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Falling for a German officer in Occupied Normandy in 1943 was not in Élodie Duchamp's wildest dreams. When she learns that her beloved brother Félix is working with the French Resistance, it becomes apparent that the dangers are heightened for them both. The arrival from England of a female SOE radio operator introduces an additional complication. As the conflict drags on, loyalties are divided, the risks increase, and there will be just and unjust...
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A remarkable debut novel-written with the fearless imagination of Michael Chabon and the piercing humor of Gary Shteyngart-about a small Jewish village in the Polish forest that is so secluded no one knows it exists . . . until now.
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Novela de ficción ambientada en un periodo histórico de infausto recuerdo: la Segunda Guerra Mundial con sus diversos campos de concentración.
Su protagonista, Pilar, es española por parte de madre y alemana por parte de padre, un militar destinado a la escolta del cónsul germano en Sevilla. Por razones de seguridad, cuando estalla la guerra civil española, la familia decide trasladarse a Alemania. Si Pilar ya apuntaba maneras despóticas y...
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Based on the true story of two World War II heroines who risked everything to save Jewish children from the Gestapo by hiding them throughout Belgium.
Belgium, 1942
Young schoolteacher Andrée Geulen secretly defies the Nazis in Belgium, who are forcing Jews to wear a yellow Star of David. Andrée is not Jewish, but she feels a maternal connection to her students, who are living in constant fear, and decides to take action. No child should...
5) Addiction
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Addiction is a pilot's story that proves that flying is an addiction; worse than tobacco, alcohol, and drugs rolled into one.
6) Aura of War
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The story of Arthur DeVendt, born in 1927, proves that even though war, political and economic turmoil adversely impacted his future, by maintaining his honor, dogged persistence, and ability to adjust to changing conditions he manages to succeed. Seventeen-year-old Arthur, the son of a Hungarian army officer, of French extraction finds himself orphaned in a refugee camp of postwar Germany.
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El círculo clandestino que combatió a Hitler desde el corazón del Berlín nazi.
Mildred Fish, una joven recién graduada, se casa con el brillante economista alemán Arvid Harnack, al que acompaña a su país natal, donde un prometedor futuro los está aguardando. Los recién casados se crean una nueva y enriquecedora vida llena de amor, amigos y trabajo dentro del floreciente ambiente cultural e intelectual del Berlín de 1930. Pero el imparable...
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In this witty, charming follow-up to the acclaimed Crooked Heart, the life of lies a small time scammer and her adopted son have constructed in London becomes endangered during the tumultuous final months of World War II.
It's late 1944. Hitler's rockets are raining down on London with vicious regularity and it's the coldest winter in living memory. The Allies are gaining ground, but victory is certainly dragging its feet.
In a large house next...
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In this gripping account, the turbulent first year of World War II, a period that reshaped the global landscape forever, is brought to life. As 1939 unfolds, the world is thrust into an era of unprecedented conflict, marked by groundbreaking strategies, heroic sacrifices, and the relentless advance of military technologies.
Through a blend of historical facts and compelling storytelling, readers are taken on a journey through various theatres...
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Tiger tanks were among the most-feared fighting vehicles of the Second World War and they gained almost legendary status, yet they never fulfilled their potential because they were not produced in sufficient numbers and the tide the war had turned against the German army by the time they were introduced. Often they were deployed in difficult circumstances and in defensive battles, struggling against the odds. Nowhere was this more true than in western...
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While the Panzer I and II are not as famous as the German tanks produced later in the Second World War, they played a vital role in Hitler's early blitzkrieg campaigns and in the Nazi rearmament program pursued, at first in secret, by the Nazi regime during the 1930s. Anthony Tucker-Jones's photographic history of their design, development and wartime service is an ideal introduction to them.
Both Panzers saw combat during the invasions of Poland...
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"Joe Nassise has raised the bar for the whole genre."
-Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of The Dragon Factory
Combine the take-no-prisoners heroic grit of Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds with the irreverent inventiveness of George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead, set it on the blood-and-gore-soaked European battlefields of World War One, and you get By the Blood of Heroes, a wildly imaginative alternate history zombie novel...
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As Anglo-American leaders gather to plan the defeat of Nazi Germany, Hitler orders the death of President Franklin Roosevelt to derail the conference. Brandon Armitage, a Canadian veteran of the Great War, has joined Canada's Volunteer Guard to oversee German prisoners; it's a role he's undertaken to seek revenge for the death of his son during a raid on the French Coast. When one of his prisoners escapes. Armitage pursues him to a remote island above...
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"Operation Paperclip: The Covert U.S. Program to Recruit German Nazi Scientists" is a meticulously researched account of one of the most secretive and controversial programs in U.S. history. This book delves into the depths of Operation Paperclip, a post-World War II initiative by the United States government to recruit and employ German scientists, including former Nazis, for their scientific expertise.The narrative begins by setting the historical...
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The KEAK Anthology is a collection of written works by the author with the addition of joint writings with her father, Artemios Korkidis. The book is divided into three sections, short stories, flash fiction, and excerpts from published works taken from five different novels.The Short Story section includes sixteen stories in various genres within fictional literature such as literary fiction, mystery, thriller, historical nonfiction and fiction,...
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"Operation Overlord: The Spies Who Saved D-Day" is a gripping and meticulously researched account of the covert intelligence operations that played a crucial role in the success of the D-Day landings during World War II. This book delves into the shadowy world of espionage, revealing how Allied spies and intelligence agencies outwitted the Nazis and laid the groundwork for one of history's most significant military campaigns.The narrative begins by...
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"Operation Valkyrie: The Key Individuals Behind Hitler's Assassination Attempt" is a detailed and compelling account of the failed plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler on July 20, 1944. This book offers an in-depth exploration of the personalities, motivations, and actions of the key figures involved in this daring and significant attempt to change the course of World War II and history.The narrative begins by setting the historical and political context...
18) Trinity: A Novel
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From the acclaimed author of Speak comes a kaleidoscopic novel about Robert Oppenheimer-father of the atomic bomb-as told by seven fictional characters
J. Robert Oppenheimer was a brilliant scientist, a champion of liberal causes, and a complex and often contradictory character. He loyally protected his Communist friends, only to later betray them under questioning. He repeatedly lied about love affairs. And he defended the use of the atomic bomb...
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"Operation Mincemeat: The Ingenious Deception that Changed History" is a captivating account of one of World War II's most remarkable and successful espionage operations. This book delves deep into the intricacies of the British intelligence plan that significantly influenced the war's outcome, particularly in the Mediterranean theater.The narrative unfolds how British intelligence officers conceived and executed a plan of deception so audacious it...
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A NATIONAL BESTSELLERA BookBub Pick for Best Historical Fiction of Summer 2023A heartwarming story about the power of books to bring us together, inspired by the true story of the underground library in WWII Warsaw, by the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Bookshop in London.All her life, Zofia has found comfort in two things during times of hardship: books and her best friend, Janina. But no one could have imagined the horrors of the...
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