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Unlikely Warrior

A Jewish Soldier in Hitler's Army

by Georg Rauch ...

"A fascinating account of what it was like for a partial Jew to serve in the German military during World War II." —Bryan Mark Rigg, author of Japan's HolocaustAs a young adult in wartime Vienna, Georg Rauch helped his mother hide dozens of Jews from the Gestapo behind false walls in their top-floor apartment and arrange for their safe transport out of the country. His family was among the few ... Read more

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"A fascinating account of what it was like for a partial Jew to serve in the German military during World War II." —Bryan Mark Rigg, author of Japan's HolocaustAs a young adult in wartime Vienna, Georg Rauch helped his mother hide dozens of Jews from the Gestapo behind false walls in their top-floor apartment and arrange for their safe transport out of the country. His family was among the few
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Kindly Inquisitors

The New Attacks on Free Thought

by Jonathan Rauch ...

The classic "compelling defense of free speech against its new enemies" now in an expanded edition with a foreword by George F. Will ( Kirkus Reviews)."A liberal society stands on the proposition that we should all take seriously the idea that we might be wrong. This means we must place no one, including ourselves, beyond the reach of criticism; it means that we must allow people to err, even ... Read more

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The classic "compelling defense of free speech against its new enemies" now in an expanded edition with a foreword by George F. Will ( Kirkus Reviews)."A liberal society stands on the proposition that we should all take seriously the idea that we might be wrong. This means we must place no one, including ourselves, beyond the reach of criticism; it means that we must allow people to err, even
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Unlikely Warrior

A Jewish Soldier in Hitler’s Army

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An astounding memoir about a Jewish teenager forced to become a German soldierAs a young adult in wartime Vienna, Georg Rauch helped his mother hide dozens of Jews from the Nazis behind false walls in their top-floor apartment and arrange for their safe transport out of the country. His family was among the few who worked underground to resist Nazi rule. Then came the day he was shipped out to ... Read more

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An astounding memoir about a Jewish teenager forced to become a German soldierAs a young adult in wartime Vienna, Georg Rauch helped his mother hide dozens of Jews from the Nazis behind false walls in their top-floor apartment and arrange for their safe transport out of the country. His family was among the few who worked underground to resist Nazi rule. Then came the day he was shipped out to
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Russia Enters the Twentieth Century

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Edited by George Katkov, Erwin Oberländer, Nikolaus Poppe, Georg Von Rauch ...

Series series Routledge Revivals
First published in 1971 (in its English translation), Russia Enters the Twentieth Century provides a broad and detailed survey of Russia during the two decades leading up to the revolution. An international team of scholars examines each significant aspect of Russian life to create a comprehensive portrait of Russia under Nicholas II (1894–1917), free from the myths imposed by historians who, on ... Read more

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First published in 1971 (in its English translation), Russia Enters the Twentieth Century provides a broad and detailed survey of Russia during the two decades leading up to the revolution. An international team of scholars examines each significant aspect of Russian life to create a comprehensive portrait of Russia under Nicholas II (1894–1917), free from the myths imposed by historians who, on
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The Constitution of Knowledge

A Defense of Truth

by Jonathan Rauch ...

Arming Americans to defend the truth from today's war on factsIn what could be the timeliest book of the year, Rauch aims to arm his readers to engage with reason in an age of illiberalism.-*Newsweek*A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceDisinformation. Trolling. Conspiracies. Social media pile-ons. Campus intolerance. On the surface, these recent additions to our daily vocabulary appear to ... Read more

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Arming Americans to defend the truth from today's war on factsIn what could be the timeliest book of the year, Rauch aims to arm his readers to engage with reason in an age of illiberalism.-*Newsweek*A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceDisinformation. Trolling. Conspiracies. Social media pile-ons. Campus intolerance. On the surface, these recent additions to our daily vocabulary appear to
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The War Against Boys

How Misguided Policies are Harming Our Young Men

by Christina Hoff Sommers ...

An updated and revised edition of the controversial classic—now more relevant than ever—argues that boys are the ones languishing socially and academically, resulting in staggering social and economic costs.Girls and women were once second-class citizens in the nation’s schools. Americans responded with concerted efforts to give girls and women the attention and assistance that was long overdue. ... Read more

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An updated and revised edition of the controversial classic—now more relevant than ever—argues that boys are the ones languishing socially and academically, resulting in staggering social and economic costs.Girls and women were once second-class citizens in the nation’s schools. Americans responded with concerted efforts to give girls and women the attention and assistance that was long overdue.
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Albion's Seed:Four British Folkways in America

Four British Folkways in America

by David Hackett Fischer ...

Series series America: a cultural history
This fascinating book is the first volume in a projected cultural history of the United States, from the earliest English settlements to our own time. It is a history of American folkways as they have changed through time, and it argues a thesis about the importance for the United States of having been British in its cultural origins. While most people in the United States today have no British ... Read more

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This fascinating book is the first volume in a projected cultural history of the United States, from the earliest English settlements to our own time. It is a history of American folkways as they have changed through time, and it argues a thesis about the importance for the United States of having been British in its cultural origins. While most people in the United States today have no British
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The Story of Russia

by Orlando Figes ...

“This is the essential backstory, the history book that you need if you want to understand modern Russia and its wars with Ukraine, with its neighbors, with America, and with the West.”—Anne Applebaum, author of Twilight of Democracy and Red Famine**Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by Publishers Weekly and Kirkus ReviewsFrom “the great storyteller of Russian history” (Financial Times</... ... Read more

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“This is the essential backstory, the history book that you need if you want to understand modern Russia and its wars with Ukraine, with its neighbors, with America, and with the West.”—Anne Applebaum, author of Twilight of Democracy and Red Famine**Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by Publishers Weekly and Kirkus ReviewsFrom “the great storyteller of Russian history” (Financial Times</...
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Russian History: A Very Short Introduction

A Very Short Introduction

by Geoffrey Hosking ...

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Spanning the divide between Europe and Asia, Russia is a multi-ethnic empire with a huge territory, strategically placed and abundantly provided with natural resources. But Russia's territory has a harsh climate, is cut off from most maritime contact with the outside world, and has open and vulnerable land frontiers. It has therefore had to devote much of its wealth to the armed forces, and the ... Read more

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Spanning the divide between Europe and Asia, Russia is a multi-ethnic empire with a huge territory, strategically placed and abundantly provided with natural resources. But Russia's territory has a harsh climate, is cut off from most maritime contact with the outside world, and has open and vulnerable land frontiers. It has therefore had to devote much of its wealth to the armed forces, and the
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In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer

by Irene Gut Opdyke ...

IRENE GUT WAS just 17 in 1939, when the Germans and Russians devoured her native Poland. Just a girl, really. But a girl who saw evil and chose to defy it.“No matter how many Holocaust stories one has read, this one is a must, for its impact is so powerful.”—School Library Journal, StarredA Book Sense Top Ten PickA Publisher’s Weekly Choice of the Year’s Best BooksA</e... ... Read more

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IRENE GUT WAS just 17 in 1939, when the Germans and Russians devoured her native Poland. Just a girl, really. But a girl who saw evil and chose to defy it.“No matter how many Holocaust stories one has read, this one is a must, for its impact is so powerful.”—School Library Journal, StarredA Book Sense Top Ten PickA Publisher’s Weekly Choice of the Year’s Best BooksA</e...
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Europe

The Struggle for Supremacy, 1453 to the Present

by Brendan Simms ...

Half a millennium of European warfare brilliantly retold by masterly historian Brendan SimmsAt the heart of Europe's history lies a puzzle. In most of the world humankind has created enormous political frameworks, whether ancient (such as China) or modern (such as the United States). Sprawling empires, kingdoms or republics appear to be the norm. By contrast Europe has remained stubbornly chaotic ... Read more

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Half a millennium of European warfare brilliantly retold by masterly historian Brendan SimmsAt the heart of Europe's history lies a puzzle. In most of the world humankind has created enormous political frameworks, whether ancient (such as China) or modern (such as the United States). Sprawling empires, kingdoms or republics appear to be the norm. By contrast Europe has remained stubbornly chaotic
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The Habsburg Monarchy 1809-1918

A History of the Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary

by Professor A J P Taylor ...

A history of the Habsburg monarchy from the end of the Holy Roman Empire to the monarchy's dissolution in 1918. The book offers an insight into the problems inherent in the attempt to give peace, stability and common loyalty to a hetergeneous population. ... Read more

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A history of the Habsburg monarchy from the end of the Holy Roman Empire to the monarchy's dissolution in 1918. The book offers an insight into the problems inherent in the attempt to give peace, stability and common loyalty to a hetergeneous population.
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