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11 produkter
Mayflower
The Voyage that Changed the World
Häftad, 2020
160 kr
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The little band of Puritan emigres that left Southampton in 1620 to found a godly colony in Virginia (as the eastern seaboard of the North American continent was known at the time) carried with them the ideological seed-corn of a new nation. They were leaving England so that they could worship God …
After The Berlin Wall
Putting Two Germanys Back Together Again
Häftad, 2019
160 kr
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On 7 May 1945, Grand Admiral Donitz, named in Hitler's will as head of state, authorised the unconditional surrender of all German forces to the Allies on the following day. World War II in Europe was at an end. But many of the German people would continue to endure hardships, as both the country …
Women’s Stories of 9/11
Voices from Afghanistan and the West
Häftad, 2021
185 kr
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The 9/11 attacks on the United States in 2001 sent shockwaves across the world; they were the deadliest terrorist attacks on American soil in US history, killing nearly 3,000 people and injuring thousands more. For those whose lives it directly impacted, the effects are enduring and deeply …
Hitler's Olympics
The 1936 Berlin Olympic Games
Häftad, 2008
113 kr
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The Berlin Olympic Games, more than 70 years on, remain the most controversial ever held. This book creates a vivid account of the disputes, the personalities, and the events which made these Games so memorable. Ironically, the choice of Germany as the host nation for the 1936 Olympics was intended …
How Hitler Hijacked World Sport
The World Cup, the Olympics, the Heavyweight Championship and the Grand Prix
Inbunden, 2012
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210 kr
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Adolf Hitler understood the importance of sport, and exercised his malign and dangerous influence to try to co-opt it for the Nazi cause. He intended to own the Olympic movement, housing it permanently in Berlin from 1940 in a stadium seating 450,000 people. His hijack of the 1936 Games remains one …
