It's not just a history or war book for those readers who are interesting in WWII. A good reference of psychology and philosophy about death, hope, and future. I'm sure that u will find some value-change in life after read. As the writer, Max said, everyone are losers in the war. Compare with what he was facing at that time, are we living too comfort now? This is a real story of a German Soldier, real place, real people, real time and real blood. I can't stop reading since I started. Bore have never found in this book. I sorry about that Max can't provide the last part of his adventure in 1942-1945, those memories had gone along with him at 1990.

This is one of the best WWII German autobiographies i have come across. It describes young soldiers adventures from boot camp to last days of Russian offensive, including action, humor and tragedy throughout the whole book. Defenitly worth a read as it includes an insight from a German cavlary soldier during WWII, describes the progress of the Russian campaign accuratly and keeps the reader in suspence from the cover to cover.

I ve been reading many books on the subject, but It s the first time I really see a study not based on second hand and printed sources.

The author starts from the point that such a complex social phenomena must be studied on the particular points i.e. from the original manuscripts in a particular region, and not the contrary.

He also reviews previous studies on the matter and points out
their mistakes that sometimes became legends accepted for those not interested in a serious research.

It is also a must for anthropology/Psychology students.

While this publication is older, the information provided by Midelfort is still the most detailed and complete analysis of the witchcraft accusations in Germany. Not only does Midelfort address the huge number of trials which occured in Germany between the years 1562 and 1684, but he also explains the connection that these trials had on both the Protestant and Catholic villages in this time period. Anyone who is interested in the unique witch trials of Germany should own this book!

Ralph Nutter writes with extraordinary candor and clarity about a period in our history when he and others of his generation faced terrible odds in the struggle to save the world from Fascism. His account is as compelling as it is straightforward and unvarnished. A must-read for anyone fascinated by the true meaning of courage under fire.

Reads like a good, fast paced novel. Exciting, building chronicle of the air war over Europe and the Pacific.

Explains with starteling clarity the cockpit horrors that left no alternatives to the area bombing of Dresden and Tokyo. Makes it very clear that the A-Bombs were redundant and unnecessary.

A terribly real sense of our "losing years" and the desperate process of a war of attrition. The author, being one of only two survivors of his navigator's class of 22, lets us glimpse the terror and the heroism of an air war where victory would finally go to the combatant who had more young men to "expend"...

Very well written. Was very complimentary to his first on Wolfgang Luth. I would recommend this to any WWII naval history buff of the North Atlantic, or more serious information finder of the times and places. I hope Mr. Vause continues his work, as patiently as I will wait.

Good book. Interviews with Jurgen Oesten complement Harold J. McCormick's "Two Years Behind the Mast: An American Landlubber at Sea in World War II." Anyone who has read that book knows that Commander Oesten sunk McCormick's Liberty ship on July 23, 1944. For some reason, however, McCormick's book is not cited in Vause's bibliography

War, any war, is a sad and brutal indictment of failed politics and blundered diplomacy, but it always finds its willing supporters: militarists, super patriots, blind loyalists and cynical businessmen whose pursuit of profit knows no moral or ethical barrier. Could any war exist without them? This excellent book revealed many pages of World War II's history that I, and I suspect, many other people did not know existed - or existed on such a vast scope. It is both scholarly AND readable. It documents facts, not speculation. There can be little argument as to what went on during those years. Only someone suffering a massive bout of denial could argue with the facts. Still the book, with all that it reveals, and it reveals much, would not have guts or emotion without the perspective of the little guy. If anyone can read Mareno Mannucci's ordeal of his first night at Ford Werke and not see the pathos, feel his complete and total fear when he awakened alone and lost in the blackness of that night, with the sound of air raid alarms filling the tense night air and the shriek of his panicked voice joining the blaring alarms in a surreal duet of terror and helplessness, then that reader is not human. THAT memory of Mareno Mannucci probably is shared in one form or another by countless millions who experienced the war first hand. I wonder how many times he re-lived that night in the ensuing decades. The world should forever remember all the Mareno Mannuccis, whether they were frontline GIs, or Brits, or Russians, concentration camp prisoners, POWs, or slave laborers, but it won't. There's no profit in it. This is a real history book. Buy it, read it and remember it.

In Working For The Enemy: Ford, General Motors, And Forced Labor In Germany During The Second World War, Reinhold Billstein, Karola Fings, Anita Kugler, and Nicholas Levis effectively collaborate to present the reader with a revealing and meticulously presented series of essays on the history of German industry within the context of World War II. From airplane manufacture at a General Motors Subsidiary (1939-1945), to forced labor at Ford Werke in Cologne, this compelling and informative contribution to twentieth-century German history is a significant, scholarly, and welcome addition to academic collections and reading lists.

There could be no better title for this book. The 8th Air Force flew into a meat grinder on this October 1943 mission. Mr. Kuhl gives a hair raising description of flying over the Reich without the benefit of long range fighter escort (Little friends). There were several raids on Schweinfurt and Reginsburg(sp?) to knockout ballbearing and aircraft factories. On the particular day of the mission described in this book every factor fell in the favor of the defender, the early warning worked, fighters were ready and anti-aircraft (flak) emplacements were prepared all the way from the coast of Europe to the target and back. There are excellent first hand accounts of battling it out with Luftwaffe aircraft, getting hit with 88mm flak and of one B-17 making a mad dash in and out of Alpine valleys trying to outrun the pursuing fighters to neutral Switzerland. Sadly there was a trail of parachutes all acoss Europe as the doomed mission went into and came out of the target area. Good photos. Good description of weapons and tactics used by both side. I highly recomend this book to WW2 aviation buffs.

Only the WWII airwar novel "The Triumph and the Glory" can rival Kuhl's classic book on the Schweinfurt raid. His recounting of the experience of the 305th BG on this horrific October day is spellbinding, I am very impressed and highly recommend Wrong Place Wrong Time to everyone interested in WWII.

100 Masterpieces is a complete portfolio with pictures and information on virtually all pieces of furniture designed as "chairs" since the early nineteenth century.

It embraces all "masterpieces" of any style, material and shape, presenting each one within its historical framework, and "profiling" it with really interesting details relating to the inspiration/source and the novelty of the idea behind it, the designer's intentions, the functionality, materials as well as interesting specifics on the construction itself.

Íext to each full page colour picture, the item's name, the name of the Designer, Dates (year) of design and production, Manufacturers, and information on material and size, and smaller interesting pictures illustrating the historical text, make it a higly visual guide.

100 Masterpieces is more than a comprehensive directory on the subject. Concrete and well-organized, it is an essential reference for anyone studying, practicing, or just being interested in, interior and furniture design.

I'm a German and got this book as a gift - and it hit the spot. Contains lots of photos and all texts side by side in English and German. Would be great for anyone learning the language as well as for anyone who wants a concise and fun to read history of the new Germany. Not a pocketbook, though - a large, stable shelf is recommended.

I happened upon this true gem of a book at The Getty, while on a trip to Los Angeles, and simply had to have it. Anyone with an appreciation for words and letters and the challenge of combining them as perfectly as possible, will love this! It is a constant delight and one with which I gift special friends.

This is a detailed and extensive biography of Abraham Robinson, from his chilhood to his life in Yale. A well-writen and most carefully researched text that is a plesure to read. I love this book, specialy chapter four, Robinson war years, and chapter eigth, when he was is UCLA. You don't have to read Robinsons "Non-Standard Analysis" to apreciate this book, but knowing the implication in modern mathematics of it will help. All in all, a superb biography and specially great for epistemology of non-standard analysis.