by Simon Elliott, Pen & Sword Books Ltd The unexplained disappearance of the legio IX Hispana (also known as the Ninth) from historical records around the second century AD has caught the public imagination for centuries, giving rise to a wealth of literature as...
As a title, ‘The Ratline’ is a slight misnomer, as the escape route for Nazi fugitives takes up only a minor part of the book — and much of that is tangential, as the main character never actually used it. However, as a tale of SS Brigadeführer Otto von Wächter’s rise...
Cathy Hunt is a well known Midland historian who specialises in the history of labour together with the work of women. The book is the product of extensive recent research, so recent that its publishing date was delayed to allow for the inclusion of such research....
Exerci accusam ne nam. Eos error mediocrem incorrupte ad. Ut porro veniam maiorum ius, te mei dicit accumsan. Vel audiam fierent ei, mea everti consequat no. Augue suavitate omittantur mea ei, in usu laudem copiosae salutatus, usu ad velit nostro abhorreant....
This book is set mainly in central Europe and highlights the causes and some of the actions of ‘one of the most destructive conflicts in human history, [which] resulted in eight million fatalities not only from military engagements but also from violence, famine, and...