When Time Stopped: A Memoir of My Father's War and What Remains
In 1941, the first Neumann family member was taken by the Nazis, arrested in German occupied Czechoslovakia for bathing in a stretch of river forbidden to Jews He was transported to Auschwitz Eighteen days later his prisoner number was entered into the morgue book Of thirty four Neumann family
The King's Justice (Maggie Hope Mystery #9)
Could a stolen violin be linked to a serial killer terrorizing London during World War II Only secret agent extraordinaire Maggie Hope knows in this riveting mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Mr Churchill s Secretary London December, 1942 As the Russian army repels German
The Traitor
Drawing on the true story of the White Rosethe resistance movement of young Germans against the Nazi regimeThe Traitor tells of one woman who offers her life in the ultimate battle against tyranny, during one of historys darkest hours In the summer of 1942, as war rages across Europe, a series of
The Blossom and the Firefly
From the award winning author of Flygirl comes this powerful WWII romance between two Japanese teens caught in the cogs of an unwinnable war, perfect for fans of Salt to the Sea , Lovely War , and Code Name Verity Japan 1945 Taro is a talented violinist and a kamikaze pilot in the days before
The Land Beneath Us (Sunrise at Normandy, #3)
In 1943, Private Clay Paxton trains hard with the U.S Army Rangers at Camp Forrest, Tennessee, determined to do his best in the upcoming Allied invasion of France With his future stolen by his brothers betrayal, Clay has only one thing to live forfulfilling the recurring dream of his death Leah
Alice by Heart
A teen girl takes refuge in a London Tube station during WWII and confronts grief, loss, and first love with the help of her favorite book, Alice in Wonderland London, 1940 Amidst the rubble of the Blitz of World War II, fifteen year old Alice Spencer and her best friend, Alfred, are forced to
The Fire and the Darkness: The Bombing of Dresden, 1945
A gripping work of narrative nonfiction recounting the history of the Dresden Bombing, one of the most devastating attacks of World War II On February 13th, 1945 at 10 03 PM, British bombers began one of the most devastating attacks of WWII the bombing of Dresden The first contingent killed
Chanel's Riviera: Glamour, Decadence, and Survival in Peace and War, 1930-1944
In this captivating narrative, Chanels Riviera explores the fascinating world of the Cote dAzur during a period that saw the deepest extremes of luxury and terror in the twentieth century The Cote dAzur in 1938 was a world of wealth, luxury, and extravagance, inhabited by a sparkling cast of
We Had to Be Brave: Escaping the Nazis on the Kindertransport
Sibert Honor author Deborah Hopkinson illuminates the true stories of Jewish children who fled Nazi Germany, risking everything to escape to safety on the Kindertransport.Ruth David was growing up in a small village in Germany when Adolf Hitler rose to power in the 1930s Under the Nazi Party,
Unknown Valor: A Story of Family, Courage, and Sacrifice from Pearl Harbor to Iwo Jima
In honor of the 75th Anniversary of one of the most critical battles of World War II, the popular primetime Fox News anchor of The Story with Martha MacCallum pays tribute to the heroic men who sacrificed everything at Iwo Jima to defeat the Armed Forces of Emperor Hirohitoamong them, a member of
Eight Days at Yalta: How Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin Shaped the Post-War World
Meticulously researched and vividly written, Eight Days at Yalta is a remarkable work of intense historical drama In the last winter of the Second World War, Winston Churchill, Franklin D Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin arrived in the Crimean resort of Yalta Over eight days of bargaining, bombast and
Village of Scoundrels
Newbery Honor recipient Margi Preus tells the incredible true story of a group of French teenagers who helped save refugees in WWII Based on the true story of the French villagers in WWII who saved thousands of Jews, this novel tells how a group of young teenagers stood up for what is right Among
All the Ways We Said Goodbye
The New York Times bestselling authors of The Glass Ocean and The Forgotten Room return with a glorious historical adventure that moves from the dark days of two World Wars to the turbulent years of the 1960s, in which three women with bruised hearts find refuge at Paris legendary Ritz hotel.The
Lady Clementine
New from Marie Benedict, the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Woman in the Room An incredible novel that focuses on one of the people who had the most influence during World War I and World War II Clementine Churchill In 1909, Clementine Churchill steps off a train with her new
The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1)
In April 1942, Lale Sokolov, a Slovakian Jew, is forcibly transported to the concentration camps at Auschwitz Birkenau When his captors discover that he speaks several languages, he is put to work as a T towierer the German word for tattooist , tasked with permanently marking his fellow prisoners.
The Dressmaker's Gift
A Washington Post and Charts bestseller From the bestselling author of The Beekeepers Promise comes a gripping story of three young women faced with impossible choices How will history and their families judge them Paris, 1940 With the city occupied by the Nazis, three young
The Tuscan Child
A novel about a woman who braves her fathers hidden past to discover his secrets In 1944, British bomber pilot Hugo Langley parachuted from his stricken plane into the verdant fields of German occupied Tuscany Badly wounded, he found refuge in a ruined monastery and in the arms of Sofia Bartoli.
The Beekeeper's Promise
Heartbroken and hoping for a new start, Abi Howes takes a summer job in rural France at the Ch teau Bellevue The old ch teau echoes with voices from the past, and soon Abi finds herself drawn to one remarkable womans story, a story that could change the course of her summerand her life In 1938,