German Adventure

The author could be described as a veteran in every sense of the word, even though he was only age 21 when the war ended. Armin Scheiderbauer served as an infantry officer with the 252nd Infantry Division, German army, and saw four years of bitter combat on the Eastern Front, being wounded six times. This is an outstanding personal memoir, written with great thoughtfulness and honesty.

At once a murder mystery, a moving love story, and a riveting portrait of a unique time and place - Berlin, July 1945 - The Good German is a historical thriller of the first rank. The New York Times calls it "thoroughly captivating, a novel that brings to life the ambiguities at the heart of our country's moral legacy."

In wartime New Zealand, a body on the rocks near a US Marine Base sparks a romantic encounter and a search for a group of traitors embedded in reporter Kate Hardy's community New Zealand, June 1943. Kate Hardy, a reporter for the Dominion newspaper and the newest member of the Hardy clan, is sent to Kapiti Coast to see what's happening at Camp Russell, one of several US Marine training camps in New Zealand during World War II. The Marines are training for an attack on the Central Pacific, but her editor has heard that something unusual is happening down on the beach in front of the camp. ...

Learning a new language can be extremely difficult. Especially one that seems so challenging. With its complex grammar rules and strange sounds, it can discourage anyone willing to give the German language a try. On top of that, today’s society has made tight schedules a part of everyone’s lives. Still, there’s no need to worry! In my opinion, the best way to learn any language is by reading or listening to stories. This book offers you exactly that. A modern, structured and fun approach where you can develop your German speaking skill.

Die Nachricht vom plötzlichen Unfalltod seiner Mutter wirft François aus der Bahn und deckt Geheimnisse auf, die besser verborgen geblieben wären. Während er nach der Ursache forscht, ereilt ihn der Hilferuf seiner früheren Freundin Simone. Dabei geht es um den Verkauf eines kostbaren Gemäldes im Besitz ihrer Familie. Beim Versuch, das Rätsel ihrer Familien zu lösen, geraten sie immer tiefer in Verstrickungen, die Jahrzehnte zurückreichen und ihr beider Leben verändert. Und als wäre das nicht schon Aufregung genug, flammt ihre alte Liebe wieder auf.

Before the first light of dawn on the morning of June twenty-second, 1941 Oskar Scheja stood on the western shore of the Bug River, looking to the east. The Russian army was camped on the other side. When the signal came to begin Operation Barbarossa he and his comrades from the German Wehrmacht stormed over the River and began an assault that took millions of Germans deep into Russian territory. For some the journey was brief. For others, like Oskar, it would last for years, and the struggle did not end when the fighting was over. This is the story of one German soldier’s experience in ...

A plague of murder has overrun Krondor, the glorious center of the kingdom of Midkemia. Prince Arutha - newly returned from battle with the Morehdel chieftain Delekhan and the renegade magician Makala - is concerned about the rash of unexplained assassinations in his capital city. And so he dispatches his most trusted agent, Squire James - formerly the thief known as Jimmy the Hand - to discover the source of the deadly epidemic.

Ein weiterer, ganz normaler Tag, und Jake befindet sich plötzlich in einem Wald voller Monster, Gefahren und Chancen ... Es war ein Tag wie jeder andere, als sich die Welt plötzlich veränderte. Das Universum erreichte eine Schwelle, deren Existenz der Menschheit völlig unbekannt war, und der Zeitpunkt für die Integration in das riesige Multiversum war gekommen … einen Ort, an dem man sich nur auf Stärke und Macht verlassen kann. Jake, ein scheinbar durchschnittlicher Büroangestellter, wird plötzlich in diese neue Welt geworfen; in ein Tutorial voller Gefahren und Möglichkeiten.

A stay in Paris should be just the tonic for a distracted and insular German student. But it is the beginning of the French Revolution and the blood-stained guillotine is doing its grisly work every day. So when the student encounters a beautiful, distraught woman in need of comfort on its steps in the dead of night, he doesn’t consider this meeting perhaps as strange as he should. "The Adventure of the German Student" is taken from the Victorian Anthologies series featuring short stories by classic writers of the spooky, the scary and the supernatural.

1943: Kurt Muller and a young colleague parachute into southern Germany to rescue a British-Canadian agent. The Allies have won the battle of the Atlantic, and German forces are retreating on all major fronts. The war in Europe is effectively over, but the Nazis will never accept defeat. An Abwehr deserter and member of the German resistance - the Black Orchestra - with a price on his head, Kurt quickly finds himself in a deadly race to prevent the Nazis from developing the first atomic bomb and changing the outcome of the Second World War.

In einer stürmischen Nacht taucht ein unheimlicher Gast bei Meggie und ihrem Vater Mo auf. Am nächsten Morgen reist Mo überstürzt mit Meggie zu ihrer Tante Elinor, die eine wertvolle Bibliothek besitzt. Dort macht Meggie eine überraschende Entdeckung. Und schon bald begreift sie, dass ihr Vater in großer Gefahr schwebt...

On June 4, 1944, the course of World War II was forever changed. That day, a US Navy task force achieved the impossible—capturing a German U-Boat. Called Operation Nemo, it was the first seizure of an enemy ship in battle since the War of 1812, one of the greatest achievements of the US Navy and a victory that shortened the duration of the war. A deeply researched, fast-paced World War II narrative for the ages, Charles Lachman’s white-knuckled war saga and thrilling cat-and-mouse game is told through the eyes of the men on both sides of Operation Nemo.

Ancient secrets. Hidden danger. A lost masterpiece. Darwin Lacroix seeks a tranquil year in Paris guest lecturing at the esteemed École du Louvre, but fate has other plans. Beneath the museum's grandeur lie secrets of a murky past. A clandestine group formed in the Age of Enlightenment secretly controls the collections. During the wars, its unscrupulous curators conspired to squirrel away booty, cutting out the rightful owners. Billions in art: bought and sold for private gain. When French authorities pressure Darwin to expose the group’s dark agenda, he pushes back. But he soon ...

In this sequel to Lockdown in Liechtenstein, Dino joins a motley crew of travelers on a meme-fueled pilgrimage to the northernmost German Island of Sylt. Disillusioned by a post-pandemic world and growing financial woes, punks, nerds and slackers from all over the republic have banded together to crash the favorite holiday spot of the super rich and famous. When Dino and his new-found friends cross paths with a local entrepreneur they are plunged headlong into a world of pecuniary promises, but all that glitters is not gold.

Nachdem Du die Grundlagen von einem der vielen ausgezeichneten Sprachlern-Programme gelernt hast, ist es Zeit, eine Sprache auf die einfache Art und Weise zu erlernen! Diese zweisprachige Version von "Malias Hurrikan-Abenteuer: Eine Kindergeschichte“ ist eine von LinguaDiscos Lernreihe Language Magic. Diese englisch-deutsche Version richtet sich an englischsprachige Personen, die beim Lesen fließend Deutsch erlernen möchten und mit dem Hörbuch kannst Du wiederholt einer unterhaltsamen Geschichte lauschen, die satzweise in Englisch und Deutsch erzählt wird.

Die Künstliche Intelligenz hat sich von ihren Schöpfern losgesagt. Mächtige Quantencomputer, deren Denken unendlich Mal mehr ist als das der Menschen, erschufen eine Welt, die mit nichts zu vergleichen ist, was die Menschheit bisher hervorgebracht hat, und schenkten ihnen diese. Ben hatte Glück. Er kam an eine der begehrten „Q-Caps“ heran, mit der das Langzeiteintauchen in die virtuelle Welt möglich ist, und findet sich als einfacher Level-1 Charakter dort wieder. Eigentlich will er nur in Ruhe sein Avatar aufbauen und die Anfängerquests erfüllen.

El profesor de simbología en Harvard Robert Langdon despierta en un hospital a media noche. Desorientado y con una herida en la cabeza, no recuerda nada de las últimas treinta y seis horas, incluyendo como llegó allí o el origen de ese macabro objeto que los médicos han descubierto entre sus pertenencias.

In a South American jungle, perched precariously above a raging river, the secret detonator for a WW2 Nazi nuclear weapon lies undisturbed inside a long lost airplane. Its discovery ignites a race to grab the bomb and cover up another terrible secret: a written accord giving Europe to Hitler. A treaty that would tear apart the NATO Alliance. The CIA recruits salvage expert Morgan Fox to recover the pilot, the plane and the bomb. But a rogue CIA operative threatens to expose everything, sell the treaty, destabilize the region and all of NATO. Will Morgan and his team recover the plane in ...

Dogs Are Human Too, LOL! is not just another dog book. It’s the book your dog would buy for you if they had a credit card and opposable thumbs. In a world full of dry training manuals, scientific textbooks, and recycled advice columns, this book stands out by doing something few others dare: It gives dogs a voice. It tells their real stories. It reminds you that your dog isn't “just a pet”—they're a full-fledged, fur-covered person with a sense of humor, a heart full of loyalty, and a mischievous twinkle in their eye. Told through unforgettable stories, hilarious canine confessions,...

Are you sick and tired of not being able to learn German fast? Have you tried endless other ways of learning German but nothing seems to stick? Not only will this audiobook give you the basic grammar rules, but also many fun exercises for you to practice. If you’ve never studied German before or if you’ve studied it but you need to go back to the basics to get better, this audiobook will provide you with everything you need, especially if you are planning on traveling to Germany!