Barbed Wire University tells the extraordinary tale of Winston Churchill's internment of some of the most gifted Jewish refugee writers, professors, artists, and painters of their generation in a camp on the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea.
Fought during 1916, the Battle of the Somme was conceived by the French and British as a great offensive to be waged against Germany even as France poured incredible numbers of men into the slaughterhouse that was the desperate defense of Verdun.
Das im Jahr 2020 veröffentlichte sozialethische Dokument des Ökumenischen Patriarchats "For the Life of the World" bietet seitens der Orthodoxie wichtige Impulse für eine Auseinandersetzung mit den Gegebenheiten der modernen Welt.
"Der vergessene Holocaust" - die Verbrechen der Deutschen im Osten Europas, die schon in den ersten Tagen ihres Eroberungsfeldzugs mit Massakern begannen und bald in systematische Massenerschießungen übergingen - wurden erst nach und nach in Nachkriegsdeutschland bekannt und dokumentiert.
El fenómeno del cristianismo sionista nos invita a preguntarnos sobre la secularización de las sociedad, qué problema plantea a la separación de Iglesia y Estado o más aún: la separación entre religión y política.
Von 1945 bis 1957 lebten imbayerischen Wolfratshausen im Ortsteil Föhrenwald zeitweise mehr als 5000 Juden – mit Synagogen, einer jiddischen Zeitung und einer jüdischen Polizei.
Die außergewöhnliche Lebensgeschichte von Argyris Sfountouris, der das von deutschen Soldaten verübte Massaker von Distomo 1944 überlebte und seitdem für Gerechtigkeit und Ausgleich kämpft.
A Book of the Year in The Economist and Daily MailA Barack Obama 2024 Summer Reading List Pick'One of the most important non-fiction books of the year' - Sunday TimesBoys are 50% more likely than girls to fail at all three key school subjects: maths, reading and scienceIn the US, the wages of most men are lower today than they were in 1979, while women's wages have risen across the boardIn the UK, suicide is the biggest killer of men under the age of 45Boys are falling behind at school and college because the educational system is structed in ways that put them at a disadvantage.
Con una atenta y minuciosa selección de textos, discursos y homilías de Jorge Mario Bergoglio, este volumen remarca la continuidad existente en sus palabras desde el inicio de su camino sacerdotal hasta llegar al "pontificado de la ternura y de la misericordia", como ha sido definido por conocidos comentaristas.
Hordas de machos en el frenesí de una violación colectiva: una depredación que se repite desde los comienzos de la historia, atraviesa inmutable los procesos civilizatorios, se prolonga hasta el corazón del siglo XX y actualmente ocupa un considerable espacio en las crónicas policiales.
In the Garden of the Righteous brilliantly describes how in the midst of the brutality of the Holocaust and the collaboration, acquiescence and passivity of millions, there were people who risked their lives to save others out of a sense of shared humanity.
How a legendary woman from classical antiquity has come to embody the threat of transcendent beauty in movies and TVHelen of Troy in Hollywood examines the figure of the mythic Helen in film and television, showing how storytellers from different Hollywood eras have used Helen to grapple with the problems and dynamics of gender and idealized femininity.
'A riveting trip down the corridors of Soviet deception' Sunday Telegraph (Five-Star Review)'Philps' book vindicates the value of truth' Washington Post'Philps has an eye for detail and a heart for those left behind' The Times'A tale of intrigue and suppression' New York Times'A compelling and often horrifying tale of moral degradation and occasional heroism superbly told' Economist'An engaging and insightful account of foreign correspondents living in the Moscow landmark during the Second World War' History TodayReporters.
This book discusses the significance of social geography, a multidimensional sub-discipline of georgraphy encompassing social health, social security and social ethos.
This book discusses the significance of social geography, a multidimensional sub-discipline of georgraphy encompassing social health, social security and social ethos.
'This riotous and engaging biography has it all'GUARDIAN'As much fun to read as a good political thriller'WALL STREET JOURNALThe book that inspired the major documentary Edward vs George: The Windsors at WarAt the outbreak of war, the British monarchy was in turmoil.
In this ';necessary and beautifully told story of struggle, compassion and serendipity' (Forbes), the publisher of DC Comics comes to the rescue of a family trying to flee Nazi Berlin, their lives linking up with a dazzling cast of 20th-century icons, all eagerly pursuing the American Dream.
Why a monumental diary by an aunt and niece who published poetry together as ';Michael Field'and who were partners and lovers for decadesis one of the great unknown works of late-Victorian and early modernist literatureMichael Field, the renowned late-Victorian poet, was well known to be the pseudonym of Katharine Bradley (18461914) and her niece, Edith Cooper (18621913).
Die Alliierten, der Staat Israel und die Conference on Jewish Material Claims als Interessenvertreter der Millionen ermordeten und geschädigten Juden schlossen 1952 zwischenstaatliche Verträge mit der Bundesrepublik ab, Wiedergutmachung zu leisten.
Eva Gabriele Reichmann arbeitete ab 1924 als kulturpolitische Referentin beim 'Centralverein deutscher Staatsbürger jüdischen Glaubens', abgekürzt CV, einer Organisation, die sich um die Rechte deutscher Bürgern jüdischer Herkunft und Religion kümmerte, was seit den 30er Jahren immer notwendiger wurde.
»Bei Arendts Bericht über den Eichmann-Prozeß« handelt es sich »um eine nachgerade apokryphe Schrift […], in der bei weitem mehr abgehandelt wird als der nationalsozialistische Judenmord allein.
Vor 60 Jahren, im April 1961, begann der spektakuläre Prozess, den der Staat Israel gegen den SS- Obersturmbannführer und Organisator des Holocaust, Adolf Eichmann, führte, und der am 15.
Als der Jude Heinz Magnus während des Zweiten Weltkrieges vor den Nationalsozialisten von Hamburg nach Argentinien flieht, ahnt er nicht, wer ihm dort begegnen wird: Nazis.
Discover the powerful and unforgettable story of female resistance from the New York Times bestselling author, inspired by real events'Code Name Sapphire will break your heart and, at the same time, remind you of the courage and resilience of the human spirit' Kristin HarmelA train bound for Auschwitz.
BOOK 11 OF THE LADYBIRD EXPERT HISTORY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR, FROM AWARD-WINNING HISTORIAN JAMES HOLLANDFeaturing stunning illustrations from Keith Burns, bringing the story to life in vivid detailWhat was Operation Bagration?
BOOK 10 OF THE LADYBIRD EXPERT HISTORY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR, FROM AWARD-WINNING HISTORIAN JAMES HOLLANDFeaturing stunning illustrations from Keith Burns, bringing the story to life in vivid detailWhy were British troops in Burma?
Exposes how public schools are teaching Critical Race Theory disguised as innocuous ';Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion' initiatives, explains why this is training a generation of children to view themselves as victims, and shows parents what they can do to stop it.
