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Drawing on recently released Soviet archival materials, Hunger and War investigates state food supply policy and its impact on Soviet society during World War II. It explores the role of the state i……続きを見る

Detailreich und fesselnd entreißt der Autor Leben und Wirken eines Mannes dem Vergessen, der als Lehrer seiner Zeit weit voraus war und im Widerstand gegen den Nationalsozialismus Zivilcourage bewie……続きを見る

In this revisionist account of France’s crushing defeat in 1940, a world authority on French history argues that the nation’s downfall has long been misunderstood. Philip Nord assesses France’s dipl……続きを見る

Publicist Johan van Gelder kwam in het bezit van de originele Duitse razzia lijsten die gebruikt werden om de Groninger joden op te pakken. De gemeente Groningen had een belangrijk aandeel in de sam……続きを見る

De Papieren Oorlog zorgde in 1997 voor landelijk nieuws, toen bij een 'archiefkraak' voor het eerst vertrouwelijke namenlijsten werden gepubliceerd van vermeende 'foute 'Nederlanders. De lijsten zat……続きを見る

They called them the “Brylcreem boys” -- the young flyers who streamed into England from the first declaration of war, the kids with the jaunty grins and the willingness to take terrible risks. Amon……続きを見る

From the bestselling and prize-winning author of ‘A Brilliant Little Operation’ comes the long neglected D-Day story of the largest action by the French Resistance during WWII, published to coincide……続きを見る

Shot down and killed in April 1944, Lionel Anderson, a low flying Mosquito intruder pilot, was part way through his second tour of operations. He had survived his first tour stooging up and down the……続きを見る

Described as ‘a masterpiece’ by critics, this remarkable book tells the story of war through the lives and deaths of a single family. Absolutely unforgettable new writing. If you loved The English P……続きを見る

Découvrez enfin tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur le procès de Nuremberg en moins d’une heure ! Novembre 1945. Un procès unique en son genre s’ouvre à Nuremberg. Son objectif ? Juger 24 dirigeants nazis……続きを見る

In The Search for the Japanese Fleet, David W. Jourdan, one of the world’s experts in undersea exploration, reconstructs the critical role one submarine played in the Battle of Midway, considered to……続きを見る

Due to the number of colour illustrations, this ebook is best viewed on a tablet. Warfare in Britain builds on the success of British Battles, published in association with English Heritage in 1996 ……続きを見る

Exam Board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR & WJEC Level: A-level Subject: History First Teaching: September 2015 First Exam: June 2016 Give your students the best chance of success with this tried and tested ser……続きを見る

De neutrale signatuur van het Nieuwsblad van het Noorden in Groningen is voor de uitgeversfamilie Hazewinkel altijd een excuus geweest om gedurende de Duitse bezetting te blijven verschijnen. Maar h……続きを見る

Written in British English, World War II: Europe describes the European and North African theatres of the horrific conflict that was loosed upon the world as a result of the actions and alliances of……続きを見る

Written in British English, In World War II, the crises leading up to the war, and the battles at sea, on land and in the air are explored. Pages focus on key events, such as: the German invasion of……続きを見る

Written in British English, World War II: The Pacific concentrates on how events unfolded in the Far East in the titanic struggle between Japan and the forces of the United States and its allies. 続きを見る

Written in British English, World War II explores the secrets of World War II. Throughout the war, both sides made great efforts to uncover enemy plans and keep their own secrets hidden. They engage……続きを見る

The air war over Europe during World War II proved that combat in the sky can be even more devastating than combat on the ground. When the war ended, every major city in Germany was virtually destro……続きを見る

On August 6 and 9, 1945, in the last significant blows of World War II, American B-29 bombers dropped atomic warheads on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Within a week, the Japanese su……続きを見る

This is the untold story of how some of Germany's top aristocrats contributed to Hitler's secret diplomacy during the Third Reich, providing a direct line to their influential contacts and relations……続きを見る

Irma Grese was among the Nazi war criminals tried and found guilty at the Lueneburg, Germany trial held from September-November 1945. Grese aspired to be a nurse but was assigned to concentration ca……続きを見る

Written in British English, The Normandy Beaches tells the story of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Nazi occupied Europe in June 1944. 続きを見る

Written in British English, Auschwitz examines the history of the infamous Nazi death campーhow it came to be built and how it was used. 続きを見る

Written in British English, Hiroshima tells the story of how the Japanese port city of Hiroshima came to be the target of the world’s first nuclear attack. 続きを見る

Written in British English, Pearl Harbor tells the story of how the American naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii became the target of a surprise attack by the Japanese in December 1941. 続きを見る

Step back in time to the 1940s and delve into a World War II Mystery involving B-24 Liberator bombers, the men who flew them, and the women who waited for their safe return. This is a tragic yet tri……続きを見る

On D-Day 15 September 1944, five infantry battalions of the 1st Marine Division’s 1st, 5th, and 7th Marines, in amphibian tractors (LVTs) lumbered across 600–800 yards of coral reef fringing smoking……続きを見る

This unique window on history employs hundreds of images and written records from Japanese periodicals during World War II to trace the nation's transformation from a colorful, cosmopolitan empire i……続きを見る

Jeruzalem van het Noorden bevat een verhalenpalet uit het Joods leven. Verschillende personen staan hierin centraal en laten een wereld in een wereld zien. Aan de ene kant de burgermaatschappij, aan……続きを見る