Capital Wars

The Belgrade Offensive of 1944, while not considered one of the greatest and most important battles of the Second World War, was definitively an important moment of the war in the Balkans and marked the final defeat of the Axis in Southeastern Europe.

The writer and historian Dr. Volker Wagner traces Berlin's development from riverside settlement to the capital of reunified Germany. A guide that piques your interest in the past and the present, making it fun to discover how the city evolved. 99 sections that can be selected in any order. Includes an orientation booklet with three maps of downtown Berlin.

By the end of D-Day, June 6, 1944, the Allies had managed to successfully land 170,000 men, with over 75,000 on the British and Canadian beaches, 57,000 on the American beaches, and over 24,000 airborne troops. Thanks to Allied deception, the German army had failed to react to prevent the Allies from making the most of their landings. Just one division, the Hitlerjugend, would arrive the following day. Despite a fearsome and bloody day, the majority of the Allied forces had achieved their objectives.

Like other major cities and the nation overall, the 20th century portended massive growth for Milwaukee, especially as rail and other forms of transportation helped connect the city to the rest of Wisconsin and beyond. With that growth came the growing pains of an industrial city gripped with all the plights of urban development and expansion, but despite that, the people of Milwaukee entered the new century in high hopes: hopes that survived the harsh realities of a century sundered by war, racism, and poverty.

Edinburgh, 1942. As war tightens its grip on Britain, young bride Agnes Thorne is trying to adjust to her new city environment, to her husband Jeff's sophisticated, clever friends and colleagues, and to the role expected of her as a university lecturer's wife. She soon discovers that Jeff's dedication to Home Rule in a time of national crisis could land him in prison. His stand against conscription makes Agnes a reluctant witness to arguments that threaten to split the nascent nationalist movement in Scotland.