Everything World War 2 - WWII

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Occupied Publisher's Summary

What does it mean to live under the boot of an occupying army? Not as a soldier, not as a politician, but as a mother, a student, a shopkeeper, or a child—trying to survive while your world is dismantled around you. In Occupied: The Horrors Of Civilian Life Under Nazi Rule, historian Cyril Marlen offers an unflinching and deeply human account of what it was like for ordinary people trapped beneath the Nazi regime during World War II.

From France to Poland, from the Netherlands to Yugoslavia, millions of civilians found themselves suddenly under Nazi control as Hitler’s forces swept across Europe. This book shines a light on their often-overlooked stories—the quiet desperation, the moral ambiguity, the endurance, and the unspeakable trauma. These are not tales of battlefield glory; they are accounts of silent suffering and daily heroism in kitchens, classrooms, markets, and hiding places.

Marlen begins with the sheer psychological shock of occupation: the loss of national identity, the vanishing of civil liberties, and the sudden appearance of swastikas on familiar streets. From there, each chapter explores a different aspect of life under occupation. Rationing and hunger became daily concerns, as access to food and basic supplies dwindled. Civilians were subjected to arbitrary arrests, public executions, and the ever-present fear of denunciation or deportation.

The book delves into forced labour programmes that stripped men and women from their homes and sent them to work for the Nazi war machine. It investigates the manipulation of truth through relentless propaganda and censorship. It examines the moral tightrope civilians walked between collaboration and resistance, and the ways in which neighbours, friends, and even family members were forced to make impossible choices under duress.

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  • Book 1

    The Impossible Victory: Ten Reasons Why Nazi Germany Lost WWII cover art
    • The Impossible Victory: Ten Reasons Why Nazi Germany Lost WWII

    • By: Cyril Marlen
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  • Book 2

    Top 10 Nazi Conspiracies Debunked: The Real Story Behind the Myths cover art
    • Top 10 Nazi Conspiracies Debunked: The Real Story Behind the Myths

    • By: Cyril Marlen
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    What Was Operation Mockingbird?: What the Conspiracy Theorists Think cover art
    • What Was Operation Mockingbird?: What the Conspiracy Theorists Think

    • By: Cyril Marlen
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  • Book 5

    Island by Island: The Pacific War in Brutal Detail cover art
    • Island by Island: The Pacific War in Brutal Detail

    • By: Cyril Marlen
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    The Fall of the Reich: The Final 100 Days cover art
    • The Fall of the Reich: The Final 100 Days

    • By: Cyril Marlen
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    The Watch of Von Ribbentrop: A Nazi Relic & its Story cover art
    • The Watch of Von Ribbentrop: A Nazi Relic & its Story

    • By: Cyril Marlen
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  • Book 11

    Holocaust Denial: How It Started and Why It Persists cover art
    • Holocaust Denial: How It Started and Why It Persists

    • By: Cyril Marlen
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  • Book 12

    Operation Mincemeat: The Corpse That Fooled Hitler cover art
    • Operation Mincemeat: The Corpse That Fooled Hitler

    • By: Cyril Marlen
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  • Book 13

    • America’s First Spy Agency
    • By: Cyril Marlen
    • Narrated by: J D Lake
    • Length: 2 hrs and 55 mins
    • Release date: 01-08-2025
    • Language: English
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  • Book 15

    The War in the Jungle: World War 2 in Southeast Asia cover art
    • The War in the Jungle: World War 2 in Southeast Asia

    • By: Cyril Marlen
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  • Book 16

    The Final Push: How Europe Was Liberated! cover art
    • The Final Push: How Europe Was Liberated!

    • By: Cyril Marlen
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  • Book 18

    The Destruction of Berlin in 1945 cover art
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