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Siobhan Daiko Het weesmeisje van Toscane

1944 - Wanneer een luchtaanval het ziekenhuis treft waar Carrie werkt, verandert haar leven compleet. Maar als verpleegster midden in oorlogstijd heeft ze geen tijd om te rouwen, want er zijn te veel mensen die op haar rekenen. Voor verzetsstrijder Vito is niets belangrijker dan wraak nemen voor de gruwelijkheden die zijn kameraden hebben moeten doorstaan. Maar wanneer hij een klooster bevrijdt en een groep Joodse kinderen ontdekt die zich schuilhouden, heeft hij plotseling nog een reden om voor...

Nederlands | ePub2 | Boldwood Books, Amsterdam | 2025

E-book
Jenna Blum Het familieportret

Een lector aan een Amerikaanse universiteit probeert achter haar afkomst te komen door vele Duitse en joodse overlevenden van de Tweede Wereldoorlog te interviewen.

Fictie

Nederlands | 789 pagina's | Dwarsligger®, [Amsterdam] | 2014

Dwarsligger
Miville-Deschênes | Runberg De wraak van Zaroff

Een man wordt in 1941 op missie gestuurd naar Rusland, waar de nazi’s net zijn binnengevallen. Ballonstrip in kleur.

Fictie

Nederlands | 91 pagina's | Le Lombard, [Brussel] | 2023

Gedrukt boek
Marion Döbert Sophie Scholl, die letzten Tage

ein Buch in Einfacher Sprache in Anlehnung an das Drehbuch von Fred Breinersdorfer

Februari 1943: tijdens het verspreiden van vlugschriften tegen het Naziregime, worden de jonge studente Sophie Scholl en haar broer Hans gearresteerd. Versie in eenvoudig Duits met woordverklaringen.

Fictie

Duits | 144 pagina's | Spaß am Lesen Verlag, Münster | 2014

Gedrukt boek
Miranda Watson | James Rosone Prelude to World War III

In the not-too-distant future, the United States loses its status as a world Superpower. With the military cut to a barebones level and American leaders focused solely on the nation's internal struggles, the door will open for new powers to emerge on the world stage. In the wake of this power vacuum, China and Russia begin to flex their military muscles and expand their dominance in the world. They have the most up-to-date technological innovations ready for battle: railguns, unmanned drone tank...

Engels | 9 uur 4 minuten (400 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

Luisterboek (digitaal)
Claes Johansen The Boatman and the Boy

By now the sun was up, and through the periscope he minded he could see the stony plateau in front of the position. On the other side of it were the outskirts of the jungle where the enemy was hiding and building his camps, preparing for new attacks. He observed the vastness of the wild jungle stretching north and west, pierced by hundreds of hilltops, each surrounded by a white fog. French Indochina was a gigantic and mysterious place, and he was gradually losing hope that he would ever find what...

Engels | 7 uur 38 minuten (358 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

Luisterboek (digitaal)
Edwin Alexander Theft of the Master

"Theft of the Master" aims to appeal to the reader seeking more from a novel than a good read. This is an intricate web of stories speckled with an assortment of finely described characters spanning different historical periods and continents. The story moves along at a terrific rate and entices the reader to discover how the circle will be completed. This is the story of an ancient religious icon pilfered at the end of WWII and its consequences for a family and a nation. "Theft of the Master" has...

Engels | 10 uur 23 minuten (499 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

Luisterboek (digitaal)
James Lewis Black Sam

The War of Spanish Succession is over, many sailors are out of work, and the thriving American colonies are quickly becoming the place of opportunity. For Sam Bellamy it is the opportunity to become the captain of his own ship. When he falls in love with a rebellious New England debutante, he finds out very quickly that he needs more than a dream to win over her socialite parents. After a failed treasure salvaging expedition, Sam makes one last desperate attempt to change his economic standing and...

Engels | 10 uur 53 minuten (489 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

Luisterboek (digitaal)
Marcelle Kellermann The Interpreter

This story is set during the occupation of France of 1940-44, during which time the author fought as a member of the Resistance. It follows her interrogation, imprisonment and her subsequent unexpected release by the German Nazi Officer Frank Van Heugen, the official interpreter in the German Kommandatur of Vichy France. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie

Engels | 4 uur 33 minuten (202 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

Luisterboek (digitaal)
R. J. Belle After

Meet eight combat-injured men who sustained life-altering injuries. Hear eight inspiring stories of heroism and the re-building of independent, productive and fulfilling lives after seemingly impossible circumstance. Hear how these incredible men manage to reshape their lives after combat. It also sets these stories within the context of current veteran healthcare, and injury, suicide, and disability statistics, and looks briefly at the impacts on the caregivers who support these men. R. J. Belle...

Engels | 3 uur 41 minuten (160 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

Luisterboek (digitaal)
Charles Rivers The Earp Brothers

"The Earp Brothers" weaves the lives of the Earp brothers into one entertaining and educational narrative. It explains the origins of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and the controversial details that continue to be debated today. Of all the colorful characters that inhabited the West during the 19th century, the most famous of them all is Wyatt Earp (1848-1929), who has long been regarded as the embodiment of the Wild West. Charles Rivers (Editors) in an independant publisher, which had created...

Engels | 2 uur 46 minuten (123 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

Luisterboek (digitaal)
Stephan Agosto | Wallace | Régis Hautière Operatie Dynamo

Ballonstrip.

Fictie

Nederlands | 48 pagina's | Dark Dragon Books, Breda | 2019

Gedrukt boek
Sven Hassel Blitzfreeze

Porta struggles to keep the heavy tank between the marching soldiers. One moment of inattention, and he will bulldoze an entire company. An enormous fireball strikes the bushes in front of the vehicle. The panzer soldiers jump head first from the tanks for cover. With frightened eyes and beating hearts they lay in the sun, waiting for death. A great wall of fire rises towards the sky. - Stalin organ, Heide mumbles terrified. Porta speeds up the engine. The tank plows through sun and water. They are...

Engels | 10 uur 29 minuten (562 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2019

Luisterboek (digitaal)
Sven Hassel Liquidate Paris

Tiny lands on the tailgate of the tank. It is suicide. He empties the machine gun into the tank. Quickly, he jumps down and powerfully throws a hand grenade through the open hatch. The heavy tank rotates wildly, crushes some Brits under its crawler tracks before it crashes over the hillside. There, it explodes into an inferno of fire. The German panzer soldiers attack with flame-throwers and phosphorus grenades. They take no prisoners. The survivors are mercilessly liquidated. "EXCEEDS ITS PREDECESSORS...

Engels | 9 uur 53 minuten (501 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2019

Luisterboek (digitaal)
Sven Hassel Reign of Hell

Rumor has it; they are being moved to Warsaw. Heide, who is always informed, claims that all hell is loose over there. There is talk of a German pullback from the eastern frontline. Thousands of British paratroops have landed and Polish soldiers converge on from the woods. But the Polish army is already doomed. Not only by the Reichsführer Himmler in Berlin, but also by Marshal Stalin. The Polish nationalists vainly beg the Red Army for help. But it has already been decided that the Polish communists...

Engels | 8 uur 50 minuten (455 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2019

Luisterboek (digitaal)
Sven Hassel SS General

It is freezing 38 degrees. Stalingrad, the winter of 1942-1943. A chilling wind sweeps over the plains, slinging ice crystals into our faces. We are marching past thousands of frozen bodies. The SS-general is marching in front of the convoy, silently and withdrawn. He is angry. We realized that a while back. A fanatic who wishes to die in battle. And the SS-general wants to take as many to die with him as possible. "MOVING STUDY IN THE STALINGRAD CAMPAIGN... POWERFUL, MERCILESS PORTRAYAL OF THE...

Engels | 10 uur 50 minuten (523 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2019

Luisterboek (digitaal)
Kurt Vonnegut Slaughterhouse-five, or, The children's crusade

Een Amerikaan die als soldaat het bombardement op Dresden heeft meegemaakt, wordt geplaagd door vreemde herinneringen. Met woordverklaringen Engels-Engels.

Fictie

Engels | 134 pagina's | Aschehoug [etc.], Copenhagen [etc.] | 1994

Gedrukt boek
Sven Hassel Marchbattalion

A special command from the convict regiment, wearing Russian uniforms, take over four Russian T-34 tanks. Remote reconnaissance far behind the Russian lines in Caucasus. The year is 1942. Hour for hour, the tanks roll eastward. Several times, Russian departments challenge them. We follow the soldiers in their desperate struggle to find their way back to the German lines. The distances are great, the friends are few and death is always right behind them... "HASSEL IS ONE OF THE BEST EUROPEAN WRITERS,...

Engels | 7 uur 34 minuten (341 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2018

Luisterboek (digitaal)
Sven Hassel OGPU Prison

At least one battalion of flame-throwers is swinging around like a pack of crazy wild boars. Long, flaming red tongues of fire are hissing from the towers, charring every living thing. From the GPU-prison stream shoals of red prisoners. A barrage of incredible dimensions is hammering down behind the Germans. It seems like the Russians have guessed that they are pondering an escape and want to stop it with an impenetrable wall of fire, spreading as far as the eye can see. " SVEN HASSEL IS AN OUTSTANDING...

Engels | 11 uur 59 minuten (525 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2018

Luisterboek (digitaal)
Sven Hassel Assignment Gestapo

It feels as if the entire area is blown up. A long rumbling explosion shakes the German position. Then an infernal scream sounds. Through flashes of fire, they see Tiny’s huge silhouette with the light grey bowler on his head. He is standing by the end of the enemy trench with his machine gun resting on his hip. The tracer streak projectiles shoot out of the muzzle. Bewildered shapes flee in panic. - What a bunch of devils, the Russian lieutenant exclaims in admiration. "A BRILLIANT SVEN HAZEL,...

Engels | 12 uur 31 minuten (547 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2018

Luisterboek (digitaal)