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Historical Turning Points in the German Air Force War Effort
by Prof. Richard SuchenwirthHistorical Turning Points in the German Air Force War Effort, first published in 1959, written by Professor Richard Suchenwirth, is one of a series of historical studies written by, or based on information supplied by former key officers of the German Air Force for the United States Air Force Historical Division.The overall purpose of the series is threefold: 1) To provide the United States Air Force with a comprehensive and, insofar as possible, authoritative history of a major air force which suffered defeat in World War II; 2) to provide a history of that air force as prepared by many of its principal and responsible leader; 3) to provide a firsthand account of that air force’s unique combat in a major war with the forces of the Soviet Union. This series of studies therefore covers in large part virtually all phases of the Luftwaffe’s operations and organization, from its camouflaged origin in the Reichswehr, during the period of secret German rearmament following World War I, through its participation in the Spanish Civil War and its massive operations and final defeat in World War II.These studies find their principal authority in their authors’ personal knowledge and experience. Thus, these studies are neither unbiased nor are they “histories” in the ordinary sense of that word. Instead, they constitute a vital part of the story without which the final history of Germany’s role in World War II cannot be written.
Historicizing Roma in Central Europe: Between Critical Whiteness and Epistemic Injustice (Routledge Histories of Central and Eastern Europe)
by Bernadette Nadya Jaworsky Victoria ShmidtIn Central Europe, limited success in revisiting the role of science in the segregation of Roma reverberates with the yet-unmet call for contextualizing the impact of ideas on everyday racism. This book attempts to interpret such a gap as a case of epistemic injustice. It underscores the historical role of ideas in race-making and provides analytical lenses for exploring cross-border transfers of whiteness in Central Europe. In the case of Roma, the scientific argument in favor of segregation continues to play an outstanding role due to a long-term focus on the limited educability of Roma. The authors trace the long-term interrelation between racializing Roma and the adaptation by Central European scholars of theories legitimizing segregation against those considered non-white, conceived as unable to become educated or "civilized." Along with legitimizing segregation, sterilization and even extermination, theorizing ineducability has laid the groundwork for negating the capacity of Roma as subjects of knowledge. Such negation has hindered practices of identity and quite literally prevented Roma in Central Europe from becoming who they are. This systematic epistemic injustice still echoes in contemporary attempts to historicize Roma in Central Europe. The authors critically investigate contemporary approaches to historicize Roma as reproducing whiteness and inevitably leading to various forms of epistemic injustice. The methodological approach herein conceptualizes critical whiteness as a practice of epistemic justice targeted at providing a sustainable platform for reflecting upon the impact of the past on the contemporary situation of Roma.
Histories of the Unexpected: World War II (Histories of the Unexpected)
by Sam Willis James DaybellThe Histories of the Unexpected series not only presents a new way of thinking about the past, but also reveals the world around us as never before. Traditionally, World War II has been understood in a straightforward way but the period really comes alive if you take an unexpected approach to its history. Yes, battles, bombs and bravery all have a fascinating history . . . but so too do handkerchiefs, furniture, Mozart, insects, blood, mothers, suicide, darkness, cancer and puppets! Each of these subjects is equally fascinating in its own right, and each sheds new light on the traditional subjects and themes that we think we know so well.
Histories, Memories and Representations of being Young in the First World War
by Maggie Andrews N. C. Fleming Marcus MorrisThis book seeks to place children and young people centrally within the study of the contemporary British home front, its cultural representations and its place in the historical memory of the First World War. This edited collection interrogates not only war and its effects on children and young people, but how understandings of this conflict have shaped or been shaped by historical memories of the Great War, which have only allowed for several tropes of childhood during the conflict to emerge. It brings together new research by emerging and established scholars who, through a series of tightly focussed case studies, introduce a range of new histories to both explore the experience of being young during the First World War, and interrogate the memories and representations of the conflict produced for children. Taken together the chapters in this volume shed light on the multiple ways in which the Great War shaped, disrupted and interrupted childhood in Britain, and illuminate simultaneously the selectivity of the portrayal of the conflict within the more typical national narratives.
History And Campaigns Of The Rifle Brigade Vol. I (History And Campaigns Of The Rifle Brigade #1)
by Colonel Willoughby VernerStory of The Rifle Brigade from its formation in 1800, its organization, uniform, equipment, arms and training and battles ending at Corunna in January 1809.The Rifle Brigade was formed in 1800 by detachments from various regiments as the 'Experimental Corps of Riflemen' initially and then 'Rifle Corps'. It was under this name that the new regiment first made its mark under Nelson in the following year at the Battle of Copenhagen. In 1803 it was designated the 95th (Rifle) Regiment and in 1816, after Waterloo, it was taken out of the numbered regiments of the line and styled 'The Rifle Brigade.' In this first part the author, who served in the regiment, traces the evolution of the Rifle Corps with the advent of the rifle, which replaced the musket, and its effect on tactics...Dress, drill, equipment and armament all feature and the important period spent at Shorncliffe when Sir John Moore, the father of the Light Brigade, commanded the garrison; he was then regarded as " the best trainer of troops England has ever possessed." The first taste of action came with the Ferrol Expedition in 1800 which had the destruction of the Spanish base. The 'Experimental Corps of Riflemen' contributed detachments numbering 170 under the command of Stewart. They were first ashore on 25th August and it was the only corps in action on that day, which henceforth was celebrated as the birthday of the Regiment. During the next nine years covered in this book the regiment served on many fronts--Copenhagen, Germany, Monte Video, Buenos Ayres and finally the Peninsula where the 2nd Battalion arrived on 12th July 1808 and fought its first action against the French, at Rolica on 17th August. This first part ends with the terrible retreat to and battle of Corunna in January 1809 where Moore "was struck down by a round shot ......the ball carrying away his left shoulder and leaving his arm hanging by the exposed tendons." Moore died of his wounds that same evening.--Print Ed.
History And Campaigns Of The Rifle Brigade Vol. II (History And Campaigns Of The Rifle Brigade #2)
by Colonel Willoughby VernerHistory of Rifle Brigade from 1809 to 1813 - mainly Peninsular War in which the regiment was involved from start to finish.On 10th May 1809 the strength of the 1st Battalion was 1,536 and the 2nd 1,579 and so a 3rd Battalion was formed. The unfortunate 2nd Battalion was involved in the Walcheren expedition August to December 1809 and when our troops evacuated the place battle deaths had amounted to 111, deaths from disease numbered over 4,000. But the main subject in this volume is the Peninsular War in which the regiment played a very active part from beginning to end. All three battalions were involved and seventeen Battle Honours were awarded, the highest number for any regiment in that campaign. The descriptions of operations are in detail, supported by superb maps. Throughout his account the author draws upon contemporary sources, official correspondence, despatches, reports, letters, diaries, reminiscences and on the work of such historians as Fortescue and Oman. --Print Ed.
History Comics: Fight on the Home Front (History Comics)
by Kate HanniganTurn back the clock with History Comics! In this volume, learn how millions of Americans joined the fight by working assembly lines, growing vegetables, and collecting scrap metal during World War II!When we think of war, we often focus on the battlefields. But during the war years of 1941 to 1945, Americans at home did whatever they could to support the troops and defeat the Nazis. While millions of soldiers ship out to fight on battlefronts in Europe and the Pacific, millions of men, women, and children step into new and exciting roles in cities and towns all across the United States. Four curious kids take us into factories, farms, and even kitchens to show what the fight on the home front looks like up close!
History Flows through Us: Germany, the Holocaust, and the Importance of Empathy
by Roger FrieHistory Flows through Us introduces a new dialogue between leading historians and psychoanalysts and provides essential insights into the nature of historical trauma. The contributors – German historians, historians of the Holocaust and psychoanalysts of different disciplinary backgrounds – address the synergy between history and psychoanalysis in an engaging and accessible manner. Together they develop a response to German history and the Holocaust that is future-oriented and timely in the presence of today’s ethnic hatreds. In the process, they help us to appreciate the emotional and political legacy of history’s collective crimes. This book illustrates how history and the psyche shape one another and the degree to which history flows through all of us as human beings. Its innovative cross-disciplinary approach draws on the work of the historian and psychoanalyst Thomas Kohut. The volume includes an extended dialogue with Kohut in which he reflects on the study of German history and the Holocaust at the intersection of history and psychoanalysis. This book demonstrates that the fields of history and psychoanalysis are each concerned with the role of empathy and with the study of memory and narrative. History Flows through Us will appeal to general readers, students and professionals in cultural history, Holocaust and trauma studies, sociology, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy and psychology.
History Happened Here: The American Revolution in New York State
by New York Historical SocietyA book with a lot of illustrations exploring American Revolution.
History Of The Attempt On Hitler’s Life (20 Jul #1944)
by Generalmajor Freiherr Rudolf Christoph von GersdorffA short but gripping account of the personal experiences of German Army Officer Freiherr Rudolf Christoph von Gersdorff, one of the conspirators against Adolf Hitler. He was deeply involved in the German opposition to the Nazi Party, and carried out an unsuccessful bomb attempt on Hitler's life in 1943.
History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon Vol. I [Illustrated Edition] (History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon #1)
by Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers D. Forbes CampbellThe product of twenty years of laborious hard work, this is the definitive work on Napoleon and his times at the helm of the French Nation, written by no less than the first President of the Third Republic.Thiers moved in the highest circles of society and met with many of the surviving generals and statesmen of France and her opponents and wove their recollections into this monumental history. Filled with a particularly Gallic flavour without going into hero-worship, this multi-volume history has stood the test of time.This first volume begins with Napoleon’s 1797 campaign to his ascent to the consulate in 1800.Includes the Napoleonic Wars Map Pack with over 155 maps and plans following the military career of Napoleon.
History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon Vol. I [Illustrated Edition] (History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon #12)
by Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers D. Forbes CampbellThe product of twenty years of laborious hard work, this is the definitive work on Napoleon and his times at the helm of the French Nation, written by no less than the first President of the Third Republic.<P><P> Thiers moved in the highest circles of society and met with many of the surviving generals and statesmen of France and her opponents and wove their recollections into this monumental history. Filled with a particularly Gallic flavour without going into hero-worship, this multi-volume history has stood the test of time.<P> This first volume begins with Napoleon’s 1797 campaign to his ascent to the consulate in 1800.<P> Includes the Napoleonic Wars Map Pack with over 155 maps and plans following the military career of Napoleon.
History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon Vol. II [Illustrated Edition] (History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon #2)
by Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers D. Forbes CampbellThe product of twenty years of laborious hard work, this is the definitive work on Napoleon and his times at the helm of the French Nation, written by no less than the first President of the Third Republic.<P><P> Thiers moved in the highest circles of society and met with many of the surviving generals and statesmen of France and her opponents and wove their recollections into this monumental history. Filled with a particularly Gallic flavour without going into hero-worship, this multi-volume history has stood the test of time.<P> This second volume details the brief period of peace as the contending opponents rebuild their armies and the Peace of Amiens is finally ruptured in 1803.<P> Includes the Napoleonic Wars Map Pack with over 155 maps and plans following the military career of Napoleon.<P>
History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon Vol. III [Illustrated Edition] (History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon #3)
by Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers D. Forbes CampbellThe product of twenty years of laborious hard work, this is the definitive work on Napoleon and his times at the helm of the French Nation, written by no less than the first President of the Third Republic.<P><P> Thiers moved in the highest circles of society and met with many of the surviving generals and statesmen of France and her opponents and wove their recollections into this monumental history. Filled with a particularly Gallic flavour without going into hero-worship, this multi-volume history has stood the test of time.<P> This third volume recounts the forging of Napoleon’s finest instrument the Grande Armée of 1805 and their stupendous Ulm campaign, yet the French navy was shattered at Trafalgar.<P> Includes the Napoleonic Wars Map Pack with over 155 maps and plans following the military career of Napoleon.
History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon Vol. IV [Illustrated Edition] (History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon #4)
by Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers D. Forbes CampbellThe product of twenty years of laborious hard work, this is the definitive work on Napoleon and his times at the helm of the French Nation, written by no less than the first President of the Third Republic.<P><P> Thiers moved in the highest circles of society and met with many of the surviving generals and statesmen of France and her opponents and wove their recollections into this monumental history. Filled with a particularly Gallic flavour without going into hero-worship, this multi-volume history has stood the test of time.<P> Napoleon’s power reaches its zenith in the fourth volume with the crushing of Austria at Austerlitz in 1805, Prussia at Jena in 1806 and Russia at Friedland in 1807.<P> Includes the Napoleonic Wars Map Pack with over 155 maps and plans following the military career of Napoleon.
History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon Vol. IX [Illustrated Edition] (History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon #9)
by Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers D. Forbes CampbellThe product of twenty years of laborious hard work, this is the definitive work on Napoleon and his times at the helm of the French Nation, written by no less than the first President of the Third Republic.<P><P> Thiers moved in the highest circles of society and met with many of the surviving generals and statesmen of France and her opponents and wove their recollections into this monumental history. Filled with a particularly Gallic flavour without going into hero-worship, this multi-volume history has stood the test of time.<P> Volume Nine chronicles the 1813 campaign in Germany as Napoleon is finally decisively beaten in the field at the battle of Leipzig.<P> Includes the Napoleonic Wars Map Pack with over 155 maps and plans following the military career of Napoleon.<P>
History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon Vol. V [Illustrated Edition] (History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon #5)
by Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers D. Forbes CampbellThe product of twenty years of laborious hard work, this is the definitive work on Napoleon and his times at the helm of the French Nation, written by no less than the first President of the Third Republic.<P><P> Thiers moved in the highest circles of society and met with many of the surviving generals and statesmen of France and her opponents and wove their recollections into this monumental history. Filled with a particularly Gallic flavour without going into hero-worship, this multi-volume history has stood the test of time.<P> In this fifth volume Napoleon determines to crush the last of the Bourbons, those of Spain, and becoming entangled in the ‘Spanish Ulcer’.<P> Includes the Napoleonic Wars Map Pack with over 155 maps and plans following the military career of Napoleon.
History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon Vol. VI [Illustrated Edition] (History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon #6)
by Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers D. Forbes CampbellThe product of twenty years of laborious hard work, this is the definitive work on Napoleon and his times at the helm of the French Nation, written by no less than the first President of the Third Republic.<P><P> Thiers moved in the highest circles of society and met with many of the surviving generals and statesmen of France and her opponents and wove their recollections into this monumental history. Filled with a particularly Gallic flavour without going into hero-worship, this multi-volume history has stood the test of time.<P> In this sixth volume Napoleon struggles to fight on two fronts with his armies stuck in attritional struggles in Spain and Austria attempting to reconquer their lost territory in 1809.<P> Includes the Napoleonic Wars Map Pack with over 155 maps and plans following the military career of Napoleon.
History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon Vol. VII [Illustrated Edition] (History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon #7)
by Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers D. Forbes CampbellThe product of twenty years of laborious hard work, this is the definitive work on Napoleon and his times at the helm of the French Nation, written by no less than the first President of the Third Republic.<P><P> Thiers moved in the highest circles of society and met with many of the surviving generals and statesmen of France and her opponents and wove their recollections into this monumental history. Filled with a particularly Gallic flavour without going into hero-worship, this multi-volume history has stood the test of time.<P> In this seventh volume Britain becomes more involved in the Peninsular War, Napoleon determines to finally come to terms with his erstwhile ally Russia.<P> Includes the Napoleonic Wars Map Pack with over 155 maps and plans following the military career of Napoleon.
History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon Vol. VIII [Illustrated Edition] (History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon #8)
by Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers D. Forbes CampbellThe product of twenty years of laborious hard work, this is the definitive work on Napoleon and his times at the helm of the French Nation, written by no less than the first President of the Third Republic.<P><P> Thiers moved in the highest circles of society and met with many of the surviving generals and statesmen of France and her opponents and wove their recollections into this monumental history. Filled with a particularly Gallic flavour without going into hero-worship, this multi-volume history has stood the test of time.<P> Volume Eight chronicles the disastrous 1812 campaign in Russia and the retreat that wrecked the Grande Armée.<P> Includes the Napoleonic Wars Map Pack with over 155 maps and plans following the military career of Napoleon.
History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon Vol. X [Illustrated Edition] (History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon #10)
by Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers D. Forbes CampbellThe product of twenty years of laborious hard work, this is the definitive work on Napoleon and his times at the helm of the French Nation, written by no less than the first President of the Third Republic.<P><P> Thiers moved in the highest circles of society and met with many of the surviving generals and statesmen of France and her opponents and wove their recollections into this monumental history. Filled with a particularly Gallic flavour without going into hero-worship, this multi-volume history has stood the test of time.<P> Volume Ten sees Napoleon finally forced from the throne of France in 1814 and thrown sent into exile on the island of Elba.<P> Includes the Napoleonic Wars Map Pack with over 155 maps and plans following the military career of Napoleon.
History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon Vol. XI [Illustrated Edition] (History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon #11)
by Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers D. Forbes CampbellThe product of twenty years of laborious hard work, this is the definitive work on Napoleon and his times at the helm of the French Nation, written by no less than the first President of the Third Republic.<P><P> Thiers moved in the highest circles of society and met with many of the surviving generals and statesmen of France and her opponents and wove their recollections into this monumental history. Filled with a particularly Gallic flavour without going into hero-worship, this multi-volume history has stood the test of time.<P> Volume Eleven recounts Napoleon’s sudden return to France following the brief and unpopular restoration of the Bourbons to the throne.<P> Includes the Napoleonic Wars Map Pack with over 155 maps and plans following the military career of Napoleon.
History Of The Expedition To Russia, Undertaken By The Emperor Napoleon, In The Year 1812 [Illustrated Edition]
by Gen. Philippe-Paul comte de SégurIncludes over 180 illustrations, portraits and maps covering the Russian Campaign of 1812.French general and historian Philippe-Paul, Comte de Ségur two-volume account of the invasion of Russia, first published in French in 1824, has been through many editions and has been translated into many languages. It is both a military history and an eyewitness account.This 2nd edition English translation was first published in 1825 and remains immensely valuable to historians' understanding of Napoleon's ultimately disastrous Russian strategy. Volume 1 covers the invasion and the advance on Moscow, and Volume 2 covers the arrival of the French army at a deserted Moscow, details the conditions endured and the lives lost in the course of the retreat.
History Of The Third Infantry Division In World War II, Vol. I (History Of The Third Infantry Division In World War II #1)
by Lt. Donald G. TaggartFew units in the U.S. Army can boast as proud a unit history as the Third Infantry Division; it fought on all of the Europe and North African fronts that American soldiers were engaged against the Axis forces during World War II. The 3rd Infantry Division saw combat in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, France, Germany and Austria for 531 consecutive days. In this official division history written by the officers who served with the unit at the time serves as a fascinating memorial and a detailed history of the "Marne Division" during World War II.The 3rd Inf. Division made landfall in Fedala on the 8th November 1942 as part of Operation Torch during the Allied invasion of North Africa and was engaged in heavy fighting before the German and Italian troops were finally levered out of the continent. The division was back in the thick of the fighting in Sicily under the command of such famous leaders as Generals Lucien Truscott, Omar Bradley and George S. Patton. As part of General Mark Clark's U.S. Fifth army it engaged in some of the bloodiest engagements of the Italian campaign at Salerno beaches, Volturno river, Monte Cassino and Anzio. Under their old division commander General Truscott they formed part of the force that landed in Southern France and battled into the heart of Germany before the eventual capitulation of the Nazi High command in 1945.Richly illustrated with maps and pictures throughout.
History Of The Third Infantry Division In World War II, Vol. II (History Of The Third Infantry Division In World War II #2)
by Lt. Donald G. TaggartFew units in the U.S. Army can boast as proud a unit history as the Third Infantry Division; it fought on all of the Europe and North African fronts that American soldiers were engaged against the Axis forces during World War II. The 3rd Infantry Division saw combat in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, France, Germany and Austria for 531 consecutive days. In this official division history written by the officers who served with the unit at the time serves as a fascinating memorial and a detailed history of the "Marne Division" during World War II.The 3rd Inf. Division made landfall in Fedala on the 8th November 1942 as part of Operation Torch during the Allied invasion of North Africa and was engaged in heavy fighting before the German and Italian troops were finally levered out of the continent. The division was back in the thick of the fighting in Sicily under the command of such famous leaders as Generals Lucien Truscott, Omar Bradley and George S. Patton. As part of General Mark Clark's U.S. Fifth army it engaged in some of the bloodiest engagements of the Italian campaign at Salerno beaches, Volturno river, Monte Cassino and Anzio. Under their old division commander General Truscott they formed part of the force that landed in Southern France and battled into the heart of Germany before the eventual capitulation of the Nazi High command in 1945.Richly illustrated with maps and pictures throughout.