As World War II grinds to a halt with the inexorable destruction of Germany, General Hermann Fegelein, a very discouraged veteran of the Eastern Front, is assigned by his friend, Reichsfuhrer Himmler, to the Berghof as liaison with the Fuhrer's command center. There he meets the lovely Fraulein Eva Barun, isolated in the lofty Alps, and bored with the little town and the endless war. A passionate love affair begins and Eva brings him into her life, ultimately demanding that he marry her si...

A young female cop confronts an Old South power structure; things go wrong when a street Maf gets big ideas; an Irish rebel begins a new life inAmerica; a Louisiana boy confronts stark reality in Civil War Spain.

Adolf Hitler, who became the Fuhrer of Germany, spent 1914 through 1918 as a front line soldier in and near the trenches in France and Belgium. This experience played a role in shaping him into one of the most evil presences in the history of mankind. This book tells the story of his time in combat during WWI.

An Irish rebel becomes a stranger in a strange land--his own. Two New Orleans mutts try to tie up loose ends after history's greatest hit. Louis Celine stalks the hostile streets of Paris during his final days. President Kennedy launches the Bay of Pigs invasion. A CIA operative barely escapes it with his life. A young fighter refuses to take a dive.A booze shipment lands in Georgia during Prohibition. Yankee prisoners flee a Confederate ironclad. A cynical Louisiana French Foreign Legionn...

Massive armies fought to the death in muddy and bloody trenches on the Western Front from 1914 to 1918. One soldier was Adolf Hitler, later to become the Fuhrer of Germany. This is the story of the years of warfare which helped to shape his mindset and world-view and made him one of the most evil presences known to mankind.

Beautiful ironwork from other centuries is on robust display throughout Savannah's Historic District. This book shows how to enjoy it all with two full tours. From elegant grilles and gates to shaded wrought-iron balconies, from the utilitarian to the artistic, it can all be seen today in Savannah's iron. Enjoy!

Nazism cursed the European continent and tried to dominate the world. It was a racist dogma established and enforced by ruthless bullies and brutal criminals. Before Adolf Hitler was crushed, 60 million people died.Nazis murdered people around the clock on their treadmills-of-death after developing fast, modern ways to kill large masses of human beings quickly.They extended their cruelties into the realm of medicine, grinning doctors -- many of them once distinguished profe...

Adolf Hitler, the Nazi Fuhrer, is recognized as the most wicked, bloodthirsty mind of the 20th Century. But what drove this face-in-the-crowd from rural and small town Austria to commit his hate-fueled aggressions and atrocities? How did a high school dropout come to rule from the Arctic Circle to the shores of the Mediterranean Sea? How was he able to persuade a great, civilized nation to march in lockstep with him past the very gates of Hell? When Hitler was done, 60 million people were ...

Nazism cursed the European continent and tried to dominate the world. It was a racist dogma established and enforced by ruthless bullies and brutal criminals. Before Adolf Hitler was crushed, 60 million people died. Nazis murdered people around the clock on their treadmills-of-death after developing fast, modern ways to kill large masses of human beings quickly. They extended their cruelties into the realm of medicine, grinning doctors -- many of them once distinguished profes...

Adolf Hitler, the Nazi Fuhrer, is recognized as the most wicked, bloodthirsty mind of the 20th Century. But what drove this face-in-the-crowd from rural and small town Austria to commit his hate-fueled aggressions and atrocities? How did a high school dropout come to rule from the Arctic Circle to the shores of the Mediterranean Sea? How was he able to persuade a great, civilized nation to march in lockstep with him past the very gates of Hell? When Hitler was done, 60 million people were ...

“A riveting tale of her family’s experience in Europe during World War II [and] a well-wrought political history of the region, told with great authority. . . . More than a memoir, this is a book of facts and action, a chronicle of a war in progress from a partisan faithful to the idea of Czechoslovakian democracy.” -- Los Angeles TimesDrawn from her own memory, her parents’ written reflections, and interviews with contemporaries, the former US Secretary of State and New York Times...

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.What made a failed Austrian artist into the most reviled and destructive personality of the twentieth century? Where did the seeds of his rabid anti-Semitism lie? How did a marginalized loner become such a moving force in Germany? How could a nation have fallen for such a fanatic? What made him so determined to bring about war?Through manipulation of politicians and civilians, bullying, diplomacy, violence and lies, Hitl...