Browsing: Germany

In this thrilling true story, an itinerant cowboy volunteers for a British air squadron during World War I — and goes on to become a famed flying ace. A “jewel of a war memoir… Exciting, understated, and humorous” (The Wall Street Journal).

“Disturbing but profound” (Booklist): After her family is sent to Auschwitz, Hanka must do the unthinkable to survive in this “stunning work… worthy of comparison to those by Elie Wiesel and Primo Levi” (Publishers Weekly).

Once Hitler’s foreign press secretary, Ernst Hanfstaengl defected and became an asset to Franklin D. Roosevelt. This book offers an unprecedented inside look at the terrifying rise of the Nazi empire.

“Compelling” (Publishers Weekly): Traudl Junge dreamed of being a ballerina — but instead became the secretary to one of the world’s most evil figures. Learn about her time working for Hitler in this disturbing tale from a dark hour in history.

In a village in 1890s Germany, three sisters must learn to thrive in a man’s world when their father, a master glassblower, passes away. A beautifully crafted historical novel from an internationally bestselling author, with over 6,100 five-star ratings on Goodreads!

An “intense, moving” New York Times bestseller (Booklist starred review): In Nazi-occupied Paris, an American physician and his family risked everything to help the French Resistance smuggle Allied pilots to safety. A BookBub Editor Pick that’s “constructed and written like a thriller” (Chicago Tribune).

In this “explosive” story (Diana Gabaldon) that’s “good enough to read twice” (Kirkus Reviews), two men risk everything to infiltrate a concentration camp — and destroy a deadly nerve gas. “A thriller that really thrills… On fire with suspense” (Stephen King).

In the fourth mystery in Philip Kerr’s New York Times bestselling series, Bernie Gunther—a former policeman and reluctant SS offier—attempts…

A “richly satisfying mystery” (Los Angeles Times) with over 1,100 five-star ratings on Goodreads: Detective Bernie Gunther must confront his past as one haunting case echoes between 1934 Berlin and 1954 Cuba… An “outstanding” historical noir (Publishers Weekly starred review).