Al Cimino Knihy

Umění války se nespoléhalo pouze na palebnou sílu, zásadní byla také strategie vedení boje a utajení důležitých informací před nepřítelem. Kódy a šifry hrály důležitou roli již v daleké minulosti, Al Cimino se podrobně zabývá vznikem prvních z nich. Provádí nás egyptskými hieroglyfy, arabskými anagramy, šifrováním nacistického Německa i propracovanými a téměř neprolomitelnými kódy dnešních superpočítačů. Popisuje osudy lidí, kteří se šifry pokoušeli rozluštit, dočítáme se o Thomasu Jeffersonovi, Alanu Turingovi, Rogeru Baconovi, Charlesi Babbageovu, Edwardu Snowdenovi a dalších. Výjimečnost publikace umocňuje více než 100 barevných fotografií.

Žijí mezi námi mnohdy zcela bez povšimnutí. Nebezpeční a zvrácení jedinci, z jejichž ohavných činů běhá mráz po zádech. Touha zabíjet je pro ně totiž silnější než cokoliv jiného. Tato kniha odhaluje případy těch nejodpornějších vrahů, jejichž rukou, než je spravedlnost konečně dostihla, zahynulo nespočet obětí.

"As the world faced the deadliest conflict in human history, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, thirty-second president of the United States, and Winston Churchill, wartime prime minister of the United Kingdom, recognized each other as vital allies. Under the menacing threat of world domination by Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany in Europe and the military power of Japan in Asia, Roosevelt and Churchill's urgent need for each other's support soon turned into a firm friendship. Thrown together during World War II, their relationship was rarely straightforward. They disagreed politically, but maintained the greatest affection and respect for each other. They would often sit up late into the night drinking and smoking together. Their correspondence comprised nearly two thousand letters and cables. Together they steered the world through the dark days between 1939 and 1945 and emerged victorious. Both men were fallible, both making political and strategic mistakes--sometimes at the cost of thousands of lives. However, without the bond between them, the war against Nazism, Fascism, and Japan's imperial ambitions would have been lost. Roosevelt and Churchill tells the tale of a friendship with consequences like no other, that helped create world peace."--Amazon

On first impressions, Ted Bundy seemed like the perfect all-American boy. He was good-looking, fun and very charming; many women found him irresistible. But deep inside he was an evil monster who used his insider knowledge of law enforcement to evade detection as he terrorised large areas of the USA, murdering white females, mostly college students aged between 15 and 25. ,He confessed to 30 killings, but the real figure was probably much higher. When Bundy died in the electric chair on 24 January 1989, a raucous mob celebrated outside the prison gates by singing, dancing, and setting off fireworks. This is the disturbing story of a chameleon-like sociopath and necrophile who lured innocent victims to a horrible end.

On first impressions, Ted Bundy seemed like the perfect all-American boy. He was good-looking, fun and very charming; many women found him irresistible... But deep inside he was an evil monster who terrorized large areas of America, assaulting and murdering numerous women and adolescent girls. He used his insider knowledge of law enforcement to evade detection, escaping from imprisonment twice before his eventual capture. While he confessed to 30 killings, the real figure was probably much higher and many of the bodies have never been found. Crime writer and journalist Al Cimino delves into this astonishing and tragic tale, providing a detailed account of Bundy's crimes and the twisted manipulations of his victims. This is the story of a chameleon-like psychopath and necrophile who lured innocent victims to a horrible end.

Exploring the chilling reality of serial killers, the book delves into the psychological motivations behind repeated acts of violence. It examines the fine line between evil and madness, revealing that while few people actually commit murder, the potential for violence lies within us all. Each serial killer's story is unique, offering a disturbing yet fascinating glimpse into the darkest corners of the human mind. The narrative highlights the global nature of this phenomenon, emphasizing that understanding these individuals requires a deep dive into their complex psyches.

This book is about extraordinary men who lived through extraordinary times. The History of the Mob tells the stories of their lives, their families, their code, their crimes, and their cold-blooded murders”from Don Vito Cascio Ferro, the New York mobster who lured Joe Petrosino to his death in Palermo, to John Gotti, the Teflon don and Bernardo the Tractor Provenzano, who hid out in a farmhouse for forty-three years.

'The best political weapon is the weapon of terror. Cruelty commands respect. Men may hate us. But, we don't ask for their love - only for their fear.' - Heinrich HimmlerThe Schutzstaffel , or SS - the brutal elite of the Nazi Party - was founded by Hitler in 1925 to be his personal bodyguard. From 1929 it was headed by Heinrich Himmler, who built its numbers up from under 300 to well over a million by 1945. The SS became the very backbone of Nazi Germany, taking over almost every function of the state.This gripping account follows the rise and fall of this paramilitary organization and the shocking atrocities committed in their name, from Night of the Long Knives to the Holocaust. With photographs and feature spreads, The Story of the SS charts the history of the most evil organizations the world has ever seen.

Women commit just 4% of homicides in comparison to men. But this disproportion can make their crimes seem all the more shocking. In this chilling casebook, Al Cimino explores 34 female murderers. We meet 'Angel of Death' Kristen Gilbert who induced multiple cardiac arrests among her patients while working as a hospital nurse, Enriqueta Marti, the 'Vampire of Barcelona' who killed children to make cosmetics, and many more. These case studies give riveting insight into the lives and motives of women who decided to commit the ultimate transgression. In many of these cases, the women had suffered years of abuse and psychological breakdown before their eventual crimes. Other times their heinous acts seemed to spring from nowhere, with an unpredictability that is haunting