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Paperback. Explores the relationship between aesthetics and anti-Semitism in two controversial landmarks in German culture. This book argues that Richard Wagner's opera cycle "Der Ring des Nibelungen" and Fritz Lang's 1920s film "Die Nibelungen" exploits contrasts between good and bad aesthetics to address the question of what is German and what is not. Series: Princeton Studies in Opera. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; APFA; AVGC9; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691049717
- ISBN
- 9780691049717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.98
€ 63.98
Hardcover. Pressed by advancing enemy armies on both fronts, Adolf Hitler mobilized all German civilian males between 16 and 60. David Yelton offers insights into why the German high command sought this means to prolong an unwinnable war - and why so many civilians chose to fight to the bitter end. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 332 pages, 34 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700611928
- ISBN
- 9780700611928
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.98
€ 82.98
Hardcover. This work tells the story of how George Mantello - First Secretary of the El Salvador Consulate in Geneva from 1942 to 1945 - defied censorship to launch a press campaign against the daily deportation of 12,000 Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 3JJH; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815628736
- ISBN
- 9780815628736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.63
€ 43.63
Hardcover. One aspect of Nazism that has not received sufficient attention from historians of the Third Reich is the doctrine's origins in the Thule Society and its covert activities. David Luhrssen has written the first comprehensive study of the society's activities, its cultural roots, and its postwar ramifications in a historical-critical context. Num Pages: 316 pages, 10 b notes; bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597978576
- ISBN
- 9781597978576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 40.05
€ 44.99
€ 40.05
Hardcover. The German seige and Soviet defence of Leningrad in World War II was an epic struggle in an epic war, a drama of heroism and human misery unmatched in the annals of modern warfare. This work provides a military history of the conflict waged beyond the city's borders. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 660 pages, 90 illustrations, 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 169 x 234 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1232.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 660
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700612086
- ISBN
- 9780700612086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.01
€ 94.01
Hardcover. Describes the Red Army's attempts to thwart German offensive plans by defeating Army Group Center in the Smolensk region with a general counter offensive by three Red Army fronts. This volume deals with two major military operations which, for political and military reasons, Soviet historians concealed from view, largely because they both failed. Num Pages: 624 pages, 19 b/w photos, 94 maps, 32 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 239 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1288. The German Offensives on the Flanks and the Third Soviet Counteroffensive, 25 August-10 September 1941. 624 pages, 19 b/w photos, 94 maps, 32 tables. Describes the Red Army's attempts to thwart German offensive plans by defeating Army Group Center in the Smolensk region with a general counter offensive by three Red Army fronts. This volume deals with two major military operations which, for political and military reasons, Soviet historians concealed from view, largely because they both failed. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Dimension: 165 x 239 x 59. Weight: 1286.
- Publisher
- Helion Pub
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906033903
- ISBN
- 9781906033903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.79€ 54.07
€ 68.79
€ 54.07
Hardcover. The Protestant and Catholic Reformations thrust the nature of conversion into the center of debate and politicking over religion as authorities and subjects imbued religious confession with novel meanings during the early modern era. The volume offers insights into the historicity of the very concept of "conversion." Editor(s): Luebke, David Martin; Poley, Jared; Ryan, Daniel C.; Sabean, David Warren. Series: Spektrum: Publications of the German Studies Association. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HRAM2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 184 x 17. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857453754
- ISBN
- 9780857453754
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.01
€ 156.01
Hardcover. Ranging from the Reformation, through the ages of confessionalization, to the Enlightenment, Mixed Matches addresses the historical complexity of the socio-cultural institution of marriage. Editor(s): Luebke, David Martin; Lindemann, Mary. Series: Spektrum: Publications of the German Studies Association. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 149 x 243 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782384090
- ISBN
- 9781782384090
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.33
€ 156.33
Hardback. Eugen Sanger's proposed manned, bi-fuel, liquid rocket-powered orbital bomber was truly mid-1940s high tech. The world's first intercontinental bomber project, the SAnger orbital bomber's total flight time was expected to be no more than two hours. Fascinating stuff. The complete story is told here for the first time. Num Pages: 176 pages, over 575 b/w and color photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JWG; JWMV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 287 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1162.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764315497
- ISBN
- 9780764315497
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 31.52
€ 47.99
€ 31.52
Paperback. The jet powered Volksjger actually saw combat during the late war months. Series: X Planes of the Third Reich. Num Pages: 96 pages, over 200 b/w photographs and line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; JWG; JWMV; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 211 x 7. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764309557
- ISBN
- 9780764309557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.88
€ 18.99
€ 13.88
Paperback. Rare history of the the secretive and seldom photographed Me 209 V1, V2, V3, and V4 prototypes. Num Pages: 112 pages, over 200 photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JWG; JWMV; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 211 x 8. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764311079
- ISBN
- 9780764311079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.16
€ 18.99
€ 14.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages, over 200 b/w photos and line schemes. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JWG; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 217 x 12. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764316654
- ISBN
- 9780764316654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 24.61
€ 36.99
€ 24.61
Num Pages: 200 pages, over 400 black and white photographs, drawings, and charts. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1482.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764318887
- ISBN
- 9780764318887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 31.52
€ 47.99
€ 31.52
This new book is the second of a multi-volume series covering the complete history of Germanys legendary World War II jet fighter the Messerschmitt Me 262. Featured in this volume is the Me 262A-1a, the standard fighter variant. Later volumes will cover additional production types and unusual design versions. Num Pages: 256 pages, over 400 black and white photos, drawings, and charts. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JWG; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 225 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1420.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764319396
- ISBN
- 9780764319396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.14
€ 40.99
€ 38.14
hardcover. This text examines the political, ideological, and cultural policies pursued by the German Communist of Socialist Unity party, acting upon the instructions of Stalin and his military administration, in Soviet-occupied Germany from 1945 through 1949. Num Pages: 704 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 43. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804720939
- ISBN
- 9780804720939
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.57
€ 126.57
Paperback. "King Tiger Vs Is-2: Operation Solstice 1945". Illustrator(s): Laurier, Jim. Series: Duel. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVU; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWLF; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 190 x 5. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849084048
- ISBN
- 9781849084048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.96
€ 20.99
€ 18.96
Paperback. Offers a nuanced investigation into the German army's prosecution and punishment of sex offenders during the Second World War. In so doing, the author restores balance to the literature regarding the military administration of justice under Hitler and to the historiography of sexuality and the Third Reich. Series: Studies in War, Society, and the Military. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBWQ; JWT; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803225077
- ISBN
- 9780803225077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.78
€ 34.78
Paperback. The first account of the experience of Viennese Jewry during the First World War, exploring the wartime crises of Jewish ideology and identity. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JJF; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 12. Weight in Grams: 337.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904113829
- ISBN
- 9781904113829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.83
€ 37.83
Paperback. Reveals how receptive Germans were to the notion of a millennial Reich such as that offered by Hitler Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; HRLK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814776216
- ISBN
- 9780814776216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.86
€ 37.86
Paperback. The story of the English girl who turned into Hitler's most unlikely intimate friend Num Pages: 160 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 162. The Story of Unity Mitford. 160 pages, 32 illustrations. The story of the English girl who turned into Hitler's most unlikely intimate friend. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH. Dimension: 200 x 128 x 10. Weight: 162.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445608457
- ISBN
- 9781445608457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.55
€ 16.99
€ 15.55
Paperback. A complete survey of the military campaigns of the early Saxons, tactics, strategy, and logistics, demonstrating in particular the sophistication of the administration involved. Series: Warfare in History. Num Pages: 324 pages, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3F; HBJD; HBLC; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843839279
- ISBN
- 9781843839279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.80
€ 45.80
Hardback. A complete survey of the military campaigns of the early Saxons, tactics, strategy, and logistics, demonstrating in particular the sophistication of the administration involved. Series: Warfare in History. Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3F; HBJD; HBLC; HBW; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843837626
- ISBN
- 9781843837626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.82
€ 144.82
Hardcover. A reading of the letters between Mozart and his father, placing them in the context of the stylized strategies of the 18th-century epistolary tradition. The book argues that the letters reveal a rebelliousness deep within Mozart's life and work. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JF; AVGC4; AVH; BGF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300075427
- ISBN
- 9780300075427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.43
€ 50.43
Paperback. This book is an important reassessment of the failure of Germany's 1941 campaign against the Soviet Union. Series: Cambridge Military Histories. Num Pages: 500 pages, 20 b/w illus. 16 maps 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 225 x 24. Weight in Grams: 728. Series: Cambridge Military Histories. 499 pages, 20 b/w illus. 16 maps 2 tables. An important reassessment of the failure of Germany's 1941 campaign against the Soviet Union, first published in 2009. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Dimension: 154 x 225 x 24. Weight: 768.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 499
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521170154
- ISBN
- 9780521170154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.89
€ 32.99
€ 31.89