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【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Chiedi a Iwata【電子書籍】[ Satoru Iwata ]

＜p＞“Il mio biglietto da visita dice che sono un amministratore delegato. Nella mia mente sono uno sviluppatore di videogiochi. Ma nel mio cuore, io sono un videogiocatore” Satoru Iwata ? stato l’amatissimo amministratore delegato di Nintendo per pi? di dieci anni. Sotto la sua direzione sono nati il Nintendo DS e il Wii, e la compagnia ha raggiunto un successo mai visto prima. Questo libro raccoglie non solo molti aneddoti e riflessioni di Iwata su Nintendo e il suo periodo all’interno dell’azienda, ma anche sul suo particolare modo di pensare, su come vedeva il concetto di leadership e molto altro ancora. Un libro essenziale per conoscere una delle figure pi? importanti della storia dei videogiochi!＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【楽天ブックスならいつでも送料無料】Sisters of Night and Fog: A WWII Novel SISTERS OF NIGHT & FOG [ Erika Robuck ]

SISTERS OF NIGHT & FOG Erika Robuck BERKLEY BOOKS2022 Paperback English ISBN：9780593102169 洋書 Fiction & Literature（小説＆文芸） Fiction

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Z krwi i ognia. Saga pierwsza: Rozk?ad i rozkosz【電子書籍】[ Henryk Tur ]

＜p＞Klemens Kleiler jest ?owc? nagr?d, a motywacj? do wi?kszo?ci jego wsp??czesnych dzia?a? s? dramatyczne wydarzenia z przesz?o?ci. ?yje w niespokojnym, pe?nym wojen i konflikt?w ?wiecie Talamud. Na drodze bohatera staje wielu przeciwnik?w - od pospolitych przest?pc?w po czarnoksi??nik?w. Kleiler trafia ostatecznie w sam ?rodek sporu pomi?dzy czcicielami dw?ch zwa?nionych ze sob? kult?w: pani Rozk?adu i boga Rozkoszy.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Letters from the Greatest Generation Writing Home in WWII【電子書籍】[ Howard H. Peckham ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A collection of personal letters from overseas that reveal in day-to-day detail what it was like to serve in World War II.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Recounting victory and defeat, love and loss, this is a remarkable and frank collection of World War II letters penned by American men and women serving overseas.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Here, the hopes and dreams of the greatest generation fill each page, and their voices ring loud and clear. "It's all part of the game but it's bloody and rough," writes one soldier to his wife. "Wearing two stripes now and as proud as an old cat with five kittens," remarks another. Yet, as many countries rejoiced on V-E Day, this book reveals that soldiers were "too tired and sad to celebrate."＜/p＞ ＜p＞Filled with the everyday thoughts of these fighters, the letters are by turns heartbreaking and amusing, revealing and frightening. While visiting a German concentration camp, one man wrote, "I don't like Army life but I'm glad we are here to stop these atrocities." Meanwhile, in another letter a soldier quips, "I know lice don't crawl so I figured they were fleas." A fitting tribute to all veterans, this book brings the experience of warーits dramatic horrors, its dreary hardships, its desperate hope for a better futureーto vivid life.＜/p＞ ＜p＞"An intimate portrait of the mundane and remarkable, of heroism and terror, of friendship and loss . . . Timely, compelling, and important reading."ーMatthew L. Basso, author of ＜em＞Men at Work＜/em＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Belly of the Beast A POW's Inspiring True Story of Faith, Courage, and Survival Aboard the Infamous WWII Japanese Hell Ship Oryoku Maru【電子書籍】[ Judith L. Pearson ]

＜p＞**"A searing tribute . . . [to] America in its bleakest hour" (Sen. John McCain, ＜em＞New York Times?＜em＞bestselling author of ＜em＞Faith of My Fathers＜/em＞).＜/em＞＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞On December 13, 1944, POW Estel Myers was herded aboard the Japanese prison ship, the ＜em＞Oryoku Maru＜/em＞, with more than sixteen hundred other American captives. More than eleven hundred of them would be dead by journey's end . . .＜/p＞ ＜p＞The son of a Kentucky sharecropper and an enlistee in the navy's medical corps, Myers arrived in Manila shortly before the bombings of Pearl Harbor and the other six targets of the Imperial Japanese military. While he and his fellow corpsmen tended to the bloody tide of soldiers pouring into their once peaceful naval hospital, the Japanese overwhelmed the Pacific islands, capturing seventy-eight thousand POWs by April 1942. Myers was one of the first captured.＜/p＞ ＜p＞After a brutal three-year encampment, Myers and his fellow POWs were forced onto an enemy hell ship bound for Japan. Suffocation, malnutrition, disease, dehydration, infestation, madness, and complete despair claimed the lives of nearly three quarters of those who boarded "the beast."＜/p＞ ＜p＞Myers survived.＜/p＞ ＜p＞A compelling account of a rarely recorded event in military history, this is more than Myers's true storyーthis is an homage to the unfailing courage of men at war, an inspiring chronicle of self-sacrifice and endurance, and a tribute to the power of faith, the strength of the soul, and the triumph of the human spirit.＜/p＞ ＜p＞"An inspiring look at one of World War II's darkest hours." ーJames Bradley, #1 New York Times bestselling author of ＜em＞Flags of our Fathers＜/em＞ and ＜em＞Flyboys＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞"A searing chronicle." ー ＜em＞Kirkus Reviews＜/em＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Mickey - America's Journey Before, During & After WWII Pacific Theater【電子書籍】[ Merlin L Madsen ]

＜p＞This book follows a chronology from the late 1920’s and 1930’s when Americans suffered through the depression, unemployment (hitting historic highs of 25% in 1933), and the dust bowl cycling for six years in the 1930’s affecting almost 80% of America. We follow Germany’s rise to power and Japan’s rise to power with the eventual bombing of Pearl Harbor which led to America’s triggering matters of incarceration and rationing at home. Shown are America's ingenuity, technological advances, manufacturing might, productivity gains, logistical solutions and the cohesiveness of the American spirit which were collectively decisive to the Allied victory in World War II.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Mickey’s journey (my Dad) started with his parents moving five times during the early years looking for work and a place they could raise their family. I have you follow America’s challenges at home during the 1930’s, the Allies progression of battles and victories against Japan, including my Dad’s path, in the Pacific islands with the eventual surrender of Japan. The Japanese strategy turned into a defensive posture as they attempted to delay the Allied advance to Japan as long as possible from north of Australia zigzagging and fighting throughout the Pacific to the Land of the Rising Sun.＜/p＞ ＜p＞After the war, soldiers head home to a normalcy that takes some longer than others to adjust. Some never do adjust.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This book is much more than dates, locations, and body counts. Merlin has chronologically included: ＜strong＞The Before;＜/strong＞ depression, unemployment, dust bowl, food shortages, technological advances. ＜strong＞The During;＜/strong＞ incarceration and rationing in America, effects on island natives, Americans coming together for the war effort, manufacturing ingenuity, unbearable climate and disease overseas, shell shock, island terrain, strategies and battles of both Allies and Japanese in the air, on the water, and on land. ＜strong＞The After;＜/strong＞ the changing global and U.S. economy, coming home and reestablishing a person’s roots, starting and enjoying family, determining where to live and work.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Torpedo Run The Story of WWII Submarine Hero Eugene B. Fluckey【電子書籍】[ Don Keith ]

＜p＞＜strong＞The remarkable true story of Eugene Fluckey, the US Navy’s most innovativeーand aggressiveーsubmarine commander of World War II＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Over the course of five combat patrols during the Pacific War, Commander Fluckey reinvented submarine warfare, pioneering audacious strategies to hunt and sink Japanese warships and merchant vessels. At the helm of the USS ＜em＞Barb＜/em＞, he directed his boat to attack warship convoysーnever mind the lop-sided oddsーand to slip into heavily defended enemy harbors to launch torpedoes at unsuspecting targets. “Lucky” Fluckey’s submariners often attacked from the surface, brazenly sinking the enemy with the ＜em＞Barb＜/em＞’s deck guns. Once, he even sent sailors ashore on one Japanese island on a perilous mission to blow up a Japanese train. Fluckey and his crew sent an astounding seventeen enemy ships, including an aircraft carrier, to the bottom of the sea.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In ＜em＞Torpedo Run＜/em＞, acclaimed naval historian Don Keith dives into the most thrilling and dangerous tales of Fluckey’s war, as he guides his gallant crew against the Japanese fleet. For his heroism and intrepidity, Fluckey earned four Navy Crosses and the Medal of Honor, and showed what a submarineーand heーwas capable of.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Silver Wings, Iron Cross A pulse-pounding WWII military thriller【電子書籍】[ Tom Young ]

＜h2＞An American pilot. A German U-boat officer united by fate in an epic fight for survival.＜/h2＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Lieutenant Karl Hagan＜/strong＞ earned his wings the hard way. But when his plane is shot down behind enemy lines, he's forced to make the hardest decision of his life trusting the enemy.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞＜em＞Oberleutnant＜/em＞ Wilhelm Albrecht＜/strong＞ wore his Iron Cross with pride. But when his U-boat is attacked in a devastating air raid, he abandons ship and finds an unlikely ally. The pilot who bombed him.＜/p＞ ＜p＞November, 1944. The tides of war have turned. The Allies have taken back France, and German troops have retreated. But for Karl and Wilhelm, the war is far from over. Each must be prepared to lie for the other, fight for the other, or die with the other.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞A deeply moving WWII thriller from master author Tom Young of two enemy combatants forced to work together, perfect for fans of Alistair MacLean, Jack Higgins and Frederick Forsyth.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Praise for Tom Young＜/p＞ ＜p＞'One of the most exciting new thriller talents in years!' Vince Flynn＜/p＞ ＜p＞'Gripping and impressively authentic' Frederick Forsyth＜/p＞ ＜p＞'Courage and honor in the face of the enemy have not been so brilliantly portrayed since the great novels of the Second World War' Jack Higgins＜/p＞ ＜p＞'A gutsy, gritty thriller told only as one who's been there and done that could write it a terrific new writer' W.E.B. Griffin＜/p＞ ＜p＞'Young has a gift for allowing the reader to experience the emotional aspect of being a soldier Military-thriller fans should make Young's work an essential addition to their reading lists' ＜em＞Booklist＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞'Like Tom Clancy, Young has an eye for detail about military equipment, operations, and thinking that will ring true with any veteran' General Chuck Horner, USAF (RET.), former Commander, U.S. Central Command Air Forces＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Silent Child The gripping, heart-breaking and poignant historical novel set during WWII【電子書籍】[ J.G. Kelly ]

＜p＞'Deeply moving and beautifully written' ＜strong＞ANN CLEEVES＜/strong＞＜br /＞ 'Heart-breaking, beautiful and thrilling - a book that will stay with you for a very long time' ＜strong＞ELLY GRIFFITHS＜/strong＞＜br /＞ **'**A tale of devastating secrets, brilliantly told' ＜strong＞RORY CLEMENTS＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞SHE CAN'T HAVE A FUTURE UNTIL SHE HAS A PAST.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞1944＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞LEO STERN＜/strong＞ arrives at the Nazi camp at Borek with his wife Irena and his two daughters. The Sterns are spared from the gas chamber when they witness a murder. But in a place that humanity has deserted, Leo is forced to make unimaginable choices to try to keep his family alive.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞1961＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞For seventeen years, Hanna has been unable to remember her identity and how she was separated from her family at the end of the war, until the discovery of a letter among her late uncle's possessions reveals her real name - ＜strong＞HANNA STERN＜/strong＞ - and leads her to Berlin in search of her lost past.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Helped by former lover Peter, Hanna begins to piece together the shocking final days of Borek. But Hanna isn't the only one with an interest in the camp, and lurking in the shadows is someone who would prefer Hanna's history to remain silent.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Based on in-depth research and beautifully written, this a novel of memory and identity, and the long shadow of war.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞**'**Taking the reader from the atmospheric Fenlands of Cambridgeshire to the ghost-filled forests of wartime Poland and finally into Cold War-era Berlin, ＜em＞The Silent Child＜/em＞ is a ＜strong＞thought-provoking and compelling＜/strong＞ novel about the long-lasting aftershocks of war. This is great storytelling, full of mysteries and twists, epic in its sweep, but precise and respectful in its historical details. J. G. Kelly's vividly evoked scenes will stay with me for a long time' ＜strong＞CAROLINE SCOTT＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞'Outstanding. Heartstopping. Brilliant.＜/strong＞ A story that scorches the page, searing in its honesty and profoundly moving in its emotional impact. The characters reach out to you and challenge your preconceptions in this testament to a tragic chapter of history that moved me to tears. It holds up a dark and shocking mirror to our world, yet ultimately it is a triumphant tale of light within darkness. This is an important, powerful novel that everyone should read' ＜strong＞KATE FURNIVALL＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞'This book was such a beautifully written book that will stay with me for a long time. The storyline was emotive and heart wrenching and the characters were well developed and have a special place in my heart. I didn't want this book to end. Nothing I could say would do this book justice, I cannot recommend this book enough' ＜em＞Reader review＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞'It's beautifully written with a story that draws you in so quickly, it's very well researched and heartbreakingly realistic. A book I wanted and needed to finish. The sort of book everyone should read. The most compelling book I've read this year' ＜em＞Reader review＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞'Utterly impossible for me to put down. A heartbreaking story... I found I had devoured the entire book in just one sitting... I have loved this book so much, I wish I could give it five hundred stars. All I can say is "WOW - read it. You won't be disappointed' ＜em＞R**eader review＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞'I was engrossed in the story. The author has done tremendous research about the war and did a good job of drawing the reader into the story' ＜em＞Reader review＜/em＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Cigarette Diaries A Personal History of Life in a WWII Prison Camp【電子書籍】[ Frank J. Pratt ]

＜p＞Army Air Corps 2nd Lieutenant bombardier Frank Pratt was captured by the Germans when his B-24 was shot down near Wadowice, Poland, on September 13, 1944. He spent eight months as a POW at Stalag Luft I outside of Barth, Germany. While there, he kept journals that he wrote mostly on the backs of cigarette packs from Red Cross parcels, bound with cardboard and canvas. Together the three books tell the story of day-to-day life as a prisoner of war in Germany as WWII drew to a close.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Frank J. Pratt was born Oct. 24, 1915, in the then thriving town of Blanchard, Washington. His father, Thomas, worked the lumber camps. His mother, Clara (known to nearly everyone as Dot), ran a boarding house for the workers. Clara died when Frank was nine, leaving him and his father to fend for themselves, as Frank’s three older brothers were already living on their own.＜/p＞ ＜p＞After a year or so his father took off for Seattle, leaving Frank to be raised by his mother’s sister, Aunt Bess, who also lived in Blanchard. For the next few years he divided his time between Aunt Bess and his brother, Loren, in Bellingham, Washington, where he graduated from high school and later attended Western Washington State College.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Music had always been important to Frank, and as a young man he spent a lot of Saturday nights at the local dancehall. He liked the bass fiddle best and spent a lot of time standing in front of the stage just watching. Apparently this caught the attention of the bass player, who eventually struck up a conversation and at the end of the evening offered to let Frank borrow his fiddle. Frank said sure, found a way to get it home (he had no car) and then taught himself to play by strumming along with the radio and favorite phonograph records. The dancehall musician never asked to have his fiddle returned, but apparently he passed Frank’s name along to a local bandleader as one day Frank got a call from a man named Barney, looking for someone to fill in on bass that Saturday night in place of an injured player. Frank was mighty nervous playing his first real gig, but must have passed the test as Barney and the band asked him back for the following Saturday and the following one. Soon he was a full-fledged member of the group. Over the next decade he played steadily with local swing bands before being inducted into the military in 1943 and returned to playing after coming home from the war. He finally hung up his bass for good in the late ’50s. Along with his fiddle playing, Frank worked for a number of years in the service station business, eventually owning two stations of his own.＜/p＞ ＜p＞When the war started Frank was interested in joining the Army Air Corps as an officer candidate and enlisted in the fall of’42, just before his 27th birthday. He completed his training as a bombardier, attaining the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. Eventually [early April, 1944?] he was sent, via North Africa, to the European theater. [Insert summary of three pages of Book II diary entries here?] From April 20, he and his crew were stationed in Venosa, Italy. (“Life in Combat Theater begins! Hooray.”)＜/p＞ ＜p＞By fall of 1944 Frank’s regular unit had completed all of their missions and most of the men returned to the US. Unfortunately, Frank had developed an ear infection that grounded him for a couple of weeks and he was still completing his makeup flights with other crews when he was shot down on September 13, 1944, over southern Poland, near Wadowice, about thirty kilometers from Krakau. It was Frank’s 43rd mission. His B-24 plane was hit and five of the crew members parachuted out. Six didn’t make it.＜/p＞ ＜p＞When he landed he was picked up by a pitchfork- wielding German on a motorcycle and taken prisoner. Over the next few days he was interrogated and taken by train from Poland through central Germany to a transient camp in Frankfurt. There he was assigned and sent by train once again to Stalag Luft I, a permanent POW camp for American and British officers on the northern peninsula just outside of Barth, Germany.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Shortly after arriving at Stalag Luft I outside of Barth, Frank started keeping a diary. Some of his barracks mates did the same, because there wasn’t much else to do and writing was a good way to pass the time. Paper, however, was fairly hard to come by. One day as Frank was sitting in his barracks it occurred to him that the empty cigarette packs strewn across the floor were made of fairly heavy stock that was blank on one side, and if he trimmed off the torn edges and cut them to a uniform size, they would make good writing paper. So his diaries came to be.＜/p＞ ＜p＞What follows is based on the contents of three separate “books.” Two were made of bound cigarette wrappers and one “blue book” (journals that were supplied to POWs by the YMCA that had blue paper covers). They cover all eight months of Frank’s time as a prisoner of war. Frank’s words have been preserved as far as possible, but his note-like entries have been expanded into a more readable narrative, and some material has been re-arranged to reflect the actual chronology of events.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】I’m No Hero Story of a WWII Soldier【電子書籍】[ Steven E. Weick ]

＜p＞I’m No Hero: Story of a WWII Soldier＜/p＞ ＜p＞By: Steven E. Weick＜/p＞ ＜p＞Growing up, Steven E. Weick heard very short snippets of his father’s time in World War II. But like many veterans, his father never talked much about his harrowing experiences. After graduating high school and joining the Air Force, Weick’s father decided it was time to share with his son more in-depth the journey, small joys, and traumatizing moments from his time in the trenches of WWII.＜/p＞ ＜p＞After his father’s passing in 2012, Weick dove into more research about his father’s unit and scoured through thousands of morning reports, battle narratives, causality reports, after-action reports, and company rosters, resulting in I’m No Hero: Story of a WWII Soldier, a retelling of his father’s experiences in WWII along with historical records to show the everyday life of one solider fighting in one of bloodiest wars in our nation’s, and the world’s, history.＜/p＞ ＜p＞About the Author＜/p＞ ＜p＞Steven E. Weick is a disabled Vietnam-era Air Force veteran. He has been involved with various veteran groups and volunteers to support other veterans. After growing up on a farm in Oregon and leaving the Air Force in 1978, he attended the Oregon Institute of Technology and received his degree in Electronic Engineering Technology. In 1998, he received a second degree in computer sciences. Currently, he has worked as a senior technical writer with Axcelis Technologies for twenty-one years.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Weick lives with his wife Ruth, stepson Tim, and their Jack Russel terrier. In his free time, Weick and his wife enjoy taking cross-country road trips on their Harley Davidson, each time with their little pup in the saddle bag riding along with them.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Two Suitcases, A WWII Story Among Many Others【電子書籍】[ VIOLETTE JEAN ]

＜p＞About Two Suitcases:＜/p＞ ＜p＞When one is sixteen years old, when one is beautiful, when one possess a passion already firmly anchored in the future, destiny awaits you with all its promises. Only when the year of your sweet sixteen turns out to be 1940.... The hurricane coming from Germany will uproot every human beings, topple the world into chaos, unmask the vile souls of all, inclusive of your neighbors. Fear and baseness, neighbors' vengeances will ignite, and Roseline, our young girl, and her loved ones will not be spared. In spite of everything, the beauty and gift of self, of sacrifice and morality will flourish in this great historical cemetery which will be World War II.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】WWII at Our Front Door【電子書籍】[ Maria Gargano Jackson Mauck ]

＜p＞This is a true story.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In 1935, the years she was born, Maria Gargano's family moves from Italy to Libya, where her dad is stationed as a marshal major in Mussolini's army. As WWII breaks, they repatriate to Florence, an "open city" (supposedly protected from war time aggression).＜/p＞ ＜p＞Maria remembers, vividly, living as a child under the Fascist regime and the unrelenting bombing of the city. She recounts, in first-person, the gripping horrors of the war and how her family managed to survive. She underpins her personal memories with excerpted historical writing and news papers clipping of the time(often translated into English, herself, from her native Italian.)＜/p＞ ＜p＞Her story includes lively anecdotes from her Catholic elementary school and Fascism-influenced public high school education in Florence. After the war, she ventures, (or rather adventures) as a young adult into working as an au-pair nanny in London and on the French Riviera, while continuing her studies in English and French. (She speaks four languages.)＜/p＞ ＜p＞In France, she meets an American G.I. and follows him to California. They marry in 1961. Always resilient, Maria pushes through the culture shock, raises her family of three boys, and earns a teaching credential from San Diego State University.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Her compelling story moves fast and the more one reads, the more we admire her determination to achieve a productive and fascinating life.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Wartime Bookshop The first in a heart-warming WWII saga series about community and friendship, from the bestselling author【電子書籍】[ Lesley Eames ]

＜p＞＜strong＞The first in a brand-new nostalgic and heart-warming WWII series, perfect for fans of Donna Douglas and Elaine Everest.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Alice＜/strong＞ is nursing an injured hand and a broken heart when she moves to the village of Churchwood at the start of WWII. She is desperate to be independent but worries that her injuries will make that impossible.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Kate＜/strong＞ lives with her family on Brimbles Farm, where her father and brothers treat her no better than a servant. With no mother or sisters, and shunned by the locals, Kate longs for a friend of her own.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Naomi＜/strong＞ is looked up to for owning the best house in the village. But privately, she carries the hurts of childlessness, a husband who has little time for her and some deep-rooted insecurities.＜/p＞ ＜p＞**With war raging overseas, and difficulties to overcome at home, friendship is needed now more than ever. Can the war effort and a shared love of books bring these women - and the community of Churchwood - together?＜/p＞ ＜p＞**The fifth novel, ＜em＞A Foundling at the Wartime Bookshop,＜/em＞ is available to buy now!****＜/p＞ ＜p＞-------------------------------＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞**Real readers are LOVING ＜em＞The Wartime Bookshop＜/em＞**＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞'＜strong＞BRILLIANT＜/strong＞'＜/p＞ ＜p＞'Oh ＜strong＞I loved this book＜/strong＞... please carry on the good writing'＜/p＞ ＜p＞'Wow what a ＜strong＞brilliant＜/strong＞ start to a new series'＜/p＞ ＜p＞'＜strong＞Outstandingly fabulous＜/strong＞, warm and inviting... so glad there is going to be a follow-on'＜/p＞ ＜p＞'I was only two pages in when I knew this would be ＜strong＞a 5 star read＜/strong＞... I honestly can't put my excitement into words at the thought of reading the next one'＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Jacob Commitment WWII, #2【電子書籍】[ Atanasio Flores de Haro ]

＜p＞THE JACOB COMMITMENT by Atanasio FdH＜/p＞ ＜p＞Was there really an opportunity to save the Jewish people from extermination?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Holocaust ... the word alone is chilling.＜/p＞ ＜p＞A word capable of evoking terrifying images of gas chambers, sinister uniforms with skulls and hundreds of human bodies burning in crematoria ovens. And in the end, a number, a terrible figure, a dreadful toll of six million souls.＜/p＞ ＜p＞During that criminal darkness there were some memorable actions, flashes of humanity that saved a few from death. And it is precisely those isolated cases that lead us to a disturbing question: if it was possible to save a few thousand ... how many more could have lived? Was there really a chance to save the Jewish people from extermination?＜/p＞ ＜p＞"The Jacob Commitment" tells of the second mission of Simon de Haro, the Jesuit of the Holy Alliance, the Vatican Secret Service, who will risk his life in a desperate attempt to reach an agreement between the Third Reich, the Allies, and the International Jewish Community; a compromise to safeguard the lives of the Jews of Europe.＜/p＞ ＜p＞He will perish before the horror of Auschwitz, and only a Jewish woman, Hannah Kozlova, will be able to bring him back to life.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】De elskende et sammenst?d【電子書籍】[ Christel Wiinblad ]

＜p＞De elskende er en tour de force igennem k?rlighedens farligste egne. En kvinde m?der en mand, der tror p? k?rlighedens altforandrende kraft. Hun tager imod k?rligheden i dens yderste konsekvenser og er ved at g? under. Christel Wiinblad skriver med suver?n sproglig styrke en nedstigning i den menneskelige naturs dybder.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Last Hill The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle That Defined WWII【電子書籍】[ Bob Drury ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Bob Drury and Tom Clavin's ＜em＞The Last Hill＜/em＞ is the incredible untold story of one Ranger battalion's heroism and courage in World War II.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞They were known as “Rudder’s Rangers,” the most elite and experienced attack unit in the United States Army. In December 1944, Lt. Col. James Rudder's 2nd Battalion would form the spearhead into Germany, taking the war into Hitler’s homeland at last. In the process, Rudder was given two objectives: Take Hill 400 . . . and hold the hill by any means possible. To the last man, if necessary. The battle-hardened battalion had no idea that several Wehrmacht regiments, who greatly outnumbered the Rangers, had been given the exact same orders. The clash of the two determined forces was one of the bloodiest and most costly encounters of World War II.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Castle Hill, the imposing 1320-foot mini-mountain the American Rangers simply called Hill 400, was the gateway to a desperate Nazi Germany. Several entire American divisions had already been repulsed by the last hill's dug-in defenders asーunknown to the Alliesーthe height was the key to Adolf Hitler's last-minute plans for a massive counterattack to smash through the American lines in what would become known to history as the Battle of the Bulge.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Thus the stalemate surrounding Hill 400 could not continue. For Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, there was only one solution: Call in Rudder's Rangers. Of the 130 special operators who stormed, captured, and held the hill that December day, only 16 remained to stagger back down its frozen slopes. ＜em＞The Last Hill＜/em＞ is replete with unforgettable action and charactersーa rich and detailed saga of what the survivors of the 2nd Ranger Battalion would remember as “our longest day.”＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Girl in the Jitterbug Dress Hops the Atlantic: WWII Historical & Contemporary Romance【電子書籍】[ Tam Francis ]

＜p＞~Fall in Love on the Dance Floor~＜/p＞ ＜p＞When vintage fashionista Rose sews dissension between June and James, June is driven to choose between the security of her family, friends, and swing scene, or run off with an international swing boy.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Will the handsome Swede turn June's head with an offer to teach Jitterbug across Europe? And is he really the sparkling Lindy Hop star he claimed to be when he twirled her around the historic Catalina ballroom?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Return to Violet's world of big band jazz, seedy nightclubs, and WWII. Follow her through 1940's Los Angeles and early wartime Vegas when she transformed herself into a jazzy songbird.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Will the truth about the murder, the mob, and her murky history undo her rekindled relationship with her lost Jitterbug love and newfound family? And will Violet, Charles, and June finally confirm a biological connection?＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Girl in the Jitterbug Dress Hops the Atlantic continues the story of two women from two different eras, confronting life-altering choices about love, marriage, birth, and death, contrasted by 1940's Vegas glamour and the seductive thrill of hopping across Europe.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Girl in the Jitterbug Dress: WWII Historical and Contemporary Romance【電子書籍】[ Tam Francis ]

＜p＞~ The past doesn't always stay in the past. Sometimes it comes to life on the dance floor ~＜/p＞ ＜p＞Enter a world of nostalgic fashion, classic cocktails, and dance halls. 18-year-old June finds herself face to face with one of her deepest desires. Dance. She embarks on a coming-of-age path of discovery. The vintage skirt wrapping around her warm thighs on the crowded dance floor belies her 20th Century ideas. She's moved to distraction by a dance partner expertly shifting his leg between hers, delicately pushing her into intricately guided steps.＜/p＞ ＜p＞When an accomplished dancer is injured before the international jitterbug contest, June is tapped to take her place. June struggles to overcome her fears, win the contest, and not fall in love with herーotherwise engagedーdance partner.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Fifty years earlier, WW2 era, another 18-year-old jitterbug, Violet, leads the life June and her friends emulate. But Violet's life begins to unravel when she and her sailor beau find her grifting father passed out on her doorstep, blood oozing from his head.＜/p＞ ＜p＞They race against his deployment to tie the knot before the war can tear them apart. When his letters mysteriously stop arriving, Violet is forced to make the decision of a lifetime alone.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Half a century later, while practicing for the contest, June finds an antique dress which may lead her to the one person she's been looking for, her biological grandmother, and the key to unlocking a fifty year-old mystery.＜/p＞ ＜p＞THE GIRL IN THE JITTERBUG DRESS is the parallel story of two young women struggling with love, loss, and redemption, united across generations by a 1940's swing dress.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Lighthouse of Stalingrad The Hidden Truth at the Centre of WWII's Greatest Battle【電子書籍】[ Iain MacGregor ]

＜p＞**'Stunning. History at its very best: a blend of impeccably researched scholarship, genuinely revelatory primary sources, and a beautifully written narrative' - James Holland＜/p＞ ＜p＞'The sheer brutal intimacy of his descriptions of the fighting are extraordinary' - Frederick Taylor＜/p＞ ＜p＞*'*A wonderful and important and timely book' - Alexander Kershaw, ＜em＞New York Times＜/em＞ bestselling author of ＜em＞The Bedford Boys＜/em＞ and ＜em＞First Wave＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞'An authoritative and unforgettable insight into the decisive days of that most terrible struggle on the banks of the Volga' - Jonathan Dimbleby＜/p＞ ＜p＞'An utterly gripping read' - James Holland＜/p＞ ＜p＞'MacGregor writes with great fluency and narrative drive . . . compellingly terse' - William Boyd＜/p＞ ＜p＞'Magisterial' - Dan Snow**＜/p＞ ＜p＞The sacrifices that enabled the Soviet Union to defeat Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-45 are sacrosanct. The foundation of their eventual victory was laid during the battle for the city of Stalingrad, resting on the banks of the river Volga. For Germany, the catastrophic defeat was the beginning of their eventual demise that would see the Red Army two years later flying their flag of victory above the Reichstag. Stalingrad is seen as the pivotal battle of the Second World War, with over two million civilians and combatants either killed, wounded or captured during the bitter winter of September 1942. Both sides endured terrible conditions in brutal house-to-house fighting reminiscent of the Great War.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Within this life-and-death struggle for the heart of the city and situated on the frontline was a key strategic building, codenamed: 'The Lighthouse'. Here, a small garrison of Red Army guardsmen withstood German aerial bombardments and fought off daily assaults of infantry and armour. Red Army newspaper reports at the time would be seized upon by the Moscow media needing to place a positive spin on the fighting that had at one point looked beyond salvation. By the end of the war, the story of this building would gather further momentum to inspire Russians to rebuild their destroyed towns and cities until it became the legend it is today, renamed after the simple sergeant who had supposedly led the defence - 'Pavlov's House'.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In time for the eightieth anniversary, ＜em＞The Lighthouse of Stalingrad＜/em＞ will shed fresh insight on this iconic battle through the prism of the men who fought one another over five months and the officers who commanded them. A riveting narrative, informed by both German and Russian archives to unearth unpublished memoirs and eyewitness testimonies from veterans and civilians alike, this book will celebrate the real heroes and provide a truer picture of how this mighty battle finally ended.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Nintendo Magic: Winning the Videogame Wars【電子書籍】[ Osamu Inoue ]

＜p＞Back in the 80s, Nintendo ruled the home-entertainment market with the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System). But then rival Sony introduced PlayStation, which featured advancements and cutting-edge technology that put Nintendo's Super-NES to shame. Nintendo quickly lost its dominant market share to Sony and found itself floundering. In 2006, Nintendo released Wii at the same time Sony introduced its highly-anticipated and much-vaunted PlayStation III and Microsoft's XBox 360. Wii's David defeated PlayStation's Goliath, inversely echoing the SNES/PlayStation outcome of a decade previous. Nintendo Magic: Winning the Videogame Wars is the story of what went right, discussing the business strategies and marketing savvy that took on the mighty Sony and won.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Topics include:＜br /＞ How where you put your company is just as important as how you run it: being in Kyoto＜br /＞ From work force to policies, why Nintendo's "just enough" attitude succeeds＜br /＞ Why the ability to read a balance sheet is overrated＜br /＞ Respect seniority but approve huge R&D budgets for talented junior employees＜br /＞ Allowing maximum communication between disparate divisions (hardware and software)＜br /＞ Enlarging the pie: going after casual gamers (The art of mainstreaming)＜br /＞ How the Wii will be the next major household appliance and the DSi will be the cell phone of the future.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Nintendo Magic: Winning the Videogame Wars＜/em＞ should serve as a warning to similar powerhouse industries never to understimate the modest competitor. It should occupy the bookshelf of any business person smart enough to know they don't need to be a giant to win.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Kiwi im S?dwesten Eine Bilanz der zweiten Regierung Kretschmann 2016-2021【電子書籍】

＜p＞Nach der ersten gr?n-roten Landesregierung in einem deutschen Bundesland von 2011 bis 2016 in Baden-W?rttemberg f?hrte Winfried Kretschmann von 2016 bis 2021 zum zweiten Mal eine gr?n-gef?hrte Landesregierung an ? eine lager?bergreifend gr?n-schwarze Kiwi-Koalition. Auch diese Regierungskonstellation ist bislang in der deutschen Geschichte einmalig. Der Sammelband analysiert, wie sich dieser Regierungswechsel von Gr?n-Rot zur selbst ernannten gr?n-schwarzen Komplement?rkoalition in den verschiedenen Politikfeldern auf die durchgesetzten Policies ausgewirkt hat. Neben dem expliziten Vergleich der durchgef?hrten Reformen in den beiden Legislaturperioden beleuchten einzelne Kapitel des Sammelbands beispielsweise auch die Koalitionsbildungsprozesse, die B?rgerbeteiligung und den Einfluss organisierter Interessen unter der zweiten Landesregierung Kretschmann sowie die Verschiebungen im Parteiensystem in Baden-W?rttemberg.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Star Crossed A True WWII Romeo and Juliet Love Story in Hitler's Paris【電子書籍】[ Heather Dune Macadam ]

＜p＞＜strong＞For readers of ＜em＞The Nightingale＜/em＞ by Kristin Hannah who are looking for an immersive true account of Nazi-occupied Paris, ＜em＞Star-Crossed＜/em＞ is an epic story of love and resistance during WW2 from the award-winning author of Pen America Literary Award Finalist and Goodreads Choice Award Nominee, ＜em＞999＜/em＞. Part historical portrait of life during the Occupation, part valentine to The City of Light and the resilience of its people, this transportive love story follows the romance between a Catholic Resistance fighter and a Holocaust victim who meet at the famous Caf? Flore before war, prejudice, and disapproving families set them on divergent and tragically inevitable paths.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞A Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞“What a beautiful, heartbreaking story.” ーErica Robuck, National Bestselling Author of ＜em＞Sisters of Night and Fog＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Paris, 1940. The City of Light has fallen under German occupation. Among patriotic Parisians, the pursuit of art, culture, and jazz has become a bold act of defiance. So has forbidden love for talented and spirited Jewish teenager Annette Zelman, a student at the Beaux-Arts, and dashing young Catholic poet Jean Jausion. Despite their devout families’ vehement opposition, the young couple finds acceptance at the famed Caf? de Flore, whose habitues includeSimone de Beauvoir, Jean-Paul Sartre, Pablo Picasso, Django Reinhardt, and other luminaries of the Latin Quarter.＜/p＞ ＜p＞For a time, Annette and Jean feel they have eluded the brute might of the relentless Nazis -- and more immediately, their parents’ threats and demands. But as restrictions on the Jewish community escalate to arrests and deportations, the maleficent forces gathering around the young lovers set them on divergent and tragically inevitable paths.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Drawn from never-before-published family letters and other treasures, as well as archival sources and exclusive interviews, Star-Crossed offers us precious insight into the Holocaust and the lives French people bravely led under the Hitler regime. This breathtaking true story of beauty, art, liberation, and the transformative power of love resonates with an intimate story of undying devotion, seen through the prism of history.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Teacher of Warsaw A WWII Novel【電子書籍】[ Mario Escobar ]

＜p＞＜strong＞"I want everyone I know to read this book." --Kelly Rimmer, ＜em＞New York Times＜/em＞ bestselling author of ＜em＞The Things We Cannot Say＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞For fans of ＜em＞The Warsaw Orphan＜/em＞ and ＜em＞The Tattooist of Auschwitz＜/em＞. The start of WWII changed everything in Poland irrevocably--except for one man's capacity to love.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞September 1, 1939＜/em＞: Sixty-year-old Janusz Korczak and the students and teachers at his Dom Sierot Jewish orphanage are outside enjoying a beautiful day in Warsaw. Hours later, their lives are altered forever when the Nazis invade. Suddenly treated as an outcast in his own city, Janusz--a respected leader known for his heroism and teaching--is determined to do whatever it takes to protect the children from the horrors to come.＜/p＞ ＜p＞When over four hundred thousand Jewish people are rounded up and forced to live in the 1.3-square-mile walled compound of the Warsaw ghetto, Janusz and his friends take drastic measures to shield the children from disease and starvation. With dignity and courage, the teachers and students of Dom Sierot create their own tiny army of love and bravely prepare to march toward the future--whatever it may hold.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Unforgettable, devastating, and inspired by a real-life hero of the Holocaust, The Teacher of Warsaw reminds the world that one single person can incite meaning, hope, and love.＜/p＞ ＜p＞For fans of ＜em＞The Goddess of Warsaw＜/em＞, this gripping WWII novel offers a unique perspective on the resilience of the human spirit in the face of unimaginable adversity. With its powerful storytelling and poignant characters, ＜em＞The Teacher of Warsaw＜/em＞ is a perfect book club pick. Delve deeper into the history and themes of the novel with the included timeline, author notes, and discussion questions.＜/p＞ ＜p＞And don't miss Mario's other books: ＜strong＞＜em＞Auschwitz Lullaby, Children of the Stars, Remember Me, The Librarian of Saint-Malo＜/em＞, and ＜em＞The Forgotten Names＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞"A beautifully written, deeply emotional story of hope, love, and courage in the face of unspeakable horrors. That such self-sacrifice, dedication and goodness existed restores faith in humankind. Escobar's heart-rending yet uplifting tale is made all the more poignant by its authenticity. Bravo!" --Tea Cooper, award-winning and bestselling author of ＜em＞The Cartographer's Secret＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】I Am Defiance: A Novel of WWII【電子書籍】[ Jenni L. Walsh ]

＜p＞Jenni L. Walsh delivers a gripping story about a real-life youth resistance group in World War II Germany, and about the power of thinking for yourself in the fight against hatred.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Brigitte tries not to ask questions. They don't seem very welcome at her League of German Girls meetings, where she and her friends learn about their duties to Hitler's war effort.But she can't help asking questions when a mysterious pamphlet appears in her mailbox: a pamphlet full of words like resistance and freedom, from a group that calls itself the White Rose. Brigitte's father and older sister, Angelika, seem to agree with the forbidden papers -- an opinion that is dangerous even to whisper at home. And when Angelika becomes involved with secret resistance efforts, Brigitte's questions only bloom.Could Angelika be connected to the White Rose? Is Brigitte's family in danger of being arrested? And if she chooses a side, will Brigitte be able to take a stand?＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Education of Frank A Story of WWII【電子書籍】[ Glenn G Tucker ]

＜p＞Frank Talley was a young industrious boy living in a well-to-do family until his parents, sister and brother were killed in an automobile accident while taking his older sister to start her college studies. His family’s closest friends have a contract that in case of an accident to either set of parents; the remaining parents would serve as guardians to the others’ children. He and Rosie, the daughter of his adoptive parents fall in love but Frank starts to think of Rosie as a sister and fights falling in love with her and soon comes to regard her as his sister. His guardian finds the family’s former maid, Iris, and rehires her to take care of the house Frank inherited and serve as his live in caretaker. He falls in love with Iris but realizes their age difference thwarts his love. His first sexual encounters occur when three gold diggers seduce him. He has several other sexual encounters as he matures and soon learns the difference between girls who would be his friend and those who would rather share his wealth. Frank, as he matures, becomes aware of the moral implications of sex with young females and cleans up his act. When he graduates from Highschool he enlists in the navy. He discovers his love for his housekeeper Iris is now mutual and she joins him in Bremerton, Washington. They marry as he studies to become a radio operator at the navy base in Bremerton. He and his three closest friends are assigned to the USS Ben Franklin, CV 13. e carrier is attacked and badly damaged off the coast of Japan. Frank is badly wounded but still manages to pull two of his friends to safety but the third is dead. He blames himself for not being able to save his third friend. At the same time as the carrier Ben Franklin is attacked and Frank is wounded, his wife Iris is killed when a truck slams into her car as she is returning from a visit to her doctor. For his heroics in saving two of his friends Frank is awarded the Silver Star. While in recovery from his wounds he realizes Rosie is not his sister and he falls in deeply in love with her again.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Red Burning Sky A totally gripping WWII aviation thriller【電子書籍】[ Tom Young ]

＜h2＞A thrilling drama based on the true story of one of the Second World War's most daring and successful rescue missions.＜/h2＞ ＜p＞Summer, 1944. Yugoslavia is locked in a war within a war. In addition to fighting the German occupation, warring factions battle each other. Hundreds of Allied airmen have been shot down over this volatile region, among them American Lieutenant ＜strong＞Bill Bogdonavich＜/strong＞. Though grateful to the locals who are risking their lives to shelter and protect him from German troops, Bogdonavich dreams of the impossible: escape.＜/p＞ ＜p＞With three failed air missions behind him, Lieutenant ＜strong＞Drew Carlton＜/strong＞ is desperate for redemption. From a Texas airbase he volunteers for a secretive and dangerous assignment, codenamed Operation Halyard, that will bring together American special operations officers, airmen, and local guerilla fighters in Yugoslavia's green hills.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This daring plan to evacuate hundreds of stranded airmen while avoiding detection by the Germans faces overwhelming odds. What follows is one of the greatest stories of military heroism, an elaborate rescue that required astonishing courage, sacrifice, and resilience.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞＜em＞Red Burning Sky＜/em＞ is a riveting and ultimately triumphant military thriller based on true events, all the more remarkable for being so little known until now. Perfect for fans of Alistair MacLean, Jack Higgins and John Nichol.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Praise for Tom Young＜/p＞ ＜p＞'One of the most exciting new thriller talents in years!' Vince Flynn＜/p＞ ＜p＞'Gripping and impressively authentic' Frederick Forsyth＜/p＞ ＜p＞'Courage and honor in the face of the enemy have not been so brilliantly portrayed since the great novels of the Second World War' Jack Higgins＜/p＞ ＜p＞'A gutsy, gritty thriller told only as one who's been there and done that could write it a terrific new writer' W.E.B. Griffin＜/p＞ ＜p＞'Young has a gift for allowing the reader to experience the emotional aspect of being a soldier Military-thriller fans should make Young's work an essential addition to their reading lists' ＜em＞Booklist＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞'Like Tom Clancy, Young has an eye for detail about military equipment, operations, and thinking that will ring true with any veteran' General Chuck Horner, USAF (RET.), former Commander, U.S. Central Command Air Forces＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Inevitable On the Brinks of WWIII【電子書籍】[ Sigma Tramps ]

＜p＞President Li Fung, like Hitler, grew up in abject poverty in China and struggled his way up in the tightly state-controlled armed forces of the PRC. He now wants complete control over the world’s natural resources and to make China an “Empire”.＜br /＞ It is 2026. Li Fung leaves no stone unturned to bring the world’s top countries to their knees and activates plans to paralyze their economy, infrastructure, and armed forces by discreetly deploying bioweapons and mini nukes.＜br /＞ In Afghanistan, the Taliban are inches away from gaining control over Pakistan’s nukes. In Egypt, Mohd. Ghoneim uses Chinese funds to recruit extremist sleeper cells in various European countries. In Turkey, President Murad Tekant works to restore the Ottoman Empire. In Iran, Supreme Commander Ayatollah explains his attack plans to the Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Army. In the US, FBI agent Dave Watson tries to beat the clock, chasing various mini nukes and bioweapons entering the US from various entry points. China’s threatening activities in the East China Sea sends a red signal to the Pentagon who urgently shift their Naval Armada to protect Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan.＜br /＞ The world is now on the brink of WWIII, which is now inevitable.＜br /＞ ＜em＞＜strong＞“Technology, Trade and Terrorism; Cocktail of this troika, unhesitatingly would be used by Chinese for the furtherance of its expansionist agenda and to gain super economic power status. And this is the running theme of ‘The Inevitable’, a masterpiece thriller cum war fiction novel of Sigma Tramps. A must-read novel”. Air Vice-Marshal Pranay Sinha VSM (Retd.)＜/strong＞＜/em＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Sasquatch Shaman of the Woods【電子書籍】[ Russell Wiitala ]

＜p＞On a sunny day in May of 2007, my friend, Russell Wilson, who told me about a family seeing sasquatch just outside of town. I was immediately taken by the thought that they might exist and I became obsessed with the idea of finding out for myself.＜/p＞ ＜p＞After four years of searching, we had found nothing more than one possible sixteen-inch print. I was feeling discouraged and was beginning to have the thought that it was time to quit when I experienced a strong odor and heard three very distinct knocks not far away. That incident renewed my enthusiasm and was the first of what has become frequent interaction with sasquatch.＜/p＞ ＜p＞At my core, I'm just a curious being. It is as simple as that. I have always wanted to know the secrets of the universe. It turns out that I was chosen for this, perhaps before birth. Perhaps that is why I was born different and with a sense of wonder about the realm we live in and beyond.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Am I superior? No, just different. We all shine with our own light. The truth is most don't realize they are on fire. Everyone one of us are part of this universal fire and it is part of us. We all participate in the manifestation of our reality. You could call it God and I would be fine with that.＜/p＞ ＜p＞I have gone from atheist to very spiritual during this journey. That is because I have been shown and felt very unique experiences that have converted me to my current beliefs. The entities I've interacted with would tell you that I was not easy to convince. They have had to show me everything and in doing so, made my journey fantastical. I feel very lucky to have been chosen for whatever this is? I believe it has something to do with a reveal, perhaps to prepare humanity.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Orphan Girl A WWII Novel of Courage Found and a Promise Kept【電子書籍】[ Kurt Palka ]

＜p＞＜strong＞For fans of Kristin Harmel and Martha Hall Kelly's ＜em＞Lilac Girls＜/em＞ -- the bestselling author of ＜em＞The Piano Maker＜/em＞ returns with a vivid, atmospheric, and deeply moving novel set during the final months of the Second World War.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞NATIONAL BESTSELLER＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞London, 1944/45: Kate Henderson is an energetic and spirited young woman. As a trained paramedic and ambulance driver she does her work courageously and with determination, even though underneath she is still wrestling with grief after witnessing the shooting death of her diplomat father seven years earlier. Her father’s murder was never properly investigated and it remains unsolved.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Kate’s life is interrupted once more when she wakes up one night to the sound of the air raid alarm and the terror whistles of a bomb’s stabilizers screaming toward the roof of her house. Kate survives, but she is injured.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Her house is gone as well, and after her time in the hospital, Claire Giroux, a kind doctor and family friend, invites Kate to live with her as she recuperates. This arrangement works well for them until a few months later when Claire’s husband comes home from the war. Within days the lives of both women are drastically altered, and events are set in motion, both in England and in Canada, that challenge Kate and Claire to their limits.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞The Orphan Girl＜/em＞ is a moving and powerful story about friendship and courage, and about promises made and kept.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。