Geschichte einer Dynastie
Die Windsors genießen wie keine andere Dynastie eine besondere Aufmerksamkeit der Öffentlichkeit im In- und Ausland. Auch wenn die Sympathien gewiß nicht ungeteilt sind, so bestreitet doch niemand ernstlich, daß das Haus Windsor im zurückliegenden Jahrhundert hohe Bedeutung für die englische Geschichte erlangte. Dieses Buch erhellt Leben, Leistungen und Schicksale in der englischen Monarchie von Georg V. bis Elizabeth II.
Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965) is considered to be the most important Englishman of all times and the greatest statesman of the 20th century. Through his unyielding resistance facing menace and military aggression Hitler failed. One of the „Big Three“ next to Roosevelt and Stalin, Churchill played a major role in defeating Nazi Germany and in the reorganisation of Europe after the destruction of the second world war. The political and economic unification of Europe received vital impulse from him. The author follows the trail of Churchills life and lays out an impression of a exceptional personality - the politician, visionary statesman, the successful author and free time painter.
Dieses Buch erzählt anschaulich und lebendig die wechselvolle deutsche Geschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts im Spannungsfeld von Demokratie und Diktatur.
In post-war Britain there was a small but highly influential group of historians who excelled as academic teachers and who made significant contributions to British and international learning. These people share one thing in common - they all fled Hitler's evil regime in the 1930s. In these autobiographical essays, historians reflect on their lives, their teaching and research, and their role as brokers between Britain, Germany and Austria.
Tracing the origins of nationalism and analyzing its manifestations over the last 200 years, the author discusses the social basis and organizational structure of nationalist movements, the glorification of the nation-state, and the arguments put forward by supporters and opponents of nationalism.
