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Hitler and his henchmen

2005
Profiles Adolf Hitler; members of his inner circle, such as Hermann G?ring, Heinrich Himmler, and Albert Speer; and others who played major roles in the Third Reich and Final Solution, including Josef Mengele and Adolf Eichmann; and includes documents and a list of further resources.

Josef Mengele

2004
Profiles the Nazi war criminal who was personally responsible for deciding which inmates of the concentration camp at Auschwitz would work, which would be subjected to experimentation, and which would die.

After the Wall

confessions from an East German childhood and the life that came next
2004
Jana Hensel, thirteen on the night the Berlin Wall fell, discusses the impact of the dissolution of East Germany on her and her generation, tells of the initial rush to embrace the culture of the Western world, and recalls the comforts of her communist childhood.

Germany

1999
Examines the land, people, and history of Germany and discusses its state of affairs and place in the world today.

The Holocaust

the fire that raged
1989
Discusses the historical background, from the Treaty of Versailles through Hitler's rise to power, that led to the horrible and systematic slaughter of millions of Jews by the Nazis during World War II.

Konrad Adenauer

1985
Follows the life of the political leader who led Germany out of World War II into its economic and social revival.

Germany

2008
Introduces the land, landmarks, homes, food, clothes, work, transportation, language, schools, recreation, and culture of Germany.

A family from Germany

1998
Describes the activities of a family living in Cologne, Germany, providing brief information about daily life and customs.

Germany

2005
Presents a brief introduction to Germany in question-and-answer format, providing information about the country's location, history, government, housing, transportation, industry, education system, sports and games, art, holidays, foods, and family life.

The submarine caper

1981
On a visit to Germany the Hardy brothers investigate the theft of plans for a newly invented submarine and the mysterious disappearance of valuable coins and paintings.

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