Geschiedenis

In dit boek staat centraal Albert Jan Blijdenstein (1829-1896), president van de Nederlandsche Heidemaatschappij (1889-1896).

De Koepelkerk in Leeuwarden is sinds 1923 één van de mooiste en bekendste gereformeerde kerkgebouwen van Nederland. Journalist Arjen Bakker dook in de negentigjarige geschiedenis en portretteerde `de gereformeerde kathedraal en zijn bezoekers.

A Times Book of the Year'A superb work of history' JAMES HOLLAND'A thrilling account from a master of Second World War history' DAN SNOWA landmark history of the U-Boat war told through the experiences and recollections of the U-Boat crews themselves.Winston Churchill famously remarked that the threat of the German U-Boats was the only thing that had “really frightened” him during World War Two. The U-Boats certainly claimed a bitter harvest among Allied shipping: nearly 3,000 ships were sunk, for a total tonnage of over 14 million tonnes, nearly 70% of Allied shipping losses in all theatres of the war. With justification, then, they are an integral part of the traditional narrative of the Battle of the Atlantic; a story of technological brilliance, dramatic sinkings, life and death, and – of course – the sinister, unseen threat of the U-Boats themselves.For Allied seamen during the war, the U-Boat was a hidden menace, a faceless killer lurking beneath the waves; and the urgent needs of survival afforded them little time or energy to consider the challenges and privations of their enemy. History, however, affords us that time and energy, and any pretence of comprehensiveness demands that we consider what life was like for the crews of those most claustrophobic vessels; packed into a steel hull, at the mercy of the enemy, of the elements – and of basic physics.Germany’s U-Boat crews posted the highest per-capita losses of any combat arm during World War Two. Some 30,000 German submariners were killed – over 75% of the total number deployed – the vast majority of whom have no grave except the seabed. Using archival sources, unpublished diaries and existing memoir literature, this book will give the U-Boatmen back their voice, allowing their side of the narrative to be aired in a comprehensive manner for the first time.With that testimony, Wolfpack takes the reader from the heady early days of the war, when U-Boat crews were buoyed with optimism about their cause, through to the challenges of meeting the Allied counterthreat, to the final horror of defeat, when their submarines were captured by the enemy or scuttled in ignominy. Using the U-Boatmen’s own voices to punctuate an engaging narrative, it tells their story; of courage, certainly, but also of fear, privation and – ultimately – failure.

Zuster Kate McCarthy komt in 1944 aan in Ravensbrück waar ze na jaren verzet en gevangenschap haar zwaarste beproeving tegemoetgaat. Een verslag van moed en verbondenheid in oorlogstijd.

From the bestselling author of The Templars and Powers and Thrones, Dan Jones returns with Castles: a gripping history of the world told through over three thousand years of iconic strongholds.

Castles have been built to defend humanity for millennia – from the walls of Troy and the desert bastion of Krak des Chevaliers in Syria; to Windsor Castle and the Tower of London; to Himeji in Japan and the Maginot Line in the Second World War. They have inspired terror and ambition, foiled conquering forces, and been deployed as the ultimate expression of wealth, status and supremacy.

Jones leads readers on a journey through centuries and across continents as each castle tells a unique story of power, politics and survival, revealing the shifting tides of warfare, the rise and fall of empires, the resilience of people under siege and the flourishing of new ideas.

Blending rich storytelling, cutting-edge research and beautiful original illustrations, Castles is an epic story of how humans first came to build fortifications and how they expanded into powerfully capturing our imagination. With Jones’s trademark scholarship and flair, he shows how defiance, endurance and imagination have been carved into the landscapes we’ve inherited.

Ontdek Pisa voorbij de scheve toren. Dit boek verkent de rijke geschiedenis, architectuur en wetenschappelijke erfenis van de stad, van maritieme republiek tot Galileo.

Ontdek de dynamische geschiedenis van Belfast. Van de bloeiende scheepsbouw tot de turbulente periode van The Troubles en de latere transformatie.

Ontdek hoe het paleis van keizer Diocletianus in Split uitgroeide tot een levend stadscentrum.

Twee levens raken elkaar even aan, met duizend jaar ertussen. De nieuwe historische roman van Boekenweekauteur Gerwin van der Werf is een wonderschone, tijdloze roman over autonomie en lotsbestemming.

** THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND SUNDAY TIMES ART BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 **

A revelatory portrait of a great museum and the moving story of one guard's quest to find solace and meaning in art

'Who would have thought that the outstanding art book of you would have been written not by a curator or an art historian or even an artist - but by a museum guard?' Sunday Times

When Patrick’s older brother dies at twenty-six, all he wants is to retreat. So, he does. He quits his job and seeks refuge in the most beautiful place he can think of: New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.

All the Beauty in the World recounts Patrick’s time as a museum guard, keeping quiet vigil over some of our greatest treasures and uncovering the Met’s innermost secrets. As his connection to the art and the life that swirls around it grows, so does Patrick – and gradually he emerges transformed by heartbreak, community and the power of art to illuminate life in all its pain, pleasure and hope.

'As luminous as the old masters paintings' Daily Mail
'Consoling and beautiful' Guardian
'Marvellous' Daily Telegraph
'A beautiful tale about beauty. It is also a tale about grief, balancing solitude and comradeship, and finding joy in both the exalted and the mundane' Washington Post

*New York Times bestseller, Nov 24

Ontdek hoe de traditionele kruidenierswinkel verdween en de supermarkt ontstond door zelfbediening, schaalvergroting en veranderende consumptie.

Geschiedenis zonder plan onderzoekt of de geschiedenis een doel kent of vooral wordt gevormd door toeval, keuzes en onvoorziene gebeurtenissen.

Geschiedenis van de Leidse wollen deken-fabrieken: o.a. Zaalberg, Gebrs. van Wijk & Co. en Scheltema.

Dit boek verkent hoe eetgewoonten de samenleving door de eeuwen heen weerspiegelden.

Ontdek de rijke geschiedenis, tradities en veranderingen van het Nederlandse platteland.

Nederlandse Handel door de Eeuwen, samengesteld met kunstmatige intelligentie, biedt een feitelijke introductie tot de economische groei van Nederland.

Dit boek, samengesteld met kunstmatige intelligentie, duikt in de geschiedenis van de Elfstedentocht. Ontdek de oorsprong, de route, de voorwaarden en memorabele edities.

Een volkomen nieuw inzicht in de manier waarop de aarde en al het leven daarop elkaar voortdurend beïnvloeden – een verhaal waarin ook de menselijke invloed op de aarde aan de orde komt.

Dit boek beschrijft de eeuwenlange strijd van Nederland tegen het water, van dijken en dammen tot de Deltawerken. Ontdek de techniek, de geschiedenis en de uitdagingen van onze waterhuishouding.

Ontdek Nederlandse vrouwen die geschiedenis schreven, maar zelden benoemd werden. Dit boek belicht hun levens, invloed en de grenzen die zij verlegden.

Recente ontwikkelingen en trendbreuken in de geschiedschrijving over postkolonialisme, (de)kolonisatie en subalterniteit (ondergeschiktheid)