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The tidal wave of war crashed upon them, fracturing France like a faultline. This second instalment in the warpath saga lights the spark to ignite an inferno, engulfing Captain Jack Churchill and his Merry Men of the Second Manchester Regiment. Following the events of the L’Épinette ambush, Operation Dynamo becomes initiated to full effect. This is the complete evacuation of the entire British Expeditionary Force out of Dunkirk.

«Зимний солдат» Дэниела Мейсона – шокирующе достоверный роман о войне и медицине, ошибках и искуплении. Люциуш Кшелевский – студент-медик из аристократической польской семьи, оказавшийся в эпицентре первой мировой войны. Надеясь пройти практику в военной хирургии, юноша попадает в опустошенную тифом импровизированную больницу, которая располагается в старой деревянной церкви среди Карпатских гор. Медперсонал, за исключением таинственной медсестры-монахини, разбежался, и Люциуш становится единственным квалифицированным врачом, хирургом без единой операции за спиной.

"Анатолий Дроздов - популярный в России и Беларуси писатель-фантаст, известный по произведениям в жанре "попаданчества" и альтернативной истории. В предлагаемом к прослушиванию романе автор обращается к событиям Первой Мировой войны, достоверно воссоздавая атмосферу того времени.

Zu Beginn des Ersten Weltkrieges schickt der Orientkenner Freiherr Max von Oppenheim eine deutsch-türkische Geheimexpedition auf den Weg von Konstantinopel nach Afghanistan. Ihr Auftrag lautet, den Emir von Afghanistan und die Stämme der Paschtunen im Namen Allahs zum Angriff auf British-Indien zu bewegen. Über 60 Mann sollen mit der Bagdadbahn, zu Pferd und auf Kamelen durch Wüsten und Gebirge ziehen. Der junge Marinefunker Sebastian Stichnote verlässt sein Schiff und schließt sich ihnen an.

Loiretal, 1895: In den französischen Weinbergen ist die Arbeit reine Männersache, doch die siebzehnjährige Sara Thibault kümmert das wenig. Von klein auf hat sie auf dem Weingut ihrem Vater geholfen, und ihr großer Traum ist es, später selbst einmal Winzerin zu sein. Als Saras Vater bei einem tragischen Unfall stirbt, wird der jungen Frau von heute auf morgen jede Lebensgrundlage entzogen. Mit dem letzten Ersparten und einer gehörigen Portion Mut im Gepäck geht Sara an Bord eines Schiffs, das sie in die neue Welt bringen wird.

November, 1915. For young housemaid Anwen Rhys, life is hard in the Welsh mining village of Dorcalon. She cares for her ill mother and younger sister Sara, all while shielding them from her father’s violent temper. Anwen comforts herself with her love for her childhood sweetheart, Idris Hughes, away fighting in the Great War. Yet when Idris returns, he is a changed man, quickly breaking off their engagement. But when there is an explosion at the pit, Anwen and Idris put their feelings aside to unite their community. Can Anwen find hope again?

En medio del frenesí casamentero de la Inglaterra de la Regencia, la caritativa lady Catherine Breckenridge y el carismático duque de Bedford se adentran en un falso romance, desentrañando sus convicciones mientras navegan por la delgada línea que separa el engaño de la verdadera pasión. Lady Catherine Breckenridge se ha dedicado a actividades benéficas, evitando entrar en el encanto del romance y el matrimonio. Sin embargo, su familia tiene otros planes. A medida que Catherine se acerca a los veintidós años, la decisión de sus parientes para que se case a tiempo se hace cada vez ...

His name was Thomas Hardwick. Follow his incredible adventures in three short stories. Travel back in time to 1913, London, and follow Thomas' adventures during World War One. Experience his emotional journey through this turbulent time in world history, as Thomas faces extreme danger, heartbreaking loss, the comfort of new friends, and the love of family.

The Hanham brothers must try and survive the trenches and not be broken by conflict while the world around them is shattered. Back in London their eldest sister, dealing with her own complicated life, attempts to hold together a family soon ravaged by war. Hanham is based on an inspiring true story. Written from the point of view of Stuart, Eric, Basil and Kathleen, Hanham is the harrowing true story of love, life, and sacrifice during the war to end them all.

De la fin tragique des tsars aux archives secrètes du Vatican, une intrigue au cœur de la guerre 1914-1918. En juin 1914, le lieutenant russe Dimitri Malkine est chargé de se rendre à Paris pour une mission diplomatique. La tsarine mère en profite pour lui demander secrètement de remettre à Londres un superbe bijou à sa sœur, la reine Alexandra.

Audiolibro producido con música original y sonido 3D, el mismo esta diseñado para ser escuchado con auriculares. Sin novedad en el frente es una novela antibélica escrita por Erich Maria Remarque, publicada por primera vez en 1929. La historia sigue la vida de Paul Bäumer, un joven soldado alemán que, junto a sus compañeros de clase, se alista voluntariamente en el ejército durante la Primera Guerra Mundial, influenciado por el fervor patriótico y las promesas de gloria de su maestro. A lo largo de la novela, Paul y sus amigos enfrentan las duras realidades de la vida en las trincheras y la crueldad de la guerra.

Mit der Begeisterung seiner Zeitgenossen zieht der Student Adolf Reisiger 1914 in den ersten Weltkrieg, die im Blut und Dreck des Stellungskrieges, der Giftgaseinsätze und Materialschlachten schnell erstickt. Das Grauen und der allgegenwärtige Tod verwandeln den kriegsbegeisterten Freiwilligen in einen überzeugten Pazifisten, der den Verstand zu verlieren droht und schließlich in die Irrenanstalt eingeliefert wird.

Set during and after the First World War, A Very Long Engagement is the tale of a young woman's search for her fiancé who she believes might still be alive despite having officially been reported as "killed in the line of duty." Unable to walk since childhood, fearless Mathilde Donnay is undeterred in her quest as she scours the country for information about five wounded French soldiers who were brutally abandoned by their own troops. A Very Long Engagement is a mystery, a love story, and an extraordinary portrait of life in France before and after the War.

“Eloquent and hard muscled. Deeply researched and deftly imagined. The Reckoning is an entrancing, fantastical journey to an end you will never see coming. The good news is it is just the beginning.” –Michael Connelly (The Lincoln Lawyer, Bosch.) Good Friday 1917. Hell unleashed. A biblical scale apocalypse engulfs the world. As the raging St. Quentin flood recedes, with hours to go until the sanctuary of sunrise, Durant's company is splintered by the monsters of their pasts. Risking all, Isaiah and Juddha Jai attempt to rescue their captured companions from the fortified Roman dead ...

Relationships fracture when two families find themselves caught up in the Irish Troubles The Green family move to Kilkenny from England in 1969, at the beginning of the conflict in Northern Ireland. They rent a farmhouse on the outskirts of town, and make friends with the O’Connor family next door. Not every member of the family adapts easily to their new life, and their differing approaches lead to misunderstandings and friction. Despite this, the bonds between the family members deepen with time. Perturbed by the worsening violence in the North threatening to invade their lives, the ...

In 1915, waitress Francie Forrester has a voice like an angel, but few people in her small Midwestern town have ever heard it, outside of church. Between working and keeping an eye on her irresponsible mother and younger brother, who has time for music? Her misty daydream of becoming an opera singer must remain exactly that—a dream—until a new friend unexpectedly sets her on a rocky path leading to Chicago’s glittering opera stage. To rise from slinging spaghetti to singing grand opera takes a lot of courage and hard work, but Francie’s up to the challenge. At least, she hopes she is.

1924. The First World War is over and eleven-year-old Alexa is growing up on the idyllic Cornish coast with her best friend Harvey. But she soon discovers there are secrets at the heart of her family that have been hidden for years. And when her mother dies suddenly, she finds her whole life thrown into turmoil. 1931. Still reeling from the secrets she uncovered, Alexa flees to the intoxicating city of Venice. But her new glamorous life is not what she hoped for and, with dark shadows closing in, she will question everything she thought she wanted.

Martha is seventeen and alone in the world. Of Irish decent, her flashing green eyes see into your soul. Foretelling the future is a gift passed down by her late grandmother and is how she earns her living on Blackpool Promenade. Though she spends hours in a little tent, waiting and hoping for a customer. Trisha is Martha's neighbour and quickly becomes her dearest friend, but she is pregnant and married to a brutal man. And when tragedy strikes, she finds herself alone, her future uncertain.

"Dodo Wonders" is the third and final installment in the "Dodo" series by E. F. Benson. The series was rumoured to be based on Lady Asquith, though she herself claimed that she had little in common with the character of Dodo - except the splendour of her drawing-room, perhaps. The glitzy life of Lady Dodo Chesterford is abruptly interrupted by the arrival of World War I. Along with her husband and their friends, Lady Dodo is faced with the challenge of rapidly adapting to an unfamiliar and dangerous new environment.

Ginster ist 25 Jahre alt, als der Erste Weltkrieg ausbricht, und ein begabter Architekt. Der patriotischen Begeisterung seiner Zeitgenossen...