World War Ii History Adventure

Swept once more into the storm, Blackbeard and his crew awaken in 1941—in the middle of World War II. Caught between U.S. Navy destroyers, Japanese fighters, and a German U-boat, they face a Nazi commander hellbent on seizing the Sacred Lotus Twins of Goa, the legendary relics that could twist the course of time itself. Now pirates, outlaws, and cowboys must navigate a world of submarines, carrier decks, and blitzkrieg skies. Old rivalries flare, uneasy alliances form, and time itself becomes the most dangerous treasure of all. Pirates of World War II continues the Storm of Time saga, ...

When it comes to the subject of war there are few conflicts that loom larger in our minds than the Second World War, fought between 1939 and 1945. Many of us can remember relatives and friends who were involved in the conflict, but as the years go by, passing on the lessons learnt from World War II to each new generation, becomes ever more important. Liam Dale's World War II History Journals fulfills that task, with year on year chapters covering the history of this landmark encounter in world history.

A tense, powerful, grand account of one of the most daring exploits of World War II. On January 28, 1945, 121 hand-selected troops from the elite U.S. Army 6th Ranger Battalion slipped behind enemy lines in the Philippines. Their mission: March thirty miles in an attempt to rescue 513 American...

A True Story of Resilience Survival and Unbroken Spirit A Civilian Dutch Woman in Europe During World War II Treasures of Sadness is the story of Corrie's unbroken spirit. If you love historical fiction, don't miss reading this real life memoir and page-turner: Treasures of Sadness Treasures of Sadness is a real life account of a woman’s journey that began during World War II. Corrie grew up in an affluent neighborhood in Amersfoort, Holland in the 1940’s. From there she fell in love with a German soldier, rubbed elbows with royalty in Vienna, Austria and ended up in a coal mining town ...

In 1991, acting on a tip from a local fisherman, two scuba divers discovered a sunken German U-boat–complete with its crew of 60 men–not too far off the New Jersey coast. The divers, realizing the momentousness of their discovery, began probing the mystery. Over the next six years, they...

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.

For fans of All the Light We Cannot See and The Tattooist of Auschwitz! "Boldly conceived and richly realized…an emotional and powerful tale." —Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Girls of Paris A world at war. A beautiful young star. A mission no one expected. Paris...

In a race across Nazi-occupied Italy, two women—a German photographer and an American stenographer—hunt for priceless masterpieces looted from the Florentine art collections. In the summer of 1943, Eva Brunner is taking photographs of Nazi-looted art hidden in the salt mines of the Austrian...

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER—for fans of All the Light We Cannot See and The Tattooist of Auschwitz! “Readers will be on the edge of their seats…. A brilliant tale of resistance, courage and ultimately hope.” –Kelly Rimmer, New York Times bestselling author of The Warsaw Orphan From the New...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Washington's Spies, "a page-turning thriller" (James M. Scott) about ​one of the greatest heists in history: the U.S. Navy’s clandestine capture of a Nazi U-boat at the climax of World War II. Shortly before noon on June 4, 1944, the sonar...

A USA TODAY and PUBLISHERS WEEKLY bestseller—for fans of All the Light We Cannot See and The Tattooist of Auschwitz! “I read well into the night, unable to stop. The book is unputdownable.”—Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author “Heart-breaking, validating, exciting...

“A lost world, man-eating tribesmen, lush andimpenetrable jungles, stranded American fliers (one of them a dame withgreat gams, for heaven's sake), a startling rescue mission. . . . This is atrue story made in heaven for a writer as talented as Mitchell Zuckoff. Whew—what an utterly...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER In a “riveting” (Booklist) tale that picks up where To Wake the Giant left off, Jeff Shaara transports us to the Battle of Midway in another masterpiece of military historical fiction. Spring 1942. The United States is reeling from the blow the Japanese inflicted at...

#1 New York Times bestseller! Frozen in Time is a gripping true story of survival, bravery, and honor in the vast Arctic wilderness during World War II, from the author of New York Times bestseller Lost in Shangri-La. On November 5, 1942, a US cargo plane slammed into the Greenland Ice Cap. Four...

Hitler is Alive and His New Wonder Weapon is a Time Machine! When adventurer Chase Baker is approached by the curator of the Albany Institute of History and Art and an agent for the CIA to seek out the location of the Nazi's most advanced secret weapon, Die Glocke or The Bell, Chase jumps at the chance. Little does he know that the craft is not only a time machine, but it is also capable of transferring Adolf Hitler from the past to the present. Now Chase must go back in time to stop Hitler from using another one of his wonder weapons against the U.S.: the atom bomb. For fans of Clive ...

For fans of All the Light We Cannot See and The Tattooist of Auschwitz! Inspired by Picasso’s great masterpiece Guernica, New York Times bestselling author Karen Robards returns with a riveting story of love, intrigue, deception and bravery in the face of war… On an April day in 1937, the...

It is now 1963, and several months have passed in the nuclear-war-ravaged Alpha-Omega 377 universe. Both the United States and Nazi Germany are struggling to recover from the war. The United States is planning to exploit the Kronos technology to rewrite the last 18 years. Meanwhile, an Imperial Germany from another universe is getting ready to rewrite AO377’s last half-century in its own image. Will the Americans under John Kennedy be able to prevent the domination of their timeline by a copycat Imperial Germany, and if they can’t, will AO377 be the first domino to fall in the ...

For fans of All the Light We Cannot See and The Tattooist of Auschwitz! “Angels of the Resistance brings to life a deadly-effective and deeply moving sisterhood.” —Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code From the bestselling author of The Flight Girls comes a story...

"A fresh, delightful romp of a novel."—Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code * SheReads Most Anticipated Historical Fiction of Summer 2021 pick * Book Reporter Summer Reading pick * BiblioLifestyle Most Anticipated Summer 2021 Historical Fiction Books selection *...

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 ...