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This book addresses the marked decline of religious practice and subsequent eclipse of the social significance of religious institutions in contemporary Wales from a sociological perspective.

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A work on the wartime letters of Dr Konrad Jarausch, a German high-school teacher of religion and history who served in a reserve battalion of Hitler's army in Poland and Russia, where he died of typhoid in 1942.

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The Rhine represented the last major geographical barrier to the Allied advance into Germany. But, the Ludendorff bridge at Remagen - the last major bridge remaining over the Rhine - had not yet been demolished. This book details this pivotal campaign, which secured the bridge at Remagen for the allies, and so, secured the outcome of the war.

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Martin Small s poignant recollections of his experiences in German concentration camps . . . constitute an important contribution to the literature of the most tragic chapter of contemporary history. Elie Wiesel, author of Night, winner of Nobel...

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Martin Small s poignant recollections of his experiences in German concentration camps . . . constitute an important contribution to the literature of the most tragic chapter of contemporary history. Elie Wiesel, author of Night, winner of Nobel...

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In 1931, nine black youths were charged with raping two white women in Scottsboro, Alabama. Despite meager and contradictory evidence, all nine were found guilty and eight were sentenced to death. This book explores how this case has embedded itself into the fabric of American memory and become a lens for perceptions of race and class.

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For most of the Renaissance period, naval warfare in the Mediterranean was dominated by the war galley. This title examines the development of the war galley from its classically inspired resurrection in the 15th century until its demise in the early 17th century.

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A compelling case for reparations based on powerful, first person accounts detailing both the horrors of slavery and past promises made to its survivors.

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Representing Africa examines the ways in which British travellers, explorers and artists viewed southern Africa in a period of evolving and expanding British interest in the region. -- .

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An enlightening account of the entwined histories of knowledge and nationhood in Latin America-and beyondThe rise of nation-states is a hallmark of the modern age, yet we are still untangling how the phenomenon unfolded across the globe. Here, Nicola Miller offers new insights into the process of nation-making through an account of nineteenth-c

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The rescue of imprisoned Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from atop the Gran Sasso plateau was one of the most dramatic special forces operations in military history. The Germans, led by SS Haupsturmfuhrer Otto Skorzeny, launched a daring Glider-borne assault, which surprised the Italian guards and secured Mussolini without a shot being fired.

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Before the 1820s, the vast majority of Americans ate only at home. As the nation began to urbanize and industrialize, home and work became increasingly divided, resulting in new forms of commercial dining.In this fascinating book, Kelly Erby explores the evolution of such eating alternatives in Boston during the nineteenth century.

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In a period marked by a number of great diarists, England after the Civil War was a place of pleasure and drama. This book offers insights into the real, daily lives of those living in the period: work that was done, food that was eaten and leisure activities that were pursued.

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Stolen valor occurs when a person lies about receiving military decorations that he or she has in fact never earned. It has become a major societal problem that has been discussed numerous times in the news and, most recently, by the US Supreme Court.