Charles Whiting
Description
Renowned British military historian and novelist, Charles Whiting fought with the British and American armies in 1944 and 1945. He has turned his first-hand experience fighting in the European Theatre of WWII into over 300 best selling books under a number of pen-names (and some actually using his own). In December of 2006, he celebrated his 80TH birthday with his wife Gill, and 80 close friends near his home in York.
Books
Wolf hunt
A stump-toed wolf becomes an ideal as well as prey to the two hunters stalking it.
Double cross
The struggling orchid farm on the lush island of Maui is Kiki Brill's pride and joy. And she's not about to lose it, no matter how much money Ryan McClain is offering for her family's land. But it's becoming clear that the "accidents" threatening her peaceful life are really acts of sabotage. The wealthy, handsome businessman, once the prime suspect, is beginning to seem like her last hope. Now, if only she can bring herself to trust him with her home, her heritage--and her heart.
Death of a division
Bearing the proud nickname "The Golden Lions," the U.S. 106th Infantry Division was routed on the night of December 6, 1944 in what was described by the official historian as "the most serious reverse suffered by American arms during the operations of 1944-5 in the European theater." The division historian himself put it more colorfully: "Panic, sheer unreasoning panic, flamed the road all day and into the night. Everyone, it seemed, who had any excuse, and many who had none, were going west that day."
Bugles at dawn
Arrested as a young ensign after the eve of Waterloo, and interviewed by Wellington himself, John Bold flees to India where, in the 6th Bengal infantry, he is confronted by a country where peace is an unnatural state as Mahratta chieftains plunder each other's territory. Riding high as commander of an irregular unit, John Bold is awarded a lieutenant's commission by Lord Hastings, Governor General.
Siegfried
Eines der aufregendsten Bücher der deutschen Literatur erscheint endlich wieder, dazu noch in stark erweiterter Ausgabe: 'Siegfried', das Skandalbuch, das Jörg Schröder Ernst Herhaus erzählte: 'Ein Selbstbekenntnis, ein Stück Entblössungsliteratur, wie man es so rücksichtslos von deutschen Literaten bislang nicht gewohnt war', stand im Spiegel bei Erscheinen, 'DIE BOMBE IM GELBEN UMSCHLAG' sah Dieter E. Zimmer in der ZEIT, die FAZ wusste: 'ein Buch, das zum Erschütterndsten gehört, das in deutscher Sprache zu lesen ist.' „Kein Nischenverlag prägte die alte Bundesrepublik so sehr mit wie Jörg Schröder. Er kämpfte gegen links und rechts. Jetzt erscheint sein Skandalbuch „Siegfried" pünktlich zum 80. Geburtstag wieder... Denn der „Siegfried" ist die Geschichte eines nicht einmal halben Lebens - von 1938 bis 1972. Jörg Schröder hat sie seinem Freund, dem Schriftsteller Ernst Herhaus erzählt. Sie sassen dafür 14 Tage zusammen, beziehungsweise Schröder lag mit verletztem Bein im Bett. „Ich erzähle dir mal mein Leben in diesem Scheisshaufen, den man hier Kultur nennt, ich erzähle auf Band und du schreibst", erinnert sich Herhaus in seiner schonungslosen Alkoholikerbeichte „Kapitulation" (1977). " (Die Welt).
Ghost front
Describes how the Germans prepared for the Battle of the Bulge by amassing thousands of troops in the Ardennes Forest, an area the Americans viewed as a safe place to send inexperienced troops, and discusses how the Germans gathered information from the US troops there to help them plan their course of action.