Книга посвящена русско-турецкой войне 1787–1791 гг., в ходе которой были одержаны морские победы при Очакове, Фидониси, Керчи, Калиакрии, а Россия окончательно завоевала господство на Черном море. Большое внимание в книге уделено штурму Измаила, сражениям при Фокшанах и Рымнике. Среди героев книги: императрица Екатерина Вторая, князь Потемкин, генерал-аншеф Суворов, адмиралы Ушаков и де Рибас, капитаны Ламбро Качиони, Сакен и Веревкин.
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The Man Is Practical As marriage proposals go, Charles Draysmith's suit is as romantic as the moors in December. Emma Peterson might be only a vicar's daughter, and he the new Marquis of Knightsdale, and perhaps he would rather marry her than endure the marriage mart. But when he suggests how much he'll enjoy securing an heir, well, a lady can only endure so much. But The Lady Is Passionate There's something about a woman t ...
After years of turmoil, Roderick Cherbon has left the Crusades to return to the home he loves. But the wars have changed him, and the heir who thought to heal his father's injustices has become a vicious beast of a man, scarred inside and out. He will speak to no one, see no one; he leaves the shadows of his ruined keep only under the darkness of night. And even in death his father mocks him: to retain his land and title, Roderick, the Beas ...
New York Times bestselling author Shirlee Busbee weaves the intricate, unforgettable story of a chance meeting, a forced marriage–and the surprise of a love so passionate it cannot be denied… Love Is Sweetest When It's Unexpected Nell Anslowe and Julian, Earl of Wyndham, are an unlikely couple in every respect. Injured in a riding accident ten years ago, Nell was left with a fiance who abandoned their engagement and the firm belief that ...
New York City, November 25, 1864. Confederate officers attempt to destroy the city with a series of lethal fires that will forever diminish it to a mere speck of an island. What fueled these Southern patriots' rage? And what if they had succeeded?This terrifying scenario almost became a reality following what the New York Herald declared «a vast and fiendish plot.» Infuriated by the Union's killing of their beloved General John Hunt ...
«Кровь молчащая» – роман, в основу которого легла историческая правда о судьбах российских немцев. Повествование проходит сквозь глубокое исследование природы главного героя, который пытается обрести собственное отношение к происходящему в его жизни, прикоснутся к тайнам своего рода. В фокусе событий ХХ века оказывается Октябрьская революция, лагеря Колымы, блокадный Ленинград, оккупированная фашистами Ялта. Книга увлекает особым ритмом подачи л ...
