In the rolling hills of the Limburg Province, near the village of Margraten, they slowly loom up, row after row: thousands of white marble crosses and Stars of David.
The Pursuit of Justice is the first book to examine three separate instances of soldiers risking their lives during wartime to protest injustices being perpetrated by military authorities: within the United States Army during the American Civil War, the Australian Imperial Force during World War I, and the British Army during World War II.
Dans cet essai biographique, Gregory Baudouin nous parle de Jean Moulin, l'homme, le prefet, le resistant, l'artiste mais aussi des villes ou il a vecu, de sa famille, des hommes et femmes qu'il a rencontres, qu'il a affrontes, qu'ils soient de la resistance, de la collaboration ou belligerants.
The Hollandsche Schouwburg is a former theatre in Amsterdam where, during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, tens of thousands of Jews were assembled before being deported to transit and concentration camps.
A deeply researched history of Floridas strategic and military roles in World War IIThe first book to share the entire history of Floridas involvement in World War II, State of War explores how the war transformed the state into a major hub of military industry and an important training base for ground, naval, and air forces.
Es scheint, als kenne ich alle Pflanzen dieses Landes, aber niemals ihre Wurzeln Sabres hei en auf Hebraisch Kaktusfruchte, die zwar au en stachelig sind, innen aber mit ihrem su en Fruchtfleisch uberraschen.
World War II letters of a New Englander's journey from civilian to elite fighter squadron pilotBefore the Marine Fighting Squadron VMF-214 became known as the Black Sheep squadron led by Pappy Boyington, this air group was already flying missions from Guadalcanal.
Zu allem entschlossen marschiert das jüdische Wiener It-Girl Gerta Stern kurz nach den Novemberpogromen 1938 in das Gestapo-Hauptquartier in Hamburg, um die Liebe ihres Lebens aus dem KZ Sachsenhausen zu befreien.
Fritz Bauers letztes großes Strafverfahren: die in der Ukraine begangenen Verbrechen des Sonderkommandos 4a vor GerichtAls die Ermittler der Zentralen Stelle in Ludwigsburg 1960 auf die Namen der Angehörigen des Sonderkommandos 4a der Einsatzgruppe C stießen, wurden diese von ihrer bereits vergessen geglaubten NS-Vergangenheit eingeholt.
From April 1945, when Stalin broke the Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact and Harry Truman assumed the presidency, to the final Soviet military actions against Japan, Hasegawa brings to light the real reasons Japan surrendered.
Theodor Herzl: Der Judenstaat Das programmatische Fundament zur Grundsteinlegung des Staates Israel | Neu lektorierte eBook-Ausgabe (2022), mit zahlreichen erklärenden, verlinkten Fußnoten | Zionismus (abgeleitet vom geschichtsträchtigen Berg Zion in Jerusalem) bezeichnet eine Bewegung, die auf die Gründung eines jüdischen Staates abzielt, ein Gedanke, den es seit Jahrhunderten gab.
In stark contrast to the widespread preoccupation with the wartime looting of priceless works of art, Bożena Shallcross focuses on the meaning of ordinary objects―pots, eyeglasses, shoes, clothing, kitchen utensils―tangible vestiges of a once-lived reality, which she reads here ascultural texts.
Die deutsch-israelische Autorin Inge Deutschkron beschäftigt sich in ihren zahlreichen Publikationen mit der Verfolgung von Juden in der Nazi-Zeit - und damit auch mit ihrer eigenen Situation als Jüdin in Deutschland.
The remarkable story of how a consul and his allies helped save thousands of Jews from the Holocaust in one of the greatest rescue operations of the twentieth century.
Nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg wurden in Deutschland Hunderttausende Kinder von alliierten Soldaten und einheimischen Frauen geboren - aus Liebesbeziehungen, kurzen Affaren, Versorgungspartnerschaften oder Vergewaltigungen.
In this book, originally published in 1977, John Lukacs argues that the years 1939-41 were the decisive phase of the Second World War and The Last European War describes the history of an entire continent during these two years, one of the most crucial periods in Western civilization.
In this book, originally published in 1977, John Lukacs argues that the years 1939-41 were the decisive phase of the Second World War and The Last European War describes the history of an entire continent during these two years, one of the most crucial periods in Western civilization.
Includes discussion on the rationale of teaching about genocide; the history of genocide; and 10 cases studies of genocide perpetrated in the 20th century.
Focusing on how the history of past conflicts is mediated in the present and recent past in six European countries, this book explores media processes as they intersect with power dynamics and hegemonic narratives of history and historical memory.
This volume charts the history of transnational and transatlantic fascism in East Central and Southeastern Europe, a lesser-known phenomenon that occurred throughout the twentieth century into the present.
Focusing on how the history of past conflicts is mediated in the present and recent past in six European countries, this book explores media processes as they intersect with power dynamics and hegemonic narratives of history and historical memory.
Este libro analiza las interconexiones cronologicas y enfatiza acerca de la continuidad entre los anos veinte, los treinta, los anos de la propia guerra y el periodo de posguerra, extendiendose hasta sucesos como la reunificacion de Alemania.
