Bøger om Tidlige 20. århundrede

The forgotten story of the major naval operations conducted in the Philippines by the US and Japanese navies after Leyte Gulf up to the US invasion of Luzon in January 1945. The events that took place in the aftermath of the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944 are often overlooked by military historians. An impressive array of naval operations continued in the Philippines up to January 1945, which included (on the Japanese side) the largest convoys to a contested island during the war, the first kamikaze campaign, and the second largest Imperial Japanese Navy surface operation during the last nine months of the conflict. On the American side, US forces were involved in efforts to cut off Leyte from enemy reinforcement, a massive amphibious invasion off Luzon, and large-scale operations by the Fast Carrier Task Force (TF 38).Expert naval historian Mark Stille throws new light on this often forgotten phase of the Pacific naval war. Among the actions covered are the battles for Ormoc Bay, the invasion of Mindoro, Japanese kamikaze attacks, and US Third Fleet's rampage through the South China Sea between January 10 and 20, 1945. Superb battlescene artworks bring the war at sea and in the air vividly to life, and maps and diagrams guide readers through a range of actions in clear, step-by-step detail.

Featuring rare photos, detailed colour illustrations and insignia tables, this study explores the contribution made by Czech and Slovak troops fighting alongside Allied forces during World War II. Following the Anglo-French failure at the Munich Conference in March 1938 to prevent a Nazi take-over of Bohemia-Moravia (modern Czech Republic/Czechia), many frustrated Czech and Slovak soldiers sided with Allied forces and fought alongside their armies - first in Poland, then in France, and finally from Britain. Using depictions of relevant uniforms and equipment plus photos of the troops in action, military uniformology expert Nigel Thomas explains how the Czech Army was organized and how it fought alongside Allied forces in the Middle East and at Normandy. He describes the involvement of free Czech agents operating from Britain in Operation Anthropoid, the assassination of Nazi governor Reinhard Heydrich in occupied Bohemia-Moravia, and the part Czech soldiers played in mutinies in both Italy and Prague against German occupation which ultimately helped to secure a final Allied victory.

Investigates the history and evolving appearance of the 'Grossdeutschland' Division, the German Army's premier combat unit during World War II. Featuring eight pages of original artwork and carefully chosen photographs depicting personalities, uniforms, insignia and personal equipment, this is the absorbing story of the German Army's elite 'fire brigade' during 1939-45. The unit began its life as an elite guard detachment; expanded to regimental size in 1939, it saw action in France in 1940 and Yugoslavia in 1941 before participating in the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union. Reinforced to divisional status, 'Grossdeutschland' fought on the Eastern Front in 1942-44, notably at Rzhev in late 1942 and Kharkov in early 1943. Refitted and redesignated a Panzergrenadier-Division, 'Grossdeutschland' played a key role in the battle of Kursk in July 1943, before acting as the Wehrmacht's 'fire brigade' in 1943-44. In late 1944, 'Grossdeutschland' was expanded to Panzerkorps status, with Panzergrenadier-Division 'Brandenburg' also taking the field. Further units joined the order of battle, the Führerbegleit-Brigade fighting in the Ardennes in 1944-45 before also being redesignated a division. All of these campaigns are covered in this book, which charts the evolving appearance of this elite formation over nearly six years of brutal warfare.

A gripping, illustrated narrative of the longest and most brutal land battle of the 1904-05 Russo-Japanese War.Growing rivalry between Imperial Russia and Imperial Japan over territorial control in China and Korea led to the outbreak of war in February 1904. Japan struck the first blow with a surprise naval attack against the anchored Russian Pacific Fleet at its base in Port Arthur. Once the fleet had been neutralized, the Japanese landed their Second Army on the Liaotung Peninsula in May 1904, in order to besiege Port Arthur. The fighting that followed has become legend in military history. Respected military historian Robert Forczyk describes the Russian relief operation towards Port Arthur (the Battle of Telissu), and the lengthy siege of the Russian-held town and harbour. The initial Japanese attempts to capture the port by assault are documented in detail, together with the Japanese progress through the heavily fortified lines protecting Port Arthur. Specially commissioned artworks bring to life in vivid detail the Battle of Nanshan Hill, the Japanese assault on the Wantai Heights, and the bombardments of the Russian forts. Maps and diagrams explore the strategic situation and tactical progress of the fighting in step-by-step detail, and over 60 period photographs reveal the appearance and weaponry of the opposing forces and the terrain around Port Arthur.

The dramatic story of W. E. B. Du Bois's reckoning with the betrayal of Black soldiers during World War I-and a new understanding of one of the great twentieth-century writers.When W. E. B. Du Bois, believing in the possibility of full citizenship and democratic change, encouraged African Americans to "close ranks" and support the Allied cause in World War I, he made a decision that would haunt him for the rest of his life. Seeking both intellectual clarity and personal atonement, for more than two decades Du Bois attempted to write the definitive history of Black participation in World War I. His book, however, would never be finished. In The Wounded World, Chad L. Williams tells the dramatic story of Du Bois's failed efforts to complete what would have been one of his most significant works. The surprising account of this unpublished book lends new insight into Du Bois's struggles to reckon with both the history and the troubling memory of the war, along with the broader meanings of race and democracy for Black people in the twentieth century. Drawing on a wide range of sources, most notably Du Bois's unpublished manuscript and research materials, Williams tells a sweeping story of hope, betrayal, disillusionment, and transformation, setting into motion a fresh understanding of the life and mind of arguably the most important scholar-activist in African American history. In uncovering what happened to Du Bois's largely forgotten book, Williams offers a captivating reminder of the importance of World War I, why it mattered to Du Bois, and why it continues to matter today.

The first English language edition of a lost memoir by a Holocaust survivor, offering a shocking and deeply moving perspective on life within the camps-with a foreword by Jonathan Freedland.József Debreczeni, a prolific Hungarian-language journalist and poet, arrived in Auschwitz in 1944; had he been selected to go "left," his life expectancy would have been approximately forty-five minutes. One of the "lucky" ones, he was sent to the "right," which led to twelve horrifying months of incarceration and slave labor in a series of camps, ending in the "Cold Crematorium"-the so-called hospital of the forced labor camp Dörnhau, where prisoners too weak to work awaited execution. But as Soviet and Allied troops closed in on the camps, local Nazi commanders-anxious about the possible consequences of outright murder-decided to leave the remaining prisoners to die in droves rather than sending them directly to the gas chambers.Debreczeni recorded his experiences in Cold Crematorium, one of the harshest, most merciless indictments of Nazism ever written. This haunting memoir, rendered in the precise and unsentimental style of an accomplished journalist, is an eyewitness account of incomparable literary quality. The subject matter is intrinsically tragic, yet the author's evocative prose, sometimes using irony, sarcasm, and even acerbic humor, compels the reader to imagine human beings in circumstances impossible to comprehend intellectually. First published in Hungarian in 1950, it was never translated into a world language due to McCarthyism, Cold War hostilities and antisemitism. More than 70 years later, this masterpiece that was nearly lost to time will be available in 15 languages, finally taking its rightful place among the greatest works of Holocaust literature.

A critical look at the renegade spirit that permeates Japanese prints and the posters of fin-de-siècle ParisBoth the Edo period (1603-1868) in Japan and the late nineteenth century in France witnessed a multitude of challenges to the status quo from the rising middle class. In Edo (present-day Tokyo), townspeople pursued hedonistic lifestyles as a way of defying the state-sanctioned social hierarchy that positioned them at the bottom. Their new pastimes supplied subject matter for ukiyo-e (pictures of the floating world). Many such pictures arrived in France in the 1860s, a time when French art and society were undergoing substantial changes. Fin-de-siècle Paris, like Edo before it, saw the rise of antiestablishment attitudes and a Bohemian subculture. As artists searched for fresh and more expressive forms, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) and his contemporaries were drawn to novel Japanese prints. While ukiyo-e's formal influences on Toulouse-Lautrec and his peers have been well studied, the shared subversive hedonism that underlies these artworks has been less examined. Through a wide selection of Japanese prints and Toulouse-Lautrec works, this book offers a critical look at the renegade spirit inhabiting the graphic arts in both Edo and Paris, highlighting the social impulses behind a burgeoning art production.Exhibition dates: Seattle Asian Art Museum, July 21-December 3, 2023

Issued in connection with an exhibition held at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, March 31-September 10, 2023.

"This book traces the emergence of mass production and Fordism, its accompanying ideology, first in the United States and then in Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union"--

Unwed and pregnant, Norah Cooper flees England to hide with her cousin in Brittany just before Germany's 1940 invasion of France. After her baby is stillborn, she's trapped under the Occupation as war expands across Europe. Norah grieves and consoles herself by sketching wildlife. When she's caught too near the coast, she comes under scrutiny of the German commandant, Major August von Gottlieb.August loathes what Hitler is doing to his country and France but is duty-bound to control the people in his jurisdiction. The lively young Englishwoman piques his interest. Is she a spy? He questions her and asks her to sketch his portrait so he might uncover the truth.Soon, their relationship evolves into a passion neither of them can deny. She endures taunts from the villagers. His superiors warn him of not being harsh enough-he could be transferred or worse. He plans to sabotage a major war machine of the Reich, while she secretly helps the Resistance. Both acts are fraught with danger while kept secret from one another. Will their love ruin her and end in heartbreak? Or will they overcome the odds and survive the surging threats on all sides? Editorial Reviews"A formidable and unforgettable tale of bravery, betrayal, and profound love. Where secrets and impossible choices can mean the difference between life and death. Truly a heart-wrenching and heart-pounding love story set amidst the chaos of war." History and Women "Diane Scott Lewis has written a beautifully evoked, thought-provoking, war romance filled with suspense. It kept me hooked to the last page." Maggi Andersen, USA Today Bestselling Author.

Bei der Gasser-Strahl¿schen Sammlung handelt es sich um eine humanembryologische Schnittseriensammlung, die um 1900 am Marburger Anatomischen Institut angelegt wurde. Angesichts ihres beeindruckenden Umfangs sowie der hohen Qualität der Präparate stellt die Sammlung ein einzigartiges Dokument humanembryologischer Forschungsmethoden des späten 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhunderts dar. Der vorliegende Band geht der Frage nach, weshalb Schnittseriensammlungen zu zentralen Forschungsobjekten von Embryologen wurden. Die Autorin zeigt zudem anhand von Archivmaterial und mit der Marburger Sammlung in Zusammenhang stehenden Publikationen, woher die Marburger Präparate stammten, wie sie verarbeitet wurden und welcher embryologische Erkenntnisgewinn sich aus ihnen bis ins 21. Jahrhundert hinein ergibt.

MODSTAND foregår i Holland under 2. Verdenskrig og er inspireret af Hollywood-legenden Audrey Hepburns barndomFjortenårige Edda hedder egentlig Audrey, men kalder sig Edda for at dække over, at hun er halvt englænder, hvilket besættelsesmagten ikke vil bryde sig om. Den by, Edda bor i, lider under nazisternes hårde behandling af befolkningen – indbyggerne sulter og lever i konstant frygt. Eddas onkel er blevet myrdet af nazisterne, og hendes bror er taget til fange. Edda vil gøre alt for at hjælpe den hollandske modstandsbevægelse med at kæmpe mod tyskerne.Men hvor meget kan en teenagepige egentlig gøre? Ret meget, viser det sig faktisk …En virkelig spændende fortælling, der giver et lærerigt indblik i de rystende forhold, Audrey Hepburn og den hollandske befolkning oplevede under besættelsen.Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) var en belgisk-født, britisk skuespiller, som opnåede stor berømthed i en række Hollywood-film, bl.a. Prinsessen holder fridag, Pigen Holly og My Fair Lady. Hun var meget engageret i sit arbejde for UNICEF og gjorde en stor indsats for at sætte fokus på børns rettigheder.Lix: 26,7 ml=10,9 lo=15,8

'Under a Bomber's Moon' reaches across the divide of years, geography and nationality to tell the stories of an RAF navigator-air bomber from NZ and a Luftwaffe pilot.

During the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962, a small nuclear weapon has been stolen in Munich by the KGB. Mistakes are made by both the KGB and the CIA. The Americans must act quickly if the United States is to maintain its nuclear advantage over the Soviet Union

In the darkest days of his life, Fedele Loria put a quill pen on paper and told his story. As a prisoner during the First World War, he was forced to experience every human emotion in the extreme. Despair and hopelessness overwhelm his companions on Christmas Eve 1917. We see hope for the future when he says, "So many times have I dreamed of my beautiful liberty." He tells us in his diary about the mundane daily life in a concentration camp. He describes to us the poignant and touching last hours of his mortally wounded friend. The depth of his thoughts, his faith in God, his love of family, and his deeply felt compassion, are woven into the fabric of his writing.

Am 6. Oktober 1910 kommt Hilde Isaak in einem jüdischen Elternhaus zur Welt, in Leverkusen wie auch ihre Schwestern Ruth, Johanna und Grete. Sie arbeitet im Haushaltswarengeschäft ihres Vaters bis zu ihrer Emigration nach Amsterdam im Jahre 1937. Nachdem Hitler 1940 die neutralen Niederlande überfallen hat, nimmt das Unglück seinen Lauf. Hilde Isaak wird von den Deutschen ins Konzentrationslager Vught zur Zwangsarbeit gebracht. Dies ist der Ausgangspunkt einer tragischen Odyssee durch zahlreiche Konzentrations- und Arbeitslager. Ihr Glück im Unglück war, dass sie gemeinsam mit Hunderten anderen für die Firma Philips kriegsrelevante Produkte (u.a. Radioröhren) fertigen musste. Hilde Isaaks Manuskript wie auch die Texte der anderen Autorinnen in diesem Buch belegen, dass durch das mutige Engagement und durch wiederholte Interventionen der niederländischen Philips-Mitarbeiter ein großer Teil dieser Zwangsarbeiter, der so genannten "Philipsgruppe", überlebt hat.

Von Erich Kästner bis zum Widerstand gegen die Nazis. Walter Triers Rolle in der britischen Propaganda. Vom britischen Informationsministerium bekam Walter Trier den Auftrag, ein Flugblatt zu der bedeutungsvollen Geste zu gestalten. Er tat es meisterhaft in Form eines Leporellos. Auf der Vorderseite sieht man den Diktator vor einem blauen Himmel mit großem V in Form von Kondensstreifen eines britischen Fliegers. Auf der Rückseite wird Hitler in Posen mit dem V konfrontiert, bis er sich schließlich an einem Balken in V-Form aufhängt. Dieser Band, der die Reproduktion des Original-Flugblatts enthält, beschäftigt sich eingehend mit dem Widerstand Walter Triers gegen die Nazis. In einem erhellenden Text von Philip Oltermann wird detailliert die Entstehungsgeschichte der britischen Propaganda erklärt sowie die Rolle des Kästner-Illustrators Walter Trier darin. Aus dem großen Fundus des Walter-Trier-Archivs speisen sich die zahreichen schaurig-satirischen Zeichnungen Triers, die seinen Widerstand gegen die Deutschen belegen. Widerstand bis zum Sieg über die Nazis, dafür stand das V. Nachdem Nazideutschland Belgien besetzt hatte, war der frühere Justizminister mit der Regierung ins Exil geflohen. In London moderierte er am 14. Januar 1941 eine denkwürdige Sendung bei Radio Belgique, dem französischsprachigen Sender der BBC. Dort schlug er seinen Landsleuten einen gemeinsamen Code vor - den Buchstaben V, »weil V der Anfangsbuchstabe der Worte >Victoire< (Sieg) im Französischen und >Vrijheid< im Flämisch ist: zwei Dinge, die zusammengehören, da Wallonen und Flamen im Moment Hand in Hand marschieren, zwei Dinge, die das eine aus dem anderen ergeben, der Sieg, der uns unsere Freiheit zurückgibt, der Sieg unserer guten Freunde, der Engländer. Ihr Wort für Sieg beginnt ebenfalls mit V«, erklärte der liberale Politiker. »Wie Sie sehen, alles rundherum passt.« Vom britischen Informationsministerium bekam Walter Trier den Auftrag, ein Flugblatt zu der bedeutungsvollen Geste zu gestalten. Er tat es meisterhaft in Form eines Leporellos. Auf der Vorderseite sieht man den Diktator vor einem blauen Himmel mit großem V in Form von Kondensstreifen eines britischen Fliegers. Auf der Rückseite wird Hitler in Posen mit dem V konfrontiert, bis er sich schließlich an einem Balken in V-Form aufhängt. Unser Band enthält zwei erklärende Texte: vom deutsch-englischen Guardian-Korrespondenten Philip Oltermann und der Trier-Expertin Antje M. Warthorst. Mit zahlreichen satirischen Illustrationen von Walter Trier gegen Adolf Hitler und die Nazis. Beigelegt ist die Reproduktion des Original-Leporellos.

The Book Finder, an historical mystery, is the third part of the trilogy. Book critic Thomas Rost and his companion Ingrid had to leave Berlin in a hurry. Traveling to Dresden for information on the lost diary results in more trouble so, on to Prague and even greater danger. Finally, Munich beckons with the promise of the prize, at the risk of imprisonment or death in wartime Germany.

Magdalena von Herff barely knows what name to use before men begin to exploit her beauty, intelligence, and talents, but she soon realises that none are there to help her, except perhaps one-her enemy. Becoming Helen is a 1930s tale of deceit, disillusionment, and retribution after a British Intelligence Officer compromises a young German girl into spying on her own country, expecting her to lie, cheat and bed chosen German military targets for the Allied cause. Set in Europe when the world was tilting toward total war, the novel asks what choices did Magdalena have other than to become Helen?

»Ik, Phileas Fogg, vermaak hierbij mijn vermogen, archief en woning aan mijn eenigen zoon, James Fogg, onder nadrukkelijk beding, dat hij mijn hier volgende opdracht volbrenge: - De traditie hooghoudende van mij, Phileas Fogg, zal mijn zoon een reis om de wereld hebben te volbrengen in de helft van den tijd, welken mijn reis om de wereld bedroeg. Phileas Fogg.«

About 1 million inhabitants of the Soviet Union collaborated with the Nazis. This is a remarkable fact because the Nazis can not really be seen as allies due to their racial policy. And yet it happened. The aversion to Bolshevism and hope for new freedom a new horizon emerged in which collaboration between the Soviet peoples and the Germans might offer a better alternative to the 'Soviet paradise'. Historical oppression and bloody experiences played a major role in this, especially among the Ukrainian, Crimean and Caucasian peoples. But there were also Russians who longed for the tsarist times of old. Within Nazi Germany, there was much resistance to this collaboration, but others were more practical and saw in the help of Soviet collaborators precisely the solution to the long campaign in the east. This led to a difficult but ultimately large-scale collaboration. Using documents and literature, this book gives an insight into the broad outlines of this extraordinary event. It was also a dramatic event because the collapse of the Third Reich put the Osttruppen's desire for freedom into question, and met a dark end.