Death in the Baltic - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Death in the Baltic write by Cathryn J. Prince. This book was released on 2013-04-09. Death in the Baltic available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The worst maritime disaster ever occurred during World War II, when more than 9,000 German civilians drowned. It went unreported. January 1945: The outcome of World War II has been determined. The Third Reich is in free fall as the Russians close in from the east. Berlin plans an eleventh-hour exodus for the German civilians trapped in the Red Army's way. More than 10,000 women, children, sick, and elderly pack aboard the Wilhelm Gustloff, a former cruise ship. Soon after the ship leaves port and the passengers sigh in relief, three Soviet torpedoes strike it, inflicting catastrophic damage and throwing passengers into the frozen waters of the Baltic. More than 9,400 perished in the night—six times the number lost on the Titanic. Yet as the Cold War started no one wanted to acknowledge the sinking. Drawing on interviews with survivors, as well as the letters and diaries of those who perished, award-wining author Cathryn J. Prince reconstructs this forgotten moment in history with Death in the Baltic. She weaves these personal narratives into a broader story, finally giving this WWII tragedy its rightful remembrance.
Sea of Death
Sea of Death - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sea of Death write by Claes-Göran Wetterholm. This book was released on 2021-02-23. Sea of Death available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Amid the turmoil of the dying days of the Second World War, a series of ships were sunk in the Baltic. These terrible disasters add up to be the greatest loss of life ever recorded at sea, but the stories of these ships have been lost from view. While everyone recognises the name Titanic, the names Cap Arcona, Goya, General von Steuben and Thielbek draw little more than blank stares. Claes-Göran Wetterholm brings the horror of these tragic events to life in this gripping study, first published in Swedish, as he collates the unknown stories of four major shipping disasters, the most terrible in history. Combining archive research with interviews with survivors and the relatives of those who died, Wetterholm vividly conveys his experiences of meeting many witnesses to a forgotten and horrifying piece of history.
Salt to the Sea
Salt to the Sea - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Salt to the Sea write by Ruta Sepetys. This book was released on 2017-08-01. Salt to the Sea available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. #1 New York Times bestseller and winner of the Carnegie Medal! "A superlative novel . . . masterfully crafted."--The Wall Street Journal Based on "the forgotten tragedy that was six times deadlier than the Titanic."--Time Winter 1945. WWII. Four refugees. Four stories. Each one born of a different homeland; each one hunted, and haunted, by tragedy, lies, war. As thousands desperately flock to the coast in the midst of a Soviet advance, four paths converge, vying for passage aboard the Wilhelm Gustloff, a ship that promises safety and freedom. But not all promises can be kept . . . This paperback edition includes book club questions and exclusive interviews with Wilhelm Gustloff survivors and experts.
Death in the Baltic
Death in the Baltic - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Death in the Baltic write by Cathryn J. Prince. This book was released on . Death in the Baltic available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Women and Violence in Ancient Greece
Women and Violence in Ancient Greece - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Women and Violence in Ancient Greece write by Daisy Santos Belfield. This book was released on 2020-06. Women and Violence in Ancient Greece available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Dawson and Lucy are working for MI6 to protect Viktor Nurmsalu, an inventor of cheap electricity. But Nurmsalu is killed, Dawson is kidnapped, Lucy is lost, and a hitman with a grudge is after them. It's mirth, mayhem and murder.
