World War II

Captivating and lushly written, The Night Tiger explores the rich world of servants and masters, ancient superstition and modern ambition, sibling rivalry and unexpected love. Woven through with Chinese folklore and a tantalizing mystery, this novel is a pause-resister of the highest order....

Sometimes, the difficult thing is not to flee but to return. A love letter to Chile that soars from the Spanish Civil War to the rise and fall of Pinochet, and a stunning return to great storytelling heights....

Two sisters. One must be brave. One should be afraid. Bravery, courage, fear, and love in a time of war....

Number one best-selling author Lisa Scottoline offers a sweeping and shattering epic of historical fiction fueled by shocking true events, the tale of a love triangle that unfolds in the heart of Rome...in the creeping shadow of fascism....

World War II brings together six remarkable young flight nurses, who face the challenges of war and its many heartbreaks and victories as unsung heroes, in this inspiring novel from number-one New York Times best-selling author Danielle Steel....

Her beauty saved her from the rising Nazi party and led to marriage with an Austrian arms dealer. Underestimated in everything else, she overheard the Third Reich's plans while at her husband's side, understanding more than anyone would guess. She devised a plan to flee....  

London, September 1941. Following the departure of the formidable editor, Henrietta Bird, from Woman’s Friend magazine, things are looking up for Emmeline Lake as she takes on the challenge of becoming a young wartime advice columnist....

In April 1942, Hitler and Mussolini plan the huge offensive on the Eastern Front that will culminate in the greatest battle in human history.... 

Twenty-something Annabella “Annie” March arrives in France in 1944 intending to write about the war. Soon, Annie begins to distance herself from her sometimes-mentor, sometimes-rival - the great Martha Gellhorn - and Gellhorn’s larger-than-life husband, novelist Ernest Hemingway....

British agent Richard Prince and the Danish spy Hanne Jakobsen come together for a vital mission: to find a Nazi war criminal responsible for the murder of fellow British agents....

World War II comes to Farleigh Place, the ancestral home of Lord Westerham and his five daughters, when a soldier with a failed parachute falls to his death on the estate....

As the clouds of war begin to gather in Europe, the Talbot family of rural Blackberry Farm will be torn apart, just as so many families all over the world will be. Life will never be the same again....

1940, Nazi-occupied Paris. A powerful story of love, tragedy and incredible courage, about one woman whose life is ripped apart by war and risks everything to seek justice. Paris, 2003. When the opportunity arises for aspiring journalist Emma Keane to interview world-renowned perfumer Madame De Cadieux about her life during World War Two, she is determined to take it. There are secrets from her own family history that she hopes Angéline may be able to help unlock. But nothing can prepare Emma for Angéline's story and one thing is for certain - it will change her own life forever.

It is 1941, and the devastating loss of life following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor leaves best friends Audrey and Lizzie distraught and bereft as they lose someone they both love deeply. As they come to terms with their grief, their resolve to play a worthwhile role towards the war effort is strengthened. As trained nurses they volunteer for the army medivac corps and are sent to England where they join a team who fly on dangerous missions to the Front to bring back wounded soldiers.

Audrey Parker's life changes forever when Pearl Harbor is attacked on December 7, 1941. Her brother, a talented young Navy pilot, had been stationed there, poised to fulfill their late father's distinguished legacy. Fresh out of nursing school with a passion and a born gift for helping others, both Audrey and her friend, Lizzie, suddenly find their nation on the brink of war. Driven to do whatever they can to serve, they enlist in the Army and embark on a new adventure as flight nurses.

Valte Ojala palkkaa talonsa rakennukselle kolme miestä, jotka yhdessä hänen kanssaan lähtivät kesällä 1941 Suur-Suomea luomaan. Rakennuksella miehet kertovat sotavuosien kokemuksiaan, kuljettavat kuulijoitaan taisteluissa, partioretkillä, voitoissa ja tappioissa. Kannuksen työväentalolta alkanut yhteinen sotataival erkanee ennen Äänislinnaa. Valtea tarvitaan kotirintamalla. Niilo pääsee koulutustaan vastaavaan joukko-osastoon. Eino kestää Uhtuan ja Kannaksenkin taistelut.

10 giugno 1940. Mentre l'Italia di Mussolini entra in guerra, nel giardino incantato di una villa in Toscana quattro ragazzi giocano a tennis. La Storia irrompe dentro la loro giovinezza beata e li costringe a prendere in mano la propria vita. La Contessina Ottavia Valiani ha quattordici anni e il sole addosso. La sorella minore, Verdiana, la spia dall'ombra. È timida, bruttina, forse cattiva. Entrambe vivono la condanna insita nell'essere sorelle e anche donne: una è il metro di giudizio dell'altra.

Packender Kriegsroman – realitätsnah, brutal und beängstigend!Auf dem Balkan werden blutige Partisanenkämpfe ausgetragen. Handgranaten regnen auf die Straßen. Von den Dächern abgefeuerte Granatsplitter treffen das Jägerbataillon. Die Soldaten schlängeln sich stöhnend durch die Gassen auf der Suche nach Zuflucht. Molotow-Cocktails explodieren mit hohlem Getöse und die brennende Flüssigkeit vernichtet Menschen und Material.