Ergebnis für "Mission" in 20. Jahrhundert

Carla Fuchs führt als Tochter einer gut situierten Aachener Apothekerfamilie ein sorgenfreies Leben. Sie gilt als großes Talent auf der Violine. Carlas Vater, der Apotheker Dr. Robert Fuchs, sieht die Ambitionen der Tochter eher mit Sorge. Er möchte seine Tochter anläßlich einer Reise zu den Olympischen Spielen 1936 in Berlin mit dem Gatten seiner Wahl verbandeln - dem Berliner Journalisten Harald von Reden. An diesem eifrigen Verehrer findet auch Carla durchaus Gefallen. Doch von Reden ist ein Zwielicht. Er trachtet danach, an Forschungsergebnisse aus Dr. Fuchs' pharmazeutischem Labor heranzukommen.

The war is over, and Germany in ruins. Posted to an Allied-run Hamburg, reporter Georgie Young returns to the country she fled seven years prior – at the onset of the conflict – to find it unrecognisable. Amidst the stark horrors of a bombed-out city crumbling under the weight of millions of displaced souls, she discovers pockets of warmth: a violinist playing amidst the wreckage, couples dancing in the streets, and a nation trying to make amends.

‘The Silk Code had me absolutely hooked… A great storyline full of bravery, trust, love, survival, betrayal and determination.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Based on the true story of ‘Englandspiel’, one woman must race against the clock to uncover a traitor, even if it means...

Penny is hell-bent on revenge on the man who caused her to flee France as a fourteen-year-old with little more than the clothes on her back. She lost everything, her friends, her home and her family. Stifled by the restrictions of her father's family, she aches to contribute more to the war effort. A brush with death puts her face all over the newspapers and almost breaks her heart in the process.

‘A woman can get more information about German supply lines and replacements than a man with a knife to a soldier’s throat…’ Germany, 1944 Best friends Vivien Allen and Junie Knight are part of the covert world of America’s Morale Operations branch. As members of The League of Lonely...

Read the brand-new heart-wrenching historical novel from Tessa Harris, The Florence Sisters, now! ‘If you're a fan of WWII historical fiction [and] a courageous woman not willing to settle … I would highly recommend The Tuscan Daughter' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tuscany, 1942: having moved from...