Thomas Mann's War. Literature, Politics, and the World Republic of Letters, Hardback - Tobias Boes

In Thomas Mann's War, Tobias Boes traces how the acclaimed and bestselling author became one of America's most prominent anti-fascists and the spok...

In this book, Casanova shows us the state of world literature behind the stylistic refinements-a world of letters relatively independent from econo...

Publisher: TourbillonAuthor(s): Anne-Marie LabrecqueNumber of pages: 60Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 202 x 253 x 18Cover type: HardbackIllustra...

These are people who have gone on to leave an important but often hidden trace in the moral and cultural life of Britain and beyond. The story of t...

Reducere. Thomas L. Stewart joined the United States Marine Corps on June 22, 1917--just two months after America entered World War One. Private Stewart was ...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Katharina VolkNumber of pages: 400Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 164 x 242 x 36Cover type: Hardb...

The central theme of Love Letters from World War Two is the story of Alan and Sheila Stevenson and their separation by war.

The Imperial War Museum open its world-famous archives to celebrate the letters, diaries and spoken words of those who witnessed the key events of ...

In Italy and the Cultural Politics of World War I, well-known scholars of history, political science, film, literature, and cultural studies explor...

Publisher: Die Gestalten VerlagAuthor(s): Jeanne BoyerIllustration(s): 48 Illustrations, colorNumber of pages: 48Publication date: 2022Dimensions: ...

Reducere. Have you ever wondered how a man like Adolf Hitler could have come into power?How did he legally become a dictator by using a democratic process?Or...

Celebrating the prize that has honored international literature's top players, from Gabriel Garcia Marquez to Edwidge Danticat, a groundbreaking co...

John Valentine's letters home from his time in a Prisoner of War camp during World War Two.

'Eileen is an ambitious, kind and achingly funny observer' The Times 'Passionate, gossipy, vivacious' Marina Warner 'A unique insight into home-fro...

Organised chronologically by type, German Bomber Aircraft of World War II offers a highly-illustrated guide to the main types of aircraft used by t...

This study provides a broad examination of historical memory of World War II. Focusing on the Asia Pacific region, the contributors analyze how the...

Delving behind the headlines of history, this book showcases twenty brave Americans who showed exceptional leadership in the Spanish-American War, ...

Darwin and Women focusses on the correspondence between Darwin and female family members and professional colleagues. Including correspondence betw...

The Sound of Modern Polish Poetry unearths recordings from Polish poets such as Czeslaw Milosz, Wislawa Szymborska, and Zbigniew Herbert. Analyzing...

The Spanish Civil War is well-trodden ground, yet the story of what happened to the Spanish Republicans following their defeat by Franco has never ...

Reducere. Did you know that Germany is a relatively new country? Its many different states only united in 1871, and it reunited after the fall of the Berlin ...

Publisher: Angel City Press, U.S.Author(s): Benno HerzIllustration(s): 4/c illustrations t/oNumber of pages: 208Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 2...

Offering a collection of personal and defining moments, this book offers insight into the Great War as it was experienced and as it was remembered.

J.C. Squire (1884-1958) bestrode the literary world of the inter-war era like a colossus. A poet, journalist, editor of the New Statesman and presi...

In Italy and the Cultural Politics of World War I, well-known scholars of history, political science, film, literature, and cultural studies explor...

Reducere. This is the first collection of letters by a member of the legendary 442nd Combat Team, which served in Italy and France during World War II. Writt...

Publisher: Republic of LettersAuthor(s): Zach LeveyNumber of pages: 246Publication date: 2012Dimensions: 236 x 186 x 13Cover type: Paperback / soft...

Revealing the central yet intentionally obliterated role of Africa in the creation of modernity, Born in Blackness vitally reframes our understandi...

A Team of Rivals for World War II--the inside story of how FDR and the towering personalities around him waged war in the corridors of Washington, ...

Focusing on the didactic nature of the work of Reinaldo Arenas, this book demonstrates the Cuban writer's influence as public pedagogue, mentor, an...

DescriptionA series of daring missions from World War II, revealed through letters and documents from the main protagonists.Winning World War II wa...

Reducere. The day the second atomic bomb was dropped, Clabe and Leora Wilson's postman brought a telegram to their acreage near Perry, Iowa. One son was alre...

This study serves as a corrective to the myths surrounding a controversial and poorly understood episode in Mexican history, demonstrating how Mexi...

Fresh out of a Defiance, Ohio, high school, Thomas Boyd (1898-1935) joined the Marines to serve his country in the patriotic heat of the spring of ...

The collection explores the various, often conflicting representations of the war offered by US writers, artists, intellectuals, and political figu...