Churchill. Hitler. Mussolini. Roosevelt.These are some of the most notable figures of the WW2. The names of Hitler and Mussolini evoke painful memories, while Winston Churchill and Roosevelt are remembered for their strength.Short and sharp - Biography of Famous People: WWII Presidents is the only summary of all the notable leaders of the war that you'll need.From the major Axis and Allied powers to nations like Chi...

The story begins in 1790 with twenty-four Chinese railway workers and their families working on wooden rails in Germany. Follow them to the steel rails in Boston and then west to Ohio, where they become Indians; onto Indiana where, with the help of two white men, they develop one of the richest communities in southern Indiana by the mid 1800s. Find out how they influenced two modern American teenagers with special powers, even though the Indians had been dead for years. But most importantl...

Explore biographical accounts of some of history’s most famous—and infamous—leaders during the Second World War.This is a great listen, to the point and snappy, to those who want to get info on the men in charge during WWII.Some of the key political players in WWII are well-known; the names of Hitler and Mussolini evoke painful memories, while Churchill and Roosevelt are remembered for their strength. Learning the details o...

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.In 1917 the world changed forever. One of the most influential and contentious events in recent history, the Russian Revolution unleashed the greatest political experiment ever conducted, one which continues to influence both Eastern and Western politics today.The Russian Revolution: History in an Hour neatly covers all the major facts and events giving you a clear and straightforward overview: from the circumstances beh...

A prize-winning historian’s major new history of the Second World War, arguing that Stalin’s USSR was the war’s driving force.**“A provocative revisionist take on the Second World War … McMeekin is a formidable researcher.” —**Financial TimesWe remember World War II as a struggle between good and evil, with Hitler propelling events and the Allied powers saving the day. But Hitler’s armies did not fight in multiple theaters, his emp...

When is a summer vacation not really a summer vacation?Sunny Lewin has been packed off to Florida to live with her grandfather for the summer. At first she thought Florida might be fun -- it is the home of Disney World, after all. But the place where Gramps lives is no amusement park. It's full of . . . old people. Really old people.Luckily, Sunny isn't the only kid around. She meets Buzz, a boy who is completely obsessed with comic books, and soo...

From the beloved mother-daughter duo of Mary Higgins Clark, America’s Queen of Suspense, and Carol Higgins Clark, author of the hugely popular Regan Reilly series, comes Dashing Through the Snow, a holiday treat loaded with as many surprises as Santa’s sleigh.In picturesque Branscombe, New Hampshire, on the night before the village’s first (and many hope annual) Festival of Joy, a group of employees at the local market learn they have won $180 million in t...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'He's like an American Alan Bennett, in that his own fastidiousness becomes the joke, as per the taxi encounter, or his diary entry about waiting interminably in a coffee-bar queue' Guardian review of An Evening with David SedarisThe point is to find out who you are and to be true to that person. Because so often you can't. Won't people turn away if they k...

In the peaceful town of Grace Valley, neighbors are like family-and just as meddlesome, too.June Hudson is the town's doctor, a caring, capable woman who now has a bit of explaining to do. People are beginning to notice the bloom in her cheeks-and the swell of her belly. Happily, DEA agent Jim Post is back in June's arms for good, newly retired from undercover work and ready for new beginnings here in Grace Valley.Expecting the unexpected is a way of life in Grace Valley, a...

**Bestselling historian Andrew Nagorski “**brings keen psychological insights into the world leaders involved” (Booklist) during 1941, the critical year in World War II when Hitler’s miscalculations and policy of terror propelled Churchill, FDR, and Stalin into a powerful new alliance that defeated Nazi Germany.In early 1941, Hitler’s armies ruled most of Europe. Churchill’s Britain was an isolated holdout against the Nazi tide, but German bombers were att...

"An engrossing, often laugh-out-loud tale of two unlikely lovers" told in an epistolary style "to brilliant comic and dramatic effect" ( Publishers Weekly).A high school jock and nerd fall in love senior year, only to part after an amazing summer of discovery to attend their respective colleges. They keep in touch at first, but then slowly drift apart.Flash forward twenty years.Travis and Craig both have great lives, careers, and loves. But so...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON MEDAL AND THE GILDER LEHRMAN PRIZE FOR MILITARY HISTORY 2022'A terrific read ... McMeekin is a superb writer' David Aaronovitch, The Times'Gripping, authoritative, accessible and always bracingly revisionist' Simon Sebag Montefiore'Impressive ... A new look at the conflict, which poses new questions and provides new and often unexpected answers to the old ones'...