germany

While spending his final year of high school in Germany, Kurt Schreiber runs into one of his grandfather's boyhood friends, Herr Brandt, who might be able to share more about Kurt's grandfather's past, unlocking the secrets to what he did during World War II.

Presents a comprehensive survey of victory in Europe from June 1944 to May 1945, and contains over thirty facsimile items of memorabilia including maps, diaries, letters, and top-secret documents, over two hundred photographs and twenty full-color battle maps, and a seventy-two minute audio CD of veterans' firsthand accounts.

A biography of the life of Adolf Hitler who became president and chancellor of Germany during the 1930s. His hunger for power led to invasions of numerous European countries and resulted in World War II.

Discusses reasons German people left their homeland to come to America, the experiences immigrants had in the new country, and the contributions this cultural group made to American society. Includes sidebars and activities.

A photo-illustrated overview of Germany that presents brief looks at the country's geography, people, daily life, schools, sports, foods, holidays, and contemporary issues.

Leopold, who has told tales at Leipzig's zoo for many years, is surprised to find that he must explain the nature of storytelling after he is accused of lying by a scientist.

Examines the nature of Hitler's appeal and reveals the role his charisma played in his success by investigating the social, psychological, and historical aspects that helped form his personality.

Angela Merkel was born in West Germany but raised in East Germany. With the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, Merkel started her rise to become Germany's first female chancellor. A scientist by training, she uses her analytical skills as she confronts issues in Germany, Europe, and the world with skill and tact.

In the fall of 1938, Germany is changing rapidly under Hitler's regime. Christine Bolz, a seventeen-year-old domestic is in love with her wealthy and cultured Jewish employer's son, Isaac Bauerman. But any plans they have made are gone as Germany begins sending its Jews to concentration camps. Desperate to be with the man she loves, Christine must confront the Gestapo and Dachau.

A study of the ascent of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party from the initial electoral breakthrough in 1930, to the party's victory, over the weak Weimar regime, in 1933.