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Berlin victime d'Hitler, ou comment une capitale de l'Europe en est devenue le fantôme, touchée à mort voilà 70 ans. Berlin victime d'Hitler, ou comment une capitale de l'Europe en est devenue le fa……続きを見る

La vie et la mort quotidiennes dans un camp dont le nom, aujourd'hui encore, suscite l'effroi. La vie et la mort quotidiennes dans un camp dont le nom, aujourd'hui encore, suscite l'effroi. Entre 19……続きを見る

À l'occasion de l'entrée au Panthéon de Geneviève de Gaulle Anthonioz (1920-2002), sa mère, et de Germaine Tillion (1907-2008), Isabelle Anthonioz-Gaggini nous livre les échanges inédits de ces deux……続きを見る

L'histoire bouleversante et héroïque – jamais racontée – des quinze religieux qui sauvèrent l'honneur de l'Église pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale et qui figurent au panthéon des Compagnons de la ……続きを見る

Pitched into the maelstrom of air fighting in the summer of 1940, twenty-four-year-old Gordon Olive barely lived to tell this extraordinary tale of courage and endurance. As Britain fought alone for……続きを見る

'I was happy that Coventry was selected as a target, as it was an important military objective... The night was clear and flying was easy. Missing the target was practically impossible.' Field-Marsh……続きを見る

July 1940, and Britain is the only European country which hasn’t caved in to Hitler’s Third Reich. Hitler’s stated aim was to ‘eliminate the English home country as a base for the continuation of th……続きを見る

In this excellently researched book Michael Wadsworth describes the air war in Yorkshire, and the young men who flew night after night against desperate odds. 続きを見る

C'est la lecture de ce roman vrai qui a inspiré Steven Spielberg pour réaliser son célèbre film La Liste de Schindler. Comme l'a écrit le Guardian, " c'est une chose de rassembler des documents hist……続きを見る

As the Second World War raged throughout Europe, modernist writers often became crucial voices in the propaganda efforts of both sides. Modernism at the Microphone: Radio, Propaganda, and Literary A……続きを見る

A close look at the controversial command and strategies of the Air Force Chief of Staff, Curtis LeMay--a terrifying, complex, and brilliant general. In World War II, LeMay ordered the firebombing o……続きを見る

Winner of: 2015 National Jewish Book Award; Biography, Autobiography, and Memoir This memoir is a fascinating portrait of mother and child who miraculously survive two concentration camps, then, aft……続きを見る

" On ne gagne pas une guerre en mourant pour sa patrie ; on gagne une guerre en faisant ce qu'il faut pour que ce soit le fils de pute d'en face qui meure pour sa patrie ! " George Patton. La seule ……続きを見る

Very Special Agent Fifi was described as ‘one of the most expert liars in the world’. Employed by the Special Operations Executive (SOE), Churchill’s wartime spook organisation, her job was to entra……続きを見る

During the Second World War, the United Kingdom faced severe shortages of essential raw materials. To keep its armaments factories running, the British government enlisted millions of people in effo……続きを見る

L'occupation de la France par les Allemands racontée par un témoin de premier ordre devenu historien. Dans son dernier ouvrage, August von Kageneck nous livre un récit particulièrement précieux : c'……続きを見る

Barbed Wire Diplomacy examines how the United Kingdom government went about protecting the interests, lives and well-being of its prisoners of war (POWs) in Nazi Germany between 1939 and 1945. The c……続きを見る

La première biographie de Hitler en français centrée sur son rôle de chef de guerre. Une iconographie abondante et souvent inédite. La première biographie de Hitler en français centrée sur son rôle ……続きを見る

Winner: Air Force Historical Foundation Award When large formations of Allied four-engine bombers finally flew over Europe, it marked the beginning of the end for the Third Reich. Their relentless h……続きを見る

Quatre destins tragiques dans une des périodes les plus noires de l'histoire de France (Philippe Pétain, Pierre Laval, Amiral Darlan, Pierre Pucheu). Chacun entre en scène ici au moment précis où s'……続きを見る

Soon after we landed it became apparent that there was more than enough artillery here, that the enemy were excellent shots, and that their ammo supply seemed to be endless. With the Japanese deeply……続きを見る

W. G. Sebald completed this extraordinary, important and controversial book before his untimely death in December 2001. It is a harrowing study of the devastation of German cities by Allied bombardm……続きを見る

“Year Zero is a remarkable book, not because it breaks new ground, but in its combination of magnificence and modesty.” ーWall Street Journal A marvelous global history of the pivotal year 1945 as a……続きを見る

A young woman and her tiny Sudetenland German community grapple with survival in the period encompassing the world wars but find the apocalyptic peace that follows the Nazi defeat even more ruinous.……続きを見る

La Seconde Guerre mondiale par la voix du plus redoutable général allemand, Erich von Manstein. Parus pour la première fois sous le titre Victoires perdues, les Mémoires du maréchal von Manstein com……続きを見る

The Normandy landings of 6 June 1944, across five sectors of the French coast - Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword - constituted the largest amphibious invasion in history. This study analyses in dep……続きを見る

In the summer of 1944, Edwina, known as Eddie, a young high school teacher of English and German travels to Washington to work for the war effort unaware a killer is there, targeting government girl……続きを見る

Published in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum In December 2013, after years of exhaustive search, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum received more than four hundred pages……続きを見る

Als Helga 1939 ihr Tagebuch beginnt, ist sie noch ein Kind. Der Einmarsch der Deutschen in Prag und die antisemitische Brutalität der Nationalsozialisten reißen sie aus ihrer heilen Welt: Ihr Vater ……続きを見る

'A magnificent story, brilliantly told. Read it!' Anthony Horowitz Six gentlemen, one goal - the destruction of Hitler's war machine In the spring of 1939, a top secret organisation was founded in L……続きを見る