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World War II left Europe in chaos. Landscapes and crops destroyed, cities completely devastated and more than 35 million dead. In most of the continent, institutions such as the police, the media, transportation, local and national governments, had ceased to exist. Crime rates rose, economies collapsed, and European citizens were on the brink of exhaustion. In this gripping study of the post-war years, Keith Lowe describes a continent still wr...

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A Spectator Book of the Year 2020 'Inspired ... Lowe's sensitive, disturbing book should be compulsory reading for both statue builders and statue topplers' MAX HASTINGS, SUNDAY TIMES What happens when our values change, but what we have set in stone does not?

A look at how our monuments to World War II shape the way we think about the war by an award-winning historian.Keith Lowe, an award-winning author of books on WWII, saw monuments around the world taken down in political protest and began to wonder what monuments built to commemorate WWII say about us today. Focusing on these monuments, Prisoners of History looks at World War II and the way it still tangibly exists within our midst. He looks at...

Challenging the received wisdom, Keith Lowe analyses the shifting nature of memory of the Second World War through the ongoing discourse on monuments, memorials and acts of remembrance.

What happens when our values change, but what we have set in stone does not?

A young brother and sister run into trouble when their meal comes to life and attacks! The children must call upon a legendary group of heroes to help them fend off the tasteless food, all while realizing the importance of teamwork. The Titans of Taste are a team of superheroes, made up of a diverse group of people. They are truly heroic friends, each in command of a powerful and delicious condiment. From the vegetable topping ranch dressing t...

In seinem international viel beachteten Buch erkundet Keith Lowe die globalen Aus- und Nachwirkungen des Zweiten Weltkriegs auf Nationen, Städte, Familien und Personen bis in die unmittelbare Gegenwart. Dabei erweist sich, warum und wie wir immer noch im Schatten der größten Menschheitskatastrophe leben. Der Zweite Weltkrieg war eines der katastrophalsten Ereignisse in der Geschichte der Menschheit. In ebenso packenden wie tief bewegenden Kap...

In the summer of 1943, British and American bombers launched an attack on the German city of Hamburg that was unlike anything the world had ever seen. For ten days they pounded the city with over 9, 000 tons of bombs, with the intention of erasing it entirely from the map. The fires they created were so huge they burned for a month and were visible for 200 miles. The people of Hamburg had no time to understand what had hit them. As they emerge...