検索キーワード： 第二次世界大戦

Wie der »Holocaust-Erinnerungsweltmeister« im Kampf gegen Antisemitismus versagt Nach den Terroranschlägen der Hamas auf Israel am 7. Oktober 2023 trat in Deutschland an vielen Stellen Antisemitismus in Wort und Tat offen zutage. Das schockierte, und doch war es wenig überraschend. Denn seit...

"War Crimes: Japans' World War II Atrocities" demands a prominent place in military history. Mr. Thurman and his daughter, Christine Sherman, bring to life the atrocities which the tribunal was formed to prosecute. War crimes remain a part of world history, and the world should know about them.

The author, from Smith County, Mississippi, writes of his experiences fighting in WWII.

A powerful true story, Until We Meet Again: A True Story of Love and Survival in the Holocaust recounts the harrowing journey of two young lovers and their families in Nazi-occupied Hrubieszow. Facing impossible choices, they rely on courage, faith, and compassion to survive, offering a deeply moving testament to love, resilience, and hope in humanity’s darkest time.

The Battle of Kursk was one of the most pivotal campaigns of World War II and Germany's final strategic offensive on the Eastern Front. Soviet armies had recently occupied the city of Kursk and the Germans aimed to pinch off the salient and cut off its supply chain. But Commander Erich von Manstein did not anticipate the Soviet's dramatic counter offensive, resulting in one of the bloodiest encounters of the Second World War which turned the tide against Adolf Hitler.

How did a former Austrian corporal in the Bavarian army with no obvious gift for leadership or strategy become the leader of one of the most civilized countries in Europe? This is a penetrating analysis of the personality of Adolf Hitler, perhaps the most enigmatic figure of the 20th century. Drawing on psychological studies of the time, The Evil Madness of Hitler presents fascinating insights into one of history's most murderous dictators. This book explains the tyrant that ran the Third Reich and the demons that haunted him, with remarkable revelations about his sex life.

Bloomsbury presents Operation Market-Garden 1944 (1): The American Airborne Missions by Steven J. Zaloga, read by Tom Alexander Overshadowed by the dramatic British failure at Arnhem, the US 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions were a vital component of Operation Market-Garden and succeeded in...

Bloomsbury presents Operation Market-Garden 1944 (2): The British Airborne Missions by Ken Ford, read by Tom Alexander Osprey's trilogy on Operation Market-Garden continues with a fascinating account of the British airborne assault on the bridge across the Rhine at Arnhem. With Germany being...

Bloomsbury presents Operation Market-Garden 1944 (3): The British XXX Corps Missions by Ken Ford, read by Tom Alexander The final instalment in Osprey's trilogy on Operation Market-Garden, this is a fascinating account of the British XXX Corps assault towards the Rhine at Arnhem. Field Marshal...

A sweeping and heartfelt tribute to the Greatest Generation, World War II – Honor and Remembrance brings history alive through the voices of those who lived it. Author David Pearsall — the son of a Wake Island Marine and a former POW — compiles unforgettable first-person stories from veterans, survivors, and their families. From D-Day to the horrors of Bataan and the courage of Iwo Jima to the Navajo Code Talkers, stateside heroes, and the emotional aftermath of war, this book is both a historical document and a powerful memorial.

A vivid stoker's-eye view of life in a submarine during the Second World War. The perfect World War Two memoir for people who enjoyed the works of James D. Hornfischer, Robert Leckie, and Laura Hillenbrand. In 1939, at the age of twenty, Sydney Hart joined the Royal Navy as a stoker. Over the...

After a bucolic childhood in Kovno, Lithuania, Sol was just eleven when the Nazis invaded and he and his family were forced to move into the Kovno Ghetto. The Kovno Ghetto was one of the only ghettos to later become a concentration camp, and Sol was among just a few Jewish survivors from Kovno...

Quando Joe Dunthorne si sposa, la madre gli regala un anello: un eliotropio nero screziato di rosso che, a detta della donna, era «scampato ai nazisti» nel 1935 - o forse no? A poco a poco, Dunthorne comincia a sospettare che le cose non siano andate esattamente come ha sempre pensato, e che la storia della sua famiglia ebreo-tedesca in realtà sia una narrazione creata ad arte per nascondere qualche segreto particolarmente scomodo.

Una promesa a su madre lo mantuvo con vida en medio del horror del Holocausto Cuando Abram y su madre llegaron al campo de exterminio de Auschwitz el 29 de agosto de 1944, se dieron cuenta de que sería su final. En los últimos instantes juntos, ella le pidió que hiciera todo lo humanamente...

Long before the U.S. government began conducting secret radiation and germ-warfare experiments, and long before the Tuskegee syphilis experiments, medical professionals had introduced—and hotly debated the ethics of—the use of human subjects in medical experiments. In Subjected to Science, Susan Lederer provides the first full-length history of biomedical research with human subjects in the earlier period, from 1890 to 1940.

Authored by Samuel Milner, this book delves into the critical campaign in Papua New Guinea, offering a detailed examination of the strategic battles, operational challenges, and the indomitable spirit of the Allied forces tasked with halting Japanese expansion in the Southwest Pacific. Through meticulous research and compelling narrative, Milner captures the harsh realities of jungle warfare, the strategic significance of the region, and the extraordinary efforts of the soldiers who fought there.

Not many people peer over the abyss, but Elke Babicki's family did. Her German grandfather objected to Hitler and as a result, ended up in a concentration camp while her mother’s family became destitute. Elke's father, Alex, who was born into a well-educated and wealthy Jewish family in Poland, spent five years in concentration camps before making his escape just before the end of the war.

In Every Last Jew, Mark Koperweis beautifully retells his father Henry’s amazing story of survival that takes you on an unimaginable journey that is up-close, personal, and in full living horror. Gain insights as to why the Nazis, and Hitler in particular, hated the Jews, making them the enemy of society, and labeling them Untermenschen—subhuman.

From the tragic loss of courageous airmen who gave their lives for our freedom to the gentle breezes that swirl through graves in a quiet cemetery in Belgium’s countryside, Bob Steele takes us on a personal journey of history and revelation as he recounts the story of his uncle, a gunner on a World War II bomber, and his own personal quest to uncover the fates of the crewmen, their families, and gracious Europeans who honored them.

In diesem sehr detaillierten Erlebnisbericht beschreibt die Mutter von 5 Kindern, wie sie die Flucht aus Ostpreußen erlebte. Welche Menschen sie traf, welche auch halfen und wer nur an sein eigenes Leben dachte. Wie viele Tragödien sich, in den Wirren dieser Flucht ereigneten und wie viele Menschen starben, ist kaum zu glauben. Ein erschütternder Bericht über die Zustände 1945, welcher der jungen Generation eine Warnung sein sollte.