Résultats pour "das boot" dans Fiction historique

The true test for surviving war lies in the mind, not on the battlefield. Inspired by the author’s own experiences of US military operations during the Vietnam War, Boot is a debut literary novel that charts the journey of marine George Orwell Hill, known affectionately as G.O. by his brothers-in-arms, as he comes to grips with the psychological impacts of war in the jungles and rice paddies of Southeast Asia.

Convinced that his stepmother and half brothers have been wrongfully evicted by cattle king Eli Dearing, Asher Ellis uses the cover of an extravagant ball to break into the Three Cedars’ ranch house to search for proof. On the verge of discovery, he flees, but a boy’s cry compels him to make a daring rescue.

Nelson Algren was a renowned writer, known for his penetrating and influential social novels such as The Man with the Golden Arm and A Walk on the Wild Side. Originally published in 1935, Somebody in Boots was Algren’s first novel, based on his experiences living in Texas during the Great Depression. A wonderful companion to Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath, this new edition of Somebody in Boots features an introduction by Colin Asher, the author of a biography of Algren.

Ende April 1940 kehrt U-68 von seiner ersten Feindfahrt zurück. Die Besatzung ist urlaubsreif, das Boot muss in die Werft, und so rechnet keiner damit, dass ein neuer Einsatz bevorsteht. Als jedoch im weiteren Kriegsverlauf große Teile der alliierten Truppen bei Dünkirchen eingekesselt werden, erlangt der Ärmelkanal für England strategische Bedeutung. Die wenigen deutschen U-Boote werden unverzüglich in die Krisenregion entsandt, auch U-68 erhält den Auslaufbefehl. Kapitänleutnant von Hassel befürchtet das Schlimmste, denn das Einsatzgebiet ist nicht ideal für ein so großes Boot.

It's 1943 and the country is at war. An unlikely group of land girls are finding out about life, love and loss, forming surprising friendships along the way. When Alice Todd's husband runs off with another woman, she is forced to find a means to provide for herself and her young son. Accepting a position as a hostel warden at an old Devonshire farmhouse, Alice finds herself looking after ten volunteer land girls. The job is not as easy as it first seems.

Every man walks with a shadow...but what happens when he acquires a second one? Just ask Brazos, a cold-blooded killer for hire with blood on his hands and a posse on his tail. Desperate for cash, Brazos accepts $200 to gun down a local man named Brant. He’ll earn every penny...but in the end there’ll be the devil to pay. Because to put a bullet in Brant means putting one in his partner as well - an eerie stranger schooled in the black art of witchcraft. This is one killing that brings with it a deadly curse - and a second shadow.

Lassen Sie sich diesen Hochspannungs-Roman vom Militärexperten Stefan Köhler nicht entgehen! Nach seinem Bestseller "Einsatzbericht – Im Fadenkreuz" legt er erneut einen mitreißenden U-Boot-Roman vor, der den Krieg zur See in all seiner Grausamkeit darstellt. Anfang 1942: Die deutsche U-Boot-Waffe befindet sich auf dem Höhepunkt ihrer Macht, doch mit den USA hat ein neuer Kriegsgegner das Schlachtfeld betreten.

Enter through the looking glass into Queens of Wonderland, Book Two in the Defenders of Lore series, in which Knights of the Round Vanessa and Michael must follow Captain Hook into Wonderland alongside Alice to crush his treacherous plan and deal with an ongoing war between power-hungry queens...