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September 1942. Esme Donaldson is still grieving the devastating loss of her husband, Anthony, when she’s forced out of her dream job by wartime budget cuts. Left with few options, Esme faces an uncertain future – until a chance encounter sends her to Redcliffe Manor, a grand estate deep in the Somerset countryside, and an unexpected role as the manor’s librarian. As Esme settles in, she discovers the house is no ordinary country estate. The grounds have been requisitioned by an American military hospital, while the house is sheltering a displaced girls’ boarding school.

All'ombra delle ciminiere, in una baracca di legno, Fredy Hirsch insegna ai bambini a immaginare un mondo diverso. In questo spazio angusto, i piccoli prigionieri cantano, mettono in scena spettacoli teatrali, scrivono poesie e imparano a conoscere il mondo, circondati da pareti dipinte a mano con colori vivaci. Grazie a Fredy, vengono tenuti al riparo dai parassiti, ricevono cibo migliore e imparano persino a immaginare di avere lo stomaco pieno e vivere un giorno senza paura. Essere un insegnante in un campo di concentramento non è affatto semplice.

'Return to Me' is a historical fiction work which is written to be used as an impactful educational resource for students who are studying World War II. The book covers all 5 fronts of the war, with a clear explanation of the role the key players: Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, Churchill, Roosevelt, and the Empire of Japan) played in the escalation and eventual resolution of the war. The story is intertwined with characters living in a small town nestled in the Rocky Mountains during the Depression and World War II.

It's been fifteen years since Belinda was convicted of her husband's murder. Now, she's ready for her life to begin again, and she's set on that happening at Sunnyside Home for the Young at Heart. The owner, Mabel, has spent her life here. First as an evacuee during the Blitz and now as the care home's oldest resident, Mabel has held the secrets of this house for as long as she can remember. Secrets that could kill if in the wrong hands. But history won't stay hidden forever and someone is onto them both.

1940, England: Clementine Churchill is standing alone on a rooftop in London as bombs rain down on the city when a nearby explosion almost knocks her off her feet. Shaking, she rushes homewards to 10 Downing Street and breathes a sigh of relief when she sees the famous building is still there. It means the Prime Minister–her husband–is still alive.

Kitty has escaped her family home in England to join an international brigade of fighters high up on the snow-covered Spanish borders, determined to lead an effective fight against the growing Fascist forces sweeping across Spain. In Oxford, Grace has embarked on a new posting, working with two medical scientists—one Australian, one a German refugee—on the brink of a great discovery that will impact a life-changing treatment for infection. But for now, they need to keep their findings away from the envious eyes of Nazi extremists.

Una conmovedora historia de superación en la Segunda Guerra Mundial contada con la maestría de la autora de El tatuador de Auschwitz. Cuando lo perdieron todo, el destino las unió. El 14 de febrero de 1942, el Vyner Brooke, un barco mercante que transportaba a un grupo desesperado de expatriados que huían de Singapur fue hundido por bombarderos japoneses. Aunque muchos de los pasajeros se ahogaron de inmediato, Nesta, enfermera australiana y Norah sobrevivieron milagrosamente pero fueron tomadas como prisioneras de guerra y trasladadas a campos.

Escaping a concentration camp in Nazi occupied Germany, Isaac and Sophie Goldstein suffer the elements, guard dogs, and collaborators in order to cross the border to Switzerland. The ultimate goal is the United States, where relatives and a job are waiting for Isaac. Isaac has no idea he is about to become a hunter; a hunter of Nazi war criminals.

Drei Generationen, eine Geschichte voller Geheimnisse und Liebe. Anna hat in ihrer Kindheit bereits mehr durchstehen müssen als andere Menschen in ihrem ganzen Leben. Mit sechzehn Jahren erfährt sie zum ersten Mal von ihrer Großmutter Belle, bei der sie von nun an leben soll. Doch auch wenn Belle sich alle Mühe gibt, ihr ein liebevolles Zuhause zu schenken, hat Anna ihre Schwierigkeiten, sich dem neu gewonnenen Familienglück zu öffnen. Zu oft wurde sie bereits enttäuscht, zu oft verletzt. Und schon bald muss Anna feststellen, dass Belle tatsächlich etwas vor ihr verbirgt.

This is the story of a Marathi family of five—Mr. and Mrs. Chaukar and their three boys—from Ahmednagar, India. They moved to Paris, France, in 1937 and opened an Indian vegetarian restaurant, "L'Inde A Paris—Restaurant Indouston," in the Latin Quarter. They had a flourishing business till 1939 when war struck and Paris was occupied by the Germans.

When William von Antrim decided to pursue a career as a doctor, working to help Jewish survivors recover from the horrors of World War II, he believed he was doing all in his power to help his people survive. A German refugee himself, William fled to America with his mother after she was accused of being of Jewish descent. William's father left them with only his estate, his family name, and his legacy. A legacy that proves to be William's downfall.

Ein packendes Panorama mit einer glühenden Heldin. Sommer 1928: Anita Berber liegt geschwächt in einem Berliner Krankenhaus. Gerade noch war sie ein Star, verkörperte die neue Zeit, auf der Bühne, in Dutzenden Filmen, lebte und liebte exzessiv. Bis zu den Anfeindungen in Wien, in denen eine dunkle Zukunft aufschien ... Anita Berber denkt zurück an ihre geliebte Großmutter Lu, bei der sie aufwuchs.

A 20 anni dalla nascita del progetto Il treno della memoria e a 80 anni dall'apertura dei cancelli di Auschwitz, un libro a due voci che racconta l'Olocausto e riflette sull'importanza di tramandarne la storia ai ragazzi Lorenzo Tosa e Paolo Paticchio ripercorrono il viaggio di milioni di ebrei deportati, in capitoli che seguono le tappe del treno della memoria: Cracovia, Il Ghetto Ebraico, la Fabbrica Schindler, l'arrivo ad Auschwitz- Birkenau, la vita nel campo di concentramento, la Fuga e la Marcia della Morte.

The only way Cilla van der Zee can survive the German occupation of the Netherlands is to do the unthinkable—become a spy for the Nazis in Britain. She soothes her conscience with a plan to abandon her mission and instead aid the Allies. Her scheme is thwarted when naval officer Lt. Lachlan Mackenzie finds her along the Scottish shore and turns her in to be executed. But perhaps she is more useful alive than dead.

The novel explores the healing of deep scars left by physical and emotional abuse, intertwining themes of revenge, redemption, and the complexities of human choices set against the backdrop of World War II. Central to the story are characters grappling with their dark past, including SS Colonel Wilhelm Geisler, a man haunted by severe childhood trauma and the evil of malignant retribution growing inside him, and Father Sigmund Klemper, a priest who risked everything to save Jews during the Holocaust, but chooses now to befriend the most evil Nazi he’s ever met.

1941. Quincy Kane, former star of the Boston Police Department and scourge of organised crime, finds himself guarding the most important man in the country: President Roosevelt. Kane's trusted position reflects his meteoric rise in the Secret Service. Then Imperial Japan attacks the US naval base at Pearl Harbor.

De Tweede Wereldoorlog is uitgebroken in Europa en Zweden verkeert in opperste staat van paraatheid. Mannen worden opgeroepen om te vechten, brandstof en boodschappen worden gerantsoeneerd en de straten van de grote steden blijven onverlicht. Betty is getrouwd en heeft een jonge dochter. Ze mist de vader van haar kind, de Joodse Martin Fischer, die noodgedwongen moest onderduiken. Betty is ongelukkig in haar huwelijk en haar man heeft een groot probleem dat uiteindelijk hun ondergang dreigt te worden.

In the shadow of World War II’s end, the world teeters on the brink of an invisible conflict. Behind the veil of international politics and covert espionage lies a forgotten truth—a darkness that survived the war, planning its resurrection. It falls upon a few brave men to stop it, even as their own loyalties and beliefs are tested.

Zwei Frauen, die das Schicksal zu Feindinnen bestimmt hat, kämpfen in den Wirren des Zweiten Weltkrieges Seite an Seite um ihre Kinder. Im kleinen Badeort ...

Una prima ballerina. Due soldati della sanità americani. Una bambina ebrea di cui non si conosce il nome... In questo romanzo ambientato nella Seconda Guerra Mondiale e basato su eventi reali, un'improbabile banda di eroi raduna le forze per salvare numerosi ebrei italiani nei giorni più cruenti dell'occupazione nazista di Roma.