I am glad to see the 'Luftwaffe' literature enriched by excellent books like this. Can't wait to see Mr Mombeek's new series of JAGDWAFFE.

I was impressed with the rarity of the pictures, and the identification of the personnel, aircraft and locations. Many of the pilots were only names until I read this book. It is a great boost to historians to be able to "put a face" with the text. Also photos of rare aircraft flown by the Luftwaffe were rewarding. Rewarding in the sense that they were not the "boiler plate" photos used in most books about the Luftwaffe. The book can also be used as a reference for future works and questions concerning the use of such aircraft.

A deeply felt and extensively documented look at the lives and times of these men in Weimar Germany. The author looks unflinching at the Freikorps men, precursors of the Nazis, with all that they have very different from most of us today--and all they have that is all too common with us today. But here I am stressing the conclusion. The point is, he honestly gets his conclusions out of huge amounts of documentation on everyday life. These men represent an extreme, of course, but their motives and life-conditions were very close to many people in the Weimar Republic. It is a great book on that period, which also relates that time to our own.

Examines fascism as a Reichian phenomenon gone awry - the fascist male experiences ego-dissolution in early infancy, finds it threatening, and so builds for himself a "body armor" within which are contained such "female" traits and emotions (unaknowledged) as weakness, fear, guilt, etc. Through repetitive conditioning and a brutal pedagogy, these negative, shadowy perceptions are then projected outward onto the despised classes of scoiety and made to represent the chaotic forces of the collective cultural unconscious. Like Adorno said, "fascism is psychoanalysis in reverse."

I found the chapter on the defeat of the U-boats to be invaluable

If you blew off history in high school, and you now want to know what WWII was about, this is the book to read. Mainly, it describes what Hitler thought about other countries and how he played one against the other. It details how every offensive was fought by the Reich, from France, Yugoslavia, Poland, to the Desert War in Africa and the intense battles between Hitler and his generals. Very quick easy reading without the usual weary footnoting most other history books have.

this book was an awesome insight into the character of one of the twentieth centuries greatest icons. dietrich was a walking contradiction, and her own words show that... but it also helps to add a touch of humanity to an untouchable.

This book is essential for any deitrichphile or fan who wants to understand the motivations and life of the Legend. She honestly portrays herself and does her best not to over glamourize her life, but speaks nonchalantly without hesitation.

I also got this book secondhand, so I don't have the CD either. Alas. Anyhoo, the book is amazing. It actually manages to have pictures of Marlene looking glamorous, and also have Marlene in her kitchen at the stove. In the photographs, she is relaxed and comfortable (an important thing in pictures). And oh, the things she can do with a cigarette. She makes smoke paintings. I highly recommend this book!

This publication came with a Cd.But,since I bought it second-hand the Cd was gone! To the point! This photographic glory of the legendary woman Marlene by her friend photographer Alexander Liebmann is very well put together and can stand on its own without a Cd that has no purpose.WE all heard her voice! This marvelious book contains pictures and stills from her films and also pictures never before released of her at home,with her grandsons,her(oh,bother)daughter,and backstage/live photos....My first ever book to cover the Blue Angel is a treasured one! A nessecity for any Dietrich fan or an essential to start any collection! If you can find one-buy it!

Provides the Missing Conceptual Framework to Weberian Comparative-Historical Sociology

I can only agree with the comments of the earlier review. This is a great book for those interested in Weber or in social theory in general. I would recommend reading Professor Kalberg's new translation of Weber's classic "The Protestant Ethic & The Spirit of Capitalism" before tackling this book. Kalberg's introduction to PE provides a nice intro to this book as well.

Of particular interest to me were the varied uses of Ideal Types and how they are shown by the author to have a "broad-ranging theoretical capacity" besides being useful has a heuristic yardstick in sociological comparisons.

All in all I came away with a sense of awe and respect for not only Max Weber's, but also Stephen Kalberg's achievement here -- The former in originating and conceptualizing and the latter in synthesizing and reconstructing Weber's intellectually stunning methodology and structure. In short this is a brilliant work from one of today's foremost Weberian scholars.

This work is a superb characterization of the monumental accomplishments of Max Weber, one of the founders of sociology and one of the greatest theoreticians of historiography and law straddling the 19th and the 20th centuries. In this wonderful book, Kalberg addresses himself to some of the major issues of interpretation besetting Weber scholarship, among which are: the scope and character of Weber's appeal to what is widely understood to be his "methodological individualism" (in dealing with this topic, Kalberg stresses the crucial role of the socially-situated TRAGER (in English: "carriers" or "bearers" of a social phenomenon, e.g., 'the Protestant ethic')): the exact nature of what Weber intended with his use of the concept of an 'ideal-type' (beautifully exemplified by Kalberg in so many passages in his book): the characteristics of Weber's comparative-historical method of sociological analysis (which Kalberg demonstrates is so much richer than later versions of such an attempt, especially in US social science circles): and so much more besides. This is a profoundly rich, historically informed and textually precise work of scholarship. One of the finest books on the great work of a great thinker yet in print. I recommend this book to all sociology students and professionals, as well as to historians of ideas, philosophers of social sciences and to general readers who will appreciate the true richness of Max Weber's genius.

The book shows, excellent projects, process and goals.
How MetaDesign resolves design problems, how they produce elegant solutions and clean comunication of the concepts.

I have always been a fan of Meta design's style. This book is just what I wanted, a look into MetaDesign's world. The layout and the content of this book is really outstanding, it will be great inspiration to you.

What makes Dietrich's book of special interest is its emphasis on the development of the Morgenthau Plan(1945-48) -- the precursor to the Marshall Plan (1949-53). Although drafted largely by a relatively unknown economic policy wonk named Harry Dexter White,in fact it is Roosevelt's Treasury Secretary, the venerable Henry Morgenthau,Jr. who is credited with orchestrating the implementation of his eponymous plan.
Unlike the subsequent Marshall Plan which historians credit with Postwar European recovery, the Morgenthau Plan was in fact a punitive measure designed to extract a goodly portion of "vegeance" from the German people by literally ensuring that the wrecked German economy would remain so.
Dietrich, drawing on contemporary historical sources, makes a convincing argument that initial US Postwar policy towards Europe -- particularly economic policy -- was largely crafted by Stalin and his fellow comrades in the Kremlin via Harry White (most probably a communist/marxist sympathizer). Dietrich also highlights the fact, again using sources from extant literature, that implementation of the sinister Morgenthau plan resulted in mass starvation, rampant disease, and death in Germany and other parts of Central and Eastern Europe during the period from 1945-48.
In short, Dietrich's work paints a picture of postwar Europe that is considerably drearier than most accounts of the period. It also affixes blame for much of the suffering in Europe during this time squarely on the shoulders of US policy-makers. From my own personal viewpoint, Dietrich's book revealed that some of the historical figures who are generally regarded as men who
respected human dignity --- were not so kindly after all. Readers will find FDR and Truman, among others, were enthusiastic supporters of the Morgentahu plan and harbored a deep animosity towards the German people. In short, especially for younger generations of Americans who weren't yet born during the last great war of the 20th century, this book is a real eye-opener.

I would highly recommend this book to serious historians as well as amateurs alike. As far as I know it is the only book that covers American post war policy toward Germany in such detail. Also, it brings us informations that are surprising and shocking as far as communist influence of the highest political spheares in the U.S. is concerned. I am of the eastern european heritage, and I thought myself to be well learned in the subject of history, especially european history, yet "the morgenthau plan" unveiled events completly new to me and I belive to many readers concerned with the subject. In short the book seems to be bottomless well of information on the subject previously avoided by other authors which fact makes it that much more valuable. Lets hope more books will follow.

The best portrait of Liszt I have ever read, as described by a young woman who studied with him in his later years. Though Liszt dominates this book, other characters from that era -- such as Tausig, one of the most talented pianists who ever lived, and whose life was tragically cut short at 30 -- also come alive. Amy Fay, a candid observor with a lucid prose style, brings to life a bygone era, when the old 19th-century ideals of European culture were in full flower, and music was perhaps the most beloved art form of all. All music-lovers should read this book.

Amy Fay was a young and determined American piano student whose quest for a concert career impelled her to travel to Germany, the center of European musical culture, in the 1870s. Miss Fay's delightful memoir of her years in Berlin and hamburg is illuminated by her charming and ingenuous personality and her passion for good music. Her tantalizingly brief period of study in the conservatory of Carl Tausig ended by the master's untimely death, she sought other teachers, and succeeded in obtaining an introduction to Franz Liszt. Her first-hand descriptions of the playing of Liszt, Clara Schumann, Joseph Joachim, Anton Rubinstein, the aging and eccentric Herr Wieck, and other figures of nineteenth-century music are a delight to read, as are also her sharp observations of German manners and Americans abroad.

Great book - well written, accessable. Divided into two sections - the first is an introuctiuon to the broader concerns of approach german baroque music - lutheran-musical ideologies, ideas of rhetoric in msuic etc. the second is both a compendium of musical-rhetorical terminology, and a selection of shorter extracts concerning individual baroque theorists and their ideas of rhetoric in music. superb book: essential for reference and for and introduiction to the msuic of the period's extrinsic concerns.

i read this book while studying in the authers music history class in university.its informative and fascinating for the mind to analyze the inticate theory of music during the baroque period. truly a wonderful piece of literature