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Major-General `Ginger' Burston led the Army Medical Service throughout the Pacific campaigns. This pivotal book explains how Burston and his medical team kept Allied troops healthy in primitive and hostile conditions and during the greatest medical emergency of World War II - the struggle against malaria. By keeping the soldiers healthy, and

Foxden Acres, a place where dark secrets and bittersweet memories linger...

"A member of the so-called Silent Generation, Michael Hadley has a great deal to say in his twilight years. Opening with his Depression-era childhood on a lonely lighthouse on the west coast of Vancouver Island, this remarkably nuanced memoir spans decades, countries, and oceans."--

A British spy returns to his roots in this gripping WWII thriller

How does a young man from Davenport, Iowa end up being executed in a bamboo grove in Kyushu, Japan? This book tells the story of this young man, Charles S. Appleby. It is about friendship, love, heartbreak, hard work, revenge, war, and pride. Charles, or Charlie to his family and Chuck to his friends, was the navigator on a B-29 Superfortress crew in WWII when their B-29 crashed into the mountains of Japan. Chuck parachuted to safety, but was captured at the very end of the war. His time as a POW was short in comparison to most POWs; however, he and his fellow Airmen had no chance at surviving the burtality of the WWII Japanese military. Through letters, family stories, military documents, and the help and added information from many friends and family of this B-29 crew, as well as others, learn how this crew lived, laughed and loved until giving the ultimate sacrifice so their families could be free.

Todo lo que debe saber de la Segunda Guerra Mundial presenta un completo repaso para tener un conocimiento casi total del conflicto. Se analizan las causas del origen de la guerra, narra desde la triunfal guerra relámpago lanzada por la Alemania nazi contra Polonia o Francia hasta la decisiva derrota sufrida por las tropas alemanas en Stalingrado.

"Love blooms in the darkest days... It's 1942, and London remains under constant threat of enemy attack as the second world war rages on. In the Bethnal Green neighborhood, Nellie Morris counts every day lucky that she emerges from the underground shelters unharmed, her loving family still surrounding her. Three years into the war, she's grateful to hold onto remnants of normalcy--her job assisting the mayor and nights spent at the local pub with her best friend. But after a chance encounter with Ray, an American airman stationed nearby, Nellie becomes enchanted with the idea of a broader world. Just when Nellie begins to embrace an exciting new life with Ray, a terrible incident occurs during an air raid one evening, and the consequences are catastrophic. As the truth about that night is revealed, Nellie's world is torn apart. When it seems all hope is lost, Nellie finds that, against all odds, love and happiness can triumph." --

Bauernbub. Klosterschüler. SS-Obersturmführer. Kriegsgefangener in USA. Vietnam Tropendoktor.· für Details bitte https://hhsalmutter.wixsite.com/sepp1921 in Google eintippenDr. Josef ¿Sepp" Salmutter war ein gewöhnlicher Mann in außergewöhnlichen Zeiten. Als zurückgezogen lebender Arzt, der seiner Karriere verschrieben war, erwähnte Sepp seine NS-Vergangenheit nie, auch nicht seiner eigenen Familie gegenüber. Als ihm Ende der 1960er-Jahre US-Intelligence Dokumente über Vernehmungen und illegale Abhöraktionen während des Zweiten Weltkriegs zugespielt werden, beschließt er seinem ältesten Sohn in einem Brief die Wahrheit über sein Leben zu schreiben.Die US-Dokumente bilden die Grundlage dieser bemerkenswerten Memoiren, die damit aus der Fülle anderer Lebensdarstellungen von SS-Offizieren herausstechen.Dies ist eine geradezu provozierend ehrliche Geschichte, die den Leser nicht nur mit den Gräueltaten der damaligen Zeit konfrontiert, sondern auch einen Einblick in die Naziindoktrination eines unerfahrenen jungen Mannes erlaubt, der die Folgen seines Handelns zu verarbeiten hatte.

"Washington, D.C., 1958: Grace Feldman is hiding a dangerous secret in her home - not to mention countless others in her head. Grace, a would-be Shakespeare scholar with no mathematical background, learns the art of codebreaking on the fly and becomes one of the country's most potent secret weapons, decrypting intercepted messages during World War I, Prohibition and World War II. From her own father to her mad and mercurial first boss, from Army colonels to Coast Guard commanders, from Navy admirals to Nazi spies, Grace learns to hold her own against intimidating men and win their respect, against impossible odds. Along the way, Grace reluctantly falls in love, marries, and has children-becoming one of the first working mothers and an oddity in her neighborhood. During her remarkable journey, Grace votes for the first time, tangles with none other than Al Capone, forms a friendship with the First Lady, dines with the President of the United States, and creates a cryptologic system for Wild Bill Donovan and the fledgling CIA. She deciphers and reconstructs the wiring of the fearsome German Enigma machine and foils a plot by Hitler to invade the United States via South America. Grace also unwittingly makes an enemy of the most dangerous man in Washington: J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI. And if he discovers the secret she's desperately trying to keep hidden, her family and her career could be at risk"--

Between the Wires tells for the first time the history of Janowska, in Lviv, Ukraine, one of the deadliest concentration camps in the Holocaust, by bringing together never-before-seen evidence and painstakingly detailed research from archives in seven countries and in as many languages.

These are the war memoirs of Gil Mock, as told to his son-in-law, Robert E. Lee.1940 - Sapper Gilbert Mock, British Expeditionary Force is ordered to blow up a bridge over the River Somme. Why? To buy time for over 300,000 of his comrades to be evacuated from the beaches of Dunkirk.Today, this necessary rearguard action fought by men like Gil is largely overlooked whenever the remarkable events of Operation Dynamo are celebrated, but many were killed or spent the next five years in prisoner of war camps. Gil, however, despite his parents receiving a 'missing in action, believed dead' telegram from the War Office, made an eventful 350 mile journey (despite his bad feet!) to St Malo and the Last Boat Home.

This book is an Historical Account (some may say it is a Museum Exhibit all by itself) of the USS SOLOMONS CVE 67 and U860 which was sunk by the USS Solomons CVE 67. It is told by the crewmen and their photos. Its in the format of a Family Photo Album, by the time you finish reading this book, you will know these men Personally.This book makes it blatantly clear how important it is that we talk to our Veterens, record their stories and make copies of their photos. Who would have ever thought that 60 men could have enough stories to fill 547 pages, and over 810 photos, and documents, or that they would be so Happy! And willing to share Their Memories. Additionally, this book shows just how little time we have left to record their memories.Since I started this project in February of 2002, until now, March 2005, five of the men that contributed to this book have already passed away. They will never get to see the book that they helped write. They are now Gone Forever! BUT! They will now be Remembered Forever!, along with their stories and photos.The five men are:David R. Green S1/c, USS Solomons CVE 67; Passed Away 27 April 2002, Age 77Frank S. Rojewski S1/c USS Solomons CVE 67; Passed Away 10 May 2003 Age 76Joseph Ernest Comeau S1/c, USS Solomons CVE 67 (My Dad); Passed Away 26 June 2003, Age 77Adolf Lundquist, U860 Crewman(U860 was sunk by USS Solomons CVE 67); Passed Away December 2003, Age 90Joseph Montana, USS Solomons CVE 67; Passed Away 12 January 2005, Age 78Read this book. Then talk to the Veteran that you know, write down His or Her stories and make copies of any photos. Put them in a folder, give each of His or Her Family members a copy, so that the Veteran will NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!!OUR VETERENS HAVE EARNED THE RIGHT TO BE REMEMBERED!!THANK YOU!! REVIEWSJoseph Comeau's book on the history of this can-do carrier and her World War II crew reads like a veteran's scrapbook, which it is in a way. There's no narrative in the traditional sense; the book consists of first-hand accounts, rare personal snapshots, and reproductions of contemporary documents, such as a "Welcome Aboard" pamphlet produced for new arrivals aboard the SOLOMONS. Comeau's father, Joseph E. Comeau, Sr., served aboard the SOLOMONS, and the book is a tribute to Comeau Sr. and his shipmates. The book is a wealth of obscure photos and the small details of life aboard a "jeep" carrier during the Atlantic War.Doug Buchanan, Editor of Anchor Watch The Official Journal of the Historic Naval Ships Association, July 2005

In the summer of 1940, ambitious American journalist Ruby Sutton gets her big break: the chance to report on the European war as a writer for Picture Weekly newsmagazine in London. It's an opportunity to prove herself and start fresh in a city that knows nothing of her humble origins. But life in Britain tests Ruby in ways she never imagined.Although most of Ruby's colleagues welcome her, a few resent her presence, as an American and a woman. Just as she's beginning to feel at home in a country that is so familiar yet so foreign, the bombs begin to fall. As the horror of the Blitz stretches unbroken into months, Ruby tries to remain an objective observer. When she loses everything and must depend upon the kindness of strangers, she learns the depth of true friendship?and what it is to love a man who is burdened by secrets.

"The Museum of Lost Quilts is a warm and deeply moving story about the power of collective memory. With every fascinating quilt she studies, Summer finds her passion for history renewed -- and discovers a promising new future for herself--

"The unforgettable true story of a girl born in the Kovno Ghetto, and the dangerous risk her parents faced in defying the barbarous Nazi law prohibiting childbirth. Elida Friedman was not supposed to have been born. In the Kovno Ghetto in Lithuania, Nazi law forbade Jewish women from giving birth. Yet despite the fear of death, Dr. Jonah Friedman and his wife Tzila, choose to bring a daughter into the world, a little girl they name Elida-meaning non-birth in Hebrew. To increase their child's chance of survival, the Friedmans smuggle the baby out of the ghetto and into the arms of a non-Jewish farm family when Elida is only three months old. It is the beginning of a life marked by constant upheaval. When the Nazis raze the entire Kovno Ghetto, Jonah and Tzila are among those killed. Their only child is left orphaned and alone, dependent on the kindness of strangers. Despite her circumstances, Elida grows up, changing families, countries, continents, and even names, countless times. Surviving the war and the Holocaust that stole her parents, the young woman never gives up hope. In her lifelong pursuit to find love and belonging, she works to rebuild her identity and triumph over her terrible circumstances. A moving, powerful chronicle of overcoming impossible odds, Elida, the Forgotten Ghetto Girl is the true story of one unforgettable woman and her will to survive"--

Mais que s'est il passé dans la grange que Tim vient d'acquérir dans le sud Touraine? Dès les premiers coups de pioche, un squelette est découvert. Puis d'autres morts et agressions tout aussi étrange, se succèdent à proximité. La jeune et indisciplinée lieutenant Jane Maury, pour la première mission de sa carrière, se voit confier cette délicate enquête.Elle découvre que la genèse de ces crimes prend sa source dans cette grange, en 1943.L'auteur va vous entrainer au coeur de la résistance sud Tourangelle, mais également en Bretagne, à la rencontre des maquisards du réseau Shelburn, qui tentèrent d'exfiltrer Garry, un aviateur Américain tombé sur le sol français.Quel lien relie ces 2 histoires ? Quelle corrélation entre ces 2 époques ?... Jusqu'où le folie humaine peut-elle aller ?

The course of European history, and of the twentieth century, was shaped by the political ideologies of three men - Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, and Francisco Franco. Heading the most hardline, repressive and destructive regimes the world had ever known, their beliefs became collectively referred to as Fascism. But to what extent were the politics of these countries similar, and what beliefs were shared by the three dictators? The unfettered ambitions of these men and the terrible acts perpetrated by their regimes have seared lasting impressions of their political and military careers in the public mind, shaped to an extent by their own propaganda, having portrayed themselves as willful men of destiny. However, their origins belie their reputations, and reveal the ideological differences, political inconsistencies and personal rivalries between them, and the differing circumstances that brought them to lead very different regimes. This book is the first concise biography of each dictator on his path to power from revolutionary socialist, artistic dropout, and dutiful soldier to the most notorious names in history.

The atrocities committed during the Nazi era are a dark stain on human history. Among the many horrors of this period were the medical experiments conducted on concentration camp prisoners by Nazi doctors. One of the most notorious of these doctors was Carl Clauberg, an expert in gynecology who was tasked with developing a method for sterilizing women quickly and inexpensively. Clauberg's experiments were carried out with a callous disregard for human life and dignity, resulting in immeasurable suffering for his victims. The legacy of these experiments continues to shape our understanding of medical ethics, human rights, and the dangers of unchecked power and ideology. In this chapter, we will explore the brutal legacy of Carl Clauberg's sterilization experiments and the impact that they have had on the field of medicine and our understanding of human rights.

"Random, sudden death was an ever present danger for Bernard and Frank Hollenkamp. The brothers from the aviation center town of Dayton, Ohio, were among the legions of over three million Army Air Force soldiers who served in World War II. They were exclusive members of the Air Force that saw combat, as for every man that had a combat role there were sixteen soldiers with non-combat roles around the globe. Both flew on missions in heavy bombers, Bernard as a pilot of a B-17 Flying Fortress and Frank as a tail gunner on the B-24 Liberator and B-32 Dominator. This narrative defines the men's path to entering the service, the astonishingly dangerous training involved in their flying combat functions and the details of their combat missions. Bernard flew for the 8th Air Force out of England in 1943 at a time when your chances of being killed or captured were about three out of four. His diary is included revealing the gambit of experiences and emotions involved in his flying training and overseas service. Frank served on the other side of the world in the Pacific in the 5th Air Force, where going down on long missions over the open ocean and capture by the Japanese were terrifyingly real possibilities. He would be one of only a few men who would fly combat missions in the very short life of the B-32 bomber in action. Dayton Valor recounts the incredible places these men saw, the people they met and observed, their role in history and their harrowing experiences in the war. The fact that one brother did not come home, reveals the loving connection between the two men as the remaining brother dealt with the tragedy"--