検索キーワード： 第二次世界大戦・ホロコースト

Beautifully read by Indira Varma and poignantly told, Marking Time is the second novel in Elizabeth Jane Howard’s bestselling family saga The Cazalet Chronicles, set during the onset of World War II. 'Compelling, moving, unputdownable . . . Maybe my favourite books ever' - Marian Keyes...

Great Plumstead is buzzing with news that the American GIs have arrived on the nearby aerodrome. However, when a serious accident forces Thea to step back from her work, she must focus her full attention on Rookery House. There is an impossible amount to get done - and a new arrival to accommodate. Will she manage to keep things afloat? Prue is as busy as ever, finding homes for evacuees while worrying about her sons, Jack and Edwin, who are involved in key Allied battles overseas...

Juan Buganvilla emerge como un símbolo de la lucha, la dignidad y la resistencia. A través de su vida, marcada por el amor, el desarraigo y el sacrificio, Juan Buganvilla se convierte en una figura emblemática de aquellos que, aun en tiempos de odio y represión, se aferran a su inocencia y sus ideales. Con una prosa poética y evocadora, Emilio González Déniz nos transporta a la España del siglo XX, donde la historia de Buganvilla se entrelaza con los destinos de una nación fracturada.

Question everything in this philosophical tale by the radical Nobel Laureate and author of Lord of the Flies, introduced by John Gray A Penguin Classic Sammy Mountjoy is an artist who has risen from poverty to see his pictures hung in the Tate Gallery. Swept into World War II, he is captured as...

When Dorothy Linford defies her father to marry Franz Hartmann, a former German internee, she’s cast out from the Linford family and forced to build a new life in Germany. For a time, happiness thrives – until the 1930s bring fear and suspicion that threaten to tear their world apart. Across the Channel, Dorothy’s sister Nellie and cousin Louisa face struggles of their own as the Linford family fractures under the weight of old secrets. Separated by distance but bound by love, the sisters must cling to hope – even as the shadow of war darkens their lives forever.

Durch die nachtschwarzen Straßen von Monza läuft ein junges Mädchen, das Nachthemd klebt ihr am Rücken, ihre Füße sind nackt. Es ist das Jahr 1940 und Francesca hat seit vier Jahren nichts mehr von ihrer besten Freundin Maddalena gehört. Seit dem Tag, an dem sie weggesperrt wurde. Und auch Francescas Leben ist aus den Fugen geraten: Das Haus ihrer Eltern betritt sie nicht mehr, ihre Mutter schimpft sie eine »Malacarne«, eine Entartete. Dann endlich kehrt Maddalena in den Ort zurück.

Warsaw, 1939. The Nazi invasion shatters the city, as Nazi banners rise, hunger gnaws, and walls create a ghetto. SS patrols prowl and trains stand ready for “resettlement” camps of Treblinka. Granted access to the ghetto as a “public health specialist,” Irena Sendler steps through the gates with forged papers and begins with the smallest, most dangerous act: smuggling children out and away from certain death. With help from a group of rebels, Jewish residents, and her lover, Irena builds a pipeline under the occupier’s nose, using any means necessary, including the city’s sewers.

1941, Lodz. When nineteen-year-old Jewish ballerina Eleonore Kantor arrives at the Lodz ghetto, she quickly learns how easy it is to break a person’s spirit. After the Nazis murder her mother before her eyes, she is left with nothing but a pair of ballet slippers. Painstakingly hand-stitched by her mother, they were a gift to remind Eleonore to continue pursuing her dream of becoming a ballerina, no matter what. Determined to find light even in the darkest of places, Eleonore joins the ghetto resistance to open a secret ballet studio for the children.

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France, 1944. Celina rushes through the woodland, the tiny baby clutched to her chest. If she's discovered crossing the border, the soldiers might find Remy. They might discover the secret orphanage. Heartbroken by the loss of her husband, Celina knows she should flee occupied France and return to America. But she can't bear to sell his childhood home without seeing it first. She's shocked to find the stone house full of smiling children – brave innocent boys and girls who hide upstairs each night.

Nederland 1939. De oorlog staat op het punt van uitbreken. Sportvlieger Ida Veldhuyzen van Zanten probeert haar droom te verwezenlijken en is begonnen als stewardess bij de KLM. Ida leeft voor de lucht, alleen boven de wolken voelt ze de vrijheid waar ze zo’n behoefte aan heeft. Maar als de Duitsers Nederland bezetten en Schiphol wordt gebombardeerd gaat haar droom letterlijk in rook op.

The newest heartfelt, engrossing World War Two saga from bestselling historical fiction author Molly Green: pre-order now so you don't miss it! The Ladies' Club survived the Blitz — but can it survive betrayal? September 1944. Deirdre Rowan is a spirited Irish receptionist at the exclusive...

Lodz, 1939: Die deutsche Besetzung Polens verändert alles, auch für die Hebamme Ana Kaminski und die jüdische Krankenschwester Ester Pasternak. Beide kämpfen um das Überleben ihrer Familien. Als sie schließlich nach Auschwitz deportiert werden, müssen sie sich einer grausamen Realität stellen: Neugeborene sollen getötet oder für das Lebensborn-Programm der SS verschleppt werden. Doch Ana und Ester leisten Widerstand. Heimlich tätowieren sie Babys mit den Häftlingsnummern ihrer Mütter, um ihre Identität zu bewahren – ein gefährlicher Akt der Hoffnung und Menschlichkeit inmitten des Grauens.

Oberbayern, 1936: Die junge Lehrerin Hedi hat die Leidenschaft fürs Bergsteigen von ihrem verstorbenen Vater geerbt. Zusammen mit ihm und den beiden Brüdern Thomas und Anderl, den Söhnen eines guten Freundes ihres Vaters, hat Hedi bereits viele Gipfel und Wände der Alpen bezwungen. Sie sieht die Chance, der Welt zu zeigen, dass eine Bergsteigerin nicht weniger kann als ihre männlichen Kollegen. Gemeinsam mit Anderl, Thomas und ihrem Bekannten Hias stellt sie sich der Herausforderung – doch nicht nur der Berg birgt viele Gefahren.

In the aftermath of World War II, Germany lies in ruins, its countryside and city streets are haunted by the ghosts of a shattered past. Amidst the rubble, a solitary figure moves with quiet determination, his days consumed by the monotonous rhythm of survival. But beneath his worn and anonymous identity, he carries a burden of guild and secrets that refuse to be buried. "The Shadow of Numbers" is a gripping tale of moral reckoning and the search for redemption.

Malta, 1942. A sun-drenched jewel in the Mediterranean - now battered to rubble by relentless German bombs. Beneath the ancient stone of Valletta's fortifications, young nurse Faith tends the wounded in the darkness. But Faith has another connection to Malta. Before she leaves her parents drop a bombshell: she was adopted and her birth mother comes from Malta.

Inspired by true events across Europe. WWII story of one woman's immense courage, bravery and sacrifice in the face of fear and tragedy, and whose determination to hold on to hope in a world ripped apart by war proves that love can prevail even in the darkest of days.

September 1939: Mit der deutschen Invasion in Polen beginnt ein verheerender Krieg, der die Welt in den Abgrund reißt. Fünf Menschen kämpfen sich durch die Wirren des Krieges. Die geheimnisvolle Agentin Katharina geht über Leichen, um brisante Informationen an die Abwehr zu übermitteln. Viktor strebt einen hohen Posten bei der Waffen-SS an. Außerdem will er seine Jugendfreundin Alina zum Altar führen. Doch Alina hütet ein Geheimnis, das ihr wichtiger als Karriere und Ansehen ist.

1939, Poland: Would you save a child in a warzone? Marcin is just hoping to keep himself safe during the Nazi invasion. But once he befriends his Jewish neighbors, his fate is sealed, and when their building is raided by the Nazis, Marcin finds himself hiding their son, Adam. Marcin vows to keep Adam safe at all costs. But as he starts an impossible journey across the borders of wartorn Europe towards safety, he begins to realize Adam isn’t the only child who needs his help. And when they encounter more orphaned children in hiding, Marcin becomes determined to save as many as possible.

When intelligence officer Kabir is sent to Rajgir to recover from a personal tragedy, he doesn’t expect to be thrust into a conspiracy that could rewrite the global power structure. A sniper’s bullet, a cryptic inscription, and a murdered archaeologist catapult him into a perilous chase across India’s ancient sites. Teaming up with fiery historian Reeya Ghosh, Kabir uncovers secrets buried for millennia: the legendary wootz steel and its lost connection to the clean and abundant thorium energy.