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Wer das Buch „Die Vermessung der Welt“ von Daniel Kehlmann gelesen hat und sich für die historischen Hintergründe u. a. von Gauß’ Besuch von Humboldt in Berlin interessiert, findet in diesem Buch ei……続きを見る

The emigration of mathematicians from Europe during the Nazi era signaled an irrevocable and important historical shift for the international mathematics world. Mathematicians Fleeing from Nazi Germ……続きを見る

Monastic experience in twelfth-century Germany provides a rare window on to monastery life in the tumultuous world of twelfth-century Swabia. From its founding in 992 through the great fire that rav……続きを見る

真正的民主精神不在制度，而是活躍於你來我往， 與各種不同意見的人溝通，找出大家得以和平共存的生活方式。 每個國家都面對一些意見分歧的問題：高教未來該何去何從、老貧人口誰照護、安樂死是否該合法化，甚至轉……続きを見る

Culture in the Anteroom introduces an English-speaking readership to the full range of Siegfried Kracauer's work as novelist, architect, journalist, sociologist, historian, exile critic, and theoris……続きを見る

After 60 years of serving as the Gateway to Europe, Rhein-Main Air Base is ceasing operations on September 30, 2005. The unique history and determination of this Air Base has supported over 170 hum……続きを見る

[Includes 16 charts, 54 maps and 196 illustrations] Triumph in the Philippines is the story of the largest joint campaign of the Pacific phase of World War II. Devoted principally to the accomplishm……続きを見る

Surrounded by potential adversaries, nineteenth-century Prussia and twentieth-century Germany faced the formidable prospect of multifront wars and wars of attrition. To counteract these threats, gen……続きを見る

The inside story of international politics in Nazi-controlled Europe during World War II, told by the ultimate insider, Count Galeazzo CianoーItalian Foreign Minister and son-in-law of Mussoliniーwh……続きを見る

[Includes 19 tables, 7 figures, 41 maps] To be successful, a strategic military operation requires careful planning and meticulous execution. History applauds the commander who orchestrates the oper……続きを見る

Surrounded by potential adversaries, nineteenth-century Prussia and twentieth-century Germany faced the formidable prospect of multifront wars and wars of attrition. To counteract these threats, gen……続きを見る

Hailed as the most compelling biography of the German dictator yet written, Ian Kershaw's Hitler brings us closer than ever before to the heart of its subject's immense darkness. From his illegitima……続きを見る

By the summer of 1944, the war in Europe had reached a critical point. Both the western Allies and the Soviets possessed the initiative and forces capable of mounting strategic offensives against th……続きを見る

8 Werke von Maximilian von Ring Deutsch-französischer Archäologe, Landschaftsmaler und Zeichner (1799-1873) Dieser Band enthält eine Sammlung von 8 Werken von Maximilian von Ring. Ein dynamisches In……続きを見る

Escaping Hitler is the personal story of Eva Wyman and her family’s escape from Nazi Germany to Chile in the sociohistorical context of 1930s and 1940s, a time when the Chilean Nazi party had an act……続きを見る

The account of one of the most extraordinary stories to come from the closing days of the Second World War. Desperate times drive determined men to desperate measures. In April 1945, their cause alr……続きを見る

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. The sinking of the Titanic 100 years ago in 1912, and the subsequent deaths of over 1,500 passengers, sent shock waves around the world. Never ……続きを見る

4 Werke von Maximilian I Römisch-deutscher Kaiser (1459-1519) Dieser Band enthält eine Sammlung von 4 Werken von Maximilian I . Ein dynamisches Inhaltsverzeichnis ermöglicht den dire……続きを見る

This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents, Footnotes, and Index CONTENTS I. Bismarck II. Caprivi III. Hohenlohe IV. Bülow V. Bethmann VI. My Co-workers in the Administration……続きを見る

During the twelve years from 1933 until 1945, the concentration camp operated as a terror society. In this pioneering book, the renowned German sociologist Wolfgang Sofsky looks at the concentration……続きを見る

Lt.-Col. Baker was born into a family with a long history of service to Canada: his father had served in the Provincial Legislature or the Dominion Parliament for over forty years. Colonel Baker, a ……続きを見る

This edition features illustrations. FOREWORD I am writing what should have been the last chapter of this book as a foreword because I want to bring home to our people the gravity of the situation; ……続きを見る

On February 13 and 14, 1945, three successive waves of British and U.S. aircraft rained down thousands of tons of high explosive and incendiary bombs on the largely undefended German city of Dresden……続きを見る

When Heinz Lüning posed as a Jewish refugee to spy for Hitler's Abwehr espionage agency, he thought he had discovered the perfect solution to his most pressing problem: how to avoid being drafted in……続きを見る

The ferocious battles for survival fought by trapped German forces in Russia have become synonymous with that most terrible of all military campaigns. Shortly after the war the personal experiences ……続きを見る

Of all the airships that Germany ever built, few gained the recognition and fame as did the LZ-127 „Graf Zeppelin. No other airship made more flights, transported more passengers, carried more mail……続きを見る

16 Werke von Hugo Friedländer Deutscher Journalist und Gerichtsreporter (1850-1918) Dieser Band enthält eine Sammlung von 16 Werken von Hugo Friedländer. Ein dynamisches Inhaltsverze……続きを見る

In 1942, Hitler's Nazi regime trained eight operatives for a mission to infiltrate America and do devastating damage to its infrastructure. It was a plot that proved historically remarkable for two ……続きを見る

75 years ago, the explosion at Lakehurst marked a dramatic end to the Golden Days of Lighter-than-Air. The crash of LZ-129 “Hindenburg” was the first disaster to be documented in pictures (one photo……続きを見る

Race Under Reconstruction in German Cinema investigates postwar racial formations via a pivotal West German film by one of the most popular and prolific directors of the era. The release of Robert S……続きを見る