Zoeken

Zoek op namen, gebeurtenissen of plaatsen. Hulp nodig? Bekijk de zoekhulp

1 dl. [ongepag.] ; 30 cm

22 pages illustrations 23 cm

Adriaan Antoon Jacob Johan Thomson (1906-1980) was a Dutch non-Jewish army officer arrested for espionage and resistance activities. From May 1942 until April 1945, he was transported to and imprisoned in various prison camps in Germany, Poland, and the Netherlands. By the end of April 1945, he returned to Eindhoven and reunited with his sister.

This book describes the collapse of the Russian Empire during World War One. Drawing material from nine different archives and hundreds of publicized sources, this study ties together state failure, military violence, and decolonization in a single story. The volume moves chronologically from the Balkan Wars of 1912-13 through the fierce battles and massive human dislocations of 1914-17. Imperial Apocalypse ...

Met lit. opg.

55 p. : ill. ; 25 cm

This book tells the story of the destruction of the material strength and political independence of an African society a hundred years ago. Contemporary records of such events, usually dominated by those who initiated the conquest, show in this instance conflicting accounts by supporters of Cetshwayo's independent kingdom and by colonial officials influenced by the developing demands of capitalism. ...

A new understanding of the three waves of ethno-religious violence that swept Turkey from the last days of the Ottoman Empire to the early years of the Turkish Republic, arguing that all three were part of one purposeful genocidal program.-- Includes bibliographical references (pages 623-638) and index. xvi, 656 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Reel 1: 00:14:34 German military convoy moving through Russian countryside. Several shots of burning buildings. CU of a bombed tank in a hole. Reel 2: 00:15:43 German Panzer convoy moving into a town. Several shots from different angles of a group of Russian soldiers under German guard. Local Russian townspeople gathering in city square. Russian peasants loading belongings onto wagons. German soldiers ...

When Hitler marched into Austria in March 1938, the country's Jewish population numbered nearly 200,000. Those Jews who were able to find refuge in neutral countries were safe; those who fled to countries subsequently overrun by the Nazis were eventually hunted down. Between 1938 and 1945, more than 50,000 Austrian Jews were deported; no more than 2,000 returned. The estimate of Austrian Jews caught ...

Includes index. xiii, 210 pages : illustrations, map ; 26 cm

Met lit. opg. 146 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.