This double special issue investigates the experiences of Soviet Afghan veterans and the ongoing impact of the Soviet-Afghan war (1979-89); and the new and reconstituted narratives of martyrdom that have been emerging in connection with 20th-century history and memory in the post-socialist world. The JOURNAL OF SOVIET AND POST-SOVIET POLITICS AND SOCIETY (JSPPS) is a new bi-annual companion journal to the Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society (SPPS) book series (founded 2004 and edit...

**A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**'He had the dream again last night... He taps the gloves of his unbeaten Polish opponent. There are rumours that the loser will be sent to the gas chamber.'In 1943, the Dutch champion boxer, Leen Sanders, was sent to Auschwitz. His wife and children were put to death while he was sent 'to the left' with the others who were fit enough for labour. Recognised by an SS officer, he was earmarked for a 'privileged' po...

**A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**'He had the dream again last night... He taps the gloves of his unbeaten Polish opponent. There are rumours that the loser will be sent to the gas chamber.'In 1943, the Dutch champion boxer, Leen Sanders, was sent to Auschwitz. His wife and children were put to death while he was sent 'to the left' with the others who were fit enough for labour. Recognised by an SS officer, he was earmarked for a 'privileged' po...

Leen Sanders egyedi hangon megírt, különleges története ez, aki a túlélés művészetéből alkotott életfilozófiát. Erik Brouwer nemcsak egy kivételes sportkarrier történetét meséli el, hanem azt is, hogyan szakította félbe egy embertelen rezsim Leen pályafutását, amikor a nácik Auschwitzba hurcolták. A könyv a kitartás, a túlélés és az emberi méltóság megőrzésének megrázó krónikája - egy bajnoké, aki nemcsak a ringben, hanem az élet legkegyetlenebb harcaiban is helytállt. Leen Sanders Holland...

“A jolting perspective changer.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewDid you know that bees charge themselves like batteries? That frogs float on magnetic fields, and seals use radar? This groundbreaking nonfiction graphic novel explores the vital but often unexpected roles that electricity and magnetism play in the natural world.From subatomic particles to our solar system, electromagnetic forces have long formed the building blocks of our reality. Yet...