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In the quiet town of Houghton, Michigan, sixteen-year-old Nancy Harkness discovers a passion that ignites her heart in ways she never expected. The arrival of barnstormer pilots brings more than just the thrill of their daring stunts; it brings the promise of adventure. Nancy vows she will be a pilot someday. Years later, as the dark clouds of World War II gather on the horizon, Nancy’s dreams take a new and daring turn. With unwavering determination, she envisions a squadron of female pilots. Yet, her path is far from clear.

History tells us that baseball legends Christy Mathewson and Ty Cobb volunteered as Captains in the World War I Chemical Warfare Service. After the 1918 baseball season ended, both shipped out for France where they were exposed to poison gas during a training exercise. Mathewson got by far the worst of it, and died just a few years later, in 1925, of tuberculosis that was brought on by his exposure. History has it wrong.

1936. Anglo-Breton translator Annie Wrenne is working in Madrid when the Spanish Civil War breaks out. Annie becomes a nurse on the front line, but after falling in love with a patient, she ends up pregnant - and abandoned - by a man she thought she knew. Annie passes the rest of the war in a haze, her only consolation her relationship with mysterious Republican fighter Carlos Ortega. Annie finds herself caught up in Ortega’s world, a web of intrigue, which leads to her recruitment into MI5.

London, 1969: The Kray twins, the nemeses of Charles Holborne, barrister, are finally convicted of multiple murders and sent away for the longest prison terms ever imposed by a British court. But with London in the grip of a housing crisis and unscrupulous landlords hiking rents, there are new ruthless enforcers terrorizing destitute East Enders. When a tenant dies during a violent altercation with bailiffs, Charles is instructed to represent the businessmen charged with conspiracy to murder.

El profesor Julio Verne, catedrático de historia y experto en la Segunda Guerra Mundial, tiene problemas para conciliar el sueño. Sólo interrumpen su insomnio terribles y vívidas pesadillas sobre las atrocidades del régimen nazi. Durante sus clases, Julio obliga a sus alumnos a reflexionar sobre cómo se habrían comportado en esa época y de qué manera los ciudadanos son capaces de aceptar la tentación autoritaria. Su fama como profesor comienza a trascender más allá de las aulas, especialmente cuando sale a la luz un extraño complot nazi en su contra.

England, 1941. Trainee reporter Edie York is doing her best to keep calm and carry on despite London’s Blitz dominating the news. But, at the theatre one night, she is thrust into a shocking mystery when the lead actor drops dead on stage… The Victory Gang Parade theatre group are in town, entertaining the troops and the determinedly cheerful people of Manchester with their spectacular all-singing all-dancing show. But We’ll Meet Again becomes impossible for two cast members, when Leonard Lessiter dies suddenly mid-song, and leading lady Ginny Sutton goes missing the very same night.

Olivia’s life in Guernsey is uprooted by the Nazi occupation. Forced to flee in the dead of night, she escapes to London’s East End. As she steps foot in Bethnal Green, Olivia’s former life is there to greet her, and she’s ordered to spy for the British. To find her son’s father, she agrees to undertake this dangerous mission. Will she make it home to hold her little boy again?

Following the death of his beloved father, Arthur is sent to Canada for safety with a group of evacuees on the eve of the Second World War. Alone and afraid, plagued with seasickness, and an unknown future, he can't imagine things getting any worse. Far from what he feared, Arthur is welcomed with warmth and kindness. But even on the other side of the world, the war can’t be escaped and before long, his new family are touched by it too. Faced with another dramatic change in his life, everything starts to change again for Arthur.

For as long as Alice Carmichael can remember, the only thing she’s been able to count on is the written word. The war may have taken everything from her, but the stories she cherishes provide solace and escape into a world that is more hopeful than 1942 England. So when Alice finds herself at the mercy and kindness of strangers, miles from everything she’s ever known, it’s little surprise that books become her purpose. Now, Alice must channel the courage of her favourite heroines to risk everything for her country.

Tauben im Gras ist der erste Roman aus Wolfgang Koeppens Trilogie des Scheiterns. Er erschien 1951 und schildert die Personen und Ereignisse eines einzigen Tages im München des Jahres 1949. Die über dreißig Figuren verzweifeln an ihrer Umgebung, doch vor allem auch an sich und ihren Erwartungen. Kaum ein Autor wirft einen so genauen und sezierenden Blick auf die unmittelbare Nachkriegszeit. Der Roman, ungekürzt gelesen von Achim Höppner, zeichnet kaleidoskopartig die gesellschaftlichen, moralischen, politischen und rassistischen Verhältnisse im Nachkriegsdeutschland nach.

Connie Fitzwalter never imagined that her passion for music would lead her into a world of danger and intrigue. When her old family friend, Stephen, who works for the foreign office, tells Connie the true scale of the violence against Jewish people in Germany and Austria, she can stand aside no longer. Together, Stephen and Connie devise a daring mission to help families escape the clutches of Nazi persecution. Under their cover as music enthusiasts traveling to high-society concerts in Europe, Connie and her sister Dottie begin by smuggling money and valuables for families over the border.

Ein biografischer Roman, der Sie zu Tränen rühren wird: Die wahre Geschichte über die große Liebe der Stauffenbergs. Bestseller-Autorin Charlotte Roth erzählt in ihrem historischen Roman eine der schönsten und traurigsten Liebesgeschichten, die das Leben schrieb: eine Geschichte von Anstand und Courage, und von Hoffnung inmitten tiefster Verzweiflung während des Zweiten Weltkriegs. Sie ist die Tochter des fränkischen Generalkonsuls und einer baltischen Freifrau. Er ist der jüngste Spross eines schwäbischen Adelsgeschlechts mit einer vielversprechenden militärischen Karriere.

Эта книга — основанный на реальных событиях времен Второй мировой войны во Франции рассказ о двадцатитрехлетней девушке Еве, которая, используя свой талант художника для изготовления поддельных документов, помогает сотням еврейских детей бежать от нацистов в нейтральную Швейцарию. Дети получают новые, вымышленные имена и не смогут долго помнить свои настоящие. Ева и ее возлюбленный Реми решают сохранить их настоящие имена и зашифровывают их в старинной книге, которой дают название Kнига утраченных имен.

Алесь Адамович знал о войне не понаслышке. В 1942 году, когда ему было всего четырнадцать лет он стал связным партизанского отряда. Именно потому все то, что в последствии создал писатель, написано так реалистично и правдиво, ведь он описывал свою реальную войну. Произведения Алеся Адамовича переведены более чем на двадцать языков, и не оставили равнодушным никого в цивилизованном мире.

Україна в огні Олександра Довженка — психологічна повість, присвячена темі Другої світової війни. Автор з надзвичайним драматизмом зображує воєнні жахіття, протиставляючи цій руйнації любов. Твір є обов'язковою частиною шкільної програми.Олександр Довженко — український письменник і кінорежисер, автор кіноповістей "Україна в огні", "Зачарована Десна", "Поема про море", "Антарктида", фільмів "Звенигора", "Земля" тощо. українська література, класична література, психологічна повість.

Violet Ellis is living in the shadows of her father’s ruined reputation. So, when wealthy widower James Atherton offers her employment, she immediately begins the treacherous journey to his home on the remote Cornish island of Aoife’s Bay – despite the bone-chilling allegations surrounding his late wife Elizabeth’s death. In James’s company, Violet begins to feel the love that has been missing all her life. But when anonymous letters start to plague the bay’s residents, threatening to expose what really happened to Elizabeth, Violet feels the hostility towards her grow.

Britain is in the throes of war, but Katharina Valentine feels sidelined. Employed as a shorthand-typist in the War Office, she is transferred to the basement below – having had no idea that this dark, airless, underground maze, home of the top-secret Cabinet War Rooms, even existed, let alone what her work will entail. Unexpected staff shortages present an opportunity to work directly for Winston Churchill himself, and Katie jumps at the chance. And as she grows closer to Wing Commander Baxter Edwards, things start to look up…

It is 1941, and America teeters on the brink of war. Outgoing naval officer Ensign Jim Avery escorts British convoys across the North Atlantic in a brand-new destroyer, the USS Atwood. Back on shore, Boston Navy Yard secretary Mary Stirling does her work quietly and efficiently, happy to be out of the limelight.

From New York Harbor to the battlefields of France, relive World War One through the eyes of an unknown soldier, as told through his diary. See how the 100-year-old diary brings a father and his estranged son back together by retracing his experiences fighting in the battlefields of France in 1917 -1918 to his final resting place—the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.

Dedicated local vet Laura cares for the farm animals of the little village of Bramble Heath. But falling bombs aren't the only danger as the war hits close to home. Laura is not afraid to serve her country by caring for animals and protecting the crops everyone relies on. But, just when the country is most in need of food, the farms of the village come under attack. Desperate to figure out who could be doing such terrible things even while German bombs rain down, Laura is relieved when the Ministry respond to her requests for help. But the man they send isn't what she expects.