La-na - World War II 1

On April 30, 1945, Hitler committed suicide in his bunker as the Red Army closed in on Berlin. Within four days the Soviets had recovered his body. But the truth about what the Russian secret servic……続きを見る

**The author of Britain at Bayーwhich The Wall Street Journal said may be “the single best examination of British politics, society, and strategy [from 1938 to 1941] that has ever been written”ーpic……続きを見る

Nobelova nagrajenka Svetlana Aleksijevič je s to knjigo ustvarila pretresljiv mozaik izpovedi, vtisov, spominov in pričevanj žensk, ki so se v drugi svetovni vojni borile na vzhodni fronti. »Ne piše……続きを見る

S knjigo Zadnje priče nobelova nagrajenka Svetlana Aleksijevič (1948) nadaljuje projekt ubesedovanja »človeka v vojni« in njegove »zgodovine čustev«, ki si ga je zadala z delom Vojna nima ženskega o……続きを見る

Alan Axelrod's Lost Destiny is a rare exploration of the origin of today's controversial military drones as well as a searing and unforgettable story of heroism, WWII, and the Kennedy dynasty that m……続きを見る

By 1942, Churchill faced a vastly different war than the one he'd inherited from Neville Chamberlain. Britain was no longer alone; the Soviets were now an unlikely ally in the East, and Pearl Harbor……続きを見る

This book investigates the radical transformation of the relationship between Germany and France, neighbors whose border constituted one of the deepest fault lines of European history. For generatio……続きを見る

A long-awaited English translation of the groundbreaking oral history of women in World War II across Europe and Russiaーfrom the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS ……続きを見る

"I don't blame my executioners. I will pray God bless them." So said General Tomoyuki Yamashita, Japan's most accomplished military commander, as he stood on the scaffold in Manila in 1946. His stoi……続きを見る

The long-awaited translation of the classic oral history of Soviet women's experiences in the Second World War - from the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature Bringing together dozens of voices i……続きを見る

A study of the life and influence of Omar Nelson Bradley, five-star US Army general, World War II leader, and military policy maker. Alan Axelrod applies his signature insight and compelling prose t……続きを見る

De la Premio Nobel de Literatura 2015, una obra maestra inédita hasta ahora que recoge el recuerdo de los niños que sobrevivieron a la segunda guerra mundial. Un tema de gran interés desde una persp……続きを見る

Le 8 mai 1945, les nazis capitulent. Hitler s’est suicidé une semaine plus tôt, dans son bunker berlinois. Les Alliés et les Soviétiques fêtent ensemble la victoire. Voilà pour la version connue. En……続きを見る

The gripping story of the only military commander in American history to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. General George C. Marshall was a skillful and compassionate leader with a unique legacy. He……続きを見る

"The two-week battle for Corregidor was complicated by the American's gross underestimation of enemy strength: expecting a few hundred demoralized defenders, they encountered more than 6,000 Japanes……続きを見る

Understand the rise of a dangerous ideology. There is renewed interest in the Nazi Party that ruled Germany as a fascist state from 1933 to 1945 under the leadership of Adolf Hitler. However, the ev……続きを見る

Salvatore Castellana fu catturato dai Tedeschi in Montenegro dopo l’armistizio dell’8 settembre 1943, deportato in Polonia e liberato dagli Inglesi nel 1945, al termine della guerra. Con una scrittu……続きを見る

Patton is a concise and penetrating biography of one of history's greatest yet most controversial commanders and draws the life of an atavistic warrior-leader who defined modern warfare in the twent……続きを見る

More than three-and-a-half million men served in the British Army during the Second World War, the vast majority of them civilians who had never expected to become soldiers and had little idea what ……続きを見る

This book explores alternatives to realist, triumphalist, and heroic representations of war in British film and television. Focusing on the period between the Suez Crisis of 1956 and the Falkland Wa……続きを見る

A sweeping, groundbreaking epic that combines military with social history, to illuminate the ways in which Great Britain and its people were permanently transformed by the Second World War. Here is……続きを見る

Per la prima volta, gli archivi del KGB rivelano tutta la verità sulla morte di Hitler. Un’inchiesta straordinaria, venduta in tutto il mondo. Come e quando è davvero morto Adolf Hitler? All’indoman……続きを見る

In queste pagine Svetlana Aleksievič presenta in tre interventi la sua opera, che tratta «delle nuove paure che ci stanno davanti. Siamo in un mondo diverso da prima, la nostra anima deve affrontare……続きを見る

General Patton said, “The soldier is the army.” This book says, “People are the war.” And even World War II – a conflict of unprecedented scope, magnitude, complexity, and devastation – was the work……続きを見る

This book examines Jewish life in Vienna just after the Nazi-takeover in 1938. Who were Vienna’s Jews, how did they react and respond to Nazism, and why? Drawing upon the voices of the individuals a……続きを見る

La Segona Guerra Mundial va deixar al seu pas per territori soviètic milions de víctimes infantils. Últims testimonis és el conjunt de veus d'aquells que van sobreviure. Nens de 2 a 12 anys durant l……続きを見る

“A masterpiece” (The Guardian) from the Nobel Prize–winning writer, an oral history of children’s experiences in World War II across Russia NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON ……続きを見る

Originally published in 1973, Semi-Detached London looks at the great suburban expansion of London between the two world wars. The book covers all aspects of urban history, presenting an authoritati……続きを見る

13-årige Lillys far vender hjem efter at have tilbragt hele 2. verdenskrig i England. Men han er slet ikke, som Lilly havde ønsket sig, og der går ikke længe, før han bliver kaldt til søs, og denne ……続きを見る

Shortlisted, 2018 Democracy 250 Atlantic Book Award for Historical Writing Suggested Reading by the Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association Near the end of October 1941, a few hundred soldiers ……続きを見る