1933-1945

Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.

"In 1940s Italy, teenager Pino Lella joins an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps and falls for a beautiful widow, he also becomes the personal driver of one of the Third Reich's most powerful commanders"--Provided by English version publisher.

Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.

Describes the rise of Adolf Hitler to power, the birth of the Nazi party, the Nazification of Germany, the war and the last days of the Third Reich.

Profiles the presidential administrations of Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt that chronicles their early years, political careers, presidencies during the Great Depression, Roosevelt during World War II, and the legacy that each leader left behind.

Presents a selection of letters written to Tom Brokaw in response to his book "The Greatest Generation, " in which he examines the lives and experiences of the men and women of the Depression and World War II era who Brokaw credits with building modern America.

Examines Adolf Hitler's rise to power in post-World War I Germany and follows the course of his leadership through the fall of the Third Reich, likening his reign to the folk tale of "Reynard the Fox" as told by the German author Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

Presents an introduction to the Great Depression of the 1930s discussing the economic boom of the 1920s to the depressions conclusion during World War II, how Americans survived after losing their jobs and what the United States government did to combat the effects of the depression.

Examines the Great Depression, including the events leading up to it, what it was like during that time, and how the New Deal revived the economy.

Presents a short history of the Great Depression, and discusses the stock market crash of 1929, unemployment, pre-war and war years, and more.