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Americans and Queen Marie of Romania
Granddaughter of Queen Victoria of England, Marie (1875-1938) became queen of Romania, her adopted country, in 1914 when her husband Ferdinand assumed the throne. Queen Marie became known worldwide for her charitable efforts and her work nursing wounded soldiers on the front lines during World War I. She helped lead the political and diplomatic efforts that led to Romanian national unification in 1918. This collection of documents reveals important aspects of the life and personality of this remarkable monarch. Americans and Queen Marie of Romania is edited by Diana Fotescu, a researcher at the Cotroceni Museum in Bucharest, the former royal palace where Queen Marie lived. She compiled the materials presented in this volume during her work in the archives in the United States and Romania.
Romania during the World War I Era
One of the most dramatic periods in modern history, the World War I era also marked a turning point in Romanian history. This volume is a collection of studies presented by Romanian, American, and British scholars at the Fourth International Conference of the Center for Romanian Studies held in Iasi and Focsani, Romania, from 22-27 June 1998, on the occasion of the eightieth anniversary of the end of the great world conflict.Articles included: Mark Axworthy, Through British Eyes: Romanian Military Performance in World War I; Catalin Turliuc, Major Factors which Determined the Conduct of the “Great War”; Valeriu Florin Dobrinescu, Ion I.C. Bratianu: The Genius of Greater Romania; Diana Fo...
Go-betweens for Hitler
The untold story of how Germany's top aristocrats contributed to Hitler's secret diplomacy during the Third Reich, providing a direct line to their influential contacts and relations across Europe, especially in Britain.
Romania Revisited
Romania Revisited is the definitive story of the journeys made by English travelers to Romania between 1602 and 1941. The author, Alan Ogden, interweaves the impressions of previous generations into the witty account of his own journeys made in the summer and winter of 1998. Starting with the Transylvanian adventures of Captain John Smith in 1602, the bibliography is the most detailed inventory yet published of English travel writing on Romania.The author's own journey is a comprehensive and perspicacious review of today's Romania. Ogden focuses on the heritage and art of the country, while providing a delightful account of his own experiences en route. The book is illustrated with the author's own photographs, based on the work of Kurt Hielscher in 1933, and with helpful maps drawn by the author. Romania Revisited makes a valuable contribution to the study of the external perception of Romania over the centuries and is the perfect travel companion for today's visitor.
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Romanian Studies at the Turn of the Century
The topic 'Romanian Studies at the Turn of the Century' was chosen as the theme for the Fifth International Conference of the Center for Romanian Studies, held in Iasi, Romania, from 28th June to 1st July 1999. During the sessions held at the Palace of Culture in Iasi, participants discussed the current status and future direction of Romanian studies in the areas of history, literature, and culture. This volume is a collection of the papers presented at this important international conference.
Die unbekannte Front
In Rumänien standen im Ersten Weltkrieg bulgarische, deutsche, österreichischungarische und türkische Truppen rumänischen, russischen und serbischen Soldaten gegenüber. Trotz der Multinationalität war dieser Kriegsschauplatz im öffentlichen Bewusstsein der westlichen Welt über Jahrzehnte hinweg nahezu vergessen. In Bulgarien und Rumänien hinterließen die hohe Zahl an Kriegstoten und Invaliden, die entgrenzte Gewalt, die Besatzungszeit, Flucht und Vertreibung sowie wechselnde Grenzziehungen dagegen tiefe Spuren.
Tradition and Modernity in Romanian Culture and Civilization, 1600-2000
The studies included in this volume reflect on the development of Romanian society over the past four centuries in the areas of history, politics, sociology, literature, religion, and culture. They evaluate the impact that tradition and modernity have had on its evolution. These papers were presented at the Sixth International Conference of the Center for Romanian Studies, held in Ia?i, Romania, on 3-4 July 2000, on the theme "Tradition and Modernity in Romanian Culture and Civilization, 1600-2000."
