Konflikter efter andra världskriget

En man och två kvinnor. En av dem rymde hemifrån som pojke för att utkämpa ett heligt krig, fängslades, frigavs, och är nu krigsherre med två fruar. En annan fick polio som flicka, lärde sig läsa Koranen med kvinnlig blick, blev högt uppsatt polit...

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"Vad förlorar en författare när kriget spränger bort henne ur hennes arbetsrum utan dator eller hårddisk och slungar iväg henne till främmande land, till ett enda stort ingenting mellan himmel och jord, och ställer henne på paus? Minnet. Språket. ...

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I december 1972 blir den 38-åriga änkan Jean McConville kidnappad i sitt hem i Belfast av ett maskerat gäng, med hennes barn som vittnen. De tio barnen återser henne aldrig och det ouppklarade mordet på Jean McConville blir snart ett av de mest om...

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"Amos Oz är förnuftets röst i det kaos av lögner och hysterisk retorik som präglar den globala debatten om pågående konflikter", skriver den sydafrikanska Nobelpristagaren Nadine Gordimer i förordet till Hur man botar en fanatiker.I denna högaktue...

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The first book of reportage from the front line of the Ukraine war. This is a powerful, moving first draft of history written by the award-winning Guardian journalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Collusion and Shadow State.'An excel...

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Som tjugotreårig korrespondent är Åsne Seierstad stationerad i Moskva. Tjetjenien invaderas av ryska styrkor och hon reser till Kaukasus för att bevaka kriget i mitten av 90-talet. Tio år senare återvänder hon till Ryssland för att försöka ta reda...

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The riveting story of two sisters, one raised in the United States, the other in South Korea, and the family that bound them together even as the Korean War kept them apart'A gorgeous achievement' Min Jin Lee, author of Pachinko'Graceful, poignant...

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What if you could combine the agility, adaptability, and cohesion of a small team with the power and resources of a giant organization? 'Team of Teams provides a blueprint for how to cope with increasing complexity in the world. A must read for an...

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The T-54, T-62 and T-72 main battle tanks along with the personnel carriers, assault guns, self-propelled guns and anti-tank missiles that are illustrated in this photographic history represent the high point in the design and manufacture of armou...

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"Vi insåg tidigt att vi inte hade något val. Vi måste flytta till Ukraina och se kriget med egna ögon - och delta i det, faktiskt, på alla sätt ett par författare kan. Så vi gjorde oss av med ägodelarna på Öland, packade bilen och körde. Nu fanns ...

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'An incredible story, and so well told' Bear Grylls'Honesty, integrity and real experience that puts you in the thick of the action.' Billy BillinghamThere were three patrols that fateful January 1991 morning: Bravo One Zero, Bravo Two Zero and Br...

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In the tradition of In Cold Blood and The Executioner's Song, this haunting, insightful, and surprisingly intimate portrait of Saddam Hussein provides ';a brief, but powerful, meditation on the meaning of evil and power' (USA TODAY).The ';captivat...

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Developed by the legendary Lockheed 'Skunk Works,' the F-117 Nighthawk was a phenomenal technical achievement. Featuring cutaways, detail plates and battlescene artwork, this book tells the incredible story of the design of the machine, from the r...

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An account by the only British historian to have been granted open access to the Argentines who planned and fought the Falklands War. Avoiding involvement in the issue of sovereignty and concentrating entirely upon the military story, this history...

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Winner of the 2017 T. S. Eliot Prize Reading Vuong is like watching a fish move: he manages the varied currents of English with muscled intuition. New YorkerAn extraordinary debut from a young Vietnamese American, Night Sky with Exit Wounds is a b...

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Ett halvt år, ett helt liv av Magnus Ernström Det här är en sann berättelse om Magnus Ernströms tid som FN-soldat under Bosnienkriget. Det är hans version av en svensk bataljons kamp för att rädda civilbefolkningens liv undan etniska rensningar. E...

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Ed Macy is an elite pilot, one of the few men qualified to fly Apache helicopters, the world's deadliest fighting machines. This is his account of a fearless mission behind enemy lines in Afghanistan.After a brutal accident forced him out of the P...

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The Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. They were branded as cowards and accused of being the British Special Forces Squadron that ran away from the Iraqis. But nothing could be further from the truth. Ten years on, the story of these sixty men can fina...

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The true story of a legendary SAS soldier who participated in the battle of Mirbat and assaulted the Iranian Embassy to free the hostages held within.No publicity, no media. We move in silently, do our job, and melt away into the background. If yo...

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The new edition of The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare, written and updated by a team of nine distinguished military historians, examines how war was waged by Western powers across a sweeping timeframe, beginning with classical Greece and...

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A gripping new thriller from the bestselling author of THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER'S WEB"e;A classic murder mystery . . . one Holmes himself would have loved to solve"e; Independent"e;Fans of dark Swedish crime will love this moody thriller...

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A new edition of this classic illustrated history of the operations and operatives of MACV-SOG in the Vietnam War.In 1972 the U.S. military destroyed all known photos of the top-secret Studies and Observations Group, with the intention that detail...

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Times September 2018 paperbacks A New York Times bestsellerBowden's most ambitious work yet, Hue 1968 is the story of the centrepiece of the Tet Offensive and a turning point in the American war in Vietnam.By January 1968, despite an influx of hal...

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The secret story of chemical and biological warfare.A Higher Form of Killing was first published to great acclaim in 1982. The authors have written a new Introduction and a new Epilogue to take account of the events that have happened since the ea...

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Born on the Fourth of July details the author's life story - from a patriotic soldier in Vietnam, to his severe battlefield injury, to his role as the America's most outspoken anti-Vietnam War advocate, spreading his message from his wheelchair.

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The Politics of Crisis in Europe explores the resilience of the European Union in the face of repeated crises perceived to threaten its very existence. While it is often observed after the fact that these crises serve as opportunities for integrat...

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The most eloquent and personal story of a young man at war since Geoffrey Wellum's FIRST LIGHTUntil a winter evening in 1998 Nathaniel was just another history student on a comfortable career trajectory of high school to college to white collar jo...

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'A humbling, inspiring account of some of the real founders of modern day Special Forces soldiering' Bear GryllsThe Nazi Hunters is the incredible, hitherto untold story of the most secret chapter in the SAS's history. Officially, the world's most...

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The bestselling, highly-acclaimed and most famous account of the Falklands War, written by the commander of the British Task Force.On 5 April 1982, three days after Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands, British armed forces were ordered to sail ...

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Det blev en mardröm som hittills inte har berättats, med flyktförsök, skottskada och olika former av tortyr. Under 46 dagar satt reportern Magnus Falkehed och fotografen Niclas Hammarström som gisslan i Syrien. Som enda utländska journalister gav ...

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