation, map reading, first aid, and camouflage Last but not least, this book also includes a complete section on hand-to-hand combat so that you can use your bayonet or kill with your bare hands. With hundreds of photographs and illustrations demonstrating priceless tips and techniques, if it's not in The Ultimate Guide to U.S. Army Combat Skills, Tactics, and Techniques, your Army of One don't need it!
Ultimate Guide to U.S. Special Forces Skills, Tactics, and Techniques (Ultimate Guides)
by Jay McculloughEveryone knows that members of the U.S. Special Forces are the top-shelf, crème de la crème, A-Number-Ones, specially hand-picked people to train and serve as the avant garde of the largest, most well-funded military on the face of the earth. But that doesn't happen overnight! There are special training procedures--over and above basic training--that turn a swabbie into a SEAL, a grunt into a Green Beret, or a runt into a Ranger. Collected here for the first time is official information on USSF: Sniper training Reconnaissance Intelligence and interrogation Guerrilla warfare Nocturnal operations Fighting counter insurgencies And more! With hundreds of photographs and illustrations demonstrating proven tips and techniques, The Ultimate Guide to Special Forces Skills, Tactics, and Techniques provides everything a warrior needs to know to be fighter-ready and strong.
Ultimate Sacrifice: John And Robert Kennedy, The Plan For A Coup In Cuba, And The Murder Of Jfk
by Thom Hartmann Lamar WaldronDrawing on seventeen years of research, thousands of recently declassified files, and dozens of interviews, Ultimate Sacrifice re-creates and, in many ways, rewrites the crucial period of our history leading up to November 22 1923. In the process, this groundbreaking account provides the missing pieces to the greatest tragic puzzle of post-war America: the true circumstances behind the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. · Ultimate Sacrifice details a previously unknown ?Plan for a Coup in Cuba? authorized by President John Kennedy, run by Attorney General Robert Kennedy and set for December 1, 1963. · The Kennedy plan, unique and different from ant previously disclosed operation, was ? as detailed in a Joint Chiefs of Staff memo ? to have included a ?palace coup?, a provisional Cuban government and, if necessary, a ?full-scale invasion? by ?invited? US military forces. · The CIA?s code name for their part of the operation, AMWORLD, has never previously surfaced in any government investigation, nor in any book or article, making it one of the most covert operations in United States history. · Ultimate Sacrifice will detail how the Kennedy plan was penetrated by three mafia godfathers ? Carlos Marcello, Santo Trafficante, and Johnny Roselli ? being vigorously pursued by Attorney General Robert Kennedy, along with a dozen of their associates, six of whom were also working on the Coup plan. · The crime bosses then used parts of the Coup Plan/AMWORLD to arrange JFK?s assassination in a way that would prevent a truly thorough government investigation in order to protect the Coup Plan, its participants, and national security. · By using the secrecy surrounding the Plan, the mob bosses would target JFK not only in Dallas but in two earlier attempts, one in Chicago on November 1 and them one in Tampa on November 18, which Ultimate Sacrifice reveals for the first time in any book. · Ultimate Sacrifice has finally pieced together the whole story by building on the work of the seven governmental committees that have investigated aspects of the assassination, on the work of former government investigators, and on the four million documents that were declassified in the 1990s, in addition to exclusive interviews with dozens of witnesses and participants including Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Press Secretary Pierre Salinger, and the Kennedys? closest Cuban exile aide, Harry ?Ruiz? Williams.
Ultimate Sacrifice: John And Robert Kennedy, The Plan For A Coup In Cuba, And The Murder Of Jfk
by Thom Hartmann Lamar WaldronDrawing on seventeen years of research, thousands of recently declassified files, and dozens of interviews, Ultimate Sacrifice re-creates and, in many ways, rewrites the crucial period of our history leading up to November 22 1923. In the process, this groundbreaking account provides the missing pieces to the greatest tragic puzzle of post-war America: the true circumstances behind the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. · Ultimate Sacrifice details a previously unknown “Plan for a Coup in Cuba” authorized by President John Kennedy, run by Attorney General Robert Kennedy and set for December 1, 1963. · The Kennedy plan, unique and different from ant previously disclosed operation, was – as detailed in a Joint Chiefs of Staff memo – to have included a “palace coup”, a provisional Cuban government and, if necessary, a “full-scale invasion” by “invited” US military forces. · The CIA’s code name for their part of the operation, AMWORLD, has never previously surfaced in any government investigation, nor in any book or article, making it one of the most covert operations in United States history. · Ultimate Sacrifice will detail how the Kennedy plan was penetrated by three mafia godfathers – Carlos Marcello, Santo Trafficante, and Johnny Roselli – being vigorously pursued by Attorney General Robert Kennedy, along with a dozen of their associates, six of whom were also working on the Coup plan. · The crime bosses then used parts of the Coup Plan/AMWORLD to arrange JFK’s assassination in a way that would prevent a truly thorough government investigation in order to protect the Coup Plan, its participants, and national security. · By using the secrecy surrounding the Plan, the mob bosses would target JFK not only in Dallas but in two earlier attempts, one in Chicago on November 1 and them one in Tampa on November 18, which Ultimate Sacrifice reveals for the first time in any book. · Ultimate Sacrifice has finally pieced together the whole story by building on the work of the seven governmental committees that have investigated aspects of the assassination, on the work of former government investigators, and on the four million documents that were declassified in the 1990s, in addition to exclusive interviews with dozens of witnesses and participants including Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Press Secretary Pierre Salinger, and the Kennedys’ closest Cuban exile aide, Harry “Ruiz” Williams.
Ultimate Spitfires
by Peter Caygill"The Spitfire is probably Britain's best loved and admired airplane. It is also revered around the world. This book looks at the later marques that were modified for various special tasks and differed to a large degree from Supermarine's first early versions that saw action in the early days of World War II. New and more powerful Rolls-Royce engines replaced the well-tried Merlin, but increased the aircrafts performance in terms of speed and operational altitude. Subtle changes to wing design also increased the maneuverability and capability of these spectacular models that survived in the operational role until superseded by the introduction of jet-powered flight.The content explains the design details, development and flight testing of twelve models and also contains their operational roles and history. Lengthy appendices will include Griffon-powered Spitfire aces, V1 rocket destruction aces, Griffon-powered Spitfire losses and where the survivors can be found."
Ultra Versus U-Boats: Enigma Decrypts in the National Archives
by Roy Conyers Nesbit John CruickshankKeeping the Atlantic sea-lanes open was a vital factor in the fight against Nazi Germany. In the battle to protect merchant shipping from the menace of surface raiders and U-boats, Allied resolve and resources were tested to the utmost. The story of the extraordinary measures that were taken to combat the threat, at sea and in the air, has often been told. But there is one crucial element in this prolonged campaign that has still not been fully appreciated the role of code-breaking, in particular the decryption of secret signals transmitted by German Enigma machines. And this is the focus of Roy Nesbits fascinating new account of the Battle of the Atlantic. Using previously unpublished decrypts of U-boat signals, selected from the National Archives, along with historic wartime photographs, he tells the stories of the individual U-boats and describes their fate. Their terse signals reveal, perhaps move vividly than conventional communications could do, the desperate plight of the U-boatmen as they struggled against increasingly effective Allied countermeasures that eventually overwhelmed them.
Ulysses S Grant
by Mark LardasUlysses Grant was the United States greatest general since George Washington. Like Washington, Grant's battlefield performance in the Civil War was the only factor standing between the United States continuing as one, indivisible nation. Grant was the keystone of Union victory, a man whose removal would have resulted in the Union cause crumbling into defeat - and the United States dissolving into a collection of competing sovereign states.It was not always so clear cut. Am early military career had ended with his resignation for alleged drunkenness, while in civilian life a number of his business ventured foundered leading to the nickname "Useless" Grant. Then the Civil War began. Because he had military experience - he had gone to West Point and served in the Regular Army as an officer - when Grant enlisted in the Army, he became a Captain in an Illinois volunteer regiment. Through sheer competence - and overcoming a bad reputation - he quickly rose to colonel, brigadier general and then major general Grant. After he led the first successful major Union offensive of the war - which resulted in the capture of Forts Henry and Donelson - "Useless" Grant disappeared, replaced by "Unconditional Surrender" Grant.Despite - or perhaps because of - his ability to win battles, Grant had as many enemies among the officer corps of the Union Army as he had in the Confederate Army. Henry Halleck, Grant's immediate superior in the first years of the Civil War, was reluctant to trust Grant in an independent command, despite Grant's ability to win battles when acting independently. When it appeared that Grant would be relieved after Shiloh, President Lincoln, Grant's biggest supporter scotched this attempt. "I can't spare this man," Lincoln said of Grant, "He fights." When fellow generals claimed Grant was drinking again Lincoln is reputed to have replied "find out what he drinks, and send my other commanders a case!"Grant was also criticized as a poor commander. Many claimed Grant was simply a butcher. He often won in an ugly manner. At Shiloh a disastrous first day was followed with a powerhouse counterattack that swept the Confederates from the field. Vicksburg required several attempts - the first few of which were repulsed - but at the end it yielded to Grant. When Grant moved east and attached himself to the Army of the Potomac he faced the Confederacy's greatest general - Robert E. Lee. Grant and Lee fought a series of battles that caused the Confederacy's strategic position to deteriorate with each battle even though Lee fought achieved what should have been a victory on a tactical level. Yet Grant did win. He was one of the few Union generals that did consistently win. Most of the others that won consistently were Grant's protégées - William T. Sherman, Phillip Sheridan, and James B. McPherson were developed by Grant. Even generals like Joseph Hooker and George Thomas performed better after serving under Grant. Victory had its rewards. In March 1864 Grant was promoted lieutenant-general, the only United States Army officer except for George Washington and Winfield Scott s to achieve that rank. By the end of the war Grant would become the United States Army's first full general since Washington.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Ulysses S. Grant: The Architect Of Victory In The U.S. Civil War
by Lt.-Col. Robert G. ShieldsUlysses S. Grant began his military service in 1839 when he entered the U.S. Military Academy. Upon graduation in 1843, he was assigned to an infantry regiment that was destined for duty in the Mexican War. Grant participated in most of the major Mexican War campaigns and after the War would continue on active duty until 1854. Ten years later, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant, Commander in Chief of the Union Army, would conceive and orchestrate the Campaign that ended the Civil War. The purpose of this study was to explore Grant's development as a military leader by researching his personal correspondence. His understanding of national strategy and the operational level of war was the focus of the paper. In addition, Carl Von Clausewitz's concept of "military genius" was used to analyze Grant's military intellect. The study revealed that he possessed a sharp military intellect based on common sense and that his understanding of national strategy and the operational art is worthy of study by all military professionals.
Ulysses S. Grant: The Unlikely Hero
by Michael KordaGrant said: I read but few lives of great men because biographers do not, as a rule, tell enough about the formative period of life. What I want to know is what a man did as a boy." Yet, we do not know a lot about the genuine boyhood of Ulyses Simpson Grant. Corda tells us why and provides a readable and interesting biography of this U.S. President and famous General. This book is part of the Immenint Lives series.
Ulysses S. Grant: Triumph over Adversity, 1822–1865 (Civil War America Ser.)
by Brooks D. Simpson“The best study of Grant’s military career since Bruce Catton’s two volumes. . . . The best treatment of Union military command and strategy now in print.” —The New RepublicMany modern historians have painted Ulysses S. Grant as a butcher, a drunk, and a failure as president. Others have argued the exact opposite and portray him with saintlike levels of ethic and intellect.In Ulysses S. Grant: Triumph over Adversity 1822–1865, historian Brooks D. Simpson takes neither approach, recognizing Grant as a complex and human figure with human faults, strengths, and motivations. Simpson offers a balanced and complete study of Grant from birth to the end of the Civil War, with particular emphasis on his military career and family life and the struggles he overcame in his unlikely rise from unremarkable beginnings to his later fame as commander of the Union Army. Chosen as a New York Times Notable Book upon its original publication, Ulysses S. Grant is a readable, thoroughly researched portrait that sheds light on this controversial figure.“[An] eminently informed and finely balanced portrait of Ulysses S. Grant as man, husband, failed entrepreneur and shrewd, victorious general. Simpson . . . uses carefully excavated facts and anecdotes to reveal an individual far more complex than the caricature . . . handed down to us by popular history. At the same time, Simpson does not gloss over Grant’s shortcomings. Although a fan of the general’s, Simpson is not in the business of writing apologetics, and therein lies his strength.” —Publishers Weekly “Persuasively explains the complexities and seeming contradictions of his subject’s character and genius.” —Library Journal“Skillfully written. . . . Simpson, who has benefited from decades of Civil War study, wears his wide-ranging scholarship lightly. Guaranteed to enlighten and please.” —Kirkus Reviews“Simpson has done a masterly job. . . . He has given us a detailed and exciting narrative of how one man succeeded, where so many others had failed.” —The New York Times Book Review
Um Cachorrinho Para o Natal
by Rachelle AyalaKelly Kennedy achou que sua vida estava finalmente nos trilhos. Noiva do homem dos seus sonhos e com um bebê a caminho, ela garante à filha de cinco anos, Bree, que o pai que ela escolheu no Natal ainda a ama. Infelizmente, o veterano de guerra Tyler Manning esteve ausente a maior parte do ano. Recuperar-se de TEPT não é fácil. Em vez de preocupar Kelly, Tyler passa seu tempo viajando para o Afeganistão para trabalhar em uma instituição de caridade infantil que ele fundou. Kelly decide distrair Bree com promessas de um animal de estimação para o Natal. Quando Tyler é feito refém por terroristas, ela acha difícil convencer Bree de que eles realmente serão uma família a tempo para o Natal. Um Cachorrinho Para o Natal é uma sequência de Um Papai Para o Natal. Embora possa ser lido como um livro separado, você obterá mais do aspecto do relacionamento entre Kelly, Tyler e Bree lendo Um Papai Para o Natal primeiro. Série de Natal de Um Veterano: Livro # 1: Um Papai Para o Natal Livro # 2: Um Cachorrinho Para o Natal Livro # 3: A Wedding for Christmas
Um Raio de Luz: Reinhard Heydrich, Lídice, e os Mineiros do Norte de Staffordshire
by Russell Phillips Raquel Geheim SchönersteinEssa é a inspiradora história real do que acontece quando pessoas ordinárias se unem para resistir ao mal. Lídice era uma comunidade pacífica e vibrante na Tchecoslováquia com uma rica herança mineradora. Mas um ato de vingança nazista tornou essa vila apagada da existência e um horrífico capítulo da história europeia. O desastre chegou para Lídice em 1942 quando o proeminente oficial nazista Reinhard Heydrich foi assassinado. Descrito por Hitler como “o homem com coração de ferro”, Heydrich era um dos arquitetos-chave do Holocausto. Sua morte, após um ataque por membros da resistência tcheca, deixou Hitler furioso e desesperado por vingança. Procurando um bode expiatório para culpar pela morte de Heydrich, ele optou pelo vilarejo de Lídice, que havia sido falsamente ligada ao assassinato. Em um ato brutal que chocou o mundo, Lídice foi completamente destruída. Os homens foram alvejados enquanto as mulheres e as crianças foram reunidas e enviadas às suas mortes nos campos de concentração nazistas. Hitler estava determinado que, quando terminasse, ninguém sequer se lembraria de Lídice, muito menos moraria lá. O que ele não contou foi com os esforços de um grupo de ativistas na Grã-Bretanha, que resolveram se certificar de que Lídice nunca seria esquecida. Um Raio de Luz conta a história da queda de Lídice e o que aconteceu depois. Seria o vilarejo simplesmente permitido a se tornar uma nota de rodapé na história, ou levantaria das cinzas e forjaria um novo futuro? Esse livro é um testamento convincente do poder da amizade e da solidariedade, e de como a empatia e a compaixão podem ajudar a reconstruir o mundo.
Uma Espia Americana em Lisboa
by Madeline MartinEntrega a partir de 20 de fevereiro de 2023. «O ambiente de Lyon e Lisboa durante a guerra irá maravilhar os fãs da espionagem decorrida durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial.» Booklist «Uma leitura verdadeiramente cativante.» Bookpage
Uma Mensagem da Ucrânia
by Volodymyr ZelenskyAs palavras de um homem. A mensagem de um povo. Reunindo os mais poderosos discursos de guerra de Volodymyr Zelensky, e com uma introdução do próprio, este livro relata a história da Ucrânia através das palavras do seu presidente. É a história de uma nação que se defende com valentia da agressão da Rússia. E é a história de um povo que lidera o mundo na defesa da democracia. Acima de tudo, é um grito de guerra para que nos ergamos e lutemos pela liberdade. Se não for agora, quando o faremos?
Un Hombre Lobo en la Marina
by Jonathan P. Brazee Alfonso ColmenaresEl soldado de primera clase Aiden Kaas se ha alistado en los marines por todas las razones equivocadas. Ahora enviado a Irak a la edad de 19 años, lo único que quiere poner en su tiempo y cumplir su alistamiento. Sin embargo, después de haber sido mordido por un muyahidín aparentemente rabiosos, se encuentra que sufre de una extraña enfermedad, que tiene consecuencias más allá de sus fantasías más salvajes. A medida que la enfermedad hace estragos en su cuerpo y lo expone a peligros mucho más oscuro que el combate activo, Aiden descubre lo que significa la mayoría de edad, y la forma en que debe enfrentarse con lo que se ha convertido en... ADVERTENCIA: Este libro contiene escenas de violencia extrema y una de las escenas es de contenido sexual explícito.
Un elefante bajo el parasol blanco
by Elena Álvarez«Así se conocía Laos en tiempos medievales: Lan Xang Hom Khao,el reino del millón de elefantes bajo el parasol blanco...» Una cautivadora novela en la exótica Indochina de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Una historia de superación protagonizada por una joven de clase alta que emprende un largo viaje para trazar su propio destino. Anne-Frédérique Noël, la joven hija de un terrateniente francés en Indochina, debe abandonar su hogar en Laos para marcharse a Japón con uno de los socios de su padre, quien busca tanto protegerla de la guerra como afianzar sus alianzas comerciales. Lo que nadie sospecha es que Fred guarda un gran secreto que la empuja a no regresar a casa cuando el coche en el que viaja tiene un accidente. Lejos de su familia, decide unirse a Kun, el sirviente que la acompaña, en una peligrosa aventura que los llevará a recorrer Laosen busca de una nueva vida. Descubrirá el amor, encontrará su propia identidad y acabará sumergida de lleno en esa guerra que parecía tan lejana desde el corazón de la jungla. En su cautivadora primera novela con Plaza y Janés, Elena Álvarez ha creado unos personajes redondos y una trama absorbente ambientada en un entorno único: la exótica Indochina de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. U n elefante bajo el parasol blanco es una historia de amor y pérdida, coraje y tenacidad, crecimiento y superación. En definitiva, una aventura épica difícil de olvidar. La autora sobre Un elefante sobre el parasol blancoUna novela tiene muchos principios, aunque solo llegue el último de ellos impreso a los lectores. El primero de los comienzos de Un elefante bajo el parasol blanco fue una pequeña mención a Laos, casi una nota a pie de página, que por casualidad llegó a mí mientras leía un libro sobre la Guerra Fría. Cada nuevo detalle que aprendía sobre este país apasionante, sobre su cultura y sus gentes, me animaba más y más a querer escribir sobre él. Poco a poco, esta historia fue tomando forma. El contexto de la Segunda Guerra Mundial en el Pacífico, tan fascinante como trágico, determinó los escenarios de la novela: un mercado bullicioso en Vientián, una aldea pequeña en medio de la jungla, un campamento de soldados en lo alto de una montaña. Y después llegaron las relaciones entre los personajes principales, cada uno con su manera de pensar y actuar, con sus errores y remordimientos. Todo ello me llevó a construir el mundo en que vive Fred, la protagonista de esta novela. Y, al igual que ella, también yo me he enamorado de Laos al recorrer las Rutas Coloniales de ese «reino del millón de elefantes» regado por el río Mekong, en el corazón de la península de Indochina. Elena Álvarez
Un mal necesario (Tríptico de Asclepia #Volumen 3)
by Ian TregillisUn mal necesario cierra la historia del Tríptico de Asclepia, la historia bélica sobrenatural y alternativa sobre la Segunda Guerra Mundial 12 de mayo de 1940. Cuartel General de Asclepia (Londres, Inglaterra) VOLVEMOS A EMPEZAR La historia del siglo XX, cincelada a golpe de tecnología y magia, se ha visto fatalmente marcada por los retorcidos experimentos de un peligroso científico nazi, capaz de dotar de superpoderes a simples mortales. Su legado se ha convertido en el codiciado tesoro que el Tercer Reich primero, y la Unión Soviética después, han buscado sin descanso en los últimos años. Tan solo los brujos británicos, gracias a los oscuros demonios de la naturaleza que apenas pueden controlar, han logrado contener el avance de este ejército de superhombres. Sumidos en la cruenta contienda, nadie sospecha el papel determinante que ha tenido durante décadas Gretel, poderosa clarividente. Ahora, su plan está a punto de completarse, y con él, llegará el fin de la humanidad. En un último y desesperado intento por cambiar el curso de la historia, Raybould Marsh, oficial del Servicio Secreto de Inteligencia británico, viajará al pasado para salvar, de una vez por todas, a su familia y su país. La crítica ha dicho... «La conclusión del Tríptico de Asclepia de Tregillis es una obra maestra. Un mal necesario es la mezcla perfecta de ciencia ficción, fantasía e historia alternativa. Su narrativa fluye sin interrupciones, y su argumento es asombrosamente convincente. Sus personajes te dejan pasmado, tanto los héroes como los villanos, sobre todo el honorable, atormentado y, aun así, audaz Raybould.» RT Book Reviews «Ian Tregillis nos deja alucinados con este libro y demuestra que es uno de los mejores escritores noveles de ciencia ficción. No se pierda bajo ningún concepto esta trilogía. Un mal necesario cierra una historia fabulosa.» Fantasy Book Critic «Enigmáticamente fascinante. Una conclusión absolutamente satisfactoria a un imaginativo tour de force.» Kirkus Review
Un mapa de sal y estrellas
by Jennifer Zeynab JoukhadarEl pasado y el presente de Siria en una novela poderosa y conmovedora, en traducción en catorce países. Nour es una niña de once años cuyo padre acaba de morir. Su madre, cartógrafa que dibuja los mapas a mano, decide mudarse de Nueva York a Siria, su tierra natal, junto a sus hijas, pero la ciudad de Homs deja de ser su hogar cuando comienzan los bombardeos, y a la familia no le queda más salida que huir de ese lugar donde la vida se extingue. La búsqueda de un sitio seguro se convierte en un viaje que los lleva a atravesar siete países. Encontrar un hogar es cada día un sueño más lejano pero también una esperanza a la que aferrarse. Novecientos años antes, Rawiya, otra joven de dieciséis años, emprende también un viaje en busca de fortuna que la lleva por el mundo de la mano de un cartógrafo decidido a trazar un mapamundi. Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar entrelaza estas dos vidas en un libro tan delicado como estremecedor, que nos recuerda la necesidad de apreciar los detalles de la vida: los aromas y colores del hogar, el arte de contar historias y los vínculos irrompibles de la familia. La crítica ha dicho...«En este fascinante debut, pasado y presente cobran vida. Con una prosa clara y exquisita, despliega una historia vibrante sobre la familia y el dolor, la creación de mapas y la migración.»Hala Alyan «E.M. Forster nos enseñó que la ficción es más cierta que la historia porque va más allá de la evidencia. La primera y mágica novela de Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar es testimonio de esa máxima. Un libro hermoso, encantador y revelador.»Chris Bohjalian
Un raggio di luce: Reinhard Heydrich, Lidice, e i Minatori dello Staffordshire del Nord
by Russell Phillips Elisa BaborskyDurante la seconda guerra mondiale il villaggio ceco di Lidice fu distrutto dai nazisti per rappresaglia dopo l'attentato che causò la morte di Heydrich nel 1942. In questo libro si narra la storia dell'inarrestabile ascesa del gerarca nazista, dell'invasione tedesca in Cecoslovacchia, dell'attentato che portò alla morte di Heydrich e degli uomini che lo misero in atto. Soprattutto, ci viene raccontata la storia dei minatori dello Staffordshire del Nord che grazie alla loro generosità aiutarono la ricostruzione di Lidice, impedendone così la cancellezione della memoria.
Un saco de canicas
by Joseph JoffoLa lucha por la supervivencia de un niño judío en la Francia ocupada por los nazis. El peluquero Joffo, un honrado judío establecido en el París ocupado por los nazis, decide dispersar a su familia para evitar el cruel y posible destino que les espera. Sus hijos, Joseph (el autor de esta obra) y Maurice tienen, a sus diez y doce años, que sobrevivir solos en un universo desquiciado, en el que la barbarie, la amistad, la picaresca y, sobre todo, el miedo, imponen una sola ley: la supervivencia. Reseñas:«Una verdadera joya literaria.»Diario 16 «Este libro, es el libro del miedo, de la angustia y del sufrimiento, podría haber sido también el libro del odio, pero es, en resumidas cuentas, un grito de esperanza y amor.»Bernard Clavel «Entre los testimonios sin nombre dedicados a los tiempos malditos, este es único, por la naturaleza de la experiencia, la emoción, la alegría, el dolor infantil. Y está relatado de tal modo que la aventura agarra, arrastra, lleva al lector de página en página hasta la última línea.»Joseph Kessel «Una espontaneidad, un humor, una ternura, una emoción discreta hacen de este libro uno totalmente diferente a los demás.»La Croix «Joffo es un narrador nato.»Kirkus Reviews