This is a translation of the only known detailed account of the building of the notorious 262-mile long Thai-Burma Railway by one of the Japanese professional engineers who was involved in its construction.
The Oise-Aisne American Cemetery is the last resting place of 6,012 American soldiers who died fighting in a small portion of Northern France during the First World War.
The Sherman tank served with most Allied armies during the Second World War and it is justly famous for the role it played in the Normandy landings and the subsequent drive into Germany.
The Sherman tank served with most Allied armies during the Second World War and it is justly famous for the role it played in the Normandy landings and the subsequent drive into Germany.
The Oise-Aisne American Cemetery is the last resting place of 6,012 American soldiers who died fighting in a small portion of Northern France during the First World War.
"e;The authors offer a very different perspective on this campaign and are very frank in their assessment of the performance of the Allies and Germans on many levels.
Acclaimed author Andrew Thomas has chosen fifty fascinating cameos of individual actions or incidents across a wide variety of major and minor campaigns and scenarios ranging from the First World War to the present day.
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.
McManus presents an intellectual history of the conservative and reactionary tradition, stretching from Aristotle and Filmer to Alexander Dugin and Patrick Deneen.
This book juxtaposes national anthems of thirteen countries from central Europe, with the aim of initiating a dialogue among the peoples of East-Central Europe.
This book juxtaposes national anthems of thirteen countries from central Europe, with the aim of initiating a dialogue among the peoples of East-Central Europe.
This book focuses on the social voids that were the result of occupation, genocide, mass killings, and population movements in Europe during and after the Second World War.
Formed in July 1940 for reconnaissance and intelligence gathering behind enemy lines, the Long Range Desert Group was the first British special force unit.
During winter 1944/45 few German officers believed that the Allies would attack the wooded Reichswald Plug on the narrow neck of land between the rivers Rhine and Maas.
Soldiers' first-hand accounts of Second World War active service invariably make inspiring and exciting reading but Mines, Bombs, Bullets and Bridges is exceptional for several reasons.
Soldiers' first-hand accounts of Second World War active service invariably make inspiring and exciting reading but Mines, Bombs, Bullets and Bridges is exceptional for several reasons.
Nostalgic recollections of wartime Britain often forget that when the blackout was enforced at night in an attempt to foil Nazi bombers a crime wave, cloaked by the inky black darkness, ensued on many of our streets.
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.
During the Second World War, the British movie industry produced a number of films concerning the war, all of which were, by necessity, heavily myth-laden and propagandised.
Nostalgic recollections of wartime Britain often forget that when the blackout was enforced at night in an attempt to foil Nazi bombers a crime wave, cloaked by the inky black darkness, ensued on many of our streets.
Formed in July 1940 for reconnaissance and intelligence gathering behind enemy lines, the Long Range Desert Group was the first British special force unit.
During winter 1944/45 few German officers believed that the Allies would attack the wooded Reichswald Plug on the narrow neck of land between the rivers Rhine and Maas.
