This is a classic story, masterfully told, in a new, revised and expanded edition about how one graphic symbol can endure and influence life-for good and evil-for generations and never, even today, be redeemed. A nuanced examination of the most powerful symbol ever created, The Swastika and Symbols of Hate explores the rise and fall of the symbol, its mysteries, co-option, and misunderstandings. Readers will be fascinated by the twists and turns of...

When her father is needed for the war effort, Gerda and her rural German family "borrow" three French prisoners of war to help around their farm, a strange relationship that leads to friendship, in a book based on a true story.

Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para saber más sobre la batalla de Kursk, que le aportará la información esencial y le permitirá ganar tiempo. En tan solo 50 minutos, usted podrá: • Descubrir las causas que provocan la batalla de Kursk y el contexto en el que se enmarca, en plena Segunda Guerra Mundial, tras la victoria de la URSS en Stalingrado • Entender el papel de los principales actores de la batalla y cómo sus decisiones...

Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of the Battle of Kursk in next to no time with this concise guide. 50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Battle of Kursk. After a crushing defeat at Stalingrad, Hitler needed more than ever to lead an attack that would reassure the German people and restore his prestige. To do this, he launched a new offensive against the Soviets near Kursk, but this too proved disastrous...

"The stories of the children whose families were torn apart as a result of a failed attempt to assassinate Hitler in 1944"-- Provided by publisher.

Prior to World War Two, Canada's Jewish community was well established, particularly in Toronto and Montreal. As the war grew closer, reports of anti-Semitism across Europe were increasing. In the 1930s, Hitler's Nazis were spreading hatred and violence towards Jews across Germany. At first, Jews were allowed to leave Germany and thousands escaped to save themselves and their families. Towards the end of the decade, countries around the world, including...

The Austromarxist era of the 1920s was a unique chapter in socialist history. Trying to carve out a road between reformism and Bolshevism, the Austromarxists embarked on an ambitious journey towards a socialist oasis in the midst of capitalism. Their showpiece, the legendary "Red Vienna," has worked as a model for socialist urban planning ever since. At the heart of the Austromarxist experiment was the conviction that a socialist revolution had to...

November 1944: Willi Graf, a German rocket engineer, is launching Nazi Germany's V2 rockets at London from Occupied Holland. Kay Connolly, a young English Intelligence officer, ships out for Belgium to locate the launch sites and neutralize the threat. But when rumours of a defector circulate through the German ranks, Graf becomes a suspect. Unknown to each other, Graf and Connolly find themselves on opposite sides of the hunt for the saboteur.

This collection of early writings by leading Nazi intellectuals sheds light on the evolution of Nazi political thought as the party came to power. Barbara Miller Lane and Leila J. Rupp bring together a crucial yet hitherto inaccessible body of material that thoroughly chronicles Nazi ideology before 1933. It includes the extensive writings and programs published by Dietrich Eckart, Alfred Rosenberg, Gottfried Feder, Joseph Goebbels, Gregor and Otto...