Modern warfare

During World War II 51,000 Italian prisoners of war were detained in the United States.

After Hitler annexed Austria in 1938, the Gestapo began silencing critics.

This vivid memoir describes the author's experiences as young girl in Poland, forced to flee to Warsaw after the Nazi bombing of Brest at the outbreak of World War II.

Germany in the 20th century endured two world wars, a failed democracy, Hitler's dictatorship, the Holocaust, and a country divided for 40 years after World War II.

A "e;cool compendium"e; of photos and information about the vehicles that helped save American troops' lives (Cybermodeler).

Ceci se passait dans le Ghetto de Varsovie en 1942.

The Definitive Biography of One of the Most Important Figures of the 20th CenturyFrom the admiralty to the miner's strike, from the Battle of Britain to eventual victory over Nazi Germany, Churchill oversaw some of the most important events the world has ever seen.

This book considers how women's experiences have been treated in films dealing with Nazi persecution.

Jugendzeit in Kirchweyhe/Bremen; Ausbildung zum Friseur; Zeit in der Reichsmarine; Zeit in der Kriegsmarine; Ausbildung auf dem Segelschulschiff GORCH FOCK; mit dem Torpedoboot "LEOPARD" im Spanischen Bürgerkrieg; Ausbildung auf dem Dänholm; Dienst auf dem U-Boot U-47.

During World War II, Britain enjoyed spectacular success in the secret war between hostile intelligence services, enabling a substantial and successful expansion of British counter-espionage which continued to grow in the Cold War era.

Avec l’instauration de la révolution nationale pétainiste, entre 1940 et 1944 les Juifs de France furent frappés de plein fouet par une législation antisémite française qui s’ajouta à la législation allemande, par l’internement puis la déportation.

African Americans' long campaign for "e;the right to fight"e; forced Harry Truman to issue his 1948 executive order calling for equality of treatment and opportunity in the armed forces.

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This book, first published in 1948, is an in-depth examination of the campaigns in Burma following the Japanese invasion in 1942 until after the surrender in 1945.

More than two thousand people from the British Channel Islands were deported to and interned in Germany during the Second World War, making up as many as 60% of all interned British citizens in occupied territory during this period.

From extensive research, including a remarkable interview with the unrepentant chief of Hitler's Women's Bureau, this book traces the roles played by women - as followers, victims and resisters - in the rise of Nazism.

The first special service forces of World War II were known as the Devil's Brigade.

Stirring accounts of the almost legendary campaigns of the United States Fourth Armored Division, universally recognized as "e;Patton's Best,"e; from its pre-World War II origins up through its famous relief of the 101st Airborne Division during the Battle of the Bulge are presented in this book.

The legendary Douglas DC-3 airliner was a technological breakthrough that changed the course of both civilian and military aviation.

Subhas Chandra Bose continues to be a well-known figure in India more than fifty years after his death, but in the West remains a shadowy figure unknown to many.

This book examines representations of the Second World War in postwar Chinese and Japanese cinema.

During the Korean War nearly a thousand British servicemen, along with a handful of British civilians, were captured by North Korean and Red Chinese forces.

Hitler's Eagles charts the turbulent history of the Luftwaffe from its earliest days to its downfall.

The first authoritative history of any of the more than 350 attack transports or attack cargo ships of World War II, Combat Loaded: Across the Pacific on the USS Tate contains gripping combat narratives alongside the sometimes heartwarming, sometimes tragic details of daily life on board the ships of Transport Squadron 17 during the waning days of World War II.

By 1944, the evolution of armoured doctrine had produced very different outcomes in Britain and Germany.

Hitler and Nazi Germany: A History is a brief but comprehensive survey of the Third Reich based on current research findings that provides a balanced approach to the study of Hitler's role in the history of the Third Reich.

A new assessment of the British and Commonwealth contribution to the defeat of Japan in the Pacific.

Operation Tidal Wave tells the story of the bloodiest air battle in the history of war.

Following the cataclysmic losses suffered in World War I, air power theorists in Europe advocated for long-range bombers to overfly the trenches and strike deep into the enemy's heartland.

In this collection of new essays, Sander Gilman muses on Jewish memory and representation throughout the twentieth-century.

Eine unglaublich mutige Tat des politischen Widerstands eines Einzelnen gegen die Nazis.

IMAGINE ELIZABETH BETTINA'S SURPRISE when she discovered that her grandmother's village had a secret: over a half century ago, many of Campagna's residents defied the Nazis and risked their lives to shelter and save hundreds of Jews during the Holocaust.

This ground-breaking comparative perspective on the subject of World War II war crimes and war justice focuses on American and German atrocities.

Battalion- and company-level account of the vital contributions of Canadian soldiers to victory in Europe in World War IIBased on war diaries, casualty reports, and after-action interviewsThe author is one of Canada's preeminent military historiansConsisting of the Calgary Highlanders, the Black Watch, and the French-speaking RA*giment de Maisonneuve, the 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade landed in France in early July 1944 as part of British General Bernard Montgomery's 21st Army Group.

When the Nazis seized power in Germany in 1933 they promised to create a new, harmonious society under the leadership of the Fuhrer, Adolf Hitler.

Hailed as one of the finest examples of aviation research, this comprehensive 1984 study presents a detailed and scrupulously accurate operational history of carrier-based air warfare.

Hugh Trevor-Roper was one of the most gifted historians of the twentieth century.

Settle down for the holidays with The Christmas Collection, bringing together three heartwarming festive novels:The Night Before ChristmasMarried by ChristmasJust For ChristmasDescribed as 'the Queen of Christmas chick-lit', author Scarlett Bailey - otherwise known as Rowan Coleman - brings you all the Christmas cheer you could ever need.

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In the middle of World War II, Nazi military intelligence discovered a seemingly easy way to win the war for Adolf Hitler.

On 1 September 1939, Germany invaded Poland.

The interwar period was marked in Europe by the rediscovery of corporatism as a possible solution to the crucial problems of modern mass society.

A highly illustrated study of this unique and bitter struggle in the far North, an epic battle between two elite forces fighting in a demanding environment.

The remarkable World War II story of PC 1264's crew of fifty African-American enlisted men as recounted by the ship's captain

When the world closed its borders to desperate Jews fleeing Europe during World War II, Shanghai became an unexpected last haven for the refugees.