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Adored by millions and soon to be a major motion picture, The Women is an unforgettable, captivating novel to fall in love with.<BR><BR>A sweeping story of epic love, heartbreaking loss, extraordinary bravery and the unbreakable bond of female friendship about the women who answered the call of the Vietnam War and paid the price.<BR><BR>'Utterly absorbing . . . A triumph' - Taylor Jenkins Reid<BR><BR>'Stuns with sacrifice. Uplifts with heroism' - Bonnie Garmus<BR><BR>'Never has a novel of war metamorphosed so profoundly into a story of the human heart. The female heart' - Delia Owens<BR>They answered the call. Then they fought to be remembered.<BR><BR>'Women can be heroes, too'. <BR><BR>When twenty-year-old nursing student, Frances "Frankie" McGrath, hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on California's idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing, being a good girl.<BR><BR>But in 1965 the world is changing, and she suddenly imagines a different path for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins the Army Nurses Corps and follows his path.<BR><BR>As green and inexperienced as the young men sent to Vietnam to fight, Frankie is overwhelmed by the chaos and destruction of war, as well as the unexpected trauma of coming home to a changed America. But Frankie will also discover the true value of female friendship and the heartbreak that love can cause.<BR><BR>'Thank God for girlfriends. In this crazy, chaotic, divided world that was run by men, you could count on the women'<BR>Readers love The Women:'Three little words. "They were there." Superb. Immersive. Shocking'<BR><BR>'This book turned me into an absolute sobbing mess . . . So well written and utterly heartbreaking as well as uplifting, joyful and empowering'<BR><BR>'An authentic account of an unforgotten and untold story. Sometimes brutal, sometimes beautiful'<BR><BR>'Compelling and heartbreaking. It released all kinds of emotions in me, and has left me wanting to know more about the Vietnam war'<BR><BR>'Wow! One that you dream about at night and think about all day'<BR><BR>'One of the most gripping historical fiction books I've ever read'<BR><BR>'Enlightening, informative and a fitting tribute to the female service women and medical staff who served in Vietnam'<BR><BR>'The story and the characters within will forever be imprinted on my soul'<BR><BR>'This isn't just a story of the past, it's a reminder of what we should not forget in the present'<BR><BR>** PRE-ORDER THE FIRE, KRISTIN HANNAH'S NEW NOVEL, COMING MAY 2027 **<BR>

"Operation Kongo" von Thomas Gast gleicht einer atemberaubenden Reise in die dunkelsten Ecken der Geschichte. Mit unverblümter Offenheit schildert Thomas Gast seine hautnahen Erfahrungen als ehemaliger Elite-Fallschirmjäger. Dieser packende Bericht basiert auf wahren Begebenheiten und gewährt einen schonungslosen Blick hinter die Kulissen eines lebensgefährlichen Einsatzes. Erleben Sie hautnah die Schrecken des Krieges aus der Sicht eines Soldaten, als der Kongo von der Shaba-Invasion erschüttert wurde. Inmitten des Guerillakrieges im Süden der heutigen Demokratischen Republik Kongo stehen die Interessen des Westens und der Ostblock-Staaten in Zentralafrika auf dem Spiel. Inmitten dieses geopolitischen Konflikts finden wir uns an der Seite unseres Protagonisten wieder, der in einem Strudel aus Gefahr und Unsicherheit gefangen ist."Operation Kongo" fängt die Realität des Krieges in all ihrer Intensität ein. Mit eindrucksvoller Detailgenauigkeit und einem fesselnden Schreibstil begleitet Thomas Gast den Leser beim Eintauchen in die Welt eines Elite-Fallschirmjägers, der seine Geschichte mit Mut, Offenheit und einer beeindruckenden Erzählkraft teilt

O Holocausto de cerca de seis milhões de judeus durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial é um dos episódios históricos que mais impressionou o Mundo nos últimos cem anos. Vítimas e familiares trazem-nos até hoje a memória documentada de um povo oprimido e massacrado às mãos da Alemanha Nazi. Historiadores, sociólogos e cientistas políticos continuam a refletir sobre um período tenebroso da História mundial recente. 'Nakba: Holocausto na Palestina' apresenta-nos um segundo olhar sobre essa realidade. Aníbal Alves levanta importantes questões em torno da formação do Estado de Israel, reservado pelas Nações Unidas ao povo judeu, no pós Segunda Grande Guerra. Através do encontro e desencontro de personagens densas, o autor descortina a realidade da ocupação do território da Palestina e das suas vítimas. Terá um primeiro holocausto levado a outro, tão cruel quanto o primeiro, de um povo inocente e igualmente massacrado? Num cenário de guerra em que vítimas se tornam algozes, quem são os culpados? E, no meio disso, pode brotar o Amor, através das suas formas mais diversas e surpreendentes? Talvez este livro não responda de forma direta a essas perguntas, mas mexe com pensamentos estanques sobre a História e as suas estórias. 'Nakba: Holocausto na Palestina' é um romance histórico que promete absorver os seus leitores.

In the fourth and final installment of David Downing’s spy series, Jack McColl is sent to Soviet Russia, where the civil war is coming to an end. The Bolsheviks have won but the country is in ruins. With the hopes engendered by the revolution hanging by a thread, plots and betrayals abound.<BR><BR>London, 1921: Ex–Secret Service spy Jack McColl is in prison serving time for assaulting a cop. McColl has been embittered by the Great War; he feels betrayed by the country that had sent so many young men to die needlessly. He can’t stomach spying for the British Empire anymore. He’s also heartbroken. The love of his life, radical journalist Caitlin Hanley, parted ways with him three years earlier so she could offer her services to the Communist revolution in Moscow.<BR><BR>Then his former Secret Service boss offers McColl the chance to escape his jail sentence if he takes a dangerous and unofficial assignment in Russia, where McColl is already a wanted man. He would be spying on other spies, sniffing out the truth about MI5 meddling in a high-profile assassination plot. The target is someone McColl cares about and respects. The MI5 agent involved is someone he loathes. With the knowledge that he may be walking into a death trap, McColl sets out for Moscow, the scene of his last heartbreak. Little does he know that his mission will throw him back into Caitlin’s life—or that her husband will be one of the men he is trying to hunt down.

NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIESWINNER OF THE 2015 PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTIONNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR FICTIONA beautiful, stunningly ambitious novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II'Open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close forever.'For Marie-Laure, blind since the age of six, the world is full of mazes. The miniature of a Paris neighbourhood, made by her father to teach her the way home. The microscopic layers within the invaluable diamond that her father guards in the Museum of Natural History. The walled city by the sea, where father and daughter take refuge when the Nazis invade Paris. And a future which draws her ever closer to Werner, a German orphan, destined to labour in the mines until a broken radio fills his life with possibility and brings him to the notice of the Hitler Youth.In this magnificent, deeply moving novel, the stories ofMarie-Laure and Werner illuminate the ways, against all odds, people try to be good to one another.

Long considered as one of Osamu Tezuka's most political narratives, Ayako is also considered to be one of his most challenging as it defies the conventions of his manga by utilizing a completely original cast and relying solely on historical drama to drive the plot. Ayako, pulls no punches, and does not allow for gimmicks as science-fiction or fantasy may. Instead Tezuka weaves together a tale which its core simply focuses on a single family, a family that could be considered a metaphor for a rapidly developing superpower.<BR><BR>Overflowing with imagery of the cold war seen through Japan's eyes, Ayako is firmly set in realism taking inspiration from a number of historical events that occurred over the American occupation and the cultural-revolution which soon followed. Believed to be Tezuka's answer to the gekiga (dramatic comics) movement of the 60's, Ayako should be considered one of the better early examples of a seinen (young adult) narrative to be published.<BR><BR>Initially set in the aftermath of World War II, Ayako focuses its attention on the Tenge clan, a once powerful family of landowners living in a rural community in northern Japan. From the moment readers are introduced to the extended family, it is apparent that the war and American occupation have begun to erode the fabric that binds them all together. The increasing influence of political, economic and social change begins to tear into the many Tenge siblings, while a strange marriage agreement creates resentment between the eldest son and his sire. And when the family seems to have completely fallen apart, they decide to turn their collective rage on what they believe to be the source of their troubles—the newest member of the Tenge family, the youngest sister Ayako.

'A book that you don't just read, you live' Simon Schama Tolstoy's magnificent epic novel of love, conflict, fate and human life in all its imperfection and grandeurWar and Peace begins at a glittering society party in St Petersburg in 1805, where conversations are dominated by the prospect of war. Terror swiftly engulfs the country as Napoleon's army marches on Russia, and the lives of three young people are changed forever. The stories of quixotic Pierre, cynical Andrey and impetuous Natasha interweave with a huge cast, from aristocrats and peasants to soldiers and Napoleon himself.Translated with an Introduction and Notes by Anthony Briggs with an Afterword by Orlando Figes

History takes flight in the second book of Naomi Novik's deliciously addictive series which captures the Napoleonic period perfectly and skillfully layers the timeline with imagination by adding a Dragon Air Force to the battle for England.Captain William Laurence of the British Air Corps and his dragon, Temeraire, begin their slow voyage to China, fearful that upon landing they will be forced to part by Imperial decree.Temeraire is a Celestial dragon, the most highly-prized of all draconic breeds; famed for their intelligence, agility and most of all for the Divine Wind - their terrible roar capable of shattering the heavy timbers of war ships, shattering woodland and destroying other dragons mid-flight. Temeraire's egg was captured and claimed by the British at sea, but he was meant to be the companion of the Emperor Napoleon and not captained by a mere officer in the British Air Corps.The Chinese have demanded his return and the British cannot refuse them - they cannot afford to provoke the asian super-power into allying themselves with the French - even if it costs them the most powerful weapon in their arsenal and inflicts the most unimaginable pain upon Laurence and his dragon.

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.'Out of the dark we came, into the dark we go. Like a storm-driven bird at night we fly out of the Nowhere; for a moment our wings are seen in the light of the fire, and, lo! we are gone again into the Nowhere.'An amazing adventure set in Africa, against the backdrop of endless deserts and snowy mountains, Kings Solomon's Mines follows Allan Quartermain, in his quest to find his missing brother and unearth the fabled treasure of the biblical King's mines. Along the way, Allan and his companions are caught up in a tribal war and face fearful hardships, culminating in a final confrontation with the evil witch Gagool.