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En 1944, au plus fort de la guerre, un volontaire français de l'armée allemande étonne ses supérieurs. Il veut intégrer la Waffen SS, le corps d'élite hitlérien. Seul problème: l'homme n'est ni aryen, ni même blanc, mais guadeloupéen et surtout noir....
Lire la suiteMilitante de l'aile gauche de la social-démocratie allemande, antimilitariste convaincue et farouchement internationaliste, cette Juive polonaise, devenue allemande, fonde avec Karl Liebknecht le groupe " Spartakus ". Elle dénonce les nationalismes et...
Lire la suiteIssu d'une famille profondément chrétienne, élevé dans le strict respect des valeurs catholiques, Charles de Gaulle a intiment associé toute sa vie son patriotisme et sa foi. Son éducation et ses engagements au service de l'Église marquèrent ses années...
Lire la suiteThe full story of the woman of Jewish descent who spied for Hitler among British high society, persuaded the Daily Mail to support the Nazis, and was awarded the Gold Cross of the Nazi Party. Stefanie von Hohenlohe was born to a middle-class Viennese...
Lire la suiteA World War II history by Hastings (Winston’s War: Churchill, 1940–1945, 2010, etc.) may seem like a tautology, but readers familiar with his previous books will expect an enthralling account of his favorite subject. They will not be disappointed. This...
Lire la suiteDe la défaite militaire française, nait l´institution particulière des chantiers de jeunesse. Pendant l´été 1940, ils sont créés pour tous les jeunes hommes de 20 ans résidant en zone Sud et ils fonctionnent jusqu´à l´été 1944 sur le territoire national...
Lire la suiteThe Dirlewanger Brigade was an anti-partisan unit of the Nazi army, reporting directly to Heinrich Himmler. The members of the brigade were released prisoners—including men who had been convicted of burglary, assault, murder, and rape—who were believed...
Lire la suiteThe catastrophe of the First World War, and the destruction, revolution, and enduring hostilities it wrought, make the issue of its origins a perennial puzzle. Since World War II, Germany has been viewed as the primary culprit. Now, in a major reinterpretation...
Lire la suiteAn engaging account of the city of Lisbon during World War II, as dictator António de Oliveira Salazar navigated treacherous diplomatic waters in order to ensure the neutrality of Portugal. Middle East expert Lochery (Loaded Dice: The Foreign Office and...
Lire la suiteThe last word on the JFK assassination by the New York Times bestselling author and JFK historian! Mark Lane tried the only U.S. court case in which the jurors concluded that the CIA plotted the murder of President Kennedy, but there was always a missing...
Lire la suiteIn just four weeks in the summer of 1941 the German Wehrmacht wrought unprecedented destruction on four Soviet armies, conquering central Ukraine and killing or capturing three quarters of a million men. This was the Battle of Kiev – one of the largest...
Lire la suiteFelix Steiner was a German Reichswehr and Waffen-SS officer who served in both World War I and World War II. On 1 December 1940, SS-Brigadeführer Felix Steiner was appointed to command the new Wiking Division of the Waffen-SS. This unit was mainly manned...
Lire la suiteLa peur n’est pas une vision du monde ». C’est par ces mots qu’en 1933, Kurt von Hammerstein, chef d’état-major général de la Reichswehr, résolut de tourner le dos à l’Allemagne nouvelle, et à Hitler devenu chancelier. Issu d’une très ancienne lignée...
Lire la suiteRevisit the beauty, style, and charm of one of the most-loved movie stars of the 20th century with this beautiful illustrated history of Marilyn Monroe. Featuring crisp black and white photography with informative text that takes you through Marilyn's...
Lire la suiteIn this groundbreaking biography of Eva Braun, German historian Heike B. Görtemaker delves into the startlingly neglected historical truth about Adolf Hitler’s mistress. More than just the vapid blonde of popular cliché, Eva Braun was a capricious but...
Lire la suiteLes Mémoires de guerre de Winston Churchill sont à la fois une grande oeuvre littéraire, un témoignage de première main par l’un des trois grands protagonistes de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, une reconstitution unique de cette guerre sur tous les fronts...
Lire la suiteD'anciens agents de terrain et responsables des services secrets (DST, RG, DGSE, etc) sortent de l'ombre pour raconter les réalités de l'espionnage et du contre-espionnage à la française, avec en contrepoint des archives inédites permettant d'accéder...
Lire la suiteIn the guise of a scholarly screed, former Marine Corps Reserve Stolfi (German Panzers on the Offensive Russian Front, 2003, etc.) makes an incredible—and entirely failed—attempt to rehabilitate the most reviled figure of modern history. The author strongly...
Lire la suiteIn this groundbreaking biography of Eva Braun, German historian Heike B. Görtemaker delves into the startlingly neglected historical truth about Adolf Hitler’s mistress. More than just the vapid blonde of popular cliché, Eva Braun was a capricious but...
Lire la suiteFrom his youth as a soldier to his service in government, Ariel Sharon has personified Israel’s drive for security. His leadership during the Six-Day and Yom Kippur wars made him a national hero and propelled him into politics. His commitment to protect...
Lire la suitePour ses quatre-vingt-neuf ans, Michel Galabru nous invite au théâtre de sa vie et de sa verve, avec une finesse d'observation douce-amère qui n'empêche pas les éclats de rire. Les gags de son enfance de cancre, la magie et aussi les intrigues de la Comédie-Française...
Lire la suiteSarajevo, 28 juin 1914. Alors que l'archiduc François-Ferdinand d'Autriche, neveu de François-Joseph et héritier du trône, traverse la ville, il est abattu à coups de pistolet ainsi que son épouse, Sophie Chotek, duchesse de Hohenberg. L'Autriche, suspectant...
Lire la suiteHow would Europe have looked if Nazi Germany had been victorious in World War II? Between 1933 and 1945, Hitler developed a vision for an infrastructure, architecture, race, labor force and Lebensraum - the acquiring of 'living space' - among many other...
Lire la suite“The Flamboya Tree is a fascinating story that will leave the reader informed about a missing piece of the World War II experience, and in awe of one family’s survival.” —Elizabeth M. Norman, author of We Band of Angels: The Untold Story of American Nurses...
Lire la suiteThe Wehrmacht (meaning 'defensive might') encompassed the entire German armed forces during World War II. Rising from the ashes of the post-World War I Reichswehr in 1935, the Wehrmacht became one of the cornerstones of Hitler's re-assertion of German...
Lire la suiteSpencer Tracy (1900–1967), warts and all. Acclaimed biographer Curtis (W.C. Fields, 2003, etc.) presents an exhaustive and exhausting biography of the legendary Hollywood star, famed for his uncanny naturalism and authority on camera and best remembered...
Lire la suiteA sprawling debut novel with a romance at its heart begins in Guyana before traveling to the United States, Thailand and Canada. In June 1975, teenage Abhi and his parents, recent immigrants to the United States, leave their home in New York City and...
Lire la suiteMary Pickford's ambition, passion, innate talent, and savvy business acumen sent her career into the stratosphere and set the blueprint for the modern movie star. Born Gladys Louise Smith in 1892, Pickford was raised in a house on University Avenue in...
Lire la suiteAn entirely fascinating historical account from the former Reichbank president, during periods of extreme national crisis. Dr. Schact's amazing successes are now a 'classroom example' in methods of managing a national economy, worldwide. Even the family...
Lire la suiteBorn Lev Davidovich Bronstein in southern Ukraine, Trotsky was both a world-class intellectual and a man capable of the most narrow-minded ideological dogmatism. He was an effective military strategist and an adept diplomat, who staked the fate of the...
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