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The story of USS Phoenix, later known as ARA General Belgrano, is one of the most extraordinary naval odysseys of the twentieth century. From her birth in the shipyards of New Jersey to her fiery baptism at Pearl Harbour, from the island-hopping campaigns of the Pacific War to her second life under the Argentine flag, she lived two dramatic and contrasting existences. This book tells her complete story, exploring how a single warship came to embody the ambitions, tragedies, and controversies of two nations separated by oceans but linked by history.

War is often remembered through the lens of soldiers, battles, and political leaders, but one of its most enduring human stories belongs to those too young to fight—the children. At the outbreak of the Second World War, governments across Europe launched evacuation programmes designed to protect their youngest citizens from the horrors of modern warfare. Operation Pied Piper in Britain uprooted nearly 1.5 million people in just a few days, most of them children carrying gas masks and small suitcases, their names tied to their coats like parcels.

This book takes you on a journey through ten fascinating facts that reveal why the Wellington deserves far greater recognition. From its ingenious structure and record-breaking production numbers to its role in propaganda, anti-submarine warfare, and training thousands of Allied aircrews, the Wellington was far more than a stopgap bomber. It was a symbol of resilience, ingenuity, and sacrifice.

Christa Schroeder est une "ancienne" : membre du secrétariat de Hitler dès 1933, elle y est restée jusqu'au 20 avril 1945 – dix jours avant l'effondrement final du Troisième Reich. Pendant douze ans, elle a accompagné le Führer dans tous ses déplacements entre la capitale, le Berghof et ses divers quartiers généraux de campagne dans l'ouest de l'Allemagne, en Prusse-Orientale et en Ukraine. C'est principalement sur la personnalité de Hitler que Christa Schroeder a reporté toute son attention pendant plus d'une décennie, et c'est ce qui rend son témoignage inestimable.

The Steel Tigers is a history of the 77th Armor Regiment that was created as an independent tank battalion in 1940 that would be assigned to US Army infantry divisions during World War II, the Cold War with the Warsaw Pact, Korea, Vietnam, the former Yugoslavia and the Middle East.

In 1940, with the Nazis sweeping through France, Henri Matisse found himself at a personal and artistic crossroads. His marriage had ended, he was gravely ill, and after decades at the forefront of modern art, he was beset by doubt. As scores of famous figures escaped the country, Matisse took refuge in Nice, with his companion, Lydia. By defiantly remaining, Matisse was a source of inspiration for his nation.

The most highly decorated German regimental commander of World War II, Hyazinth Graf Strachwitz first won the Iron Cross in the Great War. He was serving with the 1st Panzer Division when the Polish campaign inaugurated World War II. Strachwitz's exploits as commander of a panzer battalion...

Setenta anos após sua primeira publicação em húngaro, este clássico redescoberto da literatura do Holocausto recebe sua primeira edição em língua portuguesa. Um relato profundamente humano sobre o horror dos campos de concentração, sob o olhar de um de seus sobreviventes. Ao saltar do trem, um grupo de judeus é direcionado a dois caminhos: à esquerda, aqueles julgados sem serventia, imprestáveis para o trabalho forçado, que seriam executados em menos de uma hora.

In Top 10 Nazi Conspiracies Debunked, historian and researcher Cyril Marlen unpacks and exposes the most infamous Nazi-related myths that have persisted for decades. These aren’t just fringe internet rumors—they’re global narratives that continue to shape pop culture, political thinking, and historical misunderstanding. This powerful and thoroughly researched book offers a chapter-by-chapter breakdown of the top ten conspiracy theories associated with Nazi Germany.

The SAS: Britain’s Original Special Forces pulls back the curtain on one of the most elite fighting forces in the world. From its desert birth under the radical vision of David Stirling to the urban battlefields of counter-terrorism and beyond, the SAS has forged a reputation for ruthlessness, efficiency, and quiet excellence. Whether conducting daring raids behind enemy lines, training allied forces in jungle warfare, or silently watching from the shadows in foreign cities, the SAS operates on the cutting edge of modern combat—often invisible, but never irrelevant.

Forfatteren og landsretssagføreren Knud Nordentoft (1895-1953) meldte sig ind i Danmarks Nationalsocialistiske Arbejderparti i 1940 og fik ansættelse som partifunktionær. I tre et halvt år skrev han en omfattende dagbog om livet blandt danske og tyske nazister, indtil han blev arresteret i majdagene i 1945. Knud Nordentoft skriver om det umulige samarbejde med besættelsesmyndighederne, om jødespørgsmålet, om sin frygt for kommunisterne og om sit håb om det tyske gengældelsesvåben, der kunne udslette England.

Brought to you by Penguin. This is a book about a team of scientists and psychics with top secret clearances. For more than forty years, the U.S. government has researched extrasensory perception, using it in attempts to locate hostages, fugitives, secret bases, and downed fighter jets, to...

Brought to you by Penguin. In the chaos following World War II, the U.S. government faced many difficult decisions, including what to do with the Third Reich's scientific minds. These were the brains behind the Nazis' once-indomitable war machine. So began Operation Paperclip, a decades-long...

Aus den menschlichen Verwerfungen des 2. Weltkrieges sind in Deutschland zwei Staaten, die DDR und die Bundesrepublik, hervorgegangen. Mit der Bürde der deutschen Verantwortung für die unendlichen Zerstörungen und Verbrechen der Nazizeit mussten sie einen neuen Weg in die Gemeinschaft mit anderen Völkern finden. Der Frieden war eine aus den Trümmern erstandene Hoffnung für alle Deutschen. Im Rückblick sieht Gabriele Gysi die Gemeinsamkeit beider deutscher Staaten in ihrem unmittelbaren Bezug aufeinander. Noch heute ist die deutsche Frage nicht gelöst, nur neu gestellt.

Brought to you by Penguin. The author of The Ruin of All Witches returns with a gripping, vividly told journey of rediscovery, uncovering his uncle’s past as a soldier, prisoner, fugitive and partisan in World War Two Italy Malcolm Gaskill knew two things about his great-uncle Ralph’s...

På sin 13 års fødselsdag fik Anne Frank en dagbog, som hun straks tog i brug. Det blev starten til denne gribende beretning om hendes families dagligdag i deres skjulested i "Baghuset" og deres frygt, angst og håb frem til august 1944, hvor familien blev angivet og deporteret. Anne Frank blev i 1944 sendt i koncentrationslejr sammen med sin familie, hvor hun døde i 1945.

In his critically acclaimed account of one of Europe’s most important but often forgotten figures, former BBC foreign correspondent and EU insider Martyn Bond tells the extraordinary story of Richard Count Coudenhove-Kalergi. Known as “The Grandfather of Europe”, he was a personal friend of Winston Churchill, Charles de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer and also served as the model for the fictional resistance hero Victor Laszlo in the film Casablanca. Actor Christopher Kent narrates this compelling new audiobook version of Martyn Bond’s original biography.

Settembre 1939 - agosto 1945: dall'aggressione tedesca alla Polonia fino alla resa del Giappone, tutto il mondo fu impegnato in una guerra devastante che, oltre a costare quaranta milioni di vite umane, lasciò in eredità una divisione in due blocchi contrapposti, una serie di importanti scoperte scientifiche e tecnologiche e la necessità di misurare ogni questione sociale, politica o culturale su una scala mondiale.

«Il giorno più lungo», come lo definì Rommel, sta per iniziare. Sono le ore 0.00 del 6 giugno 1944 e le truppe vengono allertate: è il D-Day, gli Alleati stanno per sbarcare in Normandia. 5000 tra navi e mezzi anfibi, 104 cacciatorpedinieri, 130.000 soldati che raggiungeranno la costa francese via mare e 20.000 uomini paracadutati. Queste le cifre dell'enorme contingente spiegato. L'obiettivo è la resa incondizionata della Germania nazista.

In The Devil’s Castle, Susanne Paola Antonetta weaves a haunting narrative that confronts the darkest chapters of psychiatric history while offering a bold vision for the future of mental health care. In 1939, the eugenics movement growing throughout the West did its worst in Nazi Germany. Through the Aktion T4 euthanasia program, five asylums and an abandoned jail were transformed into gas chambers. Tens of thousands of lives—predominantly adults with neuropsychiatric conditions—were extinguished in those structures, ultimately paving the way for the horrors of the Holocaust.