Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Rescuing the Danish Jews Rescuing the Danish Jews Ann Byers "Examines the rescue of the Danish Jews during World War II, including background on Denmark and the Holocaust, firsthand accounts from the many people involved, and how thousands of Jews were saved … OL15067289W
Home Run Home Run John Nichol Throughout the Second World War, thousands found themselves cut off behind the lines in Nazi-occupied Europe - soldiers were left stranded on beaches after the chaotic evacuation of Dunkirk, airmen f… OL15188116W
Terror and triumph Terror and triumph Marshall Cavendish Corporation Staff "Covers the events of World War II"--Provided by publisher. OL15632695W
Life under occupation Life under occupation Charlie Samuels "Describes life for people in countries under occupation by German and Japanese soldiers during World War II"--Provided by publisher. OL15902205W
The coldest winter The coldest winter Paula Fox The author describes her movements across Europe's scrambled post-war borders--trips to empty castles and ruined cathedrals, a stint in bombed out Warsaw in the midst of the Communist takeover, and n… OL16028541W
War, guilt, and world politics after World War II War, guilt, and world politics after World War II Thomas U. Berger "This book describes how the states in post-1945 Austria, Germany, and Japan have tried to deal with the legacy of the Second World War and how their policies have affected their relations with other… OL16451545W
Church of Spies Church of Spies Mark Riebling The Vatican’s silence in the face of Nazi atrocities remains one of the great controversies of our time. History has accused wartime pontiff Pius the Twelfth of complicity in the Holocaust and dubbed… OL17318218W
Liberation Liberation Betty N. Hoffman "Discusses the liberation of Europe and the aftermath of the Holocaust, including the displaced persons camps, primary source accounts from Holocaust survivors, and how those survivors started new li… OL18746120W
The bombers and the bombed The bombers and the bombed R. J. Overy A history of the Allied bombing campaigns of World War II questions the morality of British and American attacks on occupied European cities while offering insight into the course of the civilian fro… OL19706494W
The monuments men The monuments men Robert M. Edsel "In a race against time, a group of American and British museum directors, curators, art historians, and others--called the Monuments Men--risked their lives scouring Europe to prevent the destructio… OL19971954W
Hitler's art thief Hitler's art thief Susan Ronald "The world was stunned when eighty-year old Cornelius Gurlitt became an international media superstar in November 2013 on the discovery of over 1,400 artworks in his 1,076 square-foot Munich apartmen… OL20012898W
Last Hope Island Last Hope Island Lynne Olson "When the Nazi Blitzkrieg subjugated Europe in World War II, London became the safe haven for the leaders of seven occupied countries--France, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, Norway, Czechoslovakia and… OL20052246W
Home run Home run Nichol, John Throughout the Second World War, thousands found themselves cut off behind the lines in Nazi-occupied Europe - soldiers were left stranded on beaches after the chaotic evacuation of Dunkirk, airmen f… OL20997626W
Behind the Secret Window Behind the Secret Window Nelly S. Toll The author recalls her experiences when she and her mother were hidden from the Nazis by a Gentile couple in Lwów, Poland, during World War II. OL2622366W
Armoured Guardsmen Armoured Guardsmen Robert Boscawen viii, 232 p., [16] p. of plates : 24 cm OL28777975W
Axis rule in occupied Europe Axis rule in occupied Europe Raphael Lemkin "In this study Polish emigre Raphael Lemkin (1900-1959) coined the term 'genocide' and defined it as a subject of international law"--Provided by publisher. OL5718864W
Their Darkest Hour Their Darkest Hour Laurence Rees Laurence Rees presents 35 of his most electrifying encounters, from Estera Frenkiel, a young Jewish woman given the chance to save ten fellow Jews from deportation and death to Hiroo Onoda, a Japanes… OL5726366W
Hitlers Volksstaat Hitlers Volksstaat Götz Aly In this groundbreaking book, distinguished historian Gotz Aly addresses one of modern history's greatest conundrums: How did Adolf Hitler win the allegiance of ordinary Germans for his program of mas… OL756173W
By Day and by Night By Day and by Night Ken Merrick 127p. : 30cm OL8934259W