Published in Association with the German Historical Institute; Washington; D.C. Based on careful; intensive research in primary sources; many of these essays break new ground in our understanding of a crucial and tumultuous period. The contributors; drawn from both sides of the Atlantic; offer an in-depth analysis of how the collective memory of Nazism and the Holocaust influenced; and was influenced by; politics and culture in West Germany in the 1960s. The contributions address a wide variety of issues; including prosecution for war crimes; restitution; immigration policy; health policy; reform of the police; German relations with Israel and the United States; nuclear non-proliferation; and; of course; student politics and the New Left protest movement.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Better than any work of fiction.By Ned Middleton2005 sees the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar and; it would seem; there is only one man's name on the lips of anyone with an interest in such matters - Nelson. Who else?; you may rightly ask. Well the answer might so easily become Admiral Sir William Hargood - though only a captain at that time.Defiant and Dismasted at Trafalgar is an apt description of both Hargood and his ship (The Belleisle which was the only British ship to be totally Dismasted by enemy action). It is a hardback book measuring approx 9½in x 6½in and is packed with 190 pages of text with a small collection of relevant (and very interesting) photographs set together in the middle plus a few maps. The book itself chronicles the Life and Times of Admiral Sir William Hargood. Commencing at the age of 10 when he first went to sea; the author skilfully takes us to each of the important phases of his life as he rises through the ranks of the Royal Navy until his peaceful death at home at the age of 77 years.In command of the Belleisle; Hargood was given a most important role and sailed his ship through withering enemy fire for more than 20 minutes without firing a single shot in return. When he did "come within pistol shot range" he opened up with a double broadside crippling enemy vessels to both sides. Nelson; watching his instructions being followed to the letter aboard the Victory commented "Nobly done Hargood" and so it was.Mary McGrigor takes the reader through the almost roller-coaster ride of Hargood's life in a very professional and well presented manner. In piecing together the various extracts from what must be thousands of individual sources of information; we are left with a story that is as complete as any latter day account could be.This is a skilful and competent work. As an example; in one moment; as we enter the opening phases of the Battle of Trafalgar; we are treated to a personal account of the battle by a 16 year Royal Marine Lieutenant and at the height of the action we are switched to that of another Royal Marines officer without losing any of the flow of the excitement.Better than any work of fiction; this is an eminently readable book even for those with no interest in naval history.NM
