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Graphically describes the appalling hardships faced by German troops on the Eastern Front 1941-1945. Hitler’s shock decision to launch the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union on 22 June 1941 was argua……続きを見る

**The little-known story of a fierce rebellion against the Romans:****“**A very good read for anyone interested in ancient military history and historiography.” ーThe NYMAS Review In the year AD 9, ……続きを見る

From a PEN/Hemingway Award–winning author: The true story of Pope John Paul II, his Jewish childhood friend, and a milestone in religious history. In October 1978, Karol Wojtyla, Polish Archbishop o……続きを見る

“Provides important details about the Einsatzgruppen’s leadership . . . Numerous photographs illustrate the text. A grim read, but a necessary one.” ーThe Washington Times In June 1941, Adolf Hitler……続きを見る

In striking photography and informative text, this volume both celebrates and mourns Eastern European Jewish life of the early- to mid-twentieth century. From Odessa to Budapest, Warsaw, Prague, and……続きを見る

A vivid description of the Russian-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 by Alan Levy, an American journalist who lived there from 1967 to 1971. 続きを見る

The Potsdam Conference (officially known as the "Berlin Conference"), was held from 17 July to 2 August 1945 at Cecilienhof Palace, the home of Crown Prince Wilhelm, in Brandenburg, and saw the lead……続きを見る

A Romanian soldier details serving for Germany on the Eastern Front during World War II in this memoir, featuring firsthand accounts of combat. German by ancestry, born and raised in the ethnic welt……続きを見る

“Kissinger opted for a strategy of accommodation with Moscow, while Brzezinski, claiming that the very nature of Soviet ideology and policies prevents stability, sought strategies for undermining th……続きを見る

'I did not regard myself as a slacker. Even in childhood I taught myself to carry out tasks entrusted conscientiously and carefully. In war, it is no secret that the casual don't survive'.Yevgeni Ni……続きを見る

The true and dramatic testimony of a German grenadier during World War II. Erhard Steiniger joined his Wehrmacht unit on 12 October 1940 as a radio operator, a role which required his constant prese……続きを見る

“Looks at more recent genocide through the eyes of a British detective who spent time investigating Bosnian war crimes . . . fascinating insight.” ーFiretrench For over ten years he was first detect……続きを見る

“Well researched . . . A major contribution to our understanding of the dilemmas and challenges faced by Czechoslovak Jewry in the interwar period.” ーMichael Miller, Central European University In ……続きを見る

This book presents an unconventional history of minority nationalism in interwar Eastern Europe. Focusing on an influential group of grassroots activists, Tatjana Lichtenstein uncovers Zionist proje……続きを見る

« Les peuples heureux n’ont pas d’histoire ». La citation est peut-être trop connue, elle n’en conserve pas moins tout son intérêt car, lorsque Georges Pompidou s’exprima en ces termes, il figea par……続きを見る

The award-winning history of 12 million German-speaking civilians in Europe who were driven from their homes after WWII: “a major achievement” (New Republic). Immediately after the Second World War,……続きを見る

A collection of essays exploring the history of an antisemitic accusation that haunted Jewish people in Europe and Russia, and how it spread. This innovative reassessment of ritual murder accusation……続きを見る

Die Ukraine wird in Geschichte und Gegenwart beschrieben. Die Ost-West-Beziehungen, als Hintergrund des Krieges , werden analysiert – ebenso die innere Entwicklung Russlands zum Putinismus und Neo-I……続きを見る

This Element explains the historical conditions for the seemingly anomalous presence of people outside of 'their own' Soviet republic and the sometimes-fraught consequences for them and their post-S……続きを見る

Oktober 1962: Wegen der Stationierung sowjetischer Mittelstreckenraketen auf Kuba verhängten die USA eine Blockade über die Insel und versetzten ihre Atomraketen und Langstreckenbomber in den höchst……続きを見る

Polens Vergangenheit ist auf vielfältige Weise mit der deutschen verwoben. Dieses Buch beleuchtet knapp und anschaulich die Geschichte eines unserer wichtigsten Nachbarstaaten und bettet sie ein in ……続きを見る

匈牙利是欧洲东部的一个内陆国家，位于多瑙河中游的平原ーー匈牙利平原之上，大致与中国东北处于同一纬度。匈牙利处于东西方文明的交界处，融合了东西方文明的特色。匈牙利是中国人沿“丝绸之路”进入欧洲的第一站，……続きを見る

A biography of the British Army officer and his role in the Crimean War at the Charge at Balaklava. Captain Louis Nolan delivered the order that produced one of the most famous blunders in all milit……続きを見る

This historical study “persuasively links the reception of Yugoslav migrants to West Germany’s shifting relationship to the Nazi past . . . essential reading” (Tara Zahra, author of The Great Depart……続きを見る

Memories contribute to the construction of the image or interpretation of the past and the present. This book focuses on the topic of memory in the Middle and Far East societies by highlighting non-……続きを見る

Yugoslavia was well positioned at the end of the cold war to make a successful transition to a market economy and westernization. Yet two years later, the country had ceased to exist, and devastatin……続きを見る

Ce troisième tome de la recherche de Marc Quaghebeur s’attache au quart de siècle qui fait suite à la libération de la Belgique du joug nazi, période considérée comme celle des « trente Glorieuses »……続きを見る

22 історії менеджерів та підприємців із 12 сфер українського бізнесу про те, як вони готувались до війни, якими були для них перші дні вторгнення, з якими викликами вони стикнулися та які перспектив……続きを見る

'The First World War from a refreshingly unfamiliar angle . . . masterly' Dominic Sandbrook*, Sunday Times* 'Compelling . . . The Eastern Front is essential reading' Margaret Macmillan, Financial Ti……続きを見る

Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France is a book written by Madame Campan, a former lady-in-waiting to Marie Antoinette. The book was almost three decades after the French Revolut……続きを見る