The first Allied bombing raid on Berlin during the course of the Second World War, took place on 7 June 1940, when a French naval aircraft dropped 8 bombs on the German capital, but the first British raid on German soil took place on the night of 10/11 May 1940, when RAF aircraft attacked Dortmund.
Un appel tourmenté de sa grande tante et voilà Simon Ehrlich propulsé dans un monde parallèle peuplé d'âmes juives qui illuminent l'histoire sous de nouvelles couleurs et divulguent des secrets d'État, des mystères scientifiques ou ceux du monde de l'Art.
Mémoires de soldat est avant tout le récit d'une errance subie à l'occasion d'événements exceptionnels, la débâcle de juin 1940, la capitulation et les camps de jeunesse.
The unforgettable true story of two married journalists on an island-hopping run for their lives across the Pacific after the Fall of Manila during World War IIa saga of love, adventure, and danger.
*; A straightforward, gripping tale from the Marines that stormed ashore on Guadalcanal in World War II*; Told with humor and honesty in a no-holds-barred approach that only a Marine who was there could tellExcerpt on firing a rifle grenade: I jammed the rifle stock tight against my shoulder, raised myself up off the ground to a kneeling position, and squeezed the trigger.
In 1942, John Eppler was one of two German spies inserted behind British lines in Egypt after an epic crossing of the Western Desert organised by the Hungarian explorer Count László Almásy, Operation ‘Condor’.
Cet ouvrage apporte une lecture croisée de l'actualité et de l'histoire des camps de réfugiés, en s'intéressant aux initiatives institutionnelles et aux luttes associatives qui président à la création et à la fermeture de ces lieux, à leur disparition ou à leur conservation une fois le temps de l'urgence passé, à leurs traces matérielles et aux mémoires qui en émergent.
Accounts of significant sites in Hungary, Vichy France, Italy, and other nations, part of the multi-volume reference praised as a "e;staggering achievement"e; (Jewish Daily Forward).
"e;The essays offer an unvarnished look at not only the severe fighting that characterized these months, but also the simple attempt to survive the rampant disease, malnourishment, and harsh winter on the steppe and in the ruins of Stalingrad.
In a chapel in the old crenellated church of Mary of Zion in Aksum, Ethiopia is kept an object that emperors, patriarchs and priests have assured the world is the most important religious relic of all time: the tabota Seyon, Ark of the Covenant, the Ark of Zion.
Personal and Passionate Reflections on the Land and Its People"e;The Mediterranean landscape, the exuberance of the Israelis, the way politics is a matter of life and death there-all these things beguiled me.
How our dominant Christian worldview shapes everything from personal behavior to public policy (and what to do about it)Over the centuries, Christianity has accomplished much which is deserving of praise.
During World War II, German armored reconnaissance laid the groundwork--often through small-unit actions--for the stunning tank and infantry operations that made the German military famous.
« Parce qu'il est un temps où il devient urgent de transmettre le passé dont on a hérité, je ressentis dans les années 2000 la responsabilité d'offrir dans la mémoire de notre famille une place à ceux qui avaient disparu dans la Shoah ».
Ce récit intime à deux voix, à mi-chemin entre la biographie et l'autobiographie, retrace la vie de Paulette Fouchard-Ayot, résistante sous l'occupation, reconnue par la République mais inconnue du grand public, véritable femme de l'ombre.
Long before war was declared on 3 September 1939, Brighton had steadily and carefully prepared for the coming conflict by building shelters, organising defence and rescue services, and providing the population with advice of its own or from government sources.
L'Alsace a une histoire très particulière : elle a subi de 1870 à 1945 cinq changements de nationalité, dont l'un, de 1940 à 1945, se fit sous la dictature nazie.
