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Daring aviators take the skies by storm in this historical romance filled with unconventional women - and the men strong enough to love them.

Young Dorothy is trapped in a life of poverty and heartache. Abandoned by a mother who never loved her, she is forced to live with grandparents who care even less for her than they do for their own bratty children. Dorothy must persevere and hold on to the distant memory of her loving father with only a tin of letters and a small toy soldier to remind her of her former life of wealth and privilege. Just when Dorothy thinks life has nothing left to offer, a letter arrives, inviting her to visit her father in London. Will this be the opportunity Dorothy has been waiting for?

En Izquierda y derecha Joseph Roth describe un mundo particular conformado a la luz de la posguerra luego de la Primera Guerra Mundial: el de la familia Bernheim. Paul y Theodor, hermanos, exhiben dos caracteres que emergen de una familia que se ha venido abajo, tanto a nivel económico como a nivel moral.

Tief in den Wäldern des Staates Washington liegt die Holzfällerstadt Commonwealth. Charles Worthy hat sich mit der Gründung der Stadt und ihren gesellschaftlichen Idealen fernab von Ausbeutung und Unterdrückung einen Lebenstraum erfüllt. Doch sein Traum ist in Gefahr: Gerade als sich der Erste Weltkrieg seinem Ende zuneigt, bricht die todbringende Spanische Grippe aus. Die Bewohner von Commonwealth sind entschlossen, sich mit strenger Quarantäne zu schützen.

History of the 318 Field Hospital has been timely written for the 100th anniversary of the United States' entry into WWI, the Great War. The story will take you from the early days in Georgia, Camp Oglethorpe, as the medical specialist begins to learn about army life, to the Camp Lee, Virginia, experience, where nonspecialists learn quickly how to become soldiers.

Leutnant Trotta rettet dem Kaiser in der Schlacht bei Solferino das Leben und wird zum Dank in den Adelsstand erhoben. Sein Sohn dient als Bezirkshauptmann in der Provinz, dessen Sohn - der Enkel des 'Helden von Solferino' - versucht erfolglos, Karriere beim Militär zu machen. Dann beginnt der Krieg.

Den internationale bestsellerforfatter Ella Carey er tilbage med en gribende fortælling om tab og sorg, om store drømme, high fashion og overvældende kærlighed. Året er 1918 i Paris og Vianne drømmer om den dag, hvor hun ikke længere er nødt til at sy uniformer, og i stedet kan begynde at skabe de fantastiske kjoler, hun drømmer om. Men netop som krigens afslutning synes inden for rækkevidde, bliver Viannes mor og søster dræbt i et luftangreb, og hendes bror stiller hende et ultimatum: opgiv drømmen om at blive designer, eller forlad deres fælles barndomshjem.

TOM PIERWSZY POWIEŚCI, KTÓREJ AKCJA ROZGRYWA SIĘ W CZASACH WIELKIEJ WOJNY. Warszawa, rok 1913. Marek Sokalski, pomocnik dekarza, pracuje przy naprawie dachu więzienia. Pewnego dnia wdaje się w rozmowę z jednym z więźniów i postanawia spełnić jego prośbę. Od tej chwili odmienia się całe jego życie, pojawia się w nim Marta Brońska, dla której gotów jest zaryzykować wszystko. Zmuszony uciekać z kraju trafia do Krakowa, gdzie wstępuje do polskich drużyn strzeleckich. Marta tymczasem musi zmierzyć się z wszechwładną carską policją.

Brothers James and Innes Lowrie return home to their wives and families after the war, Innes working for a shipbuilder and James returning to sea and the family's fishing business. Sister Bethany Pate and Innes have sons and heirs to go into the family business, but James does not. Innes takes in orphaned Etta Mulholland, adding to his already large family. In 1931, as the new generation take the helm and pursue various careers in Buckie’s fishing industry, some are content to take on the roles their parents have chosen for them, while others rail against these strictures.

Dalla miseria dell'infanzia con una madre senza marito alla condizione finale di moglie precocemente sfiorita, Anna sembra scontare l'inappellabile condanna all'infelicità del suo essere bastarda. Ma, più che di una sofferta espiazione, la sua vana ricerca di felicità brilla della luce di un dolente accettare la vita.

Sándor Márai publicó esta novela cuando tenía treinta años y acababa de regresar a Hungría. Aunque ya era conocido como escritor de talento, Los rebeldes causó un gran impacto y acabó de consagrar a su autor, que iniciaba entonces uno de sus períodos creativos más intensos y fecundos. Apenas unos meses antes del final de la Primera Guerra Mundial, cuatro jóvenes acaban sus estudios y se enfrentan al último verano de la adolescencia. En cuestión de semanas serán llamados a filas y enviados al frente, un frente del cual solo llegan noticias nefastas.

Round about the second anniversary of the start of World War 1, Roger Waterlow is still stuck ashore in charge of the ramshackle British naval intelligence effort in a sweltering notionally "neutral" country in South-eastern Europe. As rumor follows rumor and the situation becomes daily more confused, Waterlow and his organisation learn of three couriers trying to carry correspondence to Berlin—correspondence that might give the Entente powers vital insights into German intentions for the region, if only they can be intercepted and their papers seized....

Un sogno di libertà. Una città in rivolta. Un ragazzo alla ricerca di sé stesso. Settembre 1919. L'eco della guerra ancora risuona in un'Europa ferita, mentre in una città assediata nasce un sogno rivoluzionario. Leo, diciassettenne inquieto e determinato, lascia la sua casa tra le montagne della Carnia per unirsi all'impresa di Fiume, guidata da Gabriele D'Annunzio. Spinto dall'irrequietezza e dal desiderio di far parte di qualcosa di grande, Leo si immerge in un mondo fatto di ideali rivoluzionari, discorsi infuocati e sogni di giustizia sociale.

Settembre 1919. L’eco della guerra ancora risuona in un’Europa ferita, mentre in una città assediata nasce un sogno rivoluzionario. Leo, diciassettenne inquieto e determinato, lascia la sua casa tra le montagne della Carnia per unirsi all’impresa di Fiume, guidata da Gabriele D’Annunzio. Spinto dall’irrequietezza e dal desiderio di far parte di qualcosa di grande, Leo si immerge in un mondo fatto di ideali rivoluzionari, discorsi infuocati e sogni di giustizia sociale.

Lords of the Air continues the gripping battle between the two airship teams. The whole future of the airship program in Great Britain rests on the famous flight of Cardington R101. Will politics play too large a role? Will Charlotte be able to handle the very real stress of being married to an airshipman? Will her psychopath stalker, Jessup, triumph? Will Princess Marthe say yes to Lord Thomson’s proposal of marriage?

1914. The clouds of war are gathering across Europe, but life in the Durham village of Ashbrook Stills carries on as it has for generations, the miners and farmers unmindful of the catastrophe that is about to engulf their world and put them all in danger. The Garforth family lies at the epicenter of the upcoming change, as the young men of the village eagerly heed the call to arms and rush to enlist. Soon, young Edgar Garforth finds himself fighting for his life on the beaches of Gallipoli, as his brothers also enlist in Kitchener’s Army, ready to do their duty for King and Country.

Dann bricht der Krieg aus - und nichts ist mehr, wie es war. Träume zerbrechen, Wege trennen sich, und das Schicksal stellt jede Gewissheit auf die Probe. Wird es im Haus unter der Magnolie noch eine Zukunft geben?

Sur le champ de bataille, un obus éclate. Abel n'écoute que son courage et, au péril de sa vie, sauve un inconnu d'une mort certaine. Adrien s'intéresse à la vie d'Abel. Alors qu'Abel est en convalescence dans un hôpital de fortune, un officier défiguré vient occuper le lit voisin. Abel est ouvrier, Adrien est médecin : un gouffre social les sépare et jamais ils ne se seraient rencontrés dans la vie civile.

Arthur Stannard was just 17 years old when he was transported more than 11,000 miles from his home in rural England to the rugged open landscapes of North Island, New Zealand. The son of a naval officer, Arthur was one of hundreds of boys and girls who were taken from their families and shipped to locations around the Dominions. Arthur’s destination was Flock House, a residential home and farm training school, set up and run by New Zealand farmers as a debt of gratitude to The Royal Navy for protecting their merchant ships during the First World War.

Tirol, 1972: Nach einem traumatischen Erlebnis zieht sich die Münchner Ingenieurin Hanna Voss in die Einsamkeit der Alpen zurück. Im traditionsreichen Berghotel Waldfrieden sucht sie Ruhe – doch stattdessen begegnet sie Schatten, die bis weit in die Vergangenheit zurückreichen. Als Hanna in der Bibliothek ein vergilbtes Tagebuch entdeckt, entfaltet sich vor ihr das Schicksal von Johann Trenkwalder, einem Soldaten des Ersten Weltkriegs, und seiner Frau Margarete.