"Vintage Toys embodies the cult icons of the colourful world of toys and revives memorable and exciting childhood memories. It compiles ageless classics from board and dexterity games, to rare tin toys, robots, action figures and dolls through mechanical and electronic toys up to early video games. Brilliant photographs and insightful texts certify the sleek design and the zeitgeist of various generations. Starting with the latest toys in history...

"Jesse Owens smashed records throughout his track and field career. In 1936, he made history at the Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. Owens won four gold medals, combating Adolf Hitler's message of Nazi superiority." --

Presents the life and accomplishments of Jesse Owens, an African American track star who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany, and dashed Hitler's hopes for an Aryan domination of the Games.

Story about a Hamburg picture framer who is perfectly ordinary except that he is suffering from a rare and fatal blood disease. His peace and sanity are upset when he is offered money to assassinate a Mafia figure in Paris.

In the final days of World War II in Europe, a sniper is assigned to prevent V2 rocket technology from falling into the hands of the Russian army during the siege of Berlin.

"Whether he was fifteen years old or forty, David Hackworth devoted himself to the U.S. Army and quickly became a living legend. In 1971, however, he appeared on television to decry the doomed war effort in Vietnam. From Korea to Berlin, from the Cuban missile crisis to Vietnam, Hackworth's story is that of an exemplary patriot, played out against the backdrop of the changing fortunes of America and the American military. It is also a stunning indictment...