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Turning Point

The Battle for Milne Bay 1942 - Japan's first land defeat in World War II

door Michael Veitch ...

The Battle for Milne Bay - Japan's first defeat on land in the Second World War - was a defining moment in the evolution of the indomitable Australian fighting spirit. For the men of the AIF, the militia and the RAAF, it was the turning point in the Pacific, and their finest - though now largely forgotten - hour. Forgotten, until now.In August 1942, Japan's forces were unstoppable. Having ... Meer lezen

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The Battle for Milne Bay - Japan's first defeat on land in the Second World War - was a defining moment in the evolution of the indomitable Australian fighting spirit. For the men of the AIF, the militia and the RAAF, it was the turning point in the Pacific, and their finest - though now largely forgotten - hour. Forgotten, until now.In August 1942, Japan's forces were unstoppable. Having
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Take Six Girls

The Lives of the Mitford Sisters

door Laura Thompson ...

Serie series Great Lives
'Wonderfully readable... Emphasises their sheer extraordinariness and celebrates them' MAIL ON SUNDAY.The eldest was a razor-sharp novelist of upper-class manners; the second was loved by John Betjeman; the third was a fascist who married Oswald Mosley; the fourth idolized Hitler and shot herself in the head when Britain declared war on Germany; the fifth was a member of the American Communist ... Meer lezen

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'Wonderfully readable... Emphasises their sheer extraordinariness and celebrates them' MAIL ON SUNDAY.The eldest was a razor-sharp novelist of upper-class manners; the second was loved by John Betjeman; the third was a fascist who married Oswald Mosley; the fourth idolized Hitler and shot herself in the head when Britain declared war on Germany; the fifth was a member of the American Communist
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Eindstation Auschwitz

Mijn verhaal vanuit het kamp (1943 - 1945)

door Eddy de Wind ...

Met voorwoord van Adriaan van DisGeïllustreerd met beeldmateriaal uit het archief van de familie De Wind, waaronder twee niet eerder gepubliceerde foto’s van vlak na de bevrijding van AuschwitzEen belangrijk en uniek historisch document dat op aangrijpende wijze het lot van gevangenen in de vernietigingskampen in beeld brengt.De Joodse arts Eddy de Wind ging in 1942 als vrijwilliger werken in het ... Meer lezen

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Met voorwoord van Adriaan van DisGeïllustreerd met beeldmateriaal uit het archief van de familie De Wind, waaronder twee niet eerder gepubliceerde foto’s van vlak na de bevrijding van AuschwitzEen belangrijk en uniek historisch document dat op aangrijpende wijze het lot van gevangenen in de vernietigingskampen in beeld brengt.De Joodse arts Eddy de Wind ging in 1942 als vrijwilliger werken in het
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A World Undone

door G. J. Meyer ...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Drawing on exhaustive research, this “masterful narrative history” (Booklist) details how World War I reduced Europe’s mightiest empires to rubble, killed twenty million people, and cracked the foundations of our modern world.“Thundering, magnificent . . . [A World Undone] is a book of true greatness that prompts moments of sheer joy and pleasure. . . . It will earn ... Meer lezen

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Drawing on exhaustive research, this “masterful narrative history” (Booklist) details how World War I reduced Europe’s mightiest empires to rubble, killed twenty million people, and cracked the foundations of our modern world.“Thundering, magnificent . . . [A World Undone] is a book of true greatness that prompts moments of sheer joy and pleasure. . . . It will earn
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The Vertigo Years

Change And Culture In The West, 1900-1914

door Philipp Blom ...

A panorama of Europe, 1900-1914, describing the cultural, economic and political life before the First World War.Europe, early in the twentieth century: a world adrift, a pulsating era of creativity and contradictions. But did this era vanish in the trenches of the Somme, of Ypres, and of Passchendaele? Look closer and the more this world seems like ours: feminism, democratisation, commercial ... Meer lezen

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A panorama of Europe, 1900-1914, describing the cultural, economic and political life before the First World War.Europe, early in the twentieth century: a world adrift, a pulsating era of creativity and contradictions. But did this era vanish in the trenches of the Somme, of Ypres, and of Passchendaele? Look closer and the more this world seems like ours: feminism, democratisation, commercial
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When Men Fell from the Sky

Civilians and Downed Airmen in Second World War Europe

door Claire Andrieu ...

Serie series Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare
Between 1940 and 1945, more than 100,000 airmen were shot down over Europe, a few thousand of whom survived and avoided being arrested. When Men Fell from the Sky is a comparative history of the treatment of these airmen by civilians in France, Germany and Britain. By studying the situation on the ground, Claire Andrieu shows how these encounters reshaped societies at a local level. She reveals ... Meer lezen

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Between 1940 and 1945, more than 100,000 airmen were shot down over Europe, a few thousand of whom survived and avoided being arrested. When Men Fell from the Sky is a comparative history of the treatment of these airmen by civilians in France, Germany and Britain. By studying the situation on the ground, Claire Andrieu shows how these encounters reshaped societies at a local level. She reveals
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Revolusi

door David Van Reybrouck ...

Vijf jaar lang werkte David Van Reybrouck aan zijn monumentale Revolusi. Hij interviewde bijna tweehonderd mensen, de laatste nog levende getuigen van de onafhankelijkheidsstrijd, in Indonesische rusthuizen, Japanse miljoenensteden en op verafgelegen eilanden. Ook in Nederland bracht zijn onderzoek tal van nieuwe verhalen aan het licht. De veelheid aan perspectieven en herinneringen weeft Van ... Meer lezen

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Vijf jaar lang werkte David Van Reybrouck aan zijn monumentale Revolusi. Hij interviewde bijna tweehonderd mensen, de laatste nog levende getuigen van de onafhankelijkheidsstrijd, in Indonesische rusthuizen, Japanse miljoenensteden en op verafgelegen eilanden. Ook in Nederland bracht zijn onderzoek tal van nieuwe verhalen aan het licht. De veelheid aan perspectieven en herinneringen weeft Van
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Civil War in Central Europe, 1918-1921

The Reconstruction of Poland

door Jochen Böhler ...

Serie series The Greater War
The First World War did not end in Central Europe in November 1918. The armistices marked the creation of the Second Polish Republic and the first shot of the Central European Civil War which raged from 1918 to 1921. The fallen German, Russian, and Austrian Empires left in their wake lands with peoples of mixed nationalities and ethnicities. These lands soon became battle grounds and the ethno ... Meer lezen

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The First World War did not end in Central Europe in November 1918. The armistices marked the creation of the Second Polish Republic and the first shot of the Central European Civil War which raged from 1918 to 1921. The fallen German, Russian, and Austrian Empires left in their wake lands with peoples of mixed nationalities and ethnicities. These lands soon became battle grounds and the ethno
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Understand Nazi Germany: Teach Yourself

door Michael Lynch ...

Understand Nazi Germany is an accessible introduction to one of the most controversial and debated periods of history. The years 1933-45 witnessed the take-over of Germany by a man and a movement whose racial and political policies are now regarded with universal abhorrence, but which at the time were genuinely popular. This gripping study explains not only the key events, but their causes and ... Meer lezen

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Understand Nazi Germany is an accessible introduction to one of the most controversial and debated periods of history. The years 1933-45 witnessed the take-over of Germany by a man and a movement whose racial and political policies are now regarded with universal abhorrence, but which at the time were genuinely popular. This gripping study explains not only the key events, but their causes and
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Homelands

A Personal History of Europe

door Timothy Garton Ash ...

**Winner of the Lionel Gelber Prize 2024****A Financial Times Best Book of 2023**'A moving love letter to Europe' Lea Ypi, author of FreeDrawing from the people who lived it, Homelands explores how Europe slowly recovered and rebuilt from World War Two. And then faltered.Timothy Garton Ash, our greatest writer about Europe, has spent a lifetime studying Europe and t... ... Meer lezen

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**Winner of the Lionel Gelber Prize 2024****A Financial Times Best Book of 2023**'A moving love letter to Europe' Lea Ypi, author of FreeDrawing from the people who lived it, Homelands explores how Europe slowly recovered and rebuilt from World War Two. And then faltered.Timothy Garton Ash, our greatest writer about Europe, has spent a lifetime studying Europe and t...
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Forgotten Wars

The End of Britain's Asian Empire

door Christopher Bayly, Tim Harper ...

This extraordinary book is a vivid, highly original account of the creation of a new Asia after the Second World War - an unstoppable wave of nationalism that swept the British Empire aside. It tells the definitive story of how India, Pakistan, Burma and Malaysia came into existence and how British interference in Vietnam and Indonesia fatally shaped those countries' futures. ... Meer lezen

12,99 €

This extraordinary book is a vivid, highly original account of the creation of a new Asia after the Second World War - an unstoppable wave of nationalism that swept the British Empire aside. It tells the definitive story of how India, Pakistan, Burma and Malaysia came into existence and how British interference in Vietnam and Indonesia fatally shaped those countries' futures.
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Policing and decolonisation

Bewerkt door David Anderson, David Killingray ...

Serie Boek 20 - Studies in Imperialism
As imperial political authority was increasingly challenged, sometimes with violence, locally recruited police forces became the front-line guardians of alien law and order. This book presents a study that looks at the problems facing the imperial police forces during the acute political dislocations following decolonization in the British Empire. It examines the role and functions of the colonial ... Meer lezen

23,73 €

As imperial political authority was increasingly challenged, sometimes with violence, locally recruited police forces became the front-line guardians of alien law and order. This book presents a study that looks at the problems facing the imperial police forces during the acute political dislocations following decolonization in the British Empire. It examines the role and functions of the colonial
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Cosima Wagner: The Lady of Bayreuth

door Oliver Hilmes, Stewart Spencer ...

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Su-25 'Frogfoot' Units In Combat

door Alexander Mladenov ...

Serie Boek 109 - Combat Aircraft
This volume details the technical features and operational performance of the Soviet Su-25 'Frogfoot', which proved itself as a durable and versatile attack aircraft in a variety of theatres such as Afghanistan, Georgia and Ossetia.Today it is widely accepted as the true successor to the types of specialised ground-attack aircraft that emerged during World War II. This book illuminates the service ... Meer lezen

17,58 €

This volume details the technical features and operational performance of the Soviet Su-25 'Frogfoot', which proved itself as a durable and versatile attack aircraft in a variety of theatres such as Afghanistan, Georgia and Ossetia.Today it is widely accepted as the true successor to the types of specialised ground-attack aircraft that emerged during World War II. This book illuminates the service
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A World Gone Mad

The Diaries of Astrid Lindgren, 1939-45

door Astrid Lindgren ...

Vertaald door Sarah Death ...

Before she became internationally known for her children's books, Astrid Lindgren was an aspiring author living in Stockholm with her family at the outbreak of the Second World War. These diaries, until recently stored in a wicker laundry basket in her Dalagatan home, offer a civilian, a mother, and an aspiring writer's unique account of a world devastated by conflict.In these diaries Lindgren ... Meer lezen

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Before she became internationally known for her children's books, Astrid Lindgren was an aspiring author living in Stockholm with her family at the outbreak of the Second World War. These diaries, until recently stored in a wicker laundry basket in her Dalagatan home, offer a civilian, a mother, and an aspiring writer's unique account of a world devastated by conflict.In these diaries Lindgren
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Mussolini and Hitler

The Forging of the Fascist Alliance

door Christian Goeschel ...

This fresh treatment of Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany reveals how the close relationship between Mussolini and Hitler influenced both men.From 1934 until 1944 Mussolini met Hitler numerous times, and the two developed a relationship that deeply affected both countries. While Germany is generally regarded as the senior power, Christian Goeschel demonstrates just how much history has ... Meer lezen

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This fresh treatment of Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany reveals how the close relationship between Mussolini and Hitler influenced both men.From 1934 until 1944 Mussolini met Hitler numerous times, and the two developed a relationship that deeply affected both countries. While Germany is generally regarded as the senior power, Christian Goeschel demonstrates just how much history has
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The British Way of War in Northwest Europe, 1944-5

A Study of Two Infantry Divisions

door L. P. Devine ...

This bookexamines the experience of two British Infantry Divisions, the 43rd (Wessex) and 53rd (Welsh), during the Overlord campaign in Northwest Europe. To understand the way the British fought during Operation Overlord, the book considers the political and military factors between 1918 and 1943 before addressing the major battles and many of the minor engagements and day-to-day experiences of ... Meer lezen

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This bookexamines the experience of two British Infantry Divisions, the 43rd (Wessex) and 53rd (Welsh), during the Overlord campaign in Northwest Europe. To understand the way the British fought during Operation Overlord, the book considers the political and military factors between 1918 and 1943 before addressing the major battles and many of the minor engagements and day-to-day experiences of
... Meer lezen
Life After Life

The global bestseller, now a major BBC series

door Kate Atkinson ...

The PRIZE-WINNING BESTSELLER, now a major BBC1 DRAMA SERIES starring Thomasin McKenzie, Sian Clifford and James McArdle*,* directed by BAFTA award-winning John Crowley.'Dazzling, witty, moving, joyful, mournful, profound... one of the best novels I've read this century' Gillian Flynn, bestselling author of GONE GIRL'A box of delights ... it grips the reader's imagination on the first page and ... Meer lezen

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The PRIZE-WINNING BESTSELLER, now a major BBC1 DRAMA SERIES starring Thomasin McKenzie, Sian Clifford and James McArdle*,* directed by BAFTA award-winning John Crowley.'Dazzling, witty, moving, joyful, mournful, profound... one of the best novels I've read this century' Gillian Flynn, bestselling author of GONE GIRL'A box of delights ... it grips the reader's imagination on the first page and
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Fate is the Hunter

door Ernest K Gann ...

The copper-bottomed classic from a memorable and courageous pilot.FATE IS THE HUNTER is a fascinating and thrilling account of some of the more memorable experiences Ernest K Gann had in the air. He's flown in both peace and war and come close to death many times. Here he reveals the characters he's known and the dramas he's experienced, portraying fate (or death) as a hunter constantly in pursuit ... Meer lezen

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The copper-bottomed classic from a memorable and courageous pilot.FATE IS THE HUNTER is a fascinating and thrilling account of some of the more memorable experiences Ernest K Gann had in the air. He's flown in both peace and war and come close to death many times. Here he reveals the characters he's known and the dramas he's experienced, portraying fate (or death) as a hunter constantly in pursuit
... Meer lezen
The Investigation

A dramatic re-construction of the Frankfurt War Crimes trials

door Peter Weiss ...

The Investigation is a dramatic reconstruction of the Frankfurt War Crimes trials, based on the actual evidence given. This testimony, concerning Auschwitz and the atrocities which were enacted there, has been edited and extracted by Peter Weiss into a dramatic document that relies solely and completely on the facts for its effectiveness. There is no artistic license, no manipulation of facts and ... Meer lezen

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The Investigation is a dramatic reconstruction of the Frankfurt War Crimes trials, based on the actual evidence given. This testimony, concerning Auschwitz and the atrocities which were enacted there, has been edited and extracted by Peter Weiss into a dramatic document that relies solely and completely on the facts for its effectiveness. There is no artistic license, no manipulation of facts and
... Meer lezen
King Leopold's Ghost

A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa

door Adam Hochschild ...

The 25th Anniversary Edition, with a foreword by Barbara Kingsolver"An enthralling story . . . A work of history that reads like a novel." — Christian Science Monitor“As Hochschild’s brilliant book demonstrates, the great Congo scandal prefigured our own times . . . This book must be read and reread.” — Los Angeles Times Book ReviewA National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist * A New Y... ... Meer lezen

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The 25th Anniversary Edition, with a foreword by Barbara Kingsolver"An enthralling story . . . A work of history that reads like a novel." — Christian Science Monitor“As Hochschild’s brilliant book demonstrates, the great Congo scandal prefigured our own times . . . This book must be read and reread.” — Los Angeles Times Book ReviewA National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist * A New Y...
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Rereading East Germany

The Literature and Film of the GDR

Bewerkt door Karen Leeder ...

This volume is the first to address the culture of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) as a historical entity, but also to trace the afterlife of East Germany in the decades since the fall of the Berlin Wall. An international team of outstanding scholars offers essential and thought-provoking essays, combining a chronological and genre-based overview from the beginning of the GDR in 1949 to the ... Meer lezen

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This volume is the first to address the culture of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) as a historical entity, but also to trace the afterlife of East Germany in the decades since the fall of the Berlin Wall. An international team of outstanding scholars offers essential and thought-provoking essays, combining a chronological and genre-based overview from the beginning of the GDR in 1949 to the
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The Long 1968

Revisions and New Perspectives

Bewerkt door Daniel J. Sherman, Ruud van Dijk, Jasmine Alinder, A. Aneesh ...

Delving into a tumultuous year's impact on art, culture, and politics, this book "illuminates the often-overlooked histories of 1968" ( The Journal of American History).From the mid-1960s to the early 1970s, revolutions in theory, politics, and cultural experimentation swept around the world. These changes had as great a transformative impact on the right as on the left.A touchstone for activists, ... Meer lezen

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Delving into a tumultuous year's impact on art, culture, and politics, this book "illuminates the often-overlooked histories of 1968" ( The Journal of American History).From the mid-1960s to the early 1970s, revolutions in theory, politics, and cultural experimentation swept around the world. These changes had as great a transformative impact on the right as on the left.A touchstone for activists,
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Herinneringen van een gedeporteerde

door Hans Andriesse ...

Een aangrijpend ooggetuigenverslag van het leven in de dwangarbeiderskampen voor Joden in nazi-DuitslandIn 1942 wordt de vierentwintigjarige Joodse Nederlander Hans Andriesse door de nazi’s gedeporteerd. Tweeënhalf jaar leidt hij een onmenselijk leven in verschillende dwangarbeiderskampen voor Joden en in concentratiekampen in Duitsland. Hij vertelt over de interne politiek van de kampen, hoe hij ... Meer lezen

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Een aangrijpend ooggetuigenverslag van het leven in de dwangarbeiderskampen voor Joden in nazi-DuitslandIn 1942 wordt de vierentwintigjarige Joodse Nederlander Hans Andriesse door de nazi’s gedeporteerd. Tweeënhalf jaar leidt hij een onmenselijk leven in verschillende dwangarbeiderskampen voor Joden en in concentratiekampen in Duitsland. Hij vertelt over de interne politiek van de kampen, hoe hij
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eBooks in de categorie 20ste eeuw

Turning Point

Take Six Girls

Eindstation Auschwitz

A World Undone

The Vertigo Years

When Men Fell from the Sky

Revolusi

Civil War in Central Europe, 1918-1921

Understand Nazi Germany: Teach Yourself

Homelands

Forgotten Wars

Policing and decolonisation

Cosima Wagner: The Lady of Bayreuth

Su-25 'Frogfoot' Units In Combat

A World Gone Mad

Mussolini and Hitler

The British Way of War in Northwest Europe, 1944-5

Life After Life

Fate is the Hunter

The Investigation

King Leopold's Ghost

Rereading East Germany

The Long 1968

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