The Germans We Trusted
The Germans We Trusted

Author: Pamela Howe Taylor

Publisher: James Clarke & Co.

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9780718830342

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This is a book of thirty six true accounts of the friendships that developed between German prisoners of war and their 'enemies' during their captivity. The stories, which are moving, humorous and incredible, are set mostly in Britain but also take place in the USA and Canada. Many of the friendships formed continued long past the end of the War and extended into the next generations. In contrast with many books on war, this book shows what happened when people came face to face with their so-called enemies. The results were surprising. This book shows that friendships offered and received can transcend the hatred and disillusionment of war, and that lasting relationships between individuals can contribute to the long-term reconciliation between countries formerly at war. Including over 170 personal photographs and illustrations, including a colour picture section, this title will be of great interest to those who live in the many specific locations mentioned, both in the United Kingdom and abroad (Germany, US, Canada) and will appeal to those with German connections. It will attract students of war and military history, particularly the generation who lived through WWII. The Germans We Trusted also has a specific Christian appeal as the motivation for many was the command to 'love your enemy'. 'Pamela Howe Taylor's book ... shows in three dozen personal stories how individual German prisoners of war managed to establish relationships of trust and friendship.' From the Foreword by Douglas Hurd.

They Thought They Were Free
They Thought They Were Free

Author: Milton Mayer

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2017-11-28

Total Pages: 391

ISBN-13: 022652597X

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National Book Award Finalist: Never before has the mentality of the average German under the Nazi regime been made as intelligible to the outsider.” —The New York TImes They Thought They Were Free is an eloquent and provocative examination of the development of fascism in Germany. Milton Mayer’s book is a study of ten Germans and their lives from 1933-45, based on interviews he conducted after the war when he lived in Germany. Mayer had a position as a research professor at the University of Frankfurt and lived in a nearby small Hessian town which he disguised with the name “Kronenberg.” These ten men were not men of distinction, according to Mayer, but they had been members of the Nazi Party; Mayer wanted to discover what had made them Nazis. His discussions with them of Nazism, the rise of the Reich, and mass complicity with evil became the backbone of this book, an indictment of the ordinary German that is all the more powerful for its refusal to let the rest of us pretend that our moment, our society, our country are fundamentally immune. A new foreword to this edition by eminent historian of the Reich Richard J. Evans puts the book in historical and contemporary context. We live in an age of fervid politics and hyperbolic rhetoric. They Thought They Were Free cuts through that, revealing instead the slow, quiet accretions of change, complicity, and abdication of moral authority that quietly mark the rise of evil.

In What Style Should We Build?
In What Style Should We Build?

Author: Heinrich Hubsch

Publisher: Getty Publications

Published: 1996-07-11

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 0892361999

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Hubsch's argument that the technical progress and changed living habits of the nineteenth century rendered neoclassical principles antiquated is presented here along with responses to his essay by architects, historians, and critics over two decades.

In Gold We Trust
In Gold We Trust

Author: Deedee Panesar

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

Published: 2009-09-14

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 142698054X

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The True Story of the Papalia Twins and Their Battle for Truth and Justice This is the story of two brothers - identical twins, who went in search of a gold mine, found one and then were forced to defend themselves against attacks on many fronts as they battled to bring it into fulfillment. This is also a story about success and failure and the ability of the human spirit to rise up from the ashes and continue to strive for excellence. In 1957, Robert and Tony Papalia came to Canada as youngsters with their family. They grew up in a working-class suburb of Montreal and became involved in music promotion activities while still in high school. From these humble beginnings they eventually became owners of what may be today one of Canada's largest gold deposits. The story surrounding the acquisition, proving, and defending of this property is full of the intrigue and suspense of a spy novel yet everything you read is true. www.ingoldwetrust.info

In Chocolate We Trust
In Chocolate We Trust

Author: Peter Kurie

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: 2018-04-02

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 0812249879

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An inside look at the transformation of Hershey, Pennsylvania, from a model industrial community into a twenty-first century suburbia powered by a $12 billion philanthropy.

In Spies We Trust
In Spies We Trust

Author: Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2013-06-13

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 0199580979

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The full story of the Anglo-American intelligence relationship, ranging from the deceits of World War I to the mendacities of 9/11 - now told for the first time.

In the Court We Trust
In the Court We Trust

Author: Rob van Gestel

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-12-19

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 1108481272

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Explains the lack of dialogue between the CJEU and Supreme Administrative Courts, offering scenarios for fruitful co-actorship between them.

In Cod We Trust
In Cod We Trust

Author: Eric Dregni

Publisher: U of Minnesota Press

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 207

ISBN-13: 0816656231

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"Dregni's Scandinavian roots do little to prepare him and his family for the year in Trondheim eating herring cakes, obeying the conformist Janteloven (Jante's law), and enduring the morketid (dark time). In Cod We Trust is one Minnesota family's spirited excursion into Scandinavian life. The land of the midnight sun is far stranger than they previously imagined, and their encounters show how much we can learn from its unique and surprising culture."--BOOK JACKET.

In Knives We Trust
In Knives We Trust

Author: Geoff Brookes

Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd

Published: 2018-10-16

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 1789016053

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An atmospheric murder mystery set in Victorian Swansea in 1880. Evokes a convincing portrayal of life in a nineteenth century Welsh town. A plot which uses authentic locations and voices. The first in a series featuring Inspector Rumsey Bucke. Inspector Rumsey Bucke, a still-grieving widower, must find Daniel Guy who has tried and failed to murder his own wife. He tracks him steadily through the murky streets of Swansea’s poorest communities, with little help from a corrupt and incompetent police force. Two fatal stabbings, which may or may not be connected, put Bucke’s position under threat from a scheming superior. However, he finds the will and the support to change his life from an unlikely source, the wife of a prime murder suspect. As he finally confronts his own sorrow, he discovers that terrible secrets lurk beneath the surface of the ordinary lives around him. No one can ever escape from the secret burdens they carry with them. But there are unknown figures lurking in the shadows and Bucke is drawn into the dangerous world of international politics, with assassins playing out a clandestine war on the streets of the town, ready to kill the innocent to protect themselves. As he desperately runs out of time to prevent another murder, Bucke has to find the answers which have eluded him. Who is the murderer? Is it Daniel Guy? Is it someone else? Just how many murderers are there? There is a bigger question for him too. If, as they say, justice is blind, are there occasions when the law should be blind too?

The Future of Legal Europe: Will We Trust in It?
The Future of Legal Europe: Will We Trust in It?

Author: Gavin Barrett

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-05-12

Total Pages: 875

ISBN-13: 3030682536

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With this Liber Amicorum, around 50 contributors from the legal and judicial professions, from academia and from politics pay tribute to Dr Wolfgang Heusel, the Director of the Academy of European Law (ERA) in Trier from 2000 to 2020. The contributions provide a thorough analysis of some of the most relevant legal and political challenges faced by the European Union, including in the fields of data protection rules, artificial intelligence, the rule of law, human rights protection, institutional reform of the EU and changes in the legal and judicial professions. The book is primarily aimed at postgraduate students, legal practitioners and scholars interested in EU legal matters.