About eight million people were forced to work for the "Reich war economy" during the Second World War. Their stories were rediscovered in recent years by a new, detail- and person-oriented approach to contemporary history. Fifty-four years after the end of the war, the lack of restitution for their labor and their suffering has turned into an international legal dispute. This collection presents new ...

Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., Richard Hofstadter, Daniel Boorstin, Kenneth Stampp, C. Vann Woodward, John Hope Franklin, Edmund Morgan, Barbara Tuchman, Geoffrey Elton, Lawrence Stone, Hugh Trevor-Roper -- aside from carrying the distinction as some of the most successful and well-respected historians of the twentieth century, these scholars found their lives and careers evolving amid some of the world's ...

The nearly 400 WWII photographs in this book were taken primarily by German soldiers, civilians, and professionals embedded with the troops. They depict everyday life, men and women at work and play as well as at war. Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-408). xiii, 408 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 29 cm

Photographic survey of Auschwitz concentration camp chronicling its historical facts. Includes bibliographical references (pages 292-293). 295 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 30 cm

Includes bibliographical references. 272 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

"The artist and collector Martin Dammann found numerous amateur photographs of Nazi soldiers dressed as women - scenes that were part of a "sub-life," or Unterleben, as Erving Goffmann called it, existing beneath National Socialist ideology. Dammann, who studies war photography and the poweful impact of images and historiography, has compiled these photographs into Soldier Studies, providing surprising ...

Includes bibliographical references. 127 pages : chiefly illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 20 cm.

This book illustrates the atmosphere of the Nuremberg Trials and the nature of daily work as captured by American Army documentary photographers of the day through more than 100 selected photographs. A guide to those who come to Nuremberg planning to visit the site of the trials. -- Back cover. Includes bibliographical references (page 96). 95, [1] pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Includes bibliographical references. 252 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 27 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (page 22). 22 pages 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references (page 160). 160 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-401) and index. 410 pages : maps ; 25 cm.

From the tragic workings of the Holocaust and Hiroshima to contemporary examples of genocide in Bosnia and Rwanda, this collection of original essays examines the enduring impact of such cataclysmic events on the modern human psyche. The work is inspired by the career of Robert Jay Lifton. Includes bibliographical references and index. xvi, 343 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Contends that aesthetic pleasure is pertinent for representation of the Holocaust. Examines a number of works of literature and art dealing with memory of the Nazi mass murder, in which beauty or aesthetic pleasure play a role: beauty as a survival mechanism in Paul Celan's "Todesfuge" and Charlotte Delbo's memoirs; beauty as a tool for retelling traumatic narratives in Jorge Semprún's writings; "aesthetic ...

Includes bibliographical references. viii, 209 pages ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references. 169 pages ; 23 cm

Designed for secondary school and college student research, this work is a history and reference guide to the rise of fascism and the forces that brought about World War II. An introductory essay presents an overview of the development of fascism in Germany and Italy. Includes bibliographical references and index. xx, 196 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

A landmark book exploring New Zealand's second world war effort through over 800 photographs, many never before published and many live-action shots taken by those at the front. The images span North Africa, Europe and the Pacific, as well as action on the water and in the air -every battle and theatre in which New Zealanders fought. The text by one of New Zealand's leading military historians places ...

The events leading up to the attack, as well as the attack itself, are described. Includes bibliographical references (page 160). 160 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-238). 240 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Picture essay of the liberation of Paris. Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-205) and index. 208 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-282) and index. viii, 292 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references. 72 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm