John Grehan Knihy

Mnoho jednotlivců a skupin se postavilo k nebezpečí s cílem zlikvidovat Adolfa Hitlera. Během jeho politického života se stal terčem řady atentátů, z nichž některé byly uskutečněny, ale všechny skončily neúspěchem. Dva nejznámější pokusy zahrnují výbuch bomby v mnichovské pivnici Bürgerbräukeller v roce 1939 a Stauffenbergův pokus označovaný jako Valkýra z 20. července 1944. Kromě těchto událostí existovaly i další, které dosud nezískaly pozornost historiků. Autor se zabývá plánovanými a zvažovanými atentáty na Hitlera od Chicaga po Londýn a od Švédska po Ukrajinu. Ti, kdo chtěli Hitlera odstranit, navrhovali různé metody, zatímco on sám byl si vědom nebezpečí, které mu hrozilo v každém okamžiku. Jeho bezpečnostní aparát byl obrovský a mnohovrstevný, avšak i přes to se mnozí pokusili o jeho zabití a některým se to málem podařilo. Hitler nakonec přežil, často jen o minutu nebo milimetr, a zemřel vlastní rukou. Tato spiknutí a konspirace jsou podrobně popsány spolu s unikátními fotografiemi míst plánovaných či skutečných atentátů, což přináší fascinující pohled na obskurní, bláznivé i pečlivě promyšlené pokusy o atentát na Hitlera.

The book delves into the controversial bombing campaign against Germany during World War II, focusing on Bomber Command's area bombing strategy aimed at demoralizing the German population. Sir Arthur Harris's dispatches reveal the effectiveness of this approach, which nearly led to Germany's collapse but raised ethical concerns due to high civilian casualties. The government's decision to withhold these dispatches, unlike those from other military branches, adds to the intrigue, as the book includes the full text of Harris's reports and explores the reasons behind their suppression.

In this book, John Grehan has examined the known planned or proposed assassination attempts on Hitler, from Chicago to London and from Sweden to the Ukraine -some of which have not previously been presented to the general public by historians.

In the spring of 1942, Britain's far-flung empire was in the greatest peril. North Africa was being overrun by the German Afrika Korps and in Southeast Asia, the forces of Imperial Japan had captured Singapore and were threatening India.

First time full collection of Despatches reports have been published. Despatches in this volume include the Despatch on air operations by the Allied Expeditionary Air Force in North West Europe between November 1943 and September 1944 číst celé

A unique series of images that explores every aspect of the Berlin Airlift in 1948 and 1949. Covers the contribution made by the RAF, USAF, RNZAF, RAAF and French Air Force, as well as various civilian operators. číst celé

A unique series of images that explores every aspect of the Doolittle Raid, also known as the Tokyo Raid, which was undertaken on Saturday, 18 April 1942. číst celé

A list of all the officially recognised SOE casualties has not been produced before. The information uncovered by the authors has never been brought together in a single publication.

In this book, adopting a day by day approach, the author provides a clear portrayal of the unfolding drama on the perimeter around Dunkirk, in the port itself and along the beaches to La Panne and the Belgian border.

Photographs of the Royal Navy destroyers and the requisitioned merchant and civilian vessels and of the sturdy lifeboats of the RNLI Classic images of the famous Little Ships', including the various paddle steamers that were involved. Scenes of the detritus of war - damage and destruction on an unprecedented scale.