検索キーワード： 第一次世界大戦

Jennifer Chiaverini presenta una novela osada y reveladora sobre una de las grandes historias jamás contadas de la Primera Guerra Mundial: la de las mujeres del Cuerpo de Señales del Ejército de los Estados Unidos. En junio de 1917, el general John Pershing llegó a Francia con el objetivo de establecer las fuerzas norteamericanas en Europa. Descubrió rápido que comunicarse con las tropas destacadas en el campo de batalla era imposible.

Das Buch zur ARD-Eventserie "DAVOS 1917": Der Erste Weltkrieg verwüstet Europa. In Kontrast dazu erscheint Davos, der noble Bergkurort in der neutralen Schweiz, wie eine Oase des Friedens. Doch in Wahrheit tobt hier hinter den Kulissen ein unerbittlicher Agentenkrieg der Weltmächte. Die junge Schweizer Krankenschwester Johanna Gabathuler gerät unerwartet zwischen die Fronten der Spione: Um ihre uneheliche Tochter zurückzubekommen, lässt sie sich auf ein tödliches Spiel mit dem deutschen Geheimdienst ein – und wird so plötzlich zum Zünglein an der Waage, das über Krieg oder Frieden entscheidet.

Martha Owen has not had an easy start in life. Her abusive father dominates the family and she has lost her only friend after a painful falling-out. When her father's reliance on the bottle, and his increasingly violent temper, causes more turmoil for Martha, her mother and her three siblings, as well as World War One causing more strain on the home front, her prospects look bleak. With no money or qualifications to speak of, starting a job at the Potteries feels like a lifeline, but Martha finds herself wanting more than the production line job she works on.

1915. While World War One changes the country, with food becoming scarce and Britain's young men being called up, it is harder than ever to keep the grand Beach Hotel in Littlehampton running smoothly. Waitress Lili Probert has seen her hard work rewarded at the Beach Hotel, but hides heartbreak behind her sunny personality. Her sweetheart, Norman, is missing in action and has been presumed dead, but she cannot give up hope that he may be found. But when she meets injured soldier Rhodri, a fellow Welshman now living near Littlehampton, she fights hard to ignore her growing attraction for him.

Blackpool, 1922. Martha and Trisha may have escaped poverty, but their fortunes have yet to turn. Happy on her wedding day, Trisha's new fairy-tale romance soon darkens as her husband, Walter, keeps her at arms length. Between his secrecy, and her mother-in-law's coldness, Trisha feels a stranger in her own home, and lonelier than ever. Meanwhile a spectre from Martha's past threatens the happiness she has found with Joshua and Bonnie. When she is called to help in her past love's hour of need, she must decide whether to risk exposing a secret that could cost her the trust of her daughter.

1924. The First World War is over and eleven-year-old Alexa is growing up on the idyllic Cornish coast with her best friend Harvey. But she soon discovers there are secrets at the heart of her family that have been hidden for years. And when her mother dies suddenly, she finds her whole life thrown into turmoil. 1931. Still reeling from the secrets she uncovered, Alexa flees to the intoxicating city of Venice. But her new glamorous life is not what she hoped for and, with dark shadows closing in, she will question everything she thought she wanted.

O romance M, o filho do século (vencedor do Prêmio Strega) conta em trama eletrizante a história de Mussolini e sua ascensão de agitador político a líder do fascismo sob a perspectiva do ditador e de seus íntimos, durante o período de 1919 até 1925. Valendo-se de vasta base documental, Antonio Scurati traz uma narrativa totalmente calcada na realidade, porém elaborada com os recursos que fazem com que o leitor entre na mente dos grandes personagens da ascensão do fascismo, compreenda todo o clima da época e assista a tudo como se lá estivesse.

The Somme, 1916. James Falconer, once a barrow boy on a London market, stands in the trenches, awaiting the command to go over the top. Away from his business empire in London, he is simply a soldier, war the great leveller. But, unlike his men, and unknown to them, deep down, Falconer doesn’t care if he lives or dies. When a face from the past offers James the chance to repair his fractured relationship with his estranged daughter, Leonie, he must decide if he can hold different things dear – and make space in his life for love.

1912. Fifteen-year-old Kate Truscott leaves her small Hampshire village to become a nursemaid to five children she's never met. She's looking forward to a new adventure. Life in town with the wealthy Winton family is different to anything Kate has known before. But she enjoys looking after her charges, becoming firm friends with Clara, the eldest daughter, and noticing that 18-year-old Philip, the eldest son, is so very handsome. But Kate knows that she would be considered an unacceptable match for a wealthy banker's son.

1921. In the sleepy village of Charlton Ambrose, eight ash trees stand as a timeless memorial to the men killed in the Great War. On a dark and chilly night, a ninth tree appears. Who planted it and why? And who was 'the unknown soldier' for whom it is marked? 2001. Eighty years later, the memorial is under threat from developers. Local reporter, Rachel Elliott, is determined to save it, and to solve the mystery of the ninth tree. The trail will take her into the dark heart of her own family history; to a tragic, love; and to a secret that has been kept since the war to end all wars.

Phoebe is a VAD at a Base Hospital in Étaples, France, treating men who’ve served at the Front. Their courage and resilience inspires her, and though she’s meant to keep her distance, Captain Archie Bailey soon captivates her heart. Her younger sister Celia is a nurse at a POW camp on the island of Jersey. These men fight for the forces that bombed her brother and parents, but long hours spent healing them shows her they aren’t the monsters she expected.

One bloody night. One lone survivor. One chance of redemption. France, 1919. One year after the guns fell silent across the Western Front, Lieutenant Wilfred Rhodes receives his final classified mission before he can return to Australia. He must end the command of Captain Charles Kingsley, the...

1917: America's declaration of war against Germany gives Grace Winter, a keen-eyed New York Times investigative reporter, a much sought after opportunity to make her mark on the Western Front, albeit in ways she had never expected. But by 1918 the gruesome reality of trench warfare has set in...

1914. A boy enrols in the army, hoping to find peace in the great adventure of war. Handed a rifle, he discovers the grim reality: grey days distinguished only by the ever-present spectre of death. In the midst of horror, he finds close friendships, love and companionship. In an unexpected act of courage, he changes the course of history, bringing German and Brits to put down their weapons for a celebration of peace.

Brought to you by Penguin. The sweeping new novel from New York Times bestselling author Katherine Arden. Discover the Sunday Times bestselling supernatural historical fantasy from the author of The Bear and the Nightingale, a spellbinding, sweeping novel set in the trenches of WW1. Amid the...

«Зимний солдат» Дэниела Мейсона – шокирующе достоверный роман о войне и медицине, ошибках и искуплении. Люциуш Кшелевский – студент-медик из аристократической польской семьи, оказавшийся в эпицентре первой мировой войны. Надеясь пройти практику в военной хирургии, юноша попадает в опустошенную тифом импровизированную больницу, которая располагается в старой деревянной церкви среди Карпатских гор. Медперсонал, за исключением таинственной медсестры-монахини, разбежался, и Люциуш становится единственным квалифицированным врачом, хирургом без единой операции за спиной.

Morag is pregnant; she loves her husband. Georgina can’t bear hers and dreams of getting an education. Harriet-Jean, still at home with her opium-addicted mother, is in love with a woman. Isla’s pregnant too—and in love with her sister’s husband. Only one soul knows about Isla’s pregnancy, and it isn’t the father. When Isla resorts to a back-street abortion and nearly dies, Llewellyn becomes hellbent on revenge. But can revenge lead to anything but disaster for a man like Llew—a policeman tangled up in running rum to Prohibition America?

NATIONAL BESTSELLER During the Great War, a combat nurse searches for her brother, believed dead in the trenches despite eerie signs that suggest otherwise, in this hauntingly beautiful historical novel with a speculative twist, from the author of The Bear and the Nightingale. “A wonderful...

Nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg muss sich die jung verwitwete Ivory in Kenia großen Herausforderungen stellen. Denn ihre Entscheidung für einen neuen Mann an ihrer Seite sorgt für Aufruhr in der Gesellschaft und Ablehnung seitens ihrer Familie. Dennoch ist Ivy mit ihrem Mann und ihren kleinen Töchtern auf Edgecumbe Farm glücklich. Bis eines Tages ein Fremder anreist und Anspruch auf das Anwesen erhebt. Völlig mittellos und begleitet von der tiefen Sorge um ihre älteste Tochter muss Ivy mit ihrer Familie nach Nairobi übersiedeln.

In the summer of 1914 a boy vanishes, never to be seen again. Now, in 1920, the once esteemed Stilwell family of Darkacre Hall find themselves struggling with the legacy of the First World War. Leonard bears the physical scars, while his brother Maurice has endured more than his mind can take. Maurice’s wife Ida yearns for the lost days of privilege and pleasure and family friend Victor seems unwilling to move on. But their lives are thrown into further disarray when the missing boy’s case is reopened – and this time they themselves are under police scrutiny.

When widowed Washington, D.C., socialite Edith Bolling meets President Woodrow Wilson, the attraction is immediate. A whirlwind romance results in a proposal of marriage, which Edith happily accepts—along with the important role of First Lady. By the end of the Great War, Edith is accompanying her husband to Europe for peace talks, meeting heads of state and dealing with foreign affairs. But something is wrong with Woodrow. During several meetings, he seems to lose concentration and looks confused, leaving her to manage on her own. 

1925 - The Midland Canals. Born on the canals, feisty Beth Dawson, knows danger lurks in the shadows. When she falls victim to a vicious attack and knowing she might be pregnant, she quickly marries a fellow boatman. Her mundane existence is interrupted by the arrival of Anthony Wesley whose mission is to organise the impoverished boatmen for strike action. Anthony makes her feel valued and she wants to help the cause in any way she can. Along the way she makes friends with rebellious Abigail Gatehouse, daughter of the owner of the company. She too is in love with Anthony.

As war looms in Europe, 18-year-old Jane Shaw runs the household as an unpaid servant on a meagre budget. When tragedy strikes and she loses her beloved younger brother in suspicious circumstances, Jane takes a position in service looking after Ned, a troubled young boy. Here she meets dashing David Heron, Ned's Uncle and they form an immediate attachment until she is dismissed after being accused of stealing a piece of jewellery. Returning home, Jane and her sister, Melia, are soon orphaned and left at the mercy of their Aunt Alice.

England, 1914: Für die englischen Eliteschüler Henry Gaunt und Sidney Ellwood ist der Erste Weltkrieg noch sehr weit weg. Nur über die wöchentlichen Meldungen in ihrer Schülerzeitung erfahren sie von den jungen Männern, die im Kampf an der Front ihr Leben lassen, und feiern sie als Helden. Doch Gaunt ist viel mehr beschäftigt mit der unterdrückten Anziehung, die er für seinen charmanten Freund Ellwood empfindet, ohne zu ahnen, dass auch dieser Gefühle für ihn hegt.

Elegant, opulent, authentisch: Der erste Teil von Katja Maybachs großer historischer Familiengeschichte spielt in einem mondänen Kurort am Vorabend des 1. Weltkriegs. Leicht und sommerlich-träge ziehen 1914 die Tage in einem eleganten Kurort nahe der deutsch-französischen Grenze vorüber: Selbst am Vorabend des 1. Weltkriegs will niemand so recht wahrhaben, was sich in Europa zusammenbraut - auch nicht die Geschwister Franz, Luise und Victoria Laverne, die einmal das mondäne Grandhotel Deutscher Kaiser erben werden.

In the heat of the French summer, young Englishman Stephen Wraysford travels to France and falls in love with his host's wife, Isabelle Azaire. When the world stops, their affair falters, and Stephen signs up. In a maze of tunnels under the trenches, Stephen finds the courage this war demands from the men in his command. And it is here that he will fight for everything he has ever known and loved.

1918: Freddie was destined for a different life, determined to make his fortune in the plantations of Ceylon. But just as the great war comes to an end, the eldest brother and heir to Coombe Hall, Edward, doesn’t return. Torn between duty and freedom, Freddie must now sacrifice his own dreams to keep the estate – and the future of Coombe – alive. And now he must now marry for an heir, not for love. But the turmoil of war didn’t end on the battlefield; the country faces upheavals like never before.

I stålstormen er et uomgængeligt værk om krig og om 1. verdenskrig i særdeleshed. Hvad krigen gør ved mennesket. I stålstormen er et hovedværk i tysk og europæisk litteratur fra det 20. århundrede, krigens århundrede.
Bogen er på højde med og modstykket til Remarques Intet nyt fra Vestfronten.

Den unge nyuddannede jordemoder Hillevi Klarin ankommer i foråret 1916 til den nordsvenske landsby Röbäck ved Svartvattnet, et fattigt og isoleret udsted. Det bliver et hårdt møde mellem Hillevis idealistiske gåpåmod og landsbyens kristelige moralisme, store klasseforskelle og forbenede fordomme. Men det bliver også starten på en usædvanlig kærlighedshistorie, da jægeren Trond forærer Hillevi skindet af en friskflået ulv.

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