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Dick Canidy and the agents of the OSS scour war-torn Poland looking for a rocket scientist who holds the secrets to the Nazis most dangerous weapon in this new entry in W.E.B. Griffin's New York Times bestselling Men at War series.April 1940. By terms of the Soviet Nazi Nonaggression pact, the two dictatorships divided the helpless nation of Poland. Now, the Russians are rounding up enemies of the state in their occupation zone, but one essential target slips away. Dr. Sebastian Kapsky had spent years working with Walter Riedel and Werner von Braun in the early days of rocket science, but as a man with a conscience he refused to continue when he saw the perversion of their work by the Nazis. That makes him the most knowledgeable person about German superweapons outside of Germany. The Germans want him. The Soviets are desperate to grab him, but Wild Bill Donovan knows there's only one man who can find him in the middle of a war zone and get him out—Dick Canidy.

I udryddelseslejren Chełmno i Polen blev der i perioden fra december 1941 til juli 1944 dræbt 170.000 mennesker, primært jøder og overvejende fra Polen. Ofrene blev samlet i ghettoen i Łódź, der i begyndelsen af 1940 husede 163.000 mennesker, som levede uden tilstrækkeligt med fødevarer og uden kloakering og vandforsyning, hvilket medførte udbrud af hungersnød og epidemier. Chełmno, på tysk Kulmhof, var den første nazistiske udryddelseslejr, der blev oprettet. Her gennemførte man for første gang systematiske massedrab på jøder med udstødningsgas udført i mobile gaskamre monteret på specialkonstruerede lastbiler. Teknikken forfinedes og blev fra marts 1942 også anvendt i de tre udryddelseslejre Bełżec, Sobibór og Treblinka. Lejren blev drevet af en Sonderkommando bestående af SS- og politifolk, der også stod for at gennemføre drabene. Særkommandoen havde allerede erfaring med at begå mord på psykisk syge og sindslidende i Reichsgau Wartheland, og den erfaring tog de med sig til Chełmno. Chełmno er den af de nazistiske udryddelseslejre, der er mindst kendt uden for Polen, og historien om den er ikke før blevet skrevet på dansk. Bogen bygger på en omfattende research i en række internationale arkiver.

En kvinde venter på nyt om sin deporterede mand i efterdønningerne af Frankrigs befrielse. Modstandskvinden Thérèse indleder en relation til gestapoagenten, der har anholdt hendes mand, for at modstandsgruppen kan likvidere ham. Thérèse torterer en stikker under et forhør og har lyst til at elske med en militsmand, der er arresteret af modstandsfolk. I udkanten af byen venter en fremmed på at dø blandt brændenælder og vild snerle. En jødisk pige og en gammel dame har isoleret sig i en lejlighed med en pistol og en kat og venter på det tyske politi, mens de lytter til bombeflyene over dem. Smerten udgør seks tekster skrevet i 1945. Fire er dagbogsoptegnelser, nedskrevet mens Duras ventede på sin mand, Robert Antelme, som var deporteret til en tysk koncentrationslejr. De skildrer samtidig hendes arbejde i den franske modstandsbevægelse. To er opdigtede, men udspiller sig med Anden Verdenskrig som bagtæppe. Fiktion og levet erfaring flyder sammen i disse tekster, som Duras skrev og siden glemte.

Israel, late 1973. As the Yom Kippur War flares into life, a state-of-the-art Soviet MIG fighter is racing at breakneck speed over the arid scrublands below . . . and promptly disappears. It soon becomes clear to Israeli intelligence that the pilot is a defector, desperate to come over to the US side. Houston Flight Controller and former test pilot Kaz Zemeckis is charged with bringing the pilot and his plane to the highly secret Area 51, in the Nevada desert. But every defection carries with it a risk. It soon becomes clear that 'Grief' has the technical ability, and now the opportunity, to gain access to the treasures of the Nevada Test Range - either a prototype stealth fighter or the NERVA nuclear rocket engine. Or both. For Chris Hadfield's second heart-stopping thriller, we move from Space to another rich and exciting part of Chris's professional CV: his time as the top test pilot in both the US Air Force and the US Navy, and as a Cold War pilot intercepting armed Soviet bombers in North American airspace. Just as Gregg Hurwitz called The Apollo Murders 'an explosive thriller by a writer who has actually been to space and back', here we have a matchless thriller and the nerve-shredding rush of aerial combat, as told by one of the world's top fighter pilots.

25 nedslag tegner et billede af holocaust – fra undervisningsmateriale i den nationalsocialistiske racelære over effekter fra drabene på sindslidende i Tyskland til tomme zyklon B-dåser fra udryddelseslejrene i Polen.Holocaust beskrives oftest gennem skriftlige kilder, mens de fysiske efterladenskaber kun i mindre omfang inddrages. Arkæologer har igennem de senere år bidraget til genfortællingen af katastrofen gennem nye og opsigtsvækkende fund, så vi får mulighed for at lære mere om ofrenes liv og død og om de gerningsmænd, der begik en af de mest forfærdende forbrydelser i det 20. århundrede.Anders Otte Stensager har i samarbejde med museer og samlinger i ind- og udland udvalgt de 25 fysiske steder og genstande i bogen her i et forsøg på at øge vores forståelse af det nazistiske folkedrab på jøderne og det, der ledte op til det.

The European bestseller, an epic of two brothers, brought together and divided by betrayal, secrecy and self-delusion, spanning seventy years of German history: from the Russian Revolution, to World War II, to 1975.

Black Butterflies, a captivating novel penned by the talented Priscilla Morris, is a must-read for any book lover. Published in the spring of 2023 by Duckworth Ltd., this book has quickly made a name for itself in the literary world. Its genre, while hard to pin down, is a unique blend that will surely captivate your interest. The story unfolds in a way that keeps you turning the pages, eager to discover what happens next. Black Butterflies is more than just a book; it's an experience. So why wait? Dive into the world of Black Butterflies and let Priscilla Morris take you on an unforgettable journey.

Nagieb Khaja har rejst bag Vestens linjer i Afghanistan, og i mødet med folket, forstår man Talibans sejr.Den 12-årige afghanske dreng stod omkranset af Kunar-regionens flotte bjerge, hvor ekkoet fra vildfarne missiler kort forinden havde sprængt idyllen. ”Min far og mor blev dræbt. Mine to brødre, to søstre, niecer, to svigerinder. Alle blev dræbt,“ fortalte drengen, som gav amerikanerne skylden. Nagieb Khaja kiggede på drengen og tænkte, at han stod over for endnu en kommende Talibankriger.Mødet med drengen fandt sted i 2007 og er en af de mange samtaler med lokale, som den dansk-afghanske journalist har på sin færd rundt i Afghanistan gennem to årtiers krig og modløshed.De farlige rejser på egen hånd har givet ufiltrerede fortællinger om de mange ofre for Vestens våben. Nagieb Khaja har også lagt øre til lokales historier om korruption, brutalitet og narkotika blandt afghanske politifolk.Men turene bag Vestens linjer fik Nagieb Khaja kidnappet af Taliban og tilbageholdt af afghanske sikkerhedsstyrker. Efter knap tyve års krig regerer Taliban igen, og Nagieb Khaja er ikke i tvivl om hvorfor. De lokale afghanere i landområderne opfattede dem som DE MINDST ONDE. Bogen er en opdateret og revideret 3. version af Historien der ikke bliver fortalt.

From the legendary actor and best-selling author: a novel about the making of a star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film...and the humble comic books that inspired it. Funny, touching, and wonderfully thought-provoking, while also capturing the changes in America and American culture since World War II."Wild, ambitious and exceptionally enjoyable." —Matt Haig, best-selling author The Midnight Library, The Humans and Reasons to Stay AlivePart One of this story takes place in 1947. A troubled soldier, returning from the war, meets his talented five-year-old nephew, leaves an indelible impression, and then disappears for twenty-three years.Cut to 1970: The nephew, now drawing underground comic books in Oakland, California, reconnects with his uncle and, remembering the comic book he saw when he was five, draws a new version with his uncle as a World War II fighting hero. Cut to the present day: A commercially successful director discovers the 1970 comic book and decides to turn it into a contemporary superhero movie.Cue the cast: We meet the film’s extremely difficult male star, his wonderful leading lady, the eccentric writer/director, the producer, the gofer production assistant, and everyone else on both sides of the camera.Bonus material: Interspersed throughout are three comic books that are featured in the story—all created by Tom Hanks himself—including the comic book that becomes the official tie-in to this novel’s "major motion picture masterpiece."*Includes a downloadable PDF of the comics from the book and a QR code for access to the original screenplay of Knightshade: The Lathe of Firefall

Damascus Station is a riveting masterpiece by the acclaimed author, David Mccloskey. Published in 2023 by Swift Press, this book is a thrilling addition to the literary world. The genre of the book is a mystery that takes the reader on an unforgettable journey. The story is set in the heart of the Middle East, where danger and intrigue lurk around every corner. The author's gripping narrative and vivid descriptions transport you to the bustling streets and hidden corners of Damascus. Mccloskey's unique storytelling style will keep you on the edge of your seat, eagerly turning pages. This book is a must-read for anyone who loves a good mystery. Swift Press, a renowned publisher, has once again proven its knack for choosing compelling stories that captivate readers. Don't miss out on this exciting novel, Damascus Station.

The story of a life. The story of the year.'Lessons shows [McEwan] at the very peak of his powers. He has written his masterpiece' Daily TelegraphWhen the world is still counting the cost of the Second World War and the Iron Curtain has descended, young Roland Baines's life is turned upside down. Stranded at boarding school, his vulnerability attracts his piano teacher, Miriam Cornell, leaving scars as well as a memory of love that will never fade.Twenty-five years later Roland's wife mysteriously vanishes, and he is left alone with their baby son. Her disappearance sparks of journey of discovery that will continue for decades, as Roland confronts the reality of his rootless existence and attempts to embrace the uncertainty - and freedom - of his future.'Ian McEwan is a masterful storyteller' Elif Shafak'A beautiful book about love, loss and regret' Observer'Luminous, beautifully written... about lives imperfectly lived' Vogue'A whole, unruly life between the covers of a single book: a literary feat' Spectator'A tour de force... A single life is silhouetted against global happenings' Sunday Times* A Book of the Year for The Times, Sunday Times, Financial Times, Spectator, New Statesman, Washington Post, Vogue and New Yorker *

ANMELDELSE AF BIND 5. Nedkastningschefen Toldstrups datter, Tove Uth, skriver følgende: Det er et formidabelt arbejde Pernille Ann Pedersen har udført og stadig har gang i. Det afkræver stor respekt og tak til Pernille for den udholdenhed og fokusering hun besidder. De mange bind, det efterhånden er blevet til, er af et omfang og en vægt, der ikke bare er noget, man bærer hjem i en almindelig bibliotekspose. Værkerne er skattekister af oplysninger, som dækker selv de yderste og mest afsides liggende steder. Med personlige beretninger, autentiske dokumenter og billeder, som ingen andre værker fra besættelsen har haft adgang til, er Pernilles værker noget helt enestående. Med tidens store interesse for besættelsestiden udgør værket et væsentligt bidrag til forståelsen og kendskabet til de enkelte modstandsfolks valg og beslutning for at gå ind i kampen. En ikke uvæsentlig detalje i den situation, som vi står i dag med krig i Europa, Rusland og Ukraine, kan vi have behov for at orientere os bagud for at hente mod og styrke i vores stillingtagen til, hvor vi selv står. Med bind 5, der bl.a. omhandler modtagerpladser i Horsens-Vejle området, er historien om Toldstrups 289 modtagerpladser dokumenteret med et kort til hver plads. Af Tove Uth. August 2022.Forlagets info om bind 5. Bogen vejer 3 kilo. Den er i A4- størrelse og er på 744 sider. Bogen handler om: besættelsen, illegale blade, agenter, modstandskampen, våbennedkastninger, sabotager, schalburgtager, Gestapo, det danske politi, arresterede, Kz-lejrene, flygtninge og hverdagen på godt og ondt i perioden fra den 9. april 1940 til juli 1945. Du kan skrive sammen med Pernille på denne mailadresse: papboger@gmail.com De 4 første udgivelser og den sidste nye bog som er bind 5 fortælles der om på denne hjemmeside: https://www.besaettelsenijylland.dk/ SALGET AF BIND 5 BEGYNDER DEN 15. SEPTEMBER 2022.DE 6 BESÆTTELSESBIND ER ET NON PROFIT PROJEKTBøgerne er blevet fremstillet med frivillig og gratis hjælp fra folk, der har bidraget med en håndsrækning til hvert bind i form af korrekturlæsning og indsamling af arkivalier. Hverken Forlaget Vrejlev, der udgiver bøgerne, eller forfatteren tjener en eneste krone på udgivelserne. Ingen, absolut ingen bliver lønnet i projektet. Et evt. overskud vil blive doneret til: ”Frihedsmuseets Venners Fond” når regnskabet gøres op et år efter den sidste udgivelse, som bliver bind 6. En hjertelig tak til disse firmaer, fonde og private der har støttet projektet økonomisk: Lasertryk i Skejby, Revisor Peter Mørkved i Risskov, Aage og Johanne Louis-Hansens Fond, Christmas Møllers Mindefond, Hanne og Torsten Lykke Hansens Fond, Dansk Lokalhistorisk Forening, Kjems Fonden, Ringkøbing Landbobank og Cand. Theol. & mag. pastor emerita, Birgitte Bech, Ib Vestergaard og Pernille Ann Pedersen.Der er brugt 12 år på projektet som rummer 4.400 sider om besættelsestiden lige fra Midtjylland til Skagen på toppen af Danmark. Måtte bøgerne blive læst som det, de er: Et minde om år i Danmarks historie – år, hvor et lille folk gik i kamp mod en overmægtig fjende for at genvinde sin frihed og sit lands ære. En kamp sammen med vore store allierede, som blev fulgt af den civiliserede verden, og som til sidst resulterede i sejr og frihed til det danske folk. I 2018 modtog forfatteren Pernille Ann Pedersen ”Niels Ebbesen medaljen” for bogen ”Vendsyssel under besættelsen”

Recruit new soldiers, face new foes, and explore the mysteries of the Carpathian Mountains in two new campaigns, one competitive and one for solo or cooperative play.High in the Carpathian Mountains stands the crumbling Castle Fier. Once home to a powerful warlord, the castle cast a dark shadow across the nearby villages, until crusaders attacked with sword and flame to put an end to its menace. Though history passed into folklore, the ruins of Castle Fier remained shunned by all as a cursed site. Now, horrors have been seen moving at night. An army gathers. Something has awoken in the ruins. With the political situation in the surrounding region becoming increasingly unstable, France, Prussia, Britain, and the other powers have dispatched their best agents to investigate the ruins, eliminate any threats, and acquire any treasures that could prove useful in the ongoing fight against the harvestmen. and each other.The Carpathians: Castle Fier is a supplement for The Silver Bayonet: A Wargame of Napoleonic Gothic Horror, in which the special units must fight their way through the ruins of a menacing haunted castle. It features two campaigns - one competitive and one for solo or cooperative play - as well as new monsters to fight, soldiers to recruit, and treasure to unearth.

In the latest riveting thriller from James Rollins, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sigma Force series, an international research station in the Coral Sea comes under siege during a geological disaster that triggers massive quakes, deadly tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. To stop the world from burning, it's up to Sigma Force to uncover a secret buried at the heart of our planet. The Titan Project?an international research station off the coast of Australia?discovers a thriving zone of life in an otherwise dead sea. The area teems with a strange bioluminescent coral that defies science, yet holds great promise for the future. But the loss of a military submarine in the area triggers a brutal attack and sets in motion a geological disaster that destabilizes an entire region.Massive quakes, volcanic eruptions, and deadly tsunamis herald a greater cataclysm to come?for something is stirring miles under the ocean, a threat hidden for millennia.As seas turn toxic and coastlines burn, can Sigma Force stop what has been let loose?especially as an old adversary returns, hunting them and thwarting their every move? For any hope of success, Commander Gray Pierce must search for a key buried in the past, hidden deep in Aboriginal mythology. But what Sigma could uncover is even more frightening?something that will shake the very foundations of humanity.

Den Danske Soldat er en uforglemmelig fortælling om kærlighed, krig, mod og hemmeligheder. Tim og Lilly lever i to forskellige verdener, da anden verdenskrig bryder ud. Hun er en del af den tyske overklasse, han er markarbejder og tilhører det danske mindretal i Schleswig Holstein. Alligevel tiltrækkes de voldsomt af hinanden i skyggen af krigen, fordi de begge drømmer om et andet liv end den fremtid, som familien, pligten og fællesskabet dikterer. Lillys gåpåmod åbner en helt ny verden for Tim, og hans opbakning giver hende mod til at forfølge sine drømme. De er forelskede, men deres kærlighed er en hemmelighed. Begge risikerer udstødelse, hvis det kommer frem. Da Tim indkaldes til den tyske hær og sendes til østfronten, skilles de, og står nu over for hver deres krig. For Tim bliver det snart en grum kamp på liv og død – og en brutal realisering af, at virkeligheden ved fronten er en helt anden, end den han troede. På hjemmefronten kæmper Lilly for ikke at blive presset ind i et passende ægteskab og for at fastholde sin drøm om at blive dyrlæge. Men krig dræber både drømme og mennesker, og hvis Tim når hjem, er det ikke sikkert Lilly stadig er den samme – eller at han er.

New York, 1938: Martha pulled the door of her Fifth Avenue apartment closed, her heart thumping, re-reading the telegram she'd been dreading. Her beloved sister Charlotte needed her help. She was alone in Paris, and the threat of Nazi invasion was growing ever stronger. The time had come for Martha to make the bravest decision of her life. She needed to bring Charlotte home. As Martha looks out of her bedroom window at the blossom-covered trees in Central Park, she is a world away from Europe and the threat of war. But when a telegram arrives from her sister Charlotte telling of the death of their Jewish friend Anita, Martha's quiet life changes in an instant. With the threat of the Nazi invasion growing, Martha knows she must travel to Paris to convince Charlotte to return home. When Martha arrives, she finds a city preparing for war. Soldiers patrol Paris' cobbled streets and families talk of packing up and fleeing with whatever they can carry. Clutching her sister tightly, Martha knows that Charlotte has already decided to stay. Charlotte's heart is in France, and as an American in Paris she believes she will be safe. When the Nazis march through Paris' streets and raise their flags over the city's most beautiful buildings, Charlotte is determined not to give in. She works for the Resistance with a Frenchman named Louis, carrying messages, and hiding Anita's family's precious art collection from the Nazis. Meanwhile, Martha vows to help a female Jewish professor to safety in America, only to be faced with impossible odds. But as the war rages, Martha and Charlotte's determination will be tested like never before. And when Charlotte uncovers a shocking secret about her family which threatens her own life, can she find the strength to protect those she loves the most? From top ten bestselling author Ella Carey comes an utterly heartbreaking novel about the strength of sisterly love and the courage of the women of the Resistance. Perfect for fans of The Nightingale, All The Light We Cannot See and Fiona Valpy. What readers are saying about Ella Carey: "This is a MUST READ!... Heartbreaking story will move you to tears... Exceptional!" Goodreads reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "This phenomenal story will touch your heart in so many ways... An amazing escape that you are sure to cherish long after you finish reading... I absolutely loved this." Page Turners, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Wonderful... It gripped me from the first page until the last. The characters are so amazing... This story kept me glued all the way through... Phenomenal... Outstanding." @rubie_reads, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

From the bestselling author of Middle England and Mr Wilder and Me comes a brilliant new state of the nation novelIn the Birmingham suburb of Bournville, a family celebrate VE Day in 1945. With the joy of such an occasion there also come larger national questions about the nature of the horrific war the country has just been through. Following this family through generations as they navigate seventy-five years of drastic social change, from wartime nostalgia and English exceptionalism to the World Cup and coronavirus, domestic secrets and national myths leave characters and a country adrift, bewildered and divided.Bournville is the story of who we are - at our worst, and best. From bestselling author Jonathan Coe comes a novel of rare humour and humanity, a novel that holds up a mirror to our past and our present.

"The translator Anthony Kerrigan has compared the work of Camilo Josâe Cela, the 1989 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, to that of Louis-Ferdinand Câeline and Curzio Malaparte. These are, Kerrigan writes, "ferocious writers, truculent, badly spoken, foul mouthed." However provocative and disturbing, they are also flat-out dazzling as writers, whose sentences, as rigorous as riotous, lodge like knives in the reader's mind. Cela called himself a proponent of "uglyism," of "nothingism." But he has the knack, the critic Amâerico Castro reminds us, of deploying those "nothings and lacks" to construct beauty. The Hive is set over the course of a few days in the Madrid of 1943, not long after the end of the Spanish Civil War and when the regime of General Francisco Franco was at its most oppressive. The book includes more than three hundred characters whose comings and goings it tracks to hypnotic effect. Scabrous, scandalous, and profane, this virtuosic group portrait of a wounded and sick society was first published in Buenos Aires in 1950 because in Spain it could not be published at all. This new translation by James Womack is the first in English to present Cela's masterpiece in uncensored form"--

The Searing Portrayal Of War That Has Stunned And Galvanized Generations Of ReadersAn immediate bestseller upon its original publication in 1939, Dalton Trumbo's stark, profoundly troubling masterpiece about the horrors of World War I brilliantly crystallized the uncompromising brutality of war and became the most influential protest novel of the Vietnam era. With a compelling new foreword by fellow award-winning writer E. L. Doctorow, Johnny Got His Gun is an undisputed classic of antiwar literature that's as timely as ever."A terrifying book, of an extraordinary emotional intensity."--The Washington Post"Powerful. . . an eye-opener." --Michael Moore"Mr. Trumbo sets this story down almost without pause or punctuation and with a fury amounting to eloquence."--The New York Times"A book that can never be forgotten by anyone who reads it."--Saturday Review

A chronicle of the breathtaking exploits of "Half-Cocked Jack" Shaftoe -- London street urchin-turned-legendary swashbuckling adventurer -- risking life and limb for fortune and love while slowly maddening from the pox. . . and Eliza, rescued by Jack from a Turkish harem to become spy, confidante, and pawn of royals in order to reinvent a contentious continent through the newborn power of finance.

The trials of Dr. Daniel Waterhouse and the Natural Philosophers increase one hundredfold in an England plagued by the impending war and royal insecurities -- as the beautiful and ambitious Eliza plays a most dangerous game as double agent and confidante of enemy kings.

In which Daniel Waterhouse, fearless thinker and courageous Puritan, pursues knowledge in the company of the greatest minds of Baroque-era Europe -- in a chaotic world where reason wars with the bloody ambitions of the mighty, and where catastrophe, natural or otherwise, can alter the political landscape overnight.

"On his last combat deployment, Lieutenant Commander James Reece's entire team was killed in a catastrophic ambush. But when those dearest to him are murdered on the day of his homecoming, Reece discovers that this was not an act of war by a foreign enemy but a conspiracy that runs to the highest levels of government. Now, with no family and free from the military's command structure, Reece applies the lessons that he's learned in over a decade of constant warfare toward avenging the deaths of his family and teammates. With breathless pacing and relentless suspense, Reece ruthlessly targets his enemies in the upper echelons of power without regard for the laws of combat or the rule of law. With "crackerjack plotting, vivid characters both in and out of uniform, and a relentless pace to a worthy finish" (Stephen Hunter, #1 New York Times bestselling author), The Terminal List is perfect for fans of Vince Flynn, Brad Thor, and Nelson DeMille."--Provided by publisher.