検索キーワード： 第二次世界大戦・ホロコースト

In the quiet farm town of Guadalupe, California, Emmy Kubo's life revolves around family, friends, and the small, close-knit Japanese-American community. But when World War II erupts, everything changes. As an American-born citizen, Emmy and her Issei parents—immigrants who are denied citizenship—lose their freedom, while she and her Nisei (American born) friends, including the charming Tom, struggle to navigate a nation that now views them with suspicion.

Full-cast dramatisations of three insightful novels by Christopher Isherwood, plus a bonus interview Novelist and playwright Christopher Isherwood is best known for The Berlin Stories of pre-Hitler Germany, which inspired the musical Cabaret. Many of his works have been adapted for stage and...

In A Very Cold Winter, it is 1946 and Milan is in ruins. A woman named Camilla opens her illegally occupied attic to her extended family as they rebuild their lives among the rubble. The absence of men—lost to war, death, or abandonment—leaves the burden of survival to the women, who use the attic to incubate fragile futures: Camilla works to carry the family toward dignity and normalcy; Lalla dreams of becoming a novelist to escape their grim reality; Regina, widowed by the war, pins her hopes on her infant daughter; Alba chases independence and love.

Triest, 1920. Mattia ist ein Faschist der ersten Stunde. Sein Gesicht ist noch bartlos, weshalb man ihn Bambino nennt, aber seine Schläge sind so hart, dass die halbe Stadt sich vor ihm fürchtet. Mattia weiß nicht, wer seine Mutter ist. Gar eine von drüben? Eine Slowenin? Sein Vater, der Antifaschist und Uhrmacher, will es ihm nicht verraten. Im Schlamm und Schmutz des Zweiten Weltkriegs verliert Mattia schließlich alle Gewissheiten, und er muss erfahren, dass der Gewinner von heute der Verlierer von morgen sein kann.

The Secret Sewing Society is a sweeping, heartbreaking tale about a devastating family mystery, a doomed love affair, and generations of women coming together against the odds. Fans of Evie Woods, Fiona Valpy and The Keeper of Happy Endings will be utterly swept away.

Step into the heart-wrenching world of "Sacred Duty," set on the eve of WWII in a quaint German village. A devoted anti-war activist Pastor faces an impossible choice: embrace pacifism or safeguard his family's well-being. His decision triggers a devastating chain of events, leading to his wife's torment and execution, and his son's transformation into a fervent Nazi.

Güstrow, Mai 1945: Die 14-jährige Marlen liegt zusammengekauert in der Schublade einer alten Bauernkommode in einem verlassenen Forsthaus. Wilma, eine der wichtigsten Künstlerinnen der Nachkriegszeit, wird langsam blind. Berlin, 2023: Hannah Borowski ist 34 Jahre alt und eigentlich ist alles gut, wenn ihre beste Freundin Rubi nicht plötzlich ausziehen würde, weil sie schwanger ist. Und wenn nicht plötzlich Hannahs Vater wieder aufgetaucht wäre.

Ancona, 1943. La guerra semina dolore, spezza le famiglie e svuota le case. Lo sa bene Laura, che a diciotto anni è rimasta con il fratello Milo perché la madre è mancata da poco, mentre il padre è a combattere in Grecia e da tempo non dà più notizie. Sarà Alda, vedova forte e generosa che ha cresciuto da sola quattro figlie e che è sarta e factotum alla caserma Villarey, ad aiutare Laura, portandola con sé in caserma perché le dia una mano.

"Mimi, it's me. Nick," he whispered, his Nazi uniform a mockery of the boy who once promised to protect her. She stared through her tears at eyes she'd never forgotten—now belonging to the enemy. When the Nazis invade Paris, the peaceful world Mimi shares with her beloved grandmother Chloe—is shattered forever. In a single, brutal day, police tear through their neighborhood, ripping Jewish families from their homes and destroying lives built over generations.

Nell'Italia del '900, una Cerchia di donne si riunisce per trovare la propria libertà Alla Rocca, paesino del Lazio meridionale, tutti conoscono i Maletazzi, i signori che vivono nel più bel palazzo del centro. Però solo Camilla, la più giovane della famiglia, sa quanti segreti si nascondono tra quelle stanze, quanto dolore. Un dolore che lei custodisce in silenzio finché, nell'autunno del 1920, Peppina, la levatrice e chiudiocchi del paese, non l'accoglie nella Cerchia, un gruppo di donne che si ritrova per condividere fatiche e saperi.

Blood surges through Annie’s veins as she stares into the cold eyes of the Nazi who hurt her mother. She knows she must finally make it right… Germany, 1946. Annie draws a deep breath, trying to stop her hands shaking as she takes notes at the Nuremberg Trials. She isn’t just here to expose the horrors the Nazis committed, she also has a personal stake. And as soon as she lays eyes on Margarete, the Nazi who destroyed her family, a flame burns bright in her to deliver justice for her mother too.

Jazz band na sala da gente é a história romanceada do avô judeu de Alexandre, Eduardinho Staut, que nos anos 30 e 40, foi músico da pequena orquestra do interior de São Paulo "Pinhal Jazz", assim como dono da funerária da cidade de Pinhal. Texto de orelha de Ronaldo Cagiano: "A obra de estreia de Alexandre Staut, tem uma linearidade, tanto da temática da narrativa quanto da linguagem, essa fluente e diáfana.

Twice torpedoed during the Battle of the Atlantic, LT. Tony Colombo USNR, a former merchant marine officer, is appointed to command a new Navy ship, PC-450. After a period of escorting convoys up and down the Atlantic coast, Tony finds himself escorting ships loaded with Marine Corps equipment to New Zealand and Australia. Once arrived, he is ordered to begin escorting convoys up and down the Australian coast. Some weeks later, Tony and PC-450 engage in battle with a Japanese submarine attempting to penetrate Brisbane Harbor.

Before Operation Jubilee, there was the Vichy Treasury. In the shadows of history's greatest conflict, a fortune in gold lies buried beneath the scorching Saharan sands. September 1940. As Nazi forces sweep across Europe, the wealth of nations vanishes into the desert. The gold reserves of...

“‘But who are we, if we forget everything that came before?’ Roza wonders in The Jilted Countess. This moving story of one woman finding a new life and new love in the aftermath of WWII answers this question, in the process taking on themes of PTSD, communism, and the plight of being an...

Marzec 1945 r. Nastał armagedon. Kiedy na Gdańsk spadają radzieckie bomby, zamieniając go w gruzy, Rita wspomina przeszłość i opłakuje bliskich na oliwskim cmentarzu. Janek opuszcza partyzancki oddział i przedziera się do płonącego miasta. Czy Otto przeżył Stalingrad? Co się stało z Anielą, która pewnego dnia wyszła z domu i słuch o niej zaginął? Czy w ruinach miasta Rita i Janek odnajdą nareszcie siebie i miłość, którą przerwała wojna?

Opowieść o sile rodzinnych więzi, o znaczeniu pamięci i o tym, że nie da się pójść naprzód bez zrozumienia tego, co było. Magdalena już wie, że jej rodzinna historia jest skomplikowana, bo wojna odcisnęła na niej swoje piętno. Z zapartym tchem słucha wszystkiego, o czym opowiada jej dziadek, Ludwik Starkowski, a z jego wspomnień buduje obraz rodziny nieidealnej, lecz prawdziwej.

Drugi tom bestsellerowej Trylogii szczecińskiej, historii o pamięci, która żyje w opowieściach, o trudnych rozmowach, które budują i o tym, że najgłębsze prawdy ukryte są w ciszy, spojrzeniu i niedopowiedzeniach. Magdalena z uwagą i przejęciem słucha wspomnień dziadka, Ludwika Starkowskiego. Jego opowieści, sięgające czasów wojny i powojennej rzeczywistości, są pełne dramatów, trudnych decyzji i emocji, które nie tracą na sile, mimo upływu lat.

1942. Sadie Gault ha diciotto anni e vive insieme ai genitori nel ghetto di Cracovia. Quando i nazisti rastrellano la città, Sadie e la madre, incinta, sono costrette a cercare rifugio nelle fogne. Ha così inizio per loro un lungo periodo di terrore, trascorso al buio nel sottosuolo. Un giorno Sadie alza lo sguardo e, attraverso una grata, vede una ragazza della sua età che compra dei fiori.

In the heart of World War II, amid the chaos of battle and the roar of engines, one young Jewish man rises to the challenge, embodying courage in the face of adversity. This powerful narrative chronicles the journey of a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps, who, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, leaves his hometown and embarks on a mission to fight for freedom. As he navigates the skies above France and Germany, he wrestles with the weight of self-doubt and the harsh realities of anti-Semitism, all while forging an unbreakable bond with his fellow airmen.