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The Shell Seekers The Shell Seekers Rosamunde Pilcher The Shell Seekers is a novel of connection: of one family, and of the passions and heartbreak that have held them together for three generations. The Shell Seekers is filled with real people--mothers… OL134642W
Citizens of London Citizens of London Lynne Olson In Citizens of London, Lynne Olson has written a work of World War II history even more relevant and revealing than her acclaimed Troublesome Young Men. Here is the behind-the-scenes story of how the… OL14909916W
Walter's purple heart Walter's purple heart Catherine Ryan Hyde "Michael Steeb is an aimless twenty-one-year-old pot farmer living a day-to-day existence in an unfinished farmhouse in central California in the 1980s. He has no real plans or interests - until the … OL14927672W
Five Days in London, May 1940 Five Days in London, May 1940 John Lukacs The days from May 24 to May 28, 1940 altered the course of the history of this century, as the members of the British War Cabinet debated whether to negotiate with Hitler or to continue the war. The … OL155635W
What world is left What world is left Monique Polak Anneke, a Dutch Jewish teenager, is sent with her family to Theresienstadt, a "model" concentration camp, where she confronts great evil and learns to do what it takes to survive. OL15973579W
Britain's war machine Britain's war machine David Edgerton "The familiar image of the British in the Second World War is that of the plucky underdog taking on German might. David Edgerton's bold, compelling new history shows the conflict in a new light, with… OL15981033W
The Battle of Britain The Battle of Britain James Holland British historian Holland (Italy’s Sorrow: A Year of War, 1944–45, 2007, etc.) provides a thorough reconsideration of the Battle of Britain that is both staggeringly technical and dramatically engagi… OL16182647W
A good place to hide A good place to hide Peter Grose This book is the untold story of an isolated French community that banded together to offer sanctuary and shelter to over 3,500 Jews in the throes of World War II. Nobody asked questions, nobody dema… OL17090766W
У войны не женское лицо У войны не женское лицо Светлана Алексиевич «У войны́ не же́нское лицо́» — документально-очерковая книга белорусской писательницы, лауреата Нобелевской премии по литературе 2015 года Светланы Алексиевич. В этой книге собраны рассказы женщин, у… OL1725868W
Britain's War Britain's War Daniel Todman Great Britain's refusal to yield to Nazi Germany in the Second World War remains one of the greatest survival stories of modern times. Commemorated, evoked, and mythologized as it has been-chiseled a… OL17639823W
The mystery of Olga Chekhova The mystery of Olga Chekhova Antony Beevor Olga Chekhova was a stunning Russian beauty and a famous Nazi-era film actress who Hitler counted among his friends; she was also the niece of Anton Chekhov. After fleeing Bolshevik Moscow for Berlin… OL1881621W
Freedom from fear Freedom from fear David M. Kennedy Between 1929 and 1945, two great travails were visited upon the American people: the Great Depression and World War II. Freedom from Fear tells the story of how Americans endured, and eventually prev… OL1997094W
Nazi Germany Nazi Germany Catherine Epstein "Provides an up-to-date historical synthesis based on the latest research in the field"-- OL20002305W
L'angoisse du poisson rouge L'angoisse du poisson rouge Mélissa Verreault Manue aime se faire croire que son existence, ? digne d'un scňario hollywoodien ?, est catastrophique. Fabio, jeune Italien immigrant, ne se sent chez lui nulle part, car ? lorsqu'on a choisi de quit… OL24277206W
Armageddon Armageddon Max Hastings Armageddon is the epic story of the last eight months of World War II in Europe by Max Hastings--one of Britain's most highly regarded military historians, whose accounts of past battles John Keegan … OL2439632W
La Seconde guerre mondiale La Seconde guerre mondiale Robert Giraud Histoire du conflit, de ses causes, des pays qui y ont participé, de ses grandes batailles, etc. OL24729922W
Les évadés Les évadés Christian Léourier Les allemands occupent la ville. Jean Ricard vient d’entrer au lycée quand un ami de son père, lui confie une mission : conduire deux aviateurs Anglais de la gare Saint-Lazare aux Invalides. C… OL24839434W
Hiroshima Hiroshima John Richard Hersey Describes the effect of the bombing of Hiroshima on six survivors of the atomic blast. OL2700123W
Camus doit mourir Camus doit mourir Jean Charbonneau "Août 1944. Paris sera bientôt libérée des nazis. Euphorie, panique et barbarie cohabitent sous l'écrasante canicule. Mais avant que ne tombe le rideau, plusieurs croient avoir encore un rôle à jouer… OL27734583W
Another world Another world R. M. A. Smart "At the outbreak of war, aged 17, Bob Smart left home in search of another world. The Mercantile Marine, in which Bob began work as a radio officer, suffered more loss of life than any of the other s… OL28599688W
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