CK - World War II 16

More so than any war in history, World War II was a woman’s war. Women, motivated by patriotism, the opportunity for new experiences, and the desire to serve, participated widely in the global confl……続きを見る

On February 19, 1945, the 4th and 5th Marine Divisions stormed ashore from a naval support force. Among them was green young lieutenant Pat Caruso who became de facto company commander when the five……続きを見る

World War II has been the subject of hundreds, if not thousands, of films produced in the United States alone. From training camp scenes in See Here, Private Hargrove to images of brutal combat in S……続きを見る

Bought by Sir Winston Churchill for its magnificent views over the Weald of Kent, Chartwell was his home and the place from which he drew inspiration from 1924 until the end of his life. The rooms r……続きを見る

The Great War had a profound impact on Britain. Not only did families risk their sons in active combat; every member of society was required to make a contribution to the war effort. National initia……続きを見る

The definitive story of the shocking and controversial Allied bombing of Dresden 'In narrative power and persuasion, he has paralleled in Dresden what Antony Beevor achieved in Stalingrad' Independe……続きを見る

The Struggle' is a very readable account of an interesting life. The author was born in a rather poor peasant family in Poland. Through his own effort he made his way into the elite, becoming an off……続きを見る

What was the origin of the word ‘Nazi’? Who were the key figures involved in the Second World War, and what terrible weapons did they unleash? All these questions and more are answered in this fasci……続きを見る

Tokyo Rose / An American Patriot explores the parallel lives of World War II legend Tokyo Rose and a Japanese American woman named Iva Toguri. Trapped in Tokyo during the war and forced to broadcast……続きを見る

Between 1939-1941, from the time that Germany invaded Poland until Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Americans engaged in a debate as intense as any in U.S. history. In Storm on the Horizon, prominent hi……続きを見る

Peter Caddick-Adams - one of the leading military historians of his generation - reviews one of the great final engagements of WW2: The Battle of the Bulge. Including specially commissioned maps, bl……続きを見る

Few realize what a vital role World War II and Florida played in each other's history. The war helped Florida move past its southern conservative mentality and emerge as a sophisticated society, and……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

La biographie définitive de la figure la plus trouble du IIIe Reich, Wilhelm Canaris, le maître espion de Hitler de 1935 à 1944. Rares sont les hommes dont le parcours semble aussi ambigu que celui ……続きを見る

Du mythe à l'histoire. Chargés de mener la lutte armée au nom du Parti communiste français, les Francs-tireurs et partisans (FTP), créés en avril 1942 par la direction du PCF, ont été glorifiés par ……続きを見る

Based largely on formerly top-secret Soviet archival documents (including 66 reproduced documents and 70 illustrations), this book portrays the inner workings of the communist party and secret polic……続きを見る

At a few minutes past seven on the evening of Thursday, 14 November 1940, the historic industrial city of Coventry was subjected to the longest, most devastating air raid Britain had yet experienced……続きを見る

Beginning in 1946, when Victor Gregg was demobbed after the end of the Second World War and deposited in London Paddington, Soldier, Spy is the story of a soldier returning to civilian life and all ……続きを見る

A Vintage Shorts Travel Selection Peter Ackroyd’s staggering and prodigious capstone accomplishment, London: A Biography, details the history andーperhaps most ardentlyーthe tenor of his hometown wi……続きを見る

On the hellish battlefields of World War II Europe, Major Dick Winters led his Easy Companyーthe now-legendary Band of Brothersーfrom the confusion and chaos of the D-Day invasion to the final captu……続きを見る

Le memorie del colonnello Hans von Luck, negli anni 1939-1945 . Lucido raaconto, assai dettagliato di un comnadante di panzer tedesco presente su tutti i principali tatrei operativi del conflitto, s……続きを見る

‘Een indrukwekkend, maar ook diep-menselijk verhaal.’ The Times Een stad van vier miljoen inwoners werd op 13 augustus 1961 van de ene op de andere dag op wrede wijze in tweeën gedeeld. De Berlijnse……続きを見る

Complete account of airborne operations in the Pacific theater. Firsthand descriptions from American and Japanese paratroopers. Detailed maps illustrate battles. 続きを見る

Extraordinary story of a Dutch volunteer in the Waffen-SS. Vivid details on SS training and combat on the Eastern Front. Account of the little-known siege of Breslau in early 1945. 続きを見る

The story of one of the most successful and decorated tank commanders of all time. Contains maps, official documents, newspaper clippings, and orders of battle. 続きを見る

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A gripping true story of survival, bravery, and honor in the vast Arctic wilderness during World War II, from Mitchell Zuckoff, the author of New York Times bestseller Lost……続きを見る

Rick Beyer, the author of the acclaimed History Channel® series The Greatest Stories Never Told, returns with new historic tales, this time focusing on amazing war stories Search the annals of milit……続きを見る

WASP of the Ferry Command is the story of the women ferry pilots who flew more than nine million miles in 72 different aircraftー115,000 pilot hoursーfor the Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command……続きを見る

1944 Atomic testing at Los Alamos opens a rift in the fabric of space, while the detonation of the Fat Boy atomic bomb over Dresden creates a second. German and American scientists determine that si……続きを見る

War crimes prosecutions create unique difficulties as civilian standards of law are applied to the extraordinary circumstances of war. Governments are often surprisingly hesitant to pursue war crimi……続きを見る