CK - World War II 19

Ante Pavelic was the leader of the fascist party of Croatia (the Ustaše), who, on Adolf Hitler's instruction, became the leader of Croatia after the Nazi invasion of 1941. Paveli? was an extreme Cro……続きを見る

On a winter's day in 1943, 21-year-old Latvian Mischka Danos chanced on a terrible sight - a pit filled with the bodies of Jews killed by the occupying Germans. In order to escape conscription to th……続きを見る

This text provides an innovative global military history that joins three periodsーWorld War I, the interwar years, and World War II. Jeremy Black offers a comprehensive survey of both wars, compari……続きを見る

In the summer of 1940 the fate of Europe hung in the balance. Victory in the forthcoming air battle would mean national survival; defeat would establish German tyranny. The Luftwaffe greatly outnumb……続きを見る

In June 1940, the German Army had brought the rest of Europe to its knees. 'Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this island or lose the war. If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be fr……続きを見る

The Spitfire and the Lancaster were the two RAF weapons of victory in the Second World War, but the glamour of the fighter has tended to overshadow the performance of the heavy bomber. Yet without t……続きを見る

The Monuments Men James Rorimer By Patrick Bunker James Rorimer is no longer alive, but the contributions he made during his lifetime are still relevant in today’s modern world. James was a very sma……続きを見る

The Monuments Men George Stout By Patrick Bunker George Stout was born in Winterset, Iowa on October 5, 1897. Winterset is located in the south western region of Iowa and it is a destination that co……続きを見る

Monuments Men Rose Valland By Patrick Bunker Rose Valland was an ordinary French citizen whose actions made an extraordinary impact during World War 2. Rose was a member of The French Resistance, bu……続きを見る

Een nieuw perspectief op het begin van de Tweede Wereldoorlog In de vroege herfst van 1938 haalden Ruth Andreas-Friedrich en Susanne Simonis in de Duitse hoofdstad opgelucht adem. Terwijl de tanks d……続きを見る

Written by a former Inspector General and Executive Director of the CIA. It describes the role of the failure in gathering and analyzing intelligence behind Barbarossa (German attack on Russia), Pea……続きを見る

Since the Second World War, depictions of Royal Air Force operations in film and television drama have become so numerous that they make up a genre worthy of scholarly attention. In this illuminatin……続きを見る

Soldiers that fly! Tanks that fly! Cruisers that . . . sink! What Fight Have Been My Tank Is Fight! contains a humorous and exciting examination of twenty real inventions from World War II that neve……続きを見る

Based on five diary journals, the accounts in this work is a true-life genre of Rex, an itinerant soldier of fortune during the second millennia of the twentieth century. When the second world war b……続きを見る

The first study of its kind in the UK, Queen and country examines the complex intersection between same-sex desire and the British Armed Forces during the Second World War. It illuminates how men an……続きを見る

Growing up in Berlin, Germany, during World War II, Ingrid Dickson was an open-eyed child with a curious mind and a sensitive nature. She watched and questioned everything around her with child-like……続きを見る

"My first telegram came Sep. 3 1942 that my son was missing in action. And the next telegram came Aug. 18 1943 that he was Declared Dead. Till this day I do not know what happened to him." Mrs. Ann ……続きを見る

On 21 August 1944 German Army Group B was destroyed in Normandy and Allied troops began pressing east from the beachhead they had occupied since the D-Day landings. Within days British troops had li……続きを見る

This is the incredible story of the most incredible mission of World War II, born in desperation and carried out with foolhardy courage and at the cost of brave men's lives: Mission Aphrodite! A rea……続きを見る

En juin 1938, le pape Pie XI commande à trois jésuites, un américain, un allemand et un français, le projet d'une encyclique destinée à dénoncer le racisme et l'antisémitisme. Remis à Rome dès la fi……続きを見る

For years, Italian-American Vito Cellini kept his mouth shut to protect himself and his family. Now in his 90s, he wants tell his story. Born in New York, raised in Italy, Vito “Tutuc” Cellini was f……続きを見る

A best-selling historian’s chronicle of the dramatic months from the Munich Agreement to Hitler’s invasion of Poland and the beginning of World War II. In the autumn of 1938, Europe believed in the ……続きを見る

A wonderfully concise and readable, yet comprehensive, history of the Mediterranean Sea, the perfect companion for any visitor -- or indeed, anyone compelled to stay at home. **'**The grand object o……続きを見る

In 'Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War' by Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot, the author explores the history and technical aspects of aerial warfare during World War I. Talbot provides detailed descrip……続きを見る

“Questa prima opera veramente organica sul paracadutismo militare non ha bisogno di particolari segnalazioni; si raccomanda da sé. Essa deriva da una lunga serie di esperienze vissute e di osservazi……続きを見る

When Montgomery took command prior to D-Day he gathered around him commanders and formations he knew and trusted. Not surprisingly 7th Armoured Division was one of these and they were deployed from ……続きを見る

This WWII pictorial history sheds light on the armored fighting vehicles built and deployed by Italy, Hungary and other Axis powers on the Eastern Front. In discussions of Second World War military ……続きを見る

When the United States entered the war in April 1917 the belligerents were approaching exhaustion. It had been hoped by the Generals in both Britain and France that untold numbers of fresh troops wo……続きを見る

"This is the memoir of a 26 year career in the RAF, told with humor and modesty that belies the danger of flying over 47 different types of military aircraft in war and peace. Alastair Mackie began ……続きを見る

The RAF Regiment was created in the early years of World War II for the active dedicated defense of RAF airfields and installations. This book concerns the Regiments operational history in South-eas……続きを見る