Showing results for "David" in 20th Century

Autumn 1944. With the Allies giving chase across France, German forces are in full retreat after the defeat at the Falaise Gap. Now, two of these orphaned squads - one American unit, one German - find themselves in a small French village with a bridge across that river. Both sides want possession of the ancient bridge across the Moselle, and the result will be an epic showdown that pits general against general, and sniper against sniper.

In the frigid winter of 1944, amidst the chaos of the Battle of the Bulge, US sniper Caje Cole fights for survival in the encircled town of Bastogne. With Panzer tanks and a deadly enemy sniper on his heels, Cole and his squad are given a high-stakes mission: escorting a captured German officer to headquarters for interrogation. But this is no ordinary prisoner—he's wanted for war crimes by the Americans and considered a traitor by his own countrymen.

Echoes of Forbidden Harmony is a gripping historical fiction novel by David Guthrie that transports listeners to 1938 Berlin, amidst the rise of Nazi Germany. The story follows Lieutenant Hans Belkin, a young and ambitious officer in the Wehrmacht, as he navigates the treacherous political landscape and the horrors of war.

Zum 100. Jahrestag des Gebirgskriegs in den Dolomiten. Wie eine Steinwand, die Gott als natürliche Grenze zwischen Nord- und Südeuropa in die Erde gerammt hat, ragen die Berge hinter Sexten in den Himmel. Hier verläuft 1915 die Grenze zwischen Österreich-Ungarn und Italien. Eine Front, die im Ersten Weltkrieg Schauplatz eines erbitterten Stellungskriegs wird. Gekämpft wird auf Felsvorsprüngen, Gipfeln, auf Skiern, mit Stichmessern, Karabinern und Handgranaten.

Una apasionante historia familiar. Un siglo convulso. Un amor extraordinario sometido a los golpes del destino. Nada hacía prever que un judío vienés, cuya familia pereció en el Holocausto, y una joven viuda de Bremen se encontrarían alguna vez, y mucho menos que se enamorarían y se atreverían a vivir juntos contra viento y marea. Cuando se conocen, Waltraut es ya viuda y Joschi tiene veinte años más que ella: a priori la situación no puede resultar más complicada, de modo que ella inicialmente lo rechaza.

How a teenager and her friend cope with life on a farm near Leningrad 1942 during the seige by German troops. Their fears, memories, and hopes during their brutal experiences.