Diaries and letters from service personnel who were held captive throughout the Second World War survive in quite large numbers, but rarely are they so detailed as those of John Blomfield Dixon, whose home was in the Hertfordshire town of Ware. Havin...Loe edasi...
Diaries and letters from service personnel who were held captive throughout the Second World War survive in quite large numbers, but rarely are they so detailed as those of John Blomfield Dixon, whose home was in the Hertfordshire town of Ware. Havin...Loe edasi...
From 1942 until the end of the war in Europe, the aircraft of RAF Bomber Command and the United States’ 8th and 15th Air Forces maintained a twenty-four hour, ‘round-the-clock’ bombing offensive against the Third Reich. However, air...Loe edasi...
From 1942 until the end of the war in Europe, the aircraft of RAF Bomber Command and the United States’ 8th and 15th Air Forces maintained a twenty-four hour, ‘round-the-clock’ bombing offensive against the Third Reich. However, air...Loe edasi...
Die Schweiz des 20. Jahrhunderts – ein Land, das sich als neutrale Oase inmitten eines von Kriegen zerrütteten Europas präsentierte. Doch hinter der Fassade von Neutralität und Humanität verbirgt sich eine Geschichte voller Widersprüche: Währ...Loe edasi...
Offers a vivid examination of Axis prisoners of war during World War II, detailing their experiences, circumstances, and the complexities of their captivity in various theatres from 1940 to 1945.Prisoners of war (POWs) are an important part in the hi...Loe edasi...
Shortly after the surprise bombing of Pearl Harbor in late 1941, over 70,000 American and Filipino servicemen were captured by the Japanese in the Philippines. What ensued for these young men is considered by many military historians to be one of the...Loe edasi...
Shortly after the surprise bombing of Pearl Harbor in late 1941, over 70,000 American and Filipino servicemen were captured by the Japanese in the Philippines. What ensued for these young men is considered by many military historians to be one of the...Loe edasi...
The Lost Years tells the story of Roger Rothwell, captured by the Japanese on Christmas Day 1941 during the fall of Hong Kong, along with 900 of his fellow soldiers. He was one of only 150 who walked through the camp gates to freedom in 1945.The book...Loe edasi...
The Lost Years tells the story of Roger Rothwell, captured by the Japanese on Christmas Day 1941 during the fall of Hong Kong, along with 900 of his fellow soldiers. He was one of only 150 who walked through the camp gates to freedom in 1945.The book...Loe edasi...
Offers a vivid examination of Axis prisoners of war during World War II, detailing their experiences, circumstances, and the complexities of their captivity in various theatres from 1940 to 1945.Prisoners of war (POWs) are an important part in the hi...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-Nov-2024, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: McFarland & Co Inc, ISBN-13: 9781476649016)
Compounding the devastating tragedy of the Civil War was the failure of the warring parties to maintain a system for exchange of prisoners of war, rather than imprisoning combatants for the duration. This failure added at least 56,000 deaths to th...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-Nov-2024, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: McFarland & Co Inc, ISBN-13: 9781476649016)
Compounding the devastating tragedy of the Civil War was the failure of the warring parties to maintain a system for exchange of prisoners of war, rather than imprisoning combatants for the duration. This failure added at least 56,000 deaths to th...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-Oct-2024, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: University of South Carolina Press, ISBN-13: 9781643365480)
A revealing study of the experiences of prisoners of war during the American RevolutionRelieve Us of This Burthen is the first book-length study of Continental soldiers, officers, and militiamen held as prisoners of war by the British in the South du...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-Oct-2024, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: University of South Carolina Press, ISBN-13: 9781643365480)
A revealing study of the experiences of prisoners of war during the American RevolutionRelieve Us of This Burthen is the first book-length study of Continental soldiers, officers, and militiamen held as prisoners of war by the British in the South du...Loe edasi...
The account of American soldier Ernest Focht, who spent 27 months as a POW during World War II."I was a guest of Adolf!"This was how Ernest Focht responded when asked about his wartime experience.Ernest Virgil Focht was born and brought up...Loe edasi...
The account of American soldier Ernest Focht, who spent 27 months as a POW during World War II."I was a guest of Adolf!"This was how Ernest Focht responded when asked about his wartime experience.Ernest Virgil Focht was born and brought up...Loe edasi...
Thanks to this superb translation, English-language readers finally have access to a classic work of prison literature that has played a major role in keeping alive the memory of the crimes of FrancoPaul Preston, historian and author of Architects of...Loe edasi...
Thanks to this superb translation, English-language readers finally have access to a classic work of prison literature that has played a major role in keeping alive the memory of the crimes of FrancoPaul Preston, historian and author ofArchitects of...Loe edasi...
Sari: Battlegrounds: Cornell Studies in Military History
(Ilmumisaeg: 15-Jul-2024, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Cornell University Press, ISBN-13: 9781501776045)
From Incarceration to Repatriation explores the lives and memories of the nearly 1.5 million German POWs who were held by the Soviet Union during and after World War II and released in phases through 1956, seven years longer than the prisoners of any...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 01-Jul-2024, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Siglo del Hombre Editores S.A., ISBN-13: 9786287645509)
¿Cómo reconstruye sus lazos el sujeto torturado, cuando lo propio de la tortura es fracturar, torcer, lo más propio de sÃ? La tortura, a diferencia de otras formas de violencia polÃtica, que simplemente anulan al opositor, produce una subjetivid...Loe edasi...
This book delves into the controversial actions of British prisoners of war during World War II, exploring cases of alleged betrayal, collaboration, and espionage.During the Second World War over 200,000 British prisoners of war were detained by the...Loe edasi...
From 1942 until the end of the war in Europe, the aircraft of the RAF’s Bomber Command and the United States 8th and 15th Air Forces provided twenty-four-hour ‘round-the-clock’ bombing of the Third Reich. Aircraft and crew casualtie...Loe edasi...
This book delves into the controversial actions of British prisoners of war during World War II, exploring cases of alleged betrayal, collaboration, and espionage.During the Second World War over 200,000 British prisoners of war were detained by the...Loe edasi...
From 1942 until the end of the war in Europe, the aircraft of the RAF’s Bomber Command and the United States 8th and 15th Air Forces provided twenty-four-hour ‘round-the-clock’ bombing of the Third Reich. Aircraft and crew casualtie...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-May-2024, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: The History Press, ISBN-13: 9781803995014)
On 11 May 1944, just four weeks before D-Day, sixty-seven American heavy bombers dropped 168 tons of bombs on the sunlit French town of Epinal on the Moselle river. Unbeknownst to the aircrew of the Mighty Eighth, this was the temporary home of ove...Loe edasi...
Shortlisted for the Indie Book Awards 2025, this is the inspiring story of the nursing hero who survived a wartime massacre and dedicated her life to saving others - from the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of Flinders, The Remarkable Mrs Re...Loe edasi...
A compelling and prismatic love story of one familys defiance in the face of injusticeand how their story echoes across generations.It is both overwhelming and affirming to imagine, in the midst of their darkest hours, and in the middle of a country...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 23-Feb-2024, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Duke University Press, ISBN-13: 9781478059028)
During World War I, thousands of young African men conscripted to fight for France and Britain were captured and held as prisoners of war in Germany, where their stories and songs were recorded and archived by German linguists. In Knowing by Ear, Ane...Loe edasi...
An extraordinary story of grace, forgiveness and moral courage Patrick Radden KeefeA 2024 HIGHLIGHT IN THE OBSERVER, GUARDIAN AND IRISH TIMESSHORTLISTED FOR THE AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDSAN IMMEDIATE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERThe English language has...Loe edasi...
An extraordinary story of grace, forgiveness and moral courage Patrick Radden KeefeA 2024 HIGHLIGHT IN THE OBSERVER, GUARDIAN AND IRISH TIMESSHORTLISTED FOR THE AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDSAN IMMEDIATE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERThe English language has...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 23-Jan-2024, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: McFarland & Co Inc, ISBN-13: 9781476650586)
Errett Lujan served during World War II with the U.S. Army 200th/515th Coast Artillery (Anti-aircraft) Regiment in the Philippines, the largest regiment on the islands when the Japanese invaded just hours after Pearl Harbor. The regiment was credi...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 23-Jan-2024, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: McFarland & Co Inc, ISBN-13: 9781476650586)
Errett Lujan served during World War II with the U.S. Army 200th/515th Coast Artillery (Anti-aircraft) Regiment in the Philippines, the largest regiment on the islands when the Japanese invaded just hours after Pearl Harbor. The regiment was credi...Loe edasi...
A remarkable collection of accounts of intrepid American aircrew shot down over enemy lines during World War II and how they got away. To be an airman in the Eighth Air Force flying over the war-torn skies of Europe required skill, tenacity, and lu...Loe edasi...
A remarkable collection of accounts of intrepid American aircrew shot down over enemy lines during World War II and how they got away. To be an airman in the Eighth Air Force flying over the war-torn skies of Europe required skill, tenacity, and lu...Loe edasi...
The Evacuation of Singapore to the Prison Camps of Sumatra aims to describe the events prior to, during and after the Fall of Singapore and the ways in which former prisoners are remembered on Bangka Island today. It is the product of many years of d...Loe edasi...
The Evacuation of Singapore to the Prison Camps of Sumatra aims to describe the events prior to, during and after the Fall of Singapore and the ways in which former prisoners are remembered on Bangka Island today. It is the product of many years of d...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 20-Dec-2023, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: McFarland & Co Inc, ISBN-13: 9781476650241)
During World War II, Kentuckians rushed from farms to factories and battlefields, leaving agriculture throughout the state--particularly the lucrative tobacco industry--without sufficient labor. An influx of Axis prisoners of war made up the short...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 20-Dec-2023, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: McFarland & Co Inc, ISBN-13: 9781476650241)
During World War II, Kentuckians rushed from farms to factories and battlefields, leaving agriculture throughout the state--particularly the lucrative tobacco industry--without sufficient labor. An influx of Axis prisoners of war made up the short...Loe edasi...
Ever wondered about the untold stories of bravery and resilience during World War II? Penned by esteemed author and documentary maker John Willis, this poignant narrative unveils the harrowing experiences of British and Australian POWs in Japan durin...Loe edasi...
By the spring of 1941, the enemy had taken much of Southern Europe: Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Albania, Greece, and with Italy in the Axis it stood to dominate.The powerful British Naval Fleet and the amassed allied infantry of Britain, New Zealand, Austr...Loe edasi...
By the spring of 1941, the enemy had taken much of Southern Europe: Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Albania, Greece, and with Italy in the Axis it stood to dominate.The powerful British Naval Fleet and the amassed allied infantry of Britain, New Zealand, Austr...Loe edasi...
Many books and memoirs have been written on prisoner of war captivity in the Far East during the Second World War. Some contain incredible detail concerning the fall of Singapore and are full of military historical facts. This book is not like that....Loe edasi...
Many books and memoirs have been written on prisoner of war captivity in the Far East during the Second World War. Some contain incredible detail concerning the fall of Singapore and are full of military historical facts. This book is not like that....Loe edasi...
The Trauma of Captivity seeks to shed new light on a forgotten aspect of what it meant to be a prisoner of war: their homecoming. With primary source archive content and interviews with family members of prisoners of war from the Second World War, as...Loe edasi...
The Trauma of Captivity seeks to shed new light on a forgotten aspect of what it meant to be a prisoner of war: their homecoming. With primary source archive content and interviews with family members of prisoners of war from the Second World War, as...Loe edasi...
Shortlisted for the 2024 British-Kuwait Friendship Society PrizeAn estimated 300,000 people have been detained or have died in prison since the Syrian uprising broke out. Syrians can be arrested for liking a post on Facebook or for the political acti...Loe edasi...
Shortlisted for the 2024 British-Kuwait Friendship Society PrizeAn estimated 300,000 people have been detained or have died in prison since the Syrian uprising broke out. Syrians can be arrested for liking a post on Facebook or for the political acti...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 10-Jul-2023, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Brill Deutschland GmbH, ISBN-13: 9783205219118)
Das Buch schildert die Geschichte der Wiener Häfen, bevor der Ausbau Alberns zum Getreidehafen ab 1938 beleuchtet wird. Dabei spielen die Entscheidungsprozesse unter den (NS-)Akteuren ebenso eine Rolle wie der Einsatz von Zwangsarbeit. Der Bau und B...Loe edasi...
