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Defiance: the Bielski partisans [Book on CD]
The prevailing image of European Jews during the Holocaust is one of helpless victims. But in fact, many Jews struggled against the terrors of the Third Reich. This is the riveting history of one such group, a forest community numbering more than 1,200 Jews, that carried out the largest armed rescue operation of Jews by Jews in World War II. Nechama Tec reconstructs the amazing details of how these men and women of all ages--hungry, largely unarmed, and exposed to harsh winter weather--managed not only to survive but to take on the duel role of fighters and rescuers. Under the guidance of their charismatic leader, Tuvia Bielski, they smuggled Jews out of heavily guarded ghettos, led retaliatory raids against Nazi collaborators, and offered protection to all Jewish fugitives who could find their way to them.
ISBN: 9781433265907
Night [Book on CD]
An enduring classic of Holocaust literature, Night offers a personal and unforgettable account of the appalling horrors of Hitler's reign of terror. Through the eyes of 14-year-old Eliezer, we behold the tragic fate of the Jews from the little town of Sighet. Even as they are stuffed into cattle cars bound for Auschwitz, the townspeople refuse to believe rumors of anti-Semitic atrocities. Not until they are marched toward the blazing crematory at the camp's "reception center" does the terrible truth sink in. Narrator George Guidall intensifies the emotional impact as blind hope turns to utter horror. His performance captures the profound agony of young Eliezer as he witnesses the suffering and death of his family and loses all that he holds sacred.
ISBN: 1419390694
Rogue heroes : the history of the SAS, Britain's secret special forces unit that sabotaged the Nazis and changed the nature of the war [Book on CD]
The incredible untold story of WWII's greatest secret fighting force, as told by our great modern master of wartime intrigue Britain's Special Air Service--or SAS--was the brainchild of David Stirling, a young, gadabout aristocrat whose aimlessness in early life belied a remarkable strategic mind. Where most of his colleagues looked at a battlefield map of World War II's African theater and saw a protracted struggle with Rommel's desert forces, Stirling saw an opportunity: given a small number of elite, well-trained men, he could parachute behind enemy lines and sabotage their airplanes and war material. Paired with his constitutional opposite, the disciplined martinet Jock Lewes, Stirling assembled a revolutionary fighting force that would upend not just the balance of the war, but the nature of combat itself. He faced no little resistance from those who found his tactics ungentlemanly or beyond the pale, but in the SAS's remarkable exploits facing the Nazis in the Africa and then on the Continent can be found the seeds of nearly all special forces units that would follow. Bringing his keen eye for psychological detail to a riveting wartime narrative, Ben Macintyre uses his unprecedented access to SAS archives to shine a light inside a legendary unit long shrouded in secrecy. The result is not just a tremendous war story, but a fascinating group portrait of men of whom history and country asked the most.
ISBN: 9780735288096
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Renaissance, Reformation & Revolution (Ryan)
Peasant Fires by
... lively and intellectually stimulating... " --Speculum Wunderli... has lucidly reconstructed a controversial conflict in 15th-century south-central Germany.... this engaging narrative takes off from Hans Behem--the peasant who claimed to see the Virgin and gained followers until crushed by the established church--to explore larger forces at work in Germany on the eve of the Reformation... Wunderli also attempts to sort out the violent conflict that ensued and Hans's subsequent trial. His scrupulousness and sensitivity make for a small but valuable book." --Publishers Weekly Fascinating and well written, this is highly recommended for academic and larger public libraries."--Library Journal Richard Wunderli... deftly tells the story in Peasant Fires, finding in it a foreshadowing of peasant uprisings in the 16th century."--New York Times Book Review ... a stimulating read... an engaging synthesis."--Central European History In 1476, an illiterate German street musician had a vision of the Virgin Mary and began to preach a radical social message that attracted thousands of followers--and antagonized the church. The drummer was burned at the stake. This swiftly moving narrative of his rise and fall paints a vivid portrait of 15th-century German society as it raises important questions about the craft of history. A gem of a book.... It has a plot, good guys and bad buys, it opens up a 'strange' world, and it is exceptionally well written." --Thomas W. Robisheaux
ISBN: 9780253207517
Experiencing the Thirty Years War by
Study the Thirty Years War from the perspective of those who lived it as Experiencing the Thirty Years War as an unprecedented collection of personal accounts come together to share the experience of early modern warfare.
Call Number: 940.24 M489 - Closed Reserve (Truax)ISBN: 0312535058Publication Date: 2013-03-01
Europe and the Modern World (Ryan)
A Concise History of Modern Europe by Call Number: On E-ReaderISBN: 9781442205345Publication Date: 2011EMW
King Leopold's ghost : a story of greed, terror, and heroism in Colonial Africa by Call Number: Reserves 967.5 H685 (3 Day Checkout - Truax)ISBN: 0618001905Publication Date: 1999
The Magic Lantern by
"[Garton Ash's] own involvement in these events, intellectual and emotional, is of such intensity that he can speak...from the inside as well as from the outside. Yet the sense of historic dimension...is never lost. And the quality of the writing places it clearly in the category of good literature." -- George Kennan The Magic Lantern is one of those rare books that define a historic moment, written by a brilliant witness who was also a participant in epochal events. Whether covering Poland's first free parliamentary elections -- in which Solidarity found itself in the position of trying to limit the scope of its victory -- or sitting in at the meetings of an unlikely coalition of bohemian intellectuals and Catholic clerics orchestrating the liberation of Czechoslovakia, Garton Ash writes with enormous sympathy and power. In this book -- now with a new Afterword by the author -- Garton Ash creates a stunningly evocative portrait of the revolutions that swept Communism from Eastern Europe in 1989 and whose after-effects will resonate for years to come. "Along with the historian's long view, Gatton Ash has an eye and an ear for the telling detail." -- Washington Past Book World From the Trade Paperback edition.
Call Number: 947.085 G24 (Closed Reserve)ISBN: 0394588843Publication Date: 1990-06-02
The Zookeeper's Wife by
When Germany invaded Poland, Stuka bombers devastated Warsaw--and the city's zoo along with it. With most of their animals dead, zookeepers Jan and Antonina Zabinski began smuggling Jews into empty cages. Another dozen "guests" hid inside the Zabinskis' villa, emerging after dark for dinner, socializing, and, during rare moments of calm, piano concerts. Jan, active in the Polish resistance, kept ammunition buried in the elephant enclosure and stashed explosives in the animal hospital. Meanwhile, Antonina kept her unusual household afloat, caring for both its human and its animal inhabitants--otters, a badger, hyena pups, lynxes.With her exuberant prose and exquisite sensitivity to the natural world, Diane Ackerman engages us viscerally in the lives of the zoo animals, their keepers, and their hidden visitors. She shows us how Antonina refused to give in to the penetrating fear of discovery, keeping alive an atmosphere of play and innocence even as Europe crumbled around her.
Call Number: 940.531835 AC182 (Closed Reserve & Storage)ISBN: 9780393061727Publication Date: 2007
Zlata's Diary by Call Number: 949.7024092 F48 (Closed Reserve)ISBN: 0670857246Publication Date: 1994EMW - Ryan
The Communist Manifesto: A Road Map to History's Most Important Political Document by
EMW- Ryan An authoritative introduction to history's most important political document, with the full text of The Communist Manifesto by Marx and Engels. This beautifully organised and presented edition of The Communist Manifesto is fully annotated, with clear historical references and explication, additional related texts and a glossary that brings the text to life for students as well as the general reader. Indispensable.' - Howard Zinn'
ISBN: 1931859256
America 1865-Present
A People's History of the United States by Call Number: 973 Z78 2005 (Closed Reserve, E-Reader, Portage)ISBN: 0060838655Publication Date: 2005-08-02
The People Speak by Call Number: 303.4 P419 DVD (Truax Closed Reserve)ISBN: 1422974596Publication Date: 2010
e-Books: Credo Reference
Sampling of useful European history sources included in Credo Reference library database. You can search these titles by Headings, Peoples, or Locations.
- Credo Reference This link opens in a new window Over 500 reference titles including history encyclopedias, biographies, art, geography and more. A few examples are listed below:
