French Crime Fiction and the Second World War. Past Crimes, Present Memories, Paperback - Claire Gorrara

By investigating representations of the war years in a selection of French crime novels from the mid-1940s to the present day, this book argues for...

DescriptionDuring the Second World War over half-a-million African troops served with the British Army as combatants and non-combatants in campaign...

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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Dr Simon (Plymouth University, UK) ToppingIllustration(s): 23 bw illusNumber of pages: 328Publicatio...

Reducere. In a definitive new account of the Soviet Union at war, Alexander Hill charts the development, successes and failures of the Red Army from the indu...

Nicholas Rankin's revelatory new book, whose cast of characters includes Haile Selassie, Anthony Burgess and General Sikorski, sets Gibraltar in th...

Reducere. DescriptionIn 1939 Hitler went to war not just with Great Britain; he also went to war with the whole of the British Empire, the greatest empire th...

DescriptionTrevor Royle examines Scotland's role in the Second World War from a wide range of perspectives. The country's geographical position gav...

Publisher: Red Sea Press, U.S.Number of pages: 428Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 154 x 229 x 29Cover type: Paperback / softbackEditor(s): Edmund...

Reducere. The world suddenly changed into hell as the rivers and lakes turned into blood. The Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean could not be left behind. ...

Reducere. To survive the Holocaust, a young Jewish woman must pose as a Christian farmer's wife in this unforgettable novel from USA Today bestselling author...

To survive the Holocaust, a young Jewish woman must pose as a Christian farmer's wife in this unforgettable novel from USA Today bestselling author...

Reframing remembrance is an investigation into French cinema's representation of the Second World War. Focusing on films released between 1995 and ...

The full story of Poland's part in WW2 from failure of pre-war diplomacy and planning, through to betrayal by Allies leading to civil war and Sovie...

Taking seriously Ireland's euphemism for World War II, ""the Emergency"", Anna Teekell's Emergency Writing asks both what happens to literature wri...

These are people who have gone on to leave an important but often hidden trace in the moral and cultural life of Britain and beyond. The story of t...

The soldiers who occupied Germany after the Second World War were not only liberators: they also brought with them a new threat, as women throughou...

A unique, moving collection of first-person accounts of the Second World War, published in association with the award-winning children's newspaper ...

Reducere. An account of the Second World War, that is published in association with the Imperial War Museums. It examines the causes of the war, its great ba...

Reducere. Beginning with a look at the readiness of the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy and the United States armed forces, this book gives a detailed accoun...

The Road to 1945 is a rigorously researched study of the crucial moment when political parties put aside their differences to unite under Churchill...

Publisher: Manchester University PressAuthor(s): Corinna (Senior Lecturer in Gender and Cultural History) Peniston-BirdIllustration(s): Illustratio...

The Spanish Civil War is well-trodden ground, yet the story of what happened to the Spanish Republicans following their defeat by Franco has never ...

Reducere. The Second World War gripped Poland as it did no other country in Europe. Invaded by both Germany and the Soviet Union, it remained under occupatio...

Strong historic and educational appeal. Co-authored and inspired by leading academic and literary figures. Direct interest to the nationwide and pu...

A fascinating and lively history of Hollywood and WWII. Now a NETFLIX original, featuring interviews with some of the best directors of our generat...

DescriptionThis important study examines women's life writing about the Second World War and the Holocaust, such as memoirs, diaries, docunovels, a...

It's snapshot of the time between the austerity at the end of the Second World War and the beginning of the Swinging Sixties, a bit of social histo...

A concise, accessible account of strategy and the Second World War. How the war was won . . . and lost..

Reducere. Description*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary records *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "There were, I suppo...

DescriptionFighting the People's War is an unprecedented, panoramic history of the 'citizen armies' of the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, India...

Jonathan Fennell captures for the first time the true wartime experience of the ordinary soldiers from across the empire who made up the British an...

Expert....[Jankowski] shrewdly juxtaposes interminable peace and disarmament conferences and political events with the national mood in a dozen cou...

Highly illustrated account of the major naval battles fought in the Atlantic and Mediterranean during the Second World War.Publisher: Pen & Sword B...

Poems From the Second World War is a moving and powerful collection of poems written by soldiers, nurses, mothers, sweethearts, and family and frie...

Reducere. Praised as "the best military historian of our generation" by Tom Clancy, John Keegan reconsiders his masterful study of World War II, The Second W...

DescriptionThe period from 1939 to 1945 saw some of the most devastating and remarkable events in living memory. Laboring beneath a daily burden of...

This is a beautiful study of the rich history of our food, its fads and its fashions, combined with a practical cookbook of over xxx recipes from t...

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Reducere. When Nazi Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, launching World War Two, its army seemed an unstoppable force. The Luftwaffe bombed towns an...

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Reducere. The definitive, Nobel Prize winning history of World War II, universally acknowledged as a magnificent historical reconstruction and an enduring wo...

Reducere. A masterful and comprehensive new chronicle of World War II, by internationally bestselling historian Antony Beevor. Over the past two decades, Ant...

A comprehensive, highly detailed, and highly illustrated history of Soviet-built fighters used during the Second World War including detailed descr...

A history of Norfolk in the Second World WarPublisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): Frank MeeresNumber of pages: 224Publication date: 2008Dimens...

Robin Brook's action-packed book describes the military airfields of Berkshire during the last war, including Greenham Common, Membury, Welford, an...

Introducing young children to historical events with a global significance, the illustrated 'Fact Cat' character helps readers discover answers to ...

A striking new edition of the most authoritative account of the Second World War by one of the greatest living military historians.Publisher: Orion...