Ergebnis für "Erster Weltkrieg" in Krimis

Wien, 1920: Während die Stadt immer noch mit den Folgen des Krieges zu kämpfen hat, wird August Emmerich endlich in die Abteilung Leib und Leben versetzt. Doch während seine Kollegen dort den aufsehenerregenden Mordfall an dem beliebten Stadtrat Richard Fürst bearbeiten, müssen Emmerich und sein Assistent Ferdinand Winter den Babysitter für die berühmte Schauspielerin Rita Haidrich spielen, die um ihr Leben fürchtet.

Wien 1920: Ein Kälteeinbruch hat die Ernten vernichtet, jeder dritte Mann ist arbeitslos und das Verbrechen hat Hochkonjunktur. Doch der Mordfall, der jetzt die Stadt erschüttert, übertrifft alles bislang Dagewesene: Ein bizarr zugerichteter Toter wird aufgefunden, von einer Eisschicht bedeckt. Kriminalinspektor August Emmerich und sein Assistent Winter ermitteln - doch dieser Fall ist nicht das einzige Rätsel, das sie zu lösen haben. Emmerich ist immer noch auf der Suche nach Xaver Koch, dem Mann der seine Lebensgefährtin entführt hat und der sich als übermächtiger Gegner entpuppt.

Juni 1914. Es ist die Woche, die alles entscheidet. Die Woche, in der sich drei junge Serben auf den Weg nach Sarajevo machen. Dort soll Franz Ferdinand, Thronfolger Österreich-Ungarns, einem Militärmanöver beiwohnen - und sterben. Gavrilo Princip und seine Gefährten haben sich seit Monaten auf diesen Tag vorbereitet. Doch dem Geheimdienst sind Gerüchte zu Ohren gekommen, und Major Rudolf Markovic tut alles, um den Thronfolger zu retten und eine diplomatische Katastrophe zu vermeiden.

As the Great War continues to take its toll, headstrong 21-year-old Emily Bryce is determined to contribute to the war effort. She is convinced by a cheeky and handsome Australian pilot that she can do more, and it is not long before she falls in love with him and accepts his proposal of marriage. When he is sent back to the front, Emily volunteers as a “land girl,” tending to the neglected grounds of a large Devonshire estate. It’s here that Emily discovers the long-forgotten journals of a medicine woman who devoted her life to her herbal garden.

Spring, 1918. The Great War is at a crucial stage, the Germans are making one last push into France, and the Allies are struggling to hold them back. Battle lines are shifting, and men, and their machines, are being sent up and down the front to shore up defenses. Major Heathcliff Lennox, and his batman Greggs, are told to report to their new HQ. They set off on a sunlit day to fly the distance, but the enemy is never far away, and disaster strikes. They're sent crashing to the ground behind enemy lines, where life, death, and love await.

In the spring of 1914, renowned photographer August Sander took a photograph of three young men on their way to a country dance. This haunting image, capturing the last moments of innocence on the brink of World War I, provides the central focus of Powers' brilliant and compelling novel. As the fate of the three farmers is chronicled, two contemporary stories unfold.

When vital aerial reconnaissance photographic plates are stolen by the enemy, former Sherlockian Irregulars Becky and Flynn are called to action. As they traverse the war zone incognito with Madame Curie and her daughter in a mobile radiology lab, they help wounded soldiers and civilians, facing increasing dangers and betrayals. With their relationship deepening amidst the chaos, they'll need their wits, courage, and each other. Especially without Sherlock Holmes by their side. Will it be enough?

The most coveted combat decoration in all Germany, the Blue Max was a symbol of power, fame, and prestige beyond the reach of ordinary mortals. Bruno Stachel is a nobody, a newly recruited junior officer in a First World War combat squadron. But he is determined not to remain a nobody for long. He has his sights on the Blue Max, the most coveted of all German decorations, and he will do anything to get it. From the very moment he shoots down his first plane, everything he does is aimed at that goal.

Maha Akhtar nos sorprende una vez más con esta desgarradora historia de espionaje, amor, guerra, esperanza y traición durante la ocupación de la península árabe por el Imperio Otomano en la Primera Guerra Mundial. Khalid y Noura logran escaparse de Turquía, pero al llegar a El Líbano, él es condenado por espionaje y ahorcado en una plaza pública.

Kelly Maguire knew from a young age that he could accomplish great things. As World War I begins, Kelly enlists in the Royal Navy, hoping to win both the war and glory. But from the barbarous battles of Gallipoli to the nightmarish action of Antwerp, Kelly learns the trials a soldier must face: trials that will forge him into a man. As the epic battle of Jutland approaches, everything is at stake.

Au pied du Puy-Violent dans le Cantal, dans la chaleur d'août 1914, les hommes se résignent à partir pour la guerre. Les dernières consignes sont données aux femmes et aux enfants : même si on pense revenir avant l'automne, les travaux des champs ne patienteront pas. Chez les Landry, le père est mobilisé, ne reste que Joseph tout juste quinze ans, en tête à tête avec sa mère et qui ne peut compter que sur Léonard, le vieux voisin.

Aos 13 anos, Maisie Dobbs começa a trabalhar como criada em uma residência da aristocracia londrina. Sua patroa, a sufragista lady Rowan Compton, logo descobre a sede de conhecimento da menina e resolve patrocinar seus estudos. Seu tutor é o famoso investigador Maurice Blanche, que percebe os dons intuitivos da moça e a ajuda a ser admitida na prestigiosa Girton College, em Cambridge.

It is the year 1912. The Titanic is preparing for her maiden voyage, and England and Germany are locked in an arms race. Although Europe is at peace, spies on both sides are gathering intelligence in preparation for war. In the midst of this increasingly volatile situation, Sir Thomas Blackthorn and Ms. Adelaide DeMarcy of His Majesty's Secret Service Bureau are tasked with investigating the death of a member of Parliament. In the end, it will take all of Sir Thomas' talent as a psychic and Adelaide's skill as a ninja to unravel the truth and survive.

In June 1916, a young woman named Charlotte Reid is found murdered in a cinema. Harvery Marmion and Joe Keedy are assigned the task of finding the killer who so elusively fled in the dark. Before long, two more victims, of striking similarity but differing backgrounds, are found dead around the city. Meanwhile, miles from home, Marmion’s son Paul prepares for life on the front line as he marches towards the Battle of the Somme.