David Fraser Knihy

The book highlights the alarming crime rates in Britain, revealing that 132 million indictable crimes occur annually, with most going unrecorded. It discusses the rise in burglary, street crime, and escalating violence, which has instilled fear in the public, particularly among vulnerable groups like the elderly. This pervasive fear has led many to feel imprisoned in their own homes, while criminals operate freely, underscoring a troubling societal issue that demands attention.

First published in 1983 and written by a pre-eminent historian of the British Army, this is the definitive history of the British Army in the Second World War: its campaigns and battles, defeats and victories, across all theatres of operations from the outbreak of war with Germany in 1939 to the final defeat of Japan in 1945. Here the reader will find grand strategy at the highest level, but also the reality of command in the field and the experience of combat for the infantry, gunners and the tankers as the British Army fought its way through the War. But above all this is a full, authoritative and vividly written account of the British Army in the Second World War as it came to grips with, and in the end triumphed over, its enemies in the field.

General Sir David Fraser tells the story of this famous regiment; their beginnings, customs, battles and traditions from their formation as "The Royal Regiment of Guards" in 1656 down to our own times. It is a remarkable story that includes Marlborough's campaigns (1702-1713) in the struggle against France, the battle of Waterloo (1815), the Crimean War (1853-1856), and of course two World Wars and beyond. Numerous photographs and illustrations populate Sir David's absorbing text, including eight full page colour plates by renowned military artist Angus McBride, with lengthy commentaries examining in detail the uniforms of the Grenadiers from 1865 to the 1970's.

For Simon growing up in Gloucestershire after the war, a kind gesture to an old tramp proves an astonishing quirk of fate. This is a novel of corruption and political treachery in the cut-throat world of high finance, of greed masquerading as duty and of ambition disguised as the pursuit of peace.

Der britische General und Militärhistoriker David Fraser legt "die definitive Rommel-Biographie" (Times) vor. Er schildert den genialen militärischen Strategen und Taktiker Rommel wie auch den populären Vorgesetzten. Sehr detailliert geht der Autor auf die Haltung Rommels zum Nationalsozialismus und zu Hitler als Person ein, zeigt seine Skepsis dem verheißenen Endsieg gegenüber und sein vergebliches Bemühen, den Diktator von der verzweifelten militärischen Lage zu überzeugen.