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Explains why the Nazis were able to gain power in Germany in the early twentieth century, features excerpts from speeches, letters, diaries, and other primary source materials that provide insights into the rise of the Nazis in the wake of World War I, and includes photographs and opinions from historians.

A travel guide to France covering every region including Paris, Normandy and Brittany, South of France, and Corsica.

A culinary tour of Germany, featuring essays and photographs on the country's foods, wines, restaurants, and dining traditions, and including hundreds of recipes for regional specialities.

When seventeen-year-old Lin and her family move to an ancient German castle for a year while her medievalist father searches for the famed Allerheiligen glass--lost stained glass windows that are said to be haunted by a terrifying demon--she becomes involved in a horrific murder mystery.

The author, who was a chief correspondent for the New York Times in Germany, recalls the events associated with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the collapse of Communist governments throughout Eastern Europe.

William E. Dodd becomes the American ambassador to Germany, where he witnesses first-hand the atrocities of Hitler's regime and watches his daughter fall in love with a Nazi officer.

Fourteen-year-old Karl Stern has never been in a synagogue or practiced religion, but to everyone around him he is a Jew.

Briefly describes Hitler's rise to power, party organization, government, leaders, persecution of Jews, and his defeat.

Explores the historical background of, and controversies surrounding, D-Day, offering personal narratives from American and German soldiers, a British journalist, and a French civilian.

An autobiography of Auma Obama, sister of President Barack Obama, discussing her childhood in a remote village in Kenya, her life and education in Germany and England, and her relationship with her brother that only began in the 1980s.

Draws on a wealth of untouched original material such as school assignments, juvenile diaries, and letters, to break the stereotypes of victimhood and trauma to give individual stories of the generation Hitler made.

Chronicles the events surrounding Kristallnacht, in which Nazi troops and Hitler Youth destroyed Jewish shops and neighborhoods across Germany, and examines how the rest of the world reacted to the act of terror and destruction.

Discusses events leading to the Nazi rise to power after World War I and Hitler's takeover of the German government.

This book presents information on the geography, history, government, economy, culture, and people of Germany.

Presents information on the European country of Germany, including its geography and climate, history, wildlife, economy, government, people, and religion and culture.