Inc. - World War II 1

With the threat of invasion from Hitler's forces looming large in 1940, men of all ages and backgrounds assembled under the banner of the Home Guard. A voluntary force much later nicknamed ‘Dad’s Ar……続きを見る

Hermann Göring raised the Luftwaffe Field Divisions (LwFD) during 1942, when Nazi Germany was still making spectacular gains but was first feeling the pinch of its losses on the Eastern Front. The R……続きを見る

Au sortir de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, l’Europe libérée est traversée par une même soif de justice à l’égard des anciens ennemis et de leurs collaborateurs. Ce livre interroge ce «　moment 1945　»……続きを見る

What happened to veterans of the nations involved in the world wars? How did they fare when they returned home and needed benefits? How were they recognizedーor notーby their governments and fellow ……続きを見る

E se la liberazione di Mussolini sul Gran Sasso fosse stata tutta una messa in scena? Il 12 settembre 1943, il Duce viene liberato dai paracadutisti tedeschi, celebrati dalla storia come eroi. Ma la……続きを見る

Le destin méconnu du successeur d'Heydrich, un haut dignitaire nazi longtemps négligé mais terrifiant. En janvier 1943, six mois après la mort de Reinhard Heydrich, Ernst Kaltenbrunner, un Autrichie……続きを見る

Six Victories examines one of the most interesting and instructive naval campaigns of World War II: the war on traffic in the Mediterranean during the fall and winter of 1941-42. It is a cautionary ……続きを見る

The Chinese-American Composite Wing combined Chinese and American pilots, crew, and ground personnel into integrated squadrons 続きを見る

The history of the worst maritime disaster that ever occurred during World War II, when more than 9,000 German civilians drowned. It went unreported. January 1945: The outcome of World War II has be……続きを見る

A "fast-moving, absorbing" account of the years leading up to WWIIーa tale of democratic crisis, racial conflict, and a belated recognition of evil ( New York Times Book Review). "Thought provokingl……続きを見る

This book compares the systems of exploitative race relations associated with two racist regimes – slavery in the British colonial Caribbean and forced labour in the Holocaust in Germany and the Naz……続きを見る

From the author of the Sunday Times bestseller The Secret Life of Bletchley Park When Churchill made one of the most inspiring speeches of the 20th century - 'we will fight them on the beaches' – he……続きを見る

2024 National Jewish Book Awards Finalist A personal journey into a family’s history gradually becomes a historical investigation into the lesser known tragedy of the Nazi’s mass arrests of prominen……続きを見る

It's 1944. Twelve-year-old Grace Devine lives at Blacksod Lighthouse and weather station in County Mayo with her parents and little brother. When a German plane crashes nearby, she and her best frie……続きを見る

‘Adolf Island’ offers new forensic, archaeological and spatial perspectives on the Nazi forced and slave labour programme that was initiated on the Channel Island of Alderney during its occupation i……続きを見る

The different national tank doctrines of the United States and Imperial Japan resulted in a terrible mismatch of the predominant tank types in the crucial Central Pacific campaign. A flawed Japanese……続きを見る

La historia de uno de los bombardeos más famosos de la historia, contada a partir de las voces de quienes los sufrieron, en su 75 aniversario. En los últimos días de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, los a……続きを見る

"[An] enthralling account of one of the least told important stories of WWII": the role of the Department of Torpedoes and Mines Investigation Section ( Firetrench). In the lead-up to the Second Wor……続きを見る

A thorough history of the Winter War, the uneven Russo-Finnish conflict that began shortly after the start of World War II. On November 30, 1939, Stalin's Red Army attacked Finland, expecting to cru……続きを見る

This classic WWII spy memoir by an agent of the UK's Special Operations Executive offers a firsthand look at Allied espionage inside Nazi Occupied France. In this gripping memoir, SOE agent Benjamin……続きを見る

This insightful portrait of Winston Churchill delves beyond well-known political moments, incorporating perspectives from various individuals who encountered him throughout his life. From Bletchley ……続きを見る

When winners write history, they sometimes "forget" to include their own embarrassing misjudgments. Fortunately, this take-no-prisoners edition of history isn't going to let the winners (or the lose……続きを見る

A l'occasion de la panthéonisation, le 21 février 2024, de Missak et Mélinée Manouchian, la première biographie croisée de ce couple de héros, symbole d'une population immigrée engagée dans la Résis……続きを見る

Dans Mein Kampf, l'autobiographie qu'il rédigea en 1924-1925, Hitler donne de lui-même l'image d'un parfait autodidacte à la vision du monde totalement constituée. Pourtant, le trentenaire qui entra……続きを見る

Stille, generte Elizabeth White evakueres under krigen fra det sønderbombede London til Irland, hvor hun indlogeres hos den larmende, rodede, men også meget hjertevarme familie O'Connor. Det bliver ……続きを見る

12.2.1942 suomalainen kaukopartio-osasto teki yllätyshyökkäyksen Karjalan rintaman selustavaruskuntaan Petrovski Jamissa. Tätä sissi-iskua on Suomessa ja Venäjällä arvioitu hyvin eri tavoin. Suomen ……続きを見る

Suomenkielinen kirjallisuus kesän 1944 ratkaisutaisteluista on runsasta, mutta venäläinen näkökulma puuttuu usein kokonaan. Tämä silminnäkijäkuvauksiin ja laajoihin arkistomateriaaleihin perustuva h……続きを見る

helmikuuta 1945 kello 22.03 britit aloittivat Dresdenin pommittamisen, yhden toisen maailmansodan tuhoisimmista hyökkäyksistä. Ensimmäinen pommihyökkäys tappoi paljon siviilejä, sotilaita ja idäst……続きを見る

Silminnäkijäkuvauksiin, sotapäiväkirjoihin sekä taisteluraportteihin ja muihin arkistomateriaaleihin pohjautuva teos antaa hyvän kuvan siitä, millaisena talvisota koettiin puna-armeijan riveissä. Ku……続きを見る

An examination of the German campaign on the Eastern Front, from their first significant defeat at the gates of Moscow in 1941 to the defeat at Stalingrad and the Russian capture of Berlin marking t……続きを見る