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British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was concerned that middle-aged men were being cold-shouldered from service and so on 14th May 1940, Anthony Eden broadcast to the nation, announcing the formation of the Local Defence Volunteers. Within 24 hours over ¼ million men had offered their services, grateful for the chance at last to do something for their Country's defence. At the end of July this force was proudly renamed, and the Home Guard were born. Featuring stories told by Ronald Quartington, Keith Chisman, John Smythe and James Roffey.

Albert Speer – Hitlers Lieblingsarchitekt, späterer Rüstungsminister und enger Vertrauter des Diktators – gehört zu den rätselhaftesten Figuren des Dritten Reichs. Jahrzehntelang prägte er sein öffentliches Bild selbst: als verführter Künstler, unpolitischer Macher, der von den Verbrechen des Regimes nichts gewusst haben wollte. Heinrich Breloer, einer der renommiertesten deutschen Dokumentarfilmer, räumt mit diesem Mythos auf.

In Marshall's Great Captain, author Kathy Wilson details Andrews's extraordinary life and career. The first biography dedicated to the namesake of Joint Base Andrews, this book sheds a light on Andrews's crucial role in orchestrating US involvement in WWII, as well as the professional relationship between Andrews and Marshall. Wilson raises Andrews's legacy to its legitimate place within the annals of both air power and WWII history and posits that there is a high probability that Andrews was Marshall's first choice for the office of Supreme Allied Commander.

In the vast and unforgiving landscapes of the Second World War, few military formations have attracted as much attention, debate, and controversy as the Waffen-SS. Often described as an elite fighting force, it was at once a product of ideology, a tool of the Nazi regime, and a significant component of Germany’s war effort. Yet behind the reputation lies a far more complex and challenging story.

In Analog Spooks, Fuller shares a vivid tapestry of experiences from his formative years in the Finger Lakes region of New York during World War II. The narrative unfolds with humorous anecdotes from his early days in the United States Navy, including a memorable six-month stint aboard a WWII Destroyer Escort based in New Orleans (the Big Easy). A particularly amusing flight aboard a B25 Bomber, reminiscent of Jimmy Doolittle's legendary missions, adds a light-hearted touch to his military journey.

L'épopée héroïque et méconnue d'une jeune résistante pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. En 1934, à l'âge de douze ans, en Autriche, Melanie Berger entre dans la résistance au fascisme. En 2026, à l'âge de cent quatre ans, en France où elle vit désormais, elle continue à nous appeler au combat. Ce livre audio raconte son histoire hors norme, faite de luttes et de persécutions, d'emprisonnements et de fraternité, d'amour et de liberté. Son destin, à la fois héroïque et méconnu, est celui d'une femme qui s'est révoltée.

When Hitler attacked the Soviet Union in June 1941, he intended to capture Leningrad before turning on Moscow. Soviet resistance forced him to change tactics: with his forward troops only thirty kilometres from the city's historic centre, he decided instead to starve it out.

Venu de l'aile gauche du nazisme, Joseph Goebbels commence sa carrière dans l'orbite de Gregor Strasser avant de se soumettre inconditionnellement à Hitler. Dès lors, son ascension épouse celle du Führer jusqu'à obtenir en 1933 le ministère de la Propagande, dont il fera l'un des piliers du IIIe Reich. Archétype du narcissique, d'un orgueil qui n'a d'égal que sa soif de pouvoir, il souffre en regard de violents accès de dépression résultant pour partie de son handicap physique.

La segunda guerra mundial contada por los soldados Estas cartas de soldados alemanes, seleccionadas entre las que se guardan en el Deutsche Dienststelle de Berlín, nos ofrecen el testimonio directo de quienes lucharon en los diversos frentes, de Francia a la Unión Soviética, durante cerca de...

In seinem bislang persönlichsten Buch folgt Bestsellerautor Andreas Kossert den Spuren seiner Großmutter Elsa ins polnische Łódź – in eine Stadt, die für seine deutschen Vorfahren einst das „Gelobte Land" war. Kossert erzählt die Geschichte seiner Familie vom Aufbruch der Kolonisten im 18. Jahrhundert über den rasanten Aufstieg zur Textilmetropole bis zu Elsas Alltag unter deutscher Besatzung im Zweiten Weltkrieg in erdrückender Nähe von Terror und Vernichtung.

Escaping war-torn Eastern Europe through bullets, Nazi's, politics and chaos. Smuggling and black market were used to survive. Don't miss out on this thrilling read!

In 1909, a thin, pale young man stood on a street corner in Vienna selling painted postcards to tourists. He couldn't hold down a job. He couldn't maintain a friendship. He was sleeping in a homeless shelter and arguing with drifters about politics nobody cared about. Thirty years later, he controlled most of Europe. Sixty million people would die because of his decisions. How does that happen? This isn't another book about the war. It's not about the battles or the tanks or the maps with arrows on them. You can get that anywhere. This is an audiobook about the mind of a madman.

Kaddish for my Father, Flowers for my Mother is not just a testament to the remarkable lives of the author’s parents, Holocaust survivors Rosa and Gershon Lewkowicz. It’s a warning at a time of rising intolerance around the world. Through courage and luck, they were among the tiny fraction of Poland’s three million Jews to survive Hitler’s industrial-scale extermination program. During six years of Nazi occupation they faced and witnessed unspeakable cruelties. Losing their entire families.

In January of 1943, fourteen-year-old Basha Anush and her family were dragged from their home in Pruzhany, Poland by Nazi troops and shipped off to the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp. Within days, five members of her family would be dead and she would be subjected to two-and-a-half years of abuse, a death march into Germany, and months of roaming with other homeless girls when the Third Reich collapsed.

The dramatic story of Jagdverband 44, the squadron of aces founded by leading Luftwaffe pilot Adolf Galland equipped with the new Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter. Jagdverband (JV) 44 was formed as a result of conflict and dissent within the Luftwaffe’s high command. Following disagreement...

The author, from Smith County, Mississippi, writes of his experiences fighting in WWII.

A powerful true story, Until We Meet Again: A True Story of Love and Survival in the Holocaust recounts the harrowing journey of two young lovers and their families in Nazi-occupied Hrubieszow. Facing impossible choices, they rely on courage, faith, and compassion to survive, offering a deeply moving testament to love, resilience, and hope in humanity’s darkest time.

A vivid stoker's-eye view of life in a submarine during the Second World War. The perfect World War Two memoir for people who enjoyed the works of James D. Hornfischer, Robert Leckie, and Laura Hillenbrand. In 1939, at the age of twenty, Sydney Hart joined the Royal Navy as a stoker. Over the...

Quando Joe Dunthorne si sposa, la madre gli regala un anello: un eliotropio nero screziato di rosso che, a detta della donna, era «scampato ai nazisti» nel 1935 - o forse no? A poco a poco, Dunthorne comincia a sospettare che le cose non siano andate esattamente come ha sempre pensato, e che la storia della sua famiglia ebreo-tedesca in realtà sia una narrazione creata ad arte per nascondere qualche segreto particolarmente scomodo.

Not many people peer over the abyss, but Elke Babicki's family did. Her German grandfather objected to Hitler and as a result, ended up in a concentration camp while her mother’s family became destitute. Elke's father, Alex, who was born into a well-educated and wealthy Jewish family in Poland, spent five years in concentration camps before making his escape just before the end of the war.