American Diplomacy in the Berlin Crisis, 1958 - 1963
This book is a history of negotiations associated with the Berlin crisis from 1958-1963. Events include Khrushchev's visit to the United States in 1959, the Paris 1960 and Vienna 1961 summits, the stalemate at Checkpoint Charlie, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Limited Test Ban Treaty-all linked by ongoing diplomatic activities.
Stanislaw Skalski was the top Polish fighter ace and the first Allied fighter ace of World War II. His combat career began on the war's very first day, and within two weeks, he had achieved ace status, with six German kills to his credit. His in-the-cockpit memoir vividly describes what it was like to take on the vaunted German Luftwaffe.
Hurricanes Over Crete, Spitfires Over Kos, Beaufighters Over the Aegean
This is the first comprehensive account of RAF and Luftwaffe aerial operations over the Aegean 1943-1944. Original research with extracts from official operations and published memoirs. The book also includes many first-hand accounts from both British and German aircrew extracted from official reports and memoirs.
Air Operations of the Soviet Union VVS and Luftwaffe
Fighters over Stalingrad Volume One covers air operations, battles and plans of Soviet VVS and Luftwaffe during the epic battle for Stalingrad (defensive period July 1942 - October 1942). The book includes records on day-by-day activities, claims and losses from both sides in incredible detail. It includes previously unpublished material and maps.
This book examines the eighteenth-century novel in the context of emerging theories of happiness in early Enlightenment Europe. This important and richly interdisciplinary book offers both a new understanding of the cultural work the eighteenth-century novel performed, as well as an original interpretation of the Enlightenment's ethical legacy.
In this study Erika L. Briesacher argues that festivals in Lubeck, Germany spanning 1920 to 1960 demonstrate interlocking economic, social, and cultural factors that contribute to local, national, and international identity formation.
Feldpost: The War Letters of Friedrich Reiner Niemann documents the frontline experiences of a German soldier from the 6th Infantry Division from 1941- 1945. Niemann describes the fighting at Rzhev, Russia, 1942-1943, and his survival of the destruction of his division in 1944. His is a rare view of the conflict on the Eastern front.
Henry Gresbeck's Account of the Anabaptist Kingdom of Münster
In February 1534, a radical group of Anabaptists, gripped with apocalyptic fervor, seized the city of Münster and established an idealistic communal government that quickly deteriorated into extreme inequality and theocratic totalitarianism. In response, troops hired by the city's prince-bishop laid siege to the city. Fifteen months later ......
