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This comprehensive biography offers an in-depth and clear portrayal of Winston Churchill, highlighting his significant contributions and complex character. It combines extensive research with accessible writing, making it an authoritative account suitable for both scholars and general readers. The narrative explores key events in Churchill's life, his leadership during pivotal moments in history, and the impact of his decisions on the world stage.

This new edition now includes an additional 37 of Martin Gilbert's maps, across the whole period of the war, originally published across a range of publications, now gathered in this one volume for the first time

From Theodor Herzl's efforts to establish a sovereign Jewish nation in Palestine to the 21st-century roadmap for peace and beyond, this is an exploration of Israel's history. číst celé

Gilbert, a renowned historian and official biographer of Churchill, selects 100 of the finest writings and speeches by Churchill. These express the leader's thoughts and describe the main adventures and crises of his life coupled with Gilbert's commentary.

From one of the most popular historians writing today comes a book as fascinating as the bestsellers of Karen Armstrong and Reza Aslan. In this captivating chronicle, Martin Gilbert shines new light on a controversial dilemma in the modern world: the troubled relationship between Jews and Muslims. Beginning at the dawn of Islam and sweeping from the Atlantic Ocean to the mountains of Afghanistan, Gilbert presents the first popular and authoritative history of Jewish peoples under Muslim rule. He confronts with wisdom and compassion the stormy events in their dramatic story, including anti-Zionist movements and the forced exodus to Israel. He also gives special attention to the twentieth century and to the current political debate about refugee status and restitution. Throughout, Gilbert weaves a compelling narrative of perseverance, struggle, and renewal marked by surprising moments of tolerance and partnership. A monumental and timely book, Jews under Muslim Rule is a crowning achievement that confirms Martin Gilbert as one of the foremost historians of our time.

The Firstborn–the mysterious race of aliens who first became known to science fiction fans as the builders of the iconic black monolith in 2001: A Space Odyssey – have inhabited legendary master of science fiction Sir Arthur C. Clarke’s writing for decades. With Time’s Eye and Sunstorm, the first two books in their acclaimed Time Odyssey series, Clarke and his brilliant co-author Stephen Baxter imagined a near-future in which the Firstborn seek to stop the advance of human civilization by employing a technology indistinguishable from magic. Their first act was the Discontinuity, in which Earth was carved into sections from different eras of history, restitched into a patchwork world, and renamed Mir. Mir’s inhabitants included such notables as Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, and United Nations peacekeeper Bisesa Dutt. For reasons unknown to her, Bisesa entered into communication with an alien artifact of inscrutable purpose and godlike power–a power that eventually returned her to Earth. There, she played an instrumental role in humanity’s race against time to stop a doomsday event: a massive solar storm triggered by the alien Firstborn designed to eradicate all life from the planet. That fate was averted at an inconceivable price. Now, twenty-seven years later, the Firstborn are back. This time, they are pulling no punches: They have sent a “quantum bomb.” Speeding toward Earth, it is a device that human scientists can barely comprehend, that cannot be stopped or destroyed–and one that will obliterate Earth. Bisesa’s desperate quest for answers sends her first to Mars and then to Mir, which is itself threatened with extinction. The end seems inevitable. But as shocking new insights emerge into the nature of the Firstborn and their chilling plans for mankind, an unexpected ally appears from light-years away. From the Hardcover edition.

Im 24. Jahrhundert entdeckt die Menschheit beim Erforschen der Galaxis zwei Alien-Raumschiffe eines riesigen, feindlichen Sternenreichs. Michael McCollum präsentiert ein packendes Abenteuer in der Science-Fiction.

"Israel is a small and relatively young country, but since the day of its creation more than half a century ago, its turbulent history has placed it at the center of the world stage. In this account, Martin Gilbert traces Israel's history from the struggles of its pioneers in the nineteenth century up to the present day."--BOOK JACKET.

Přednáška Vůle lidu nabízí hluboký pohled na Churchillovu celoživotní oddanost parlamentní demokracii. Poprvé zvolen do parlamentu ve svých pětadvaceti letech, strávil v Dolní sněmovně dalších čtyřiašedesát let, zasvěcených intenzivním debatám a službě lidu, jehož nástrojem parlament považoval. Churchill se snažil zajistit efektivitu parlamentu a bránit jej před manipulacemi ze strany rivalů a některých poslanců. Jeho víra v parlamentní demokracii zůstala neotřesena i po porážce Konzervativní strany ve volbách 1945, kdy prohlásil: „Je to vůle lidu.“ V Dolní sněmovně vyjádřil, jak druhá světová válka sloužila k obnově demokracie, a zdůraznil význam každého jednotlivého voliče: „Svrchovaný význam této skutečnosti nemohou snížit žádné řečnické výkony ani sáhodlouhé debaty.“ Dále varoval před myšlenkou supermanů, kteří by chtěli řídit lid bez jeho účasti, což by bylo narušením demokracie.

Im 24. Jahrhundert entdeckt die Menschheit bei ihren Erkundungen zwei Alien-Raumschiffe, was zu einem Gefecht führt. Nur ein Außerirdischer überlebt und berichtet von einem gewaltigen, unruhigen Sternenreich in der Nähe des Konflikts.