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When a German victory became impossible, the July 1944 conspirators plotted to bring a quick end to the war, hoping to negotiate a peace with the Western allies and possibly to join them in a war against Russia.

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Profiles the grit, determination and selflessness of 11 outstanding Australian women serving in the two World Wars. This book focuses not only on the outstanding courage these women displayed in battle, but also on their personal struggles and accomplishments - proving they were as heroic in life as they were in war.

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This book looks at imperial heroes from behind the legends of a dozen major colonial figures on both sides of the Channel, revisiting the familiar stories from a radically new angle. It demonstrates how their reputations were made over several decades, and depicts the milieus and individuals who supported, and benefited from, these heroic stories.

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This book looks at imperial heroes from behind the legends of a dozen major colonial figures on both sides of the Channel, revisiting the familiar stories under a radically new angle. It demonstrates how their reputations were made over several decades, and depicts the milieus and individuals who supported, and benefited from, these heroic stories.

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Drawing heavily on material from the archives of the governments of colonial Zimbabwe, this invaluable reference tool examines administrative policy concerning issues such as land conservation, community development, and land apportionment to Africans.

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An accessible and well-informed tour through a little-known, important aspect of race in American history

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This work unravels the myths surrounding the gold rushes in order to reveal the hidden histories of the Wiradjuri people, of the graziers and convicts who occupied the Wiradjuri lands, and of the multi- cultural gold boom community that endured for generations after the boom had passed.

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Using many unpublished and other primary sources as well as interviews with aides and associates of Hindenburg, the author shows in Hindenburg and the Weimar Republic how this proud and cautious man, naive in politics and preoccupied with his reputation among his fellow generals, failed to act in crucial situations, or hesitated until action was fu

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This volume highlights the historical complexities bound up in Hindu-Muslim relations in South Asia and challenges over-simplistic understandings of these relations by demonstrating that they are, and have always been, complex and contingent.

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Three Japanese authors - Hara Tamiki, Ota Yoko, and Toge Sankichi - survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. This work contains the English translation of Hara's "Summer Flowers", the English translation of Ota's "City of Corpses", and the translation of Toge's "Poems of the Atomic Bomb".

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Explores the decision to drop the bomb on Hiroshima.

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Levin, the journalist who uncovered the affair, describes British policy toward the Jewish people during the Holocaust era, particularly the construction of obstacles that prevented thousands from being saved.

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"Libraries serving Hispanic American clienteles and/or supporting programs in Latin american studies and linguistics will want to acquire Richard D. Wood's Hispanic First Names." Reference Books Bulletin

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This work provides a revealing look at the history of Hispanic peoples in the American West (or, from the Mexican perspective, El Norte) from the period of Spanish colonization through the present day.

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Beginning with the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in 1875 and ending with the death of General Francisco Franco in 1975, this book explores the intersection of education and nationalism in Spain. It is suitable for scholars with interests in modern European cultural politics, processes of state consolidation, and the history of education.