Teenage Resistance Fighter. With the Maquisards in Occupied France, Hardback - Patrick Depardon

Available in English for the first time, this eloquent diary details the exploits of a French teenager resistance fighter in occupied France during...

Courage and betrayal in Occupied France, involving British Intelligence, the Gestapo and the French ResistanceIllustrations: Maps, 8-page greyscale...

'One of our very best writers on France.' Antony Beevor After publishing an acclaimed biography of Jean Moulin, leader of the French Resistance, Pa...

The definitive history of Oradour-sur-Glane, a village ripped apart by tragedy in Nazi-occupied FranceIllustrations: 45 Illustrations, black and white

Reducere. Nazi Germany invaded France in 1940. In every occupied town, Nazi soldiers put up posters that demanded that civilians surrender their firearms wit...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Publisher: Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporainAuthor(s): Raymond DepardonIllustration(s): Black and WhiteNumber of pages: 120Publication date...

The best of memoirs by a Special Operations Executive agent.

The definitive history of Oradour-sur-Glane, a village ripped apart by tragedy in Nazi-occupied FrancePublisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): Ro...

The dazzling and brave story of Herti Bryan's experiences of supporting British prisoners of war during the Second World War.Illustrations: 40 blac...

Reducere. The books lets you in on the skills and tricks used by the British SOE (Special Operations Executive), the US OSS (Office of Strategic Services), t...

Maine-born Dr. Sumner "Jack" Jackson joined the British Army as a volunteer physician during World War I. After the Battle of the Somme, he married...

Part of the Vichy state, during the Second World War Provence was occupied first by the Italians, then the Germans.

Unlike her parents and sister - who, she would later discover, died in other camps - she survived by using her alias, pretending to be someone else.

An astonishing tale of romance, resistance and bravery 'A sad and beautiful book, shining a light on quiet heroism in dark times.' Lucy Adlington, ...

Raymond Depardon photographs the gorgeous French countryside in all of its contradictions: shimmering and bleak, lively and secludedDuring the 1990...

New paperback edition - The experiences of the German fighter pilots in the Second World War, based on extensive recollections of veterans as well ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Howard S. VeiszHenny and Her Boat provides a fresh perspective on the Danes' defense of their Jewish countrymen during year...

Description"Riveting...A true-life mix of James Bond, Lawrence of Arabia and 'Casablanca.'" -The Wall Street Journal The astonishing untold story o...

Of the thousands of people who escaped through the Pyrenees during World War II, at least one hundred owe their lives to a daring scheme that Belgi...

Why is it that the behaviour of teenagers can be so odd? As they grow older, young children steadily improve their sense of how to behave, and then...

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Reducere. A Resistance Fighter's Cry for FreedomGrowing up in an assimilated Jewish family, Jan Piechocki - later Yohay Remetz - lived a peaceful and humble ...

Reducere. DescriptionCritical acclaim for Sisters in the Resistance "Often moving . . . always fascinating . . . women in the FrenchResistance is a key subje...

Reducere. In Nazi-occupied France in 1941, four-year-old Ruth Kapp learns that it is dangerous to use her own name. "Remember, " her older cousin Jeannette w...

Publisher: Independent BooksAuthor(s): Harry VerlanderIllustration(s): 82 black & white illustrationsNumber of pages: 384Publication date: 2010Dime...

A rare memoir of a Royal Engineers' officer. Involved in the preparations for the Battle of the Somme and actively engaged during it.

Bassel and Emejulu explore minority women's experiences of austerity measures in France and Britain. They demonstrate how they use their race, clas...

'I am one of few Jewish survivors of World War Two, but one of many Jewish people to fight the Nazi regime. Unlike her parents and sister - who, sh...

Reducere. Patrick Henry, working with more than one thousand unpublished autobiographical pages written by key rescuers and with documents, letters, and inte...

This thrilling wartime adventure tells the true story of the downed American aviators who were rescued by French resistance fighters, taken to Nazi...

For anyone who is interested in the air war 1941-45, the information provided here is of inestimable value. There are no more than a handful of Sec...

New B-format paperback edition. The experiences of the German fighter pilots in the Second World War, based on extensive recollections of veterans ...

Reducere. acMan is "a one-of-a-kind ride into the one-of-a-kind life of Manny Pacquiao."--Robert Cassidy, Newsday With his shellacking of Antonio Margarito i...

Publisher: Mason Crest PublishersAuthor(s): Jim WhitingIllustration(s): Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 64Collection: Custom and Culture...

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Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

As a young band of brothers flies over German-occupied France, they come under heavy fire. Their B-17 is shot down and the airmen--stumbling throug...

Publisher: Editions FlammarionAuthor(s): Adrien GoetzIllustration(s): 200Number of pages: 320Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 256 x 314 x 41Cover ...

Publisher: Hirmer VerlagIllustration(s): Illustrated in colour throughoutNumber of pages: 300Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 261 x 315 x 31Cover ...

The life and experiences of Gulf War Ace Rick Tollini, in his own words.Illustrations: B/w and colour

The riveting story of an unsung World War II hero who saved countless American lives in the Philippines.Publisher: Little, Brown & CompanyAuthor(s)...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Halik KochanskiNumber of pages: 960Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 242 x 165 x 62Cover type: HardbackRedes...

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing LtdAuthor(s): Christer BergstromIllustration(s): over 125 color profiles, b/w photographsNumber of pages: 160Publica...

Reducere. This book honors the Tuskegee Airmen - African American pilots knownas the "Red Tails, " who never lost escorted bombers during World WarII. These ...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCIllustration(s): 32 color & 61 bw illusNumber of pages: 280Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 162 x 241 x 24Cove...

A beautiful boxed collection of cookbooks presenting timeless Mediterranean dishes, from simple soups and salads to delectable meat, fish and veget...

The nearly forgotten story of Soviet dissidentsIt has been nearly three decades since the collapse of the Soviet Union--enough time for the role th...