検索キーワード： 第二次世界大戦

Her beauty almost certainly saved her from the rising Nazi party and led to marriage with an Austrian arms dealer. Underestimated in everything else, she overheard the Third Reich's plans while at her husband's side, understanding more than anyone would guess. She devised a plan to flee in disguise from their castle, and the whirlwind escape landed her in Hollywood. She became Hedy Lamarr, screen star.

1942: With the war's outcome hanging in the balance, every sliver of intelligence can be critical. Though far from the battlefields, cities like Lisbon, Portugal's neutral capital, become lynchpins in a different kind of warfare, as President Roosevelt sends an unlikely new taskforce on a unique mission. They are librarians and microfilm specialists trained in espionage, working with a special branch of the Office of Strategic Services.

Caroline Grant is struggling to accept the end of her marriage when she receives an unexpected bequest. Her beloved great-aunt Lettie leaves her a sketchbook, three keys, and a final whisper...Venice. Caroline’s quest: to scatter Juliet “Lettie” Browning’s ashes in the city she loved and to unlock the mysteries stored away for more than 60 years.

Wie ist es, wenn man sich am Ende seines Lebens fragen muss, ob man wirklich so objektiv über das Weltgeschehen berichtet hat, wie man bisher glaubte? Kann eine Kamera lügen? Gibt es eine Sicht der Sieger, die so anders ist, als die der Besiegten? Die amerikanische Kriegsreporterin Maggie ist mit ihren Kameras überall dort, wo gerade Geschichte geschrieben wird. Sie fotografiert die fallenden Bomben der Deutschen auf Moskau, die Leichenberge im KZ Buchenwald, die Familien der Selbstmörder im Rathaus in Leipzig. Maggie überfliegt die zerstörten deutschen Städte im Auftrag der U.S.

As the city thrums with Blitz bombers, lonely A.R.P warden Ruby Thacker is drawn into the unfamiliar world of the India Forum. There, at the dishevelled townhouse in Bloomsbury, she meets Kitty, an ambitious barrister doing all she can to free her beloved India from British rule. But Ruby has secret motives for joining the Forum, and when the mysterious Satyajit appears with radical ideas about fighting for freedom, she finds herself torn between head and heart.

A young Marine finds high adventure and higher peril in the jungles of Borneo during World War II. Sent to disrupt Japanese operations on the island, Lieutenant Rob Parker must contend with the hostility of the deep jungle while building an uneasy alliance with a band of vigilant natives. Together, Parker and his multinational platoon of soldiers, tribesmen, and mercenaries wage a guerrilla campaign against the occupying forces and ultimately, wrestle with the chaos and tragedy of war.

Um die Verbindung zu der in Stalingrad eingekesselten 6. Armee sichern, startete General von Manstein am 21. November 1942 das Unternehmen „Wintergewitter“. Doch etwa 50 Kilometer vor der Stalingrader Front gab es Hindernisse. Um das Unternehmen weiterführen zu können, sollten Einzelkämpfer die Bedingungen für den weiteren Vormarsch erkunden! Sie wurden im Hinterland des Feindes nachts über der Wolganiederung abgesetzt. Der Inhalt des Romanes beruht auf Informationen die ein inzwischen 90-jähriger Fallschirmjäger geben konnte. Der Mut dieser Männer ist somit keine Legende!

Am 9. Mai 1941 kaperte die Royal Navy im Nordatlantik das deutsche U-Boot U-110 und sicherte sich dabei eine Enigma-Maschine, deren Chiffrierschlüssel und Codebücher. Die Briten konnten somit den gesamten Funkverkehr zwischen Dönitz und seinen U-Booten mitlesen. Der einzige Vorteil der Deutschen Kriegsmarine war jedoch, dass die Briten im Anfangsstadium noch sehr viele Stunden für die Entschlüsselung nur eines einzigen Funkspruches brauchten.

The Philippines, 1941. Rose Williams arrives in Manila on her first assignment as a US Army Nurse, enthralled by the new environment and its promise of adventure. Although worlds away from the land she grew up in, Rose feels connected to her father, who worked in the Philippines before he died. War seems like a distant threat as Rose takes midnight dips in a warm sea with the other nurses, explores secret corners of the island, and strikes up a romance with a locally stationed US Army soldier.

Twenty-year-old Kate is ready to leave behind her small London suburb and chase her dream of becoming a singer. But when Britain declares war on Germany, Kate’s future is suddenly uncertain. Her ambitions are put on hold as she faces the threats of bombing raids and the possibility of invasion. Living in a time of fear and uncertainty, Kate struggles to find balance in her life—particularly as a speech disability hinders her singing career and a failed romance adds to her emotional burden.

Quando Pëtr Vavilov, un giorno del 1942, vede la giovane postina attraversare la strada con un foglio in mano, puntando dritto verso casa sua, sente una stretta al cuore. Sa che l’esercito sta richiamando i riservisti. È il fiume della Storia, che sta per esondare e che travolgerà tutto e tutti: lui, Vavilov, la sua famiglia, e la famiglia degli Šapošnikov – raccolta in un appartamento a Stalingrado per quella che potrebbe essere la loro "ultima riunione" –, e gli altri indimenticabili personaggi di questo romanzo sconfinato, dove si respira l’aria delle grandi epopee.

September 1940. Young, bright and recently widowed, Evelyn is to assist the British Colonel Peyton, who has secretly been trying to persuade an Anglo-Hungarian producer to create war propaganda. However, when Evelyn arrives, Peyton has been called to Bermuda and she finds herself isolated and adrift in new world which is dazzling and baffling in equal measure. Evelyn is free to reinvent herself but Hollywood, for all its luxury, is a dangerous place for an outsider…

After a crushing betrayal by the man she loves, Gillian Gibbons flees to her family home for a much-needed escape, but when she finds an old photograph of her grandmother in the arms of a Nazi officer, Gillian's life gets even more complicated. Rattled by the discovery, Gillian attempts to unravel the truth behind the photos, setting her off on an epic journey through the past..... Rattled by the discovery, Gillian attempts to unravel the truth behind the photos, setting her off on an epic journey through the past....

In July 1944, Arielle von Auspeck arrives at the glamorous Hotel Ritz in occupied Paris. Half-French, half-German, she is happy to be back in France, where she her husband, Gregor, a retired colonel, will join her soon from Germany. Arielle and Gregor have thus far been able to hide their private opposition to Hitler. Then her world falls apart. She receives word that Gregor was part of Operation Valkyrie and a failed attempt to assassinate Hitler in Poland, and has been shot as a traitor.

Florence, South Carolina 1944: Lieutenant Raymond Sellers bids farewell to his brother Jimmie, the weight of what lies ahead hanging heavy in the air. The brothers have always been inseparable—Raymond, the steady protector, Jimmie, the wild-hearted dreamer. But as Raymond embraces his pregnant wife Evelyn one last time, war is about to test the bonds of family in ways they never imagined. As a summer storm shakes the windows, Evelyn brings her baby into a world at war.

In the frigid winter of 1944, amidst the chaos of the Battle of the Bulge, US sniper Caje Cole fights for survival in the encircled town of Bastogne. With Panzer tanks and a deadly enemy sniper on his heels, Cole and his squad are given a high-stakes mission: escorting a captured German officer to headquarters for interrogation. But this is no ordinary prisoner—he's wanted for war crimes by the Americans and considered a traitor by his own countrymen.

On the eve of the Nazi occupation, in the heart of Brussels, life for the residents of 33 Place Brugmann is about to change forever. Charlotte Sauvin, an art student raised by her beloved architect father in apartment 4L, knows all the details of the building and its people: how light falls on wood floors and voices echo off the marble staircase, the distinct knock of her dear friend, Julian Raphaël, the son of the art dealer’s family across the hall. Then the Raphaëls disappear, leaving everything behind but their priceless art collection, which has simply vanished.

Victoria is astonished when she discovers an abandoned newborn baby on her doorstep, along with a note begging her to 'take care of little Rose'. Who is the mother? Victoria, Naomi and the Churchwood bookshop organising team set about trying to identify her, concerned for her welfare and hoping to give her a chance to reclaim her baby. As they piece together the heartbreaking story, all sorts of surprises emerge. But they can't keep the baby a secret for long: can they reunite the little family before the authorities take Rose away?

Lucia and her twin brother Dinu have always been inseparable, but their bond is threatened when Gero, the son of close family friends in America, arrives in their village. Although she finds herself developing feelings for him, Lucia worries about Gero’s dangerous connections and their influence on her brother. As the chaos of World War II closes in, Lucia must navigate love and loyalty to make a difficult choice. Will she risk that the consequences of her decision could bring untold horrors and affect her family for decades to come?

Evie can't believe she's made it to the 1936 Berlin Olympics. After fleeing the Oklahoma Dust Bowl for golden California, Evie's family is still poor and reeling from devastating losses. She could have never guessed that the sport she took up to escape her reality would lead to this. Now, she's competing in gymnastics on Team USA, with some of the greatest athletes in the world like track and field star Jesse Owens. But all is not as it seems in Berlin, a city now ruled by the Nazis and their tyrannical leader, Adolf Hitler.