Alex Kershaw Bücher

500 Tage Krieg im fernen Europa. Felix Sparks (1917–2007) stammte aus einer Bergarbeiterfamilie in Arizona und ließ sich nach der High School von der Armee anwerben, weil er in der Großen Depression keine Arbeit fand. Dann ging er ans College, um Jura zu studieren, und wurde erneut einberufen, als die USA in den Krieg eintraten. Er nahm teil an der Invasion Siziliens 1943, war der einzige Überlebende seiner Einheit bei der Schlacht von Anzio, überlebte die deutsche Ardennenoffensive, den Häuserkampf in Aschaffenburg, wo der »Volkssturm« die Amerikaner aufzuhalten versuchte, und kommandierte die Einheit, die Dachau befreite. 

Robert Capa war ein obsessiver Pokerspieler, ein Abenteurer, ein notorischer Lügner und starker Trinker, ein Spaßvogel und ein Frauenheld - und er war einer der besten Fotografen der Welt. Er dokumentierte die Schrecken an der Front, und seine Fotos prägten das Bild des modernen Krieges. Mit seinen Aufnahmen vom Spanischen Bürgerkrieg gelang dem ungarischen Juden 1936 der internationale Durchbruch, und die Fotos vom D-Day in Omaha Beach, wo er in vorderster Reihe mit den alliierten Truppen an Land ging, machten ihn zur Legende. Capa scheute kein Risiko, um das Grauen aus nächster Nähe zu dokumentieren, und liebte doch das Leben. In den schillernden Künstlerszenen von Madrid, Paris und London traf er Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck, Martha Gellhorn und Pablo Picasso, gründete die Fotoagentur Magnum und hatte eine leidenschaftliche Liebesbeziehung zu Ingrid Bergmann. Alex Kershaws fesselnde Biografie erzählt von einem ungewöhnlichen, gefährlichen und viel zu schnellen Leben. Robert Capa starb 1954, im Alter von 40 Jahren, als er in Vietnam auf eine Landmine trat.

New York Times bestselling author Alex Kershaw has written the first full biography of one of the most remarkable men to have outwitted Hitler - Raoul Wallenberg, the young Swedish diplomat who almost single-handedly saved the lives of countless Hungarian Jews, at unimaginable risk and great cost to himself.

The New York Times bestselling author of The Liberator and Avenue of Spies returns with a thrilling, action-heavy account of D-Day combat.

In July 1944, thirty-two-year-old Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg arrived in Budapest on a mission to rescue the last Jews of Europe.Over the next six months, he repeatedly risked his life to save tens of thousands of Jews, defying mass murderer Adolf Eichmann and crazed Hungarian fascists while enduring one of the bloodiest sieges of World War II. Tragically, when Budapest was finally liberated, the Holocaust's greatest hero had disappeared into the Soviet gulag to this day, his exact fate is unknown.

From the invasion of Italy to the gates of Dachau, no World War II infantry unit in Europe saw more action or endured worse than the one commanded by Felix Sparks. A maverick officer - and the only man to survive his company's wartime odyssey from bitter beginning to victorious end. This book tells his story.

Focusing on the remarkable journeys of four Medal of Honor recipients, this narrative unveils their extraordinary contributions during World War II, spanning from North Africa to the heights of Hitler's fortress. The book highlights their valor, camaraderie, and the challenges they faced, providing an in-depth look at the lives of these decorated soldiers and their pivotal roles in key battles. Through rich storytelling, it brings to light an often-overlooked chapter of military history.

Recounts events surrounding the 1944-45 Battle of the Bulge in Ardennes, France, during World War II, and the plight of eighteen men of a single platoon who were captured and survived in German POW camps through the end of the war.

The Few tells the dramatic and unforgettable story of eight young Americans who joined Britain's Royal Air Force, defying their country's neutrality laws and risking their U.S. citizenship to fight side-by-side with England's finest pilots in the summer of 1940-over a year before America entered the war. Flying the lethal and elegant Spitfire, they became "knights of the air" and with minimal training but plenty of guts, they dueled the skilled and fearsome pilots of Germany's Luftwaffe. By October 1940, they had helped England win the greatest air battle in the history of aviation. Winston Churchill once said of all those who fought in the Battle of Britain, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." These daring Americans were the few among the "few." Now, with the narrative drive and human drama that made The Bedford Boys and The Longest Winter national bestsellers, Alex Kershaw tells their story for the first time.

Jack London's tumultuous upbringing as an illegitimate child in poverty fueled his passion for socialism and shaped his adventurous spirit. Dropping out of school to support his mother, he took on various grueling jobs while immersing himself in the vibrant yet harsh life of California's waterfront. His experiences with sailors and prostitutes, combined with his travels from Hawaii to Alaska, deeply influenced his writing, leading to the creation of enduring classics that explore survival and the human condition.