Tim Newark Boeken

The true story of Britain and America's secret wartime dealings with the Mafia.

The complete story of the Highlanders - the fiercest Regiments in the British Army.

Uncovers the vast array of organised crimes committed in the 20th century within the British Empire.

The narrative unfolds through the voices of Highland soldiers, utilizing personal diaries, letters, and journals sourced from global archives. It highlights pivotal moments in Highland history, such as the 1759 Battle of Quebec, where the 78th Highlanders played a crucial role, and their valor at Waterloo alongside the Scots Greys against Napoleon. The account also covers their steadfastness during the Crimean War, particularly at Balaclava, showcasing the bravery and resilience of these soldiers in the face of formidable adversaries.

The Worldwide History of Warfare combines historical engravings, diagrams and artwork with an engaging modern text to create a visual study of humankinds extraordinary capacity for ingenuity in inventing new ways to wage war. The history of military hardware is interjected with fascinating diagrams of tactics and famous battles, which alongside an extensive glossary of terms creates a complete grammar for the school of war. Navigational features include tabs with detailed cross-references and timelines of key battles and inventions, which aid the reader in exploring the complex battleground of the history of warfare from ancient times through to the American Civil War.

Camouflage has become a global cult in todays fashion and design world. This book tells its fascinating story an interplay between modern military developments on the one hand, and the worlds of art, design and popular culture on the other. A dazzling revelation of camouflages power in nature, war and design, it will have a broad appeal to anyone interested in design, fashion, history and military history.

The narrative chronicles Lucky Luciano's dual life as a notorious mobster and a government pawn. It explores his rise to power in the New York underworld, detailing his involvement in organized crime, including sex and narcotics operations. Additionally, the book uncovers his surprising contributions to the Allies during World War II and delves into the complexities of his later years, where his fearsome reputation was sustained by authorities. This compelling account reveals the intricate relationship between crime and power in mid-20th century America.

Charles 'Lucky' Luciano was a vicious mobster who rose to become the multimillionaire king of the New York underworld. Lucky Luciano: Mafia Murderer and Secret Agent turns accepted Mafia history on its head with an extraordinary story that has never been told before. číst celé

For the first twenty-five years of his criminal career, Charles “Lucky” Luciano was a vicious mobster who rose to become the multimillionaire king of the New York underworld. For the next twenty-five years of his life, Luciano was a legend---but a fake master criminal without real power, his evil reputation manipulated and maintained by the government agents who had put him behind bars.             Drawing on secret government documents from archives in the United States and Europe, this myth-busting biography tells the real story from Luciano’s early days as a top hit man for the Mob to his exploits running sex and narcotics empires. His criminal career abruptly ended with conviction and imprisonment, but his reputation was only enhanced by rumors that he was winning World War II for the Allies in Sicily and the Mediterranean. Now, for the first time, author Tim Newark exposes the truth about what Luciano really did do to help the Allies in the war.             With his expulsion from the United States after the war ended, Luciano returned to Italy. He was reputed to have overseen a massive transatlantic narcotics network and became the arch-villain for international law enforcement agencies. But Newark reveals how Luciano really spent his twilight years.             Lucky The Real and the Fake Gangster turns accepted Mafia history on its head with an extraordinary story that has never been told before.

This atlas shows the decisive battles that changed the tide of war. It reveals how the upper hand was gained through a twist of fate, when US aircraft carriers were at sea on manoeuvres when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1942. With detailed strategic and battle plans it explains how superior forces were overwhelmed by a small well-trained army - the Turkish defence of Gallipoli agains the Allies in 1915. The atlas covers 200 years, from Napoleon's conquest of Europe through the first and second world wars to the Gulf War and the disintegration of Yugoslavia.