Bøger om Tidlige 20. århundrede

Cushing's War, The Quest is the second of a two-book series Moving Like Fish In the Sea, following the first book, Cushing's War, The Rise of the Resistance, completing the account of Walter M. Cushing's World War II exploits in Japanese occupied Philippines. In April 1942, 60,000 Filipino-American troops surrendered to Japanese forces at the Battle of Bataan. Grim rumors of the Japanese mistreatment of prisoners of war reach guerilla leader Major Cushing, at his headquarters in the mountains of northern Luzon. Cushing travels south to investigate. Ethnically half-mexican with tropical-darkened skin, he secretly passes as a filipino. He learns of the deadly conditions in the prison camps are worse than he could have imagined. But with a Japanese imposed radio blackout, he had no way of communicating his findings to allied command in Australia. Upon hearing a rumor that a shortwave radio had been stashed in lighthouse, he undertakes a dangerous mission to recover it. His confidence from his previouses successes is put to the test.

Apex Blues chronicles the extraordinary lives and musical legacies of two generation-spanning Jazz clarinet virtuosos: Jimmie Noone Sr. and his son Jimmy Noone Jr.Jimmie Noone Sr. rose to fame in the 1910s New Orleans French Quarter jazz scene, forging his iconic 'Sweet Lorraine' style during the dawn of the genre. Later, his son Jimmy initially made waves as a San Diego local musician before feeling called to follow in his father's footsteps. He set out to revive his dad's New Orleans Jazz sound and mentorship.As the author witnesses firsthand, Jimmy exceeds even his father's musical heights through raw talent and relentless dedication to his craft. In his final days, he completes his quest: to honor Jazz history by propelling his father's sound into the future. Jimmy cements the Noone legacy, ensuring the nation remembers what sublime Jazz can be.Spanning generations, geographies, and evolutions of musical style, Apex Blues captures how two clarinet greats shepherded Jazz from regional obscurity into an acclaimed American art form.

As a young man in interwar Warsaw, newspaperman Ber Kutscher threw himself into the city's vibrant Jewish arts and culture scene from the headquarters of the Association of Jewish Writers and Journalists at Tlomkatse 13. In Once There Was Warsaw, Kutsher's achingly human depictions of writers, cabbies, artists, neighbors, and more are translated from the Yiddish into English for the first time, painting a tangible portrait of a moment in Polish history too quickly buried by the horrors of World War II. Kutsher viewed his memoir, originally published in 1955 after witnessing the devastation of his home and relocating to France, as something of a holy mission, an opportunity to present the lives of the people who brought Warsaw to life while still making room to mourn the past. Written with humor, heart, and a deeply felt grief, Once There Was Warsaw is a complex and layered portrayal of a city and its people and the pain in remembering just how much was lost in its absence.

The anger was livid now. ?Remember whipping me??he asked. ?Whipping me till the blood ran? I remember, Jem. That's why I came back.??Listen, lad.??Don't you bloody lad me,? Sharpe said. ?I'm grown now, Jem. I'm a soldier, Jem, an officer, and I've learned to kill.?Richard?soldier, hero, rogue?the man you always want on your side. Born in poverty, he joined the army to escape jail and climbed the ranks by sheer brutal courage. He knows no other family than the regiment of the 95th Rifles, whose green jacket he proudly wears.

Call Me Lola is a moving photo essay by the acclaimed Israeli-American lens-based artist and documentarian Loli Kantor. For over twenty years, she combed through the family archives of her Polish-born father, a doctor and political activist. At the center of her work is her mother, Lola, who died in childbirth: a woman who manifests herself principally through images and stories rather than direct memories. The family documents and photographs that retrace the artist's personal history are shown alongside new camera-based works, resulting in a deeply subjective reflection on the most significant upheavals of the twentieth century: war and displacement, love and loss, trauma and grief. LOLI KANTOR (*1952) is an Israeli-American photographer whose work centers on personal and cultural memory. She lives and works in Fort Worth, Texas.

THE NOVEL THAT INSPIRED THE OSCAR WINNING FILMAmidst the horrors of Auschwitz, German officer, Angelus Thomsen, has found love. But unfortunately for Thomsen, the object of his affection is already married to his camp commandant, Paul Doll.As Thomsen and Doll's wife pursue their passion - the gears of Nazi Germany's Final Solution grinding around them - Doll is riven by suspicion. With his dignity in disrepute and his reputation on the line, Doll must take matters into his own hands and bring order back to the chaos that reigns around him.'It is exceptionally brave.... Shakespearean.... It's exciting; it's alive; it's more than slightly mad. As the title suggests, it is dreadfully interesting.' Sunday Times

Check over the dramatic events of 1940 as the Polish Air Force took to the skies in France, fighting valiantly during World War II. This book focuses on the role played by the Curtiss Hawk H-75. Explore a treasure trove of black and white period photos that bring this significant era to life.

The invasion by Allied forces on the coast of Normandy on June 6, 1944, was the culmination of a great deal of planning and cooperation between the allied forces, countries, and individual branches of the service. It resulted in the largest seaborne invasion in world history. It is unlikely we will see it's like again.Many authors have written books and biographies about the bravery and sacrifices made on that day, particularly the carnage at Omaha Beach. This book, written to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day, is not about that day, but covers the period of dusk from June 5th to dawn of June 6th, 1944.This book is my tribute to those from both sides of the Atlantic who came together to ensure the world was freed from a great tyranny. There are no fictional characters in 'The Long Night'. Other authors and historians have received written accounts from survivors of 'The great Crusade', who have provided much of the information. In the 70s, I had the good fortune of visiting Normandy and Pegasus Bridge. I spoke to locals who were there and had vivid memories of that night. Friendships forged between the French people and their liberators lasted a lifetime.

With Germany in the World, award-winning historian David Blackbourn radically revises conventional narratives of German history, demonstrating the existence of a distinctly German presence in the world centuries before its unification-and revealing a national identity far more complicated than previously imagined. Blackbourn traces Germany's evolution from the loosely bound Holy Roman Empire of 1500 to a sprawling colonial power to a twenty-first-century beacon of democracy. Viewed through a global lens, familiar landmarks of German history-the Reformation, the Revolution of 1848, the Nazi regime-are transformed, while others are unearthed and explored, as Blackbourn reveals Germany's leading role in creating modern universities and its sinister involvement in slave-trade economies. A global history for a global age, Germany in the World is a bold and original account that upends the idea that a nation's history should be written as though it took place entirely within that nation's borders.

All is fair in love and war. At least the Nazis thought so. They deployed sex like any other weapon in the service of the Third Reich. Al Camino examines many shocking cases, where brothels were hotbeds of bugging and blackmail, and pillow talk could topple nations. Cases include: - The bugging of Salon Kitty, a high-class brothel in Berlin which was taken over by the SS. - Nazi spy Lilly Stein, a 'good-looking nymphomaniac' who slept with US men in order to blackmail them. - Princess Stephanie Julianne von Hohenlohe, who used her intimate relationship with Lord Rothermere to get the British newspaper Daily Mail to support the Nazis in the 1930s Full of intrigue and surprise, Nazi Sex Spies presents a fascinating history of a little-known aspect of World War II.

Through meticulous research and compelling analysis, this book unravels the insidious politicization of intelligence under Ulbricht's regime. Witness accounts clash with Stasi reports, revealing a stark disparity between the reality of East German sentiments and the distorted narrative peddled to the politburo. As labor unrest simmered beneath the surface, the regime's reliance on manipulated intelligence proved catastrophic.The narrative climaxes with the June 17, 1953 uprising - a pivotal moment in East German history. Amidst the enthusiasm of a million citizens rising against oppression, the fragility of Ulbricht's regime is laid bare. "Over the Wall" lays bare the extent of Ulbricht's manipulation and its profound impact on the tumultuous events of 1953, offering a chilling reminder of the dangers of wielding truth as a weapon.

Mary will not be broken...In the devastating aftermath of London's 1944 bombings, Mary Bray falls hopelessly in love with Charlie Lambert. Together, they build a life in England a life enriched by the birth of a daughter. When Charlie is called away for military duty, Mary succumbs to the charms of Archie Bray, an egotistical Scot. Charlie discovers the affair and leaves Mary. She is inconsolable.Now pregnant with Archie's child, and weighed down with regret, Mary has no option but to move with him to Glasgow, Scotland. She lives in a rat-infested tenement slum with a violent, abusive man with no potential or ambition.Despite this, Mary is stoic, she has a plan. Her struggles have strengthened her resolve, she is determined to forge a new life for her and her children. She is no longer that downtrodden woman.As her plans forge ahead, an unforseen setback threatens to destroy the years of planning. Her world falls apart, she is heartbroken with nowhere to turn ...Mary Bray needs a miracle.

In 1931, the English designer Gerald Summers and his partner Marjorie Butcher opened their business, Makers of Simple Furniture, in London. Until 1940, the company produced hundreds of ingenious plywood designs that helped define the idea of the modern interior in Great Britain. Based on Marjorie Butcher's vivid recollections and a wealth of unpublished material-including photographs, personal correspondence, designs and workshop documents-the book traces the groundbreaking achievements of the furniture company best known for the iconic Bent Plywood Armchair .  The publication was supported in part by the Graham Foundationfor Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts. GERALD SUMMERS (1899-1967) is one of the foremost furniture designers of the twentieth century. Born in Alexandria, Egypt, he worked as an engineer before starting his design career. In 1931, he and his partner, MARJORIE BUTCHER (1909-1996), opened Makers of Simple Furniture in London. They managed the firm for almost ten years, producing hundreds of pieces for the modern home. In 1940, wartime exigencies brought an end to the enterprise. They redirected their energy to Gerald Summers Ltd., a supplier of engineering parts. MARTHA DEESE is an authority on Gerald Summers. She earned a master's degree in decorative art history from Cooper-Hewitt Museum/Parsons School of Design, New York, and worked for three decades as an administrator at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Her groundbreaking article on Summers and his firm, Makers of Simple Furniture, published in the Journal of Design History in 1992, remains the principal source on the designer.

"Vintage Stoppard in itsintelligence and wit." -VarietyIt is1936, and A. E. Housman is being ferried across the river Styx, glad to be deadat last-yet his memories are dramatically alive. Confronting his younger selffrom the vantage of death, Housman thinks back to the man he loved, who couldnot return his feelings, and considers the Oxford of his youth, suffused withthe flamboyant influence of the Wildean Aesthetic movement and the restrictionsof High Victorian morality. Winner of the Evening Standard's Best PlayAward, The Invention of Love inhabits Housman's imagination as if adream, illuminating both the pain of hopeless love and the passion displacedinto poetry.

In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis.

In the early hours of June 6, 1944, the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, a unit of African American soldiers, landed on the beaches of France. Their orders were to man a curtain of armed balloons meant to deter enemy aircraft. One member of the 320th would be nominated for the Medal of Honor, an award he would never receive. The nation's highest decoration was not given to black soldiers in World War II.Drawing on newly uncovered military records and dozens of original interviews with surviving members of the 320th and their families, Linda Hervieux tells the story of these heroic men charged with an extraordinary mission, whose contributions to one of the most celebrated events in modern history have been overlooked. Members of the 320th and thousands of other African Americans were sent abroad to fight for liberties denied them at home. In England and throughout Europe, these soldiers discovered freedom they had not known in a homeland that treated them as second-class citizens?experiences they carried back to America, fueling the budding civil rights movement.Hervieux offers a vivid account of the tension between racial politics and national service in wartime America, and a moving narrative of human bravery and perseverance in the face of injustice.

Eine intensive wissenschaftliche Auseinandersetzung mit den Familiendarstellungen in den Angestelltenromanen der Weimarer Republik ist bislang nicht erfolgt. Es ist die Motivation der vorliegenden Untersuchung, einen Beitrag zum Schließen dieser Forschungslücke zu leisten. Die Leitfrage lautet, wie und mit welcher Intention die Familien und andere persönliche Beziehungen in den Romanen dargestellt werden. Es wird davon ausgegangen, dass diese Darstellungen wesentliche Funktionen innerhalb der Romane übernehmen, da die Autorinnen und Autoren mit ihrer Hilfe die prekäre Situation der Familie und der Angestellten offenlegen, beide kritisch hinterfragen und auch Zusammenhänge herstellen. Dem soziologischen bzw. literatursoziologischen Interesse der Arbeit folgend dienen kontextorientierte Methodenansätze dabei als Grundlage.

Simone Weil und Madeleine Delbrêl haben sich in ihrem Leben leidenschaftlich und existenziell der Frage nach der Wirklichkeit Gottes gestellt. Ihr beider Denken, ihre ganze Person, wurden von der Strahlkraft Gottes berührt und angezogen und spiegeln auf vielfältige, sprachlich brillante Weise die innere Suchbewegung dieser beiden großen Frauengestalten des 20. Jahrhunderts, die in ihrer Biografie und in ihrem Werk aufscheint.

1866 wird Rudolf Sprenger in Mecklenburg als Soldat wegen schwerer Erkrankung entlassen. Man rät ihm, die kurze ihm verbleibende Lebenszeit in einem wärmeren Land zu verbringen. Seine Reise führt ihn zunächst nach Bordeaux, später nach Spanien. Der gelernte Lithograph findet Freunde, versucht sich als Unternehmer und wird schließlich Konsul des Deutschen Reichs, mit weiteren Stationen in Portugal und der Schweiz, wo er 1933 90-jährig stirbt. Gegen Ende seines unerwartet langen Lebens schreibt er »zur eigenen Erheiterung« Erinnerungen auf, wobei er auch dramatischen und tragischen Ereignissen humorige Aspekte abgewinnt. Die Erinnerungen des Konsuls Sprenger vermitteln aus einer sehr persönlichen Perspektive ein farbiges Bild der Periode von der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts bis in die Jahre nach dem ersten Weltkrieg.

Xiania er et glamourøst og beskidt drama om jazztidens Oslo.Året er 1922. Klara tager toget fra en lille norsk flække til storbyen Kristiania (Xiania) for at håndtere en uønsket graviditet. Hun er 19 år gammel, og i hånden har hun en lap papir med et navn og en adresse: Madam Zavarella, Elvegata 2.Efter en abort, som næsten koster Klara livet, bliver hun en del af den sammensatte verden omkring Madam Zavarella i slummen Vaterland. Det er en stinkende, fattig, pulserende underverden, men hos Madam Zavarella er der pengesedler gemt i alle sprækker af det vakkelvorne hus, der er en automobil i gården, forbindelser til de finere kredse på Bygdøy, og selvom det er forbudstid, flyder alkoholen frit. Før Klara ved af det, har hun fået kort hår og bukser og færdes hjemmevant i byens natteliv, hvor hun føler sig splittet mellem revolutionære Matteo og smukke Leander.Xiania er et portræt af en ung kvindes møde med et sydende Kristiania og med en farverig, excentrisk flok af outsidere. Xiania 1: Klara er første bind i en trilogi af den norske forfatter Lotta Elstad. Hvert bind følger en ny karakter fra det samme univers.

Historien om den unge bankassistent Josef K., der bliver arresteret uden nogensinde at få at vide hvorfor. Under den ydmygende retssag nedbrydes hans selvrespekt og modstandskraft, og til sidst dømmes han til døden. "Det 20. århundredes hovedværk." - Weeekendavisen.

This book considers a relatively unknown series of actions of the victorious Hundred Days of 1918: the operations at the River Selle.

John Lisle reveals the untold story of the OSS Research and Development Branch-The Dirty Tricks Department-and its role in World War II.In the summer of 1942, Stanley Lovell, a renowned industrial chemist, received a mysterious order to report to an unfamiliar building in Washington, D.C. When he arrived, he was led to a barren room where he waited to meet the man who had summoned him. After a disconcerting amount of time, William "Wild Bill" Donovan, the head of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), walked in the door. "You know your Sherlock Holmes, of course," Donovan said as an introduction. "Professor Moriarty is the man I want for my staff...I think you're it."Following this life-changing encounter, Lovell became the head of a secret group of scientists who developed dirty tricks for the OSS, the precursor to the CIA. Their inventions included Bat Bombs, suicide pills, fighting knives, silent pistols, and camouflaged explosives. Moreover, they forged documents for undercover agents, plotted the assassination of foreign leaders, and performed truth drug experiments on unsuspecting subjects.Based on extensive archival research and personal interviews, The Dirty Tricks Department tells the story of these scheming scientists, explores the moral dilemmas that they faced, and reveals their dark legacy of directly inspiring the most infamous program in CIA history: MKULTRA.

A historical portrait of one woman's quest for happiness amid a lifetime of bad men. There Are Victories is a proto-feminist, anti-Bildungsroman that explores the intersections of misogyny, class, religion, and prejudice within upper class Anglo-Montreal and New York City society before, during, and after WWI. Originally published in 1933, There Are Victories takes up the catastrophe of the home front and the ways in which the life--and happiness--of the novel's protagonist, Ruth Courtney, is continually undermined by the bad behaviour of men. This new edition features a foreword by Scotiabank Giller Prize winner Johanna Skibsrud.

Genova. Una famiglia ebraica negli anni delle Leggi Razziali. Un figlio genio mancato, una madre delusa e rancorosa, un padre saggio ma non abbastanza determinato, un nonno bizzarro, zii incombenti, cugini che scompaiono e riappaiono. Quanto possono incidere i risvolti personali nel momento in cui è la Storia a sottoporti i suoi inesorabili dilemmi? E possibile desiderare di restare comunque nella terra dove ci sono le tue radici o è urgente fuggire? Se sì, dove? Esisterà un paese realmente disponibile all'accoglienza? Alla tragedia che muove dall'alto i fili dei diversi destini si vengono a intrecciare i dubbi, le passioni, le debolezze, gli slanci e i tradimenti dell'eterno dispiegarsi della commedia umana. Una vicenda di disperazione e coraggio realmente accaduta, ma completamente reinventata, che attraverso il filtro delle misteriose pieghe dell'anima ci riporta a un tragico recente passato.