Second World War fiction Books

He thought it was the opportunity of a lifetime. It turned out to be a deathtrap he may not survive...1998. Frank Murphy's life is crumbling. His wife threw him out, his war souvenir business is failing, and he yearns for a connection with the late...

July 1915. The picnic across Lake Michigan was to be the highlight of the summer for young nurse Clara-a day filled with laughter, dancing, and budding romance aboard a stately excursion steamer. But when unspeakable tragedy strikes, Clara's life is...

July 1944. USAAF Major Marvin Zander and the crew of their B-17 bomber, Poor Man's Fight, are savaged by German fighters over Friedrichshafen, Germany, and forced to land Dubendorf, Switzerland. Despite Switzerland's proclaimed neutrality, Zander and his...

When the Nazis invade France Leanne Martin's world is flipped on end. Unable to stay with those she loves, she is sent to a home to live with others like her. Friendships grow, and when danger increases they run away for another chance at life. The Nazis...

Выходит долгожданное новое произведение признанного автора Франсиско Ангуло, который мастерским пером переносит нас в неспокойную Испанию 1930-х годов со своим увлекательным романом о юной летчице-истребителе Валентине Смирновой. Дочь аргентинки и...

CE AI FACE DACĂ AI PUTEA SCHIMBA VIITORUL?Octombrie 1940. Europa conștientizează pericolul enorm reprezentat de ascensiunea Germaniei naziste. Alan Chase, un locotenent britanic de aviație, este trimis de către superiorii lui înapoi în timp, cu misiunea...

Le memorie di Raffaella Duelli, Volontaria nel Battaglione Barbarigo della Decima Flottiglia Mas iniziano con la partenza del Barbarigo da Roma, narrando la lunga marcia del reparto verso il nord, sotto il mitragliamento degli aerei Alleati. Quindi,...

No início da Segunda Guerra Mundial, a enfermeira e descendente alemã Emma Taylor senta ao lado da cabeceira de uma herdeira judia em Londres enquanto ela se recorda do seu querido amigo, Oscar Wilde.Enquanto a história de Wilde se desenrola, o mesmo...

Jurij Pavloviĉ German (1910–1967) estis klasikulo de la rusa sovetialiteraturo. Li distingiĝis, unuflanke, per honesteco kaj sincereco, kajaliflanke, per skrupula atento al detaloj de ĉiutaga vivo. Li multe laborisankaŭ en kinarto kiel scenaristo...

Embark on a gripping journey through the annals of history in "Traitors in Treblinka", a poignant and deeply personal narrative that unveils the harrowing confrontations with horror within a society once considered among the pinnacles of civilization...

In the haunting backdrop of a world in turmoil, love, loyalty, and lineage converge in this gripping sequel.As the specter of Nazism looms over Germany, Margot finds herself torn between two men-Ben, the Jewish doctor who sees her potential, and Max, her...

An act of kindness creates an unbreakable bond of friendship and love between a German boy-Detrick Haswell, and Jacob Abendstern's Jewish family.However, during the height of the Nazi Party's genocidal conquest, Detrick must join the Party to protect his...

All's not fair in love and war.As the Great War rages, two brothers, Leo and Alex, are ensnared in a captivating love triangle with the stunning Adelaide. While Leo is the unwavering protector, Alex, the enigmatic seducer, ultimately captures Adelaide's...

The Lysander Passenger is a story of treachery, betrayal, and duplicity; human failings that all men and governments are capable of, and which can cause many deaths in wartime.Britain, in 1942, should have been a safe place for a French resistance...

From the author of the ever-popular Steaming Into books: the first in a series of short crime fiction novels, set aboard the steam railways.In wartime Birkenhead, tragedy strikes when a gang of mischievous children ignore their parents' warnings and play...

The Birds that do not Sing: A world on fire, a community in turmoil, a family torn by its principlesBeautifully observed and thought provoking, this unforgettable story of growing up in wartime Britain will appeal to fans of Crooked Heart and Angela's...

1944 - When an air raid strikes the hospital she's been working in, Carrie's life irrevocably changes. But as a nurse in the middle of wartime, she has no time to grieve, as she has too many people relying on her.For resistance...

1942. The Jewish Ghetto in Amsterdam.When Jozef and Trudi's father dies in a concentration camp after being falsely arrested in 1941 as a saboteur, their mother goes into hiding, putting them in a children's home for their safety. But when a decision is...

'When Glass Breaks' is the heart-rending story of Ben Lindenheim, who became separated from his older brother during the Kindertransport, and who lived a life of heroism, trauma, adventure, love, denial, illness, family, failure and lies, but always in...

In early 1944 thousands of American soldiers continue to engage in military manoeuvres with landing craft and tanks on the North Devon sandy beaches. When will they move on and where will they go? Against this wartime backdrop, Emily, a newly...

THIS BREATHTAKING WW2 ROMANCE SET IN NAZI-OCCUPIED PARIS WILL STAY WITH YOU LONG AFTER THE LAST PAGE.________________________________________________Born to a French mother and an English father, Charlotte Bray has always felt like an outsider in her...

It is on historical record that, on the evening of October 13th 1939, six weeks after war had been declared on Hitler's Germany, Winston Churchill and Neville Chamberlain, fierce and implacable opponents for years over the appeasement issue, met together...

In the first two books of the TimeWorm trilogy, an accident with a time machine of the mid-twenty-first century causes Theo and his robotic dog, Murphy, to time jump into the dangers of Nazi Germany. Theo meets a German teen named Gracie, who is also...

Daniel Mannheim, an autistic high school savant, is introduced to Mark Flour, a retired German teacher living in a local nursing home, ostensibly to learn German. But what the senior in high school finds is a World War II POW veteran with a secretive...

Nancy and Sam have no intention of playing nice. Each aims to win the bid for the abandoned Narragansett Island Lighthouse, and compromise isn't in the cards. It's preservation versus profit, but the lighthouse's dissatisfied governing board insists on...

"It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit."-President Harry S TrumanSome military heroes never fought a battle. Spanning forty years, this three-book historical fiction series chronicles the true-life events of US...

In 1939 Esther Ballantine began an exchange of letters with stranger Dorothy Norris as part of the government's ongoing war effort. Years later, asked to tell the story of her war, she begins to piece those letters together. Esther expects it will make...

A British business exec inherits his granmother's mansion in Los Angeles after she passes away. He inherits not only her property but also her deep dark secrets.

Mișa și-a pierdut familia. Nu se poate odihni până nu o găsește, fie și numai pentru a se regăsi pe sine.Mihail Ichizli, sau mai pe scurt Mișa, care a fost tatăl autoarei, a pornit în acest roman dintr-un sat din Moldova sovietică, spre...

Nella primavera del 1939, il giovane e affascinante William Burton e la bella Constance Han sono sullo stesso transatlantico che da Londra li porterà a Hong Kong.L'amore sboccia mentre si divertono a giocare a carte e a ballare sotto le stelle...

Widowed, the elderly woman from an immigrant family, has sold her old house in Albany, New York and moved to a retirement home. Her daughter is tasked with a final check of the empty house. Hidden until that day, a disconcerting  find, obviously...

When Peg Ryan has a chance to join her Marine fighter pilot husband in Tsingtao, China in 1947, she jumps at it. After their separation during World War II and his year in China, her family could be whole again. Soon Peg and her seven-year-old daughter...

A promise keeps them apart until WWII threatens to destroy their love foreverFonzaso Italy, between two wars Nina Argenta doesn't want the traditional life of a rural Italian woman. The daughter of a strong-willed midwife, she is determined to...

Molti sono i libri che analizzano le caratteristiche tecniche dei mezzi corazzati italiani nella seconda guerra mondiale, ma pochi quelli che presentano in dettaglio gli uomini e le battaglie dell’arma corazzata italiana come questo libro: Dino...

Two soldiers. One American. One Japanese.One thing in common - baseball!World War II is coming to a violent close.As the Battle of Okinawa rages on, American soldiers seize Shuri Castle and find a single survivor: Yuujin Miyano. The U.S...

Everyone has secrets, some more than most.Armed with her Irish mother's recipes and a willingness to roll up her sleeves, Mae Keaney retreats to the island of her childhood to escape a shameful and bitter past. After turning an abandoned fishing camp...

In October 1939, Albert Einstein warns President Franklin D. Roosevelt that Nazi Germany is actively pursuing an atomic bomb and urges him to make sure that the United States develops the bomb first. Roosevelt heeds the warning and launches the...

Clara will not be daunted. Her life will not end when her beloved husband dies too young.  She will become a second mother to the young children who live away from home in order to visit a rather special school. When life becomes desperate for a...

Austria, 1938After years of hardship, Ella is full of hope for a better future for Austrians, and when Hitler marches into Linz, she can't help but become swept up in the euphoria of her boyfriend, Max.But she soon realises her mistake. When she...

For Iris, each visit to her mother in St Mabon's Cove, Cornwall has been the same - a serene escape from the city. But today, as she breaths in the salt air on the doorstep of her beloved childhood home, a heavy weight of anticipation settles over her...

Freya Jorgensen is not her real name. Charlotte de Tournet had to hide her true identity when the Nazis rolled into Paris. The SS took over her Avenue Foch mansion, Le Palais, for use by high-ranking Nazis as a place to relax away from the war. She...

The Untold Story: Japanese Spies in the US during World War IIBefore World War II exploded into the lives of Americans, a Japanese spy ring operated along the West Coast between Canada and Mexico. The classified documents regarding the spy web...

When WWII spreads across all continents, life drastically changes, especially for FBI agent Jack Huntington and his new wife Billi. As Billi continues her involvement with lifelong friends, the Nakamuras, her actions threaten Jack's mission of routing...

As 1941 comes to a close, Europe is at war. Meet German General Heinz Guderian as he battles a resurgent Soviet Army at the very gates of Moscow during the worst winter in 100 years. Owing to General Erwin Rommel's providential battlefield death in...

Set in Paris shortly after World War II, L’Amérique recounts the fortitude of one Parisian family in a nation humiliated by defeat and torn by recriminations.  It is above all the story of Jeanot, a boy raised by disparate...