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A favorite of book clubs throughout North America and now in Europe, Hardscrabble Road is a story of perseverance, an inspiring tale of getting through terrible times with heart, hope, and humor.

Six Victories examines one of the most interesting and instructive naval campaigns of World War II: the war on traffic in the Mediterranean during the fall and winter of 1941-42. It is a cautionary tale of how sea power was practiced, and how it shifted 180 degrees overnight. Based on British and Italian archival sources, the book emphasizes strategic context, the role of intelligence, and the campaign's logistics.In October 1941 the British Admiralty based a surface strike force in Malta to attack Axis sea lanes between Italy and Africa. Aided by Ultra intelligence, submarines, and bombers based in Malta, this force dominated the Central Mediterranean. From the end of October through the middle of December 1941, less than a third of the supplies shipped from Italian ports arrived in Libya. Shortages of ammunition and fuel finally compelled the Afrika Korps to retreat four hundred miles. Then, in the space of thirty hours, this all changed. First, Italian naval forces broke the blockade by fighting through a major convoy that arrived in time to blunt the British advance; next, the strike force plowed into a minefield laid by Italian cruisers; and finally, in a daring attack, Italian commandos crippled the Mediterranean Fleet's battleships in port. The swing in fortune was immediate and dramatic.Six Victories breaks new ground in the historiography of World War II. A compelling story, it relates lessons that are relevant today and should be required reading for all who practice the art of power at sea and for those who want to understand the intricate and interrelated factors that are the foundations of military success.

Stravinsky's influence on Debussy in 1910-13 is demonstrated here in the many modernistic features of such works as the Preludes Book II, Khamma, and Jeux.

From April 1945, when Stalin broke the Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact and Harry Truman assumed the presidency, to the final Soviet military actions against Japan, Hasegawa brings to light the real reasons Japan surrendered. From Washington to Moscow to Tokyo and back again, he shows us a high-stakes diplomatic game as Truman and Stalin sought to outmaneuver each other in forcing Japan's surrender; as Stalin dangled mediation offers to Japan while secretly preparing to fight in the Pacific; as Tokyo peace advocates desperately tried to stave off a war party determined to mount a last-ditch defense; and as the Americans struggled to balance their competing interests of ending the war with Japan and preventing the Soviets from expanding into the Pacific.

Step into a captivating tale of friendship, love, betrayal and resilience in 'The Lost Diary of Cécile Dubonnet.' Explore the vivid world of pre-war Paris as jilted photographer Hénri Durant stumbles upon a hidden diary, unraveling the heartfelt musings of a young woman named Cécile Dubonnet. Set against the backdrop of historical turmoil, follow Cécile's poignant journey of love and loyalty, navigating the challenges of romance amid the tumultuous events leading to World War II. Join us in uncovering the untold stories, emotional complexities, and gripping struggles of Cécile and her friends as they face the upheavals of an era through her intimate diary entries.

An essential item for the shelf of any naval history enthusiast, this provides a detailed view of the world's navies just before the beginning of the Dreadnought naval arms race.

This is the story of my grandfather's life in the Merchant Navy, originally written by him during his retirement. He was a Marine Engineer from 1908 to 1945. This book describes a lifetime of adventure, hardship, and joy on all the different ships that he sailed, from grand liners to rusty hulks. He survived the two world wars, the depression of the 1930s, and at one time he even took his family to sea with him. He sailed on the Oceanic, the Olympic, the Britannic, and almost sailed on the Titanic. During the First World War he spent some time as a volunteer tugboat engineer at the Gallipoli Landings and later saved a ship from sinking from a torpedo strike. During the Second World War he survived two shipwrecks from torpedo strikes and avoided another sinking, thanks to the Enigma code breakers. He met a whole variety of people throughout the world during his career and often gave humorous talks in many ports that he visited around the world. This book also gives some details on the ships he sailed and a small window into the events, and the world at those times.

Flat Pack, catalogue and pre-manufactured homes have a secret history in the Bay Area. Many homes were pre-cut and delivered to the job site to be assembled in a matter of days. From small 2 bedroom beach bungalows to spacious 2000+ square foot shingle houses that line the streets of Alameda, many homes were ordered from a catalog and assembled on urban lots where people still live contented lives. There were also local architects and developers that created pre-fabricated homes locally to be delivered and built in developments. This book explores this history, through local leaders, archives, historians as well real estate brokers, investors, agents and homeowners. Oakland, Alameda, Berkeley and the surrounding areas were architecturally developed and influenced by the modern concept of efficient assembly line building. The book also explores how that building was affected by redlining and race relations at that time.

Classic account of the life of an extraordinary woman and an undervalued artist.

At the heart of every devastating war, there are ordinary women and men doing the extraordinary. Rose Shipley dreams of independence and defies her father by joining the army. She is determined to nurse in the perilous casualty clearing stations on the edge of the Western Front.Leo Dymond has given little thought to his German heritage until his father is imprisoned in an internment camp. To escape the same fate and prove his loyalty to Australia, he enlists in the Australian Army. While his mates know he has their backs, Alfred Fanshaw doubts that a man who has grown up with German parents, surrounded by other German immigrants, could ever be trusted. He has Leo in his sights and one mistake could send Leo home in disgrace.Though Rose is drawn to shy Leo, she is fiercely protective of her newfound freedom and has no wish for any serious entanglement. The more time she spends with Leo, the more her heart may betray her head. Leo finds he can't tell Rose about some of the monstrous and unforgiveable things he's witnessed in the theatre of war. When he learns of the tragic loss of his brother, Oskar, it is in Rose's arms he feels the most comfort.Rose's coveted position finally brings her to France, where she is confronted by the immense suffering of the soldiers and the fragility of life. Rose dreads that every incoming bloody, mangled body could be Leo's. She can no longer deny her love for him and is terrorised by the thought that either of them may die before she tells him.From Australia's sweeping plains to the crowded streets of London and the mud of France's trenches, this is a novel of loyalty, loss and love set in the tumultuous backdrop of the First World War.

A gripping and powerful tale of resilience and courage set in Vienna on the brink of WWII, as two members of Freud's Circle try to keep themselves and their loved ones safe as the SS closes in.Spring, 1938: Café Mozart in the heart of Vienna is beloved by its clientele, including cousins Mathias Kraemer and Johannes Namal. The two writers are as close as brothers. They are also members of Freud's Circle-a unique group of the famed psychiatrist's friends and acquaintances who once gathered regularly at the bright and airy café to talk about books and ideas over coffee and pastries. But dark days are looming. With Hitler's annexation of Austria, Nazi edicts governing daily life become stricter and more punitive. Now Hitler has demanded that the "hidden Jews" of Vienna be tracked down, and Freud's Circle has been targeted. The SS aims to use old group photos to identify Jewish intellectuals and subversives. With the vise tightening around them, Mathias and Johannes's only option appears to be hiding in plain sight, using assumed names and identities to evade detection, aware that discovery would mean consignment to a camp or execution. Faced with stark and desperate choices, Mathias, Johannes, their families and friends all find their loyalties and courage tested in unimaginable ways. But despite betrayal, heartache and imprisonment, hope remains, and with it, the determination to keep those they love alive, and Mathias and Johannes at the same time discovering that what originally condemned them-their writing-might also be their salvation.

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"A heart-wrenching exploration of the decisions women must make when their loyalties are put to the test." -Sarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost ApothecaryA woman must rescue her cousin's family from a train bound for Auschwitz in this riveting tale of bravery and resistance, from the bestselling author of The Lost Girls of Paris1942. Hannah Martel has narrowly escaped Nazi Germany after her fiancé was killed in a pogrom. When her ship bound for America is turned away at port, she has nowhere to go but to her cousin Lily, who lives with her family in Brussels. Fearful for her life, Hannah is desperate to get out of occupied Europe. But with no safe way to leave, she must return to the dangerous underground work she thought she had left behind.Seeking help, Hannah joins the Sapphire Line, a secret resistance network led by a mysterious woman named Micheline and her enigmatic brother Matteo. But when a grave mistake causes Lily's family to be arrested and slated for deportation to Auschwitz, Hannah finds herself torn between her loyalties. How much is Hannah willing to sacrifice to save the people she loves?Inspired by incredible true stories of courage and sacrifice, Code Name Sapphire is a powerful novel about love, family and the unshakable resilience of women in even the hardest of times.Look for these other riveting novels by New York Times bestselling author, Pam Jenoff: The Kommandant's Girl The Ambassador's Daughter The Diplomat's Wife The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach The Orphan's Tale The Lost Girls of Paris The Woman with the Blue Star

Twenty Years After" is a historical novel by Alexandre Dumas, serving as the sequel to "The Three Musketeers." Set in 17th-century France during the Fronde, it continues the adventures of the musketeers, particularly d'Artagnan, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis. The story explores themes of loyalty, friendship, honor, and the changing political landscape of France during a turbulent period. D'Artagnan, now a lieutenant in the King's Musketeers, reunites with his old friends, and they become embroiled in political conspiracies, power struggles, and battles. The novel is known for its swashbuckling action, memorable characters, and complex plot, making it a classic of adventure and historical fiction.

Step into the covert world of World War II's untold heroes, the female agents of the Special Operations Executive (SOE). While history often overlooks their pivotal roles, these daring women defied societal norms and infiltrated enemy lines, rewriting the rules of warfare."Undercover Angels: Virginia Hall And The Spy Women Who Fought The Nazis During World War II" uncovers their remarkable journey, from recruitment to undercover operations and imprisonment. Drawing from classified documents and personal accounts, this gripping tale reveals their dual identity as combatants and strategic spies, leveraging femininity as a formidable weapon.Explore how these extraordinary women challenged perceptions of wartime roles, leaving a legacy that continues to captivate the world's imagination, morphing from combatants into the enigmatic realm of espionage.

Inspired by true events, this uplifting and emotional story spans generations and continents. A powerful love story set against a background of war. The Netherlands and Canada were not only allies but friends in World War ll. This novel delves into the unrelenting pursuit of the Jewish people and the brutality of war. At the heart of this story is Norah. A courageous young woman in love, and the unfathomable hardships she endures. Hans, a European man, embodies fortitude and service to the Allies during the war.

Wien wurde vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg zu einem Zentrum jüdischer Konvertiten, wobei die Schottenpfarre zur größten und bedeutendsten katholischen Konvertitenpfarre wurde. Später prominente Vertreter aus Kunst, Kultur und Wissenschaft konvertierten hier. Doch über die näheren Umstände und Motive, welche zur Taufe führten, ist nur wenig bekannt, kaum mehr als: jüdisch geboren, irgendwann, irgendwo getauft und katholisch beerdigt. Aufschluß hierüber geben jedoch die Matriken. Taufmatriken enthalten eine Fülle an Informationen zum Konvertiten, zu seinen Eltern, mit den Taufpaten auch zu seinem Freundeskreis. Zudem wurde hier auch eine unmittelbar nach der Taufe erfolgte Trauung vermerkt, wie auch ein Namenswechsel, auf welchen man mit der Taufe einen rechtlichen Anspruch hatte. All diese Angaben und Daten haben wir unabhängig vom Alter, Stand und Geburtsort der Konvertiten im Datenteil in editionsnaher Form erfasst und mit weiteren Quellen und Hinweisen ergänzt, welche im Textteil ausgewertet wurden. Biographen und Genealogen werden im Datenteil fündig werden, Sozialhistoriker im Textteil, insbesondere in den Übersichten zu prominenten Konvertiten und ihren Taufpaten einerseits, zu prominenten Taufpaten und ihren Konvertiten andererseits.

Echoes of Gallipoli is a book of compassion, with 25 stories of some combatants, and their Mums and Dads who were left behind, of the 10 nationalities serving with the Allied forces in Gallipoli.Those enormous emotional impacts of the loss of loved ones either killed and buried on foreign soil, or returning home wounded or broken, are being forgotten.Some of these stories are raw, but the humanity of the narrative will help uplift awareness from all wars in history.

Child survivors of the Armenian Genocide, jewish child survivors of the Holocaust, non-jewish slavic children, and war children of the Second World WarEHS Volume 5 presents child-oriented research approaches by scholars from the fields of Holocaust Studies, Genocide Studies, and Second World War History. The authors highlight key concepts of Childhood Studies, arguing that children are historical actors with their own ideas, identity-forming experiences, and agency. The contributions demonstrate the importance of children`s accounts of war and postwar experiences for deeper understanding of the history of war and society in the twentieth century. The volume showcases a variety of children`s voices including child survivors of the Armenian Genocide, Jewish child survivors of the Holocaust, non-Jewish Slavic children, and war children of the Second World War by utilising testimonies from lesser-known archival and oral history collections.Includes:Edita Gzoyan: Forcibly Transferred and Assimilated: Experiences of Armenian Children during the Armenian Genocide.Dieter Steinert: Echoes from Hell: Jewish Child Forced Labourers and the Holocaust.Oksana Vynnyk: Surviving Starvation in Soviet Ukraine: Children and Soviet Healthcare in the early 1930s.

Berlin, November 1939. Der erste Kriegswinter. Die Vergnügungslokale haben Hochkonjunktur. Tanzorchester von internationalem Niveau spielen täglich vor ausverkauften Häusern. Die Stadt ist das Mekka der deutschen Swing Musik. Mittendrin Kurt Dörflinger. Er spielt mit bekannten Bands im "Moka Efti" und in der "Imperator Diele". Rundfunk- und Schallplattenaufnahmen lassen nicht lange auf sich warten. Aber er ist immer noch ein unbekannter Musiker, der davon träumt, einen richtigen Schlager zu komponieren - eine Melodie, die man nie vergißt. Dann schreibt er das Lied seines Lebens, einen Welthit. Auf dem Höhepunkt des Ruhmes ruft ihn das Militär. Er zieht mit Instrumenten in den Krieg und spielt bis Kriegsende zur Unterhaltung der Soldaten. Dörflinger überlebt Todesmärsche und kommt in sowjetische Kriegsgefangenschaft. Er ist unermüdlich musikalisch tätig und hilft mit seiner Musik den Kameraden beim täglichen Überlebenskampf. Die wahren Erinnerungen eines Musikers aus einer unmenschlichen Zeit.

The Romance of the Red Triangle; The story of the coming of the red triangle and the service rendered by the Y.M.C.A. to the sailors and soldiers of the British Empire, a classical and rare book that has been considered essential throughout human history, so that this work is never forgotten, we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

This encounter with the past, and the discovery of his father Benny's diaries, leads Simon Pomeranski back to his childhood and the post-war days of the Astorians, a small group of criminals and traders in 'swag' who ran their business from Brixton Market and exercised their own particular brand of justice. From this wonderful assortment of characters we are introduced to 'Spanish Joe', the cultured Russian emigre, Sam 'the Stick', with his wounded machismo and penchant for violent retribution, and the dazzling songstress Estelle, among others. Front and centre in their world, though, is Benny himself, the autodidact owner of Pomeranski Gowns, whose passionate affair with Estelle marks the beginning of a new era for the Astorians. Both riotous and profound, this novel resurrects a vibrant era that deserves a place in our collective memory.

The 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler started life as Hitler's personal bodyguard and would grow exponentially during the course of the Nazi regime to an absolute elite panzer division. Transferred from the Eastern Front, The 1st would engage in combat in Normandy in late June, 1944. The aim of this series on the Waffen SS divisions in the Normandy Campaign is to detail the exact composition, strength and losses of all the SS Panzer units that saw combat in summer of 1944. The varying organizations of each of these large armored units were immensely complex, with each division having a different structure to its sister units. Each book in the series will be crammed with hitherto unpublished information, with the minutely detailed tables offering a unique insight into late war SS Panzer Divisions. They will not only highlight the armor and weaponry, but also the extraordinarily large divisional 'tail', comprising numerous supply and maintenance sections, each essential in keeping the fighting elements functioning effectively.

Dramatic accounts of living through the Blitz.

The 4th and 5th Battalions, the Norfolk Regiment were formed in the early days of The Great War as part of the Territorial Force and deployed with 54th (East Anglian) Division to Gallipoli in 1915. Most significantly the 1/5th Battalion was unique in that it contained The Sandringham Company, the only unit to be raised entirely from a Royal Estate.Tragically the Company, along with King George V's Agent Captain Beck, disappeared without trace on 12 August 1915, presumed to have been overcome by their Turkish adversaries.The Battalion was rebuilt and saw out the ill-fated Gallipoli Campaign being evacuated to Egypt in December 1915. Thereafter the Norfolks served with distinction in Palestine as part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force.The author has compiled a fascinating history of these Battalions' distinguished service using contemporary records and personal accounts illustrated with a splendid selection of photographs. The result is a fitting tribute to the memory of these brave volunteers.

Between the two World Wars, as Great Britain seeks to recover, a Great War veteran finds solace in the adoption of an abandoned baby boy. While storm clouds gather once again over Europe, Sir Arnold Chepstow must see his ward sign up to fight. In the dark, sombre fear of war, Sir Arnold's redoubtable nurse is his constant companion and ever present source of joy. Will they know the happiness of seeing Rupert Chepstow return alive and well? And is there a future out of the aftermath of devastation? Here we read about the sorrow and loss of the tragedy of war, but just as importantly the ties of love that bind human beings when the chips are down...