World War Saga

Lieutenant William Frederick “Bill” Harris was 25 years old when captured by Japanese forces during the Battle of Corregidor in May 1942. This son of a decorated Marine general escaped from hell on earth by swimming eight hours through a shark-infested bay; but his harrowing ordeal had just begun. Shipwrecked on the southern coast of the Philippines, he was sheltered by a Filipino aristocrat, engaged in guerilla fighting, and eventually set off through hostile waters to China.

September 1939. Young friends Maggie Shaunessy and Lizzie Taylor are heartbroken to be evacuated from their Liverpool homes to rural Yorkshire. Lizzie is sent to live with a vicar in the village of Gargrave, while Maggie finds herself delivered by chauffeur to Hawith Hall and Lady and Lord...

From Annie Murray, the bestselling author of Chocolate Girls, The Bells of Bournville Green and Secrets of the Chocolate Girls, Wartime for the Chocolate Girls is a gritty family saga about love, war and chocolate . . . April 1941. Almost losing her life in a bomb blast while serving in the...

In May 1942, Admiral Jack Fletcher's Task Force 17 closed in for the war's first major clash with the Japanese Navy. The Neosho, a vitally important tanker, was escorted by a destroyer, the Sims. The ships were attacked by Japanese dive bombers, and when the smoke cleared, the Sims had slipped beneath the waves. Scores of sailors were killed or wounded while hundreds bobbed in shark-infested waters.

Pauline réside désormais à Berlin avec Hans. Et la vie est douce, malgré les zones d'ombre autour du passé de son époux. Mais les rumeurs de la guerre s'amplifient, le régime nazi trouve ses alliés. À la fin du mois d'août 1939, les ressortissants français sont tenus de quitter l'Allemagne.

Six attempts were made by German officers to kill Hitler in autumn 1943 and summer 1944. Explosives in personal gifts, assassins armed with hand grenades and pistols, and even suicide bombers with pockets full of explosives hunted the Führer, who undoubtedly recognised the danger. The security arrangements around the leader of the Nazi regime were therefore enormous when, in July 1944, Officer Claus von Stauffenberg travelled to Hitler's Führerbunker in East Prussia to kill first Adolf Hitler and then the entire Third Reich.

Liverpool, 1939. Bella Rogers thought her life was just starting; she can’t wait to get married to her childhood sweetheart, Bobby. But when war is declared and Bobby is called up, his letters stop, leaving Bella heartbroken and alone. Then her family is torn apart by tragedy when her angelic 5-year-old sister dies from a terrible illness. They can barely afford a funeral, but the church is packed with the entire community, devastated for their loss. Grieving for her sister and lost love, Bella finds a job at the Bryant and May factory, making matches.

Nazi-occupied Holland, 1944. As soldiers patrol the streets, nursing student Ilse is only just surviving the terrible famine and increasingly violent German occupation. Though exhausted by her demanding work at a hospital far from home, she can’t help but notice Levi, a young man with dark eyes watching the world silently from the abandoned house next door. London, present day. When Anna’s father dies, he leaves her a ticket to Amsterdam, a bent silver sixpence on a delicate silver chain, and a note begging her to complete the journey he was never able to.

Krieg, Schmerz und Leid und inmitten dieser Gegebenheiten ein Arzt, der sich von all dem nicht von seiner Berufung abbringen lassen will: Leben retten. Unter den widrigsten Umständen kämpft der Stabsarzt Dr. Böhler um das Leben von Tausenden Gefangenen in einem Lager vor dem kriegsgebeutelten Stalingrad. Doch als seine Kollegen, der Assistenzarzt Dr. Schultheiß und die Kapitänsärztin Dr. Kasalinsskaja, eine verhängnisvolle Affäre miteinander beginnen, muss Jens Schultheiß auch um sein eigenes Leben fürchten.

Les luttes sanglantes des partisans se font entendre dans les Balkans. Une pluie de grenades à main tombe sur la rue. Des feux de mitraille tombent, depuis les toits, sur le bataillon de chasseurs. Les soldats gémissants se traînent à la recherche d'un refuge. Des cocktails Molotov explosent en provocant des cavités énormes et le liquide incendié tombe sur les humains et le matériel. - Partisans, bafouille le commandant épouvanté et il saute du véhicule. Porta salue et sourit, en faisant l'idiot. - Je vais informer le Commandant qu'on nous attend pour la fête !

Vem är Mira Blauman? Faktum är att hon själv har svårt att svara på det. Hon har levt hela sitt liv i Stockholm, men modern Hannas förflutna har gjort hennes bakgrund till ett mysterium. Vem fadern var har hon ingen aning om. Varje gång hon har frågat sin mor har hon fått olika svar. Men vad hade Mira egentligen förväntat sig? Upplevelserna i Auschwitz, med Doktor Mengeles fruktansvärda experiment, har satt djupa spår i Hanna och tvillingsystern Rosa. Så till den grad att Hanna blivit psykisk sjuk.

¿Cual fue el papel que realmente desempeñaron los banqueros suizos en el 3r Reich? Es cierto que el gobierno de Hitler compró la alianza del Vaticano a cambio de una fortuna en lingotes de oro que previamente habían sido blanqueados por los banqueros suizos? Es es cierto que los herederos de la hermandad de ODESA tienen puesta la vista en un alto dignatario de la Iglesia como posible sucesor del Führer en lo que sería el nacimiento del 4to Reich? El oro de Mefisto narra en clave histórica todo lo que realmente sucedió detrás de los escenarios de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y que nunca se llegó a ser público.

Marina Corelli woont in Castel Gandolfo, een schilderachtig Italiaans dorpje niet ver van Rome. Maar dan wordt Marina verliefd op Leandro. De aantrekkelijke pianist betovert haar in een handomdraai met zijn charmes. Maar als in de herfst van 1943 de oorlog ook Castel Gandolfo bereikt, wordt alles anders. Samen met honderden anderen vluchten Marina en de inmiddels hoogzwangere Celeste naar een wel heel bijzondere plek... de residentie van de paus.

An Irish Easter uprising lays waste to Dublin and fractures a British Empire struggling to supply men and arms to defeat Germany. In Dublin’s ruins, the affluent Carmody family is not only forced to confront the rebellion’s devastating effects on its personal lives, but also the terrible secrets and lies uncovered in the midst of grief. Jenny, self-entitled and strong-willed, sees her wedding plans and grand ambitions disintegrate. She faces a dismal life in one of London’s munitions factories - until a cataclysmic event changes her life and perception of love forever.

En bro för mycket handlar om de allierades förtvivlade kamp om bron vid Arnhem i Holland i september 1944. De allierade skulle bakom de tyska linjerna i en gigantisk operation luftlandsätta 35 000 man. Hur planen misslyckas berättas om i denna spännande och mycket väldokumenterade bok. Cornelius Ryan var krigsreporter åt flera Londontidningar och tillhörde en av de skickligaste i sin generation. Boken läses av Claes Elfsberg som under många år hanterat nyheter i TV och som här lånar sin röst åt historien. ...

Corre el año 1943 y el ejército japonés, que controla la ciudad de Shanghai en su totalidad, establece el único gueto judío del mundo que no está en manos de los nazis. Leon y Norah Blumenthal, un matrimonio de judíos llegados a Shanghai en 1939, cuando la ciudad era puerto franco y aún conservaba intacta toda su fascinación, son recluidos en esta «área determinada para apátridas».

Neuvostoliiton joukot ovat hyökänneet saksalaiseen varuskuntaan itärintamalla ja teurastaneet erittelemättä kaikki varuskunnan sotilaat. Sven Hassel ja muut 27. panssarirykmentin sotilaat saavat tehtäväkseen ylittää rintamalinjan ja tuhota venäläiset, jotka ovat vastuussa verilöylystä. Elämä rintamalla on helvettiä, eikä sinne sijoitettujen sotilaiden odoteta selviytyvän muutamaa viikkoa kauempaa. 27. rangaistusrykmentin sotilaille rintaman kauhut tulevat tutuiksi – kunnes heidät yllättäen määrätään vetäytymään.

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.

El comprador de aniversarios es la invención de la vida no vivida de un niño judío, de nombre Hurbinek, que muere en Auschwitz con tres años y que aparece apenas mencionado en "La tregua de Primo Levi".

Porta lutte pour que le colossal char blindé reste entre la colonne des soldats. Un moment d'inattention et il aurait pu écraser la compagnie au complet. Une énorme boule de feu tombe juste devant le char, entre les sapins. Les soldats panzer plongent hors des blindés pour chercher refuge. Les yeux remplis de terreur et les cœurs battant à grands coups, ils attendent la mort, sous le soleil. Un mur de feu gigantesque s'érige vers le ciel. - Organes de Staline, murmure Heide craintif. Porta accélère le moteur.