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Biografier giver dig adgang til ægte livsfortællinger og skæbner, der har sat deres præg på verden. Her finder du bøger om både nulevende og historiske personer - fra de magtfulde til de misforståede, fra kendte navne til hverdagens helte. Vores udvalg rummer inspirerende historier om mod, passion og vilje, hvor virkelighedens stemmer får plads. Uanset om du søger en biografi med indhold til samlingen, en rørende gave eller blot ønsker at læse om mennesker, der har ændret verden, er der masser at vælge imellem. Find din næste biografi hos WilliamDam.dk og oplev fortællinger, der berører og sætter sig fast.
In this firsthand account of inexplicable brutality, day-to-day suffering, and survival, Marie Beatrice Umutesi sheds light on ""the other genocide"" that targeted the Hutu refugees of Rwanda after the victory of the Rwandan Patriotic Front in 1994.
Thomas Garrett, a Quaker from Wilmington, Delaware, had a genial disposition unless provoked to defend his strong anti-slavery beliefs. This volume includes information on Garrett's relationship with Harriet Tubman and the abolitionist newspaper editor William Lloyd Garrison.
On December 15, 1990, Lieutenant Sean T. Coughlin left Norton Air Force Base, California. His destination: Saudi Arabia. For nearly six months, he served as a special staff officer with Marine Wing Support Group 37 (MWSG 37), Headquarters element.
Descendants of Holocaust survivors and perpetrators offer insights into the intergenerational impact of their... Læs mere
By all accounts, Sally Townsend of Oyster Bay was a very attractive young lady - petite, vivacious, intelligent and remarkably beautiful. She was the sister... Læs mere
This reference profiles 21 heads of formerly regnant houses of Europe, set in historical perspective, and recounting their varied lifestyles, occupations, and interests. In the preface,... Læs mere
Having flunked out of college in the fall of 1965, the author enlisted in the U.S. Army. After basic training he was... Læs mere
He was a chemistry student in college on his way home for a visit when news of Pearl Harbor came over the car radio. Dean W Andersen was called to active military duty and spent the next four years of his life as a medic in the Pacific war theatre. This is his memoir.
A few sea captains, a couple of college professors, a battle-hardened general, a senator, and a congressman: What could such... Læs mere
Few people know that the next aviator after Wilbur and Orville Wright brothers was a Brazilian, who flew... Læs mere
"Porter was courageous, passionate, intelligent, farsighted, dedicated and generous. Yet he was also impulsive, avaricious, hot-tempered, conceited, sometimes vicious, and, finally,... Læs mere
the USS Guardfish during World War II • Fascinating study of the only sinking of a US warship by submarine... Læs mere