Winter Germany

Picking up where Fall of Giants, the first novel in the extraordinary Century Trilogy, left off, Winter of the World follows its five interrelated families—American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh—through a time of enormous social, political, and economic turmoil, beginning with the...

They were called Easy Company, but their mission was never easy. Immortalized as the Band of Brothers, they suffered huge casualties while liberating Europe in an unparalleled record of bravery under fire. Dick Winters led them through the Battle of the Bulge, the attack on Foy, where Easy Company reached its breaking point, and finally into Germany, by which time each member had been wounded. Outside Munich, they liberated an S.S. death camp and captured Berchtesgaden, Hitler's alpine retreat.

It's 1942 and the Nazis are racing to be the first to build a weapon unlike any known before. They have the physicists, they have the uranium, and now all their plans depend on amassing a single ingredient: heavy water, which is produced in Norway's Vemork, the lone plant in all the world that makes this rare substance. Under threat of death, Vemork's engineers push production into overdrive. For the Allies, the plant must be destroyed.

The epic story of the vastly outnumbered platoon that stopped Germany's leading assault in the Ardennes forest and prevented Hitler's most fearsome tanks from overtaking American positions, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Liberator. "A gripping saga about raw courage and...

Ken Follett follows up his #1 New York Times bestseller Fall of Giants with a brilliant, page-turning epic about the heroism and honor of World War II, and the dawn of the atomic age. Ken Follett’s Fall of Giants, the first novel in his extraordinary new historical epic, The Century Trilogy...

An exhilarating spy thriller inspired by a true story about the precious secrets up for grabs just after the fall of the Berlin Wall—from the acclaimed author of The Cover Wife “Fesperman accurately depicts the corrosive effect of life under a surveillance society, debasing both the watchers...

For nearly a century, historians have depicted Germany as a rabidly nationalist land, born in a sea of aggression. Not so, says Helmut Walser Smith, who, in this groundbreaking 500-year history, challenges traditional perceptions of Germany's conflicted past, revealing a nation far more thematically complicated than 20th-century historians have imagined. 

Germany's winter campaign of 1941-1942 has commonly been seen as its "first defeat". In Retreat from Moscow, David Stahel argues that, in fact, it was its first strategic success in the east. Though the Red Army managed to push the Wehrmacht back from Moscow, the Germans lost far fewer men (one to six), frustrated their enemy's strategic plan, and emerged in the spring unbroken and poised to recapture the initiative.

Ordered to advance from Loytavaara Hill, Hale and the men of the 9th Division move to recapture Kilpelänkangas, a shattered stretch of forest now crawling with Soviet troops. The operation should be straightforward, until a single bullet changes everything. The Wraith strikes first, the shot isn’t random, it’s a challenge. Viktor knows Hale will come for him. As Finnish forces close in on Kilpelänkangas, Hale abandons the fight to hunt the enemy marksman who haunts the trees. The two snipers stalk one another through blizzard, darkness, and blood. Their duel unfolds against the ...

♥ The Bakery Romance Series ♥ What would you do if you caught your fiancé cheating on you? After Kelly Richardson walks in on her cheating fiancé she makes some drastic changes in her life. At thirty years old, she moves away from home for the first time, desperate to escape her controlling father. When she volunteers for her church’s Christmas homeless ministry, she’s stunned when she discovers that Jamal Jennings, her first love, has also volunteered to feed the homeless. Jamal Jennings has returned to Baltimore to care for his sick mother. He’s determined to stay in the area ...

For honoring his word to Kuznetsov, Hale finds himself caught in a web of unexpected consequences. To safeguard the future of Nea, Aina, and his unborn child, Hale embarks on a daring odyssey. A nearly impossible mission with long odds. It's a reckless gambit for redemption, where success holds the key to forgiveness. Can Hale navigate the treacherous terrain behind enemy lines and emerge victorious from the heart-pounding crucible of his audacious Raid On Russia?

Although the 163rd Division was destroyed at the Battle of Suomassalmi the danger is far from over. The Soviet 44th Motorized Rifle Division is still a powerful force that outnumbers the Finns three to one. In addition to the forces of the 44th, Soviet High Command has dispatched reinforcements to rescue the beleaguered fighters of the 44th, further skewing the odds. Amongst this new force is a group of trained snipers. Now, plagued by a swarm of snipers, the Finnish 9th Division is losing their hold on the trapped men of the Soviet 44th Division. To make matters worse, the enemy sniper ...

The Soviet plan to cut Finland in half failed spectacularly with the destruction of the 163rd and 44th Divisions at Suomassalmi and The Raate Road. Undeterred by the disaster, Soviet High Command crafted a new strategy to bisect Finland, targeting the crucial crossroads in the town of Kuhmo. Learning from their mistakes, they deployed the formidable 54th Mountain Division, seasoned in Arctic warfare, to achieve the objective. When ten thousand Red Army soldiers stormed across the border, the Finnish 9th Division, led by Colonel Siilasvuo, raced to intercept them. After days of fierce combat...

After losing Loytavaara Hill to Task Force Renning, the Soviets fortify a new base at Kilpelankangas, determined to strike back. With an enemy nine times their size bearing down on them, Colonel Siilasvuo’s forces are ordered to hold the hill while mounting a daring assault on the Soviet stronghold. For sniper Hale, this means venturing deep into hostile territory to scout enemy defenses. But the snowy wilderness offers no sanctuary—each step is shadowed by Viktor Velikanov, a relentless Soviet sniper whose skill and cunning have earned him the nickname “the Wraith.” The forest ...

🎄🕯️ Dare to uncover the dark, mysterious side of Christmas from the heart of Germany? 🕯️🎄 This exquisitely crafted collection brings to life a fascinating cast of legendary characters and timeless tales, each page illuminated with vivid, full-color illustrations that will captivate both young readers and the young at heart. Venture into the eerie side of Christmas with stories drawn from the rich depths of German folklore. Each chapter begins with a brief introduction to a fascinating figure, followed by a kid-friendly story that invites readers to explore their mysterious ...

Winter of the World is the second novel in Ken Follett's uniquely ambitious Century trilogy. On its own or read in sequence with Fall of Giants and Edge of Eternity, this is a spellbinding epic of global conflict and personal drama. A Battle of Ideals It is 1933 and, at Cambridge, Lloyd Williams...

“Empire City is a dark, nimble book that pulls no punches. While the novel tracks an alternate historical reality, time and again I found myself taken aback at just how prescient and applicable its insight is to our very real present. Gallagher once again establishes himself as a preeminent...

Early on a grey November morning in 1941, only weeks after the German invasion, a small Ukrainian town is overrun by the SS. This new novel from the award-winning author of the Booker Prize short-listed The Dark Room tells of the three days that follow and the lives that are overturned in the...

She fled the wrong men. She found the right one where she least expected. Maja Sommer is done with dating. Done with apps, married men, and broken promises. So she escapes to the most remote place she can find: Balderschwang, an alpine village of 300 souls, where love is the last thing on her mind. Jakob Brandner lives alone on a mountain. Scarred by loss and marked by a jagged line across his face, he's made silence his only companion. He doesn't need anyone—especially not a cheerful mail carrier from the city who insists on delivering his packages with a smile. But in the smallest town ...

Here, from New York Times best-selling historian Francis Russell, is the dramatic story of Germany - from the rise of Charlemagne to the age of Martin Luther, from the 30 Years' War to the iron rule of Otto von Bismarck, and from the formation of the Weimar Republic to the fighting of two world wars.