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Ziad Majeds Standardwerk liefert eine Analyse des syrischen Aufstands und seines lokalen, regionalen und internationalen Kontextes. Majed stellt unangenehme Fragen nach den Motiven für das Nicht-Handeln der internationalen Gemeinschaft, auch auf humanitärem Gebiet: Warum wurde die syrische Bevölkerung derart alleingelassen?Majed legt die Bedingungen und Gründe für den ursprünglichen Aufstand 2011 und die spezifischen Charakteristika der Assad-Dynastie dar. Er beschreibt ihre Militarisierung und das Eindringen der Dschihadisten in die Revolution. Warum sind Russland und Iran dem Regime zu Hilfe geeilt - wohingegen jene, die sich als »Freunde des syrischen Volkes« präsentieren, insbesondere die USA, immer wieder gezögert haben, selbst nach dem Nachweis des Einsatzes von Chemiewaffen? Majed beleuchtet ebenfalls, wie dieser Krieg in den Sozialen Medien geführt wurde, er zeigt die mitreißende literarische und künstlerische Kreativität der jungen Revolutionär*innen, die vielfältigen mutigen Formen des Widerstands und der basisdemokratischen Organisation, auch und gerade einer konservativen ländlichen Bevölkerung. Majed macht nachvollziehbar, warum die Propaganda verfängt, die Assad als progressiven, anti-imperialistischen und laizistischen Verteidiger westlicher Werte darstellt.Ursprünglich 2014 verfasst, hat Ziad Majed seine Analyse für die deutsche Ausgabe aktualisiert und um eine Vorbemerkung und ein aktuelles Nachwort ergänzt.

Im Juli 1939, etwas mehr als ein halbes Jahr nach den Novemberpogromen, lernte Rabbiner Dr. Joseph Norden die erste Rabbinerin der Welt, Regina Jonas, kennen. Norden hatte gerade seine neue Tätigkeit als Rabbiner des liberalen Israelitischen Tempelvereins in Hamburg aufgenommen. Es war Liebe auf den ersten Blick. Norden, der stets für die Gleichberechtigung der Frau eingetreten war, schrieb bis zu seiner Deportation nach Theresienstadt 1942 etwa einhundert Briefe an seine um gut 30 Jahre jüngere rabbinische Freundin in Berlin. Es ist eine außergewöhnliche und facettenreiche Liebesbeziehung zweier rabbinischer Persönlichkeiten im Angesicht der Schoa. Sie bezeugt zugleich eine ganz eigene Weise von Widerständigkeit.Elisa Klapheck hat bereits mit "Fräulein Rabbiner Jonas. Kann die Frau das rabbinische Amt bekleiden?" (2000) der ersten Rabbinerin der Welt ein Denkmal gesetzt. Im Spiegel der Liebesbriefe lernt man weitere Seiten von Jonas' Persönlichkeit ebenso wie der von Norden kennen. Klapheck hat die erhalten gebliebenen Briefe und Brieffragmente Nordens an Jonas ediert und mit einer Einführung versehen.

Sind Traumata vererbbar? Jüngere Forschungen haben ergeben, dass sich nicht nur bestimmte genetische Merkmale auf Nachkommen übertragen, sondern auch erlittene Erfahrungen. So hat es auch Ralph Walta bei seinem Vater Gustav erlebt. Er starb an einem Herzinfarkt, als sein Sohn gerade dreizehn Jahre alt war. Viele Jahre hat dieser gebraucht, um zu ergründen, warum sein Vater ein so pessimistischer, verschlossener und in sich gekehrter Mensch wurde, obwohl er behütet in einer großbürgerlichen Familie in der Zeit der k. u. k. Monarchie aufwuchs: Der Vater war Gewerbeinspektor, die Mutter entstammte einer begüterten jüdischen Familie aus Reichenberg in Nordböhmen. 1946 hielt Gustav Walta eine Bescheinigung in Händen, ausgestellt vom Magistrat der Stadt Berlin: Er sei seiner Abstammung nach "jüdischer Mischling 1. Grades". Die im Nationalsozialismus aufgrund der "Rassengesetze" erlebte Diskriminierung, Verfolgung und berufliche Benachteiligung sowie der Verlust von neun Familienmitgliedern in deutschen Konzentrationslagern prägten und veränderten ihn von Grund auf. Ralph Walta ist der Frage nachgegangen, wie das Leben seines Vaters und das seiner Familie zerstört wurde - und wie dies bis heute nachwirkt.

Brian Eaton's Story is a catalogue of his exploits during World War II, recounted by his daughters, Julie, and Susanne.This compelling true-life drama narrates the story of Brian Eaton's formative years throughout WW11. Defying his mother's protests and signing up to go to war, Brian's travels give you a different take on the naivety of the young lads who thought they were going on this adventure called 'war' in 1939. Brian joined the Royal Air Force at the tender age of seventeen and served his country well as an Electrical Wireless Mechanic.He got himself into a few scrapes and spent a fair amount of time in various hospitals (as would be the norm for men at war). Not that Brian thought of himself as 'being at war' - to him it was more of an adventure!From Iceland to Cairo, India to Burma, he was lucky to escape after a concerted attack on his squadron by the Japanese at Magwe in which he suffered some extensive injuries. Guaranteed you won't lay this book down until Brian comes through the other end of WW11 at the age of twenty-four and meets the love of his life the day he is demobbed.

Hospital ships. Where did the concept of medical facilities afloat come from? Well, the idea is not exactly new. As early as 400 B.C. the city-state of Athens used them with their sizeable sea-going armada as Greece expanded its territory throughout the Mediterranean. Caesar's conquering armies used them as the Roman Empire extended its colonies and acquisitions in all directions. They were found among the fleets of the Crusaders and the Italian republics in the Middle Ages. Both the British and French navies had hospital ships during the naval wars of the eighteenth century. Of course, the methods, equipment, and facilities in use then were quite primitive, but the idea of shipboard medicine was born and would grow and improve in the future.Centuries later in our own country a small 60-foot sailboat, the Intrepid was converted into a hospital ship in 1804 to serve in that capacity for the small American Navy. During the Civil War when the Union forces captured a Confederate passenger steamer it was converted into a well equipped hospital ship and served commendably throughout the war. It also had the distinction of being the first hospital ship to carry female nurses as part of the ship's crew.The Navy operated four hospital ships during the First World War and into the 1920's, during which time they began using the new designator AH (auxiliary, hospital) to indicate their function. The Relief was AH-1 followed by Solace, Mercy and Comfort. In the 1930's due to the Depression and budget cuts, Solace, Mercy and Comfort were decommissioned. However, a new Solace was added to replace the old one. Thus when World War II broke out the Relief (AH-1) and Solace (AH-5) were the only hospital ships on active duty in the United States Navy.The Solace was at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked on December 7, 1941, and did a commendable job in helping to care for the casualties of the sneak attack, good enough to be awarded the Navy Commendation Award by the Secretary of the Navy.When America entered World War II, providing medical attention that its fighting forces would require was high on the priority list. Shipyards began turning out hospital ships and eventually 13 of them (Benevolence, Bountiful, Comfort, Consolation, Haven, Hope, Mercy, Relief, Rescue, Samaritan, Sanctuary, Solace, and Tranquility) would end up serving in the combat zones of the Pacific.This book is respectfully dedicated to the Navy crew members, the Army 205th Hospital Ship Complement, and the American Red Cross hospital staff aides of the USS Comfort (AH-6), who bravely sailed into harms way to bring medical treatment to the casualties resulting from our war against Japan.

"Haunting, exhilarating, and a howl of vengeance." -Andrew Joseph White, New York Times bestselling author of Hell Followed With UsFrankenstein meets Inglourious Basterds in this stunning Jewish historical horror novel from the award-winning author of The City BeautifulVera was made for vengeance.Lithuania, 1943. A father drowns in the all-consuming grief of a daughter killed by the Nazis. He can't bring Chaya back from the dead, but he can use kishuf - an ancient and profane magic - to create a golem in her image. A Nazi killer, to avenge her death.When Vera awakens, she can feel her violent purpose thrumming within her. But she can also feel glimpses of a human life lived, of stolen kisses amidst the tragedy, and of a grisly death. And when she meets Akiva, she recognizes the boy with soft lips that gave warm kisses. But these memories aren't hers, and Vera doesn't know if she gets-or deserves-to have a life beyond what she was made for.Vera's strength feels limitless-until she learns that there are others who would channel kishuf for means far less noble than avenging a daughter's death. As she confronts the very basest of humanity, Vera will need more than what her creator gave her: Not just a reason to fight, but a reason to live.

The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol. 1, January 9, 1915; What Americans Say to Europe has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations. This entire book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not made from scanned copies, the text is readable and clear.

This book, first published in 1983, brings together leading world experts on film and radio propaganda in a study which deals with each of the major powers as well as several under occupation. It examines each nations' propaganda content and compares the various strands of output designed for different audiences.

This book, first published in 1978, examines the influence of the General Staffs upon the diplomacy of appeasement and rearmament between 1931 and 1941. The great question of European security and order are examined here through the eyes of Cabinets and Foreign Offices as well as through the eyes of Chiefs of Staff.

This book, first published in 1987, examines the elements that constitute the French identity through the experience of the Second World War - a constant point of reference, a landmark to which the collective consciousness returns again and again.

This book, first published in 1955, collects together accounts of some of the men and women who served as members of the remarkable S.O.E. and provides a valuable record of the types of people involved, and the work that they undertook.

Illustrates the graphic history of the Nazi attempt to destroy the Jews of Europe during the Second World War. This title contains maps, text and photographs that depict the fate of the Jews between 1933 and 1945, while also setting the chronological story in the wider context of the war itself.

First published in 1976, the theme running through this book is the problem of civil-military relations and how this has been faced in Canada in the 19th century, in the defence of India in the 19th century and in the First World War and post-war period in Great Britain and Hungary.