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Imprisoned in the Gulags for a crime he did not commit, Benya Golden joins a penal battalion made up of Cossacks and convicts to fight the Nazis. He enrols in the Russian cavalry, and on a hot summer day in July 1942, he and his band of brothers are sent on a desperate mission behind enemy lines. Switching between Benya's war in the grasslands of Southern Russia, and Stalin's plans in the Kremlin, between Benya's intense affair with an Italian nurse and a romance between Stalin's daughter and a journalist also on the Eastern Front, this is a sweeping story of passion, bravery and human survival where personal betrayal is a constant companion, and death just a hearbeat away.

An extraordinary and fresh account of the most famous battle in World War One. No conflict better encapsulates all that went wrong on the Western Front than the Battle of the Somme in 1916. The tragic loss of life and stoic endurance by troops who walked towards their death is an iconic image which will be hard to ignore during the centennial year. Despite this, this book shows the extent to which the Allied armies were in fact able repeatedly to break through the German front lines. By focusing on the first-hand experiences of both Allied and enemy soldiers, the author weaves a remarkable portrait of life at the Front.

The classic story by Charles Dickens retold as part of the Usborne Young Reading Programme for children ready to tackle longer and more complex stories. Set during the French Revolution, the lives of Charles Darnay and his family are changed forever as the drama unfolds.

A king and queen have fallen on hard times - but then their eldest daughter is given a magic wishbone. Can this improve their fortunes? A magical retelling of a Charles Dickens' fairytale, specially written for children who have just started reading alone and developed in conjunction with a reading expert from Roehampton University.

Suitable for children whose reading ability and confidence allows them to tackle longer and complex stories, this title tells the doomed love story of Cathy and Heathcliffe as seen through the eyes of a neighbor, Mr Lockwood, and the old nurse, Nelly Dean.

This is the Penguin English Library Edition of Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens. 'You talk very easily of hours, sir! How long do you suppose, sir, that an hour is to a man who is choking for want of air?'. A masterly evocation of the state and psychology of imprisonment, Little Dorrit is one of the supreme works of Dickens' maturity. When Arthur Clennam returns to England after many years abroad, he takes a kindly interest in Amy Dorrit, his mother's seamstress, and in the affairs of Amy's father, a man of shabby grandeur, long imprisoned for debt in the Marshalsea. As Arthur discovers, the dark shadow of the prison stretches far beyond its walls to affect many lives, from Mr Panks, the reluctant rent-collector of Bleeding Heart Yard, to Merdle, an unscrupulous financier. The Penguin English Library contains 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.

Román, při jehož psaní se Charles Dickens inspiroval svým vlastním životem (jeho rodiče se ocitli ve vězení pro dlužníky a Dickens si musel jako malý chlapec vydělávat na živobytí), ukazuje životní pouť sirotka Davida Copperfielda. Během svého života potkává lidi bezohledné a kruté, jako je například jeho nevlastní otec , nebo ředitel sirotčince, kam je umístěn právě po roztržce s otcem. Potkává ale i dobrosrdečné lidi a i v nevlídném sirotčinci si najde přátele. Po neradostném dětství a nelehkém dospívání nakonec David nalezne štěstí.

Jedna z nejzajímavějších kapitol druhé světové války – špionážní bitva o kód německého šifrovacího stroje Enigma – přichází v doposud nejlepší a nejkomplexnější knize, která na toto téma byla napsána. Kniha čtenáře provede kompletním sledem všech historických událostí, jež se kolem šifrovacího stroje rozpoutaly. Kniha podává velmi podrobný a souvislý popis historických událostí, které se vztahují k prolomení šifrátoru Enigma, a doplňuje ho o vyprávění životních příběhů protagonistů tohoto fascinujícího příběhu, který patřil mezi rozhodující okamžiky druhé světové války. Velmi podrobně a plasticky popisuje příběhy námořníků, kteří s nasazením vlastních životů získali důležitý šifrový materiál z německých ponorek. Publikaci ocení i odborník, protože v dodatcích ke knize jsou detailně shrnuty postupy, jichž bylo využíváno pro zisk nastavení šifrátoru, a to včetně některých méně známých (jako například metoda charakteristik, řádkování, puntíkování, banburismus).

A re-telling of the beloved Louisa May-Alcott story for younger children. The inspirational story follows the fortunes of the March sisters as they struggle through the American Civil War and learn the importance of love, family and following their dreams. Usborne Young Reading Series 3 is for confident readers.

Breaking the German Enigma codes was not only about brilliant mathematicians and professors at Bletchley Park. There is another aspect of the story which it is only now possible to tell. It takes in the exploits of spies, naval officers and ordinary British seamen who risked, and in some cases lost their lives snatching the vital Enigma codebooks from under the noses of Nazi officials and from sinking German ships and submarines. This book will tell the whole Enigma story: the original invention and use by German forces and how it was the Poles who first cracked, and passed on to the British - the key to the German airforce Enigma. The more complicated German Navy Enigma appeared to them to be unbreakable.

Breaking the German Enigma codes involved not just mathematicians at Bletchley Park but also the daring efforts of spies, naval officers, and ordinary British seamen. Many risked their lives to seize vital Enigma codebooks from Nazi officials and sinking German vessels. This account covers the entire Enigma saga, from its original use by German forces to the Poles’ initial breakthrough, which they shared with the British. The more complex German Navy Enigma seemed unbreakable at first. Hugh Sebag-Montefiore, a journalist and author, has uncovered files from the Ministry of Defence and newly declassified documents in the US. He has also connected with last surviving witnesses, including Paul Pailliole, head of French counterintelligence, who provides firsthand insights into the espionage surrounding Enigma. Winston Churchill referred to the breaking of the German Enigma Code as “the secret weapon that won the war.” Sebag-Montefiore reveals the complete story of how the Allies cracked the code, detailing the perilous missions of sailors, spies, and agents who captured essential codebooks. Drawing from newly accessed archives and personal accounts, this narrative uncovers the remarkable decryption efforts that significantly influenced the course of World War II.