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Flak
Air raid sirens wail, searchlight beams flash across the sky, and the night is aflame with tracer fire and aerial explosions, as Allied bombers and German anti-aircraft units duel in the thundering darkness. Such "cinematic" scenes, played out with increasing frequency as World War II ground to a close, were more than mere stock material for movie melodramas. As Edward Westermann reveals, they point to a key but largely unappreciated aspect of the German war effort that has yet to get its full due.Long the neglected stepchild in studies of World War II air campaigns, German flak or anti-aircraft units have been frequently dismissed by American, British, and German historians (and by veterans...
Military Effectiveness: Volume 2, The Interwar Period
This three-volume study examines the questions raised by the performance of the military institutions of France, Germany, Russia, the United States, Great Britain, Japan and Italy in the period from 1914 to 1945. Leading military historians deal with the different national approaches to war and military power at the tactical, operational, strategic, and political levels. They form the basis for a fundamental re-examination of how military organizations have performed in the first half of the twentieth century. Volume 2 covers the interwar period. Volumes 1 and 3 address World War I and World War II, respectively. Now in a new edition, with a new introduction by the editors, these classic volumes will remain invaluable for military historians and social scientists in their examination of national security and military issues. They will also be essential reading for future military leaders at Staff and War Colleges.
May 1940
In May 1940, the Netherlands were overrun by German armed forces. The five-day campaign might seem to be a prime example of Blitzkrieg, which led shortly afterwards to the rapid and unexpected overthrow of France. This book, based on the newest scholarly research, argues that this is too simple a view. Even though the German assault on the Netherlands made use of tanks, aircraft and airborne troops, it was still a classic campaign against a weak opponent in a theater on the margins of Fall Gelb. In many instances, artillery and infantry were the decisive factors and it is debatable whether the bombing of Rotterdam can be seen as a precursor to the aerial terror campaigns against civilian populations that marked the later stages the Second World War. Contributors are H. Amersfoort, H.W. van den Doel, P.H. Kamphuis, P.M.J. de Koster, C.M. Schulten and J.W.M. Schulten.
Germany and the Second World War
This is the sixth volume in the comprehensive and authoritative series, Germany and the Second World War. It deals with the extension of a European into a global war in the period from 1941 to 1943. It focuses on the politics, strategy, and operations of the belligerent powers as Germany lost the initiative to the Allies, and it represents, both in content and in composition, the climax and turning points of the war. Series description This is the sixth in the magisterial ten-volume Germany and the Second World War series. The six volumes so far published in German take the story to 1943, and have achieved international acclaim as a major contribution to historical study. Under the auspices ...
Liebessagen
Sagen, Geschichten, Lieder und Gedichte rund um die Liebe - einem Gefühlszustand zwischen inniger Geborgenheit und bedrohlichem Wahnsinn, tiefer Vertrautheit und zerstörerischer Eifersucht, romantischer Verehrung und deftiger Körperlichkeit. Viele Texte beschreiben das von Freiheit geprägte Liebesleben auf der sommerlichen Alm und so manch wertvoller Ratschlag wie man in Alpen-Vodoo-Manie den oder die Geliebte für immer an sich binden kann, ist zu entdecken. Hochdramatische Missverständnisse, untröstliche Verwicklungen, aber auch pragmatischer und unkomplizierter Umgang zwischen den Geschlechtern nach dem Motto »Liebe vergeht, Hektar besteht« werden erzählt. Daneben finden sich geisterhafte Begegnungen mit Sagengestalten wie den Wildfrauen und den Wilden Manderln und zuweilen raubt einem die archaische Gewalt oder das bitterböse-tragische Ende einer Liebesgeschichte den Atem. Eine berauschende Sagensammlung rund um die Liebe, zusammengestellt von Ernst-Hoferichter-Preisträger Karl-Heinz Hummel und illustriert von Bernd Wiedemann - ein romantisch-erotisches Leseerlebnis.
The Roots of Blitzkrieg
Following Germany's defeat in World War I, the Germans signed the Versailles Treaty, theoretically agreeing to limit their war powers. The Allies envisioned the future German army as a lightly armed border guard and international security force. The Germans had other plans.
The Wayward Flock
"Ruff examines the vast network of Catholic youth organizations in West Germany that had traditionally served as a source for future youth leaders and a means by which the church could resist the changes of modern society by offering its own entertainment and social activities."--BOOK JACKET.
Raunachtssagen aus Bayern und Tirol
Die dunklen und geheimnisvollen Raunächte haben seit jeher den Glauben an Übernatürliches und Gespenster beflügelt. Grausig-gruselige Gestalten sind es, die in diesen besonderen Nächten in der Zeit um den Jahreswechsel erscheinen: der Boandlkramer, der Teufel und der Herrgott persönlich, sprechende Tiere, kauzige Bergkobolde, Krampusse und wahrhaftige Salige Frauen. Die alpenländischen Geschichten und Mythen lassen erschaudern, doch es fehlt auch nicht am augenzwinkernden Humor und einem Blick aus heutiger Sicht auf archaische Bräuche und Rituale. Alte und neue Raunachtssagen aus Bayern und Tirol, zusammengestellt von Autor und Ernst-Hoferichter-Preisträger Karl-Heinz Hummel und illustriert von Bernd Wiedemann - ein schaurig-schönes Leseerlebnis.
