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In 1945, Germany lay in ruins, morally and materially. Its citizens stood condemned by history, responsible for a horrifying genocide and war of extermination. But by the end of Angela Merkel's tenure in 2021, Germany appeared to be the moral voice of Europe, welcoming more than one million refugees, holding together the tenuous threads of the European Union, and making military restraint the center of its foreign policy. Frank Trentmann paints a...
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American judge Dan Haywood presides over the trial of four German jurists accused of "legalizing" Nazi atrocities. As graphic accounts of sterilization and murder unfold in the courtroom, mounting political pressure for leniency forces Haywood to make the most harrowing and difficult decision of his career.
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It is the early 1930s, and Europe is holding its breath. As Hitler's grip on power tightens, preparations are being made for the Berlin Olympics. Leni Riefenstahl is the pioneering, sexually liberated star film-maker of the Third Reich. She has been chosen by Hitler to capture the Olympics on celluloid but is about to find that even his closest friends have much to fear. Kim Newlands is the English athlete 'sponsored' by the Blackshirts and devoted...
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"A story of love, incredible bravery and self-sacrifice . . . brilliantly told."-Antony Beevor, New York Times best-selling author of The Fall of Berlin 1945, The Second World War, and D-Day
"A taut, absorbing tale of anti-Nazi resistance."-Kirkus Reviews
Harro Schulze-Boysen already had shed blood in the fight against Nazism by the time he and Libertas Haas-Heye began their whirlwind romance. She joined the cause, and soon the two...
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With Germany prior to the dissolution of the Roman power, the present compendium has no concern: the history of that period is, or ought to be, familiar to every reader. Our object is to contemplate that celebrated country as an Empire; but as its establishment must be traced to an era considerably anterior, a few pages by way of introduction may properly open the main subject...
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Get the Summary of William L. Shirer's The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler" by William L. Shirer offers a detailed account of Hitler's life, from his early defiance against his father's career plans for him to his final days as the dictator of Nazi Germany. Shirer, an American journalist who witnessed Hitler's rise firsthand, draws upon Hitler's...
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"Liechtenstein's 81st Soldier: A Tale of War, Friendship, and Unconventional Victories" is a captivating journey through one of the most remarkable stories of European history. Amid the Austro-Prussian War, Liechtenstein's tiny principality faced a daunting challenge. With only 81 soldiers at its disposal, the country was ill-equipped to face the might of the Prussian army. But what followed was a remarkable feat of human ingenuity and determination...
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A study of the economic and social changes which shaped the movement for German unification. The author emphasizes the effect of industrialism on urban life, traces the decline of manorialism in agriculture and seeks to show that the political movements of these years were profoundly influenced by the economic transition from agrarianism to capitalism. "Most of the works in English devoted to nineteenth century German historical development tend to...
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Get the Summary of Andrew Nagorski's 1941 in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "1941" delves into the pivotal year of World War II, examining the strategic miscalculations and ideological obsessions of Hitler and Stalin. As the Soviet ambassador in London, Ivan Maisky, predicted a decisive German move, Stalin ignored warnings of a German invasion, leading to a catastrophic underestimation of the threat. Hitler and...
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Wo liegt eigentlich Siehdichum? In seinem vielleicht persönlichsten Buch erkundet Uwe Rada eine Region zwischen Spree und Oder, die weitgehend unbekannt ist, obwohl es hier viel zu entdecken gibt: das romantische Schlaubetal, das Barockwunder von Neuzelle, aber auch die Lieberoser Heide, wo die Urwälder von morgen entstehen. Und dann ist da noch die Grenze zwischen der Mark Brandenburg und der Niederlausitz, die über Jahrhunderte hinweg abgehängt...
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This "heartbreaking biography" of the Communist revolutionary "is filled with high drama," daring escapes, and eventual imprisonment in Nazi Germany (Publishers Weekly).
A German-born Jew, Olga Benario was one of the most remarkable Communist activists of the twentieth century. With a genius for organization and an unwavering devotion, she crisscrossed the globe educating and activating legions to combat the worldwide plagues of Nazism and fascism....
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Konrad H. Jarausch is Lurcy Professor of European Civilization at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Director of the Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung in Potsdam, Germany. He is the author of Students, Society, and Politics in Imperial Germany (Princeton), The Unfree Professions, and The Rush to German Unity. Michael Geyer is Professor of History at the University of Chicago. Well known for his research in military history and...
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Get the Summary of David M. Glantz & Jonathan M. House's When Titans Clashed in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "When Titans Clashed" provides a detailed account of the Soviet military's evolution from the post-revolutionary period through World War II. Initially, the Bolsheviks formed the Red Army to combat foreign and domestic threats, adopting innovative strategies like "War Communism" and railway mobilization....
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In 1530, Holy Roman emperor Charles V called an imperial council in Augsburg, hoping to resolve religious dissention in the empire introduced by Martin Luther, whose 95 Theses, criticized the church's practice of offering promises of forgiveness from sins in exchange for money. Luther's allies in the town of Wittenberg presented the emperor with their theological positions. Another faction, aligned with Swiss reformer Ulrich Zwingli, offered more...
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Emperor Augustus sent General Varus to complete the conquest by Rome of Germania. Instead of that happening, Armininius and Thunelda who were helped by some German warriors wiped out three entire Roman legions as well as all of their supporting units. Due to family jealousies and betrayal, Thusnelda was made a slave and her son called Thumelicus was made a gladiator who had some successes. this is also a love story that has rung down through the ages....
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Zu DDR-Zeiten war die Fernverkehrsstraße 96 eine "Straße der Träume". Wer auf ihr in Richtung Berlin und Ostsee unterwegs war, der konnte ein bisschen träumen – von einem anderen Leben und von großer Freiheit.
Aber wovon träumen die Menschen entlang der B96 heute? Raphael Thelen und Thomas Victor wollten es herausfinden und sind über 570 Kilometer vom tiefsten Sachsen über Hoyerswerda, Berlin und Stralsund bis zur Ostsee nach Rügen gefahren....
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On October 3, 1990, West Germany and East Germany became one state again after 45 years of post-war division. Just one year earlier, many East Germans could not imagine that the socialist dictatorship would soon come to an end. Head of state Erich Honecker had claimed that the Berlin Wall would still be standing in a hundred years. Many were happy about the freedom, about being able to visit their relatives and friends in the West, and also about...
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Grüne Hügel, dichte Wälder, wilde Bach- und Flussläufe sowie idyllisch gelegene Talsperren prägen die Natur des Bergischen Landes. In vielen Ortschaften finden sich die Bergischen Fachwerkhäuser mit weißem Gemäuer, schwarzen Balken und grünen Fensterläden – dem Bergischen Dreiklang. Das Bergische Land ist aber auch eine der ältesten Industrieregionen Deutschlands, in der einst an Flussläufen Hämmer, Mühlen und Schleifkotten entstanden...
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