Ten years in the making with more than 1000 photographs, illustrations and documents covering the military headgear of twenty Central and South American countries. A fourth volume in a series from one of the world's authorities on the subject. A must resource for all serious collectors. In color and in French with Spanish- and English-language chapter summaries. Dix annees de preparation, plus de 1000 photographies patiemment rassemblees au sujet des vingt Etats d'Amerique centrale et du sud. Cet ouvrage est un incontournable pour tous les collectionneurs de coiffures militaires et tous les...

Irena Veisaite is held in deep esteem throughout her country. This volume is an attempt to relate the difficult journey of her remarkable life against the backdrop of the complex history of Lithuania and its Litvaks (Lithuanian Jews). After being rescued by Christian Lithuanian families and having survived the Holocaust Irena Veisaite devoted herself to study and creative work. She was a memorable lecturer, respected theatre critic, associate film director, and also founder and chairman of the Open Society Fund (Soros Foundation) which made an invaluable contribution to the process of...