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The first German women s movement embraced the belief in a demographic surplus of unwed women, known as the Frauenuberschu , as a central leitmotif in the campaign for reform.

A history of the world’s first democracy from its beginnings in Athens circa fifth century B.

Epouse de Zygmunt Lubicz-Zaleski, écrivain, poète, professeur, grand passeur culturel entre la France et la Pologne, maria Zdziarska-Zaleska, docteur en médecine, vit à Paris, entourée de ses quatre enfants.

“We waited in silence, each man occupied with his own secret thoughts and no doubt wrestling with his own secret fears.

L'antisémitisme ambiant des années 30, durant lesquelles se passa l'adolescence de l'auteur, l'amena tout naturellement à l'antifascisme et à un socialisme de coeur.

Né en janvier 1915, Jean Claude Lévy-Leroy est un jeune étudiant en médecine lorsque la Seconde Guerre mondiale éclate en 1939.

Le 9 juin 1944, après le débarquement en Normandie, Paul Brisac, cadre supérieur de l'entreprise grenobloise Merlin-Gerin, quitte son usine pour monter au Vercors afin de prendre le commandement d'une compagnie civile et participer au "Plan Montagnard" de bouclage du massif par les résistants.

The fascinating life story of Satish Kumar monk, peace activist, pilgrim and ecological campaigner.

This revised and enlarged edition brings the successful original volume of 1984 right up to date, taking into account the most recent developments.

As the events of the Second World War fade into the distance it is important that the activities of a small band of brothers are not overlooked.

Après les 3 études sur les écrivains qui vivaient sous les dictatures franquiste, nazie, stalinienne, René Lévy consacre ce 4ème volet aux écrivains italiens sous le régime de Mussolini.

"e;Stands without doubt as the definitive reference guide on this topic in the world today.

Sociology is concerned with modern society, but has never come to terms with one of the most distinctive and horrific aspects of modernity - the Holocaust.

Incompris ou délibérément réinterprété, le livre Le problème de l'irrationalité dans l'esthétique et la logique du XVIIIe siècle (1923) d'Alfred Baeumler infuse, depuis bientôt un siècle, une vision du monde redoutable dans le discours scientifique.

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Colette et sa soeur voient leur mère disparaître et leur vie basculer ce 16 juillet 1942.

World War I highlighted the influence of newspapers in rousing and maintaining public support for the war effort.

HMS Glamorgan was in the thick of the fighting throughout the war.

Richard Evans revisits the sites of a selection of Greek and Roman battles and sieges to seek new insights.

La tonte de milliers de femmes soupçonnées de "collaboration horizontale" avec l'ennemi est un phénomène qui a longtemps filé entre les doigts des historiens professionnels.

This is the latest book in the Battleground Europe series focusing on the Somme sector.

Dès les premières rafles, Henri Bartoli, aidé par son père et des employés de mairie, procure des papiers à ceux qui sont menacés.

It’s been a State secret for more than 70 years: The official line in the UK has always been that it never happened – but this new work challenges the assertion that no German force set foot on British soil during World War Two (the Channel Islands excepted), on active military service.

Despite the bewildering number of tomes devoted to the Napoleonic wars, much basic data as been hitherto unavailable to anyone other than the most ardent scholars.

After the outbreak of the Great War, boys as young as twelve were caught up in a national wave of patriotism and, in huge numbers, volunteered to serve their country.

Rare account of a non-German who fought in the elite Waffen-SS New information on the 11th SS Panzergrenadier Division No-holds-barred narrative of the Eastern Front This is the story of Erik Wallin, a Swede who volunteered for the Waffen-SS, serving in the panzer reconnaissance battalion of the 11th SS Panzergrenadier Division, a unit composed mainly of volunteers from Scandinavia.

This important new book is one of few available eyewitness tales about the often overlooked role of the Air / Sea Rescue teams during World War II.

Ce livre nous plonge dans l'univers concentrationnaire par le témoignage, les lettres et les discours de l'instituteur basque Jean-Pierre Castaingts, déporté à Buchenwald, Dora et ses Kommandos.

From Windsor to Weymouth, the shadow of scandal was never too far from the walls of the House of Hanover.

Continues Balkoski's acclaimed multivolume history of the U.

By September 1944, the Allied advance across France and Belgium had turned into attrition along the German frontier.

Dans ce roman historique, Jean Moulin nous parle de lui sans rien omettre.

This book examines the development of the Irish community in Manchester, one of the most dynamic cities of nineteenth-century Britain.

This book reviews changes in attitudes to immigrants in Britain and the language that was used to put these feelings into words between 1841 and 1921.

Many chess players act intimidated and overly cautious when they have the Black pieces.

Bread for the Day is a daily-use devotional resource filled with rich treasures:
-A brief scripture reading (NRSV texts) for each day following the daily lectionary developed by the Consultation on Common Texts and presented in Evangelical Lutheran Worship
-Dated for January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2018
-A prayer and hymn for each day
-Brief yet helpful introductions to the seasons
-Table graces/meal prayers for the holidays and seasons
-Household blessings for special times throughout the year, including Anniversary of a Baptism, Blessing for the New Year, Blessing for a Home at Epiphany, Blessing of the Household for Thanksgiving Day, Remembering Those Who Have Died, Lighting the Advent Wreath, Blessing of the Christmas Tree
-Monthly pages for recording prayer requests
-Notes on festivals and commemorations
-Simplified forms for morning and evening prayer
-Waking prayers and bedtime prayers, including prayers with children

Use Bread for the Day for personal, household, or group devotions.

Tout le monde sait que les Allemands ont récupéré l'or dentaire à la sortie des chambres à gaz dans la bouche des Juifs qui y sont morts.

This comprehensive and superbly illustrated book describes in authoritative detail the characteristics and contribution to victory of these formidable American fighting vehicles.

Complete history of a German tank division that fought exclusively on the Eastern Front.

In this brilliant and widely acclaimed work, Peter Burke presents a social and cultural history of the Italian Renaissance.

There was a time, many years ago, when this England of ours was a savage country.

Chess Grandmaster Anish Giri sketches his rise to the chess elite and presents 20 fondly remembered games in his trademark style: instructive, witty and delightfully unimpressed by reputations.

Moscow, 1937: the soviet metropolis at the zenith of Stalin s dictatorship.

The autobiography of C-47 pilot and instructor, First Lieutenant Harry E.

L'épopée des tirailleurs sénégalais couvre un siècle et demi, de 1818 à 1960; elle a été marquée par un drame, le 1er décembre 1944, à Tiaroye, près de Dakar.

Après avoir souffert de la faim et abandonné un enfant sous X pendant l'Occupation, puis échappé au sort des femmes tondues à la Libération, une jeune Française tente de survivre.