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The story mainly concerns the invasion of Xerxes in Greece and the burning of Athens, which was the main event in his career. The author emphasized how the war destroyed the population and productivity of the lands through which Xerxes had led his army, and also how it affected the prosperity of his own Median country. Most of the book is devoted to the campaign on the war. A brief history that contains...

In The Great Stone Face, Hawthorne compares different types of human activity. Most of them are aimed at finding success in society. But Hawthorne believes that the success of the Finnish businessman or general, who turned military affairs into a means of his personal career, or a clever politician who is uncleanly making his way to power, is an imaginary success. Even the poet, the creator of beautiful...

Czwarty Robert Baer Autor bestsellerów „The New York Times” Kim był najgroźniejszy rosyjski szpieg w CIA? Niezwykła i dotąd nieznana historia ekscytującego polowania na szpiega KGB w najwyższych kręgach CIA. Gdyby nie ta historia, być może Władimir Putin nigdy nie doszedłby do władzy. Zimna wojna dobiegała końca, kiedy amerykański wywiad zdemaskował trzech znanych rosyjskich szpiegów:...