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Editorial Planeta Mexicana
Pub. Date
agosto 2023.
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405 pages ; 23 cm
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Es 1936, una guerra civil desgarra Espąa y el mundo est̀ al borde del caos... Lucy, una joven maestra de 21 ąos, se siente feliz con su vida en Hertfordshire, sobre todo porque vive al lado de Tom y Jamie, dos hermanos muy diferentes por los que siente un gran carįo. Pero todo cambia cuando Tom, el m̀s joven e idealista, decide viajar a Espąa para unirse a la causa republicana y luchar en la sangrienta guerra civil que se est̀ desarrollando....
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Lieutenant Gene Sinclair never imagined the war would be like this.The training is over, and Gene begins the Pacific island hopping that will mature and harden him, and all the other GIs. Attached to the 24th Infantry Division, Gene's anti-aircraft unit stays close to the front lines of the war. He soon meets all that World War II can throw at him: accidents, injury, typhoons, supply shortages, hallucination-filled malaria, and the death of his friends....
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As a Nazi invasion looms, eight men in Czechoslovakia prepare to resist, in this powerful novella by the New York Times–bestselling author.
Hitler's forces are about to close in, but a small group of men is determined to take a stand against the German aggressors. Each of them knows that it will almost certainly be a futile act-but to them, the alternative is unacceptable. This suspenseful story follows the men's thoughts, memories, and emotions...
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A readable and entertaining introduction to aerial combat in the series that "would be excellent for someone with an early interest in military history" (Army Rumour Service).
Just over a decade after the first successful powered flight, fearless pioneers were flying over the battlefields of France in flimsy biplanes. Though the infantry in their muddy trenches might see aerial combat as glorious and chivalric, the reality was very different and...
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Owen Jackson, also known as Arc1, is the head extraction specialist of SEED, a special unit that is called upon to extract deep-cover intelligence operatives working anywhere in the world. When a double agent named Atifa Naifeh sends a coded message from Pakistan, Jackson springs into action, knowing that time is of the essence.He sets up a plan to track Naifeh and bring her to safety, but when no one shows up at the extraction point five days later,...
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With victory in North Africa complete, the Allies had a choice. The Americans wanted an early cross channel attack from Britain on North West Europe. Churchill favored invading the soft underbelly of Italy to weaken the Axis forces and gain Italian surrender. With Eisenhowers army and battle-hardened Eighth Army in North Africa, Churchill prevailed.The ambitious Operation HUSKY required meticulous planning. Montgomery's Eighth Army and Patton's...
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In the latter part of 1939, German leader Adolf Hitler made a pact with the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin to invade Poland. Confident that British and French leaders would opt for a weak peace settlement, Hitler's army stormed in from the north, south and west on September 1st, while Stalin's Red Army invaded from the east on September 17th.
This story, part fact and part fiction, is an account of the suffering endured by the Polish people at this...
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Set in the year 1865, as the Civil War draws to a close, 1865 New York City Kid follows the story of 16-year-old Daniel Kelly. Born and raised in the slums of New York City, Daniel, known as 'Kid' among his friends, yearns for something beyond the monotonous life he's known. Working for the New York Tribune, like his late father before him, Daniel finds himself disillusioned, especially after a much-anticipated promotion eludes him. It's at this...
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Publisher
Planeta
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
366 pages ; 24 cm
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"Alemania, 1939. Al inicio de la guerra y tras la muerte de su madre, Hanna Rombauer es enviada a vivir con sus t̕os. Inmersa en una vida de lujo que nunca esper̤, pronto es comprometida con un oficial de las SS; sin embargo, la independencia y tenacidad que su madre amorosamente le inculc̤ son inapropiadas para la futura esposa de un oficial en ascenso. Sin consultarle, Hanna es enviada a una elegante villa en las afueras de Berl̕n, donde deber̀...
10) Aguafuerte
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Planeta
Pub. Date
2023.
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358 pages ; 23 cm
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"Noviembre de 1879. El norte de Chile arde con la Guerra del Pacífico y la tensión con Perú y Bolivia está en su punto crítico. Las batallas navales dan paso a la campaña terrestre, que se inicia con la toma de Pisagua por las tropas chilenas, en la primera operación anfibia de la historia militar moderna. Así, mientras los lanchones del Ejército avanzan para conquistar los roqueríos, seguimos a Manuel Romero, un soldado raso que se interna...
11) War and Peace
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Escrito entre 1865 e 1869, "Guerra e Paz" é provavelmente a obra-prima de Tolstoi e uma das maiores criações literárias de sempre.
Tendo como pano de fundo um cenário de guerra, com a invasão da Rússia por parte das tropas napoleónicas, esta novela épica surge como uma reflexão sobre a vida humana e a sua frágil existência. Nesta obra grandiosa, as personagens amam, odeiam e lutam, mas acima de tudo anseiam por encontrar o sentido da...
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A minute-by-minute and day-by-day account of the elite 101st Airborne's daring parachute landing behind enemy lines at Normandy is accompanied by firsthand accounts from Airborne veterans and forty incredible, previously unknown (let alone published) color photos of the "Screaming Eagles" at Normandy and in Great Britain prior to the invasion. Accompanying these remarkable D-Day color Kodachromes-which were unearthed in the attic of an Army doctor's...
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Planeta Internacional
Pub. Date
2023.
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452 pages ; 23 cm
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"Matelda, la matriarca de la familia Cabrelli, siempre ha sido una mujer fuerte y decidida, pero es hasta ahora, al final de su vida, que está determinada a desentrañar la gran historia de amor de su madre, Domenica. Un secreto guardado durante años: el triángulo amoroso que involucra a Silvio, un amigo de la infancia, y al apuesto capitán escocés, John Lawrie McVicars, el padre que Matelda nunca conoció. Mientras acompañamos a Domenica Cabrelli...
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Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
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1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
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Author Jacob Sager Weinstein and New York Times bestselling illustrator Eliza Wheeler deliver a stunning picture book about a young Jewish girl fleeing Nazi occupation with her parents. While her parents work at their store, she plays with her grandmother, reads her favorite books, and climbs trees. Drawing on the childhood experiences of the author's mother, this story of family, immigration, and identity shows the boundless power of love. Vienna,...
15) Kiss of Death
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"All it takes to earn a place at the table is a little help from the deadliest epidemic since the plague." It's 1918, in a Wellington that few people would recognise today, and two major events are about to collide: the signing of the Armistice to end World War I, and the soldier-borne plague we now call the Spanish flu. Into this comes Wellington's only female lawyer, leading her group of Sapphist friends as they attempt to strike a blow for women's...
16) Possession
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Loving a military man isn't always easy and sometimes living with him is impossible. Deke Berg has been in love with Sam for ten years. From the moment they met, they could never keep their hands off each other. Their marriage was volatile and short-lived, and they were both much too young. Now, though, Deke knows what he wants in life, and Sam is at the center of his plans. Unfortunately, Sam is wary of marriage-especially to a man who broke her...
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Immerse yourself in a sweeping family saga spanning decades and including many famous names, including Benito Mussolini and King Victor Immanuel II.
In New York Times bestselling author Kent Heckenlively's fiction debut, The King of Italy, we first meet Vincenzo Nicosia as a young boy in Sicily, watching as his father is sent to jail for nearly beating a man to death. The person he blames more than anybody else for this is Alessandro de Leone, the...
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THE WORLD IS ON THE BRINK "You must decide. Join us and we can show you a way to be king. Join us and we save you. But understand this: You will be joining a battle that goes far beyond what you see. You will be joining a battle that goes far beyond the simple struggle for power inside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. We have a much larger battle, a much greater war, a much longer vision and a much longer plan." The forces of Darkness, seeking to destroy...
19) Une autre vie
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"Une autre vie" est un roman historique et captivant dans lequel Philippe Ducourneau partage avec réalisme une expérience personnelle de réincarnation vécue dans son enfance. Avec sa plume, il dévoile le pouvoir fascinant de voyager à travers les époques grâce à une machine à remonter le temps. Il nous plonge ainsi au cœur d'un XX siècle marqué par les tourments de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Entre réalité et fiction, ce récit nous...
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Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. The American Civil War started when eleven southern 'slave' states declared their independence from the United States of America. Abraham Lincoln's Republican government were strongly against slavery and fought to abolish it and keep the country united. The American Civil War: History in an Hour gives a concise and authoritative overview of these four years of bloody and devastating warfare to...
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