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Ribbentrop’s Watch: The True Story of a Nazi Artefact by Cyril Marlen is a haunting investigation into how a single object can reflect the shadows of an entire regime. Part biography, part historical mystery, and part moral reckoning, this gripping narrative follows the journey of a seemingly ordinary wristwatch once worn by Joachim von Ribbentrop—Nazi Germany’s Foreign Minister and one of the most loyal figures in Hitler’s inner circle.

The Fall of the Reich: The Final 100 Days tells the harrowing and historically rich story of how the Third Reich unravelled during its final, desperate months between January and May 1945. What was once a seemingly invincible Nazi war machine had by 1945 become a hollow shell—crumbling under the weight of defeat, dissent, and destruction. From the failed final offensive in the Ardennes to the thunder of Soviet artillery at the gates of Berlin, this book tracks the intense and often chaotic events that sealed Hitler’s fate and reshaped the modern world.

In the shadows of World War II, the Allies staged a military illusion so bold, so convincing, that it changed the course of history. This is the story of Operation Fortitude—the fake army, the rubber tanks, the phantom generals, and the elaborate radio chatter that convinced Hitler the D-Day invasion would strike somewhere else. It wasn’t just a trick. It was a masterclass in strategic deception. And it worked.

Originally written in 1944 by the Office of Strategic Services (O.S.S.), the wartime predecessor to the CIA, the Simple Sabotage Field Manual is a fascinating and often startling guide to subtle disruption during World War II. Designed to be used by ordinary citizens behind enemy lines, this manual offered clever, low-risk ways to undermine operations—from misfiling paperwork to tampering with machinery and stalling meetings.

At the eve of the Second World War, an estimated 1.6 million Jewish children lived in Nazi-occupied Europe. While 10,000 of them escaped to Britain in the Kindertransport, only some 500 found a new home in France. Here they attempted to begin again—but their refuge would all too soon become a trap. For the first time, Laura Hobson Faure brings to life the experiences of these children, and the Jewish and non-Jewish organizations who helped them. Drawing on survivors' testimonies as well as children's diaries, letters, drawings, songs, and poems, Who Will Rescue Us? recreates their journeys.

An amazing true story of World War II that reveals how British and American military intelligence smuggled supplies and escape tools into German P.O.W. camps disguised as Monopoly game sets, enabling imprisoned servicemen to escape. Monopoly X is the fascinating true story of what is arguably...

Samurai! is the gripping autobiography of Saburō Sakai, one of Japan’s most renowned fighter pilots during World War II. Co-written with Fred Saito and Martin Caidin, the book chronicles Sakai’s rise from a poor rural upbringing to becoming an elite Zero pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy.

Eight women. Thousands of children saved. Unforgettable stories of courage. They were teachers, nurses, students—ordinary women who made extraordinary choices. In the darkest days of World War II, they risked everything to save the most vulnerable: the children. Saving the Children of the Holocaust tells their incredible stories.

Most of the great military campaigns and breakthroughs of World War II would not have been successful without the efforts of teams of people working unsung and undercover. The codebreakers of Bletchley Park cracked codes that allowed for the interception and exploitation of German intelligence but many took the secret of their wartime activities to the grave. Others put their lives on the line to gather information for their countries, infiltrating other nations' secrets at great personal risk.

An epic, riveting history based on new interviews and research that elucidates the approval, construction, and fateful decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. At 8:15 a.m. on August 6, 1945, the Japanese port city of Hiroshima was struck by the world’s first atomic bomb. Built in the US...

In the secretive world of World War II espionage, where deception could save lives and a whisper could move armies, one of the most incredible operations ever devised involved a corpse, a briefcase, and a story too bizarre to be fiction. Operation Mincemeat tells the true tale of how British intelligence pulled off a daring trick that convinced Adolf Hitler to send his troops in the wrong direction—by using a dead man carrying false documents.

Holocaust Denial: How It Started and Why It Persists is a powerful exposé of the deliberate campaign to distort, erase, and weaponise the memory of the Holocaust. With chilling clarity, historian Cyril Marlen takes listeners through the origins, evolution, and ongoing danger of Holocaust denial—unmasking the pseudoscience, antisemitism, and conspiracy theories that fuel this persistent assault on truth.

В марте 1944 года Жинетт Колинка в возрасте 19 лет вместе со своим отцом, младшим братом и племянником была депортирована в лагерь смерти Освенцим-Биркенау. Спустя долгое время после окончания Второй мировой войны и несмотря на столь травмирующий, порой непостижимый обычному человеку опыт, Жинетт нашла в себе силы правдиво и без прикрас рассказать о том, что она видела и пережила. О нечеловеческих условиях, в которых ей приходилось существовать, голоде и жестокости.

Admiral Halsey's Story is the personal memoir of Fleet Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey Jr., one of the most dynamic and influential naval commanders of World War II. Co-written with Lieutenant Commander J. Bryan III, the book offers a vivid, first-hand account of Halsey's experiences—from his early days in the U.S. Navy to his pivotal leadership in the Pacific Theater.

A record of life in Poland before, during and after World War II. The memoir not only conveys personal experiences, but also explores momentous happenings of the time throughout Europe.

ナチスの強制収容所における体験を綴った名著『夜と霧』の著者であり、「生きる意味」を見出していく心理療法、実存分析(ロゴセラピー)の創始者であるビクトール・フランクルが読者に熱く語りかける「魂」を鼓舞するメッセージ。

Ab April 1943 gab es den Block 10 in Auschwitz. Dort wurden medizinische Versuche an rund 800 Frauen vorgenommen, von denen über ein Drittel die Lagerzeit überstanden. Im Stammlager Auschwitz, inmitten eines Männer-KZ, ließ die SS-Lagerleitung Anfang 1943 ein zweistöckiges Gebäude, den Block 10, vom übrigen Gelände abtrennen. In ihm wurden jüdische Frauen eingesperrt, meist mehr als 400, auf engstem Raum.

This groundbreaking international bestseller lays to rest many myths about the Holocaust: that Germans were ignorant of the mass destruction of Jews, that the killers were all SS men, and that those who slaughtered Jews did so reluctantly. Hitler's Willing Executioners provides conclusive...

Alan Turing: The Genius Codebreaker Who Helped Win a War and Paved the Way for Computers is an accessible, compelling exploration of one of the most brilliant and misunderstood figures of the 20th century. Written for curious listeners of all backgrounds, this book unpacks the science, context, and personal struggles behind Turing’s legacy—explaining complex ideas in clear terms and revealing why his influence is still felt in every corner of modern life.

At the height of World War II, five hundred Army flight nurses served with the Army Air Forces as members of thirty-one medical air evacuation squadrons located throughout the world on both the European and Pacific fronts. Their work was not insignificantover one million patients were evacuated by air between January 1943 and May 1945. These specially trained Army nurses took nursing to new heights. Often decorated for their accomplishments, they exemplify the ability of a group of nurses to cope successfully with the challenges of war.