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Red Orchestra - The Story of the Berlin Underground and the Circle of Friends Who Resisted Hitler - Revised Edition... Red Orchestra - The Story of the Berlin Underground and the Circle of Friends Who Resisted Hitler - Revised Edition (Hardcover)
Anne Nelson
R2,689 Discovery Miles 26 890 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

For years, the history of the anti-Nazi resistance in Germany was hidden and distorted by Cold War politics. Providing a much-needed corrective, Red Orchestra presents the dramatic story of a circle of German citizens who opposed Hitler from the start, choosing to stay in Germany to resist Nazism and help its victims. The book shines a light on this critical movement which was made up of academics, theatre people, and factory workers; Protestants, Catholics and Jews; around 150 Germans all told and from all walks of life. Drawing on archives, memoirs, and interviews with survivors, award-winning scholar and journalist Anne Nelson presents a compelling portrait of the men and women involved, and the terrifying day-to-day decisions in their lives, from the Nazi takeover in 1933 to their Gestapo arrest in 1942. Nelson traces the story of the Red Orchestra (Rote Kapelle) resistance movement within the context of German history, showing the stages of the Nazi movement and regime from the 1920s to the end of the Second World War. She also constructs the narrative around the life of Greta Kuckhoff and other female figures whose role in the anti-Nazi resistance fight is too-often unrecognised or under appreciated. This revised edition includes: * A new introduction which explores elements of the Red Orchestra’s experience that resonate with our times, including: the impact of new media technologies; the dangers of political polarization; and the way the judiciary can be shaped to further the ends of autocracy. The introduction will also address the long-standing misconception that the German Resistance only took action when it was clear that Germany was losing the war. * Historiographic updates throughout the book which take account of recent literature and additional archival sources

New Mexico in World War II (Hardcover): Richard Melzer, John Taylor New Mexico in World War II (Hardcover)
Richard Melzer, John Taylor
R687 Discovery Miles 6 870 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
By Tank - D to VE Days (Paperback): Ken Tout By Tank - D to VE Days (Paperback)
Ken Tout
R348 Discovery Miles 3 480 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Normandy 1944. Like most of his comrades Ken Tout was just 20 years old. Not until many years later did he feel able to gather their memoirs in three Hale books, "Tank!", "Tanks, Advance!" and "To Hell with Tanks!". Now these adventures are condensed into this one continuous narrative. Follow the ordinary young lads of the Northamptonshire Yeomanry through the massive enemy defences on Bourguebus Ridge, to the snows of the Ardennes, to the night crossing of the River Rhine, and finally to Grote KerkI, where they celebrated with liberated Dutch citizens. They were not professional soldiers but young conscripts willing to 'do their bit', knowing that their Shermans were outgunned by the enemy's much heavier Tiger and Panther tanks. "By Tank: D Day to VE Days" vividly recalls, in one complete volume, the whole experience of battle with utter authenticity: the fear, confusion, boredom, excitement and grief.

George Patton - A Captivating Guide to a Combative American War Hero Who Played a Critical Part in the Battle of Normandy... George Patton - A Captivating Guide to a Combative American War Hero Who Played a Critical Part in the Battle of Normandy During WWII (Hardcover)
Captivating History
R710 R626 Discovery Miles 6 260 Save R84 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Bristol Bomber Boy - From Bedminster to Bomber Command (Hardcover): Robert Owen Bristol Bomber Boy - From Bedminster to Bomber Command (Hardcover)
Robert Owen; Edited by Matthew H J Wherry
R633 R577 Discovery Miles 5 770 Save R56 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Absolutely Indispensable Man - Ralph Bunche, the United Nations, and the Fight to End Empire (Hardcover): Kal Raustiala The Absolutely Indispensable Man - Ralph Bunche, the United Nations, and the Fight to End Empire (Hardcover)
Kal Raustiala
R993 R855 Discovery Miles 8 550 Save R138 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A wide-ranging political biography of diplomat, Nobel prize winner, and civil rights leader Ralph Bunche. A legendary diplomat, scholar, and civil rights leader, Ralph Bunche was one of the most prominent Black Americans of the twentieth century. The first African American to obtain a political science Ph.D. from Harvard and a celebrated diplomat at the United Nations, he was once so famous he handed out the Best Picture award at the Oscars. Yet today Ralph Bunche is largely forgotten. In The Absolutely Indispensable Man, Kal Raustiala restores Bunche to his rightful place in history. He shows that Bunche was not only a singular figure in midcentury America; he was also one of the key architects of the postwar international order. Raustiala tells the story of Bunche's dramatic life, from his early years in prewar Los Angeles to UCLA, Harvard, the State Department, and the heights of global diplomacy at the United Nations. After narrowly avoiding assassination Bunche received the Nobel Peace Prize for his ground-breaking mediation of the first Arab-Israeli conflict, catapulting him to popular fame. A central player in some of the most dramatic crises of the Cold War, he pioneered conflict management and peacekeeping at the UN. But as Raustiala argues, his most enduring achievement was his work to dismantle European empire. Bunche perceptively saw colonialism as the central issue of the 20th century and decolonization as a project of global racial justice. From marching with Martin Luther King to advising presidents and prime ministers, Ralph Bunche shaped our world in lasting ways. This definitive biography gives him his due. It also reminds us that postwar decolonization not only fundamentally transformed world politics, but also powerfully intersected with America's own civil rights struggle.

Back From 44 - The Sacrifice and Courage of a Few (Hardcover): Nick Cressy Back From 44 - The Sacrifice and Courage of a Few (Hardcover)
Nick Cressy
R1,072 Discovery Miles 10 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Back from 44 - The Sacrifice and Courage of a Few. Nick Bentas, Staff Sergeant US Army Air Force, finds himself in a severely crippled B-26 Marauder, trying to return to base, he remembers the different times in his life that led him up to this point. From enlistment to basic training to saying goodbye to his new wife, he remembers his deadly missions around France, Germany and the wider Mediterranean. Experience how it was first hand to encounter enemy flak and fighter attacks, while dealing with the emotional impact of losing close friends. Back From 44 is an in-depth look into the bravery and sacrifice of ordinary men who did extraordinary things during WWII.

De Val Van Antwerpen (october 1914) (Hardcover): Jozef Muls De Val Van Antwerpen (october 1914) (Hardcover)
Jozef Muls
R718 R665 Discovery Miles 6 650 Save R53 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Titanic - A Captivating Guide to the History of the Unsinkable Ship RMS Titanic, Including Survivor Stories and a Real Romance... Titanic - A Captivating Guide to the History of the Unsinkable Ship RMS Titanic, Including Survivor Stories and a Real Romance Story (Hardcover)
Captivating History
R719 R635 Discovery Miles 6 350 Save R84 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Photographs and the Practice of History - A Short Primer (Hardcover): Elizabeth Edwards Photographs and the Practice of History - A Short Primer (Hardcover)
Elizabeth Edwards
R2,502 Discovery Miles 25 020 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

What is it to practice history in an age in which photographs exist? What is the impact of photographs on the core historiographical practices which define the discipline and shape its enquiry and methods? In Photographs and the Practice of History, Elizabeth Edwards proposes a new approach to historical thinking which explores these questions and redefines the practices at the heart of this discipline. Structured around key concepts in historical methodology which are recognisable to all undergraduates, the book shows that from the mid-19th century onward, photographs have influenced historical enquiry. Exposure to these mass-distributed cultural artefacts is enough to change our historical frameworks even when research is textually-based. Conceptualised as a series of 'sensibilities' rather than a methodology as such, it is intended as a companion to 'how to' approaches to visual research and visual sources. Photographs and the Practice of History not only builds on existing literature by leading scholars: it also offers a highly original approach to historiographical thinking that gives readers a foundation on which to build their own historical practices.

Wallace H. Graham - The Man Who Became President Truman's Physician (Hardcover): Wallace Harry Graham Wallace H. Graham - The Man Who Became President Truman's Physician (Hardcover)
Wallace Harry Graham; Foreword by Heather Ellen Graham-Foote; Introduction by Von V. Pittman
R877 R803 Discovery Miles 8 030 Save R74 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Kristallnacht - Prelude to Destruction (Paperback): Martin Gilbert Kristallnacht - Prelude to Destruction (Paperback)
Martin Gilbert
R450 R422 Discovery Miles 4 220 Save R28 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In the early hours of November 10, 1938, Nazi storm troopers and Hitler Youth rampaged through Jewish neighborhoods across Germany, leaving behind them a horrifying trail of terror and destruction. More than a thousand synagogues and many thousands of Jewish shops were destroyed, while thirty thousand Jews were rounded up and sent to concentration camps. Kristallnacht--the Night of Broken Glass--was a decisive stage in the systematic eradication of a people who traced their origins in Germany to Roman times and was a sinister forewarning of the Holocaust.

With rare insight and acumen, Martin Gilbert examines this night and day of terror, presenting readers with a meticulously researched, masterfully written, and eye-opening study of one of the darkest chapters in human history.

Fighting France (Hardcover): Stephane Lauzanne Fighting France (Hardcover)
Stephane Lauzanne
R759 R700 Discovery Miles 7 000 Save R59 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Forgotten Warriors Ii - Amphibious March Across the Pacific During Wwii (Hardcover): D. Ralph Young Forgotten Warriors Ii - Amphibious March Across the Pacific During Wwii (Hardcover)
D. Ralph Young
R892 Discovery Miles 8 920 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
On Rockingham Street - Reclaiming My Family's Jewish Identity-Our Journey from Vilna to the Suburban South (Hardcover):... On Rockingham Street - Reclaiming My Family's Jewish Identity-Our Journey from Vilna to the Suburban South (Hardcover)
David R Kuney
R1,100 R929 Discovery Miles 9 290 Save R171 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Mein Kampf - My Struggle (Vol. I & Vol. II) (Hardcover, (complete & Edition) ed.): Adolf Hitler Mein Kampf - My Struggle (Vol. I & Vol. II) (Hardcover, (complete & Edition) ed.)
Adolf Hitler; Translated by James Murphy
R1,220 Discovery Miles 12 200 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Three of the Last WWII Screaming Eagles (Hardcover): Jos Groen Three of the Last WWII Screaming Eagles (Hardcover)
Jos Groen
R941 Discovery Miles 9 410 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Indescribable Ordeal - The History of the German 65th Infantry Division 1942-1945 (Hardcover): Michael Dorosh Indescribable Ordeal - The History of the German 65th Infantry Division 1942-1945 (Hardcover)
Michael Dorosh
R2,232 Discovery Miles 22 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
On the Eastern Front 1914 - Meine Kriegserinnerungen (Hardcover, Annotated edition): Werner N Riess On the Eastern Front 1914 - Meine Kriegserinnerungen (Hardcover, Annotated edition)
Werner N Riess; Edited by Warren C. Riess
R770 R686 Discovery Miles 6 860 Save R84 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Hillhead High School War Memorial Volume; 1921 (Hardcover): Scotla Hillhead High School (Glasgow Hillhead High School War Memorial Volume; 1921 (Hardcover)
Scotla Hillhead High School (Glasgow
R894 Discovery Miles 8 940 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Teddy Roosevelt - A Captivating Guide to the Life of Theodore Roosevelt Who Served as the 26th President of the United States... Teddy Roosevelt - A Captivating Guide to the Life of Theodore Roosevelt Who Served as the 26th President of the United States of America (Hardcover)
Captivating History
R716 R632 Discovery Miles 6 320 Save R84 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Battle for the East End: Jewish Responses to Fascism in the 1930s (Paperback, 1st): David Rosenberg Battle for the East End: Jewish Responses to Fascism in the 1930s (Paperback, 1st)
David Rosenberg
R402 Discovery Miles 4 020 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Scousers (Hardcover): Doreen Margaret Doyle, Joe Giambrone The Scousers (Hardcover)
Doreen Margaret Doyle, Joe Giambrone
R610 Discovery Miles 6 100 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Bike Across America 1965 - Finding My Father (Hardcover): Norm Hansen Bike Across America 1965 - Finding My Father (Hardcover)
Norm Hansen
R980 Discovery Miles 9 800 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Knights Of Columbus In Peace And War, Vol. 2 (Hardcover): Maurice Francis 1852-1924 Egan The Knights Of Columbus In Peace And War, Vol. 2 (Hardcover)
Maurice Francis 1852-1924 Egan; Created by John James Bright 1893- Kennedy
R1,040 Discovery Miles 10 400 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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