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Nazi Wives is a fascinating look at the personal lives, psychological profiles, and marriages of the wives of officers in Hitler's inner circle. Goering, Goebbels, Himmler, Heydrich, Hess, Bormann—names synonymous with power and influence in the Third Reich. Perhaps less familiar are Carin, Emmy, Magda, Margaret, Lina, Ilse and Gerda... These are the women behind the infamous men—complex individuals with distinctive personalities who were captivated by Hitler and whose everyday lives were governed by Nazi ideology. Throughout the rise and fall of Nazism these women loved and lost, raised...

La historia de Wilheim Canaris, el jefe del espionaje de Hitler, ahorcado por los nazis en abril de 1945 –no una vez, sino dos, con el objeto de prolongar su agonía-, encierra un misterio que Richard Bassett ha procurado descifrar, usando documentos y testimonios hasta hoy inéditos, para aclarar la conducta del hombre que, desde dentro mismo del régimen nazi, trató, según sus propias palabras, de oponerse “a la locura de Hitler, que conducía a Alemania a la destrucción”. Además de las nuevas perspectivas que nos ofrece acerca de la segunda guerra mundial, el libro resulta...

This book is perhaps the most profound, sincere, and all encompassing look into the character of the Cuban people: their triumphs and falls, their past, present and future. An important and lucid book for understanding the history and reality of the Cuban nation.

Turkey's bid to join the European Union has lent new urgency to the issue of the Armenian Genocide as differing interpretations of the genocide are proving to be a major reason for the delay of the ratification. This book provides vital background information and is a prime source of legal evidence and eye-witness testimony of the intent and the crime of genocide against the Armenians. After a long and painstaking effort, the authors, one an Armenian, the other a Turk, generally recognized as the foremost experts on the Armenian Genocide, have prepared a new, authoritative translation and...