1917-2008

Presents vital information on the most-studied short stories at the high school and early-college levels. Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.

Presents vital information on the most-studied short stories at the high school and early-college levels. Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.

The author, a German military officer working for the German resistance, recounts his role in the secret plot, code-named Valkyrie, focused on assassinating Adolph Hitler during World War II.

Contains detailed analyses of nine novels by author Arthur C. Clarke, written between 1973 and 1997, and includes information about Clarke's life, as well as a discussion of how his work fits into the science fiction genre.

Against the night...--Time's arrow-The lotus-eaters--Prometheus--Childhood's end--Harry Purvis--Not yet the stars--2001--...the Stars.

Details the author's participation as a cavalry officer for the German military during World War II, and how, after his patriotism shifted toward disgust due to the cruelty of the S.S., von Boeselager decided to join conspirators who were plotting to assassinate Adolph Hitler.