To VE-Day Through German Eyes

To VE-Day Through German Eyes
Author: Jonathan Trigg
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 458
Release: 2020-04-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1445699451

'If Germany stays united and marches to the rhythm of its revolutionary socialist outlook, it will be unbeatable. Our indestructible will to life, and the driving force of the Führer’s personality guarantee this.' (Joseph Goebbels, 4 June 1943.) It wasn't and it didn't.

D-Day Through German Eyes

D-Day Through German Eyes
Author: Jonathan Trigg
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 473
Release: 2019-05-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1445689324

‘We weren’t afraid of the Allies as soldiers, but we were afraid of their materiel – it was going to be men versus machines.’

German Through English Eyes

German Through English Eyes
Author: Nicola McLelland
Publisher: Harrassowitz
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: German language
ISBN: 9783447101486

McLelland's pioneering study charts the history of foreign language learning and teaching in the UK over five centuries (1500-2000), taking German as her case study. From the first grammar of German for English speakers, published in 1680, McLelland traces the growth in interest in German for travel and trade, and its rapid increase in prestige in the eighteenth century as a language of literary merit, before German became established in schools and universities from the second quarter of the nineteenth century onwards. Taking hundreds of textbooks as her primary sources, as well as the pronouncements of teachers, examiners and policy-makers, McLelland considers the changing reasons for teaching and learning German, and the consequent changes in teaching methods (including the influence of the Reform Movement around 1900, innovations such as language laboratories, and, more recently, the communicative approach). She analyses changes in how the German language was presented, including advances in how the sound system and word order were described. Finally, and crucially, she considers how German culture and history have been represented to English-speaking learners, particularly over the past hundred years, a century of troubled Anglo-German cultural relations. A chronological bibliography of several hundred textbooks for the period 1600-2000 will serve as a stimulus for further research.

Capturing the German Eye

Capturing the German Eye
Author: Cora Sol Goldstein
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2009-08-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0226301710

Shedding new light on the American campaign to democratize Western Germany after World War II, Capturing the German Eye uncovers the importance of cultural policy and visual propaganda to the U.S. occupation. Cora Sol Goldstein skillfully evokes Germany’s political climate between 1945 and 1949, adding an unexpected dimension to the confrontation between the United States and the USSR. During this period, the American occupiers actively vied with their Soviet counterparts for control of Germany’s visual culture, deploying film, photography, and the fine arts while censoring images that contradicted their political messages. Goldstein reveals how this U.S. cultural policy in Germany was shaped by three major factors: competition with the USSR, fear of alienating German citizens, and American domestic politics. Explaining how the Americans used images to discredit the Nazis and, later, the Communists, she illuminates the instrumental role of visual culture in the struggle to capture German hearts and minds at the advent of the cold war.

Barbarossa Through German Eyes

Barbarossa Through German Eyes
Author: Jonathan Trigg
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 526
Release: 2021-06-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1398107239

The story of the world’s largest ever invasion through the voices of the men – and women – who witnessed it first-hand.

Stories by English Authors: Germany (Selected by Scribners)

Stories by English Authors: Germany (Selected by Scribners)
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 115
Release: 2023-08-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

In 'Stories by English Authors: Germany,' selected by Scribners, readers are treated to a meticulously curated selection of narratives that delve deep into the heart of Germanic themes, viewed through the diverse prisms of English literary aesthetics. This anthology stands as a testament to the rich interplay between English storytelling and German culture, capturing the nuances of this relationship through a variety of genres and styles. From the hauntingly poetic to the sharply realistic, each piece contributes to a broader understanding of the cultural and emotional landscapes that the concept of 'Germany' evokes amongst English authors at the turn of the century, highlighting the complex entanglements of admiration, critique, and fascination. The contributing authors, Robert Louis Stevenson, Beatrice Harraden, Ouida, William Black, and John Strange Winter, bring with them not only their distinctive literary voices but also their varied backgrounds, which range from the adventurous and globetrotting to the fiercely introspective and domestically focused. Their collective works within this anthology reflect a period of significant transition and introspection in English literature, where the influence of Romanticism began to give way to Modernist experimentation, and the cultural fascination with Germany found new expressions amidst the changing political landscape of Europe. 'Readers keen on exploring the rich tapestry of English literatures engagement with German themes will find 'Stories by English Authors: Germany' an invaluable collection. This anthology not only offers a unique opportunity to witness the evolution of literary styles and thematic preoccupations but also serves as a cultural bridge, inviting readers to traverse the complex emotional and historical terrains that lie between England and Germany. Through its diverse selection of narratives, the collection fosters a deeper appreciation for the ways in which literature can both reflect and transcend national and cultural boundaries, making it an essential read for scholars and enthusiasts of comparative literature alike.

The British and German Worlds in an Age of Divergence (1600–1850)

The British and German Worlds in an Age of Divergence (1600–1850)
Author: Niels Grüne
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2024-07-22
Genre: History
ISBN: 1040104576

The question of whether Britain is "apart from or a part of Europe" (D. Abulafia) has gained significance in recent years. This book reassesses an underexplored field of early modern transnational history: the variety of ways in which connections between Britain and German-speaking Europe shaped developments. After a comprehensive introduction, this book is divided into three parts: cross-border transfers and appropriations of knowledge; coping with alterity in intergovernmental contacts; and ideologising the cultural nation. The topics range from the exchange of religious and political ideas over court life, diplomacy, and espionage to literary and philosophical debates. Particular attention is paid to the media processes involved and to the practical value of knowledge about the "other" in different historical contexts. The picture emerging from the case studies reveals an intriguing dynamic: Mutual interest and ambiguous entanglements deepened precisely at a time when the British and German worlds diverged evermore from each other in terms of social and political structures. This fascinating volume sheds new light on Anglo-German relations and will be essential reading for students of early modern European history.

Normandiefront

Normandiefront
Author: Vince Milano
Publisher: The History Press
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2011-10-21
Genre: History
ISBN: 0752472860

In the cold morning of June 6, 1944, thousands of German soldiers are in position from Port en Bessin eastwards past Colleville on the Normandy coast, aware that a massive invasion force is heading straight for them. According to Allied Intelligence, they shouldn't be there. 352 infantry division would ensure the invaders would pay a massive price to take Omaha beach. There were veterans from the Russian front amongst them and they were well trained and equipped. the presence of 352 Division meant that the number of defenders was literally double the number expected - and on the best fortified of all the invasion beaches. What makes this account of the bloody struggle unique is that it is told from the German standpoint, using firsthand testimony of German combatants. There are not many of them left and these accounts have been painstakingly collected by the authors over many years.

Every Eye

Every Eye
Author: Isobel English
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2006
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781574231991

A brief, elegant, rediscovered novel of the Fifties, much in the vein of the author's mentor Muriel Spark, about an Englishwoman who misunderstands her and her family's past."

Under English Eyes

Under English Eyes
Author: Jopi Nyman
Publisher: Rodopi
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2000
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9789042015722

British fictions of the early twentieth century appear obsessed with Europe. Various texts from E.M. Forster and D.H. Lawrence to Bram Stoker and the period's travel writing explore European spaces, constructing the European as an Other threatening the position of the English. What they constantly repeat is England's difference and the secondary role of European spaces, whose representation resembles that of colonial lands. By reading selected texts, both canonized and popular, published between 1894 and 1916, this study argues that this xenophobic construction is a sign of the pervading presence of concerns related to the maintenance of English national identity, Englishness, allegedly threatened by the European Other. By drawing on current postcolonial theory, the case studies in the volume show that the discourse on the Other produced in British writings on Europe contributes more than has been understood to the making and promoting of Englishness. The authors studied include D.H. Lawrence, Katherine Mansfield, Anthony Hope, Arnold Bennett, Mrs Alec Tweedie, Erskine Childers, and Joseph Conrad. The study will renew our understanding of the role of Europe in the period's cultural imagination, showing that the identities of the English are formed in encounters with different internal and external Others.