検索キーワード： 第二次世界大戦・ホロコースト

1941: A world away from idyllic childhood summers spent in Devon, Cassie Marsh steps through the sandbagged entrance to the War Room, determined to do her part for the war effort. The clatter of typewriters, the urgency of whispered conversations, the weight of secrets – nothing in her quiet upbringing has prepared her for this. Here, women like her are expected to work tirelessly, remain composed, even as their homes – and lives – are devastated by the Blitz. But Cassie's heart is already divided between love and duty.

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An historical novel inspired by the experiences of the author’s own family after the Holocaust, a sweeping saga about survival, loss, love, and the reverberating effects of war In 2018, Zoe Rosenzweig is reeling after the loss of her beloved grandfather, a Holocaust survivor. She becomes...

Als de Nazi's België binnenvallen, weigert de jonge koning Leopold III naar Engeland te vluchten. Hij blijft in het kasteel van Laken, onder bewaking van de Duitse kolonel Werner Kiewitz. Kiewitz wordt de schaduw van de koning, een machteloze figuur in een overrompeld land. Hun relatie wordt persoonlijker, een spel van aantrekken en afstoten. Kiewitz wordt het slachtoffer van een omgekeerd Stockholm-syndroom: de gijzelnemer laat zich "verleiden" door de gijzelaar.

Wanneer Marc Hessels een concert bijwoont van de oude cellovirtuoos Antonovitsj, staart de muzikant Marc geschrokken aan. Welke geheimen draagt Marcs vader met zich mee? De violist van Birkenau is een roman over hartstocht en wreedheid. Het boek vertelt een meeslepend en mysterieus familieverhaal over het leven na een vernietigingskamp.

Marina Corelli woont in Castel Gandolfo, een schilderachtig Italiaans dorpje niet ver van Rome. Maar dan wordt Marina verliefd op Leandro. De aantrekkelijke pianist betovert haar in een handomdraai met zijn charmes. Maar als in de herfst van 1943 de oorlog ook Castel Gandolfo bereikt, wordt alles anders. Samen met honderden anderen vluchten Marina en de inmiddels hoogzwangere Celeste naar een wel heel bijzondere plek... de residentie van de paus.

Адаптация это вопрос выживания. Франк Мейер оказывается искусным дипломатом, завоевывает симпатии немецких офицеров. В течение четырех лет люди из гестапо будут пить за Коко Шанель, ужасную вдову Ритц или Саша Гитри.

Against the turbulent backdrop of the 1930s, Douglas Tulloch navigates the treacherous terrains of India's Northwest Frontier and the early tremors of World War II in France. Thrust in the middle of tribal rebellions, covert missions and old-school rivalries, Tulloch grapples with the true essence of leadership. The repercussions of his decisions will follow him from the alleys of Brussels to the shores of Dunkirk.

New York, 1942: Avery is engaged to be married. Longing for adventure instead, she jumps at an unexpected offer to trade her library job for undercover intelligence-gathering in Portugal. But her new life in Lisbon, known as the Capital of Espionage, challenges everything she thought she knew about herself.

La nipote di una anziana donna slovena, morta da poco, torna da Parigi per svuotare la casa di sua nonna Ivana, quando trova una foto di lei, visibilmente incinta, che stringe fra le braccia una bambina: "Ma come" si chiede, "non era figlia unica mamma?". La donna si mette alla ricerca del significato di quell'immagine, stridente come un bianco e nero privo di grigio. Una fotografia che il Secondo conflitto mondiale sembra aver lasciato proprio perché fosse lei a scoprirlo.

Остенде – блистательный морской курорт, на котором в 1936 году собрались писатели, журналисты, издатели, поэты – Стефан Цвейг и Йозеф Рот, Артур Кестлер и Эрнст Толлер - все те, кому нет места в национал-социалистической Германии. Поэты в бегах, писатели в изгнании. Фолькер Вайдерманн точно и проникновенно рассказывает историю того удивительного лета незадолго до Второй мировой войны, когда цвет немецкой творческой интеллигенции празднует жизнь (у большинства из них она скоро оборвется), как это могут делать только полностью отчаявшиеся люди.

New York, 1938: Die schüchterne Martha und die neugierige Charlotte Belmont könnten als Zwillinge kaum gegensätzlicher sein. Doch als der Krieg ausbricht, werden sie gezwungen, über sich hinauszuwachsen. Charlotte riskiert ihr Leben im Widerstand in Paris, während Martha in New York verzweifelt versucht, jüdische Flüchtlinge vor den Nazis zu retten. Als Charlotte ein gefährliches Familiengeheimnis entdeckt, das ihr Leben bedroht, muss sie sich fragen, ob sie die Kraft hat, ihre Liebsten zu retten - bevor es zu spät ist.

Es gibt keinen Weg, der nicht irgendwann nach Hause führt Am Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs wird mitten in Deutschland ein kleiner Junge gefunden, der nichts über sich selbst und seine Herkunft weiß. Sein Alter wird geschätzt, er bekommt den Namen Hartmut und wächst in einem katholischen Kinderheim auf, in dem viel Ordnung und noch mehr Zucht herrscht. Dort lernt er die etwas ältere Kriegswaise Margret kennen, die ihn schon im Heim zu beschützen versucht. Die beiden werden zu einer unverzichtbaren Stütze füreinander und beschließen, sich nie wieder loszulassen.

It's September 1940, and British intelligence is desperately worried: the Nazi invasion of Britain is imminent. A sinister organisation called The Group, a collection of British and Irish Nazi collaborators, is at work trying to support Hitler's plans. But that is not the only concern for the spy chiefs: the search for double agent 'Archie'–the Soviet spy and British traitor–is proving fruitless, and now they know there’s a second traitor, Bertie, also in play.

Christmas Day 1943, Arisaig, Scotland. The body of beautiful, well-connected Polish SOE agent Krystina Kowolska is found in the gardens of the country house where she's been preparing for a vital mission to France. The question is, was she already dead when she was hanged? Two days later, resistance double agent, Investigator Jan Kalisz of the Warsaw Kripo is flown to Britain where Winston Churchill himself tasks him with finding Krystina's killer, before the cracks in Britain's alliance with Poland become fractures.

It's 1942 and the Second World War is raging on. Maggie Carpenter led a seemingly quiet life as a teacher in Manchester, but as the fighting intensifies she quits her peaceful existence to do her bit for the war effort. As part of an army of girls working on the canals to deliver essential supplies around the country, Maggie's world is far from comfortable. She has to share a tiny cabin with two strangers, where there's no running water and a questionable lavatory set-up.

World War Two has arrived for the girls of the Rowntrees factory, and with rationing crippling the country, chocolate production has been driven to a bare minimum. It's all change for the Freeman sisters when the Rowntrees factory is turned over to making munitions. Molly is put on the fuse and detonator line, soon becoming skilled at her work despite the dangers. Rose copes with husband Ned’s absence with the RAF by relishing her position on the Board. And Annie joins the Land Army, billeted to a pig farm in Lancashire.

Juin 1943. Alors que la paix ne semble plus qu'une illusion lointaine, Albane profite d'une parenthèse de bonheur. Après des mois d'attente, elle épouse enfin Raphaël. Mais la fête tourne court, interrompue par des soldats allemands. Ils viennent d'arrêter une fillette qui affirme connaître Albane. Il s'agit de Louisette, la fille illégitime de Louis Molinier. Touchée par le sort de cette orpheline, Albane décide de l'accueillir. L'enfant, qui cache un lourd secret, rejoint ainsi le rang des opprimés et des persécutés pour qui le château est devenu un refuge.

I en mandsdomineret verden har Kate Mancini fået en chance som reporter i efterkrigstidens Tyskland. Cheferne og befolkningen hjemme i USA vil høre sejrshistorier, men den virkelighed, Kate oplever, er en helt anden. Berlin plages af sult og elendighed, mens uskyldige familier prøver at genopbygge et liv i ruinerne af deres hjem. En stum, forældreløs pige kommer til at symbolisere al krigens ulyksalighed for Kate, og hun ved, at hun må redde dette barn. Med hjælp fra hendes flotte kollega, Rick Shearer, finder de et sikkert hjem til barnet, før de selv kan vende tilbage til New York.

Opal has always dreamed of leaving her small island home in Malta to study ballet in France. However, upon arriving with her cousin Celine and best friend Lulu, she quickly realizes that nothing is as expected. Opal is forced to mature rapidly in order to protect herself and her companions from exploitation and the looming threat of war. A fateful injury lands her in the care of Andrei, a young Russian doctor with whom she develops a profound bond. As the consequences of her choices begin to unfold, Opal faces the most difficult decision of her life—one that will shape her future forever.