Over 60,000,000 people died worldwide during the course of the Second World War and, in contrast to those slaughtered in The Great War, it was civilian populations that bore the brunt. They perished in the Holocaust, in internment camps, in bombed towns and cities and as ‘collateral damage’, in war zones, such as the Eastern Front and in Asia. Among this carnage were hundred of individuals of all nations who had competed in Olympic Games. Imagine the loss of so many of the world’s greatest sportsmen and women of the present era. The author has painstakingly researched the lives, achievements and circumstances of death of almost five hundred athletes of the period. While many were household names at the time, this exceptional work honors these fallen Olympians and reminds us of the futility and wastefulness of war.

This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Undying Fire’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of H. G. Wells’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Wells includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘The Undying Fire’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Wells’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

H. G. Wells is one of the most important science fiction writers in history. Though "The Undying Fire: A contemporary novel" may be more accurately described as fantasy over sci-fi, it is still a seminal part of 20th-century literary history. As an, at the time, modern retelling of the Book of Job the story explores the difference between good and evil and why wickedness exists in a world full of innocent people. Fans of Wells will enjoy this small departure from his typical genre, while those who have never read one of his books before will fall in love with his atmospheric writing.

A retelling of the Book of Job set in 20th century England, as seen through the prism of World War I.

Here is a collection of songs of the Holocaust; songs of resistance, despair, rage, hope, and even humour, written in the face of utter evil. Musicologist Jerry Silverman has compiled a collection of Holocaust-era folk music in 16 languages that he situates within a historical framework.