Only three lifetimes ago, Europe was a farming society ruled by families of monarchs. But with two seismic tremors-capitalism and democracy-Europe's economic and royal foundations were shattered forever and modern European history began. In this series of 48 fascinating lectures, Professor Childers ...
Thomas Childers
Audio CD
The Teaching Company
156585389X
9781565853898
9
In 1934 Theodore Abel went to Germany and offered a prize, under the auspices of Columbia University, for autobiographies of members of the National Socialist movement. The six hundred essays he received constitute the single best source on grassroots opinion within the Nazi Party, and they form the...
Theodore Abel, Thomas Childers
Paperback
346
Harvard University Press
0674952006
9780674952003
6
The first study based on a large national sample of both urban and rural districts examines the Nazi constituency -- how it was formed, from which social groups, under what conditions, and with what promises. Using advanced statistical techniques to analyze each national election of the Weimar era, ...
Thomas Childers
Paperback
383
The University of North Carolina Press
0807841471
9780807841471
4
Despite the passage of time and the accumulation of information about the Nazi era, many crucial aspects still maintain their historical significance and moral urgency. In this thought-provoking volume, distinguished scholars provide critical yet controversial analyses of Nazi racism, economic and i...
Paperback
270
Holmes & Meier Pub
0841912289
9780841912281
8
Daughters, fathers and war – three words seldom used together. In "The Hidden Legacy of World War II: A Daughter’s Journey of Discovery", Carol Schultz Vento weaves life with her paratrooper father into the larger narrative of World War II and the homecoming of the Greatest Generation. The book desc...
Carol Schultz Vento
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190
Sunbury Press, Inc.
1934597813
9781934597811
7
One of our most enduring national myths surrounds the men and women who fought in the so-called "Good War." The Greatest Generation, we're told by Tom Brokaw and others, fought heroically, then returned to America happy, healthy and well-adjusted. They quickly and cheerfully went on with the busines...
Thomas Childers
Paperback
368
Mariner Books
0547336926
9780547336923
5
On April 21, 1945, the twelve-member crew of the Black Cat set off on one of the last air missions in the European theater of World War II. Ten never came back. This is the story of that crew—where they came from, how they trained, what it was like to fly a B-24 through enemy flak, and who was waiti...
Thomas Childers
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288
Da Capo Press
0201407221
9780201407228
3
A "masterful example of nonfiction brought to life"* ―the harrowing account of an aviator's World War II journey and the two people who helped him along the way In a small village in France during the fateful summer of 1944, three disparate lives converged in an unlikely secret alliance. Just after ...
Thomas Childers
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464
Holt Paperbacks
0805057536
9780805057539
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