Siebzig Jahre nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges erinnert dieses Buch an Menschen, die sich aus katholisch-konservativer Überzeugung dem totalen Machtanspruch des Regimes in Tirol widersetzten.
Die seelischen Folgelasten in den Kriegs- und Nachkriegsgenerationen sind das Thema des prominenten Gesellschafts- und Psychoanalytikers Wolfgang Schmidbauer.
Winner of The 2025 Duke of Wellington Medal Winner for Military HistoryAn Aspects of History Best Book of the Year; An Engelsberg Ideas Best Book of the YearShortlisted for the HWA Non-fiction Crown Award'A rigorous, myth-busting look at the city's chaotic recovery in the wake of war and fascism' FINANCIAL TIMESThis is the first major history of wartime Naples to appear in the English language.
Nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs kamen sie aus ganz Mittel- und Osteuropa nach Deutschland, es waren rund zwölf Millionen Menschen, nichts im Gepäck als die Erinnerung an die verlorene Heimat und den festen Willen, sich nicht aufzugeben.
Eine Jugend im Zweiten Weltkrieg:Hermann Kronemeyer, Jahrgang 1927, wächst an der deutsch-niederländischen Grenze in unmittelbarer Nähe zum Emslandlager Bathorn auf.
Sharpe and his adventures has made the 95th Foot renowned again and the discovery of an unpublished diary by an American from Charleston South Carolina who served, despite his father’s objections, as an officer in this elite regiment has caused great excitement.
The quiet of the night was again shattered by the thunderous roll of incoming artillery shells, spaced five seconds apart, ripping the jungle to pieces, as huge chunks of earth and vegetation blew skyward under the brilliant flashes of orange and white explosions .
The V Force consisted of three four-jet bombers, the Valiant, the Vulcan and the Victor, all required as part of the nuclear deterrent in the Cold War following the end of the Second World War.
The V Force consisted of three four-jet bombers, the Valiant, the Vulcan and the Victor, all required as part of the nuclear deterrent in the Cold War following the end of the Second World War.
Here is an outstanding personal memoir penned by a German infantry officer recalling his experiences during the initial days and weeks of the war in the West, July-September 1914.
As seen and heard on 60 Minutes, This American Life, and in The New York Times a frontline eyewitness account of the Syrian Revolution from prizewinning journalist and activist Hadi Abdullah.
Among the British troops bound for the Black Sea in May 1854 was a young officer in the 5th Dragoon Guards, Richard Temple Godman, who sent home throughout the entire Crimea campaign many detailed letters to his family at Park Hatch in Surrey.
Much has been written by military historians concerning the skill of generals and the dash of officers, but they are largely silent about the brave deeds of the private soldier.
The term 'regiment' was first used in the British army as late as the seventeenth century when small companies were grouped together to form more convenient battle units.
Today the castle is only too often a romantic ruin; but in the Middle Ages it was an important military and administrative centre, essentially utilitarian in its design and in the purposes it served.
The gripping story of the men of 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, the comrades of the Band of Brothers, from their formation through the D-Day landings and beyond, in their own words.
The true 'Boy's Own' adventure of the British volunteers who survived shipwreck, duels, mutinies, wild animals and malaria to fight with Simon Bolivar, 1815 21.
The companion volume to the groundbreaking TV series, this book tells the story of the physical, emotional and psychological journey of Allied soldiers from the beaches of Normandy to the ruins of Berlin.
The story of a group of idealistic British volunteers who achieved the first victory against Fascism the greatest unknown turning point of the 20th century.
The companion volume to the groundbreaking TV series, this book tells the story of the physical, emotional and psychological journey of Allied soldiers from the beaches of Normandy to the ruins of Berlin.
