Duel For France, 1944
For the Allies, D day was only the beginning. Having succeeded in that epic venture, they faced the prospect of moving beyond the beaches of France.For the Germans who had failed to halt the Allies at the water's edge, the question was how to stop...
1944
1944 was a year that could have stymied the Allies and cemented Hitler's waning power. Instead, it saved those democracies, but with a fateful cost. Now, in a complex history rendered with great colour and sympathy, Jay Winik captures the epic ima...
Nordiska samtal 1944-1955
Åren 1944-1955 ordnade systrarna Vera och Greta Oldberg sammankomster i sitt hem i Gamla stan i Stockholm, med deltagare från de nordiska länderna. Åtskilliga av deltagarna var dåtida eller blivande makthavare. I det testamente som systrarna efter...
Warsaw 1944
The traumatic story of one of the last major battles of World War II, in which the Poles fought off German troops and police, street by street, for sixty-three days. The Warsaw Uprising of August 1944 was a shocking event in a hideous war. This is...
Belorussia 1944
A new edited translation of the Soviet Staff study of the Red Army's Belorussian operation in the summer of 1944, which was unprecedented in terms of its scale, scope and strategic consequences. The Soviet Stavka had planned a campaign consisting ...
Vercors 1944
A highly illustrated account of the conflict between the German Army and security forces and the French resistance in the Alps. Fighting insurgents has always been one of the greatest challenges for regular armed forces during the 20th century. Th...
The Diary of Anais Nin Volume 4 1944-1947: Vol. 4 (1944-1947)
The author's experiences in Greenwich Village, where she defends young writers against the Establishment, and her trip across the country in an old Ford to California and Mexico. ' Nin is] one of the most extraordinary and unconventional writers of this century' (New York Times Book Review). Edited and with a Preface by Gunther Stuhlmann; Index.
Correspondance 1944-1959
Correspondance 1944-1959
Armored Attack 1944
This classic, now available in paperback, includes all varieties of American armor in Europe from D-Day, to Normandy, to southern France, the Siegfried Line, the push to the Rhine, and finally, the Battle of the Bulge. Shermans, Hellcats, and many...
The Diary of Anais Nin Volume 3 1939-1944: Vol. 3 (1939-1944)
Nin's years of struggle and final triumph as an author in America. 'Transcending mere self-revelation... the diary examines human personality with a depth and understanding seldom surpassed since Proust...dream and fact are balanced and...in their joining lie the elements of masterpiece' (Washington Post). Edited and with a Preface by Gunther Stuhlmann; Index.
Ardennes 1944
Featuring maps and archive photography, this is a detailed look into the 'Battle of the Bulge', the final major German offensive in the West. Three armies attacked through the Ardennes, the weakest point in the American lines - and almost broke th...
Ardennes 1944
German army deficiencies are often cited as the reason for the failure of the German counteroffensive in the Ardennes region of France, Belgium and Luxembourg in December of 1944 to January 1945 which the Germans called Operation Wacht am Rhein, t...
Normandy 1944
A revised and updated single-source reference book which accurately details the German field forces employed in Normandy in 1944 and their losses. Dr. Zetterling provides a sobering analysis of the subject matter and debunks a number of popular my...
Arnhem 1944
Arnhem was meant to end the war in Europe. The Germans were in retreat from Normandy and seemed to be beaten. Three airborne divisions were to seize the bridges across the great rivers of Holland and unleash the Allied armies into Germany. The Bat...
Caen 1944
One of the key objectives of British forces on D-Day was the capture of the strategically vital city of Caen. General Montgomery saw Caen as the key to Normandy and the springboard for the Allied breakout, but so did the Germans and the city did n...