ONE - World War II 1

Draws on 25 years of original and exhaustive research Richly illustrated with many previously unpublished photographs Content and style will appeal to a wide readership The Royal Air Force is the ……続きを見る

‘I went into the cloud and went flat out for a few minutes, turned, and as I dived out my luck was in and I got him head-on. He went straight into the sea and I am glad to say there were no survivor……続きを見る

As a child growing up on a farm in Eastern Ontario Henrietta listened intently to dinner table stories about her parents' lives before and after WWII. She never tired of the accounts of the family l……続きを見る

In the dark, early days of the Second World War, the Allies found themselves with their backs against the wall. With their armies, tactics, doctrine, and equipment in tatters, the Allies turned to s……続きを見る

Comme la Conférence permettra de finaliser les plans du grand débarquement des Alliés en Europe, Joseph Staline a été invité à y participer. Mais le maître du Kremlin n'ira pas à Québec : de fait, s……続きを見る

Septembre 1944. Dans le giron de l’armée américaine dont l’avancée est irrésistible, Gabriel Saint-Onge, un correspondant de guerre montréalais, rend compte avec son appareil photo et sa caméra de l……続きを見る

Il Terzo Reich ci ha lasciato una lunghissima galleria di figure inquietanti e disumane, a partire da Adolf Hitler: individui contraddistinti da volgarità quasi patologica come l’editore e Gauleiter……続きを見る

Il Feldmaresciallo Erwin Rommel è stato molto probabilmente l'unico comandante tedesco ammirato e stimato anche dai suoi nemici durante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale. Il suo coraggio, il suo senso dell……続きを見る

Step into the everyday lives of East End Londoners during the Second World War 'I wanted to write about a time and a place when living in such a street - or rather a community - would have been part……続きを見る

A celebration of the machine and the men who took to the skies in defence of Britain. It is also the dramatic illustration of a little understood truth: the Spitfire did more than win the Battle of ……続きを見る

A remarkable series of over 200 eye-witness accounts taken from diaries, letters, speeches, interviews and memoirs of those who were there: pilots, sailors, generals, infantrymen, war correspondents……続きを見る

A pacy, compelling and penetrating account from Wolfson Prize-winning author Norman Stone, that shows World War Two in a fresh new light The Second World War is the nightmare that sits at the heart ……続きを見る

During the Second World War, there were many battles fought and won. Most were fought with weapons and soldiers. Others were fought with intelligence and schemes. The Allied Intelligence Bureau take……続きを見る

In Fifteenth Air Force against the Axis: Combat Missions over Europe during World War II, historian Kevin A. Mahoney provides a detailed combat history of the crucial role played by this air force f……続きを見る

Indrukwekkend boek dat speelt in Rotterdam tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Bijna de helft van de familie van de pasgetrouwde Katja komt om bij het bombardement. Het leven wordt steeds grimmiger. De ……続きを見る

" La plus grande opération de sauvetage menée par une seule personne pendant l'Holocauste. " Yehuda Bauer " La plus grande opération de sauvetage menée par une seule personne pendant l'Holocauste. "……続きを見る

Written by the staff of the U.S. 7th Army soon after its liberation, this report stands as evidence of some of the worst crimes of the Holocaust. The images contained within also document the inhuma……続きを見る

An examination of the SOE, its accomplishments, and the Canadian connection to the organization. During the Second World War, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill created the Special Operations ……続きを見る

Ionescu examines the process of economic Romanianization of Bucharest during the Antonescu regime that targeted the property, jobs, and businesses of local Jews and Roma/Gypsies and their legal resi……続きを見る

From interpretations of the Holocaust to fascist thought and anti-fascists' responses, this book tackles topics which are rarely studied in conjunction. This is a unique collection of essays on a wi……続きを見る

I volunteered to sneak up and throw a grenade into the bomb crater containing four Red Army soldier’s as the rest of the company gave me some covering fire. At about five metres away, I threw in the……続きを見る

From Comfort Woman: “We began the day with breakfast, after which we swept and cleaned our rooms. Then we went to the bathroom downstairs to wash the only dress we had and to bathe. The bathroom did……続きを見る

This study explores an exemplary instance of the close interaction between private and official interests in planning and executing the programs of the Nazi government, namely the acquisition in 194……続きを見る

A fascinating family memoir from Joseph O'Neill, author of the Man Booker Prize longlisted and Richard & Judy pick, ‘Netherland’. Joseph O'Neill's grandfathers – one Irish, one Turkish – were both i……続きを見る

In 1939 Annie Jarman and her six young daughters were evacuated from their south London home and sent to the Sussex countryside to wait out the war. Refusing to be parted, they faced the unknown tog……続きを見る

The SAS ‘Who Dares Wins’ was born under the leadership of David Stirling in the Libyan desert in July 1941 often called the ‘Originals.’ Other legends such as Jock Lewes and Paddy Maine were pivotal……続きを見る

When a service banner adorned with stars was displayed in a homes window during World War II, it meant a family member was involved in the war. Some of the soldiers never returned, but those who did……続きを見る

The author in flight gear after photo twelfth mission – second Air Medal (age nineteen) He still wears lucky Air Cadet ring! Hutch's third book contains short stories of boys on B-17 Flying Fortress……続きを見る

Septembre 1944. Dans le giron de l’armée américaine dont l’avancée est irrésistible, Gabriel Saint-Onge, un correspondant de guerre montréalais, rend compte avec son appareil photo et sa caméra de l……続きを見る

A Civil War is a history of the wartime Italian Resistance, recounted by a historian who, when only a boy, took part in the struggle against Mussolini's fascist Republic. Since its publication in It……続きを見る