David Gibbins Livres

548 avant J.-C. L'explorateur Hannon revient à Carthage, sa ville natale, après un voyage périlleux. Il raconte à qui veut l'entendre son aventure incroyable et cherche à fuir un ennemi terrifiant. 1943. Alors que la Seconde Guerre mondiale connaît ses heures les plus sombres, les cryptographes de Bletchley Park essaient de décoder le secret d'Enigma. Le temps est compté : un échange de matériel militaire entre les Japonais et les nazis doit être arrêté au plus vite. Aujourd'hui. Le plongeur archéologue Jack Howard et son ami Costas se lancent dans l'une des expéditions de plongée les plus dangereuses de leur vie, à la recherche d'un trésor nazi. Ce qu'ils aperçoivent au fond de l'océan déstabilise les fondements de l'histoire. Jack Howard rassemblera-t-il les pièces manquantes d'un des plus grands mystères de l'humanité ?

Soudan, 1884. Une expédition britannique se porte au secours du général Gordon, retranché dans la cité de Khartoum. Dans le désert, le major Edward Mayne fait une découverte : le temple de Sobek destiné à recevoir des sacrifices humains. Egypte, de nos jours. Jack Howard, archéologue, explore la méditerranée à la recherche du sarcophage de Mykérinos. Sans le savoir, les deux hommes suivent les mêmes traces : la piste laissée par le pharaon Akhenaton il y a plus de 3000 ans, avant sa mystérieuse disparition dans le désert, où les sables semblent l'avoir englouti avec son héritage.

From an extraordinary discovery in a remote desert oasis to a desperate race against time in the ocean depths, a team of adventurers is about to find the truth behind the most baffling legend in history. The hunt is on for... ATLANTIS Marine archaeologist Jack Howard has stumbled upon the keys to an ancient puzzle. With a crack team of scientific experts and ex–Special Forces commandos, he is heading for what he believes could be the greatest archaeological find of all time——the site of fabled Atlantis——while a ruthless adversary watches his every move and prepares to strike. But neither of them could have imagined what awaits them in the murky depths. Not only a shocking truth about a lost world, but an explosive secret that could have devastating consequences today. Jack is determined to stop the legacy of Atlantis from falling into the wrong hands, whatever the cost. But first he must do battle to prevent a global catastrophe.

Fans of Dan Brown and Clive Cussler will be unable to resist this thrilling new Jack Howard action adventure from Sunday Times bestseller David Gibbins. Underwater archaeologist Jack Howard is back with a dangerous mission to uncover a shocking secret which could rewrite history...In 1890, a British soldier emerges from the depths of a Cairo sewer. He claims to have been trapped for years in an ancient underground complex, and swears that he stumbled upon an incredible collection of gold, treasure, and thousands upon thousands of jars filled with papyri. Dismissed as a madman who has lost his mind in the desert, his story was lost to the world. Until now...When a colleague of Jack Howard's stumbles across the soldier's story, the mention of a 'blinding shaft of light' captures Jack's attention and resurrects the forgotten ramblings. With the political situation in Egypt at boiling point, Jack and his team risk everything in a treacherous archaeological expedition to find the truth.Their mission will take them across the globe, down to the darkest depths of the Red Sea, and back through Egyptian history to the bloody reign of Akhenaten, the Sun-Pharaoh - and keeper of a devastating secret...

"History is full of secrets. Secrets that have remained hidden for thousands of years. And we have no idea what many of them are. We know they're there, under the ground, at the bottom of the ocean, hidden away, just waiting for someone to unlock them." Enter Jack Howard, one of the greatest archaeologists of his day, a man who never stops believing, never gives up hope that out there might be the next big discovery. But when he and his best friend Costas are interrupted during a dive off the coast of Sicily that might possibly reveal the final journey of St. Paul, Jack has no idea what lies in store. Their journey takes them to one of the great lost libraries of antiquity, destroyed by the eruption of Pompeii, into the heart of ancient Rome and the holiest sites of Jerusalem. Their quest? So earth-shattering that there are men who would kill anyone and anything in their path to conceal this secret ... the secret of the origins of Christianity itself, and of The Last Gospel.

'What do you get if you cross Indiana Jones with Dan Brown? Answer: David Gibbins' Mirror.

The fall of Rome was just the beginning. A new empire will rise . . . AD 439: the Roman Empire is on the brink of collapse. With shocking speed a Vandal army has swept through the Roman provinces of Spain and north Africa, conquering Carthage and threatening Roman control of the Mediterranean. But a far greater threat lies to the east, a barbarian force born in the harsh steppelands of Asia, warriors of unparalleled savagery who will sweep all before them in their thirst for conquest - the army of Attila the Hun. For a small group of Roman soldiers and a mysterious British monk, the only defence is to rise above the corruption and weakness of the Roman emperors and hark back to the glory days of the Roman army centuries before, to find strength in history. But then they devise a plan of astonishing audacity that will take them to the heart of darkness itself, to the stronghold of the most feared warrior-king the world has ever known. In the showdown to come, in the greatest battle the Romans have ever fought, victory will go to those who can hold high the most potent symbol of war ever wrought by man - the sacred sword of Attila.

'What do you get if you cross Indiana Jones with Dan Brown? Answer: David Gibbins' Mirror

A forgotten WWII bunker deep in a German forest conceals a terrible secret. Jack Howard is not only on the trail of the greatest lost relic of the past but must also prevent the resurgence of evil.

The Indiana Jones of marine archaeology is back! The tenth Jack Howard novel from Sunday Times bestseller David Gibbins, author of ATLANTIS, is a thrilling adventure novel about the ultimate quest for the Holy Grail.

A soldier-of-fortune's search for a lost artifact takes him from the jungles of India to the lost tomb of a Chinese emperor.

How far would you go for Rome?Carthage, 146 BC.This is the story of Fabius Petronius Secundus – Roman legionary and centurion – and of his general Scipio Aemilianus, and his rise to power: from his first battle against the Macedonians, that seals the fate of Alexander the Great's Empire, to total war in North Africa and the Siege of Carthage.Scipio's success brings him admiration and respect, but also attracts greed and jealousy – for the closest allies can become the bitterest of enemies. And then there is the dark horse, Julia, of the Caesar family – in love with Scipio but betrothed to his rival Paullus – who causes a vicious feud.Ultimately for Scipio it will come down to one question: how much is he prepared to sacrifice for his vision of Rome?Inspired by Total War: Rome II, from the bestselling Total War computer strategy game series, Destroy Carthage is the first in an epic series of novels. Not only the tale of one man's fate, it is also a journey to the core of Roman times, through a world of extraordinary military tactics and political intrigue that Rome's warriors and citizens used to cheat death.

Renowned underwater archaeologist David Gibbins presents a captivating narrative of human history through the archaeological discoveries of twelve significant shipwrecks. These include the Viking warship of King Cnut the Great, Henry VIII's Mary Rose, Captain John Franklin's ill-fated HMS Terror, and the SS Gairsoppa, sunk by a Nazi U-boat during World War II. Ships and their wrecks have been integral to our history since we first ventured onto the seas. The underwater preservation of these vessels has allowed archaeologists to uncover remarkable artifacts that reveal insights into past civilizations. Gibbins uniquely connects the stories of these shipwrecks to create a cohesive narrative of world history, exploring not just the ships and their crews but also the broader themes of migration, colonialism, and the enduring human spirit. From the Bronze Age to Caesar's Rome, the Viking era, and Arctic exploration, he uses these wrecks to illustrate the movement of people, ideas, and religions across the globe. Drawing on his extensive experience, Gibbins unveils the treasures hidden beneath the waves, offering a new perspective on our world and its underwater mysteries.

Der Untergang Roms war nur der Anfang, denn nun erhebt sich ein neues Imperium aus der Asche … ANNO DOMINI 439: Das Römische Reich steht kurz vor dem Zusammenbruch. Vandalen ziehen plündernd und in beängstigender Geschwindigkeit durch die römischen Provinzen Spanien und Nordafrika, erobern Karthago und bedrohen die römische Vorherrschaft im Mittelmeerraum. Doch eine weitaus größere Gefahr droht Rom aus dem Osten. Dort formiert sich ein gewaltiges Reiterheer, das aus den weiten Steppen Asiens stammt und alles zu vernichten droht, was sich ihm in den Weg stellt: Die Armee des Hunnenkönigs Attila. Eine kleine Gruppe römischer Soldaten und ein geheimnisvoller Mönch aus Britannien sind davon überzeugt, dass die Rettung Roms darin besteht, Korruption und Schwäche der römischen Kaiser zu beenden und der römischen Armee wieder zu ihrem alten Glanz zu verhelfen. Dazu schmieden sie einen ebenso kühnen wie verzweifelten Plan. Sie wollen in das Herz der Finsternis vorstoßen, direkt in die Festung des meistgefürchteten Kriegerkönigs aller Zeiten. In der größten Schlacht, die das römische Reich jemals zu schlagen hatte, wird derjenige den Sieg davontragen, dem es gelingt, das größte Kriegssymbol der bekannten Welt für sich zu erobern: Das heilige Schwert Attilas.

Karthago, 146 vor Christus: Dies ist die Geschichte des Zenturios Fabius Petronius Secundus und dessen Aufstieg zur Macht. Von seiner ersten Schlacht gegen die Mazedonier, die das Schicksal Alexanders des Großen besiegelte, bis hin zum großen Krieg in Nordafrika und der Belagerung Karthagos. Die Erfolge des zielstrebigen Fabius bringen ihm schon bald Bewunderung und Respekt in den höchsten Kreisen Roms ein – aber auch Neid und Missgunst. Nicht selten werden so aus engen Freunden erbitterte Feinde. Dann ist da noch Julia, Mitglied der Cäsaren-Familie, die sowohl Fabius als auch dessen ärgsten Rivalen Paullus umgarnt und somit Anlass für eine blutige Fehde ist. Für Fabius stellt sich im Grunde nur eine Frage: Wie viel ist er bereit für seine Vision Roms zu opfern?