Sentences with phrase «german war history»

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Members of the LCMS were overwhelmingly German - American, and the history of the United States in the twentieth century — particularly that of the First and Second World Wars — has made German - Americans culturally uneasy.

It appeared that the realities were the warring classes themselves, and so it had always been: «The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles».32 It was absurd of the German literati to espouse the misty cause of mankind.33 The only real and pressing issue was that of which side to take, labor's or capital's, in the ongoing class struggle.

And sure, writer / director Jonathan Mostow has butchered the actual World War II history of the recovery of the German Enigma machine.

Hitlers Wehrmacht was not only the biggest warring army in German history.

Most of the ground covered should be familiar to history buffs: Hitler's failed efforts to become a great artist, his frustration at watching his adopted country fall apart at the seams during World War I, his resolve to put Germany back on its feet by exploiting the nation's horrendous postwar economic woes and its ingrained anti-Semitism, his 1923 arrest, the publication of Hitler's virulent screed + Mein Kampf, the growing popularity of National Socialism, and the fatal error made by senile German chancellor Von Hindbenburg (Peter O'Toole) to «neutralize» Hitler by giving him a relatively unimportant political post in 1933.

Language: English Genre: War / Action MPAA rating: NR Director: Robert Aldrich Actors: Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson Plot: A U.S. Major with a history of insubordination is given charge of a dozen convicted murderers to train for a dangerous mission to go behind German lines to assassinate a slew of officers on the eve of D - Day.

Extra features on this non-SE include: a comprehensive commentary by director Hoblit and co-screenwriter Billy Ray, with the occasional comment from Bruce Willis sandwiched in; another yak - track from producer David Foster, who concentrates on the film's background in WWII history; ten deleted scenes (in 16x9) that reveal that an even more structurally and politically complex film lies on the cutting room floor, with elective commentary from Ray and Hoblit — they're especially sorry to see go, as am I, a bit in which the American soldiers entertain their German captors by donning blackface; a 4 - part photo gallery — see Bruce make serious expressions for «The Poster Shoot»; and trailers for Hart's War, Windtalkers, and the TV shows «Jeremiah» and «Stargate SG - 1».

The company also presents «Two Men in Suits,» actor - director Josef Bierbichler's adaptation of his autobiographical novel about a rural Bavarian community, tracing some 70 years of cross-generational German history, including the two world wars.

At the same time, the same local Berlin authorities spend millions of euros to rebuild a castle that was destroyed in World War II.; a castle that belonged to the former German Kaiser who was responsible for triggering World War I. — which brings us back to the interrelation of German history, war and peace educatiWar II.; a castle that belonged to the former German Kaiser who was responsible for triggering World War I. — which brings us back to the interrelation of German history, war and peace educatiWar I. — which brings us back to the interrelation of German history, war and peace educatiwar and peace education.

This bundle contains 11 ready - to - use Battle Of Somme Worksheets that are perfect for students who want to learn more about the Battle of Somme which took place on the 1st of July 1916 near the Somme river in France, and the joint Franco - British campaign that took place against the Germans was considered one of the bloodiest military battles in war history.

- «EU was foundet to harm the US» (me: complete and prooved nonsense, just look at the full history of europe after the war)- «EU is just a vehicle for germany» (me: another prooved nonsense, for example the EURO was wanted by the French and was a condition for them to say yes to the german reunification to weaken the new bigger germany)

about the close relationship between a Czech airman and his newfound German Shepherd in the thick of World War II, one of the darkest times in the history of the world.

His books include Paper and Iron: Hamburg Business and German Politics in the Era of Inflation 1897 - 1927, The Pity of War: Explaining World War One, The World's Banker: The History of the House of Rothschild, High Financier: The Lives and Time of Siegmund Warburg, The Great Degeneration and Henry Kissinger: A Life.

«An evocative but scattershot history... one gets the sense that it was the war itself that reconciled exhausted and disillusioned Germans to peace, and not the occupation.»

In This is How It Begins, Ludka Zeilonka, art history professor and survivor of the World War II Nazi invasion of Poland, rescued a valuable painting from certain theft or destruction at the hands of the Germans.

«The Curse of the Wendigo,» a story about a mysterious creature set during World War I, written by Mathieu Missoffe and illustrated by Charlie Adlard, the artist of «The Walking Dead;» «Josephine,» a romantic comedy by Penelope Bagieu, the creator of «Exquisite Corpse;» «Promethee,» a science - fiction story in the same vein as «Lost,» created by Christopher Bec, with an introduction by Mark Waid; «Iron Squad,» an alternate history sci - fi story in which new technology allows the Germans to win World War II, by Jean - Luc Sala and Ronan Toulhoat; «Spin Angels,» a tale of black ops and spies, a Catholic cardinal and the Mafia, by Jean - Luc Sala and Pierre - Mony Chan; «Come Prima,» a road story about two warring brothers, done in a style that pays homage to Italian films, by Alfred.

How the average German citizen managed during the war is rarely visited in fiction, and Wiseman's family history and personal research really enrich the story.

History buffs may enjoy a visit to the German - built war shelter and tunnels, which now contain a small museum.

Orient yourself by doing the three kilometre (1.9 mile) walk around the island, on which you'll see plaques describing the islands» history, including the sinking of the German ship SMS Emden during the Battle of Cocos in World War I. (You'll also discover some quirky calling card paraphernalia on the palm trees, as Direction Island is a favourite anchorage for visiting round - the - world yachts.)

Whether you are interested in WWII history tours, Cold War tours, architecture tours, visiting one of the cities three opera houses, or visiting one of the over 160 museums, Berlin City Tours has all the best Berlin sightseeing that the German capital has to offer.

Towering at the top of a 6,000 ft mountain above the town of Berchtesgaden, the Eagle's Nest (or Kehlsteinhaus, in German), has a dark history; it was constructed as a gift for Adolf Hitler as a 50th birthday present, and remained unscathed by bombing during World War II.

In this alternative history the Germans successfully invaded and occupied England during World War 2.

The game itself is set in a fictional town in England, during an alternate history where the German Empire took control of the country during the Second World War.

He was included in a major touring survey of post-war and Cold War German art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the German National Museum at Nuremberg, and the German History Museum in Berlin.

With a particular focus on their parallel biographies, Beuys Kantor examines the major 20th - century events and the complex relations among Germans, Poles, and Jews that altered the world view of that time and shaped the individual histories of these two renowned artists — and that reveal today issues of myth, memory, conflict, and war addressed directly and indirectly by each of them in their work.

Such longing is rooted in our collective memories, the values that Richard Wagner and Karl May idealized remain, even after the end of the Second World War, inseparable from German cultural history.

Born in March 1945, just before the end of the Second World War, Anselm Kiefer has always been fascinated and inspired by German history.