Y.A - World War II 1

Une cinquantaine d’historiens, philosophes et spécialistes des sciences politiques, de génération et nationalité variées restituent la "guerre-monde" avec une triple ambition : montrer que la guerre……続きを見る

Début 1941 : des groupes de militaires, d’hommes politiques et d’intellectuels échafaudent chacun de leur côté des plans de résistance à grande échelle sur le plateau du Vercors. De tous horizons po……続きを見る

Highlighted by the prisoner-of-war escapes that earned them the name "The Houdini Club," here is the elite combat odyssey of World War II's "Darby's Rangers" as never told beforeーdrawing on previou……続きを見る

Learn about World War II By Donald Yates World War II was the largest and most important conflict in modern history. It involved nations from around the world, changed the course of history, and sha……続きを見る

This book examines three major attempts since World War I to reform international order and challenge empire, hierarchy, and real politik. It covers the League of Nations' promotion of democracy and……続きを見る

En juin 2026, Marc Bloch (1886-1944) entre au Panthéon. L’historien, assassiné par les nazis, rejoint ainsi le cortège des résistants honorés par la Nation. Or l’hommage se double ici d’une réparati……続きを見る

WORLD WAR II POP QUIZ After losing World War I, Germany was disarmed, forbidden to build an air force or submarines, and its army could not exceed 100,000 men. So how was Hitler able to start World ……続きを見る

"A fast moving account of the final days of a world changing war." -Kirkus Reviews On April 6, 1945, author Larry Lindsey's father, a tank commander with Patton's 3rd, crossed the battle lines at Ri……続きを見る

The most produced Japanese bomber of the war, the G4M saw action on every front from the first day of the Pacific conflict through to VJ-Day. The 'Betty's' very long range made it a key weapon durin……続きを見る

This title follows one recruit through commando, raiding and amphibious training in Scotland, and into action. It shows how the Rangers differed from the standard infantryman in both their combat mi……続きを見る

The most eagerly anticipated book in the Combat Aircraft series, this volume tells the complete combat history of Japan's most deadly ship-killing aircraft. The Aichi Type 99 Carrier Bomber (D3A) – ……続きを見る

No statesman shaped the twentieth century more than Winston Churchill. To know the full Churchill is to understand the combination of boldness and caution, of assertiveness and humility, that define……続きを見る

The reader will be unable to find Schwabendorf on a map. It is a literary composite of the countless Swabian villages in former Yugoslavia. Although this is a work of fiction it is based on historic……続きを見る

The population of wartime Japan (1940–1945) has remained a largely faceless enemy to most Americans thanks to the distortions of US wartime propaganda, popular culture, and news reports. At a time w……続きを見る

The Japanese military is accused of abducting 200,000 women, mostly from Korea, and using them as sex slaves. WWII military records provide a completely different perspective. This is a compilation ……続きを見る

Years before Hitler unleashed the “Final Solution” to annihilate European Jews, he began a lesser-known campaign to eradicate the mentally ill, which facilitated the gassing and lethal injection of ……続きを見る

An illustrated volume on the Raiden and Shiden, which both proved to be more than a match for Allied Fighters over the Pacific, ideal for those with interest in Japanese aviation during World War 2.……続きを見る

Between Hitler and Churchill exposes an unknown facet in the World War II history: the attempt of a senior official in the Polish government-in-exile to collude with the Third Reich and a successful……続きを見る

The Women's Land Army are probably one of the lesser-known branches of the women's forces that served their country during World War Two. Thousands of women faced losing their stories to history, bu……続きを見る

Formed in July 1943 at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas, the 16th Armored Division was the last U.S. armored division to be activated in World War II, the last deployed to the European Theater and the last to……続きを見る

Critical acclaim for The Battle for Okinawa "An indispensable account of the fighting and of Okinawa's role in the Japanese defense of the home islands." --The Wall Street Journal "A fascinating, hi……続きを見る

Just So Stories is a 1902 collection of origin stories by the British author Rudyard Kipling. Considered a classic of children's literature, the book is among Kipling's best known works. These are s……続きを見る

Winner: George Pendleton Prize Scribes Award, Honorable Mention Silver Gavel Award, Finalist “I don’t blame my executioners. I will pray God bless them.” So said General Tomoyuki Yamashita, Japan’s ……続きを見る

Manipulating Images: World War II Mobilization of Women through Magazine Advertising explores gendered and class-based representations of American women in women's magazine advertisements published ……続きを見る

Arnhem 1944: the airborne strike for the bridges over the Rhine. The true story of the greatest battle of World War II and the basis of the 1977 film of the same name, directed by Richard Attenborou……続きを見る

L'histoire poignante de ces pilotes japonais sacrifiés pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale A l’heure actuelle, il existe encore des hommes et des femmes qui apprennent, jour après jour, les moindres ……続きを見る

L'intégrale de la série à succès sur les secrets du IIIe Reich. Dans ce livre rassemblant les deux volumes des "Secrets du IIIe Reich", enrichi d'un chapitre inédit, François Kersaudy et Yannis Kada……続きを見る

Axis Rising: The Beginner’s Guide to the Second World War is the book to read for a quick, easy-to-understand, yet comprehensive overview of World War Two. Beginning with the birth of Hitler and fol……続きを見る

**"**Lively and entertaining . . . Those fearlessly determined female pilots are the professional forebears of the women who would slowly break down barriers in the U.S. military in the decades that……続きを見る

Through the darkest days of the Second World War, an elite group of courageous civilian women risked their lives as aerial courier pilots, flying Lancaster bombers, Spitfires and many other powerful……続きを見る