Titres dans Seconde Guerre mondiale

Robert Lee Scott was larger than life. A decorated Eagle Scout who barely graduated from high school, the young man from Macon, Georgia, with an oversize personality used dogged determination to achieve his childhood dream of becoming a famed fighter pilot. First capturing national attention during World War II, Scott, a West Point graduate, flew missions in China alongside the legendary "Flying Tigers", where his reckless courage and victories against the enemy made headlines.

The Japanese onslaught on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, devastated Americans and precipitated entry into World War II. In the aftermath, Admiral Husband Kimmel, commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet, was relieved of command, accused of negligence and dereliction of duty, and publicly disgraced. But the admiral defended his actions through eight investigations and for the rest of his long life. The evidence against him was less than solid.

One of the few RAF aircrew to play a central part in two of the Second World War's most momentous events, the Battle of Britain and D-Day, Cyril 'Frank' Babbage was a survivor. He wasn't just an immensely skilled pilot; he was also blessed with extraordinary good fortune.

Koncentrationslejren Auschwitz er symbolet på Tysklands og Europas store kollektive traume. Det er en nøgtern, men grundig beskrivelse og gennemgang af historien bag Auschwitz: Om de mennesker, der blev fængslet i lejrene, om forbrydelserne og dagligdagen og om processerne, der fulgte i kølvandet på anden verdenskrigs afslutning.

Num de seus trabalhos mais ambiciosos e impressionantes, Ruy Castro levanta uma história que nunca tinha sido contada: a dos espiões, refugiados, quintas-colunas, diplomatas e artistas na capital federal do Brasil durante a Segunda Guerra. Foi um período marcado por reviravoltas, segredos e tramas que mudaram a vida dos brasileiros para sempre. Muito antes de o Brasil declarar guerra ao Eixo em 1942, a Segunda Guerra já estava entre nós.

From the plains of Kansas to the war rooms of London and the beaches of Normandy, The Man Who Led the Liberation of Europe traces Dwight D. Eisenhower’s extraordinary journey. He wasn’t a battlefield general in the traditional sense—but he wielded one of the most powerful weapons of the war: strategy. Balancing complex alliances, clashing egos, and an enemy entrenched across the continent, Eisenhower’s role as commander required more than just military brilliance—it demanded diplomacy, emotional intelligence, and nerves of steel.

During the course of the Second World War, the Allies mounted a series of attempts to prevent Germany from manufacturing heavy water utilizing hydroelectric plants in occupied Norway. These efforts comprised a mix of bomber and Commando raids. The overall aim was to stop Nazi Germany building a nuclear bomb. In fact, Hitler was never as close as the Allies thought, but the idea that his regime could construct and deploy such a device was the ultimate doomsday scenario, one that would have tilted the balance in favor of the Nazis.

Als tweeëntwintigjarige met grote dromen van een danscarrière, nam Traudl Junge in 1942 een baan aan op het kantoor van de Führer in Berlijn. Hitler benoemde haar al snel tot zijn secretaresse en ze bleef dit tot de val van het Derde Rijk. Na de oorlog schreef Junge haar memoires, inclusief haar ervaringen tijdens de laatste uren in Hitlers bunker.

«Вчерашний мир» — последняя книга знаменитого австрийского писателя Стефана Цвейга, созданная в изгнании, в самый разгар Второй мировой войны. Прежде всего, это книга-прощание. Последний раз Стефан Цвейг оглядывается на величественное здание европейской культуры, приговоренное к сносу немецкими войсками. Перечисляет названия книг, городов и улиц, счастливые и печальные события, из которых сложилась первая половина ХХ столетия, с любовью пишет о людях, знакомством с которыми гордится.

En 1943, los oficiales de la SS alemana a cargo del campo de concentración Auschwitz-Birkenau ordenaron la formación de una orquesta entre las prisioneras. Durante nueve meses cruciales, entre 1943 y 1944, Alma Rosé, virtuosa violinista y sobrina de Gustav Mahler, reclutó y dirigió a las mejores intérpretes entre la vasta población cautiva, sin importar la nacionalidad, etnia o lengua materna. Casi cincuenta mujeres y niñas de 11 países integraron esta banda que era obligada a tocar marchas en cualquier condición climática y a dar conciertos semanales para los oficiales nazis.

„Świetnie napisane. Dowiedziałem się więcej o człowieku, który uratował mojego Ojca" – Andrzej Szpilman.

Grego Casanova, historiador, periodista y youtuber, revela con gran pulso narrativo y rigor en las páginas de este libro lo que nunca te contaron de una contienda que hasta el final fue destrucción, discordia y sangre. Ochenta años después del final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, son muchos los episodios y secretos que se guardaron a toda prisa en favor de la reconstrucción del mundo.

Kaum ein Ereignis der deutschen Geschichte hat eine solch symbolische Kraft entwickelt wie der Anschlag auf Hitler vom 20. Juli. Tobias Kniebe hat die Vorgeschichte und den Verlauf der dramatischen Vorgänge präzise rekonstruiert: Wie verliefen die Planungen? Woran genau scheiterte der Staatsstreich? Wie erlebte die Familie Stauffenberg die tragischen Ereignisse?

Снайперское движение в Красной армии началось в самые отчаянные дни войны, осенью 1941-го, на Ленинградском фронте. В 1943 году в составе действующей армии появились первые женские снайперские взводы. На счету у многих «ангелов мщения» были десятки убитых врагов. Не всем этим девушкам довелось дожить до конца войны. Те, кому повезло, вернулись, совсем еще молодыми, к жизни обычных советских женщин. И все же главным событием их жизни стала Великая Отечественная.

Nach langen Jahren sowjetischer Kriegsgefangenschaft kehrt Toni im Herbst 1955 in seine Heimatstadt Jena zurück, er ist einer der letzten Zehntausend, die aus den russischen Lagern entlassen werden. Jahre unendlichen Leids, Kälte und der Unmenschlichkeit liegen hinter ihm. In den dunkelsten Stunden der Gefangenschaft gaben ihm die handgeschriebenen Seiten eines Mitgefangenen über ihre gemeinsame thüringische Heimat Halt.

In the summer of 1940, darkness was falling over Europe. Led by Winston Churchill, the British rediscovered the virtues that had made a humble people the rulers of the world. In June 1940, Winston Churchill called the battle Britain's "finest hour", and he was right.

Churchill fu protagonista di una eccezionale gamma di attività ed esperienze: nominato ufficiale durante il regno della regina Vittoria, partecipò alle guerre coloniali in Africa e alle prime fasi di sviluppo dell'aviazione, ma soprattutto guidò l'Impero britannico nella sua ora più buia, durante i giorni cupi e gloriosi della Seconda guerra mondiale.

Not many people peer over the abyss, but Elke Babicki's family did. Her German grandfather objected to Hitler and as a result, ended up in a concentration camp while her mother’s family became destitute. Elke's father, Alex, who was born into a well-educated and wealthy Jewish family in Poland, spent five years in concentration camps before making his escape just before the end of the war.

Who were the unsung heroes that shaped the outcome of World War II? What acts of bravery went unnoticed in the chaos of battle? How did ordinary Americans become extraordinary warriors? Discover the incredible, untold stories of bravery, sacrifice, and heroism in American Heroes of World War II: True Stories of Individual Bravery From the Battlefields of World War II. This gripping collection shines a light on lesser-known American heroes who played pivotal roles in the Allies' victory.

Ribbentrop’s Watch: The True Story of a Nazi Artefact by Cyril Marlen is a haunting investigation into how a single object can reflect the shadows of an entire regime. Part biography, part historical mystery, and part moral reckoning, this gripping narrative follows the journey of a seemingly ordinary wristwatch once worn by Joachim von Ribbentrop—Nazi Germany’s Foreign Minister and one of the most loyal figures in Hitler’s inner circle.