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Neste trabalho rigoroso de pesquisa histórica, Eric Kurlander desfaz mitos sobre a ligação do nazismo a forças sobrenaturais ao mesmo tempo que encontra inúmeras evidências de como o Partido Nacional

Nobody knows how much I owe that man, Primo Levi said of the bricklayer who saved his life at Auschwitz-Birkenau. For six months, Lorenzo Perrone risked his own life to smuggle food, letters and clothing to prisoners. Without Perrone, Levi could not have survived and the world would have been deprived of his writing.In A Man of Few Words, Carlo Greppi pieces together the life of Perrone, a near destitute labourer with little formal education. Despite their stark differences, Levi and Perrones friendship continued until Perrones tragic death. Levi never forgot Perrone. He tried persistently to preserve the memory of this man of few words who had saved his life, but who left few traces of his own behind.Compassionate, worldly and prescient, Greppi brings to light a universal story about an individual who kept hope alive in one of the darkest times and places known to man.

Setenta anos após sua primeira publicação em húngaro, este clássico redescoberto da literatura do Holocausto recebe sua primeira edição em língua portuguesa. Um relato profundamente humano sobre o ho

Six attempts were made by German officers to kill Hitler in autumn 1943 and summer 1944. Explosives in personal gifts, assassins armed with hand grenades and pistols, and even suicide bombers with pockets full of explosives hunted the Fuhrer, who undoubtedly recognised the danger. The security arrangements around the leader of the Nazi regime were therefore enormous when, in July 1944, Officer Claus von Stauffenberg travelled to Hitlers Fuhrerbunker in East Prussia to kill first Adolf Hitler and then the entire Third Reich.Claus von Stauffenberg was not alone. He was just a pawn in a group of noble officers plan to overthrow the Nazis and then make gentle peace with the British, Russians and Americans before Germany was destroyed by its enemies. How close was the group to succeeding?

Todas as frentes da guerra num só livro. Todas as frentes da guerra num só livro Esta é uma obra notável e inovadora, desde logo pela sua abordagem global. Ao contrário de outros livros sobre a Segunda Guerra Mundial, Olivier Wieviorka no se limita a abordar somente as operaçes militares. O historiador, especialista em Segunda Guerra Mundial, estuda todas as frentes de batalha: a Europa, como e evidente, mas tambem o teatro de operaçes da Asia-Pacifico (tantas vezes descurado, sobretudo no que diz respeito a China) o Norte de Africa e ainda o Medio-Oriente. Interessa-se igualmente pelos diversos atores (canadianos, australianos, indianos), mas cobre nesta obra multidimensional outros dominios fundamentais para compreender estas grandes batalhas como: o estrategico, o ideologico, o economico, o logistico, o diplomatico, o geopolitico. No esquecendo ainda, a historia social e memorial, habitualmente tratada como parente pobre. Fruto de anos de investigaço este livro e um relato rigoroso. Uma narrativa viva, poderosa e empolgante que mostra ate que ponto este terrivel conflito foi realmente mundial e total. Uma obra que se empenha em relatar, compreender e explicar, fazendo sua a exigencia avançada por Albert Camus em O Homem Revoltado : Poderiamos supor que uma epoca que, em cinquenta anos, desenraiza, escraviza e mata setenta milhes de seres humanos deve somente, e antes de mais nada, ser julgada. Mas e preciso primeiro compreender a sua culpabilidade. Premio Livro de Historia Contemporanea de 2024, atribuido pela associaço francesa Lire la Societe Uma sintese magistral da Segunda Guerra Mundial Le Figaro Magazine

A história do Hotel Metropol de Moscovo - um lugar efervescente de intrigas e segredos, e o centro da nefasta propaganda de Estaline durante a Segunda Guerra MundialEm 1941, o exército alemão marchav

As World War II raged across the Russian steppes, in Africa and especially in the skies over Europe, elite German and Soviet forces fought a bitter battle in an isolated northern corner of Europe. Here, the battle was for control of the ice-free port of Murmansk, where the Soviet Union received convoy after convoy loaded with British and American tanks, guns, fuel, small arms, food and aircraft. Supplies from the Allied convoys kept the Soviet Union alive at a critical time during the early stages of the war, and Hitler therefore tried every means to stop the convoys. At the beginning of the campaign against the Soviet Union, he hoped to capture Murmansk and thus weaken his archenemy. Later, when he realised that fighting in the barren, mountainous terrain of the north was unwinnable, he set his sights on destroying the convoys. The Luftwaffe and U-boats attacked the Allied sailors throughout the perpetual daylight of polar summer while crushing ice and raging storms threatened during the dark winter months. The men aboard the Arctic convoys dreaded the voyages, and it was with good reason that the crews dubbed them "suicide convoys". If they fell overboard in a storm, a quick death awaited them in the icy sea, and if the ships holds, filled with fuel and ammunition, were hit by a torpedo or a bomb, everything exploded in a sea of flames.The Arctic convoy trips and the fighting on the Northern Front challenged some of the wars toughest men. Read their stories here.

Britains finest hourIn the summer of 1940, darkness was falling over Europe. The Soviet Union had formed an unholy alliance with Nazi Germany. Norway was all but occupied. And France would soon be overrun by Germans. In July, only Great Britain remained as the last defence against Europe under the swastikas brutal arms.But Britain was no longer the invincible empire that had subjugated more than a fifth of the Earths landmass over the previous 400 years, and the Battle of Britain would prove to be the British Empires last moment of glory.Led by Winston Churchill, the British rediscovered the virtues that had made a humble people the rulers of the world. Ingenuity, resourcefulness and above all indomitable courage enabled the Royal Air Force to take on the Luftwaffe and hold off the Germans. In June 1940, Winston Churchill called the battle Britains "finest hour", and he was right. The British Empire would not survive for long after World War II, but the Battle of Britain was its magnificent swansong, and the thousands of British lives lost saved Europe from Nazi tyranny.

By 1943, Adolf Hitler had realised that the German Army was no longer capable of fighting an offensive war. The army was short of men, guns and tanks, and the Luftwaffe could not afford to lose more aircraft. Consequently, when Hitler flew to his forward headquarters in Ukraine in February 1943, he brought with him a clear message: the German Army would no longer go on the offensive. For the next year, it would instead defend its positions and let the Red Army exhaust itself in futile attacks.As we know, thats not how history turned out. At the meeting in Ukraine, Hitlers generals identified a vulnerable spot on the front line where hundreds of thousands of enemies could be captured and the Soviets weakened before they launched their summer offensive. After weeks of deliberation, the Fuhrer was persuaded to make a fateful decision: All forces were to be deployed to the front line salient where they would trap the Red Army near the city of Kursk, 500 kilometres southwest of Moscow.For the next few months, both the German Army and the Red Army staked everything on winning the coming Battle of Kursk. Soviets in their thousands built impenetrable defensive lines, while German units transported newly developed Tiger tanks and Wespe (Wasp) guns by the hundreds to the front line. Finally, on 5th July 1943, Soviet artillery shattered the silence of the balmy Russian summer night. The Battle of Kursk was underway, and the winner of World War II would be decided during the following weeks engagements.

For six years, Britain and Nazi Germany fought a bitter battle for control of the Atlantic. Allied offensives against Hitlers armies on the continent were conditioned by their bases on the British Isles, which made air strikes and landings possible. But during 1939, the Germans began to starve the British into surrender by cutting off vital supplies of food and equipment from the Allies. This was done with the help of U-boats that tried to sink more cargo ships than the shipyards could produce - even when these actions were suicidal. Over 100,000 soldiers and sailors lost their lives in these battles. In this book, we meet the soldiers at the front and hear civilians talk about everyday life in a world where even the most seaworthy ship can suddenly be hit by a German torpedo.

For several months before World War II, hundreds of persecuted Jews, mainly from Nazi-occupied Vienna, tried to escape to Northern Ireland. They had learned of a Stormont job-creation scheme to tackle the regions chronic unemployment by offering financial support to skilled professionals.Almost all applicants were rejected, and more than 125 of these men, women and children were murdered in the Holocaust.Based on extensive archival research, unpublished family memoirs and letters, and interviews with survivors and their descendants, this extraordinary book describes the applicants desperate efforts to save their families and themselves, and highlights the tireless work done by committed Northern Irish people to rescue them. It also explores how the small numbers of refugees admitted made a major contribution to Northern Irelands economic, social and cultural life that continues to this day.

The Comet Escape Line tells the story of the most successful escape line of the Second World War. Inspired by the English nurse Edith Cavell, who helped Allied soldiers escape from occupied Belgium in the First World War, Andree de Jongh and a group of young Belgian friends conceived an audacious plan to smuggle downed Allied airmen and other evaders from Belgium, through France and over to neutral Spain.Many incredible escapes followed from safe houses in Brussels, making hazardous train journeys through France, or navigating goat paths through the Pyrenees, evading German and Spanish border patrols. By 1945, the line had aided hundreds of evaders and was a vital part of the escape and evasion picture of the Second World War.In The Comet Escape Line, Alexander Stilwell reveals the personalities and motives of the Comet line founders and the British intelligence organisation that supported it, investigates the Gestapo campaign to destroy it and explores the actions of the Nazi collaborators who infiltrated it. Above all, this is the story of the incredibly brave civilians who risked everything to help the Allied cause.

The Standard History of The War, Vol 2 by Edgar Wallace is an in-depth and captivating account of the critical events that shaped the global conflict. With meticulous detail and vivid storytelling, Wallace brings to life the battles, strategies, and personalities that defined the war. This volume delves into the key turning points, uncovering behind-the-scenes political maneuvering, tactical decisions, and the human cost of warfare. A must-read for history buffs and military enthusiasts, this book offers a compelling perspective on one of the most tumultuous periods in history. Explore the strategies that changed the course of nations and the individuals who fought for survival in this gripping narrative.

The Standard History of the War, Vol. 3 by Edgar Wallace is an authoritative and vivid account of one of the most tumultuous periods in world history. In this third volume, Wallace provides gripping details of key battles, strategies, and the men who shaped the course of the war. Drawing from firsthand accounts and meticulous research, he delves into the triumphs and tragedies of both soldiers and civilians. With a focus on the human element, Wallace brings to life the heroic and heart-wrenching moments that defined the conflict. Perfect for history enthusiasts and readers seeking an immersive, detailed chronicle of war, this volume is an essential addition to your collection.

The Standard History of the War, Vol 4 by Edgar Wallace offers a detailed and gripping account of pivotal moments during one of historys most turbulent conflicts. Wallace delves deep into the strategies, battles, and political maneuvers that shaped the course of the war, offering readers a vivid portrayal of heroism, sacrifice, and the human cost of warfare. This volume captures not only the grand scale of military operations but also the personal stories of those caught in the crossfire. Perfect for history enthusiasts and those curious about the realities of war, this book presents a compelling narrative that will leave you hungry for more insights into the worlds defining moments.

The Standard History of The War, Vol 1 by Edgar Wallace is an in-depth, gripping account of one of the most tumultuous times in world history. Through Wallaces sharp writing and detailed research, this first volume takes readers to the frontlines, offering a vivid and harrowing look at the battles, strategies, and leaders that shaped the course of the war. From the tense political maneuvers to the brutal realities faced by soldiers, this book immerses readers in a pivotal moment in time, capturing the complexity of war and its far-reaching consequences. A must-read for history enthusiasts looking to gain a deeper understanding of this global conflict.

England is my home, and if someone asks me what I am German, Norwegian, Jewish or British I answer, "Im an Englishman."In 1934, aged just 16, Louis Hagen was sent to Lichtenberg concentration camp after being betrayed for an off-hand joke by a Nazi-sympathising family maid. Mercifully, his time there was cut short thanks to the intervention of a school friends father, and he escaped to the UK soon after. The Life of Louis Hagen follows his adventures across the globe and the characters he met along the way, from the founder of the NHS to a Nobel Prize winner to one of the earliest animated-film directors, all told in lively and unflinching detail.Of the 10,000 men who landed at Arnhem, 1,400 were killed and more than 6,000 were captured a bloody disaster in more ways than one. Arnhem Lift is Hagens breathtaking and frank account of what it was like in the air and on the ground, including his daring escape from the German Army by swimming the Rhine. Indeed, it was so honest that Hagen found himself banished to India by his shocked commanding officer soon after its initial publication in 1945.Suddenly an Englishman is the complete story of the remarkable Louis Hagen, a German Jew who survived a concentration camp to become a decorated glider pilot in the British Army Air Corps. His first book, Arnhem Lift, was the earliest published account of the Battle of Arnhem while his accompanying autobiography remained unpublished until now.

You simply couldnt stand by with your arms folded.These were the words of Samuel Beckett who famously returned to France from a holiday in Ireland when World War II broke out. His clandestine work against the Nazi occupation of Europe is well documented, but there were many other ordinary Irish people who joined the underground network.Some took up arms. Others gathered intelligence, sheltered fugitives, committed acts of sabotage or broke codes. This new history tells the stories of those forgotten Irish men and women.Discover Captain John Keany from Cork, who parachuted into occupied Italy to help the local Resistance; Margaret Kelly, the Dublin founder of the world-famous Bluebell Girls cabaret troupe in Paris, who hid her Jewish husband; and Catherine Crean, the Irish governess born on Moore Street, Dublin, who was sent to a concentration camp for helping Allied airmen in Belgium.These, and many more stories, span the course of World War II and remind us of the power of individuals to make a difference.An eye-opening account of how ordinary people caught up in extraordinary situations helped to fight the Nazis David McCullaghA truly important and groundbreaking book Mary Kenny

During the Nazi regime, people were primarily evaluated based on their economic utility to the "national community." Individuals with mental illnesses, intellectual disabilities, or those labeled as "asocial" were classified by Nazi eugenicists as "hereditarily ill," forcibly sterilized, gassed in extermination centers, lethally injected in so-called healing and nursing homes, or starved to death. In an interview, the former commercial director of the Mainkofen District Hospital in Deggendorf, Lower Bavaria, answers questions about how the Nazi murder program was implemented in the clinic he managed.

History of the Jewish People: 12 Pivotal Works offers a panoramic view of the Jewish experience, enriched by the confluence of diverse literary styles and scholarly perspectives. This anthology, skillfully curated, captures a tapestry of historical narratives, theological discourses, and cultural reflections. It masterfully spans epochs and geographies, presenting seminal ideas that have shaped Jewish identity and heritage. Each work within the collection stands out, whether through its profound philosophical insights or its gripping narrative of historical events, collectively providing a multifaceted portrayal of Jewish life and legacy. From ancient chronicles to contemporary interpretations, this anthology is a testament to the enduring spirit of the Jewish people. The contributing authorsranging from historians and theologians to literary figuresbring their formidable expertise and varied backgrounds to this anthology. Figures like Simon Dubnow and Flavius Josephus offer invaluable historical accounts, while G.K. Chesterton and Maurice H. Harris provide thought-provoking cultural and theological commentary. The contributions align with significant historical and cultural movements, from Jewish emancipation and the flourishing of Jewish scholarship during the Enlightenment to the complexities of modern Jewish thought. The diversity of voices and perspectives enriches the readers understanding, weaving a rich and textured historical narrative. History of the Jewish People: 12 Pivotal Works is an indispensable resource for those seeking a comprehensive and nuanced understanding of Jewish history. This anthology not only educates but also invites readers to engage in a vibrant dialogue between varied perspectives and literary styles. It is an exceptional opportunity to explore the pluralistic and dynamic nature of Jewish identity through the ages, providing both scholars and general readers with profound insights into the Jewish historical and cultural experience.