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'Kershaw's book is a welcome rebalancing; a thoughtful, well-researched and well-written contribution to a narrative that has long been too one-sided and too mired in national mythology.' The Times The British evacuation from the beaches of the small French port town of Dunkirk is one of the iconic moments of military history. The battle has captured the popular imagination through LIFE magazine photo spreads, the fiction of Ian McEwan and, of course, Christopher Nolan's hugely successful Hollywood blockbuster. But what is the German view of this stunning Allied escape? Drawing on German interviews, diaries and unit post-action reports, Robert Kershaw creates a page-turning history of a battle that we thought we knew. Dünkirchen 1940 is the first major history on what went wrong for the Germans at Dunkirk. As supreme military commander, Hitler had seemingly achieved a miracle after the swift capitulation of Holland and Belgium, but with just seven kilometres before the panzers captured Dunkirk - the only port through which the trapped British Expeditionary force might escape - they came to a shuddering stop. Only a detailed interpretation of the German perspective - historically lacking to date - can provide answers as to why. Dünkirchen 1940 delves into the under-evaluated major German miscalculation both strategically and tactically that arguably cost Hitler the war.

Using diary entries, interviews and first-hand accounts, this vivid narrative brings to life the struggle in the air over the island of Guadalcanal between August 20 and November 15, 1942.The battle of Guadalcanal was the first offensive operation undertaken by the US and its allies in the Pacific War. The three months of air battles between August 20, 1942, when the first Marine air unit arrived on the island, and November 15, when the last enemy attempt to retake the island was defeated, were perhaps the most important of the Pacific War. "Cactus," the code name for the island, became a sinkhole for Japanese air and naval power, as they experienced losses that could never be made good. For 40 years, the late Eric Hammel interviewed more than 150 American participants in the air campaign at Guadalcanal, none of whom are still alive. These interviews are the most comprehensive first-person accounts of the battle assembled by any historian. More importantly, they involved the junior officers and enlisted men whose stories and memories were not part of the official history, and thus provide a unique insight. In The Cactus Air Force, Pacific War expert Thomas McKelvey Cleaver worked closely with Eric to build on his collection of diary entries, interviews and first-hand accounts to create a vivid narrative of the struggle in the air over the island of Guadalcanal between August 20 and November 15, 1942.

Im Amsterdamer Süden waren Betty Baer, geborene Sondheim aus Ober-Gleen in Oberhessen, ihr Frankfurter Mann Karl und ihr in Köln geborener Sohn Alfred in der NS-Zeit im Exil. Wie Tausende anderer deutschsprachiger Flüchtlinge. Wer waren zumindest einige von Bettys Nachbarinnen und Nachbarn, woher kamen sie, was ist aus ihnen geworden? Biografische Notizen als weiterer Beitrag des Bremer Geschichtsvereins Lastoria zur Erinnerungsarbeit und zum gemeinsamen Gedenken.

Illuminaten! Sind sie wirklich so, wie sie in den Geschichten dargestellt werdendarstellen, oder sind sie etwas ganz anderes? Lesen SieLesen Sie weiter und finden Sie es heraus!Wenn es um Geheimgesellschaften geht, die angeblich die vollständige Kontrolle über die Welt habensollten die Illuminaten ganz oben auf der Liste der Verschwörungstheoretiker stehen...Wer genau sind die Illuminaten? Was sollen sie repräsentieren? Warum das Leichentuchdes Geheimnisses?Ist es möglich, dass sie ruchlose Pläne für die Welt schmieden oder dass siedie Welt zu einem besseren Ort machen wollen - falls es sie überhaupt gibt?Der Orden der Illuminaten und andere Geheimgesellschaften waren häufig Gegenstand vonhitzige Debatten über ihre Rolle in der Geschichte der Menschheit, insbesondere während der Renaissance.Die Zahl derer, die glauben, dass die Illuminaten insgeheim die Welt kontrollierenWelt kontrollieren oder dass das Ganze ein Schwindel ist, werden immer mehr Fakten über dieIlluminaten zu Unwahrheiten und Mythen verdreht, so dass es schwierig ist, zu unterscheidenwas wahr und was falsch ist.Infolgedessen kann es schwierig sein, die Wahrheit über den Illuminatenorden herauszufinden, wenn man bedenktdass ihre Geschichte von den Machthabern oft umgeschrieben und sogar verändert wird. Außerdem sind die Illuminaten, wiewie jede andere Geheimorganisation auch, soll der Illuminatenorden im Verborgenen gehalten werden.Doch manche Dinge sollen nicht für immer verborgen bleiben... Wenn Sie auf der Suche nach derWahrheit und genaue Antworten über die Illuminaten suchen, sind Sie hier genau richtig!Dieses Buch versucht, ein genaueres Bild des Illuminatenordens zu entwerfen, das aufnachprüfbaren Beweisen, von denen ein Großteil von bestimmten Eingeweihten des Geheimbundes verfasst undEs enthält wertvolle Informationen über die Illuminaten, einschließlich der GeschichteGeschichte, Ziele, Überzeugungen und verschiedene bekannte Verschwörungstheorien im Zusammenhang mit der Gruppe.Hier ist, was dieser Illuminati-Führer für Verschwörungsliebhaber Ihnen bieten kann:Die frühen Anfänge der Illuminaten und ihr religiöser HintergrundDie drei Grade des Ordens - was verbirgt sich dahinter?Die Illuminaten und moderne Verschwörungstheorien - Einfluss auf die PopulärkulturSymbolik, Rituale und Okkultismus im IlluminatenordenDie Verbindung zwischen Illuminaten und Freimaurern erklärtDie politische Agenda der Illuminaten, ihre Strategien und Pläne für die Welt - was ist real und waswas ist erfunden?Und vieles mehr!Wenn Sie auf der Suche nach Antworten sind, die Licht ins Dunkel bringen und die Wahrheit über die "Menschendie die Welt aus dem Schatten heraus kontrollieren", dann ist dieses Buch genau das Richtige für Sie. Begeben Sie sich auf eine einzigartigeReise und entdecken Sie das wahre Gesicht der Illuminaten. Also, worauf warten Sie noch?

Die ausdrucksstarke Musik von Arnold Schönberg hat viele Generationen fasziniert und gleichfalls viele Fragen aufgeworfen. Gerold Gruber zeigt anhand der Drei Klavierstücke op. 11 auf, wie sich der Zugang zum Werk Schönbergs gewandelt hat und wie heute seine Musik verstanden werden kann. Die Person und das Werk Arnold Schönbergs ist aus dem internationalen Konzertleben nicht wegzudenken. Sein Einfluss auf die Musikgeschichte ist unverkennbar und unleugbar. Wie kann man sich dieser Musik nähern? Wie kann man das Werk Schönbergs verstehen? Gerold Gruber erklärt das Verständnis der Musik und für die Musik Schönbergs am Beispiel der Drei Klavierstücke op. 11. Aufgrund der Tatsache, dass Schönbergs Denken derart vernetzt ist, indem seine Kreativität in musikalischen, textlichen und gestalterischen Werken gleichermaßen aktiv ist, werden in Exkursen auch andere Kompositionen als vergleichbare Musikstücke miteinbezogen. Darüber hinaus zeigt der Autor auch den Wandel des Zugangs zum Faszinosum der musikalischen Welt Schönbergs auf, weiters gibt er einen Einblick in die verschiedenen Analysemethoden und des daraus resultierenden Verständnisses.

On an evening in 1846 engaged couple Meg O'Connor and Rory Quinn join in an exuberant moondance. Observing is the parish priest, Father Brian O'Malley. The moondance brings bittersweet memories of Siobhan, the long-dead love of his youth, with whom he still feels a spiritual connection. Within days of the dance, the villagers of Kelegeen awake to find their potato crops destroyed by blight. They've been through famine before. But this is an Gorta Mor, a monster the likes of which Ireland has never seen. At first Meg and Rory devise ways to help provide for their families, Meg through her sewing, Rory with his wood carving. But when tragedy and a costly mistake end those means of survival they turn to more dangerous ventures. Father O'Malley reluctantly teams up with an English doctor, Martin Parker, to alleviate Kelegeen's suffering. When Meg learns of ships carrying Irish passengers to a new life in America she is determined to go and bring Rory and their families after her. It will take all her strength and courage along with the help of her beloved priest and the English doctor to make the plan succeed.

Ein jüdischer Junge und seine Geschwister kämpfen um ihr Überleben, nachdem die Nazis in Polen eingefallen sind. Wie durch ein Wunder entkommen sie, als die Faschisten ihre Heimatstadt judenrein machen.

The Passport of Mallam Ilia is a love story tinged with a vengeance mission. On his quest to avenge the death of his wife, Zarah, the hero, Mallam Ilia, misses out on his entire youth.

Lieutenant Gene Sinclair never imagined the war would be like this. The training is over, and Gene begins the Pacific island hopping that will mature and harden him, and all the other GIs. Attached to the 24th Infantry Division, Gene's anti-aircraft unit stays close to the front lines of the war. He soon meets all that World War II can throw at him: accidents, injury, typhoons, supply shortages, hallucination-filled malaria, and the death of his friends. All the while Gene tries to hold onto the love of his life, Sarah Gale, through the tenuous lifeline of infrequent letters. Sarah Gale is on her own journey as a WAC photo interpreter and faces her own dangers that Gene cannot prevent when she's posted to China. Through it all Gene develops the fortitude to lead his battery and survive this hell on earth. That is, until a special mission almost proves to be Gene's undoing.

Accounts from the fliers of the First World WarThe author of this book was a prolific writer on the subject of early aviation. As most students of the subject know, only eight years had passed since the Wright brothers had taken to the air before Italy used aircraft in warfare in Libya and less than a further three years before the great nations of Europe began fighting the conflict which became known as the Great War. So, inevitably, Middleton's focus was drawn to activities of the RFC, RAF and RNAS as its airmen fought their German and Turkish counterparts in the skies over the continent and the wider world. The principal book in this Leonaur edition was first published in 1918 and is essentially a collection of word 'sketches' describing the routines, adventures and battles of allied airmen during the war. Whilst it is decidedly partisan in its perspectives, Middleton was able to rely of first-hand experiences and access to recent records, so his work has become part of the invaluable record of that short lived period of aerial warfare fought in simple craft of timber, canvas and wire. The nineteen 'sketches' in the principal book are supported in this Leonaur edition by an extract from E. W Walters book, 'Heroic Airmen and their Exploits', which offers a host of other engaging reports on the fight for the skies from other sources.Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.

Accounts from the fliers of the First World WarThe author of this book was a prolific writer on the subject of early aviation. As most students of the subject know, only eight years had passed since the Wright brothers had taken to the air before Italy used aircraft in warfare in Libya and less than a further three years before the great nations of Europe began fighting the conflict which became known as the Great War. So, inevitably, Middleton's focus was drawn to activities of the RFC, RAF and RNAS as its airmen fought their German and Turkish counterparts in the skies over the continent and the wider world. The principal book in this Leonaur edition was first published in 1918 and is essentially a collection of word 'sketches' describing the routines, adventures and battles of allied airmen during the war. Whilst it is decidedly partisan in its perspectives, Middleton was able to rely of first-hand experiences and access to recent records, so his work has become part of the invaluable record of that short lived period of aerial warfare fought in simple craft of timber, canvas and wire. The nineteen 'sketches' in the principal book are supported in this Leonaur edition by an extract from E. W Walters book, 'Heroic Airmen and their Exploits', which offers a host of other engaging reports on the fight for the skies from other sources.Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.

1941. Nineteen-year-old Romilly impulsively accepts a job as a nanny, accompanying eight-year-old Freddie and his grandmother on a sea voyage from war-torn London to the safety of New York.

Second World War code-breaking turned on its head - the aces were German and the British were too weak for words

Winner of the Les Carlyon Literary Prize and the Prime Minister's Literary Awards Australian History Prize.First Runner Up for Templer Medal Book Prize (UK).Shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Australian History Prize, the ACT Notable Book Awards, and the Reid Prize. A remarkable book about Operation Semut, an Australian secret military operation launched by the organization popularly known as Z Special Unit in the final months of WWII. March 1945. A handful of young Allied operatives are parachuted into the remote jungled heart of the Japanese-occupied island of Borneo, east of Singapore, there to recruit the island's indigenous Dayak peoples to fight the Japanese. Yet most have barely encountered Asian or indigenous people before, speak next to no Borneo languages, and know little about Dayaks, other than that they have been - and may still be - headhunters. They fear that on arrival the Dayaks will kill them or hand them over to the Japanese. For their part, some Dayaks have never before seen a white face. So begins the story of Operation Semut, an Australian secret operation launched by the organization codenamed Services Reconnaisance Department - popularly known as Z Special Unit - in the final months of WWII. Anthropologist Christine Helliwell has called on her years of first-hand knowledge of Borneo, interviewed more than one hundred Dayak people and all the remaining Semut operatives, and consulted thousands of military and other documents to piece together this astonishing story. Focusing on the operation's activities along two of Borneo's great rivers - the Baram and Rejang - the book provides a detailed military history of Semut II's and Semut III's brutal guerrilla campaign against the Japanese, and reveals the decisive but long-overlooked Dayak role in the operation. But this is no ordinary history. Helliwell captures vividly the sounds, smells and tastes of the jungles into which the operatives are plunged, an environment so terrifying that many are unsure whether jungle or Japanese is the greater enemy. And she takes us into the lives and cavernous longhouses of the Dayaks on whom their survival depends. The result is a truly unique account of the encounter between two very different cultures amidst the savagery of the Pacific War.

A picture book adaptation for older readers (8+ years) based on the extraordinary bestselling adult title THE HAPPIEST MAN ON EARTH. Life can be beautiful if you make it beautiful. It is up to you. Eddie lived with his family and adorable dachshund, Lulu, in the beautiful city of Leipzig in Germany. But one day, into the sunshine of his childhood crept a dark, heavy cloud. Not a rain cloud. Much worse than that. Adolf Hitler came to power. When Eddie was 18, he was sent to a concentration camp. The story is framed as a conversation between 101-year-old Eddie and his great grandchildren - who are bursting with questions about the life of their Pépé. The story of Eddie's life unfolds beautifully, sensitively, heartbreakingly through his words, and exquisite illustrations by Nathaniel Eckstrom. SHORTLISTED FOR DYMOCKS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 FOR YOUNGER READERS

March, 1941: 40,000 Australian and New Zealand troops are rushed to Greece in a desperate attempt to stop the Wehrmacht overrunning the country. Most of them overseas for the first time in their lives, they seek excitement and adventure. What they get are experiences they could never have imagined. The operation is doomed to fail, but not before the Aussies and Kiwis succeed in holding up the German advance and evacuating thousands, mainly to Crete, where Hitler next sets his sights. As the Nazis assault the island, they deploy a devastating new weapon of invasion-paratroopers-for the very first time, meeting desperate resistance as the Allies fight for their lives.

"A vivid portrait of a woman whose remarkable role and achievements in history have largely been relegated to the shadows... A fascinating read!" -Kristina McMorris, New York Times bestselling author of Sold on a Monday and The Ways We HideFrom the USA Today bestselling author of The Engineer's Wife comes an incredible historical novel about the First Lady who clandestinely assumed the presidency, perfect for readers of Marie Benedict and Fiona Davis.Socialite Edith Bolling has been in no hurry to find a new husband since she was widowed, preferring to fill her days with good friends and travel. But the enchanting courting of President Woodrow Wilson wins Edith over and she becomes the First Lady of the United States. The position is uncomfortable for the fiercely independent Edith, but she's determined to rise to the challenges of her new marriage-from the bloodthirsty press to the shadows of the first World War.Warming to her new role, Edith is soon indispensable to her husband's presidency. She replaces the staff that Woodrow finds distracting, and discusses policy with him daily. Throughout the war, she encrypts top- secret messages and despite lacking formal education becomes an important adviser. When peace talks begin in Europe, she attends at Woodrow's side. But just as the critical fight to ratify the treaty to end the war and create a League of Nations in order to prevent another, Woodrow's always-delicate health takes a dramatic turn for the worse. In her determination to preserve both his progress and his reputation, Edith all but assumes the presidency herself.Now, Edith must contend with the demands of a tumultuous country, the secrets of Woodrow's true condition, and the potentially devastating consequences of her failure. At once sweeping and intimate, The President's Wife is an astonishing portrait of a courageous First Lady and the sacrifices she made to protect her husband and her country at all costs.

"This book is a triumph." -MJV LiteraryWhen Pearl Harbor was bombed on December 7, 1941, forcing the U.S. to enter WWII, MAC was 23 years old.He had graduated with honors from high school, served two years in the Merchant Marine, and had a year of college under his belt. During the summer he had graduated from DePaul University's preliminary army air course to become a pilot and graduated as their highest-ranking student. Joining the U.S. Army Air Forces, he was assigned to the newly formed 307th BG and trained to fly the brand-new B-24 Liberator. Like Lou Zamperini-of Unbroken-who was also in the 307th, Mac's plane was shot down in the ocean. It was his first combat mission from Guadalcanal. After a three-week odyssey, he and his surviving crew members were rescued, and he went on to fly 51 more combat missions from his base in the Solomon Islands. In 1943, the following year, he was brought back to the U.S. to be trained on the even newer B-29 Superfortress. This was the plane designed to carry the atomic bombs. He flew 30 missions in 1945 from Guam dropping incendiaries on Japan. The Japanese finally surrendered just as the wheels of the Superfortress touched down on Mac's 30th mission. The war was over.After the war, MAC served as director of air training for the 20th Air Force during the Korean War, as air attaché to French Indochina, at NATO prior to the Vietnam War, and as director of war plans for TAC during the Vietnam War. This is his story.

"In a bleak Mississippi farmhouse in 1918, Leona Pinson gives birth to an illegitimate son whose father she refuses to name, but who will, she is convinced, return from the war to rescue her from a hardscrabble life with a distant mother, a dangerous brother, and a dwarf aunt. When, instead, her lover returns with a wife in tow, her dreams are shattered. As her brother's violence escalates and her aunt flees, Leona must rely on the help of Luther Biggs, the son of Leona's grandfather and one of his former slaves, to protect her child. Told against the backdrop of the deprivation of World War I, the tragedies of the influenza epidemic, and the burden of generations of betrayal, That Pinson Girl unfolds in lyrical, unflinching prose, engaging the timeless issues of racism, sexism, and poverty."--Provided by publisher.