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WHAT IF THE THIRD REICH NEVER REALLY ENDED? Operation Ghost Reich: From Bavaria to Buenos Aires rips open sealed archives, Vatican rat-lines, and Mossad dossiers to reveal the labyrinth that let Hitler's most ruthless lieutenants vanish, only to re-emerge as "respectable" neighbors, engineers, and even Cold War assets. THE CHASE BEGINS ON A FOG-SOAKED BAVARIAN PLATFORM May 1945: forged Red Cross papers, rosaries hiding SS gold, and a ghost train headed south mark the moment thousands of war criminals step off history's stage and into suburbia. Their escape ignites a five-part global pursuit...

An unprecedented examination of the ways in which the uninhibited urban sexuality, sexual experimentation, and medical advances of pre-Weimar Berlin created and molded our modern understanding of sexual orientation and gay identity.

Aachen saw some of the fiercest fighting of the Second World War. Through the determined defense of their city the citizens of Aachen held off the oncoming American forces for six weeks, giving the Nazis time to mobilize their troops for what would become the Battle of the Bulge. Had it not been for dogged resistance of these men and women the last great German offensive in the West might have never occurred, potentially ending the war in Europe six months earlier and saving the lives of thousands.

Die neuere Geschichte kennt nichts, was den Ereignissen des Frühjahrs 1945 vergleichbar wäre. Niemals zuvor sind im Untergang eines Reiches so viele Menschenleben vernichtet, so viele Städte ausgelöscht worden. Joachim Fest erinnert an ein Geschehen, das nicht nur politisch-historisch, sondern für ungezählte Mitlebende vor allem menschlich nichts anderes als ein Weltuntergang war.

After the WWII, Germans began a generation-long debate about the status that should be accorded Wehrmacht deserters. The topic would be debated between the two Germanies and engaged survivors and perpetrators, playwrights, and judges, those who had stayed in the ranks and those who had not. Was the Wehrmacht a coward, a victim, or a role model? The book's discussion of this postwar debate explains how and why Germany finally decided to overturn military court-martial verdicts from the Second World War fifty years after its conclusion.

In the 1850’s one branch of the Moschel family emigrated from Webenheim, Germany, to America. In 2001 a Webenheim resident found the website of a distant American cousin and emailed, “We are family.” That email introduction led to American and German cousins working together to uncover the family history through five centuries, two continents, and two world wars. This is the story of that history and of the newfound relationships which culminated in a reunion in Germany after 150 years of separation between the families.

This is the forgotten tale of MI6's top spy in Nazi Germany and his bid to stop the Second World War. In the world of espionage, where the accounts of renowned spies often dominate the narrative, this is a rare gem - an untold story of a completely unknown spy. Baron William de Ropp, a Baltic German aristocrat, wasn't just any ordinary spy; he was MI6's top secret agent in Nazi Germany from 1931 to 1939, managing to escape Berlin just before war broke out. This unsung hero had direct access to Adolf Hitler and an inside track on the Nazi regime.

The enduring image of World War I is of men stuck in muddy trenches, and of vast armies deadlocked in a fight neither could win. It was a war of barbed wire, poison gas, and horrific losses as officers led their troops on mass charges across No Man’s Land and into a hail of bullets. While these impressions are all too true, they hide the fact that trench warfare was dynamic and constantly evolving throughout the war as all armies struggled to find a way to break through the opposing lines.

Adolf Hitler described the Organisation Todt as ‘the greatest construction organisation of all time’. It was from this organisation, headed by Albert Speer, that Hitler enlisted the nation’s leading engineers and architects to build his empire of dreams. In time, it became a key partner to the SS and the Wehrmacht and led to the deaths of millions. Unknown Enemy reveals the full extent of the OT and its long arm across Europe and the Reich.

Discover the untold stories of World War II that history books left behind. From the blood-soaked beaches of Normandy to the covert missions of Allied intelligence, World War II Uncovered reveals the raw truth behind the soldiers, spies, battles, and survival stories that shaped the modern world. In this gripping historical account, bestselling military historian Alexander H. Bennett takes you beyond the front lines—into the trenches, war rooms, stormy seas, and minds of the men and women who endured the most devastating conflict in human history.

"Denn das Christentum ist eine Idee und als solche unzerstörbar und unsterblich wie jede Idee. Was ist aber diese Idee? Eben weil man diese Idee noch nicht klar begriffen und Äußerlichkeiten für die Hauptsache gehalten hat, gibt es noch keine Geschichte des Christentums." (Heinrich Heine: Geschichte der Religion und Philosophie in Deutschland) Die hellsichtige Prosa, die unkonventionellen Einsichten des Heinrich Heine in die Grundzüge, die Mentalitäten der abendländisch-christlichen Kultur sind bis heute gültig - und wenig gelesen.

Egon Friedell (1878 - 1938) war ein Universalgenie. Er schrieb Theaterstücke, war selbst Regisseur, intendant und Schauspieler in einer Person - und verfasste nebenbei noch veritable Mammutwerke der Kulturgeschichte. Höchst lesenswert, höchst subjektiv. Im vierten Buch seiner "Kulturgeschichte" widmet er sich dem Thema "Romantik und Liberalismus - er behandelt die Epoche vom Wiener Kongress bis zum deutsch-französischen Krieg 1870. Das vorliegende Kapitel "Die Tiefe der Leere" ist ein wahres Fest für die Ohren!

Egon Friedell (1878 - 1938) war ein Universalgenie. Er schrieb Theaterstücke, war selbst Regisseur, intendant und Schauspieler in einer Person - und verfasste nebenbei noch veritable Mammutwerke der Kulturgeschichte. Höchst lesenswert, höchst subjektiv. Im vierten Buch seiner "Kulturgeschichte" widmet er sich dem Thema "Romantik und Liberalismus - er behandelt die Epoche vom Wiener Kongress bis zum deutsch-französischen Krieg 1870. Das vorliegende 2. Kapitel "Das garstige Lied" ist ein wahres Fest für die Ohren!

Vent'anni dopo la fine della guerra, Horst Krüger - scrittore, giornalista, tra i più lucidi interpreti delle trasformazioni della società tedesca - torna a Eichkamp, il piccolo, insignificante quartiere alla periferia di Berlino dov'è cresciuto con i genitori e la sorella. Qui, ricorda Krüger, viveva gente compassata, timorata; gente come suo padre e sua madre che mai si erano interessati alla politica, un agglomerato di buona piccola borghesia lavoratrice che si ritrovò, quasi inconsapevolmente, a far parte del partito.

The story of Luneburg Remembered begins in 1995 when the town of Luneburg, Germany invites its Jewish former citizens back for a reunion entitled Shalom in Luneburg (Peace in Luneburg). Susan encouraged her parents to make the extremely difficult decision to return to Germany. Her parents, Edith, born in Luneburg and Werner, born in Hamburg, courageously, albeit with great trepidation, accepted the invitation to return to their ancestral homes and reflect upon the years they lived for many formative years as Jews among Nazis. Believing that her family's existence along with its long history...

Hatte die DDR einen eigenen Klang? Wie politisch oder privat ist Kunst und Kultur? Welche Bilder zeichnet die Lyrik in einem sozialistischen System und welche Töne schlägt die Musik an? Mit Fragen wie diesen befassen sich die Pianistin Ragna Schirmer, der Schlagzeuger Matthias Daneck und der Schauspieler, Regisseur und Autor Axel Ranisch. Sie beleuchten in Wort und Ton die vier Jahrzehnte der DDR-Historie. Gedichte sowie Musikstücke im Spannungsfeld zwischen Alltag und Utopie, Avantgarde und Anpassung.