Жанр: Книги о войне

«На сигарету Говарду упала с носа капля мутного пота. Он посмотрел на солнце. Солнце было хорошее, висело над головой, в объектив не заглядывало. Полдень. Говард не любил пользоваться светофильтрами, но при таком солнце, как в Афганистане, без них –…

«Ротой теперь командовал высокий узколицый лейтенант Касьянов с длинным тонким шрамом на щеке. Лейтенант покраснел за чужой позор и погладил пальцем побелевший от стыда шрам. Касьянов знал про то, что шрам белеет на фоне покрасневших щек и усиливает эффект стыда. Проводник-афганец почувствовал недоброе и…

«Сука» в названии означает в первую очередь самку собаки – существо, которое выросло в будке и отлично умеет хранить верность и рвать врага зубами. Но сука – и девушка Дана, солдат армии Страны, которая участвует в отвратительной гражданской войне, и сама эта война, и эта страна… Книга Марии Лабыч – не только о ненависти, но…

«Это была сытая батарея. Дух жареных лепешек витал над закопченными стволами гаубиц. Дух дикой ухи плыл над толстыми стволами орудий, и все голодные дети рвались под их узкую…

«Витька был злой на весь свет. Во-первых, жена ему дико изменяла, и об этом говорилось уже в третьем письме, которое он получил от матери. Во-вторых, Наташка, посудомойщица из столовки отказалась крутить с ним любовь даже после его обещания жениться на ней. В-третьих, вчера у него сломался кондиционер, и теперь что «за бортом»,…

Что такое любовь? Это значит «смерть получила коленкой под зад, жизнь несется, хлопая крыльями; Рождество наступило, рай на земле, все поет и танцует, речка смеется, океан разливается счастьем, ветер встречает всех поцелуями, небо раскрыло объятия, деревья пляшут от радости, камень протяжно гудит, ночь уходит с ласковым шепотом…

Эта повесть афганская, хотя она не о боевых буднях. В ней рассказывается о людях, с которыми автору довелось встретиться по дороге в ОКСВА. Хорошие они или плохие, судить читателю. В повести нет приукрашенных героев, нет там и персонажей с преувеличенными негативными чертами характеров. Они такие, какими были в далёкие…

Перед вами первая редакция романа «Молодая гвардия», возможно, стоившая его автору – Александру Фадееву жизни. В годы ВОВ А. Фадеев был корреспондентом «Правды» и «Совинформбюро». После освобождения г. Краснодона он приехал в город и познакомился с деятельностью подпольной организации «Молодая гвардия» и был потрясен…

Four classic tales of adventure in the frozen north, from the master of action and suspense, available for the first time in this e-bundle.Discover why Alistair MacLean was the most popular thriller writer of his generation in these four classic stories of the frozen north – a deadly military submarine mission in the Arctic Ocean, a murder mystery in the darkness of the Polar night,a terrorist-induced plane crash in Iceland, and high-stakes sabotage in the pipelines of the Alaskan oil fields…Night Without End – An airliner crashes in the polar ice-cap 400 miles north of the Arctic…

Comparing and contrasting the World Wars.This will be a landmark in military history: a collaborative venture between historians from 20 different countries addressing every aspect of the two world wars. The scope of the book is enormous. From frontline combat to civilian experience, women and children in wartime, genocide etc.1. The Face of Battle2. Leadership in the wars3. Civilians in the wars4. National experiences5. Cultural impact6. Moral experience7.…

Four classic tales of adventure at sea, from the master of action and suspense, available for the first time in this e-bundle.Discover why Alistair MacLean was the most popular thriller writer of his generation in these four classic stories of the sea, from the treacherous frozen seas of the north Atlantic, to the warmer but no less deadly waters of the Caribbean and Mediterranean.San Andreas – For a British hospital ship sailing deadly U-boat patrolled Norwegian waters, a nightmare of violence and betrayal has begun, a nerve-shredding game of sabotage in which an unknown traitor among the…

Dog Soldiers tells the story of two brave young ‘dog soldiers’ (Army bomb dog handlers), killed in action in Afghanistan with their dogs by their side, through the inspirational words of their mothers.Lance Corporal Kenneth Rowe and Lance Corporal Liam Tasker were both dog lovers from boyhood and went on to do the job they had always wanted to do. Through the soldiers’ mothers – Lyn Rowe and Jane Duffy – the book will take the reader on a journey and a celebration of the young men’s lives that begins with the two young boys growing up and fulfilling their dream to serve Queen and…

Before WWI, little provision was made for the burial of the war dead. Soldiers were often unceremoniously dumped in a mass grave; officers shipped home to be buried in local cemeteries.The great cemeteries of WWI came about as a result of the efforts of one inspired visionary. In 1914, Fabian Ware, at 45, was too old to enlist. Instead, he joined the Red Cross, working on the frontline in France. There he was horrified by the ignominious end to the lives of many of the soldiers who, buried hastily, were often lost as the battlelines moved backward and forward over the same ground. He recorded…

On Platform One of Paddington Station in London, there is a statue of an unknown soldier; he’s reading a letter. On the hundredth anniversary of the declaration of war everyone in the country was invited to take a moment and write that letter. A selection of those letters are published here, in a new kind of war memorial – one made only of words.In a year of public commemoration ‘Letter to an Unknown Soldier’ invited everyone to step back from the public ceremonies and take a few private moments to think. Providing a space for people to reconsider the familiar imagery we associate…

‘I do not want to die. The thought that we may be cut off from each other is so terrible and that our babe may grow up without my knowing her and without her knowing me. It is difficult to face. Know through all your life that I loved you and baby with all my heart and soul, that you two sweet things were just all the world to me’Captain Charlie May was killed, aged 27, in the early morning of 1st July 1916, leading the men of ‘B Company’, 22nd Manchester Service Battalion (the Manchester Pals) into action on the first day of the Somme.This tolerant and immensely likeable man had been…

Before WWI, little provision was made for the burial of the war dead. Soldiers were often unceremoniously dumped in a mass grave; officers shipped home to be buried in local cemeteries.The great cemeteries of WWI came about as a result of the efforts of one inspired visionary. In 1914, Fabian Ware, at 45, was too old to enlist. Instead, he joined the Red Cross, working on the frontline in France. There he was horrified by the ignominious end to the lives of many of the soldiers who, buried hastily, were often lost as the battlelines moved backward and forward over the same ground. He recorded…

A second collection of incredible and heart-warming canine stories from around the world, from the bestselling author of The Dog That Saved My Life.Animals have accompanied man into battle since war first waged. Since those times, many stories have been told of the bears, camels, cats, dolphins, monkeys, mules, rats and other creatures that have served with the Armed Forces during both world wars and beyond. The four stories in this book represent the devotion and unquestioning loyalty of the canine companion in the darkest days of war.From the stub-tailed Bull Terrier that became a hero of…

Hitler’s top-secret Directive No. 16 set a precondition for a landing operation: ‘The English air force must have been beaten down to such an extent … that it can no longer muster any power of attack worth mentioning against the German crossing.’ Reissued by William Collins, ‘Fighter’ is Len Deighton’s thrilling telling of the ensuing Battle of Britain – the aerial combat between the RAF and the Luftwaffe that was fought between July and October 1940.Deighton has written a compelling account of this all-important action: a balanced study of strategies and tactics that also…

(This ebook contains a limited number of illustrations. Maps are best viewed on a tablet.)The epic story of one of the most savage battles of the Second World War.Kohima. In this remote Indian village near the border with Burma, a tiny force of British and Indian troops faced the might of the Imperial Japanese Army. Outnumbered ten to one, the defenders fought the Japanese hand to hand in a battle that was amongst the most savage in modern warfare.A garrison of no more than 1,500 fighting men, desperately short of water and with the wounded compelled to lie in the open, faced a force of…

NUMBER 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERNo one is born a leader. But through sheer determination and by confronting life’s challenges, Ant Middleton has come to know the meaning of true leadership. In First Man In, he shares the core lessons he’s learned over the course of his fascinating, exhilarating life.Special forces training is no walk in the park. The rules are strict and they make sure you learn the hard way, pushing you beyond the limits of what is physically possible. There is no mercy. Even when you are bleeding and broken, to admit defeat is failure.To survive the gruelling selection…