Historical War Saga

Growing up without the care of a loving family made Anna Golding fiercely independent. So when war breaks out, determined to do her duty, she joins the Women's Auxiliary Air Force. Her fellow trainees are like the sisters she never had. However, as they all talk of fond memories of home, Anna's heart breaks. Her past is too painful to share. Then she meets her friend's brother, Royal Air Force navigator Jimmy Armstrong, whose gentle care makes her feel safe for the first time in her life. Anna and Jimmy must snatch moments together as their duties pull them to opposite ends of the country.

Berry Chambers and her co-workers have joined the Women's Timber Corps - known as the Lumberjills - to do their bit for Britain. On their first day felling trees, they rescue an RAF pilot and become entangled in the loveless marriage of her new landlords. Danger is never far away, be it an ill-timed axe swing or the occasional activity of the Luftwaffe overhead. Add a psychotic farm cat, a couple of young runaway evacuees, a spate of malicious packages, and the jealousy of the Land Girls next door, and life for Berry and her friends is never boring.

La saga degli Effinger ha inizio con Paul e Karl - figli del capostipite Mathias, orologiaio a Kragsheim - che da un piccolo paese si dirigono alla volta della Berlino cosmopolita per cercare fortuna. Ambiziosi e irrequieti, mecenati talentuosi e sensibili, ardenti patrioti e prussiani, in poco tempo gli Effinger riescono a guadagnarsi la fama di abilissimi imprenditori e a diventare una delle famiglie piú importanti della città.

It's May 1945, and at 3:00 p.m., Nurse Kitty Longthorne listens, together with the other surgical staff at South Manchester's Park Hospital, to Winston Churchill's broadcast on the radio. Germany has signed a declaration of complete surrender. The war is over in Europe, and that day is to be celebrated as VE Day. The mood in Park Hospital - still full of wounded American soldiers - is jubilant and hopeful, though Kitty is anything but.

Lappi vuonna 1941. Saksalaiset joukot haluavat hyökätä kohti Neuvostoliittoa. Mukaan tarvitaan kuitenkin myös suomalaisia, joten vänrikki Jussi Räikkönen ryhtyy keräämään suomalaista sissijoukkuetta. Diili vaikuttaa hyvältä, sillä suomalaiset sotilaat pääsevät kuntoisuuslomalle ja saavat nauttia saksalaisten sotilaiden arvokkaista hyödykkeistä, kuten tupakasta. Kaikki ei kuitenkaan ole sitä miltä näyttää - ja pian suomalaiset sissit joutuvat huomaamaan tehtävän olevan jotain muuta kuin alun perin oli luvattu.

Stanisław Wróblewski to spokojny, ułożony mężczyzna - inżynier z wykształcenia, pracownik warszawskiego Biura Projektów, bohater wojenny odznaczony orderem Virtuti Militari. Pewnego dnia na jego biurko trafia książka ze wspomnieniami obozowymi. Na jednym ze zdjęć mężczyzna rozpoznaje siebie w roli kata-esesmana. Postać na fotografii ma tę samą bliznę na twarzy i jest tak łudząco podobna do bohatera, że nawet Zakład Medycyny Sądowej stwierdza, że to on sam.

Kapten Henrik Rytterström väntar ivrigt på den tyska arméns intåg i Sverige, med ögonen spejandes ut över Öresund. På den europeiska kontinenten drar andra världskrigets mörker fram med död och lidande. Rytterström håller de andra boende i samhället uppdaterade om vad som händer i kriget, och alla framgångar för tredje rikets trupper. Några motgångar i kriget verkar de visst inte ha, i alla fall enligt den gamla militären.

Den nybildade T-styrkan får ett viktigt men oerhört farligt uppdrag av pansargeneral Patton: erövra en bro och håll den till tredje armén når fram dit. Och om de misslyckas måste T-styrkan klara sig så gott det går på egen hand. Bakom fiendens linjer... Charles Henry Whiting (1926-2007) var en brittisk författare och militärhistoriker som skrev cirka 350 böcker, både skönlitteratur och fackböcker. Han skrev både under eget namn och under pseudonymerna Duncan Harding, Ian Harding, John Kerrigan, Leo Kessler, Klaus Konrad, K.N. Kostov och Duncan Stirling.

Fratellino atterra sul portello posteriore del mezzo corazzato. È un vero e proprio suicidio. Scarica il mitragliatore all'interno del carro. Salta a terra con la velocità di un fulmine e con un colpo da maestro lancia una granata dentro il portello aperto. Il pesante carro ruota come impazzito, schiaccia alcuni soldati britannici sotto i cingoli per poi precipitare in un burrone. Scoppia un incendio infernale. I soldati delle unità corazzate tedesche attaccano con lanciafiamme e granate a base di fosforo. Non si fanno prigionieri. I sopravvissuti vengono liquidati senza pietà...

Catherine wrestles with self-pity after a machine-shop accident. With her fiancé and brothers on the front lines in France, she must find a new way to fight on the home front. At her side are her steadfast GWR friends, among them Maggie, facing the loss of her father and family home, and Lily, desperate for news of her childhood sweetheart. All are determined to keep morale high and do their bit to win the war.

London, 1938: Während Rowan von einer Party zur nächsten treibt, arbeitet ihre jüngere Schwester Thea hart, um später studieren zu können. Trotz aller Unterschiede stehen sich die beiden sehr nahe, vor allem seit jenem tragischen Unfall in ihrer Kindheit, bei dem ihre Mutter starb und Rowan Thea das Leben rettete. Doch Thea merkt, dass ihre Schwester ihr nie die ganze Wahrheit über den Unfall erzählt hat, ein Geheimnis überschattet ihre Beziehung.

Norfolk, 1940. As war rages on, the residents of Great Plumstead are doing all they can to help the war effort, from running the mobile canteen for the Women's Voluntary Service to organising clothing drives and collecting salvage. When a young German girl seeks refuge at the local hall, many welcome her with open arms, while others treat her with suspicion. But when the government try to send her back, it'll take the whole community to keep her safe from war.

Nel centro Italia del 1944 imperversa inesorabilmente il conflitto fra nazi-fascisti e truppe alleate. In un villaggio insulare del Trasimeno, un gruppo di ebrei è riuscito a trovare un rifugio apparentemente sicuro. Tutto sembrerebbe andare per il meglio, in un luogo così remoto e distante dai principali eventi del grande scontro bellico. Questo fino a quando, per un futile disguido, gli abitanti del paese non uccidono inavvertitamente un soldato tedesco.

The Treason of Mary Louvestre is based on the true story of a seamstress slave from the Confederate town of Norfolk, Virginia. When her owner gets involved with modifications to the ironclad CSS Virginia, Mary copies the plans and sets out to commit treason against the South. Facing certain death as a spy if caught, she treks 200 miles during the bitter winter of 1862 to reach the office of Union Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles, where she hands over the plans.

Estate 1914: in un'Europa pronta alla guerra una giovane donna sogna amore e libertà. La notizia dello scoppio della prima guerra mondiale infrange la serena atmosfera estiva della campagna intorno a Domberg, nella Prussia orientale, dove la ricca famiglia Degnelly trascorre le vacanze. Felicia, nipote diciottenne del patriarca, si trova catapultata in un mondo violento e caotico, in cui, tuttavia, riesce a sopravvivere grazie al suo spirito ribelle e anticonformista.

Cinco famílias, cinco países e cinco destinos marcados por um período dramático da história. Queda de gigantes, primeiro volume da trilogia "O Século", de Ken Follett, começa no despertar do século XX, quando ventos de mudança ameaçam o frágil equilíbrio de forças existente—as potências da Europa estão prestes a entrar em guerra, os trabalhadores não aguentam mais ser explorados pela aristocracia e as mulheres clamam por seus direitos.

The son of a sweetmaker, Karl Jochum has ambitions for a life beyond his father's shop. Through hard work and perseverance he determines to open a cafe in Berlin where the Emperor will one day dine. As the city grows and prospers, so too does Karl's business empire, and he rises to become the proprietor of Europe's finest and most luxurious hotel. Situated close to Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, the Hotel Quadriga is a glorious monument to Imperialist Germany.

Alemania, mayo de 1938. El fantasma del nazismo amenaza Europa pero Felicia, fuerte e inconformista, maneja con decisión el timón de su familia y su empresa. A su hija Belle no le importa la política, solo piensa en su carrera en el cine y en el hombre de sus sueños, con quien espera casarse muy pronto.

En la actualidad: la historiadora de moda Kat Jourdan descubre una valiosa colección de vestidos Dior en la casa de su abuela. A medida que se adentra en el misterio de su origen, Kat comienza a dudar de todo lo que creía saber sobre su amada abuela.

Eine meisterhaft poetische Erzählung über Kriegskinder, die viel zu schnell erwachsen werden mussten. Berlin, 1945. Fanny Holzbein, die eigentlich Fanny Salbei heißt, und Charlotte sind unzertrennlich. Ihre Freundin ist alles, was Fanny noch geblieben ist. Und dann gibt es da noch die vier Nachbarsjungen, mit denen sie einst spielten, die nun Kindersoldaten sind und zwischen Verteidigungswahn und Vaterlandstreue alles hinter sich lassen mussten, was mit unbeschwertem Kindsein zu tun hat.