Author : Georges Bernage
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 33,20 MB
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 9782840483809
This album is an essential book on the end of the Battle of Normandy. The Germans left 40,000 prisoners in the pocket but 50,000 are in extract, at Mortain at Mont-Ormel. An apocalyptic vision of the end of the Battle of Normandy and a journey through the inferno of the Falaise-Argentan pocket.
Author : Jimmie LeGoh
Publisher :
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 34,12 MB
Release : 1991
Category : English fiction
ISBN : 9789679372601
Author : Īraj Miṣdāqī
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,79 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Political prisoners
ISBN :
Author : Tom Baker
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 19,71 MB
Release : 2020
Category :
ISBN : 1794835318
Author : Cathryn J. Prince
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 26,64 MB
Release : 2013-04-09
Category : History
ISBN : 1137333561
The worst maritime disaster ever occurred during World War II, when more than 9,000 German civilians drowned. It went unreported. January 1945: The outcome of World War II has been determined. The Third Reich is in free fall as the Russians close in from the east. Berlin plans an eleventh-hour exodus for the German civilians trapped in the Red Army's way. More than 10,000 women, children, sick, and elderly pack aboard the Wilhelm Gustloff, a former cruise ship. Soon after the ship leaves port and the passengers sigh in relief, three Soviet torpedoes strike it, inflicting catastrophic damage and throwing passengers into the frozen waters of the Baltic. More than 9,400 perished in the night—six times the number lost on the Titanic. Yet as the Cold War started no one wanted to acknowledge the sinking. Drawing on interviews with survivors, as well as the letters and diaries of those who perished, award-wining author Cathryn J. Prince reconstructs this forgotten moment in history with Death in the Baltic. She weaves these personal narratives into a broader story, finally giving this WWII tragedy its rightful remembrance.
Author : Anne-Mei The
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 31,47 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9053560777
Nederland telt op dit moment 250.000 dementerenden en hun aantal neemt toe. Ooit treft wellicht onze ouders, onze geliefden of onszelf dit lot. Anne-Mei The werkte als onderzoeker twee jaar in een verpleeghuis. Zij onthult wat meestal verborgen blijft: de beslissing om te stoppen met behandelen. De armoede en voodoo-rituelen van de gekleurde verzorgenden. Problemen die kunnen optreden met de familie. Spanningen, agressie en seks op de afdeling. Maar ze maakt ons ook deelgenoot van ontroerende en hilarische taferelen. Daarnaast ontrafelt The 'de zaak 't Blauwbörgje' die in de jaren negentig in het nieuws kwam. De familie van een diep demente man beschuldigde het verpleeghuis van poging tot moord. Wat ging er mis? En kan zoiets weer gebeuren? Het boek leest als een roman en zet eenieder aan het denken over de invulling van zijn of haar eigen levenseinde in het geval van dementie.
Author : William Sarabande
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 41,89 MB
Release : 1988-05-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0553271598
Panoramic, authentic, explosively dramatic—this is the breathtaking new series The First Americans, which began with Book I, Beyond The Sea Of Ice. Now the heroic great hunter Torka, his woman Lonit, and his adopted son Karana emerge from a land forbidden to all men, a land where mountains walk and spirits speak. Across the fierce glacial tundra Torka leads his people—survivors of a horrifying natural disaster—to a winter camp where many bands gather to hunt the great mammoth. There he and his followers encounter an evil more dangerous than the wild lands—the magic man called Navahlk, who vows cruel destruction of the bold hunter Torka. To survive they must draw upon the courage of one brave boy who will grow to manhood and see with his mind’s eye where the sun’s light has led them—to the dawn of man on the American continent.
Author : Marlene Bachmann
Publisher : Publish America
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 30,48 MB
Release : 2006-07
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781424142309
Corridor of Death is a novel about the homicide of aEl Tigre, a Ricardo Baca, Tucsonas son, and a contender for the welter weight boxing championship. It is also about two real corridors of death. The first cuts a swath through the aSouthsidea of Tucson. Its portal is a hundred year-old church. It meanders three miles through Tucsonas predominately Hispanic neighborhoods, ending at a modern day icon, a Circle-K. The second begins at Nogales Wash. It follows the land north, ignoring the International Boundary, and joins the winding passageway of Santa Cruz River by cutting a path through Altar Valley to Tucson. Rickyas death appears to be the result of drugs. Detective Karl Tedford, a professional boxer prior to becoming a policeman, was a friend of El Tigre. His investigation leads to Mexico and the Maquiladora plants that have brought Mexicans to the border area from deep in Southern Mexico as the result of NAFTA. Karl promises to find the killers. He is determined to restore Rickyas honor. Along the way, he discovers there is more to life than his work.
Author : Jay Bennett
Publisher : Fawcett
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 15,29 MB
Release : 1990-08-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780449703373
In fact, her money didn't matter to him. He liked Alicia for herself and felt comfortable being with her. But maybe Kerry didn't know her as well as he thought. After a shocking wave of teenage suicides, he got a call from Alicia's stepmother. "Alicia has killed herself. Like the others...just like the others." In a world where everything was suddenly cloudy and confused, one thing was certain: Alicia was nothing like the others. She would never kill herself, not the Alicia Kerry knew. But if it wasn't suicide, then what killed her -- and why...?
Author : Perry Moore
Publisher : Helion
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 33,2 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Operation Goodwood
ISBN : 9781874622734
Rommel and Montgomery were old foes since 1941. Now they faced off once again in Normandy. Operation Goodwood was the largest tank assault in the Normandy campaign, as over 700 tanks in three British armored divisions attempted to bust out of the bocage country. After all, the objectives were only seven miles distant. Rommel, his forces armed with over 200 tanks, including Tiger I and Tiger IIs, plus more than 75 dreaded 88mm guns, ripped apart Montgomery's plans. Soon the wheat fields ran red with blood and burned with hundreds of British tanks. Kursk in Normandy is a meticulous examination of Operation Goodwood. The author describes in detail the bloody and vicious fighting that characterized the operation, adding in first-hand accounts for extra flavor. There is much detail on the units involved from both sides, and the tactics employed, as well as numerous statistics and tables concerning weapon/tank armor effectiveness and other data. The text is supplemented by an extensive selection of rare photographs sourced from British and German archives (many previously unpublished), plus 4 pages of color AFV profiles and a selection of detailed maps. Key sales points: *A gripping account of the huge tank battles that were a feature of Operation Goodwood, fought during the fierce campaign in Normandy during the summer of 1944. Includes first-hand accounts, orders-of-battle, much information concerning the individual units and their tactics, and extensive statistics regarding weaponry and amour effectiveness. The text is supported by over 150 photos, many previously unpublished, plus detailed battle maps and 4 pages of color AFV profiles.
