Nazi Gold and the Murder of an Entire French Town by SS Division Das Rei
The massacre at Oradour-sur-Glane on June 10, 1944, is recognized yearly throughout France with the same profundity as the attacks on Pearl Harbor and the Twin Towers in the United States. The Oradour Massacre is taught in school in France and the anniversary is commemorated every year. Today, Oradour is a destination for people interested in one ......
Exploring American Jewish History through 50 Historic Treasures offers students and general readers new perspectives on the rich complexity of Jewish experiences in America. As one of America's most fascinating and enduring minorities, American Jews have played key roles in every era of American history and every region of the country. The 50 ......
Idaho is truly one of the last frontiers in the United States. With more actual wilderness than any other state in the union, save Alaska, Idaho offers the unique opportunity to see the North American continent as it once - Wild and mysterious. Hiking Idaho introduces you to the wonders of Idaho's spectacular backcountry - the hard, pink ......
Are you ready to experience Colorado's best outdoors destinations for families? What are you waiting for? Let's Go! There's so much more to the Colorado outdoors scene than skiing, hiking, and mountain biking. Between Fort Collins and Colorado Springs, from the sprawling, golden plains to Summit County's snow-capped peaks, this unique guidebook ......
Whether you are a prisoner of war, a prisoner of nature's fury, or a prisoner of society, one word smashes your thoughts against a blockade of desperation: Escape! The stakes are higher than freedom itself--chains unshackled, steel doors opened, gunfire avoided. At stake is life itself, and the odds against winning the struggle are immense. The ......
Perhaps no Hebrew prophet speaks so directly to our time as Jeremiah. Perhaps no one can unveil his message and warning as can Daniel Berrigan, whose eloquence and courage, like Jeremiah's, expose the corruption of religious commitments, address national trauma and uncertainty, and proclaim the requirements of true lament and resolve. Daniel ......
Are we on the brink of human extinction? Is civilization destined toward self-annihilation? We must not underestimate the risk of the possibility that we may become extinct fairly soon. We are facing a planetary ecological crisis with runaway greenhouse gas emissions, environmental destruction, extreme climate change, human overpopulation, global ......
Explores the growing water supply crisis through an ethnographic study of a rural minority community in China threatened by climate change. China is experiencing climate whiplash-extreme fluctuations between drought and flooding-that threatens the health and autonomy of millions of people. Set against mounting anxiety over the future of global ......
How James Monroe's relationships impacted the rise, fall, and rebirth of political parties in the early American republic. From the Revolutionary War to his death in 1831, James Monroe's life was dominated by partisan politics. Monroe-not uniquely among the American founders-hated political parties, even writing that he "always considered their ......
