検索キーワード： 第二次世界大戦・ホロコースト

Historia de la amistad entre dos jóvenes catalanes cuya relación, como la de muchos españoles, se vio interrumpida por el exilio que provocó la Guerra Civil, en países como México.

Friedchen und Paula lernen sich 1932 kennen und »verfreunden« sich auf den ersten Blick. Zwei junge Frauen voller Lebenshunger, voller Hoffnungen und großer Träume. Ihre Freundschaft wird für immer halten. Und wie nebenbei verliebt sich Friedchen in Paulas charmanten Cousin Max. Doch dann kommt Hitler an die Macht – und Paula und Max sind Juden. Katharina Höftmann nimmt uns mit auf eine Reise durch ein Jahrhundert, über den Ozean und all die Erschütterungen hinweg, die bis heute nachwirken.

Zwei Schwestern. Ein Geheimnis. Und eine Zeit, die alles von ihnen fordert. Sylt, 1939. Der Krieg rückt näher, doch in der Strandperle versuchen Clara und Jella, den Alltag aufrechtzuerhalten. Während die Insel zur Festung wird, kämpfen die Schwestern um ihre Existenz und um die Menschen, die sie lieben. Clara bangt um ihre Tochter Fanny, die zur Zielscheibe der neuen Machtverhältnisse wird, und hofft auf ein Wiedersehen mit ihrer großen Liebe Magnus. Jella widersetzt sich mutig den Befehlen der Besatzer, bis ein Marineoffizier ihr Herz berührt und sie mehr riskiert, als sie je wollte.

Tinker, tailor, soldier, scholar, spy. Who could have imagined that the young man with modest beginnings who had grown up in a farming village in the Loire valley, was made destitute by the Great Depression, went on to serve in the Foreign Legion, was educated and taught at the Louvre, captured after Dunkirk by the Wehrmacht during the German invasion of France, escaped and found his way to Valençay where he was charged with safeguarding in his bedroom Leonardo’s immortal Mona Lisa from destruction by the Nazis.

Inspiré d'un fait historique méconnu - la déportation des Juifs grecs pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale -, un conte universel sur le mensonge et ses conséquences, par l'auteur aux 42 millions d'exemplaires vendus, à qui l'on doit le best-seller mondial Les Cinq Personnes que j'ai rencontrées là-haut. Jamais un mensonge n'avait franchi les lèvres de Nico Krispis, jeune Grec de 11 ans, jusqu'à ce qu'il croise le chemin d'Udo Graff. Chargé d'organiser la déportation des Juifs de Salonique vers les camps de la mort, cet officier allemand offre au petit garçon la possibilité d'épargner les siens.

In this sequel to Economy of Force, Colonel John Randal returns in The Magnificent Mission. Col. Randal has been summoned to London to meet with Major the Lady Jane Seaborn's Godfather, Lieutenant Colonel John Henry Bevan, the Chief of Deception. Lt. Col. Bevan is in charge of the super-secret London Controlling Section. Major General Sam Houston Blackwell sends his personal aircraft to fly the party to the meeting — Lady Jane has a shopping safari on her calendar. Before they can depart, Raiding Forces is tasked with rescuing a photo reconnaissance pilot who has been shot down.

The enemy amongst us: Britain's darkest hour. October 1940: As German bombs rain down on London, Michael Fernsby's war is about to become personal. When coordinated attacks strike key military installations across Britain's south coast, Unit 317 realizes they're facing a deadly new threat. Codenamed Falken, a ruthless German operative has unleashed a network of sleeper agents and elite Brandenburger commandos with one goal: Destroy Britain's secret intelligence apparatus from within.

Hiding out at a monastery outside Hallein, Sarah and Monika wait for Viertel and two other agents to return to Austria to investigate the rumored redoubt in the Alps—a network of underground bunkers and factories where the Nazi hierarchy plans to retreat when the Allies invade Germany. After being denounced by an informant and surrounded in a mountain farmhouse, Viertel and his companions must decide whether to try to escape or die with the top-secret information they hold.

Hiding out in a cave in the Austrian Alps with three others, Monika runs into trouble. Pursued by vengeful forces of the Wehrmacht and the Gestapo, she and her three companions undergo an arduous journey over the mountains to safety in a Catholic monastery outside the town of Hallein, near the German border. Meanwhile, Sarah is in Berlin, arranging with some of the highest-ranking German generals to assassinate Hitler and end the war. After being denounced by the local block warden, she is pursued through the streets and over the rooftops of Berlin.

With courage, grace, and powerful insight, bestselling author Kristin Hannah captures the epic panorama of World War II and illuminates an intimate part of history seldom seen: the women's war. The Nightingale tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in German-occupied, war-torn France—a heartbreakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the durability of women. It is a novel for everyone, a novel for a lifetime.

Don’t miss this thrilling war-time naval thriller! For fans of Dewey Lambdin, Patrick O’Brian, Nicholas Monsarrat, C.S. Forester and Max Hennessy. Two brothers are keen to start their naval careers. But could it all be over before they’ve barely begun…? Liverpool, 1939 - Twin brothers Romulus and Remus Hutchinson grew up in a proud seafaring Liverpool family. So when war breaks out in Europe, they are both keen to sign up and do their part.

June, 1944. As news of D-Day reaches London, the residents of West India Dock Road dare to celebrate. But amid the bunting, shared food and children's laughter lie fear, grief and secrets that refuse to stay buried. Divya has built a life for herself and her son that she once thought impossible, in a community that has become family. Yet will an unexpected letter destroy the fragile peace she has fought so hard for? Meanwhile, there's an unexpected romance with an American GI for nurse Ruth.

The unforgettable, heartbreaking love story from a New York Times bestselling author about a young socialite and the boy who once stole her heart—now an iconic motion picture starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams. At thirty-one, Noah Calhoun, back in coastal North Carolina after World War...

Jest rok 1940. W Gdańsku zaczynają się czystki. Willa na Jaśkowej Dolinie nie należy już do Schwarzów, ale trafia w ręce gestapowca Mathiasa Angerera. Pewnego dnia na chodniku przed willą służąca znajduje zwłoki sekretarza właściciela domu. Śledztwo tym razem prowadzi gestapo. Czy zdoła odkryć, czym kierował się sprawca?

Surrey, England, 1938. After 30 devoted years of marriage, Ellie Endicott is blindsided by her husband’s appeal for divorce. It’s Ellie’s opportunity for change too. The unfaithful cad can have the house. She’s taking the Bentley. Ellie, her housekeeper Mavis, and her elderly friend Dora—each needing escape—impulsively head for parts unknown in the South of France.

Brought to you by Penguin. In the early morning hours of 6 November 1943, SS Reichsfuhrer Heinrich Himmler receives the coded message he has been waiting for "The Eagle has landed." It was to become known as the most daring enemy mission of the entire war: Operation Eagle, Himmler's audacious...

Brought to you by Penguin. This new audio edition of Ian McEwan’s beloved modern classic is narrated by Olivier Award winner and Emmy nominee Harriet Walter, who starred as Emily Tallis in the Academy Award-winning film adaptation of Atonement. Her recent credits range from The Crown to...