Showing titles in World War I

Londra, settembre 1914. "Le mie mani non tremano mai. Sono una chirurga, ma alle donne non è consentito operare. Men che meno a me: madre ma non moglie, sono di origine italiana e pago anche il prezzo dell’indecisione della mia terra natia in questa guerra che già miete vite su vite. Quando una notte ricevo una visita inattesa, comprendo di non rispondere soltanto a me stessa. Il destino di mia figlia, e forse delle ambizioni di tante altre donne, dipende anche da me."

When America declared war on the German Empire in 1917, young men were drafted and thrown into the conflict on the Western Front. A group of young women decided to help the war effort by writing to the soldiers. As Matrice Hamilton corresponds with several young men, only one claims her heart. Will he come home to her if he survives the carnage on the frontlines? If so, can they find love and fulfillment together, or will the dark clouds of war overshadow them forever?

Being female means that Charlotte Dovedale's dreams are likely out of reach. Her mother is eager to support Charlotte's brother in his quest to join the newly formed Royal Flying Corps, but Charlotte is left to channel her energy into the suffragette movement. When she meets upper-class Scott Fanshawe, though, he opens a door for her: teaching her to fly. It soon becomes clear that Charlotte has not only the skill, but the bravery required for aviation. However, when she finally earns her pilot's license, the Great War breaks out and threatens to keep her grounded.

Eben noch kämpfte Alois Pokora im Weltkrieg. Dann erwacht er im Krankenhaus in Berlin – und die Welt ist eine andere: das Jahr 1918, der Kaiser geflohen, die alte Ordnung zerbricht. Der Bergmannssohn Alois, der Erste in der Familie mit Schulbildung, sehnt sich nach seiner Liebe Agnes – lässt sich aber bald von der soghaften neuen Freiheit erfassen, geistig, revolutionär, auch erotisch. Er gerät in die Berliner Halbwelt, schult für die dubiose "Baronin" eine Kampftruppe, trifft Rosa Luxemburg.

Facing the birth of her child, and single motherhood, Jo Devereux has spent the last six months in Mucknamore, the Irish village she fled 20 years ago. A trunk of letters and diaries left by her grandmother and great-aunt has revealed a heartbreaking legacy of bitter secrets that have haunted the women of her family for four generations. Now she must find out the ultimate truth: What other secrets and lies lie under her mother’s and grandmother’s unshakeable silence? How does it connect with her failed life as a gender-bending agony aunt in San Franciso?

Den irländsk-amerikanske tjuvjägaren Flynn Patrick O'Flynns jakt på elfenben har fört honom till djungeln i Tyska Östafrika. Kring Rufijiflodens delta har han även stött på sin ärkefiende. Det tyska befälet Herman Fleischer gör sitt bästa för att komma åt honom, men än så länge har O'Flynn lyckats hålla sig undan. Hans tur kan dock vara på väg att vända. Inte långt efter att O'Flynn tagit sig an den unge Sebastian Oldsmith som lärling, börjar världen att förändras.

Spring 1919. WW1 might be over, but the inhabitants of Dorcalon in the Welsh Valleys still feel the pain of the war that took so many of their men. Polly Smith is trying to survive her own battle at home. After her abusive husband, Gus, was finally jailed, Polly has been raising her two-year-old son alone. But being a single mother isn't easy, and Polly finds it harder still as Gus's criminal activities leave her with a bad reputation. Lonely and struggling for money, Polly retreats as she becomes the subject of cruel gossip.

With the Great War raging across Europe, Sergeant Jones and his crack team of Special Unit 13 Marines are called upon to investigate the strange disappearance of allied aircraft north of France in the mountains of Belgium. Pilot Lance Corporal Jackson and his gunner/bombardier Sous-Lieutenant Marcel Moreau find themselves deep behind enemy lines, fighting for their lives against an evil and ancient airborne threat in support of Special Unit 13's efforts on the ground. Can they survive long enough to eliminate the threat and secure the battlefield from the Kaiser’s massing forces?

Two soldiers from opposite sides of the war. One Christmas meal that will change their lives forever. An action-packed historical thriller where survival is the only thing that matters, Sergei and Hans is a story of war, loss, and redemption. Set on the Eastern Front of WWI, on a cruel and unforgiving mountain, and later in a terrifying German prison camp, this fascinating story encapsulates real men and their struggles to survive a war unlike the world has ever seen. Both soldiers have their own stories to tell. They are Sergei and Hans.

Smyrna, 1912: Das Paradies – so nennen viele die Metropole am Ägäischen Meer, die inmitten von Krisen wirkt wie ein weltvergessenes Idyll. In die Stadt, in der Menschen aus aller Herren Länder seit jeher in Eintracht leben, kommt die Berlinerin Klara, um mit Peter, dem Sohn eines Kaufhausmagnaten, eine Zweckehe einzugehen. Doch er kann die lebenshungrige junge Frau nicht glücklich machen, und Klara verliert ihr Herz an den Arzt Sevan. Aber auch er ist gebunden, und als der Erste Weltkrieg ausbricht, beschließen beide, trotz ihrer Liebe füreinander ihre Partner nicht im Stich zu lassen.

1916. Young artist Sam Burke is spared death by firing squad on the battlefields of France and brought to a remote castle by the Irish Sea. At the ‘Tin Nose Shop’, he is tasked with creating intricate masks to hide the mutilated faces of his fellow soldiers from the Front. While he tries to come to terms with the death of his best friend and the promise he failed to keep, Sam and the disfigured soldiers struggle to return to their former lives and their loved ones.

Teufelhunden: 1918 is a gritty, in-your-face, fast-paced historical fiction short story that takes place in June 1918 during the battle of Belleauwood, France. This story is told through a first-person storytelling lens that follows Corporal Young over a nine-hour period that explores the desperation, brutality, and unapologetic trench warfare of the early 20th century and the ugly truths war exposes in ourselves.

Stockholm, 1913. Agneta ne peut que retenir ses larmes quand elle apprend que son père est décédé sans qu'elle ait pu le revoir. Sommée de retourner dans la demeure qu'elle avait fuie pour étudier l'art et vivre libre, loin des carcans imposés par son sexe, elle est désormais la seule héritière du domaine de Löwenhof et se doit de reprendre la gestion du haras familial.

2. Teil. Im Zug von Prag nach Budweis betätigt Schwejk die Notbremse. In Tábor versäumt er den Zug, vertrinkt sein Fahrgeld und muss daher zu Fuß nach Budweis laufen. Auf diesem Fußmarsch, "Schwejks Budweiser Anabasis", gelangt er nach einigen Abenteuern nach Putim, wo er von einem Wachtmeister für einen Spion gehalten wird. Von einem schwer betrunkenen Postenführer wird Schwejk beim Rittmeister in Písek abgeliefert, der ihn zu seinem Regiment nach Budweis zurückschickt.

Sie kämpft für ihre Rechte, das Leben und die Freiheit. Berlin, 1914. Dr. Amelie von Liebwitz hat es geschafft: Als erste Frau arbeitet sie als Chirurgin am Berliner Curias-Krankenhaus. Aber dann passiert ihr ein tödlicher Fehler. Sie zweifelt an ihrer Berufung zur Ärztin, doch ausgerechnet der Erste Weltkrieg scheint ihr einen Ausweg aus der Misere zu bieten. Amelie wird vom Militär für die medizinische Versorgung muslimischer Frauen in Bosnien engagiert.

The First World War has left the world in agony. Disillusionment, hopelessness, and horror are rife when a despondent author gets a visit by Father Time and Father Christmas, who come to raise his spirits. He wishes for better days, but the war has taken everything, turning him into a hopeless and angry nihilist. Nevertheless, the Christmas spirit is here to bring hope and another chance at happiness.

"All the World" (1919) takes place in the aftermath of the Great War. The soldiers are back but they are struggling to settle down again, and so are the women who worked so hard during the war as well. One Sunday, after Dr. Ward’s sermon, something happens that will turn the life in his town upside down.

Laura was raised to hide who she was. She'd been told repeatedly to never reveal her Cherokee heritage or the fact that she'd been attacked by her own father. And no one should ever know she had the second sight, or they might think she was crazy or possessed. Somehow, Laura built a life on her own, married a good man who adored her, and had children, all while managing to keep her secrets. She was determined to raise her children in a home filled with love and support, rather than in an atmosphere of fear and pain like the one she'd known.

WWI is waning in Europe, but Lieutenant Barksdale’s near-constant aerial combat missions have taken their toll. Lura Lee Dunn is an aspiring concert pianist whose own personal battle is just beginning. The women’s suffrage movement is on the rise, emboldening her to break free from her prominent father’s outdated expectations. Unexpectedly, at a posh Hollis House gala, she meets a young pilot, one just home from fighting the Jerries over France. Try as she might to avoid the young aviator, Lura finds herself drawn to him.

Der Krieg steht bevor. Düstere Zeiten brechen an. Zwei Buchhändlerinnen setzen für ihre Überzeugungen alles aufs Spiel. München, 1913. Für Elly wird ein Traum wahr, als sie in der Buchhandlung in der Amalienstraße ihre Ausbildung beginnen darf. Zusammen mit der jungen Buchhalterin Henni liest sie jedes Buch, das ihr in die Finger kommt. Die rebellische Elly und die wissbegierige Henni diskutieren angeregt über Emanzipation und engagieren sich für Frauenrechte, aber bald verdunkeln die heraufziehenden Wolken des Ersten Weltkriegs ihren Horizont.