Bøger om Tidlige 20. århundrede

"From the New York Times bestselling author of Woman on Fire, the harrowing and ultimately triumphant tale of a Jewish WWII assassin turned Hollywood star. In 2005, Siena Hayes is Hollywood's latest It Girl, but she has her sights set higher than the screen, she wants to be behind the camera. So when Siena meets Lena Browning, the enormously mysterious and famous actor from decades past, Siena sees her big break. Siena wants to direct Lena's biopic-but Lena's past may turn out to be more than Siena bargained for. Before she was a "Living Legend," Lena Browning was Bina Blonski, a member of Warsaw's Jewish elite whose life and family were destroyed by the Nazis. In 1943, in the ghettos of Warsaw, Bina lives with her husband, Jakub. Determined to fight back against Nazi rule, beautiful, blonde Bina acts as a spy on the Aryan side fearlessly protecting the remaining Warsaw Jews, gaining intel, and stealing weapons. Along the way, her feelings grow more complicated as she falls in love with Aleksander, an ally to her in resistance . . . and Jakub's brother. But the cause prevails-and Lena accomplishes amazing feats of bravery, though she can't help but sacrifice so much in the process . . . Over a decade after escaping the ghetto, Bina, who now goes by Lena, has risen to fame in Hollywood. She sees her old life at every turn and hungers for revenge against the Nazis who are still everywhere around her. This is Lena's chance to right the past's wrongs and perhaps even find the happy ending she never had"--

"Monza, Italy, 1936. Thirteen-year-old Francesca lies on the banks of the Lambro River under the weight of a dead man who was trying to rape her, when he suddenly died. Her friend, Maddalena, crawls out of the water and helps her get out from under the dead body, which they then hide in some bushes. Their friendship began a year earlier, and is one marked by rebellion and the search for freedom beyond the rigid social hierarchy of the town. Maddalena, who comes from humble beginnings, is called "La malnacida/Born Evil" because of her supposed dark powers. Francesca joins her group of friends against her family's will, and discovers a new way of living beyond social conventions. Their bond will overcome the town gossip, which blames Maddalena for several deaths. It will be tested by war and fascism, and the two friends will have to decide whether to join together against social oppression or let the course of history separate them forever."--Provided by publisher.

From the critically acclaimed author of Universe of Two and The Baker's Secret, a novel of hope, healing, and the redemptive power of art, set against the turmoil of post-World War II France and inspired by the life of Marc Chagall. One month after the end of World War II, amid the jubilation in the streets of France, there are throngs of people stunned by the recovery work ahead. Every bridge, road, and rail line, every church and school and hospital, has been destroyed. Disparate factions?from Communists, to Resistance fighters, to federalists, to those who supported appeasement of the Nazis?must somehow unite and rebuild their devastated country.Asher lost his family during the war, and in revenge served as an assassin in the Resistance. Burdened by grief and guilt, he wanders through the blasted countryside, stunned by what has become of his life. When he arrives at le Chateau Guerin, all he seeks is a decent meal. Instead he finds a sanctuary, an oasis despite being filled with people every bit as damaged as him. But they are calming themselves, and recovering inch by inch, by turning sand into glass, and glass into windows for the bombed cathedrals of France.It's a volatile place, and these former warriors manage their trauma in different ways. But they are helped by women of courage and affection. Asher turns out to have a gift for making windows, and decides to hide the fact that he is Jewish so the devout Catholics who own the chateau will not expel him. As the secrets of the chateau's residents become known one by one, they experience more heated conflict and greater challenges. And as Asher kindles his talents for glasswork, his recovery will lead the way for them all.

"There are few more skilled practitioners of the craft of summer fiction than Beatriz Williams." ? The New York Times Book ReviewA ravishing summer read from New York Times bestseller Beatriz Williams, sweeping readers back to a mid-century New England rich with secrets and Cold War intrigue.June 1946. As the residents of Winthrop Island prepare for the first summer season after the sacrifice of war, a glamorous new figure moves into the guest cottage at Summerly, the idyllic seaside estate of the wealthy Peabody family. To Emilia Winthrop, daughter of Summerly's year-round caretaker and a descendant of the island's settlers, Olive Rainsford opens a window into a world of shining possibility. While Emilia spent the war years caring for her incapacitated mother, Olive traveled the world, married fascinating men, and involved herself in political causes. She's also the beloved aunt of the two surviving Peabody sons, Amory and Shep, with whom Emilia has a tangled romantic history.As the summer wears on, Emilia develops a deep rapport with Olive, who urges her to leave the island for a life of adventure, while romance blossoms with the sturdy and honorable Shep. But the heady promise of Peabody patronage is blown apart by the arrival of Sumner Fox, an FBI agent who demands Emilia's help to capture a Soviet agent who's transmitting vital intelligence on the West's atomic weapon program from somewhere inside the Summerly estate.April 1954. Eight years later, Summerly is boarded up and Emilia has rebuilt her shattered life as a professor at Wellesley College, when shocking news arrives from Washington?the traitor she helped convict is about to be swapped for an American spy imprisoned in the Soviet Union, but with a mysterious condition only Emilia can fulfill. A reluctant Emilia is summoned to CIA headquarters, where she's forced to confront the harrowing consequences of her actions that fateful summer, and a choice that could destroy the Peabody family?and Emilia's chance for redemption?all over again."Grand and gripping...shot through with suspense, romance, and glorious, beach-laden locales. I could not put it down."--Marie Benedict, New York Times bestselling author of The Mitford Affair

Embark on an extraordinary journey with young heroes who fled their Hitler-occupied homeland to become WWII pilots. Facing scarcity and peril, they ventured across Europe, ultimately reaching England, where they valiantly served in the military. Some paid the ultimate price, while the survivors returned home as war heroes. However, their freedom was short-lived. Communist Czechoslovakia subjected them to persecution, humiliation, and imprisonment."The aircraft stopped reacting to the pilot's flying controls and headed toward unavoidable death. The drops of cold sweat appeared on Franti¿ek's burnt forehead."These courageous pilots fought for freedom alongside the Allies. At home, they found themselves trapped behind barbed wire. They endured relentless surveillance, interrogation, torture, and degradation. It took forty-one years to reclaim their freedom. This is a gripping account of young men who took to the skies. They persevered through the darkest of times, ultimately triumphing in the name of freedom and honor.Includes never-before-published historical and modern photographs.Get this compelling book today and learn the true cost of freedom.

Begleiten Sie zwei Familien in den Wirren der Mexikanischen Revolution! Mexiko, zu Beginn des zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts: ein Land im Zeichen des Bürgerkriegs. Der alte Präsident Porfirio Diaz, der das Land sechsundzwanzig Jahre lang mit eiserner Faust regierte, wird zum Rücktritt gezwungen. Eine neue demokratische Regierung wird gebildet, doch sie kann sich nicht lange an der Macht halten. Der neue Präsident wird ermordet! Francisco Reyna erzählt in diesem spannenden historischen Roman, wie zwei Familien auf das dramatische Geschehen reagieren und jede noch so schwierige Herausforderung annehmen. Eine fesselnde Geschichte über die turbulenten Jahre der mexikanischen Revolution, mit überraschenden Wendungen und eindrucksvollen Beschreibungen der historischen Schauplätze und Ereignisse.

This source edition on the persecution and murder of the European Jews by Nazi Germany presents in a total of 16 volumes a thematically comprehensive selection of documents on the Holocaust. The work illustrates the contemporary contexts, the dynamics, and the intermediate stages of the political and social processes that led to this unprecedented mass crime. It can be used by teachers, researchers, students, and all other interested parties. The edition comprises authentic testimony by persecutors, victims, and onlookers. These testimonies are furnished with academic annotations and the vast majority of them are published here for the first time in English. Learn more about the PMJ on https://pmj-documents.org/

During the Great Depression, the U.S. government illegally deported more than a million Mexican-American citizens to make room on the welfare rolls and alleviate unemployment for white Americans. Carlos Moreno is a young man who has known only hardship and poverty, chasing rumors of work across Texas during the 1920s. Pursued by a renegade Texas Ranger who thinks he holds the key to a secret, Carlos takes refuge in "Little Mexico," Houston's colorful, boisterous barrio. He picks the worst possible time to fall in love.As the U.S. launches its repatriation campaign, the ranger joins forces with Immigration agents to step up his personal manhunt. Now Carlos and his wife will have to rely on their courage and ingenuity to avoid a dragnet that will ensnare an entire population.

Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, Adolf Hitler's chief of military intelligence, accomplished something that neither President Franklin D. Roosevelt nor Prime Minister Winston Churchill could ever achieve - he saved the lives of hundreds Jewish refugees and other racial and political undesirables by rescuing them from Nazi Germany and other Nazi-occupied countries. Admiral Canaris is a page-turning story of one of the most important and least likely saboteurs within the Third Reich.

Den 67-årige mangemillionær Guy Brouard bliver fundet død på en strand på den engelske kanalø Guernsey, kvalt af en mærkelig talisman. Han har i nogle år levet alene med sin søster, men har flere ægteskaber og børn bag sig.Det amerikanske søskendepar China og Cherokee River har fået til opgave at transportere nogle vigtige tegninger fra Californien til Guernsey og ankommer til den engelske kanalø få dage før mordet. Det der blot skulle have været en fredelig tur over Atlanten, tager pludselig en helt anden drejning, da China bliver arresteret for mordet på Guy Brouard.Cherokee opsøger Chinas ungdomsveninde, fotografen Deborah St. James og hendes mand Simon, og beder om deres hjælp. Da Guy Brouards testamente læses op, viser det sig, at han har gjort sine nærmeste arveløse, flyttet noget af sin formue til udlandet og testamenteret en stor sum penge til den fattige dreng Paul Fielder. Deborah og Simon erfarer snart, at adskillige mennesker på Guernsey har haft grund til at ønske Guy Brouard død: hans tidligere hustruer, hans forretningsforbindelser, hans elskerinde og Paul Fielder.I deres søgen efter morderen får Deborah og Simon et indblik i øens dystre historie under Anden Verdenskrig og en uhyggelig indsigt i nogle af øboernes lidelser.Elizabeth George (f. 1949) er en amerikansk krimiforfatter. De fleste af hendes romaner udspiller sig i Storbritannien, og hun er særlig kendt for krimiserien om Thomas Lynley og Barbara Havers fra Scotland Yard. George debuterede som forfatter i 1988 med "En fars begær", som indbragte hende en Agatha Award. Hendes bøger er oversat til flere sprog.

1939. Small town, Western Australia. As the world slides into war, Dorothy and Mick's marriage slides into deeper and deeper trouble. Even the welcome arrival of a child can't save the situation and eventually, with no options left, Dorothy takes her daughter and moves back in with her parents. For Mick, the failed marriage is a catalyst for him to escape a lonely exile by enlisting in the Australian Army. He finds the swell of patriotism sweeping the nation grants him equal plaudits of admiration for his courage and sympathy for his family situation. Dorothy, returned to her domineering Father's abode, is eyed by her neighbours. She is expected to be an exemplary mother, a dutiful daughter and step up to fulfil the requirements and demands of a country at war. She must be seen to be faultless. As Mick is sent overseas and into the hell of the North African Campaign, from the siege of Tobruk to the victory at El Alamein, Dorothy is seconded by the War Effort Manpower act to work within the Western Australian lunatic asylum. From the North African desert to Jungle Warfare training in readiness for the nightmares of New Guinea and Borneo, and from small town attitudes to the living torture of the asylum, the war years will test the resilience of all. For love, courage, despair or happiness have no regard for rank or status, and neither will circumstances grant wish-upon-a-star moments. What matters is your ability to cope with what life brings; be that over here, or over there. An Australian saga of love, war, family, friendships, darkness and lightand one woman's ability to survive it all.

El proyecto político-ideológico del régimen franquista en España (1939-1975) concebía un retorno a la tradición, lo que significaba recluir a la población femenina al ámbito exclusivo de la familia y seguir fielmente la tradición católica. Pese a la censura, muchas autoras lograron transmitir sus reivindicaciones y sus frustraciones, bien fuera con su propia voz o utilizando seudónimos, refugiándose en la palabra de los personajes de sus ficciones u oscureciendoel mensaje a través del tono poético o de las técnicas literarias novedosas. Entre ellas, las aquí presentadas: Ángela Figuera Aymerich, Carmen Conde, Amalia Junquera, Gloria Fuertes, Amparo Conde, Conchita Montes, Carmen Laforet, Mercedes Ballesteros, Mercedes Formica, Elena Soriano, Carmen Kurtz, Elena Quiroga y Carmen Martín Gaite.

"A gripping popular history. ... Vivid ... simultaneously fascinating and horrifying" -St. Louis Post-DispatchIn 1903, an elephant named Topsy was electrocuted on Coney Island, and ever since, this bizarre execution has reverberated through popular culture with the whiff of urban legend. But it really happened, and many historical forces conspired to bring Topsy, Thomas Edison, and those 6,600 volts of alternating current together. In Topsy, Michael Daly weaves them together into a fascinating popular history.The first elephant arrived in America in 1796, but it wasn't until after the Civil War that the circus entered its golden age, thanks especially to P.T. Barnum and Adam Forepaugh (or 4-Paw). With fantastic detail, Daly brings this world to life: caravans, crooks, and side-shows. And he captures the life of the animals, both the cruelties they suffered and, when treated with kindness, their remarkable feats. Rich in period Americana, and full of larger-than-life characters-both human and elephant-Topsy is a touching, entertaining read.

"Maud Martha" er den amerikanske forfatter, underviser og borgerrettighedsaktivist Gwendolyn Brooks' (1917-2000) autofiktive fortælling om Maud Marthas liv og skæbne, fra hun er 6 år, og indtil hun har født sit første barn og er gravid med sit næste.Det er historien om at komme fra beskedne kår, hvor forældrene må kæmpe for at beholde deres hjem, og om at vokse op i en familie, hvor søsteren er meget smukkere end hende selv. Begge erfaringer, den af fattigdom og den af ikke at være smuk nok, hjemsøger Maud Martha op igennem livet og i hendes parforhold med Paul. Den Paul, som hun venter sit barn med, men som hun er overbevist om hellere ville giftes med en, der var lidt lysere brun.Det er historien om hele tiden at opretholde håbet og optimismen, selvom den hårde realitet er, at de to aldrig vil komme videre fra deres lille lejlighed fyldt med kakerlakker i en by, hvor de dagligt konfronteres med deres hudfarve og deres livsvilkår. Hvor det at være sort betyder at være låst fast i fattigdom og et liv, der i bedste fald får lov at gå ubemærket hen. "Maud Martha" er en smuk og barsk fortælling fortalt i 24 vignetter, der i al sin lyriske enkelthed indkapsler Maud Marthas barndomsminder, familieliv, ægteskab og erfaringer af at leve som sort kvinde i 1950’ernes Chicago. "Maud Martha" udgives i Gyldendals Skala-serie for genopdagede mesterværker fra det 20. århundrede.

Dive into a whirlpool of family secrets, vengeance, and dark pasts in this stirring narrative that commences amidst the 1949 North Carolina cotton mill strike, marking the onset of unionization and a cauldron of violence. As two young adults inherit the turbulent legacy of their kin, a storm of revelations threatens to shatter the fragile bonds holding their family together. Unveiling secrets could be a path to healing or the trigger for further discord and bloodshed.

Politische Kampfgruppen wie das Reichsbanner ¿Schwarz-Rot-Gold", der Rote Frontkämpferbund (RFB) oder die Sturmabteilung (SA) waren Schlüsselfiguren der Weimarer Republik. Mit gewalttätigen Agitationskampagnen prägten sie das politische Klima, besonders für Parteien wie die NSDAP. Dieser Band beleuchtet den Erfolg der NSDAP 1932 in der Provinz und erforscht erstmals die linke Opposition zu der SA in Schleswig-Holstein. Hierzu wird das komplexe Verhältnis zwischen dem Reichsbanner und dem RFB, zwei sich politisch vermeintlich nahestehenden Organisationen, betrachtet. Ein tiefgreifendes Verständnis dieses Verhältnisses ermöglicht neue Einsichten in die politische Dynamik dieser Zeit. Durch die Analyse von historischen Dokumenten und Archivmaterial offenbart das Werk bisher unbekannte Facetten des politischen Kampfes und der ideologischen Spannungen der Weimarer Republik.Politische Kampfgruppen wie das Reichsbanner ¿Schwarz-Rot-Gold, der Rote Frontkämpferbund (RFB) oder die Sturmabteilung (SA) waren eine typische Erscheinung der Weimarer Republik. Mit ihren Agitationskampagnen, die nicht selten gewaltsam endeten, politisierten sie die Bevölkerung im höchsten Maße. Sie waren für den politischen Erfolg einer Partei von großer Bedeutung. So auch für die NSDAP, die 1932 erstmals stärkste Kraft in der Provinz wurde. Ausgehend von ihrem Erfolg fragt dieser Band nach der in Schleswig-Holstein wenig erforschten linken Opposition zu der nationalsozialistischen SA. Hierzu wird das gegenseitige Verhältnis zwischen dem Reichsbanner und dem RFB, zwei sich politisch vermeintlich nahestehenden Organisationen, betrachtet.

It was just the 1948 Thanksgiving Parade on Burlington, Vermont's Church Street until one of the kids from the Children's Home dropped out of sight. The tangled search for the child leads Roman Catholic priest, Thomas Ladue and Fort Ethan Allen's Captain John Courtney through a shadowy trail of a maple sugar farm, children's institutions, ancient battlegrounds, and more.Born and raised in the Green Mountain state, L. E. Fleury weaves fictional personalities and historical Chittenden County locations into page-turning, plot-twisting whodunnit scenarios. This Junctions Murder Mystery Series will sweep the reader through a saga of featured characters as they journey through the culture of the late 1940s and '50s, played out against the beautiful rolling hills of Vermont.The Junctions Murder Mystery Series consists of five (so far) books, each chock-full of surprising twists, ending with a message of hope. Characters range from innocent to evil, with just some good old folk that "smoke, drink and spit in the sink" in between. The book word counts range anywhere from 90K-165K.

A fantastic resource for scale modelers and military historians alike.In Panzer-Rgt./Abt.18 On the Battlefield, Tom Cockle looks at this German unit and their vehicles. Many type of vehicles will appear in this book but the key role was played by the Tauchpanzers. The hardcover, landscape formatted book's brief introduction is followed by more than a hundred mainly unpublished photographs, published in the highest possible quality. Both the introduction and the captions are bilingual (English / Hungarian).

This is a quality reprint featuring 95 pages of information on small arms ammunition during World War II. It includes the C-1 supplement. It covers all ammunition for the M2 Browning Machine Gun, M1 Garand, Carbine, .45 ACP and more across ball, armor piercing, tracer, blank and more. This book is taken from an original and made to look old, yellow pages and all. You will not be disappointed in this piece!

Inspired by true events, "Don't Push Me" is an intergenerational saga of gay romance and the shame that cripples it. On a ski vacation in the Alps, Elliott discovers that the owners of the inn where he is staying are the descendants of a physician who took care of his grandfather, a prisoner during World War One. Elliott falls under the spell of Max, who, like his great grandfather, is haunted by an intractable sense of sexual shame. Characters grapple with an existential question - whether their sexual desires are a madness corrupting the soul or a gift of the gods, nudging them toward authenticity. The narrative goes back and forth between World War One, the 1960s, and 2007, underscoring the historical context of sexual identity and expression. The story explores the parallel worlds we inhabit and the people that invite us to cross borders. Echoing ancient poets and philosophers, the book celebrates the enchantment of the Jungfrau region of Switzerland, a place where spirits hide in the upper reaches of glacier-studded peaks and inspire mortals to grow wings and soar.

This story of a couple whose love is caught in the crossfire of war is a portrait of, not only the turbulent events of WWII, but also how a family survives with so much death and danger swirling.

On the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki comes this heart-pounding account of the war-room drama inside the cabinets of the United States and Japan that led to Armageddon on August 6, 1945. Here are the secret strategy sessions, fierce debates, looming assassinations, and planned invasions that resulted in history's first use of nuclear weapons in combat, and the ensuing chaotic days as the Japanese government struggled to respond to the reality of nuclear war.

"William Thiele is remembered today as the father of the sound film operetta with seminal classics such as Drei von der Tankstelle (1930). While often considered among the most accomplished directors of Late Weimar cinema, as an Austrian Jew he was vilified during the onset of the Nazi regime in 1933 and fled to the United States where he continued making films until the end of his career in 1960. Enchanted by Cinema closely examines the European musical film pioneer's work and his cross-cultural perspective across forty years of filmography in Berlin and Hollywood to account for his popularity while discussing issues of ethnicity, exile, comedy, music, gender, and race"--