Alan Hlad Knihy

Napínavá romance z druhé světové války inspirovaná skutečnými událostmi. Je září 1940. Německé bomby dopadají na Británii a strach z blížící se invaze roste. Nepřátelské letouny křižují nebe nad Eppingem, kde Susan Shepardová a její dědeček Bertie trénují poštovní holuby a připravují je na důležitý úkol. Tisíce kilometrů odtud mladý americký pilot Ollie Evans nechce nečinně přihlížet hrůzám, které se dějí, a vydává se do Británie s úmyslem nabídnout pomoc Královskému letectvu. Jeho odhodlání ho přivede do Eppingu právě v okamžiku, kdy zasvěcení vojáci spolu se Susan a Bertiem spouští tajnou operaci s krycím názvem Columba. Jejím cílem je vysadit v okupované Francii stovky poštovních holubů a využít je k předávání šifrovaných informací o pohybech německých vojsk. V den, kdy Ollie na misi odlétá, je oběma mladým lidem jasné, že mezi nimi vzniká víc než jen přátelství. Když je Ollieho letadlo za nepřátelskou linií sestřeleno, šance na to, že se znovu setkají klesne na nulu. Nečekaným pojítkem se však stane Susanina milovaná holubice jménem Vévodkyně. Její neuvěřitelná houževnatost a oddanost se promění v naději, že nic nemusí být ztraceno… Neuvěřitelný příběh inspirovaný skutečnými událostmi. O síle lásky, hrdinství, ale i ztrátách, těžkých rozhodnutích a zbabělosti.

By April 1916, the fervor that accompanied war's outbreak has faded. In its place is a grim reality. Throughout Germany, essentials are rationed. Hope, too, is in short supply. Anna Zeller, whose fiancÃ(c), Bruno, is fighting on the western front, works as a nurse at an overcrowded hospital in Oldenburg, trying to comfort men broken in body and spirit. But during a visit from Dr. Stalling, the director of the Red Cross Ambulance Dogs Association, she witnesses a rare spark of optimism: as a German shepherd guides a battle-blinded soldier over a garden path, Dr. Stalling is inspired with an idea -- to train dogs as companions for sightless veterans.

Recruited from Churchill's typing pool to become an undercover spy in German-occupied France, a young woman from London bravely endures daring missions, audacious escapes, and harrowing imprisonment in a Nazi concentration camp, risking everything for the country--and the man--she loves

From the USA Today bestselling author of The Long Flight Home, a WWI novel both tender and exciting, as a German Red Cross nurse joins the world's first guide dog training school for the blind and begins a quest to show a Jewish pianist who was blinded on the battlefield that life is worth living. A fascinating, poignant, and life-affirming tale of heroism and resilience in World War I based on the true story of the first school to train guide dogs for the blind ... By April 1916, the fervor that accompanied war's outbreak has faded. In its place is a grim reality. Throughout Germany, essentials are rationed. Hope, too, is in short supply. Anna Zeller, whose fiance, Bruno, is fighting on the western front, works as a nurse at an overcrowded hospital in Oldenburg, trying to comfort men broken in body and spirit. But during a visit from Dr. Stalling, the director of the Red Cross Ambulance Dogs Association, she witnesses a rare spark of optimism: as a German shepherd guides a battle-blinded soldier over a garden path, Dr. Stalling is inspired with an idea-to train dogs as companions for sightless veterans. Anna convinces Dr. Stalling to let her work at his new guide dog training school. Some of the dogs that arrive are themselves veterans of war, including Nia, a German shepherd with trench-damaged paws. Anna brings the ailing Nia home and secretly tends and trains her, convinced she may yet be the perfect guide for the right soldier. In Max Benesch, a Jewish soldier blinded by chlorine gas at the front, Nia finds her person. War has taken Max's sight, his fiancee, and his hopes of being a composer. Yet despite all he's given for his country, the tide of anti-Semitism at home is rising, and Max encounters it first-hand in one of the school's trainers, who is determined to make Max fail. Still, through Anna's prompting, he rediscovers his passion for music. But as Anna discovers more about the conflict's escalating brutality-and Bruno's role in it-she realizes how impossible it will be for any of them to escape the war unscathed ..

"1942: With the war's outcome hanging in the balance, President Roosevelt sends an unlikely new taskforce on a unique mission. They are librarians and microfilm specialists trained in espionage, working with a special branch of the Office of Strategic Services. By acquiring and scouring Axis newspapers, books, technical manuals, and periodicals, the librarians can gather information about troop location, weaponry, and military plans. Maria Alves, a microfilm expert working at the New York Public Library, is dispatched to Lisbon, where she meticulously photographs publications and sends the film to London to be analyzed. Working in tandem with Tiago Soares, a Portuguese bookstore owner on a precarious mission of his own--providing Jewish refugees with forged passports and visas--Maria acquires vital information, including a directory of arms factories in Germany. But as she and Tiago grow closer, any future together is jeopardized when Maria's superiors ask her to pose as a double agent, feeding misinformation to Lars Steiger, a wealthy Swiss banker and Nazi sympathizer who launders Hitler's gold. Gaining Lars' trust will bring Maria into the very heart of the Fuhrer's inner circle. And it will provide her with a chance to help steer the course of war, if she is willing to take risks as great as the possible rewards..." -- Provided by publisher