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Hunting Eichmann is the first complete narrative of a relentless and harrowing international manhunt. When the Allies stormed Berlin in the last days of the Third Reich, Adolf Eichmann shed his SS uniform and vanished. Following his escape from two American POW camps, his retreat into the mountains and out of Europe, and his path to an anonymous life in Buenos Aires, his pursuers are a bulldog West German prosecutor, a blind Argentinean Jew and his...
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“This vivid account of the Wall and all that it meant reminds us that symbolism can be double-edged, as a potent emblem of isolation and repression became, in its destruction, an even more powerful totem of freedom.” — The Atlantic Monthly
NOW WITH AN UPDATED EPILOGUE 30 YEARS AFTER THE FALL OF THE WALL
On the morning of August 13, 1961, the residents of East Berlin found themselves
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Over the course of the German Empire the Social Democrats went from being a vilified and persecuted minority to becoming the largest party in the Reichstag, enjoying broad-based support. But this was not always the case. In the 1870s, government mouthpieces branded Social Democracy the "party of assassins and conspirators" and sought to excite popular fury against it. Over time, Social Democrats managed to refashion their public image in large part...
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In 'A Brief History of World War 1,' journey through the tumultuous years that reshaped the course of the 20th century. This meticulously researched non-fiction account delves into the roots of the Great War, exploring the spark that ignited the world's most devastating conflict.From the assassination that set the stage for war to the sweeping diplomatic maneuvers that led to the Treaty of Versailles, this book presents a concise yet comprehensive...
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"Shortlisted for the 2018 European Studies Book Award, Council for European Studies" Benjamin W. Goossen is a scholar of global religious history at Harvard University.
During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the global Mennonite church developed an uneasy relationship with Germany. Despite the religion's origins in the Swiss and Dutch Reformation, as well as its longstanding pacifism, tens of thousands of members embraced militarist German...
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Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. In 1914 the world changed. Europe's great powers were dragged, one by one, into a war by Serbian conflict which affected very few of them directly. At least it would resemble the short sharp battles of the previous century, many thought – fought with military bands, horsemen, and swift victories. But 1914 proved to be different, a watershed, as old notions of war were trampled in the mud. '1914:...
7) La guerre froide, un combat de longue haleine: Quand l'URSS et les États-Unis se partagent le monde
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Découvrez enfin tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur la guerre froide en moins d'une heure!
1945. Au lendemain de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, l'Europe est exsangue. Deux pays sortent pourtant gagnants du conflit: les États-Unis et l'URSS. Or, ces deux superpuissances défendent des valeurs diamétralement opposées, non seulement sur le plan idéologique, mais aussi économique. S'ensuit un affrontement inévitable, dont les conséquences pourraient faire...
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In the courage and unselfish love this book describes there is an inspiration for the world today. It is the story of Ned Langford, an ordinary young mid-western American who learned that something had happened to him, so terrible that it sent him into lifelong exile on a distant tropical island. The thing began, probably, in the years when young Ned served as a soldier in the Philippines, but he did not find out what had happened until years later....
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Martin Klimke is research fellow at the German Historical Institute, Washington, DC, and the Heidelberg Center for American Studies at the University of Heidelberg.
Using previously classified documents and original interviews, The Other Alliance examines the channels of cooperation between American and West German student movements throughout the 1960s and early 1970s, and the reactions these relationships provoked from the U.S. government. Revising...
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Découvrez enfin tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur la chute du mur de Berlin en moins d'une heure !
9 novembre 1989. Après plus de 28 ans, le mur séparant Berlin-Ouest, démocratie à l'occidentale, et Berlin-Est, bastion de l'URSS, tombe enfin. Marquant la fin d'une guerre froide qui aura divisé le monde au lendemain de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, la chute du mur de Berlin annonce celle de tout un régime. Bientt, les pays-satellites de l'URSS reprendront,...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the history of the Berlin Wall in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
When the Berlin Wall was built unexpectedly in 1961, it divided the city for 28 years, separating families and friends for almost three decades. The Wall was a symbol of the divisions in Germany and Europe that followed the Second World War...
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Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para saber más sobre la caída del muro de Berlín, que le aportará la información esencial y le permitirá ganar tiempo.
En tan solo 50 minutos, usted podrá:
• Profundizar en el contexto en el que se enmarca la caída del muro de Berlín, en plena Guerra Fría y división de los bloques Occidental y Oriental
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