When the Great War began, the Russian Empire was home to more than five million Jews, the most densely settled Jewish population anywhere in the world. Thirty years later, only remnants of this civilization remained. The years of war from 1914 to 1918 launched the forces that scattered and destroyed Eastern European Jewry and transformed it in ways that were second only to the Holocaust in their magnitude. Yet little has been written about the experience of Russia's Jews during this time. A Nation of Refugees uncovers this untold history by revealing the stories of how Jewish civilians experienced the war and its violent epicenter on the Eastern Front. It presents a history of rupture and dispersion at a human level, with accounts of individuals who struggled to survive and the activists who worked to aid them. The stories in this book are drawn from hundreds of documents held in previously inaccessible archives, the Russian and Yiddish press, and the personal accounts of refugees, rel
To know where we are going, we must also know where we came from. This book gives an account of Hong Kong’s medical and health development from the Second World War to the present day, investigat
Discover all the foul facts life at home during the Second World War with history’s most horrible headlines: Blitz edition. Get to grips with Home Front life with Terry Deary, the master of making history fun. From what really happened in Dad’s Army to the perils of air raids, and why the Blitzed Brits were eating chicken-fruit, sinkers and nutty. It’s all in Horrible Histories: Blitzed Brits:fully illustrated throughout and packed with hair-raising stories – with all the horribly hilarious bits includedwith a fresh take on the classic Horrible Histories style, perfect for fans old and newthe perfect series for anyone looking for a fun and informative readHorrible Histories has been entertaining children and families for generations with books, TV, stage show, magazines, games and 2019’s brilliantly funny Horrible Histories: the Movie –Rotten Romans.Get your history right here and collect the whole horrible lot. Read all about it!
The Second World War was not the 'Good War' of legend. James Heartfield explains that both Allies and Axis powers fought for the same goals - territory, markets and natural resources.
Full of fascinating details and anecdotes, this is an?accessible introduction to one of the most important, tragic, and costly events in history?Charting?the main military campaigns, this book?examine
This series is intended both to open up new approaches to the history of the Second World War and to re-assess established themes. Covering the civilian as well as the military aspects of the conflict
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The Second World War spawned a plethora of crack special forces units (Long Range Desert Group, SAS, SBS, Phantom and Commandos) but 30 Assault Unit remains, even today, more secretive and exclusive t
