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2012 is the 50th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe's death, and this lavishly illustrated volume celebrates her enduring beauty through photographs by legendary Hollywood photographer Bruno Bernard. Bernard's iconic photograph of Marilyn standing over the...

Nazi Germany formally surrendered on May 9th 1945. Post war one major participant was missing and that was the monster Heinrich Himmler...killer of an estimated 8 to 9 million innocent European citizens. He and nearly a dozen of his gang went missing...

Those of us who are Americans grew up watching World War II movies showing how the Americans always beat the Germans. Amazing that we always win considering the fact that our side nearly lost the war. Since there is a shortage of true stories about the...

A powerful and true story of warfare and human survival that exposes a side of World War II that is unknown by many— this is the story of Wolfram Aïchele, a boy whose childhood was stolen by a war in which he had no choice but to fight. Giles Milton has...

Officiellement fermé faute de président de la République, l'Elysée a été le théâtre durant ces années tragiques d'intrigues et de jeux de pouvoir qui sont passés totalement inaperçus dans l'opinion publique et ont été jusqu'ici méconnus des historiens....

Découvrant, à l'occasion d'une première rencontre franco-allemande en Forêt Noire en 1930, la disposition des jeunes Français à un rapprochement avec l'Allemagne et s'adaptant aux limites imposées par l'arrivée d'Hitler au pouvoir, Otto Abetz élargit...

La nuit du 4 août 1962, seule dans sa chambre, Marilyn Monroe tirait sa révérence. Légende de son vivant, morte elle devenait un mythe. Marilyn avait 36 ans. Près d’un demi-siècle après cette nuit funeste, Marilyn n’en finit pas de fasciner et d’intriguer....

Rosenberg's racial interpretation of history concentrates on the supposedly negative influence of the Jewish race in contrast to the Aryan race. He equates the latter with the Nordic peoples of northern Europe and also includes the Berbers from North...

Eichmann - dieser Name sorgt bei jedem, der ihn hört, für Entsetzen, und der Holocaust und grausame „medizinische" Experimente kommen in den Sinn, doch es gibt auch einen „anderen Eichmann", der rein gar nichts mit dem Kriegsverbrecher Adolf Eichmann...

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....

Militante 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...

Issu 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...

The 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...

A 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...

De 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...

The 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...

The 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...

An 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...

The 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...

In 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...

Felix 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...

La 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...

Revisit 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...

In 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...

Les 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...

D'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...

In 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...

In 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...

From 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...

Pour 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...

Sarajevo, 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...

How 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...

“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...

The 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...

Spencer 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...

A 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...

Mary 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...

An 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...

Born 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...

Olga Lengyel tells, frankly and without compromise, one of the most horrifying stories of all time. This true, documented chronicle is the intimate, day-to-day record of a beautiful woman who survived the nightmare of Auschwitz and Birchenau. This book...