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In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson Staff Pick The rise of the Third Reich as observed by William Dodd, America's first ambassador to Hitler's Germany, and his free-spirited daughter is the chilling topic of Erik Larson's impressive new book. With his gift for narration, Larson has once again created... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $14.00 Used - Hardcover 
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In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson Publisher Comments “Larson is a marvelous writer...superb at creating characters with a few short strokes.”—New York Times Book Review Erik Larson has been widely acclaimed as a master of narrative non-fiction, and in his new book, the... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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Hitlerland: American Eyewitnesses to the Nazi Rise to Power by Andrew Nagorski Publisher Comments Hitler’s rise to power, Germany’s march to the abyss, as seen by Americans—diplomats, military, expats, visiting authors, Olympic athletes—who watched horrified and up close. Some of the Americans in Hitler’s Germany... (read more) Your price: $28.00 New - Hardcover
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Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany by William L Shirer Publisher Comments Hailed as “one of the most important works of history of our time” (The New York Times), this definitive chronicle of Hitlers rise to power is back in hardcover with a new introductory essay by Ron Rosenbaum (Explaining Hitler and How the End... (read more) List Price $29.99 Your price: $11.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Frederick the Great's Army (1) by Philip Haythornthwaite Publisher Comments The Prussian army of King Frederick II, 'the Great', became so renowned as a result of its campaigns, principally during the Seven Years' War (1756-1763), that it was regarded as a model for many of the other armies of Europe. In this first of two... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $12.38 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Germany's Eastern Front Allies (2) by Nigel Thomas Publisher Comments The Baltic nations - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - enjoyed a brief independence between the World Wars before being annexed by the USSR in 1940 during World War II. The grim experience of Soviet occupation made it inevitable that after the German... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $12.38 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Frederick the Great's Army (2) by Philip Haythornthwaite Publisher Comments Throughout the wars undertaken by Frederick the Great, probably his greatest resource was his infantry. It is a mark of the king's determination that despite wars which almost destroyed both Prussia and its army (such as the Seven Years' War), he was... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $12.38 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Frederick the Great's Army (3) by Philip Haythornthwaite Publisher Comments Frederick the Great was not renowned as a great artillery enthusiast, however he did recognise the importance of artillery and greatly expanded the arm. Frederick was also aware of the value of strong fortifications as barriers against the manoeuvres of... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $12.38 Google eBooks - Electronic
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German Mountain & Ski Troops 1939-45 by Gordon Williamson Publisher Comments Osprey's study of Germany's mountain and ski troops of World War II (1939-1945). Fighting in every theatre from the burning sands of North Africa to the icy wastes above the arctic circle the German Army's Gebirgstruppen troops were some of the most... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $13.27 Google eBooks - Electronic
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They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933-45 by Milton Sanfor Mayer Publisher Comments "Among the many books written on Germany after the collapse of Hitler's Thousand Year Reich, this book by Milton Mayer is one of the most readable and most enlightening."—Hans Kohn, New York Times Book Review "It is a fascinating story and a... (read more) Your price: $27.50 New - Trade Paper
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The Twisted Road to Auschwitz: Nazi Policy Toward German Jews, 1933-1939 by Karl A. Schleunes Publisher Comments Since the publication of Karl Schleunes' The Twisted Road To Auschwitz in 1970 an almost inconceivably broad variety of scholarly books and articles has dealt with why and how the Holocaust came into being and what kind of mechanisms lay at the bottom of... (read more) Your price: $28.50 New - Trade Paper
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Rising Sun : Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire (70 Edition) by John Toland Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. [883]-904) and index.... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $12.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Ghosts of Berlin : Confronting German History in the Urban Landscape (97 Edition) by Brian Ladd Publisher Comments In this compelling work, Brian Ladd examines the ongoing conflicts radiating from the remarkable fusion of architecture, history, and national identity in Berlin. Ladd surveys the urban landscape, excavating its ruins, contemplating its buildings and... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $11.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Weimar Culture: The Outsider as Insider by Peter Gay Publisher Comments First published in 1968, Weimar Culture is one of the masterworks of Peter Gay's distinguished career. A study of German culture between the two wars, the book brilliantly traces the rise of the artistic, literary, and musical culture that bloomed ever... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Munich 1972: Tragedy, Terror, and Triumph at the Olympic Games by David Clay Large Publisher Comments Munich 1972 tells the compelling story of the most controversial of all modern Olympiads within the turbulent context of simmering global tensions: the ongoing Cold War, political posturing between the two Germanys, seemingly endless warfare in Indochina,... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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The Coming of the Third Reich by Richard J. Evans Publisher Comments There is no story in twentieth-century history more important to understand than Hitlerandrsquo;s rise to power and the collapse of civilization in Nazi Germany. With The Coming of the Third Reich, Richard Evans, one of the worldandrsquo;s most... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Last Jews in Berlin: One of the Most Moving Storiis of Bravery and Survival to Emerge from the Holocaust by Leonard Gross Publisher Comments In February 1943 four thousand Jews went underground in Berlin. By the end of the war all but a few hundred of them had died in bombing raids or, more commonly, in death camps. This is the poignant story of some of those women and men-a young mother, a... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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Solar Dance: Van Gogh, Forgery, and the Eclipse of Certainty by Modris Eksteins Publisher Comments In Modris Eksteins’s hands, the interlocking stories of Vincent van Gogh and art dealer Otto Wacker reveal the origins of the fundamental uncertainty that is the hallmark of the modern era. Through the lens of Wacker’s sensational 1932 trial... (read more) Your price: $27.95 New - Hardcover
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From Yalta To Berlin by W R Smyser Publisher Comments The question of German unity was the most important and intractable problem to remain unsettled after World War II. W.R. Smyser explores "the German Question" and uses it to illustrate the story of how Germany was divided and then united against a... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Judging the Past in Unified Germany (01 Edition) by A. James Mcadams Publisher Comments In recent years, no modern democracy has taken more aggressive steps to come to terms with a legacy of dictatorship than has the Federal Republic of Germany with the crimes and injustices of Communist East Germany. In this book, A. James McAdams provides... (read more) List Price $29.00 Your price: $22.00 Used - Trade Paper
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