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  • 1945

    A World at the End of War

    de Max Likin ...
    1945 is a fresh look at the final year of the Second World War. Evoking the disorienting strangeness of the end and aftermath of war, it narrates the lives of fifty protagonists caught in the ruins of warfare. From world leaders, artists, writers and musicians to housewives, servicemen and -women, concentration camp victims and children, Max Likin traces their stories through a momentous twelve ... Leer más

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  • Human Rights Struggles in Twentieth-century France

    The League of the Rights of Man and Causes Célèbres

    de Max Likin ...
    Series series History (R0)
    This book provides an introduction to human rights controversies in twentieth-century France, from the Dreyfus Affair at the beginning of the century, to the arguments over women and immigrants’ rights at its end. Using the Ligue des Droits de L’Homme (LDH) - or the League of the Rights of Man - as a narrative thread for this chronological study, the book tracks the gradual expansion of human ... Leer más

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  • The Fall of Berlin

    The final days of Hitler's evil regime

    In April 1945, Soviet forces descended on Berlin in the final phase of the war in Europe. The fighting was fierce as soldiers fanatically loyal to the Nazi party - and those afraid of the vengeance their opponents might enact - sought to stave off the end of the regime as long as possible.Even as it became clear that defeat was inevitable, Hitler and his subordinates determined to fight to the ... Leer más

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  • The Kings and Queens of Britain

    de Cath Senker ...
    Who was the first king of England? Did Henry I assassinate his brother? How did 'Bloody Mary' reinstate Roman Catholicism?For more than 1,000 years the British monarchy has dramatically shaped national and international history. Kings and queens have conquered territory, imposed religious change and extracted taxation, each with their own motivations and ambitions.In this fascinating book, Cath ... Leer más

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  • The Enigma Story

    The Truth Behind the 'Unbreakable' World War II Cipher

    'Turing writes on codebreaking with understandable authority and compelling panache.'- Michael Smith, bestselling author of Station X.The Enigma cipher was supposed to be the German's impenetrable defence for its military communications against prying eyes during World War II. All manner of secrets were entrusted to it. When the Allies finally managed to crack the code, it heralded a turning point ... Leer más

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  • The Nazi Menace

    Hitler, Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin, and the Road to War

    A "fast-moving, absorbing" account of the years leading up to WWII—a tale of democratic crisis, racial conflict, and a belated recognition of evil ( New York Times Book Review)."Thought provokingly, Hett notes that commonalities between the 1930s and today . . . he suggests that lessons learned by dealing with the Nazi regime could be applied today. This compelling work is highly recommended for ... Leer más

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  • Tide of War

    The Impact of Weather on Warfare

    The first comprehensive look at nature’s role on military history. Halley’s Comet helped to announce the fall of the Shang Dynasty in China, a solar eclipse frightened the Macedonian army enough at Pydna in 168 BC to ensure victory for the Romans, a massive rain storm turned the field of Agincourt to mud in 1415 and gave Henry V his legendary victory, fog secured the throne of England for Edward ... Leer más

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  • The Berlin Airlift

    The Cold War Mission to Save a City

    A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader. ... Leer más

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  • Lusitania

    Triumph, Tragedy, and the End of the Edwardian Age

    The true story of the famous ocean liner, its glamorous passengers, and the torpedo that ended an era and prompted the US entry into World War I.Lusitania: She was a ship of dreams, carrying millionaires and aristocrats, actresses and impresarios, writers and suffragettes—a microcosm of the last years of the waning Edwardian Era and the coming influences of the Twentieth Century. When she left New ... Leer más

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  • The Day Peace Broke Out

    The VE-Day Experience

    de Mike Brown ...
    At 3 p.m. on 8 May 1945, Prime Minister Winston Churchill made a long-awaited speech in which he officially declared the war in Europe to be over. After six bitter years of conflict, however, perceptions of how victory over Nazism was to be celebrated and what post-war Britain should look like were very different from the visions of the people and the politicians in 1939.Illustrated with ... Leer más

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  • When God Looked the Other Way

    An Odyssey of War, Exile, and Redemption

    A personal history of one family's hardships at the dawn of World War II, when thousands of Poles were forced into exile by the Soviet government."A finely wrought memoir of loss and survival…. With this work, Adamczyk has brought illumination and honor to the families of the thousands who suffered the same terrible fate."— Publishers WeeklyIn the shadow of the Holocaust, the Soviet Union's quiet ... Leer más

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  • Disasters at Sea

    A Visual History of Infamous Shipwrecks

    de Liz Mechem ...
    A fully illustrated collection of the most thrilling shipwrecks of all time!Experience the mystery and wonder of the bottom of the sea with over sixty accounts of shipwreck catastrophes. Illustrated with detailed maps and shipwreck locations, Disasters at Sea takes readers on a fascinating journey through history and to the ocean floor. Learn all about the historical details and theories of the ... Leer más

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