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Masters of the Air

America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany

by Donald L. Miller ...

The inspiration for the major Apple TV+ series, streaming now!The riveting history of the American Eighth Air Force in World War II and the young men who flew the bombers that helped beat the Nazis and liberate Europe, brilliantly told by historian and World War II expert Donald L. Miller. The Masters of the Air streaming series stars Austin Butler and Callum Turner, and is produced by Tom Hanks ... Read more

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The inspiration for the major Apple TV+ series, streaming now!The riveting history of the American Eighth Air Force in World War II and the young men who flew the bombers that helped beat the Nazis and liberate Europe, brilliantly told by historian and World War II expert Donald L. Miller. The Masters of the Air streaming series stars Austin Butler and Callum Turner, and is produced by Tom Hanks
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A Demon-Haunted Land

Witches, Wonder Doctors, and the Ghosts of the Past in Post-WWII Germany

by Monica Black ...

This account of German citizens swept up in a wave of supernatural obsessions after WWII and the Holocaust is "an engrossing story from beginning to end" ( Booklist).In the aftermath of World War II in Germany, a messianic faith healer rose to extraordinary fame, prayer groups performed exorcisms, and enormous crowds traveled to witness apparitions of the Virgin Mary. Most strikingly, scores of ... Read more

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This account of German citizens swept up in a wave of supernatural obsessions after WWII and the Holocaust is "an engrossing story from beginning to end" ( Booklist).In the aftermath of World War II in Germany, a messianic faith healer rose to extraordinary fame, prayer groups performed exorcisms, and enormous crowds traveled to witness apparitions of the Virgin Mary. Most strikingly, scores of
... Read more
Book and Dagger

How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II

by Elyse Graham ...

The untold story of the academics who became OSS spies, invented modern spycraft, and helped turn the tide of the warAt the start of WWII, the U.S. found itself in desperate need of an intelligence agency. The Office of Strategic Services (OSS), a precursor to today’s CIA, was quickly formed—and, in an effort to fill its ranks with experts, the OSS turned to academia for recruits. Suddenly, ... Read more

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The untold story of the academics who became OSS spies, invented modern spycraft, and helped turn the tide of the warAt the start of WWII, the U.S. found itself in desperate need of an intelligence agency. The Office of Strategic Services (OSS), a precursor to today’s CIA, was quickly formed—and, in an effort to fill its ranks with experts, the OSS turned to academia for recruits. Suddenly,
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

by William L. Shirer ...

National Book Award Winner: The definitive account of Nazi Germany and "one of the most important works of history of our time" ( The New York Times).When the Third Reich fell, it fell swiftly. The Nazis had little time to destroy their memos, their letters, or their diaries. William L. Shirer's sweeping account of the Third Reich uses these unique sources, combined with his experience living in ... Read more

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National Book Award Winner: The definitive account of Nazi Germany and "one of the most important works of history of our time" ( The New York Times).When the Third Reich fell, it fell swiftly. The Nazis had little time to destroy their memos, their letters, or their diaries. William L. Shirer's sweeping account of the Third Reich uses these unique sources, combined with his experience living in
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In the Garden of Beasts

Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin

by Erik Larson ...

Erik Larson, New York Times bestselling author of Devil in the White City, delivers a remarkable story set during Hitler’s rise to power.The time is 1933, the place, Berlin, when William E. Dodd becomes America’s first ambassador to Hitler’s Nazi Germany in a year that proved to be a turning point in history.A mild-mannered professor from Chicago, Dodd brings along his wife, son, and flamboyant ... Read more

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Erik Larson, New York Times bestselling author of Devil in the White City, delivers a remarkable story set during Hitler’s rise to power.The time is 1933, the place, Berlin, when William E. Dodd becomes America’s first ambassador to Hitler’s Nazi Germany in a year that proved to be a turning point in history.A mild-mannered professor from Chicago, Dodd brings along his wife, son, and flamboyant
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Storm of Steel. Illustrated

by Ernst Jünger ...

Translated by Basil Creighton ...

Storm of Steel. Illustrated is a gripping and intensely personal account of World War I, written by German soldier and philosopher Ernst Jünger. Based on his frontline experiences, this classic war memoir provides a vivid, unfiltered portrayal of the brutal reality of combat, capturing both the horrors and the exhilaration of battle. Jünger fought on the Western Front, enduring some of the most ... Read more

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Storm of Steel. Illustrated is a gripping and intensely personal account of World War I, written by German soldier and philosopher Ernst Jünger. Based on his frontline experiences, this classic war memoir provides a vivid, unfiltered portrayal of the brutal reality of combat, capturing both the horrors and the exhilaration of battle. Jünger fought on the Western Front, enduring some of the most
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Stasiland

Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall

by Anna Funder ...

“Stasiland demonstrates that great, original reporting is still possible. . . . A heartbreaking, beautifully written book. A classic.” — Claire Tomalin, Guardian “Books of the Year”Winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction: a powerfully moving account of people who heroically resisted the communist dictatorship of East Germany, and of people who worked for its secret police, the Stasi ... Read more

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“Stasiland demonstrates that great, original reporting is still possible. . . . A heartbreaking, beautifully written book. A classic.” — Claire Tomalin, Guardian “Books of the Year”Winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction: a powerfully moving account of people who heroically resisted the communist dictatorship of East Germany, and of people who worked for its secret police, the Stasi
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Iron and Blood

A Military History of the German-Speaking Peoples since 1500

by Peter H. Wilson ...

**“The scholarship of this book is breathtaking…No one interested in the history of Europe, and of the Germans in particular, can afford not to read this stupendous book.” —Simon Heffer, The Telegraph **“[Iron and Blood’s] long view of Germany’s military history, magisterial detail and acute analysis provide a new understanding of what was once Europe’s warring heart.” —*The Economist *  ... Read more

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**“The scholarship of this book is breathtaking…No one interested in the history of Europe, and of the Germans in particular, can afford not to read this stupendous book.” —Simon Heffer, The Telegraph **“[Iron and Blood’s] long view of Germany’s military history, magisterial detail and acute analysis provide a new understanding of what was once Europe’s warring heart.” —*The Economist * 
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Moderate Modernity

The Newspaper Tempo and the Transformation of Weimar Democracy

by Jochen Hung ...

Series series Social History, Popular Culture, And Politics In Germany
Focusing on the fate of a Berlin-based newspaper during the 1920s and 1930s, Moderate Modernity: The Newspaper Tempo and the Transformation of Weimar Democracy chronicles the transformation of a vibrant and liberal society into an oppressive and authoritarian dictatorship. Tempo proclaimed itself as “Germany’s most modern newspaper” and attempted to capture the spirit of Weimar Berlin, giving a ... Read more

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Focusing on the fate of a Berlin-based newspaper during the 1920s and 1930s, Moderate Modernity: The Newspaper Tempo and the Transformation of Weimar Democracy chronicles the transformation of a vibrant and liberal society into an oppressive and authoritarian dictatorship. Tempo proclaimed itself as “Germany’s most modern newspaper” and attempted to capture the spirit of Weimar Berlin, giving a
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I Am Dynamite!

A Life of Nietzsche

by Sue Prideaux ...

**NEW YORK TIMES Editors’ Choice • THE TIMES BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR • WINNER OF THE HAWTHORNDEN PRIZEA groundbreaking new biography of philosophy’s greatest iconoclast**Friedrich Nietzsche is one of the most enigmatic figures in philosophy, and his concepts—the Übermensch, the will to power, slave morality—have fundamentally reshaped our understanding of the human condition. But what do most people ... Read more

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**NEW YORK TIMES Editors’ Choice • THE TIMES BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR • WINNER OF THE HAWTHORNDEN PRIZEA groundbreaking new biography of philosophy’s greatest iconoclast**Friedrich Nietzsche is one of the most enigmatic figures in philosophy, and his concepts—the Übermensch, the will to power, slave morality—have fundamentally reshaped our understanding of the human condition. But what do most people
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The Waffen-SS (4)

24. to 38. Divisions, & Volunteer Legions

by Gordon Williamson ...

Series series Men-at-Arms
In 1944–45 the Waffen-SS formed many nominal 'divisions' from a motley range of sources, whose battlefield value was as varied as their backgrounds.The best were built around existing Western European volunteer regiments; some, raised from Central Europeans and Russians, were strong in numbers but weak in morale; some were of negligible size, scraped together from remnants and trainees; and some ... Read more

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In 1944–45 the Waffen-SS formed many nominal 'divisions' from a motley range of sources, whose battlefield value was as varied as their backgrounds.The best were built around existing Western European volunteer regiments; some, raised from Central Europeans and Russians, were strong in numbers but weak in morale; some were of negligible size, scraped together from remnants and trainees; and some
... Read more
The Men With the Pink Triangle

The True, Life-and-Death Story of Homosexuals in the Nazi Death Camps

by Heinz Heger, Sarah Schulman ...

Translated by David Fernbach ...

For decades, history ignored the Nazi persecution of gay people. Only with the rise of the gay movement in the 1970s did historians finally recognize that gay people, like Jews and others deemed “undesirable,” suffered enormously at the hands of the Nazi regime. Of the few who survived the concentration camps, even fewer ever came forward to tell their stories. This heart wrenchingly vivid account ... Read more

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For decades, history ignored the Nazi persecution of gay people. Only with the rise of the gay movement in the 1970s did historians finally recognize that gay people, like Jews and others deemed “undesirable,” suffered enormously at the hands of the Nazi regime. Of the few who survived the concentration camps, even fewer ever came forward to tell their stories. This heart wrenchingly vivid account
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Big Business and Hitler

by Jacques R. Pauwels ...

For big business in Germany and around the world, Hitler and his National Socialist party were good news. Business was bad in the 1930s, and for multinational corporations Germany was a bright spot in a world suffering from the Great Depression. As Jacques R. Pauwels explains in this book, corporations were delighted with the profits that came from re-arming Germany, and then supplying both sides ... Read more

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For big business in Germany and around the world, Hitler and his National Socialist party were good news. Business was bad in the 1930s, and for multinational corporations Germany was a bright spot in a world suffering from the Great Depression. As Jacques R. Pauwels explains in this book, corporations were delighted with the profits that came from re-arming Germany, and then supplying both sides
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The House by the Lake

One House, Five Families, and a Hundred Years of German History

by Thomas Harding ...

"A superb portrait of twentieth century Germany seen through the prism of a house" from the #1 international bestselling author of Hanns and Rudolf (Tom Holland, author of Dominion).Named a Best Book of the Year by The Times (London) • New Statesman (London) • Daily Express (London) • CommonwealIn the summer of 1993, Thomas Harding traveled to Germany with his grandmother to visit a small ... ... Read more

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"A superb portrait of twentieth century Germany seen through the prism of a house" from the #1 international bestselling author of Hanns and Rudolf (Tom Holland, author of Dominion).Named a Best Book of the Year by The Times (London) • New Statesman (London) • Daily Express (London) • CommonwealIn the summer of 1993, Thomas Harding traveled to Germany with his grandmother to visit a small ...
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Hitler's Millennial Reich

Apocalyptic Belief and the Search for Salvation

by David Redles ...

A "brilliant" study of the convergence of apocalyptic anxiety and authoritarianism in Germany: "A story, unfortunately, of continuing relevance." —Charles B. Strozier, author of Apocalypse: On the Psychology of Fundamentalism in AmericaAfter World War I, German citizens sought not merely relief from the political, economic, social, and cultural upheaval that wracked Weimar Germany, but also mental ... Read more

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A "brilliant" study of the convergence of apocalyptic anxiety and authoritarianism in Germany: "A story, unfortunately, of continuing relevance." —Charles B. Strozier, author of Apocalypse: On the Psychology of Fundamentalism in AmericaAfter World War I, German citizens sought not merely relief from the political, economic, social, and cultural upheaval that wracked Weimar Germany, but also mental
... Read more
Absolute War

Soviet Russia in the Second World War

by Chris Bellamy ...

In Absolute War, acclaimed historian and journalist Chris Bellamy crafts the first full account since the fall of the Soviet Union of World War II's battle on the Eastern Front, one of the deadliest conflicts in history.The conflict on the Eastern Front, fought between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany between 1941 and 1945, was the greatest, most costly, and most brutal conflict on land in human ... Read more

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In Absolute War, acclaimed historian and journalist Chris Bellamy crafts the first full account since the fall of the Soviet Union of World War II's battle on the Eastern Front, one of the deadliest conflicts in history.The conflict on the Eastern Front, fought between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany between 1941 and 1945, was the greatest, most costly, and most brutal conflict on land in human
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Behemoth

The Structure and Practice of National Socialism, 1933-1944

by Franze Neumann ...

Franz Neumann's classic account of the governmental workings of Nazi Germany, first published in 1942, is reprinted in a new paperback edition with an introduction by the distinguished historian Peter Hayes. Neumann was one of the only early Frankfurt School thinkers to examine seriously the problem of political institutions. After the rise of the Nazis to power, his emphasis shifted to an ... Read more

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Franz Neumann's classic account of the governmental workings of Nazi Germany, first published in 1942, is reprinted in a new paperback edition with an introduction by the distinguished historian Peter Hayes. Neumann was one of the only early Frankfurt School thinkers to examine seriously the problem of political institutions. After the rise of the Nazis to power, his emphasis shifted to an
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On the Natural History of Destruction

by W.G. Sebald ...

W.G. Sebald completed this extraordinary and important -- and already controversial -- book before his untimely death in December 2001.On the Natural History of Destruction is W.G. Sebald’s harrowing and precise investigation of one of the least examined “silences” of our time. In it, the acclaimed novelist examines the devastation of German cities by Allied bombardment, and the reasons for the ... Read more

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W.G. Sebald completed this extraordinary and important -- and already controversial -- book before his untimely death in December 2001.On the Natural History of Destruction is W.G. Sebald’s harrowing and precise investigation of one of the least examined “silences” of our time. In it, the acclaimed novelist examines the devastation of German cities by Allied bombardment, and the reasons for the
... Read more
Fateful Hours

The Collapse of the Weimar Republic

by Volker Ullrich ...

Translated by Jefferson Chase ...

From the New York Times best-selling historian, the riveting story of the Weimar Republic—a fledgling democracy beset by chaos and extremism—and its dissolution into the Third Reich.Democracies are fragile. Freedoms that seem secure can be lost. Few historical events illustrate this as vividly as the failure of the Weimar Republic. Germany’s first democracy endured for fourteen tumultuous years ... Read more

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From the New York Times best-selling historian, the riveting story of the Weimar Republic—a fledgling democracy beset by chaos and extremism—and its dissolution into the Third Reich.Democracies are fragile. Freedoms that seem secure can be lost. Few historical events illustrate this as vividly as the failure of the Weimar Republic. Germany’s first democracy endured for fourteen tumultuous years
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Women in Weimar Fashion

Discourses and Displays in German Culture, 1918-1933

by Mila Ganeva ...

In the Weimar Republic, fashion was not only manipulated by the various mass media -- film, magazines, advertising, photography, and popular literature -- but also emerged as a powerful medium for women's self-expression. Female writers and journalists, including Helen Grund, Irmgard Keun, Vicki Baum, Elsa Maria Bug, and numerous others engaged in a challenging, self-reflective commentary on ... Read more

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In the Weimar Republic, fashion was not only manipulated by the various mass media -- film, magazines, advertising, photography, and popular literature -- but also emerged as a powerful medium for women's self-expression. Female writers and journalists, including Helen Grund, Irmgard Keun, Vicki Baum, Elsa Maria Bug, and numerous others engaged in a challenging, self-reflective commentary on
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Swansong 1945

A Collective Diary of the Last Days of the Third Reich

by Walter Kempowski ...

Translated by Shaun Whiteside ...

A monumental work of history that captures the last days of the Third Reich as never before.Swansong 1945 chronicles the end of Nazi Germany through more than 1,000 extracts from letters, diaries, and autobiographical accounts, written by civilians and soldiers alike. Together, they present a panoramic view of four tumultuous days that fateful spring: Hitler’s birthday on April 20, American and ... Read more

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A monumental work of history that captures the last days of the Third Reich as never before.Swansong 1945 chronicles the end of Nazi Germany through more than 1,000 extracts from letters, diaries, and autobiographical accounts, written by civilians and soldiers alike. Together, they present a panoramic view of four tumultuous days that fateful spring: Hitler’s birthday on April 20, American and
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Eichmann Before Jerusalem

The Unexamined Life of a Mass Murderer

by Bettina Stangneth ...

Translated by Ruth Martin ...

A total and groundbreaking reassessment of the life of Adolf Eichmann—a superb work of scholarship that reveals his activities and notoriety among a global network of National Socialists following the collapse of the Third Reich and that permanently challenges Hannah Arendt’s notion of the “banality of evil.”Smuggled out of Europe after the collapse of Germany, Eichmann managed to live a peaceful ... Read more

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A total and groundbreaking reassessment of the life of Adolf Eichmann—a superb work of scholarship that reveals his activities and notoriety among a global network of National Socialists following the collapse of the Third Reich and that permanently challenges Hannah Arendt’s notion of the “banality of evil.”Smuggled out of Europe after the collapse of Germany, Eichmann managed to live a peaceful
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Agent Garbo

The Brilliant, Eccentric Secret Agent Who Tricked Hitler and Saved D-Day

by Stephan Talty ...

“The book presses ever forward down a path of historical marvels and astonishing facts. The effect is like a master class that’s accessible to anyone, and Agent Garbo often reads as though it were written in a single, perfect draft.”—The AtlanticBefore he remade himself as the master spy known as Garbo, Juan Pujol was nothing more than a Barcelona poultry farmer. But as Garbo, he turned in a ... Read more

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“The book presses ever forward down a path of historical marvels and astonishing facts. The effect is like a master class that’s accessible to anyone, and Agent Garbo often reads as though it were written in a single, perfect draft.”—The AtlanticBefore he remade himself as the master spy known as Garbo, Juan Pujol was nothing more than a Barcelona poultry farmer. But as Garbo, he turned in a
... Read more
Nazi Women

The Attraction of Evil

by Paul Roland ...

The Nazis believed their mission was to 'masculinize' life in Germany. Hermann Goering told women, 'Take a pot, a dustpan and a broom, and marry a man,' but many still became active participants in murder and mayhem.From the Reich Bride Schools through the Bund Deutscher Mädel and the bizarre Lebensborn Aryan breeding programme to the brothels of the Sicherheitsdienst, this book covers the lives ... Read more

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The Nazis believed their mission was to 'masculinize' life in Germany. Hermann Goering told women, 'Take a pot, a dustpan and a broom, and marry a man,' but many still became active participants in murder and mayhem.From the Reich Bride Schools through the Bund Deutscher Mädel and the bizarre Lebensborn Aryan breeding programme to the brothels of the Sicherheitsdienst, this book covers the lives
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