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Rarely has a book had such an impact on so many of us here at Ignatius Press. It is one of the most powerful and moving books we have come across. If you can only buy one book this season, this must be the one. Here is the astonishing true story of the harrowing experiences of a young German seminarian drafted into Hitler’s dreaded SS at the onset of World War II.

The Old Breed... The Complete Story Revealed brings to life an abundance of new material from the original manuscript of Eugene Sledge's classic memoir With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa. By interspersing his own personal anecdotes throughout, Henry Sledge takes his father's work and gives it newfound context, sharing memories of conversations between father and son. The result is a flowing narrative that portrays an intimate look at a WWII veteran and his struggles to adapt to civilian life following the war.

Die Wiederentdeckung nach 70 Jahren, erstmals auf Deutsch: »Ein literarischer Diamant, scharfkantig und kristallklar«, schreibt die »Times« über József Debreczenis Erinnerungen an Auschwitz. Sein bewegender Bericht aus den Vernichtungslagern gilt als eines der größten Werke der Holocaust-Literatur. Der renommierte ungarische Journalist und Dichter József Debreczeni wurde 1944 als Jude nach Auschwitz deportiert, es folgten zwölf albtraumhafte Monate in verschiedenen Konzentrationslagern.

In 1930, as a young woman, Christa Schroeder became a stenographer for the Nazi party, before being noticed by Hitler who, in 1933, hired her as his private secretary. Schroeder remained by Hitler's side, fiercely loyal, for twelve years, living at the Wolfsschanze and even joining him and his staff in the Führerbunker in Berlin in January 1945.

In the tradition of Pat Conroy, Doc Sanborn describes his experience with The Citadel's notorious plebe system, his struggles to find himself academically, and gives homage to the saving grace of friendship.

On the morning of 16 December 1944, a monumental German force of six hundred thousand men crashed into the Allied lines in the snowbound hills of the Belgian Ardennes. Why were Allied forces so surprised by this counterattack? And why have the German sabotage and deception operations that disrupted supply lines and outwitted Allied intelligence been so overlooked by historians?

Des Powell left school with no qualifications and little in the way of formal education. At nineteen he signed up to join the Parachute Regiment. Famously, the Paras is home to the UK military's second-toughest training regime after the SAS. Des Powell knows all about both. In fact, Des knows SAS selection better than anyone because he's done it twice. In SAS: Trial by Fire he tells the story of those gruelling tests: how Para training turned him into a soldier but, more crucially, how the SAS process turned him into a member of the elite.

His final two months of Army service in Vietnam — set free to pursue his pent-up dreams — hitchhiking through Central America — joining a cluster of hippies on a remote Mexican beach — recovering from a motorcycle crash with village priests in Honduras — struggling to find a path to his future on a sailboat in Panama. Follow the author’s astonishingly candid daily jottings in this unique journal —once discarded, then recovered fifty years later, never intended to be seen by others. Peek inside this unedited, unabridged, uncensored time capsule of a pivotal six months in a ...

A candid and multifaceted look at life as a security contractor in Iraq in the early years after the American invasion. It’s not just a story of surviving IEDs and firefights while protecting American contractors—though those moments are vividly recounted—it’s also an exploration of the broader, often unexpected, experiences that defined the author’s two and a half years in Iraq.

Gegen das Vergessen. Theodor Plieviers Roman Stalingrad, in 26 Sprachen übersetzt und seit seinem Erscheinen ein Bestseller, ist unbestritten das bedeutendste dokumentarische Epos über den Zweiten Weltkrieg. Es verdankt seine unübertroffene Authentizität dem Umstand, dass Plievier, damals Emigrant in Moskau, die Überlebenden der 6. Armee in Gefangenenlagern interviewen konnte.

John Stewart grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, unsure of what he would do with his life. He grew up loving to be active and fight, participating in rugby, wrestling, football, and the school rifle team. He was active in his church, the Christian organization Young Life, and other Christian groups, like the church youth group, an organization in the Pittsburgh area called Happening. He felt called by the Lord to serve in the military at a young age to serve in the US Marine Corps as a 0231 intelligence specialist.

Is the true story of how a GySgt. Dale Simmons tried to introduce the Russian military hand-to-hand combat art SAMBO to the Marine Corps. His COUNTER-SAMBO course was in 23 instructional sections, and he trained 93 Marines up to Instructor level. It has elements of power politics, group personal inter-dynamics, physical and emotional conflict, psychological and physical violence, and real hand-to-hand combat.

Bill Reynolds' first driving experience was in a Model T Ford ice-cream van on the beaches of Jersey at the age of seven.The outbreak of war saw him steering between the bomb craters of London during the Blitz. Then, as part of the European liberating forces, he drove three-ton ammunition trucks into the heart of battles from Normandy to Nijmegen. He drove through the Falaise Gap and the Battle of the Bulge, and into the bombed-out ruins of Nazi Germany. But the closest he came to death was when he became a racing driver. This is the story of one man's obsession with speed and danger on ...

Il 4 dicembre 1970 Giampaolo Pansa, allora giovane giornalista della “Stampa”, si presenta a Junio Valerio Borghese e gli chiede un’intervista. Strano a dirsi, ma il vecchio militare lo prende in simpatia e gli dà appuntamento il giorno dopo nel suo ufficio personale a Roma. Da questo incontro di poche ore nasce un documento storico: l'intervista sarà pubblicata sulla "Stampa" il 9 dicembre 1970, pochi giorni dopo il tentato colpo di Stato passato alla storia come "golpe Borghese".

In seinen Visionen erschaute er unter anderem einen Dritten Weltkrieg, der offenbar durch eine furchtbare Aggression des radikalen Islam (vielleicht im Bündnis mit anderen despotischen Mächten) gegen den Westen ausgelöst wird. Dass er ein begnadeter Seher war, bewies Alois Irlmaier in seinem dramatischen Leben vielfach. Während des zweiten Weltkrieges konnte er beispielsweise auf paranormale Weise erkennen, ob vermisste Soldaten noch lebten oder tot waren, und in der Nachkriegszeit löste Irlmaier dank seiner Gabe eine ganze Reihe von Kriminalfällen, bei denen die Polizei im Dunklen tappte.

The story of a young man coming of age on the USS Bang SS-385, a U.S. Navy submarine. Originally written by the author for fellow shipmates and his family, the book includes a brief history of the USS Bang SS-385 and the many adventures and experiences of the author while serving on the USS Bang in the early 1960's. Written in an easily digestible short story format. Illustrated. 67,663 words. Review by Alex Sinclair, Rear Admiral, USN-Retired: “...a masterful job in relating your experiences while a crew member of USS Bang SS-385. Forty years certainly did not dim your memory in the ...

«Sì, la guerra avanza rombando verso Berlino. Ciò che ieri era ancora un brontolio lontano, oggi è un tambureggiare continuo... Viviamo dentro un cerchio di bocche di fuoco che si restringe di ora in ora». L'autrice ha voluto restare anonima da quando il libro vide per la prima volta la luce negli anni Cinquanta e fu accolto, soprattutto in Germania, con un senso di fastidio, anzi, di esplicito rifiuto. Decise allora di vietarne ogni riedizione finché fosse rimasta in vita. Solo dopo la sua morte, avvenuta nel 2001, Hans M. Enzensberger ebbe l'autorizzazione a riproporlo.

Das Tagebuch des Soldaten Albert G. zeigt uns in aufrüttelnder Klarheit das kämpfen und Leiden der Deutschen Soldaten im Zweiten Weltkrieg. Als Luftwaffensoldat an der schweren Flak (8,8 cm ) ausgebildet, kämpft er nicht nur gegen die immer weiter steigende Übermacht der Alliierten in der Luft, auch mehr und mehr werden er und seine Kameraden gegen die überall auftauchenden Sowjetpanzer eingesetzt. Ob am Geschütz, am Maschinengewehr oder im Schützengraben mit Handgranaten, überall schafft es Albert immer wieder dem Heldentod ein Schnippchen zu schlagen.

The Master Chief’s amazing journey continues as he perfectly performs his extraordinary duty leading enlisted sailors and officers in the Top-Secret mission of hunting and tracking nuclear-armed Soviet Union submarines. A mission critical to national security during the Cold War’s waning years. With his “superior technical expertise and intense determination,” Moye was reported as being “one of the finest leaders in the Navy today,” as he inspected, revamped, and improved the communication posture of Atlantic Ocean submarine-hunting. Sailing, this time by air, Moye’s task was ...

" Je pourrais buter cet enfoiré d’ici les yeux fermés ", propose l’attaché militaire britannique à Berlin qui détaille son plan d’action à sa hiérarchie en 1939. Sur les 42 tentatives d’assassinat recensées pour tuer Hitler , une majorité est due à la résistance allemande qui, très tôt, comprend l’appétence guerrière d’Hitler. De simples citoyens, des ouvriers, des étudiants, des conjurations de généraux échafauderont des attentats et presque tous connaîtront le même sort : décapités, pendus à un croc de boucher ou fusillés.