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Dwight D. Eisenhower, Fünf-Sterne-General und amerikanischer Präsident: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten!

The Kron family survived the horror of the Nazi regime, thanks to the resourcefulness of Meyer and Gita Kron and the bravery of their rescuers. While Ruta’s Closet is based on fact, it flows like fiction. The drama of the events described and the richness of the characters make it a compelling work of narrative nonfiction—as intriguing as it is inspirational.

Follow the winding path of a Jewish refugee turned US Army interrogator who ends up processing Nazi scientists during WWII. Fred Michel was a teenager when he escaped Nazi Germany with his family. When war broke out, he was drafted and trained at Camp Ritchie, a high level intelligence center. He ended up at an obscure fort along the Potomac River known only as P.O. Box 1142.

Charles de Gaulle stands among the greatest statesmen in history. Even after the official French government collapsed under the weight of Nazi Germany, de Gaulle refused to accept defeat. He and his followers were pushed into exile, but still they fought on, never losing sight of an eventual victory over their oppressors. This book delves into Charles de Gaulle’s extraordinary journey—from leading the Free French forces during World War II to playing a key role in the rebuilding of postwar France.

Il giorno in cui sarei dovuto morire ho conosciuto Piero. E ci siamo salvati. L'intensa testimonianza di Sami Modiano, il ricordo e la celebrazione di un'amicizia che è stata un'ancora nella solitudine, un baluardo contro la disumanità e la disperazione. Sami Modiano e Piero Terracina sono solo due ragazzi quando si incontrano per la prima volta nel campo nazista di Birkenau, nel 1944. Uno proviene dalla lontana Rodi, l'altro da Roma, eppure hanno qualcosa in comune: sono ebrei e hanno entrambi vissuto l'orrore della deportazione e della perdita di tutte le persone care.

"Un día ordinario se transforma en extraordinario por algún suceso que marca nuestras vidas y nos obliga a tomar decisiones que no estaban en nuestros planes. Al cambiar un camino ya establecido, nos alejamos de lo conocido para entrar en un mundo diferente que nos obliga a...

Ende 1944 wird der 16-jährige HJler zu einer Grundausbildung der Wehrmacht nach Böhmen geschickt, im März 1945 wird er für die «Kampfgruppe Böhmen in der SS-Panzergrenadierdivision Hitlerjugend» rekrutiert. Einen Monat später werden die Jungen an die Front bei Wien geschickt. Das Kind kämpft und tötet – und gerät in sowjetische Gefangenschaft. Es beginnt eine jahrelange Odyssee durch diverse Lager im Baltikum und in Russland. Erst 1950 kehrt er nach Hamburg zurück, von jeglicher patriotischer Abenteuerlust kuriert.

Василий Николаевич Лопатин, интендант второго ранга, военный корреспондент «Красной звезды» успел побывать на нескольких фронтах, стать свидетелем боевых действий в Крыму и под Одессой. После краткого возвращения в московскую редакцию он отправляется на Крайний Север. И везде куда бы не забросила его судьба, он пишет статьи и очерки о людях каждый день самоотверженно защищающих свою Родину. Все они, проявляя невероятное мужество, несгибаемость и силу духа буквально на его глазах становятся частью героической летописи великого подвига советского народа в борьбе с фашистскими оккупантами.

«Sì, la guerra avanza rombando verso Berlino. Ciò che ieri era ancora un brontolio lontano, oggi è un tambureggiare continuo... Viviamo dentro un cerchio di bocche di fuoco che si restringe di ora in ora». L'autrice ha voluto restare anonima da quando il libro vide per la prima volta la luce negli anni Cinquanta e fu accolto, soprattutto in Germania, con un senso di fastidio, anzi, di esplicito rifiuto. Decise allora di vietarne ogni riedizione finché fosse rimasta in vita. Solo dopo la sua morte, avvenuta nel 2001, Hans M. Enzensberger ebbe l'autorizzazione a riproporlo.

В марте 1944 года Жинетт Колинка в возрасте 19 лет вместе со своим отцом, младшим братом и племянником была депортирована в лагерь смерти Освенцим-Биркенау. Спустя долгое время после окончания Второй мировой войны и несмотря на столь травмирующий, порой непостижимый обычному человеку опыт, Жинетт нашла в себе силы правдиво и без прикрас рассказать о том, что она видела и пережила. О нечеловеческих условиях, в которых ей приходилось существовать, голоде и жестокости.

Whether it was military fortifications or grand cities designed to follow victory, Adolf Hitler turned to his loyal favorites for construction projects matching his imperial ambitions. Of the course of five years, he landed Organisation Todt, “the most impressive building programme since Roman times,” according to British intelligence. Headed by Albert Speer, the OT became a key partner to the SS and the Wehrmacht and led to the deaths of millions.

 War Is Not Just for Heroes rescues the incredible true stories of United States Marine Corps. Written by one marine, Claude R. "Red" Canup, a combat correspondent in the Pacific during World War II, these dispatches and private letters provide insight into the grind of war and ordinary men and women who carried out their duty. Thoughtfully edited and contextualized by a preface and prologue by his daughter, Linda M. Canup Keaton-Lima, War Is Not Just for Heroes combines documentary and biography to provide the human dimensions of those in combat and those who reported out.

Die Erinnerungen von Christa Schroeder, die Hitler zwölf Jahre als Sekretärin diente, zeigen den Diktator als Privatmann: seinen Umgang mit Mitarbeitern, seine Haltung gegenüber Frauen, sein Urteil über Kunst und Musik. Auch von seinen Gesundheitsproblemen und seinem Umgang damit entsteht ein anschauliches Bild, man erfährt seine Meinung über Politiker und Staatenlenker seiner Zeit, ebenso lernt man andere, weniger bekannte Facetten Hitlers kennen.

Heroína para unos Asesina para otros Una novela sobre los días de Hannie Schaft en la resistencia holandesa contra el Tercer Reich Países Bajos, 1939. Un aire triste se respira en vísperas de Navidad. Las noticias alertan sobre la invasión de Hitler a Polonia y el miedo habita agazapado...

Engineering Hitler's Downfall features numerous inventions such as the decoding machines developed at Bletchley Park; the hand-held mine detectors that cleared pathways through enemy minefields, firstly at the Battle of el Alamein but also in most subsequent actions; the newly-located factories and tanks that enabled the Russians to repulse the German invasion; the escort carriers and long range aircraft that enabled U-boats to be attacked in the mid-Atlantic; and the 4000 plus Bailey bridges that allowed narrow ravines and rivers as wide as the Rhine to be crossed.

Der beste Freund Joseph Ratzingers erzählt, wie der Theologe wirklich war. Ein Soldat flieht vor den Russen bei Leningrad und überlebt in einem Granattrichter drei Tage bei minus 50 Grad Celsius. Otto springt in voller Montur ins eiskalte Wasser der Thaya und erreicht als Nichtschwimmer das andere Ufer. Ein Truppenarzt muss in Stalingrad mit einer militärisch und medizinisch verzweifelten Lage fertigwerden. Max überlebt die Schlacht bei den Seelower Höhen, gerät aber in russische Kriegsgefangenschaft.

Primer episodio de la serie documental Mujeres en pie de guerra. Todos conocemos el famoso cartel de We can do it, pero ¿sabemos realmente quién es su verdadera protagonista? Arrancamos el podcast de Mujeres en pie de guerra con la historia de Rosie, la remachadora...

Décimo y último episodio de la serie documental Mujeres en pie de guerra. Maria Mikhailovna Shabrova, Klavdia Alekseevna, Uskova, Claudia Nikolaevna Shavina … mujeres relevantes para la historia soviética. Un episodio con testimonios reales y que cierra un podcast donde el...

Of the 16 million people who served in the Second World War, perhaps less than half a million are still alive (as of this writing). Regrettably, these veterans are currently dying at a rate of approximately 500 per day. Brookdale Creve Coeur is a local senior living facility in the suburbs of St. Louis that houses a number of these veterans. It also happens to be where the author's 85-year-old father recently moved. Places like Brookdale contain a treasure trove of remarkable and inspiring stories from World War Two.

This is a unique first-hand account of what it was like to be a Jewish refugee imprisoned in Britain and Canada during World War II. Its immediacy is what makes it such a valuable eyewitness account. While there are other memoirs written decades after internment, Walter Igersheimer wrote this book shortly after he was deported from Canada because the Liberal government in the 1940s did not want Jews to become Canadian citizens.