“Yalta: The Price of Peace” by historian Serhii Plokhy provides a comprehensive examination of the 1945 Yalta Conference, where Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin negotiated the political shape of the postwar world. Drawing from newly available archival materials, Plokhy reveals the strategic calculations, personal dynamics, and geopolitical pressures that shaped the decisions leading to the …
The Young Guard is a classic Soviet novel by A. Fadeev depicting the heroic activities of the Young Guard, an underground Komsomol resistance organization operating in Krasnodon during the Nazi occupation in World War II. The novel follows a group of young patriots who organize sabotage, spread anti-fascist materials, and resist German forces despite the extreme dangers they face. Blending hist…
This book is an in-depth study of the complex relationship between Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler, and how the alliance between these two totalitarian regimes contributed to the downfall of Italian Fascism. F. W. Deakin traces the development of the personal and political relationship between the two leaders, their failed military strategies, and the internal tensions within Mussolini's regi…
This book presents an in-depth study of two of the most influential and controversial figures in 20th-century French history: Philippe Pétain and Charles de Gaulle. Through his investigative style, J.-R. Tournoux depicts the relationships, ideological conflicts, differences in political vision, and the lives of these two figures who played a major role in World War I, World War II, and the pol…
This seventh volume of the “Histoire des relations internationales” series examines the dynamics of international relations between 1914 and 1929, a period marked by the outbreak of World War I, major geopolitical changes, the collapse of old empires, and the emergence of new international security systems such as the League of Nations. Pierre Renouvin examines the causes of conflict, warti…
This book is the memoir of Janet Teissier du Cros, a Scottish woman who lived in southern France during World War II. Through a powerful personal narrative, she describes daily life under German occupation, the struggle for survival, political tensions, and the inner struggle between identity and loyalty to two homelands. With a foreword by D. W. Brogan, this work offers a humanistic perspectiv…
This book contains the diaries of Pierre Laval, a French politician known for leading the collaborationist Vichy government during the German occupation of World War II. Compiled and introduced by his daughter, Josée Laval, the book offers a firsthand account of Laval's personal views, political decisions, and defense of his actions up until his trial in 1945. The diaries provide important his…
This volume, written by Dutch historian Dr. Loe de Jong, is part of the monumental multi-volume series The Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Second World War. Volume 11b, Netherlands-Indies II (second half), presents an extensive historical account of the Dutch East Indies during the latter phases of the Second World War. The book examines political, military, and social developments under Japa…
This volume, written by Dutch historian Dr. Loe de Jong, is part of the monumental multi-volume series The Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Second World War. Volume 11b, Netherlands-Indies II (second half), presents an extensive historical account of the Dutch East Indies during the latter phases of the Second World War. The book examines political, military, and social developments under Japa…
La Seconde Guerre Mondiale 1942–1945 by Raymond Cartier is a comprehensive historical account of the decisive middle years of World War II. The book examines key military operations, political developments, and strategic decisions that shaped the global conflict during 1942–1945. Cartier presents detailed narratives of major battles, shifting alliances, and the geopolitical consequences of …