Ergebnis für "Frank" in Zweiter Weltkrieg

Als bekennender Gegner des Nationalsozialismus wurde Eugen Kogon im September 1939 in das Konzentrationslager Buchenwald deportiert, wo er bis 1945 inhaftiert blieb. Nach seiner Rettung war er als Chronist für die US-Army tätig und arbeitete parallel an einem Manuskript, das er mehrmals vernichten wollte, so furchtbar war sein Inhalt. 1946 veröffentlichte er das Buch »Der SS-Staat« dann doch – eine umfassende Darstellung der KZ-Gräuel und die erste historische Analyse des NS-Terrorsystems.

Die dramatische Lebensgeschichte eines Mannes, der mehr erlebt hat als gut für einen Menschen ist und trotzdem ein erfolgreicher Unternehmer wurde. Seine innere Unruhe und das Fluchtverhalten haben ihn ein Leben lang nicht verlassen. Abenteuerlich, spannend, dramatisch.

Douglas MacArthur is best remembered for his adaptability, a quality which hoisted him to his greatest accomplishments. Adaptability now reigns as the most indispensable trait for high military leadership in this era of technological leaps, which guarantee radical changes in the nature of war during the span of an ordinary career.

Ana frank escribio en su diario, todo lo que vivio en la segunda guerra mundial, cuando los nazis deciden buscar a todas las personas judias. esta es la historia de una niña.

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “In the pursuit of authenticity, of accurate history and undeniable courage, no words matter more than, ‘I was there.’ Read Luck of the Draw and the life of Frank Murphy and ponder this: how did those boys do such things?” Tom Hanks The epic true...

Published to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of General George Patton’s death, a gripping firsthand account of World War II written by a soldier with the American Third Army who served under the legendary warrior and participated in many of the most consequential events of the...

In Marshall's Great Captain, author Kathy Wilson details Andrews's extraordinary life and career. The first biography dedicated to the namesake of Joint Base Andrews, this book sheds a light on Andrews's crucial role in orchestrating US involvement in WWII, as well as the professional relationship between Andrews and Marshall. Wilson raises Andrews's legacy to its legitimate place within the annals of both air power and WWII history and posits that there is a high probability that Andrews was Marshall's first choice for the office of Supreme Allied Commander.

Carl Lavin was a high school senior when Pearl Harbor was attacked. The Canton, Ohio, native enlisted when he turned 18, a decision that would take him with the US Army from training across the United States and Britain to combat with the 84th Infantry Division in the Battle of the Bulge. Home Front to Battlefront is the tale of a foot soldier who finds himself thrust into a world where he and his unit grapple with the horrors of combat, the idiocies of bureaucracy, and the oddities of life back home - all in the same day.

The USS Seawolf was one of the greatest submarine raiders of all time. Having narrowly avoided the attack on Pearl Harbor the Seawolf set out for the seas of the Pacific to wreak havoc on Japanese shipping. Joseph Melvin Eckberg was on the Seawolf from her maiden voyage and remained with her until January 1943. As chief radioman he was instrumental in assisting Captain Frederick Warder to find and destroy enemy targets. From the claustrophobia of being trapped under water and the overwhelming fear of depth charges to the joys of aiding the war-effort and the camaraderie on the ship.

‘Highly engaging . . . The creeping escalation of oppression and rebellion is often thrillingly told . . . A powerful story of a history that remains far from settled’ Daily Telegraph In the darkest days of the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, Anna-Maria van der Vaart sheltered Allied...