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El círculo clandestino que combatió a Hitler desde el corazón del Berlín nazi.
Mildred Fish, una joven recién graduada, se casa con el brillante economista alemán Arvid Harnack, al que acompaña a su país natal, donde un prometedor futuro los está aguardando. Los recién casados se crean una nueva y enriquecedora vida llena de amor, amigos y trabajo dentro del floreciente ambiente cultural e intelectual del Berlín de 1930. Pero el imparable...
2) Addiction
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Addiction is a pilot's story that proves that flying is an addiction; worse than tobacco, alcohol, and drugs rolled into one.
3) Aura of War
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The story of Arthur DeVendt, born in 1927, proves that even though war, political and economic turmoil adversely impacted his future, by maintaining his honor, dogged persistence, and ability to adjust to changing conditions he manages to succeed. Seventeen-year-old Arthur, the son of a Hungarian army officer, of French extraction finds himself orphaned in a refugee camp of postwar Germany.
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Novela de ficción ambientada en un periodo histórico de infausto recuerdo: la Segunda Guerra Mundial con sus diversos campos de concentración.
Su protagonista, Pilar, es española por parte de madre y alemana por parte de padre, un militar destinado a la escolta del cónsul germano en Sevilla. Por razones de seguridad, cuando estalla la guerra civil española, la familia decide trasladarse a Alemania. Si Pilar ya apuntaba maneras despóticas y...
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In this gripping account, the turbulent first year of World War II, a period that reshaped the global landscape forever, is brought to life. As 1939 unfolds, the world is thrust into an era of unprecedented conflict, marked by groundbreaking strategies, heroic sacrifices, and the relentless advance of military technologies.
Through a blend of historical facts and compelling storytelling, readers are taken on a journey through various theatres...
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As Anglo-American leaders gather to plan the defeat of Nazi Germany, Hitler orders the death of President Franklin Roosevelt to derail the conference. Brandon Armitage, a Canadian veteran of the Great War, has joined Canada's Volunteer Guard to oversee German prisoners; it's a role he's undertaken to seek revenge for the death of his son during a raid on the French Coast. When one of his prisoners escapes. Armitage pursues him to a remote island above...
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"Joe Nassise has raised the bar for the whole genre."
-Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of The Dragon Factory
Combine the take-no-prisoners heroic grit of Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds with the irreverent inventiveness of George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead, set it on the blood-and-gore-soaked European battlefields of World War One, and you get By the Blood of Heroes, a wildly imaginative alternate history zombie novel...
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The KEAK Anthology is a collection of written works by the author with the addition of joint writings with her father, Artemios Korkidis. The book is divided into three sections, short stories, flash fiction, and excerpts from published works taken from five different novels.The Short Story section includes sixteen stories in various genres within fictional literature such as literary fiction, mystery, thriller, historical nonfiction and fiction,...
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Based on a true story, this gorgeous novel follows the fortunes of three Berliners caught up in an art scandal-involving newly discovered van Goghs-that rocks Germany amid the Nazis' rise to power.
In the turbulent years between the wars, nothing in Berlin is quite what it seems.
Not for Emmeline, a wayward young artist freewheeling wildly through the city in search of meaning. Not for Julius, an eminent art connoisseur who finds it easier...
10) Fallen Angel
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In Fallen Angel, author Robert Billings weaves an interesting tale of all the possible theories and elements behind JFK's assassination in a way that shows how they were all related and intentionally planted by one mastermind plot. The intrigue continues into contemporary times when a journalist discovers dark secrets about the truth of Kennedy's presidency and death in a recently discovered, long-hidden Kennedy memoir forcing him to consider the...
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Colonies in Ruins is a collection of intriguing short-stories about foreign colonies of the Asia-Pacific region-British Malaya, French Indochina, the Dutch East Indies, and the US Philippine Islands. For a very long time, these colonies had generated fabulous wealth from mining and agriculture for their colonial masters, but colonial life came to an end on December 8, 1941 as they were each attacked by Japanese forces soon after the US Naval Base...
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"The story of Andrée Geulen and Ida Sterno, who worked with the Committee for the Defense of Jews to hide more than three thousand Jewish children in Belgium during World War II"--
"Based on the true story of two World War II heroines who risked everything to save Jewish children from the Gestapo by hiding them throughout Belgium. ... Young schoolteacher Andrée Geulen secretly defies the Nazis in Belgium who are forcing Jews to wear a yellow Star...
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Can you ever let go of the past? Two women unhappy with their lives seize a chance to start over during a WWII bombing raid, in this dramatic and suspenseful novel.
London, 1944: As bombs start raining from the sky, two women rush out of a restaurant, leaving their possessions behind. Their chance meeting amid the chaos and destruction will have long-lasting consequences. Both beset by desperate problems, they take advantage of the wartime chaos...
14) Dieppe's Revenge
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The Battle of Dieppe was a costly operation for the Allies. Of the approximately 6,000 men who took part in the raid, over 3,600 were killed, wounded, or captured. The Canadians, in particular, suffered heavy casualties, with many taken prisoner.Despite the high cost of lives and equipment, the Dieppe raid provided valuable lessons for the Allies. They realized the importance of better planning, coordination, and intelligence gathering for future...
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Peces en una pecera, hormigas en un terrario o ratones de laboratorio recorriendo un laberinto. Puede que nuestras vidas no sean más que eso, una prueba para ver si encontramos el queso.No hacer nada, la solución más sencilla, pero al final el tiempo nos empuja a realizar actos injustificables. El egoísmo, el miedo, la falta de empatía y el peso del paso de los años. Terminar deseando a la mujer joven del vecino, robar la herencia a los hermanos,...
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En una época donde las mujeres no tenían voz ni voto y estaban mal vistas fuera de la cocina, Valentina Smirnova volaba en su caza Polikárpov I-16Luchando contra los falangistas de Franco, fascistas de Mussolini y nazis de Hitleren el cielo de una España en guerra.Francotiradoras rusas.Los nazis perdían la cabeza por aquellas mujeres.Lyuba VinogradovaPrólogoMarie Curie aislando el radio y el polonio en su pequeño laboratorio de la calle Lhomond....
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In the gripping espionage drama, agents Dick, Jane, and Ursula find themselves entangled in a web of conspiracy. As they confront the challenges of uncovering the truth, the agents navigate a world of deception, danger, and moral complexity. The story weaves a tale of espionage, betrayal, and the relentless pursuit of justice, leaving characters and readers alike grappling with the consequences of their choices in a shadowy world of secrets and intrigue....
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To ten-year-old Suse Hansen, the fighting in Europe seems far away from the blue skies and quiet streets of her Bay Area home in Mendoza, California-despite newspaper war photographs and the tense radio broadcasts. But Pearl Harbor changes everything. Caught up in the fear and uncertainty of air raid drills, draft calls, and the mysterious departure of her Japanese and Italian neighbors, Suse becomes obsessed with the war.
As Mendoza and the rest...
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Bravery and fortitude on the English homefront endure in this lighthearted, enemies-to-lovers WWII romance, perfect for fans of The Wartime Matchmakers and Dear Mrs. Bird. Expecting a relaxing getaway at her family's summer estate, pampered socialite Elsie Foster-Quinn signs up for the Women's Land Army. When she ends up at a Somerset dairy farm instead, Elsie immediately butts heads with the grumpy farmer she now works for. Being a land girl in a...
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The Germans pause their bombing raids on London but life on the homefront is certainly far from ordinary. The Seamstress on Cider Lane is a lighthearted and hopeful romance, perfect for fans of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and The Last Bookshop in London.Gifted seamstress Nora Archer opens a sewing shop just as clothing becomes rationed and scarce in Britain. London's fashionable elites soon discover her remarkable talent for...