検索キーワード： 第一次世界大戦

Антона Климова, ветерана французского Иностранного легиона, похищает ЦРУ, чтобы после внедрения вирусной закладки в сознание отправить на СВО. Предполагалось, что, проявив геройство, он будет награжден высшим политическим руководством в Кремле и сможет устроить диверсию… Но из-за сбоя в программирующей аппаратуре в момент землетрясения его сознание переносится в прошлое, и Антон попадает на Первую мировую войну, где внедренная программа начинает действовать.

Diamonds and danger dazzle in Ciesielski's latest enchanting romp through post-war Europe as estranged spouses and jewel thieves hunt an elusive Valkyrie tiara. November 12, 1918. It was a match made in champagne-soaked heaven, but all too soon the bubbles dried up, and Esme Fox awakens the...

In 1915, the world is in turmoil. A war, the likes of which has never been seen, involves much of the known world. An Englishman, John Norton Griffiths, proposes using miners to tunnel under the enemy lines and destroy them from below. Once his idea is accepted, other countries of the Empire decide to raise similar tunneling companies. Canada, New Zealand and Australia provide companies of men, drawn from mining and trades backgrounds, to assist in the defeat of an aggressive enemy, intent on domination.

There are not many English novels which deserve to be called great: Parade's End is one of them. W. H. Auden Last Post is the fourth and final installment of Ford Madox Ford's Parade's End tetralogy, a work that Ford hoped would contribute to the obviating of all future wars. The story follows...

Just as it seems life is opening before Violet with unlimited possibilities for her future, her hometown of Atlanta is devastated by a citywide fire, and her idolized older brother heads off to France as an officer in the Great War. Violet's safe, tight-knit family is about to be tested beyond anything they have ever experienced, and her dreams for the future keep colliding with forces outside her control and a rapidly changing culture.

Der neue bewegende Roman über das Schicksal der Berliner Familie Adler von SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Charlotte Lyne. Berlin Ende der Zwanzigerjahre: Lilly Adler ist mit dem Schreiner Walther Fassbinder verheiratet und versucht, ihre große Liebe, den Regisseur Theo Stiller, zu vergessen. Noch immer träumt sie vom Film, auch wenn ihr Ehemann das nicht gutheißt. Während Walther als Kommunist gegen die erstarkenden "Braunhemden" kämpft, entwickelt Lilly ein Drehbuch für das Filmunternehmen UFA. Doch als sie zur Vertragsunterzeichnung fährt, hat in Babelsberg die Führung gewechselt.

March, 1941. World War Two is well underway and the Blitz is taking its toll on Central London with bombs raining down almost every night. Inspector Coburg and his trusted Sergeant Lampson are just recovering from the devastating bomb attack on the Café de Paris when they get a call asking them to go to the disused Lord's Underground station. Once there, they are taken to see the body of a man on the former platform. He's been beaten to death by blows on the back of his head, by what Dr Welbourne believes to have been a cricket bat.

Steamboat Captain Camilla Lockhart discovers a handsome stranger on board with an offer he claims she can't refuse. If he thinks she will get involved in another hopeless treasure quest, he's lost his sunbaked mind. Not after what happened to her father. But with her boat falling apart and her crew about to starve, Mr. Gray's unusual proposal might be her only hope.

D’après l’histoire vraie d’une femme incroyablement courageuse qui a sauvé la vie de centaines de mères et de leurs enfants pendant la Guerre civile espagnole et la Seconde guerre mondiale. La maternité d’Elna est un roman fascinant, basé sur ce qui s'est réellement produit en ces lieux. Depuis la naissance du premier bébé en 1939, une vingtaine d’accouchements étaient réalisés chaque mois par des infirmières volontaires dépêchées par l’école d’infirmières suisse.

Zweig askerlik görevini yerine getirmeyi reddedip 1918 yılında Avusturya'nın izniyle İsviçre'ye gitmiş, 9 Marttan itibaren bir yıl boyunca Zürih Gölü tepelerindeki Rüschlikon köyünde, Hotel Belvoir'da yaşamıştı. Genç ressam Ferdinand da Birinci Dünya Savaşı sırasında Zürih Gölü tepelerindeki bir köyde, içinde, kendine ait bir atölyenin de olduğu bir evde derin fakat yanıltıcı bir huzurla yaşamaktadır. Ancak savaş peşini bırakmaz, birliğe katılma emri onu sığındığı ülkede de bulur.

There are not many English novels which deserve to be called great: Parade's End is one of them. W. H. Auden A Man Could Stand Up is the third of four installments in Ford Madox Ford's Parade's End tetralogy, which follows Christopher Tietjens, a wealthy British landowner and the last British...

Winifred Maxwell is found guilty of treason, and her brother William could be found guilty of the same charge for helping her escape from London. . . She has been persecuted throughout her life for her family's loyalty to the exiled Stuart dynasty. Winifred and her husband make it to Rome, to the exiled court of the James III, where Winifred becomes governess to the princes Charles and Henry. Meanwhile, her niece Mary is in Paris with her lover. Are Winifred's resolve and tenacity a match for her niece's imprudent behaviour?

A heartwarming and gripping saga series perfect for fans of Elaine Everest and Rosie Clarke. 1915: As war continues to rage across the Channel, the families of the Somerset village of Street can no longer avoid its long shadow. Workers in the Clarks shoe factory, at the heart of the village...

Animati dall’orgoglio per il proprio paese, incalzati dal professor Kanterok e persino dai genitori (anch’essi darebbero loro dei vigliacchi se non lo facessero), Paul Bäumer e molti dei suoi compagni partono volontari per il fronte. Qui però la terra ribolle sotto l’esplodere delle bombarde, sprizzano fontane di fango e di ferro, volano schegge di granate e le pance dei cadaveri si gonfiano. Meyer, Marx, Hämmerling e Kemmerich sono morti, Haie Westhus sta morendo, Martens non ha più le gambe.

Untethered by the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and, with it, the dwindling of his family’s name, Franz Ferdinand Trotta has few ambitions beyond frequenting the cafes and bars of Vienna. But in a rapidly changing and violent age, disinterest is not an option: as the first...

At the onset of the first World War, E.G. Lewis wielded his outsized charm and entrepreneurial spirit to attract legions of women to move across the country to build a new American dream in Atascadero, California. His new city, envisioned to rival Los Angeles and San Francisco, targeted the millions of subscribers to his national women's magazines who longed for a utopia designed for progressive women and their families.

Fichu... elles se sont terminées... Fichtre... les aventures de l’Alchimiste Kronarius continuent. L'Alliance des quatre est de nouveau attirée par la mystérieuse grotte de la forêt frontalière. Ils apprennent avec regret qu’ils y sont tout sauf les bienvenus. Le mystère entourant le Grimoire Drogurien dépasse même l'imagination du Maître des Elixirs. Le voyage à la cour royale doit leur permettre de se reposer. Mais dès la première nuit, le gouverneur est assassiné.

March, 1918. British newspapers carry the dreadful news that the German Spring Offensive has begun, with thousands of British lives lost. Detective Sargeant Joe Keedy is awaiting release from hospital in London and is anxious to resume the fight against crime on the Home Front. Late one night, a bank is raided by a gang and the villains escape by car with a sizeable haul. Detective Inspector Harvey Marmion is put in charge of the case, but without Keedy at his side he faces an uphill battle to solve this perplexing case.

In this mesmerizing novel about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, acclaimed author Dawn Tripp has crafted an intimate story of love and power, family and tragedy, loss and reinvention. “A brilliant, beautiful book [that] touches the soul.”—Chris Bohjalian, New York Times bestselling author of...

After a short spell in the trenches in 1915, Jack Cunningham, a miner from the North-East of England, finds himself recruited as a tunneler to dig mines under the German lines, becoming involved in the underground warfare between the two sides. Telling his story through a series of flashbacks, he is tormented by a voice inside his head, questioning his memories and his obvious guilt at surviving when others didn’t, swinging between varying states of confusion and control over his situation and over what is and isn’t real.