Showing titles in World War II & Holocaust

Annie Fox will stop at nothing to serve her country. But what happens when her country fails her? In November 1941, Annie Fox, an Army nurse, is transferred to Hickam Field, an air force base in Honolulu. The others on her transport plane are thrilled to work in paradise, but Annie sees her new duty station as the Army's way of holding the door open to her retirement. But serving her country is her calling and she will go wherever she is told.

Autumn 1941, and as female conscription looms, three women arrive at the Bell Works Factory in Hucknall to work on the Spitfire production line. Lily soon realises her real dream is to pilot the planes; Edna longs to be reunited with her evacuee daughter, but soon discovers she has a much bigger problem; and Jeannie fears the worst after weeks of no news from her fiancé. Despite all the heartache, with a bit of festive cheer and 'can do' attitude, The Engine Girls will pull together and do all they can to ensure Britain's safe for the New Year.

First there is Adam Weinberger's long childhood, in a world that has no idea yet what is in store for it. The childhood of a lover of illusions, who dreams of changing the world and of freeing his family from the burden of a tradition that he finds unbearable. The adolescence of a young boy who is unable to express his love for Esther, his admiration for his uncle, his tenderness toward his mother.The helplessness of a young man who sees that dreams and fiction are unable to halt the destruction of this world and of its inhabitants.

Una historia conmovedora acerca de la bondad y el perdón desde la perspectiva de un sobreviviente del Holocausto. Esta es la historia del salto de fe de Izio, un niño polaco de trece años que se convierte a la religión de sus ancestros y se hace hombre. Sin embargo, este hecho ritual no será lo único que moldeará su carácter. Un terrible evento mundial transformará su vida de manera devastadora: la invasión de Polonia por parte de los nazis en la Segunda Guerra Mundial.

As Hitler prepares to invade Poland, an underfunded MI5 struggles to contain the German and Russian spies who are flocking to England to recruit sympathetic British agents. The section’s biggest challenge, however, lies with fascist aristocrats and several Parliament MPs who support Nazi Germany’s foreign policy and its leader Adolf Hitler. Some of them, including Sir Oswald Mosley, are planning for a revolution if Prime Minister Chamberlain declares war on the Third Reich.

Debut mladé tatarské spisovatelky se odehrává na pozadí velkých dějinných událostí v Sovětském svazu v období 1930–1946. Třicetiletá Zulejka je vzorem poslušné manželky. Poddajná a pokorná, smířená s brutálním zacházením krutého manžela a psychickým týráním své despotické tchyně. Život v její malé tatarské vesnici je relativně klidný. Aspoň jí to tak připadá, až do dne, kdy je její manžel popraven komunistickými vojáky. Zulejka je vyhnána na Sibiř a donucena opustit vše, co zná.

Dr. Richard Buckley returns home to his wife and beloved hometown of Dunderrig, weary and heart-sick over the horror and pointlessness of The Great War. Soon, trouble is coming from all sides—Richard’s unhappy wife leaves Dunderrig, and a Nazi occupied Europe marches steadily closer to home. In the blink of an eye, the peace he’d craved and enjoyed since his days on the battlefield are gone. Meantime, James and Juliet come of age in a world on the brink of chaos, where the remnants of rebellion at home have snowballed into the horrors of yet another world war.

Trois destins de femmes de l’air, trois générations, de la pionnière convoyeuse des airs à ses descendantes, hôtesses de l’air. Des vies romanesques marquées par des fêlures intimes, la passion d’un métier. Et un secret... Élisa est une pionnière. Sa volonté, son courage, son sens des autres, elle les a mis toute jeune au service d’un métier naissant et rude : convoyeuse de l’air. Loin d’Étretat, sa terre natale, elle s’envole dans des avions sans confort et veille sur des passagers malades. En 1945, quand elle doit ramener les déportés en France, elle découvre la tragédie des camps.

For Iris, each visit to her mother in St Mabon’s Cove, Cornwall has been the same—a serene escape from the city. But today, as she breaths in the salt air on the doorstep of her beloved childhood home, a heavy weight of anticipation settles over her. Iris knows she’s adopted, but any questions about where she came from have always been shut down by her parents, who can’t bear to revisit the past. Now, Iris can’t stop thinking about what she’s read on the official paperwork: BABY GIRL, FRANCE, 1939 – the year war was declared with Nazi Germany.

Poniewierani, osaczani, tropieni. Uwięzieni, a niepokonani. Bohaterów tej książki łączy polski gen wolności. Przedzierali się przez ostępy Syberii i piaski irackich pustyń. Ukrywali w bagażnikach samochodów dyplomatycznych i zamarzali pod podwoziem tira by dotrzeć do miejsca, w którym mogliby oddychać swobodnie.

Emerging triumphant from the firing line of war is no easy feat... In war-torn Warsaw, Anna joins the Polish resistance, risking everything for freedom with memories of her fanatical Nazi husband fueling her determination. As she grows close to the resistance, a kind doctor named Mateusz ignites dreams of a different life. But her happiness is shattered when her husband resurfaces. Now, Anna must masquerade as his wife once more to gather vital information.

For a young woman of exceptional intelligence and courage, being sequestered from the dangers of WW2 on the idyllic island of Bermuda is maddening. She is determined to get into the fight—then the fight is brought to her. Lucy Barrett is a Censorette, part of a branch of British Intelligence stationed on the island to inspect mail between North America and European nations at war. Determined to contribute in a more substantial way, Lucy uses her Cambridge education and love of Shakespeare to detect a Nazi spy ring operating out of Brooklyn.

"Marie" erzählt die Geschichte zweier Schwestern mit jüdischen Wurzeln, die beide ein großes Ziel haben: Sie wollen den Zweiten Weltkrieg überleben. Ihre Wege trennen sich jedoch schon bald. Während Marie von dem verbitterten Fritz Heider entführt wird und unter seinen Übergriffen leidet, wird Sarah in ein Arbeitslager gebracht, wo sie andere Widrigkeiten überstehen muss. Marie versucht mit allen Mitteln das Versprechen einzulösen, das sie ihrer sterbenden Mutter gegeben hat und klammert sich am Leben fest. Zu ihrem Glück bekommt sie von unerwarteter Seite Hilfe.

Cambridgeshire – 1942. As a new year begins and the war continues, young Artie Talbot feels trapped. In his heart he longs to fight, like his two brothers, for his king and country but is duty tied to Blackberry Farm. As feelings grow between Artie and Jeanie Salmons, Artie wonders if marriage will help him to finally accept his lot and settle down. Meanwhile, his brother John Talbot must come to terms with the tragic loss of a lost love. Can he overcome his trauma and begin to build a new life for himself and his new born son?

Der vorliegende Band "D-Day Normandie 44" lässt Sie in die Materialschlachten nach der alliierten Landung in Frankreich eintauchen. Die wenigen deutschen Divisionen müssen sich einem an Material und Menschen weit überlegenen Feind stellen. Erleben Sie durch die Augen des Kompanieführers Bergner das erbitterte Ringen um die Küstenstadt Caen.

Die junge Berlinerin Nelly verschlägt es in den Wirren des Zweiten Weltkriegs in einen holländischen Küstenort. Dort soll sie die Pflichten des alten Leuchtturmwärters übernehmen, der in einer stürmischen Nacht verschwand. Keine leichte Aufgabe für ein Großstadtkind wie Nelly, die keine Ahnung von den Gezeiten oder Schiffsverkehr hat. Von den Dorfbewohnern erfährt sie keine Unterstützung, diese begegnen der jungen Deutschen mit Feindseligkeit. Als Nelly einen abgestürzten britischen Piloten im Turm versteckt und sich in ihn verliebt, gerät sie zwischen die Fronten des Widerstands und einer brutalen Besatzungsmacht.

Wales, 1943. Sara Lewis should be heartbroken when her husband doesn't return from war. But he was never the kind husband she hoped for. And now she's stuck with her cruel mother-in-law on the family farm. Sara must do what is best for her young son. So she leaves the farm for the safety of her sister's home. Despite herself, she begins to notice Carlo, an Italian prisoner of war. Longing looks soon turn into a connection neither of them can sever. But fraternization is forbidden. As their love grows, so does the danger all around them.

It was the day that changed everything. When the Nazis came and broke into our home. Destroyed everything that was safe for us. They took our home and our security. I thought it couldn’t get worse. But then they also took my sister. After that day nothing was the same again. I thought I’d never see her again. I thought she was lost to me forever. I joined the Resistance, vowing to fight against the evil German army with every last spark of fire in my body. I know what I have to do. And nothing can stop me.

Un thriller vaticano que se desarrolla en el marco de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. El hilo argumental es la búsqueda de la tumba y los restos del primer papa, san Pedro, a lo que se superpone el intento de las SS de apoderarse de dichos restos durante la ocupación nazi de Roma. El protagonista es un arquetipo de la incorrección política: varón, blanco, heterosexual, rico y católico, un señorito sevillano vividor y cínico, al que las circunstancias colocan en la Secretaría de Estado del Vaticano, el núcleo duro del gobierno de la Iglesia, en labores secretas. Un James Bond capillita.

Weimar, 1945. Poco después de la liberación del campo de concentración de Buchenwald, siete hombres pertenecientes a la Regia Marina Italiana se adentran en el cementerio de la ciudad y se dirigen hacia una sórdida explanada cubierta de estacas numeradas. Una vez allí se sitúan delante de la que tanto trabajo y suerte, a partes iguales, les ha costado encontrar: la número 262, donde, según el registro, reposan los restos de una unbekannte Frau («mujer desconocida»). Al arrancarla, observan el nombre de pila que ha estado oculto hasta entonces y que les confirma el gran valor de su misión.