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Our Crime Was Being Jewish contains 576 vivid memories of 358 Holocaust survivors. These are the true, insider stories of victims, told in their own words. They include the experiences of teenagers who saw their parents and siblings sent to the gas chambers; of starving children beaten for trying to steal a morsel of food; of people who saw their friends commit suicide to save themselves from the daily agony they endured.

The unforgettable true story of two married journalists on an island-hopping run for their lives across the Pacific after the Fall of Manila during World War II—a saga of love, adventure, and danger. On New Year’s Eve, 1941, just three weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese...

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. World War One brought with it the world’s first experience of Total War, involving all of the world’s great powers, polarized between the Triple Entente, lead by Britain, France and Russia, and the Central Powers, dominated by Germany...

Based on unique inside access, the author of the New York Times bestseller Masters of Chaos explains how special operations forces are reshaping the U.S. military In One Hundred Victories, acclaimed military expert Linda Robinson shows how the special operations forces are—after a decade of...

There can be no doubt that military conflict between France and England dominated European history in the 14th and 15th centuries. The Hundred Years War is of considerable interest both because of its duration and the number of theatres in which it was fought. Drawing on the latest research for this new edition, Hundred Years War expert Professor Anne Curry examines how the war can reveal much about the changing nature of warfare: the rise of infantry and the demise of the knight; the impact of increased use of gunpowder and the effect of the war on generations of people.

Anne Frank, que morreu em Março de 1945 em Bergen-Belsen, na Alemanha Nazi, é uma adolescente alemã conhecida por escrever um diário. Isto está registado no livro "The Diary of Anne Frank", escrito durante os dois anos em que esteve escondida com a sua família em Amesterdão, Holanda, então sob ocupação alemã, a fim de evitar o Holocausto.

The war in Afghanistan has consumed vast amounts of blood and treasure, causing the Western powers to seek an exit without achieving victory. Seemingly never-ending, the conflict has become synonymous with a number of issues-global jihad, rampant tribalism, and the narcotics trade - but even though they are cited as the causes of the conflict, they are in fact symptoms.

In the cold winter months that followed Franklin Roosevelt's election in November 1940 to an unprecedented third term in the White House, he confronted a worldwide military and moral catastrophe. Almost all the European democracies had fallen under the ruthless onslaught of the Nazi army and air force. Great Britain stood alone, a fragile bastion between Germany and American immersion in war. In the Pacific world, Japan had extended its tentacles deeper into China. Susan Dunn dramatically brings to life the most vital and transformational period of Roosevelt's presidency.

Hans-Erdmann Schönbeck lag mit schwersten Verletzungen und erblindet vor Stalingrad und hatte keine Hoffnung. Doch er wurde gerettet. Als einer der letzten wurde er aus der Hölle geflogen. Fast 80 Jahre später, mit knapp 100 Jahren Lebensweisheit, blickt Schönbeck nun gemeinsam mit Spiegel-Bestseller-Autor Tim Pröse zurück: Auf seinen inneren Widerstand gegen Hitler. Auf die verpasste Gelegenheit, ihn zu töten, als Schönbeck nach der Schlacht in Hitlers Nähe kommandiert wird. Ein paar Nächte schläft er auch neben Graf Stauffenbergs Bombe.

La guerra di Tripoli in sei articoli di Repubblica: Libia, nel bunker di Tripoli, di Vincenzo Nigro; La guerra di Tripoli, di Vincenzo Nigro; Tripoli, guerra alle porte, di Vincenzo Nigro; Italia-Libia la trattativa, di Gianluca Di Feo; Gli emissari di Haftar sono andati a Parigi, di Gianluca Di Feo e Anais Ginori; Libia, Conte cerca una sponda per fermare il conflitto, di Tommaso Ciriaco e Carmelo Lopapa.