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Ein fesselnder historischer Roman über Mut, Vertrauen und die unzerstörbare Hoffnung in den dunkelsten Stunden der Menschheit. Berlin, 1943: Während in Europa der Zweite Weltkrieg wütet, schmiedet Knut Hesse, ein Leutnant der deutschen Abwehr, einen waghalsigen Plan. Unter dem Deckmantel, Juden als Agenten zu rekrutieren, setzt er alles aufs Spiel, um sie vor der sicheren Vernichtung zu retten. Doch die Gefahr lauert überall, und ein einziger Fehler könnte das Leben von vielen kosten.

La neve è macchiata di sangue, attorno alla torre del castello di Kransberg. A pochi metri di distanza, il Führer è asserragliato in un bunker, preda di deliri e paure dopo l’attentato del luglio 1944. Ma Johann Maria Adami non ha tempo di pensare al poco spazio che lo separa dal dittatore, ultimo responsabile del suo internamento a Dachau. Il professor Adami ha un incarico: scoprire la verità che si cela dietro la morte sospetta di un soldato nazista. Suicidio? O un complotto alle spalle di Hitler?

Set against the backdrop of the Second World War, this is the heartbreaking story of a young girl in love, the secret she must never reveal and the family who betrayed her trust. It's 1942 and the world is at war. Yet the wealthy Belleville family appear untouched and secure in their grand Australian home Prior Park. That is until daughter Julia, on the cusp of womanhood, falls desperately in love with an American Army officer against her family's wishes. For Julia, it is life-changing.

Paris, 1940: As the German soldiers march down the Champs-Élysées, the Bélanger twins know there is no escape – their lives are about to change forever. But while Sophie, a third-year medical student, works long days and nights saving casualties of war at the American hospital, and waits anxiously for news of her fiancé from the front line, her recently widowed twin, Adèle, is determined to enjoy her freedom. Nothing – not the bombs, the curfews or the Nazi officers sidling up to her in nightclubs – can stop her from indulging in the temptations of Parisian society.

Bari, Italy. 1943. Twenty-year-old Siena knocks on a stranger's door with trembling hands. Her journey from Rome has left her exhausted and afraid, but after her friends were taken away, she had no choice but to flee. Hidden within her suitcase lies the reason for her desperate flight–a tattered leather-bound ledger, its pages filled with secrets Siena will risk her life to protect.

Triest, 1920. Mattia ist ein Faschist der ersten Stunde. Sein Gesicht ist noch bartlos, weshalb man ihn Bambino nennt, aber seine Schläge sind so hart, dass die halbe Stadt sich vor ihm fürchtet. Mattia weiß nicht, wer seine Mutter ist. Gar eine von drüben? Eine Slowenin? Sein Vater, der Antifaschist und Uhrmacher, will es ihm nicht verraten. Im Schlamm und Schmutz des Zweiten Weltkriegs verliert Mattia schließlich alle Gewissheiten, und er muss erfahren, dass der Gewinner von heute der Verlierer von morgen sein kann.

אילזה פישר ורנטה בּאואר, נערות בגיל ההתבגרות בברלין והחברות הכי טובות, מוצאות את עצמן משני צדי המתרס, לאחר שארצן מאמצת את המשטר הפשיסטי וגודעת בכך את הקשר שביניהן. אילזה, הארית, קושרת את גורלה במפלגה הנאצית ומשליכה עליה את יהבה. ואילו רנטה, היהודייה, רואה את עולמה הבטוח מתרסק לנגד עיניה על ידי חוקי הגזע של היטלר, ואחר כך מתנפץ לגמרי על ידי בגידה קשה מנשוא.

In the heart of war-torn Rotterdam, the latest instalment of the Fernsby's War Series unfolds in a gripping saga of espionage, love, and sacrifice. Rotterdam finds Michael Fernsby in a deadly game of cat and mouse, sent to the Netherlands on the eve of the German invasion with the fate of Europe in the balance. Meanwhile, Mina's broadcasts of courage and truth have made her the Nazis' most wanted. Michael's beloved, the voice behind the rallying cries of a suppressed nation, now stands directly in the crosshairs of the menace he seeks to dismantle.

When George Allenby is put in charge of building a lake in the grounds of an imposing Irish manor house, he intends to do the job as swiftly as possible and return to Belfast. Allenby is still wrestling with his time as an officer during the First World War, burdened by the many things he could have done differently.

¿Cómo actuarías si al encontrarte unas cartas antiguas te das cuentas que puedes cambiar la vida de otras personas? La emigración española de los años sesenta se entrelaza en esta novela con la destrucción de una guerra y el necesario perdón para seguir viviendo. Alemania, 1963. Otro tren de emigrantes españoles llega a la estación de Colonia. Entre los pasajeros, Carlos y Diego, dos jóvenes gaditanos que buscan, como tantos otros, nuevas oportunidades fuera de España.

Even with peace on the horizon, Met WAAF Jenny Hazleton is as busy as ever. Her keen weather-forecasting allows the pilots to continue their missions, including food drops to starving allies and the repatriation of prisoners of war. Navigating many of these missions is Flying Officer Edwin Holland, whose rejection of her advances at Christmas still stings. Edwin is increasingly haunted by his role in the war, including the bombing of Dresden, and Jenny yearns to comfort him. But when he reveals the shocking reason he turned her down, she must decide if their friendship is well and truly over.

THE SIXTH BOOK IN THE MUCH-LOVED DOVER CAFE WWII SAGA SERIES

The most bombed, besieged and deprived nation of the Second World War. The Maltese endured devastating circumstances that pushed human fortitude to the limits; yet they persevered against incredible odds to earn worldwide admiration. One of the most epic yet least known stories of the Second World War, which turned the tide of the war in the Mediterranean, Europe and North Africa.

Bletchley Park, 1942. When teacher Hana Phillips is unexpectedly recruited to Bletchley Park she's determined to do her bit for the war effort. A talented linguist, she's soon put to work cracking Japanese naval codes and her newfound talents make her confidence soar, even as her work puts pressure on her already fracturing marriage. Then Hana is tasked with a secret mission. There is a mole in her team, sharing secrets with the enemy, and Hana must search them out.

''זיכרון רחוק צף ועלה בראשו מבעד לערפילי ילדותו: נערה צעירה ויפה מלטפת את ראשו ונותנת לו מתנה. לפתע נעלמה הנערה ואיש מבני המשפחה לא הזכיר אותה עוד. לפני שמת אביו במחנה הריכוז, הוא סיפר לו על דודתו החיה באנגליה. אבל הכול התערבל בראשו במהלך הימים הקשים שעברו עליו. הוא לא זכר את שמה, הוא לא היה בטוח אם אכן היא קיימת במציאות...''

London, 1987: Die Malerin Lotte Laserstein blickt auf ein langes Leben zurück. Als eine der ersten Frauen studierte sie in den 1920er-Jahren Malerei in Berlin und stand vor einer glänzenden Karriere. Doch die Nationalsozialisten zwangen sie zur Flucht nach Schweden. Unermüdlich malte sie weiter. In einer Kleinstadt arbeitete sie an Auftragsporträts und Landschaftsaquarellen, doch die Anerkennung blieb aus.

Naples, 1943. Deep within a secret network of underground tunnels, a woman takes shelter from a wartime air raid and prays her husband will return home safe. Pacific Ocean, 1907. A girl embarks on a lonely journey to begin a new life far from home. Sydney, 1948. Billie Walker, recently returned from a stint as a wartime investigative journalist, has reopened her father’s private inquiry office. One day, Billie is cleaning out old filing cabinets when she uncovers a dusty box whose contents just might upend everything Billie thought she knew about her late, beloved father.

Based on real events, Elaine Hume Peake and Don Keith deliver a gripping, cinematic tale of bravery and sacrifice, capturing the relentless perseverance of the men and women who answered the call to war. Perfect for fans of Lee Jackson’s After Dunkirk series and Mark Sullivan’s Beneath a Scarlet Sky.

The story opens in Newcastle, Northern England, and we meet J.B. Sutherland—brewer and eventually the owner of the Victorian pub by the River Tyne, The Barley Mow. The family saga is told by his middle daughter, Elizabeth, whose childhood is wonderful until her father suddenly dies, and their eldest illegitimate brother, John Thomas, shows up at their father's funeral to inherit the pub.

Occupied Norway, 1944. While the war rages on, Anni is surviving as best she can, contributing to the resistance whenever possible and standing firm without her sailor husband Lars, who she hasn't heard from in three years. Her daughter Ingrid is the bright spot in her life and Anni is determined to keep her safe and happy. However, when a German official is billeted at their house, the situation for them both becomes far more dangerous, and Anni faces an impossible choice. London, 1952.

Driven by a blind devotion to the Communist Party, self-centered Katya Karavayeva has broken the most important rule in Soviet society: never say anything that can be used against you. On the heels of that betrayal, Nazi Germany invades and the Soviet Union mobilizes. Katya hopes to halt her downward spiral by joining the volunteer militia, but within a few short weeks finds herself under attack.

On the run from the ruthless Bolshevik regime, Alexei and his comrades, Reggie and Eli, have narrowly escaped certain death. But their journey is far from over. Desperate to evade capture, they embark on a daring mission to reach their next destination and seek the king's aid. Time is running out, and danger lurks around every corner. Even if they manage to secure an audience with the king, there’s no guarantee he will offer the protection Alexei so desperately needs.

Pearl Harbor has been bombed. The Nazis unleash their U-boats against the east coast and sink American ships. Young men overwhelm the recruiting offices and James Brand is determined to serve in the U.S. Navy and not in some research laboratory. He plans to become just another recruit, but his talents are known to most of the scientific community, including Einstein.

Soline Roussel é bem experiente no ramo dos finais felizes. Por gerações, sua família manteve um requintado salão de noivas em Paris, onde a magia é feita com agulha e linha. Dizem que a noiva usa um vestido Roussel tem garantida uma vida de alegrias. Mas perdas arrasadoras durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial deixam o mundo e o coração de Soline em ruínas, e sua fé no amor, abalada. Ela encaixota as lembranças e as guarda, junto com os sonhos destruídos, determinada a esquecer.

Nino, giovane panettiere siciliano, viene catturato dopo l’8 settembre. Dell’armistizio non ha capito granché, credeva che i tedeschi lo rispedissero a casa dalla sua famiglia, nelle Madonie, invece quel treno lo ha portato in un campo di prigionia oltre le Alpi, a patire fame, freddo e paura. Nino è un IMI, un internato militare, senza nemmeno i diritti di un prigioniero. Qualche conforto gli viene dall’amicizia con Lorenzo, un giovane toscano spigliato, che con lui lavora nelle cucine governate dal Piemontese, un gigantesco macellaio.

In the Podgorze district of Krakow sits the Under the Eagle pharmacy, a family-run business that has long served Jews and Poles alike. Since Poland's occupation by German forces, Irena, a pharmacist, has watched and worried as the store's access to medications is reduced to a trickle. But now come rumors that there is more to fear than dwindling supplies.

Berlin, June 1944. Hugo Fischer is forced to work for the Nazi secret service, though he keeps his own dangerous secret from the Third Reich. Faced with a series of high profile cases – the murder of a prominent Nazi couple, the suicide of a Reich journalist, and an accident in which fifteen Hitler Youth children died – he begins to suspect the incidents are linked.

Though Dwight “Ike” Eisenhower is Supreme Commander of Operation Overlord, the invasion of France, he doesn’t have absolute power over the Allied forces. He fights with the Bomber Barons and Prime Minister Winston Churchill for control of the Allied heavy bombers to support the invasion. As D-Day approaches, Mother Nature interferes, and Eisenhower must decide whether to go forward, risking catastrophic defeat in stormy seas. After breaching Hitler’s Atlantic Wall, Eisenhower’s dueling prima donna generals Montgomery and Patton cause him unending headaches.

Rachael is a resilient Jewish woman imprisoned in Auschwitz during World War II, clinging to the memories of her lost family while enduring the harrowing reality of the concentration camp. Amidst the brutality, she uncovers a hidden diamond engagement ring in the mud—its brilliance offering a glimmer of hope and a reason to survive. As she navigates the perils of camp life, Rachael forms a profound bond with Chaya, a young girl also yearning for connection and comfort in their shared despair.

Paris, 1940: Marie-Claire steps into the Gare de Lyon, not knowing it will be the last time she'll see her husband and son. Fleeing occupied Paris, she travels into the countryside of Normandy, and stumbles upon a chateau near Caen and a growing resistance movement. Soon, Marie-Claire finds herself working in a cafe in the quiet village of Sainte-Mère-Église, where she tries to come to terms with all she has lost – but little does she realise that her presence in Normandy will change the course of history…