Through a series of interviews Schoppmann presents the life stories of ten lesbians who lived through the Nazi era. This book is a bold reminder of the "forgotten victims" of the Third Reich.
Through a series of interviews Schoppmann presents the life stories of ten lesbians who lived through the Nazi era. This book is a bold reminder of th...
For five years during the Second World War, the Allies launched a trial and error bombing campaign against Germany's historical city landscape. Peaking in the war's final three months, it was the first air attack of its kind. Civilian dwellings were struck by-in today's terms-"weapons of mass destruction," with a total of 600,000 casualties, including 70,000 children. In The Fire, historian Jorg Friedrich explores this crucial chapter in military and world history. Combining meticulous research with striking illustrations, Friedrich presents a vivid account of the saturation...
For five years during the Second World War, the Allies launched a trial and error bombing campaign against Germany's historical city landscape. Peakin...
That a Jew living in Nazi Berlin survived the Holocaust at all is surprising. That he was a homosexual and a teenage leader in the resistance and yet survived is amazing. But that he endured the ongoing horror with an open heart, with love and without vitriol, and has written about it so beautifully is truly miraculous. This is Gad Beck's story.
That a Jew living in Nazi Berlin survived the Holocaust at all is surprising. That he was a homosexual and a teenage leader in the resistance and y...
Abraham A. Fraenkel was a world-renowned mathematician in Germany before World War II, whose work on set theory was fundamental to the development of modern mathematics. He was a friend of Albert Einstein and personally knew many of the era s acclaimed mathematicians. He moved to Israel (then Palestine under the British Mandate) in the early 1930s. In his autobiography he describes his early years growing up as an Orthodox Jew in Germany and his development as a mathematician at the beginning of the 20th century. This autobiography, originally written in German in the 1960s, has now been...
Abraham A. Fraenkel was a world-renowned mathematician in Germany before World War II, whose work on set theory was fundamental to the development ...