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広島に原爆が落とされたのは、1945年８月６日でした。11歳の米澤鐡志さんは、爆心から750メートルの電車内で母親と一緒に被爆します。

The enthralling story of the German 73rd Fusilier Regiment as it fought through the major campaigns of World War I’s Western Front. Combining traditional military history with a trench-­level soldier’s view of the Great War, Dr Matthias Strohn tracks the experiences of an elite German...

An enthralling new study of the brutal British retreat from Burma, the beginning of World War II in the Far East. Using eyewitness accounts and based on meticulous research, World War II historian Jack Bowsher examines the pivotal Burma campaign of 1942. In the aftermath of the attack on Pearl...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Step back in time to the winter of 1940 and experience the harrowing yet deeply human heart of wartime London through the eyes of legendary Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ernie Pyle. Long before he became the iconic voice of the American GI, Pyle...

Disse otte noveller blev skrevet i 1945 og er baseret på en række interviews der blev foretaget for at afklare graden af uhyrligheder begået mod den polske befolkning – ikke kun jøderne, som dengang udgjorde ca. 10% af befolkningen i Polen. Dermed havde Polen den største jødiske...

Mens de fleste i Ejler Borchs hjemby Hundested husker ham som den tidligere maskinmester på færgerne, kommer det nok bag på en del, at han har en fortid som modstandsmand bevæbnet med en maskinpistol. Ejler Borch, født i 1925 og snart 100 år gammel, var aktiv i BOPA fra 1944 til 1945. I...

4. maj 1945. Tyskland kapitulrer, og Danmark er atter frit. Samtidig strander 1400 pludselig frie, tyske krigsfanger på Påø Strand på Langeland. Krigsfangerne, som var allierede soldater fra Beligne, Frankrig og Sovjetunionen, var blevet gennet ombord på en flydedok på Rügen fire dage...

Kender du skudhullet i Knud den Helliges knæ på Odense Rådhus? Historien om kanonstillingerne og pansergravene, der løb på tværs af Sønderjylland og stadig er synlige? Modstandstegnet i Hammer Bakker på Bornholm? Krigsmuseet på Egholm Slot i Hornsherred? Gestapos fængsel i Kolding?...

*Narrated by the Author* An unforgettable collection of recipes inspired by ten diverse, moving stories of Holocaust survivors and WWII heroes, from James Beard Award–winning chef Alon Shaya with author June Hersh. Memories of a Good Meal is a culinary journey that celebrates the tenacity of...

Through speeches, debates, and wartime leadership, Lincoln invoked the Declaration of Independence to end slavery, heal a fractured Union, and redefine the nation’s purpose. As we mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration's immortal words, Joshua Claybourn reflects on their enduring power...

The Korean War, often referred to as "The Forgotten War," has been overshadowed in the historical consciousness by the global conflicts that preceded it and the controversial conflicts that followed. Yet, its significance in shaping the geopolitical landscape of the 20th century cannot be overstated. This war was the first armed clash of the Cold War era, a brutal conflict that drew in more than 20 nations, introduced new technologies in warfare, and left a divided peninsula that remains a flashpoint of tension to this day.

This collection of sharp, irreverent anecdotes offers a brutally honest and often hilarious glimpse into life inside the British Parachute Regiment. Told through a mix of personal experience and well-worn barrack-room legend, the book captures the chaos, camaraderie, and outright madness that define the airborne brotherhood. From punishing training exercises and absurd military logic to pranks that teeter on the edge of disaster, each story reveals the mindset of men pushed to their physical and mental limits.

Cristalizada como um dos conflitos armados mais emblemáticos da história moderna e uma consequência da polarização criada pela Guerra Fria, a Guerra do Vietnã resultou em 3 milhões de mortes estimadas. Dividido entre o norte ― apoiado pela União Soviética ― e o sul ― de aliados anticomunistas, como Estados Unidos e Austrália ―, o país teve sua unidade nacional em xeque durante três décadas.

It is time to focus on what the United States has gotten right in the pursuit of liberty in the last 250 years since the nation’s founding. Two beliefs undergird America’s experiment in liberty, and they are articulated in the Declaration of Independence. The book “We Hold These Truths”...

Es war eine atemlose Zeit. Freud erforschte die dunklen Seiten der Seele. Die Physik entdeckte das Geheimnis der Atome. Frauen forderten das Wahlrecht. Und der europäische Adel verabschiedete sich von der öffentlichen Bühne. In den rund 15 Jahren zwischen der Weltausstellung von 1900 und dem Beginn des Ersten Weltkriegs durchlebte Europa einen Taumel, der Alltag, Kunst, Wissenschaft und Politik erfasste.

Fritz Kleinmann fasst einen unglaublichen Beschluss. Da er seinen Vater nicht allein lassen will, folgt er ihm nach Auschwitz. Jeremy Dronfields Bestseller „Der Junge, der seinem Vater nach Auschwitz folgte" ist ein eindringliches Plädoyer gegen das Vergessen. Eine Geschichte von unermesslicher Grausamkeit, doch auch von Menschlichkeit, Mut und Hoffnung.

The remarkable story of George Downing—savvy soldier, politician, diplomat, spy, and one of the most scandalous figures of his era. Judged by contemporaries to be a "perfidious rogue," Sir George Downing rose to prominence during the English Civil War as Oliver Cromwell's chief of military...

This is the incredible story of how one of Adolf Hitler’s top secret V-2 rockets was stolen by the Poles and smuggled to Britain in the most extraordinary operation of World War II More extraordinary still, it is a story that is utterly neglected. The V-2 rocket was part of Adolf Hitler’s...

From the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author comes the spellbinding, fiercely told story of the deadly Arctic campaign of World War II. Battle of the Arctic is a wonderfully evocative history and largely unknown saga of World War II. As the Soviet Union played its role in the conflict, Ally...

Sempre houve pessoas empenhadas em evitar guerras, prevenir situações de conflito, preservar a natureza e evitar a proliferação de artefatos nucleares. Mas será que, ainda assim, a insanidade dos homens conduzirá o planeta à sua destruiç...