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Tales of Fairies and of the Ghost World by Jeremiah Curtin "A fairy (also fey or fae or faerie; collectively, wee folk, good folk, people of peace, and other euphemisms) is the name given to an alle……続きを見る

The Germans were masters of Blitzkrieg. But in the rubble of a ruined city, the Russians knew the troops of the Third Reich were reluctant to engage in the hand-to-hand battle that victory required.……続きを見る

Apariţia revistei „VITRALII...” - publicaţie a veteranilor din serviciile de informaţii secrete române - este expresia unui interes naţional, evident şi imperativ, conjugat cu o necesitate so……続きを見る

A lyrical literary memoir that explores the exhilarating, discomforting, and ultimately healing process of Polish-Jewish reconciliation taking place in Poland today Although an estimated 80 percent ……続きを見る

In 1939 a stunned international community absorbed the news that Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia, hated and implacable enemies, had signed a non-agression pact. The treaty between them contained a hi……続きを見る

"One of the great stories of our time . . . a wonderful anecdotal history of a great drama." --San Francisco Chronicle Book Review As Washington Post correspondent in Moscow, Warsaw, and Yugoslavia ……続きを見る

This edition features • a linked Table of Contents CONTENTS PREFACE MARCH 18, 1918. THE ROLE OF THE INTELLECTUALS IN THE LIBERATING MOVEMENT FORCES BEHIND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION FORCES BEHIND THE RU……続きを見る

The castles and fortresses built in Transylvania represent genuine treasures and are a living proof that this land was blessed, becoming almost a fascinating attraction for the people who settled i……続きを見る

Modern nationalism in northeastern Europe has often led to violence and then reconciliation between nations with bloody pasts. In this fascinating book, Timothy Snyder traces the emergence of Polish……続きを見る

Ceea ce oferă dl Cristian Troncotă cititorilor săi – specialişti şi marele public – este rezultatul unei anchete de excelent detectiv al istoriei şi, în acelaşi timp, „dosarul“ documentar pe ……続きを見る

In The Balkan Wars 1912-1913, Richard Hall examines the origins, the enactment and the resolution of the Balkan Wars, during which the Ottoman Empire fought a Balkan coalition of Bulgaria, Greece, M……続きを見る

Pamirškite viską, ką lig šiol žinojote apie Staliną – neišsilavinusį politiką, virtusį patologiniu žudiku. Vienas labiausiai pasaulyje gerbiamų istorikų po dešimtmečiais trukusių tyrimų atskleidžia ……続きを見る

It is common for survivors of ethnic cleansing and even genocide to speak nostalgically about earlier times of intercommunal harmony and brotherhood. After being driven from their Anatolian homeland……続きを見る

Based on previously sealed war archives and rare witness records of the survivors, Khatyn is a heart wrenching story of the people who fought for their lives under the Nazi occupation during World W……続きを見る

Until the end of World War II, East Prussia was the German empire's farthest eastern redoubt, a thriving and beautiful land on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea. Now it lives only in history ……続きを見る

This new study casts fresh light on the roles of Harold Macmillan and Nikita Khrushchev and their efforts to achieve a compromise settlement on the pivotal Berlin Crisis. Drawing on previously unsee……続きを見る

‘Do you ever think about those you left behind?’, I ask father. ‘Not often’, he says. ‘Such memories are a luxury I can’t afford.’ First his parents made a journey to the New World. It was the 1930s……続きを見る

"Who were they? Ordinary people like you or meーor monsters?” asks internationally acclaimed author Slavenka Drakulic as she sets out to understand the people behind the horrific crimes committed du……続きを見る

Replica of 1914 edition by Cassell and Co., Ltd., London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne. The book is provides insight into the reigns of the four last Tsars of Russia. It also gives a captivating ……続きを見る

This is the first detailed study of the standard of living of ordinary Russians following World War II. It examines urban living conditions under the Stalinist regime with a focus on the key issues ……続きを見る

Apariţia revistei „VITRALII...” - publicaţie a veteranilor din serviciile de informaţii secrete române - este expresia unui interes naţional, evident şi imperativ, conjugat cu o necesitate so……続きを見る

After Hitler brought Ante Pavelic to power in the First Independent State of Croatia, a puppet state created on April 10th, 1941, Pavelic created 34 “summary” courts throughout Croatia that June. He……続きを見る

He evaded death so many times it seemed it would never take him. The only man in history to go to Auschwitz as a volunteer, to form a resistance movement and document German atrocities. One of the f……続きを見る

2 Oeuvres de Nicolae Iorga Historien et homme politique roumain (1871-1940) Ce livre numérique présente une collection de 2 Oeuvres de Nicolae Iorga éditées en texte i……続きを見る

This monograph provides the first comprehensive analysis of industrial development in Ireland and its impact on Irish society between 1801-1922. Studies of Irish industrial history to date have been……続きを見る

In October 1956, a spontaneous uprising took Hungarian Communist authorities by surprise, prompting Soviet authorities to invade the country. After a few days of violent fighting, the revolt was cru……続きを見る

It seems at first commonplace: a group photograph of peasants at harvest time, after hard work well done, resting contentedly with their tools behind the fruits of their labor. But when one finally ……続きを見る

De-Centering Cold War History challenges the Cold War master narratives that focus on super-power politics by shifting our analytical perspective to include local-level experiences and regional init……続きを見る

Redaktorem naczelnym pisma jest prof. Jan Żaryn, znany i ceniony historyk, działacz społeczny oraz publicysta, Wydawcą jest Stowarzyszenie im. Jana Liszewskiego, gromadzące dziennikarzy, publicystów……続きを見る

This volume has been published to coincide with the anniversaries of two significant milestones in Czech and Slovak history – the establishment of communist rule in 1948 and the Prague Spring of 196……続きを見る