World War II 70

An acclaimed naval historian tells one of the most inspiring sea stories of World War II: the Japanese attack on the American oiler USS Neosho and the gutsy crew’s struggle for survival as their slo……続きを見る

The true story of World War 2’s legendary Hell’s Angelsーthe 8th Air Force’s 303rd Bomb Group. Although the United States declared war against Germany in December 1941, a successful assault on Nazi-……続きを見る

**Selected for the Chief of Staff of the Air Force Reading List From Bill Yenne, author of the military histories Big Week and Aces High, comes the stirring true story of the Eighth Air Force in Wor……続きを見る

From the bestselling author of Operation Mincemeat, now a major film SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD 'Engrossing as any thriller' Daily Telegraph 'Superb. Meticulously researched, splendid……続きを見る

The 94th US Infantry Division was an organization formed late in the Second World War, made up largely of draft-deferred university students as enlisted men and an officer corps pulled together from……続きを見る

Project 9: The Birth of the Air Commandos in World War II is a thoroughly researched narrative of the Allied joint project to invade Burma by air. Beginning with its inception at the Quebec Conferen……続きを見る

Science and Government is a gripping account of one of the great scientific rivalries of the twentieth century. The antagonists are Sir Henry Tizard, a chemist from Imperial College, and Frederick L……続きを見る

Two days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt addressed the nation by radio, saying, “We are all in itーall the way. Every single man, woman, and child is a partner in the most trem……続きを見る

Echter Fronthumor - Witze und Scherze sind zu allen Zeiten, in denen Männer mit der Waffe in der Hand im Kampf standen, an der Front geboren worden. Auf eine bestimmt Lage gemünzt, kann eine bissige……続きを見る

Auch diese - im "Völkischen Beobachter" seinerzeit unter der Rubrik "VB-Feldpost" erschienenen - Erzählungen stammen aus der Feder von Offizieren und Mannschaften. In fesselnder, meist heiterer Art ……続きを見る

Découvrez enfin tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur Harry S. Truman en moins d’une heure ! 33e président des États-Unis, Harry S. Truman accède à l’investiture suprême dans une période critique de l’histo……続きを見る

Alan Turing, pioneer of computing and WWII codebreaker, is one of the most important and influential thinkers of the twentieth century. In this volume for the first time his key writings are made av……続きを見る

Between 1929 and 1945, two great travails were visited upon the American people: the Great Depression and World War II. Freedom From Fear tells the story of how Americans endured, and eventually pre……続きを見る

Flughafen Bastia Borgo am Montag, 31. Juli 1944. An jenem Morgen startet der Kommandant Antoine de Saint-Exupéry mit seiner Lightning P-38 zu einem Aufklärungseinsatz über Südfrankreich, von dem er ……続きを見る

This book provides a rounded biography of Franz (later Sir Francis) Simon, his early life in Germany, his move to Oxford in 1933, and his experimental contributions to low temperature physics approx……続きを見る

This gripping and heartbreaking narrative is the first full account of an American woman who gave her life in the struggle against the Nazi regime. As members of a key resistance group, Mildred Harn……続きを見る

The dramatic story of Mussolini's fall from power in July 1943, illuminating both the causes and the consequences of this momentous event. Morgan shows how Italians of all classes coped with the ext……続きを見る

Which People's War? examines how national belonging, or British national identity, was envisaged in the public culture of the World War II home front. Using materials from newspapers, magazines, fil……続きを見る

The first full-length biography of George Ingle Finch - maverick Australian mountaineer, scientist, concert pianist and father of actor Peter Finch. George Ingle Finch, mountaineer, soldier, scienti……続きを見る

When this book was first published in 1941, aircraft recognition was far more than just a pleasant pastime; it was often a matter of life and death… This classic text provides a definitive catalogue……続きを見る

Jan Gomola, rodák z Těšínska (nar. 20. března 1916, Mionší Potok – Dolní Lomná), zažil obě světové války – tu první jako malé dítě, tu druhou již jako mladý muž. Jeho vzpomínková kniha Objevil jsem ……続きを見る

Une curiosité qui ravive des secrets de famille datant de la bataille des Ardennes « Ce jour-là selon son habitude, un de mes petits-fils avait été promener sa curiosité aux quatre coins de la maiso……続きを見る

When the Second World War broke out, Winnipeg was Canada’s fourth-largest city, home to strong class and ethnic divisions, and marked by a vibrant tradition of political protest. Citizens demonstrat……続きを見る

John Werner was a storyteller. A Mennonite immigrant in southern Manitoba, he captivated his audiences with tales of adventure and perseverance. With every telling he constructed and reconstructed t……続きを見る

On the seventy-fifth anniversary of Kristallnacht comes this untold story of a teenager whose act of defiance would have dire international consequences. On the morning of November 7, 1938, a sevent……続きを見る

“Revealing and well-written. . . . A significant book.”ーHouston Chronicle It is one of the most enduring mysteries of the twentieth century: how, exactly, Adolf Hitler died and what happened to his……続きを見る

The Scandinavian [Nordic] countries of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland experienced the effects of the German invasion in April 1940 in very different ways. Collaboration, resistance, and co-bel……続きを見る

Clearly the favourite character of Canada’s overseas troops during World War II, "Herbie" had a penchant for getting into some of the most bizarre predicaments imaginable. With feet that generally l……続きを見る

For 16-year-old Jan Kamienski, life as he knows it ends when Germany invades Poland on September 1, 1939. After a great deal of hardship, he joins the Polish Resistance and eventually, in 1941, is s……続きを見る

In this story of love and loss, Tibor Schroeder, a Christian and reservist in the Hungarian forces allied with Nazi Germany, and Hedy Weisz, a young Jewish woman meet and fall in love during the Sec……続きを見る