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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
From exile to Washington From exile to Washington W. Michael Blumenthal "Born in Weimar Germany, W. Michael Blumenthal grew up during the ascent of the Third Reich. He and his family fled from the Nazis to the other side of the world--first to Shanghai, then to America. … OL17660200W
The sunken gold The sunken gold Joseph A. Williams On January 25, 1917, HMS Laurentic struck two German mines off the coast of Ireland and sank. The ship was carrying 44 tons of gold bullion to the still-neutral United States via Canada in order to f… OL19719721W
Beyond uncertainty Beyond uncertainty David C. Cassidy Since the fall of the Soviet Union, long-suppressed information has emerged on Heisenberg’s role in the Nazi atomic bomb project. In *Beyond Uncertainty*, Cassidy interprets this and other previously… OL2005976W
Confronting the Holocaust Confronting the Holocaust Neil Gregor "Nuremberg - a city associated with Nazi excesses, party rallies, and the extreme anti-Semitic propaganda published by Hitler ally Julius Streicher - has struggled since the Second World War to come … OL2714025W
Deutschlands Rolle in der Vorgeschichte der beiden Weltkriege Deutschlands Rolle in der Vorgeschichte der beiden Weltkriege Andreas Hillgruber One of the most hotly disputed topics in twentieth-century history has been Germany's share of responsibility -- "its guilt" -- for the outbreak of the two world wars. In this short, penetrating stud… OL4681150W