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Plongez dans l'histoire extraordinaire de Raymond Heymann avec "Témoignage d'un Résistant". Ce récit captivant nous transporte dans le parcours héroïque de l'auteur, marqué par sa lutte contre l'oppression durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.Dès les premières pages, "Témoignage d'un Résistant" nous emmène au c¿ur des événements, nous faisant vivre les défis et les moments décisifs de ce combat pour la liberté. Raymond Heymann partage avec une sincérité bouleversante les récits de courage, de sacrifice et de solidarité, qui ont marqué sa vie et celle des résistants qui l'entouraient.C'est au travers de ces pages que nous découvrons l'évolution de Raymond dans sa quête de liberté et de justice. Son témoignage évoque les sombres réalités de l'occupation, la détermination des résistants et leur lutte pour préserver l'identité et les valeurs fondamentales face à l'oppression nazie.Mais "Témoignage d'un Résistant" est bien plus qu'une simple chronique historique. Au-delà des faits, ce récit nous entraîne dans les profondeurs de l'âme humaine. Raymond Heymann nous fait partager ses émotions, ses doutes, ses peurs, mais aussi sa foi en un avenir meilleur. Son récit poignant nous pousse à réfléchir sur la résilience, la solidarité et le pouvoir de l'espoir dans les moments les plus sombres.La force de "Témoignage d'un Résistant" réside dans la voix authentique et humble de son auteur. Raymond Heymann nous livre son histoire avec une sincérité profonde, nous transportant au plus près des événements vécus. Son récit rappelle l'importance de se lever contre l'injustice et l'oppression, et fait de lui un témoin précieux de cette époque tumultueuse de notre histoire.Ce livre offre aux lecteurs une expérience unique et captivante. Au fil des pages, on ressent l'urgence et la nécessité de la résistance, ainsi que l'espoir qui émerge de l'adversité. "Témoignage d'un Résistant" est un appel à l'action, à ne jamais oublier les leçons du passé et à continuer à défendre nos valeurs communes.Plongez dans ce récit poignant, laissez-vous emporter par les mots de Raymond Heymann et rejoignez cette communauté de résistants qui ont marqué l'histoire de notre pays. "Témoignage d'un Résistant" est un livre que vous ne pourrez pas lâcher, une histoire qui vous hantera longtemps après avoir tourné la dernière page.Préparez-vous à être inspiré, ému et à ressentir la puissance du courage humain face à l'adversité. Lisez "Témoignage d'un Résistant" dès maintenant et témoignez de l'héritage inestimable des résistants qui ont façonné notre histoire.

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

1885. A study of the work of Malthus, the British political economist, best known for his treatise Population. From the Introduction: Of the three English writers whose work has become a portion of all Political Economy, Malthus is the second in time and in honour. His services to general theory are at least equal to Ricardo's; and his full illustration of one particular detail will rank with the best work of Adam Smith. In the following pages the detail will be the main subject, and general theory the episode. The Political Economy and minor writings of Malthus (which are not few) will be noticed only in relation to the Essay on Population. Accordingly, the First of these Five Books will deal with the genesis, history, and contents of the Essay, plunging the reader in medias res and keeping him there, till the facts force him, in the Second Book, to recur with the author to Economical theory. The Third will show the mind of Malthus more clearly by adding to his economics his Ethics and Political Philosophy; and the Fourth, with the case now fully stated, will criticize the Critics of the Essay, and try to determine how much of its doctrine remains still valuable. The Fifth Book, with its Biography, may help the reader to associate the living personality of the man with his writings.

Roland Bergeys (1954) is een gevierd (theater)auteur en gastheer met vele talenten.'De verdwijning van Anna Verduyn' is de derde druk en werd in een nieuw jasje gestoken.Het boek beschrijft het relaas van zijn moeder tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog én van zijn grootmoeder in '14-'18. hij goot hun beide levens in dat van één personage: Anna Verduyn.Een spannend en ontroerend mooi boek dat met veel vertelkunde wordt voorgesteld.

"Our form of government has no sense unless it is founded in a deeply felt religious faith, and I don't care what it is. With us, of course, it is the Judeo-Christian concept, but it must be a religion that all men are created equal." So said Dwight D. Eisenhower shortly after being elected president of the United States in 1952. Although this statement has been variously interpreted, it reflects one of his fundamental guiding principles: that for a country to thrive, it needs a shared identity, formed through common values, history, and purpose. For Eisenhower, this could be found most distinctly in shared faith--a concept that came to be known as American civil religion, which defined and drove much of the cohesion of the 1950s under Eisenhower's leadership. This biography tells the story of how deeply religious convictions ran through every aspect of Eisenhower's public life: his decision to become a soldier, his crusade against fascism and communism, his response to the civil rights movement, his belief that only he as president could lead America through the Cold War, and his search for nuclear peace. Having been brought up in a devout family--first as part of the River Brethren and later Jehovah's Witnesses--Eisenhower continued to see the world in terms of a dialectical struggle between divine and demonic forces throughout his life, even after joining the Presbyterian church. This perspective shaped his public image as a general in World War II and as president during some of the coldest years of the Cold War, when cultural differences between the atheistic Soviet Union and the religiously grounded United States began crystallizing. As Eisenhower's historical standing continues to rise, and his contrast with the modern Republican Party deepens, Jack Holl's study of this consequential figure of twentieth-century American history shines a spotlight on what has changed in the intervening years. What can be learned from the religious outlook of a public servant who embraced moderation instead of partisan division? Which beliefs and convictions led a former general to a position of skepticism against the military-industrial complex? With the role of faith in American political life still a hotly debated topic today, Eisenhower's religious journey is worth renewed attention.

In this 1902 work, teacher, historian and archivist James Bonwick (1817-1906) recalls a long life's contribution to the fields of education and historical writing. More than sixty publications can be attributed to Bonwick, who was elected a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in 1865. He traces his life from boyhood to the many years he spent in Australia, establishing, managing and inspecting schools. Bonwick stressed the need for observation and experimentation by the pupil rather than rote learning. He was also involved in the temperance movement, and was a sympathetic champion of the near-extinct Tasmanian aborigines. Upon returning to England in the early 1880s, Bonwick immersed himself in transcribing Australian source material, archived in London, that chronicled the British settlement in Australia. Many of his transcripts were subsequently used as the basis of works on the early history of Australia both by Bonwick himself and by others.

Lorenzo Sabine (1803-77) worked as a trader, in customs and for the Treasury Department before he was elected to the United States Congress in 1852. This work, published in 1847, is a series of biographical sketches (some very short, others extensive) of the American Loyalists - those men and women who took the British side during the American Revolution. The alphabetically arranged biographies are preceded by an essay in which Sabine describes the background to the War of Independence, examining geographical and economic as well as political factors. He argues that the documentary evidence from the period demonstrates that the arguments in favour of independence at the time were practical, and not simply the ideologically driven desire for 'liberty' which the founding myth of the United States had since proclaimed. The work is a fascinating reminder that large numbers of Americans stayed loyal to the Crown in 1776.

The Upstate D.A. sets forth the recollections of the Steuben County Prosecutor about his three years as the county's chief law enforcement officer. They were busy and exciting times, coming at the beginning of the Great Depression and at the end of the Great Experiment - National Prohibition.Among the 400 crimes he prosecuted in those three years were murders, robberies, arsons, assaults, extortions, and many lesser crimes. On the occasion of his death, thirty-five years later, the local paper described George W. Pratt as "a fighting district attorney who took a lead in stamping out crime rather than following after-the-fact. He was the key force in the prosecution or investigation of 11 murders during his tenure as prosecutor. He smashed an arson ring threatening the whole county. * * * Few Steuben County attorneys * * * were as colorful and aggressive as the white-maned lawyer whose vitality added strength to whatever pursuit in which he engaged." His stories accurately reflect the difficult economic times, the division in the country over prohibition, and the inner workings of a small-town law enforcement effort. At the time, an upstate D.A. was a one-man operation. He had no assistants, and personally investigated many of the crimes, and with all that went to trial, he prepared the cases and tried them, usually to a jury. In many of the cases described, the reader gets an inside view of the strategies and maneuvering of opposing counsel, and yes, even of some of the tricks they try to spring on each other.

Henry Duff Traill (1842-1900) was a prolific journalist, satirist and author. The son of a magistrate, he was called to the Bar in 1869 but began working as a journalist at the Yorkshire Post soon afterwards. He contributed to several newspapers, acting as chief political leader writer at The Daily Telegraph from 1882 to 1897 and editing The Observer for two years. He later became the editor of Literature, holding this post until his death. Among his diverse published works were six biographies, of which the most in-depth was that of Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin. Published in 1896 and drawing on personal documents provided by the Franklin family, it provides a picture of Franklin's character and personal life, alongside a detailed account of his career. Written fifty years after Franklin's presumed death, this work also covers the aftermath of his final ill-fated voyage in search of a north-west passage.

Der Veteran der Kaiserlichen Marine und nichtjüdische Zionist Gustav Pietsch (1893-1975) gehört zu den vergessenen Persönlichkeiten des Rettungswiderstandes gegen das NS-System. Der in jungen Jahren noch nationalkonservativ gesinnte­ Seemann leistete gemeinsam mit seiner Frau Gertrude zunächst poli­tischen Widerstand in der Freien Stadt Danzig. 1935 wurde er im Auftrag der Jewish Agency seemännischer Leiter der zionistischen­ Fischerei- und Seefahrtsschule im polnischen Gdynia. Dort ermöglichte er unter Einsatz von Leib und Leben die Auswanderung vieler polnischer junger Juden und Jüdinnen ins britische Mandatsgebiet Palästina. Ende 1938 musste die Familie selbst dorthin fliehen. In Israel wurde Gustav Pietsch 1952 erster Verwalter im israeli­schen Hafen Eilat. 1958 zog das Ehepaar Pietsch für kurze Zeit nach Deutschland und wanderte 1961 nach Westaustralien aus.Die Autorin der in diesem Buch rekonstruierten Geschichte war eher zufällig auf die Spuren dieses bewegenden Schicksals gestoßen. Daraus folgte ein umfangreiches Forschungsprojekt mit Recherchen in deutschen, polnischen und israelischen Archiven und 2023 schließlich sogar die Begegnung mit Pietsch' Nachfahren im australischen Perth.

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Following an unrivalled political career that spanned a remarkable sixty years and reached both the heights and the depths of political fortune, Sir Winston Churchill undoubtedly became the world's most caricatured politician of all time. From entering Parliament in 1900 through to his retirement in 1964, Winston Churchill in Cartoons will chart Churchill's illustrious and tumultuous political career through the work of leading cartoonists from around the world.Through these cartoons there developed very contrary views of Churchill; the glorious cigar-chomping wartime leader and the flawed politician. In America he was adored by cartoonists, while in Nazi Germany and in the post-war Soviet Union he was, unsurprisingly, painted as a bumbling buffoon. After his passing in 1965, great contemporary cartoonists including Peter Brookes, Steve Bell, Matt and Gerald Scarfe, continued to use him as a benchmark for the world leaders that followed.Featuring the work of the some of the greatest cartoonists of all time and providing a new perspective of an iconic figure, Winston Churchill in Cartoons will include the very best and wittiest portrayals of Churchill the glorious wartime leader, controversial politician, and emblematic British statesman.

A rebel and risk-taker from childhood, John McCain-son and grandson of admirals-nevertheless chose to follow the traditional path marked out for him in the military.

A new memoir from renowned political activist and author of Street Fighting Years: An Autobiography of the Sixties

Uijongbu unfolds in the wake of the Korean War, in a town left ravaged and rebuilding just beginning got recover. At the U.S. Army Base in Uijongbu, just south of the Demilitarized Zone, an unplanned economy emerges, intertwining the lives of American GIs and young Korean women. This delicate and complex connection fuels both romance and disaster, creating a tapestry of relationships that are as hopeful as they are heartbreaking.Through a series of stories that vary from humorous to heartrending, the author captures the resilience, warmth, and humanity of the Korean people. The novel paints an intimate portrait of a time and place marked by love, loss, and cultural connection. Uijongbu is a haunting reminder of war's lasting impact, and a poignant testament to the indomitable human spirit.

A Good Fight, first published in 1960, is the story of Franklin D. Roosevelt from the onset of his polio at Campobello, New Brunswick, to his death at Warm Springs, Georgia, on April 12, 1945. Author Jean Gould's contention is that difficult as were his political battles, so much more arduous were his victories over his physical impediments. Here, in a view rarely given of F.D.R., is a moving account of his struggles and the agonizing exercises he endured which allowed him to function effectively on the campaign trail, in office, and in the critical years of the Great Depression and the Second World War.

" ... Mme de Chevreuse en effet a possédé presque toutes les qualités du grand politique ; une seule lui a manqué, et celle-là précisément sans laquelle toutes les autres tournent en ruine : elle ne savait pas se proposer un juste but, ou plutôt elle ne choisissait pas elle-même ; c'était un autre qui choisissait pour elle. Mme de Chevreuse était femme au plus haut degré ; c'était là sa force et aussi sa faiblesse. Son premier ressort était l'amour ou plutôt la galanterie, et l'intérêt de celui qu'elle aimait lui devenait son principal objet. Voilà ce qui explique les prodiges de sagacité, de finesse et d'énergie qu'elle a déployés en vain à la poursuite d'un but chimérique qui reculait toujours devant elle, et semblait l'attirer par le prestige même de la difficulté et du péril. La Rochefoucauld l'accuse d'avoir porté malheur à tous ceux qu'elle a aimés ; il est aussi vrai de dire que tous ceux qu'elle a aimés l'ont précipitée à leur suite dans des entreprises insensées..."

" ... Née en 1619 dans le donjon de Vincennes, pendant la captivité de son père, Henri de Bourbon, prince de Condé, avec lequel était venue s'enfermer sa jeune femme, cette beauté célèbre, Charlotte-Marguerite de Montmorency, on voit d'abord Mlle de Bourbon croissant en grâces auprès d'une telle mère, partageant ses journées entre le couvent des Carmélites et l'hôtel de Rambouillet, nourrissant son c¿ur de pieuses émotions et de lectures romanesques, allant au bal, mais avec un cilice, confidente d'un héros, le duc d'Enghien, son frère, compatissante à ses amours avec la belle Mlle du Vigean, et tout à coup les traversant et entraînant son amie dans le cloître où elle-même ira mourir. Elle est mariée à vingt-trois ans à M. de Longueville, qui en a quarante-sept, qui n'est pas tout-à-fait de son rang, et qui, au lieu de réparer ces désavantages par une tendresse empressée, suit encore le char de la plus grande coquette du temps, la fameuse duchesse de Montbazon..."