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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
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keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
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original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Based on previously classified documents and on interviews with
former secret police officers and ordinary citizens, The Firm is
the first comprehensive history of East Germany's secret police,
the Stasi, at the grassroots level. Focusing on Gransee and
Perleberg, two East German districts located north of Berlin, Gary
Bruce reveals how the Stasi monitored small-town East Germany. He
paints an eminently human portrait of those involved with this
repressive arm of the government, featuring interviews with former
officers that uncover a wide array of personalities, from devoted
ideologues to reluctant opportunists, most of whom talked frankly
about East Germany's obsession with surveillance. Their paths after
the collapse of Communism are gripping stories of resurrection and
despair, of renewal and demise, of remorse and continued adherence
to the movement. The book also sheds much light on the role of the
informant, the Stasi's most important tool in these out-of-the-way
areas. Providing on-the-ground empirical evidence of how the Stasi
operated on a day-to-day basis with ordinary people, this
remarkable volume offers an unparalleled picture of life in a
totalitarian state.
This book deals with the development history and testing of this
fighter aircraft and production of the early variants of the Fw 190
A. An interesting comparison between the Bf 109 and the Fw 190
shows the strengths and weaknesses of the two aircraft, and
authentic reports by former test pilots of Focke-Wulf and the
Rechlin Test Station document the aircraft's performance. Also
covered are the later torpedo-carrier and reconnaissance versions
of the Fw 190. Together with the Messerschmitt Bf 109, the
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 formed the standard equipment of the German
fighter arm in the Second World War and today is considered one of
the most capable fighters of that period. Initial flight trials in
1939 revealed a number of shortcomings, nevertheless the basic
concept of the Fw 190 proved extremely successful. In contrast to
the Bf 109, which was powered by a liquid-cooled, inverted-vee
engine, in developing the Fw 190 Prof. Kurt Tank selected the BMW
801, an air-cooled radial engine that was less sensitive to battle
damage. The broad-track undercarriage also gave the Focke-Wulf
fighter much superior takeoff and landing characteristics. The Fw
190 entered quantity production by Focke-Wulf and license
manufacturers Fieseler, AGO and Arado in 1941. It proved an
immediate success in combat operations in 1942, proving itself
superior to the Spitfire in some respects. Lavishly illustrated
with photographs and drawings, many of which have not been
published before, this book provides both aircraft enthusiasts and
modelers with a wealth of information, and fills a gap in the
history of aircraft design in Germany.
Americans call the Second World War "the Good War." But before it
even began, America's ally Stalin had killed millions of his own
citizens-and kept killing them during and after the war. Before
Hitler was defeated, he had murdered six million Jews and nearly as
many other Europeans. At war's end, German and Soviet killing sites
fell behind the Iron Curtain, leaving the history of mass killing
in darkness. ? Assiduously researched, deeply humane, and utterly
definitive, Bloodlands is a new kind of European history,
presenting the mass murders committed by the Nazi and Stalinist
regimes as two aspects of a single story. With a new afterword
addressing the relevance of these events to the contemporary
decline of democracy, Bloodlands is required reading for anyone
seeking to understand the central tragedy of modern history and its
meaning today.
Commentaries of Caesar on the Gallic War. The original text reduced
to the natural English order with a literal interlinear translation
of the first seven books.
In August 1941 Winston Churchill (1874-1965) and President
Roosevelt (1882-1945) met secretly on HMS Prince of Wales, moored
just off the coast of Newfoundland. H. V. Morton and Howard Spring
(author of Fame is the Spur) were invited to accompany the Prime
Minister and his entourage, a trip, which was not without its
hazards. Only a handful of people knew Churchill had left Britain
and in America the press merely reported that Roosevelt was
enjoying a few days' away from Washington, fishing. The Prince of
Wales set off from Scrabster on 4th August 1941 and reached her
destination at Newfoundland on 9th August 1941. A routine was
quickly established on board and the crew soon became used to the
Prime Minister's timetable and requirements, especially his regular
film nights. Together with the Prime Minister's bodyguard,
Thompson, a number of key personnel accompanied Churchill on this
mission, including Lord Beaverbrook who joined the ship by flying
to Newfoundland's Placentia Bay. The Atlantic Treaty, whilst not
achieving all that Churchill had hoped for, was a key document in
the development of the war and post-war strategy.Churchill had
hoped that at the resolution of the meeting America would join the
war during the summer of 1941 but this was not to be. America did
finally join the war in December 1941 following the Japanese attack
on the US base at Pearl Harbour. H. V. Morton's account was not
released for publication until 1943 and subsequently numerous
documents have been made available at the National Archives.
Atlantic Meeting is a unique account of the events leading up to
Churchill's discussions with Roosevelt and a fascinating account of
the practicalities - and occasionally humour - involved in such a
perilous journey.
Commentaries of Caesar on the Gallic War. The original text reduced
to the natural English order with a literal interlinear translation
of the first seven books.
The late Miriam Roshwald here examines the role of the
nineteenth-century ghetto or shtetl through the eyes of three
contemporaneous Jewish writers: Karl Emil Franzos (1848-1904),
Sholom Aleichem (aka Sholom Rabinovitz, 1859-1916), and Shmuel
Yosef Agnon (aka Samuel Josef Czaczkes, 1888-1970).
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