Bøger om År 1940 til 1949

A "remarkable novel of family and love during a time of war,"* Jenny Ashcroft's Under the Golden Sun follows a soul-searching young woman who takes a leap of faith and discovers a place to call home and someone to share her heart.England, 1941. The world is at war. London is under siege as the German blitz pounds the city without warning, without mercy. Rose Hamilton did her part as a member of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force until she was unfairly discharged following a tragic loss. Working as a secretary on a Devon farmland, Rose is out of harm's way, but she needs to contribute to something greater than herself to truly recover.Answering a newspaper advertisement for a companion to accompany an orphaned child to Australia, Rose becomes enchanted with four-year-old Walter Lucknow. Shy, imaginative, and kind, the boy lost his parents and has been living in near seclusion with his elder great aunt. As heir to a wealthy Australian cattle station, Walter must return to his homeland and his mother's family.Leaving her own family-and fiancé-Rose braves the long, dangerous voyage across Pacific waters where war is imminent to see Walter safely home. But upon arrival, Rose learns the truth about Walter's relationship to the Lucknows and the land he's supposed to inherit, a truth that haunts the boy's Uncle Max, a wounded pilot scarred inside and out. And as Max opens his heart up to Walter, Rose is drawn to the man's strength and compassion, finding herself torn between returning to England and staying with the child and man she's grown to love.*New York Times bestselling author Karen White

I slutningen af 2. Verdenskrig kom op imod 250.000 tyske flygtninge til Danmark. De kom med skibe til Sjælland og blev fordelt, hvor der var plads på skoler og i forsamlingshuse. Men da den tyske værnemagt overgav sig i maj 1945, blev der i stedet oprettet lejre til flygtningene. Flygtningene var oftest meget afkræftede ved ankomsten, og op imod 7% døde under deres ophold i Danmark.Flygtningelejren Sølund – De tyske flygtninge i Skanderborg 1945-1946 er beretningen om de flygtninge, som i et år blev indkvarteret i det tidligere hovedkvarter for Luftwaffe i Danmark, der lå i Dyrehaven ved Skanderborg. Stedet er nu en del af området for musikfestivalen Smukfest.Bogen Flygtningelejren Sølund vil give de oversete tyske flygtninge i Skanderborg en ny, men nødvendig og påkrævet plads i historien. For billedet af vores behandling af de tyske flygtninge har tidligere ikke umiddelbart passet ind i den danske selvforståelse, om hvor gode vi tror, vi er. Forfatterne skaber en mere nuanceret fortælling om krigen og efterkrigstiden, der måske nok gør ondt, men er med til at sætte fokus på flygtninge, historisk som i dag. Martin Philipsen Mølgaard (f. 1981) er historiker ansat som museumsinspektør og arkivleder ved Museum Skanderborg. Han arbejder særligt med formidling af 2. Verdenskrig i lokalt, nationalt og internationalt perspektiv. Julie De Vos (f. 1978) er arkæolog ved Museum Skanderborg, og hendes forskningsarbejde koncentrerer sig særligt om samtidsarkæologi og konflikt.

Raised by parents unable to recover from the traumas, pain, and losses of WWII, Ruth Klein had a tumultuous and unusual childhood in a dysfunctional family. Living among other Holocaust survivors in a new country was profoundly difficult for Ruth, and coming through it all showed her the ways in which she was a survivor too.

She's got nothing left to lose ... With her fiancé suddenly engaged to another and her reputation in tatters, Merribeth Wakefield needs a bold plan to reclaim her life. She must be brave. Confident. She must ... kiss a rake? The suggestion is ludicrous! Yet when Merribeth finds herself alone with the dark and brooding Lord Knightswold, suddenly the plan doesn't seem so farfetched. So she does something she never thought she'd do?she kisses him.But he has everything to gain ... The Marquess of Knightswold?Bane to most?has no use for the affections of women. Well, none lasting longer than a single night. A plot for revenge weighs heavy on his mind, leaving no room for romance. But then a shy, witty miss borrows a kiss from him in a darkened room, and everything he thought he knew about innocent debutantes vanishes along with her.When a twist of fate brings Merribeth within Bane's grasp, he'll have to resist her charms?or risk losing everything?for the sake of his heart.

" USS Houston -The Galloping Ghost of the Java Coast"In the shadow of World War II's swelling storm, "The Galloping Ghost of the Java Coast" by Sidney St. James plunges into the heart of naval warfare. This gripping historical novel recounts the harrowing tale of the USS Houston and her gallant crew in the face of insurmountable odds.February 1942: As the tides of war draw ever closer, the USS Houston, alongside her ally, the Australian light cruiser HMAS Perth, finds herself entangled in a deadly dance with the formidable Japanese Imperial Navy in the Java Sea. The book masterfully reconstructs the desperate struggle of Allied forces, led by Dutch Rear Admiral Karel Doorman, to thwart a powerful Japanese convoy off the coast of Java-an island key to the control of Southeast Asia.In the largest surface battle since Jutland, readers are thrust onto the decks of the Houston and her sister ships, experiencing firsthand the chaos, bravery, and sacrifice that define naval combat. The narrative crescendos in the Battle of Java Sea, where a devastating blow leaves Houston and Perth in a precarious retreat to the port of Tanjung Priok.But the respite is short-lived. With limited fuel and munitions, the two ships embark on a perilous journey through the Sunda Strait, unaware of the lurking Japanese Western Attack Force. In a thrilling twist of fate, they stumble upon this enemy fleet, igniting a ferocious midnight battle in Bantam Bay.St. James masterfully captures the chaotic close-quarter combat where ships clash at mere 200 yards, amidst smoke screens and a maelstrom of gunfire. The vivid portrayal of the Japanese forces mistakenly firing upon their own transports adds a layer of intensity and suspense, only for them to recalibrate and unleash their lethal accuracy. The battle reaches its climax as Perth succumbs to the sea, and the USS Houston stands alone, fighting valiantly against overwhelming odds."The Galloping Ghost of the Java Coast" is more than just a war story; it's a tribute to resilience, brotherhood, and the indomitable human spirit. St. James brings to life the courage of sailors and Marines, painting a vivid picture of heroism and sacrifice that echoes through history. This novel is a must-read for anyone fascinated by the untold stories of World War II, a testament to those who faced the darkest hours with valor and determination.

Dark clouds gather over Europe again, and the winds of war blow.Liselotte, growing up in 1930s Germany, faces the horrors of unfolding events. 500 miles away in Darnall, Josephine has her own struggles with death, poverty and identity.They make it through the war and meet years later at a Sheffield nursing home where Mrs Broadhead is a resident. But do they ever discover just how much they have in common?Perhaps the reader can work it out!

In Survivors of War, traverse the gripping journey from the streets of England to far-flung battlefields, spanning the years from 1931 to a post-war Christmas in 1949. This emotionally charged narrative grapples with a poignant question: How can one find joy and fulfilment after witnessing the horror and brutality of war? The story delves into the psyche of a young man forever changed by the atrocities he encountered during World War II. Explore the transformative elements - love, friendship, and perhaps a dash of serendipity - that offer the resilience to overcome the lingering scars of battle. The other stories in this selection cover a range of genre including crime ('The Parcel', 'Behind Closed Doors'), mystery ('The Mists of Time', 'Is My Twin My Sister?'), Sci-Fi ('Phantom Island Refuge'), and romance ('Similitude', 'When One Door Closes'). The stories tease the reader's imagination in a variety of locations and scenarios.

A New York Times Editors' Choice A Washington Post "Notable Fiction Book of 2015" "[A] lavishly detailed historical novel that doesn't just recreate the past but alters your perception of it."-New York Times Book Review "As always, [Clark's] environments are deliciously luxe. . . With splendid breadth and depth, We That Are Left accommodates an era's worth of historical reverberations within the confines of its highly polished rooms."-Washington Post Growing up at Ellinghurst, their crumbling family estate, all three Melville children dream of escape. Headstrong Jessica yearns for the glitter and glamor of London while Phyllis longs to attend university. The adored Theo, meanwhile, eclipses everyone around him. None of the children take much notice of Oskar Grunewald, their mother's science-obsessed godson, who instead seeks refuge in Ellinghurst's enormous library. But when the cataclysm of the Great War devastates the Melvilles' world and reshapes their futures, Jessica and Phyllis must forge new paths in a world that no longer plays by the old rules. As Oskar is drawn reluctantly back into the Melville family fold, his life entwines with theirs in ways that will transform all of their futures forever. In We That Are Left, Clare Clark brings us a new story of an old family whose reckoning with change will haunt and resonate for many generations. "We That Are Left is still haunting me. It offers an utterly convincing sense of period; a story that tugs at you; characters who are surprising, tender, hurt; emotions crushed, misunderstood, exploding; on every page the unresolved intensity of real life."-William Nicholson, author of Lovers of Amherst

No Surrender is the true story of an American WWII soldier who escaped a Nazi POW train and fought in the French Resistance, rivetingly told by the man himself.A paratrooper in the 101st Airborne, James Sheeran was just a kid when he floated into Normandy-part of the historic invasion that brought more than a hundred thousand Allied soldiers into Nazi-occupied France. He survived D-Day only to be captured by German forces. Barefoot, starved, and sleep-deprived, he was forced on a marathon march, exposed to fire from American fighter planes, and herded onto a train to Germany.But, using his jump knife, he carved his way out of the boxcar and leaped into the countryside. Stumbling into a French village, he found his way with the aid of the underground network, and fought alongside a guerrilla faction of the French Resistance.This gripping account of war-torn Europe is, ultimately, a story about humanity's capacity for self-sacrifice and remarkable endurance. Here Sheeran shares not only the details of his extraordinary wartime experience, but the private thoughts that guided him in his darkest moments. It is an unforgettable memoir that will speak to anyone who has faced adversity and refused to admit defeat.

A tribute to World War II heroism from the national bestselling author of Biggest Brother. The paratroopers of Easy Company, 101st Airborne Division, have come to symbolize the incredible bravery and heroism shown by the greatest generation in World War II. on the eve of the 65th anniversary of the Allies' victory in Europe, author Larry Alexander crosses an ocean and a continent to discover just what made the Band of Brothers special. Accompanied by his friend Forrest Guth, an easy Company veteran on his final tour in Europe, Alexander explores the living history of the places where American soldiers went into action, and reveals what makes this story so meaningful for us today. Part travelogue, part historical perspective, In the Footsteps of the Band of Brothers is an unforgettable memorial to the men who fell in action, and a tribute to the veterans who are still with us.

Conceived in a storytelling workshop given by Spalding Gray, Old Man In a Baseball Cap is not your typical story of World War II. Rochlin recounts in gritty detail how he--an ordinary young man--was thrust into outrageous circumstances during an extraordinary time. Whether he's bumping up against the army's bigotry because he's Jewish, aiding in the delivery of a baby by cesarean section, being ordered to obliterate a Hungarian village, or parachuting from his plane in the middle of Yugoslavia and then walking 400 kilometers to safety with an amorous guide, Rochlin captures the Intensely powerful experience of a teenager away from home for the first time. Old Man In a Baseball Cap is an astonishingly fresh, candid look at "the last good war." At once naive, candid, and wise, Fred Rochlin's voice is unforgettable.

Perhaps no novel since A Seperate Peace has so superbly captured the impingement of a world at war upon a safe and sheltered environment. The place in Mendoza, a small oil-refining town thirty miles east of San Francisco. The time encompassed is World War II, from the bombing of Pearl Harbor until the bombing of Hiroshima. The narrator and heroine of the story is the fierce yet enchanting Suse Hansen. In the intervening four years, we watch with compassion as Suse evolves from a tomboy who wishes to be a trapeze artist to a young person whose moral growth has been as remarkable as her blossoming womanhood. In Suse's perceptions of the war, in her ability to reconcile her unfolding knowledge of human nature with the horrors of the news reports she so anxiously follows, we see a growth that is all the more dramatic for the subtlety and awe with which it is portrayed.

World War II Sea War, Volume 23: Additions & Corrections October - December 1942 should be used with VOLUME 7: THE ALLIES STRIKE BACK covering September 1942 through November 1942VOLUME 8: GUADALCANAL SECURED covering December 1942 through February 1943As in previous Additions & Corrections volumes, Volume 23 corrects old data entries and adds new data to the months of October, November and December in Volumes 7 and 8. Background information in the corresponding three "General" sections has also been expanded to help form the context of the war, especially how world leaders made decisions. Additional data is provided for the Royal Indian Navy, German U-boats and the Royal New Zealand Navy. The expanded Japanese data provides additional information on Imperial Japanese Navy ship movements as Japan tried to consolidate her newly acquired Pacific empire,In particular, Volume 23 expands the data on the following events:Allied preparations for the Invasion of North Africa in Operation TORCH.The Allied landings in North Africa.Moving supplies to Malta.The Battle of the Barents Sea.Allied planning for an offensive in Burma.The many sea battles around Guadalcanal and New Guinea.USN PT-boat actions off Guadalcanal.US Army replacements arriving on Guadalcanal to relieve the US 1st Marine Division

The six years 1939-45 were a time of hardship, change, excitement and tragedy for the residents of Cholsey, a village in rural Berkshire. Rationing, the black-out and shortages affected everyone, while many feared for their loved ones away in the forces. Some of those who could not fight volunteered in the village, becoming members of the Home Guard, Land Army, the Air Raid Protection (ARP) force or the Auxiliary Fire Service.But for 12 men, as listed on Cholsey war memorials, it would be the end of their lives. They were career military men, conscripts and those who volunteered following the outbreak of war, and their ranks ranged from Private to Sergeant Major and Flight Lieutenant. Several died in the retreat of the British Expeditionary Force to Dunkirk, while others were in North Africa, Greece, Italy, France and on the Death Railway in Burma. This book tells their stories for the first time.Based on extensive new research, this work is a record for posterity of the sacrifices made at home and abroad of a generation that rose to an almighty challenge.

JUNO was the code name for Canadian beach landings for the 3rd Canadian Division supported by the 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade, reinforced by the 1st Polish Armoured Brigade. The objective of the Canadians was to take Carpiquet airfield. They had three objective lines, Yew, Elm and Oak, each of which was achieved on D-Day. In this book there is a write up on the counter attack by the 12SS Panzer Group and the executions of Canadians by them. Many of the Canadian troops had never been out of Canada and this was a big adventure for them. The medals they won are documented and were very brave.

Sommeren 1941 og krigen raser i Europa. Tyskerne marcherer mod Ukraine. De tre kvinder Halya, Liliya og Vika har prøvet modgang før. De mistede deres familier og venner under hungersnøden og Stalins udrensning. Og endnu en gang er deres elskede Ukraine truet af krig. "Ukraines døtre" er en rørende historie om menneskelig styrke og store tab i skyggen af krig og konflikt, og historien om, hvordan kærligheden finder vej i selv de mørkeste tider. Om forfatteren:Erin Litteken er historiker og international bestsellerforfatter. Som ung blev hun grebet af sin families historie i Ukraine før, under og efter Anden Verdenskrig, og der ligger stor research bag hendes to historiske romaner. Hun bor i Illinois, USA med sin mand og sine børn.

I begyndelsen af 1950’erne står verden på tærsklen til atomkrig, da øst- og vestmagter tørner sammen i en blodig konflikt på den koreanske halvø, hvor det kinesiske flyvevåbens sovjetiske MiG-fly er de umoderne amerikanske kampfly overlegne.Angela McCloud gør tjeneste som flyveinstruktør i Florida, da CIA sender hende på en tophemmelig mission i Korea. De har brug for en flykyndig kvindelig agent til en mission bag fjendens linjer. Opgaven går ud på at befri to tilfangetagne amerikanske kamppiloter, hvoraf den ene viser sig at være Angelas kæreste, Rob Clower.Ekstra: Ordliste med militære begreber, flytyper og stednavne samt de virkelige personer, der medvirker.Mens de første seks bind i serien om Angela ”Angel” McCloud foregik under Anden Verdenskrig i Burme og i Stillehavet, foregår bind 7 og 8 under Koreakrigen. Bind 8 udkommer efteråret 2024.Pressen skrev om de tidligere bind:“Lækkert udført album … autentisk med historiske fodnoter og fantastisk detaljerede flytegninger … som en eventyrfilm af Howard Hughes fra Hollywoods guldalder.”**** –Berlingske“Eminent håndværk. Nej, håndværk er et for sølle ord. Kunstværk, snarere … Illustrationerne er vingesus og skyblå himmel.”**** – Serieland“Fly, fly og atter fly, men også flybaser og landingsbaner og landskaber. Der er også de obligatoriske kønne kvindeansigter og uniformer med masser af buler i … Et imponerende visuelt udtryk.”– nummer9.dk“Blandingen af død og sensualitet i den burmesiske jungle fungerer fint i Hugault realistiske streg.”– DBC lektør

1943 - Bletchley Park, England Mae Webster, immersed in the clandestine world of codebreaking at Bletchley Park, is recruited to help unveil a spy who's on the brink of exposing Britain's most guarded secret: the cracking of the Enigma code. As war rages around her, Mae's life takes an unexpected turn when she falls in love with the enigmatic New Zealand war photographer Jack Knight. Their relationship develops at pace, but tragedy strikes when one of Jack's photographs risks unmasking an elusive double agent. 1989 - Berlin, GermanyRachel Talbot, a globetrotting photojournalist, ventures into the heart of a fractured Berlin in search of the Stasi officer whom her beloved grandmother Mae blames for betraying their family. Rachel finds herself entangled in the East German uprising and is irresistibly drawn to a charismatic activist. As the Cold War threatens to boil over, Rachel races to expose a traitor before it's too late.

Coming of age against the backdrop of World War II Japan, an American boy, Connor Williams, tormented by his personal alienation and the horrors of war, places himself in harm's way and into the turmoil of a plot to overthrow the Emperor.Whether it was out of fear, revenge, honor or personal salvation, in 1945 this American teenager sat himself, of his own free will, in the pilot's seat of a Mitsubishi Zero, to join other young Kamikaze pilots hell-bent on attacking the powerful American fleet off the coast of Japan.In the Hands of the Gods, Book 1 of The IJIN Trilogy traces the Japanese historical period between 1936 through the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, telling the story of World War II from the Japanese perspective. Using historical and fictional characters, IJIN explores the political, military, cultural and social events affecting the lives of Connor's adopted Japanese family and the political and military individuals they encounter.

Having been defeated in the First World War, Bulgaria, as a result of the implementation of peace treaty clauses, could not purchase tanks until the early 1930s. Due to the lack of industrialisation, it was forced to turn to the countries that were the main producers of armoured vehicles at that time. Thus, the CV33 fast tanks were purchased from Italy, the Vickers Mk. E from England and the LT vz. 35. After the first units were established, thanks to Germany, into whose sphere of influence Bulgaria had entered, French wartime French tanks, the Renault R35, and new Czechoslovak tanks were purchased. In 1943, with the establishment of the Bronirana Brigada, Panzer IVs and StuG IIIs arrived. In 1944, after the coup d'état, Bulgaria changed allegiance and joined the Red Army in the liberation of Yugoslavia and Hungary, fighting the Germans with its armoured units until the end of the conflict in May 1945.

Uscita sconfitta dalla Prima Guerra Mondiale, la Bulgaria, a seguito dell'applicazione delle clausole del trattato di pace, non poté acquistare carri armati sino ai primi anni '30. A causa della scarsa industrializzazione, fu giocoforza rivolgersi alle nazioni che in quegli anni erano i principali produttori di mezzi corazzati. Vennero quindi acquistati dall'Italia i carri veloci CV33, dall'Inghilterra i Vickers Mk.E e dalla Cecoslovacchia i LT vz. 35. Dopo aver costituito i primi reparti, grazie alla Germania, nella cui sfera d'influenza la Bulgaria era entrata, furono poi acquistati carri armati francesi preda bellica tedesca, i Renault R35, e nuovi carri cecoslovacchi. Nel 1943, con la costituzione della Bronirana Brigada, arrivarono i Panzer IV e gli StuG III. Nel 1944, dopo il colpo di stato, la Bulgaria cambio alleanza, affiancando l'Armata Rossa nella liberazione della Jugoslavia e dell'Ungheria combattendo con i suoi reparti corazzati i tedeschi, fino al termine del conflitto nel maggio 1945.