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The Russian edition of a warm story about poverty and survival. The shoemaker lives in a small cottage with his large family. One day the shoemaker and Aron spot a beautiful oil lamp at the market!

At the heart of the present work is the matter of the date and path which lead to the ultimate decision to destroy European Jews (to paraphrase the title of the masterpiece written by Raul Hilberg, the first great historian on the Shoah).

Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of the Battle of the Marne in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Battle of the Marne. After the First World War broke out in 1914, the German army secured a series of early victories and advanced almost as far as Paris. However, a number of mistakes on the German side allowed the Allies to obtain a decisive victory at the Battle of the Marne. This was the first Allied victory of the conflict, but overall triumph was still a long way off.In just 50 minutes you will:¿ Understand the events leading up to the outbreak of the First World War¿ Find out about the main commanders and leaders on both sides and the decisions they made¿ Analyse the outcome of the battle and its impact on the rest of the warABOUT 50MINUTES.COM | History & Culture50MINUTES.COM will enable you to quickly understand the main events, people, conflicts and discoveries from world history that have shaped the world we live in today. Our publications present the key information on a wide variety of topics in a quick and accessible way that is guaranteed to save you time on your journey of discovery.

Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of the Vietnam War in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Vietnam War, a brutal conflict that spanned two decades and resulted in catastrophic human and material losses. After the end of the First Indochina War in 1954, Vietnam was partitioned into two ideologically opposed states, namely the Communist North Vietnam under the leadership of Ho Chi Minh and the nationalist South Vietnam, which soon allied itself with the USA. This resulted in a lengthy conflict characterised by the use of guerrilla warfare which made a quick victory impossible, the intervention, whether covert or overt, of various foreign powers, and the widespread use of chemical weapons, the effects of which are still felt in Vietnam today.In just 50 minutes you will:¿ Find out about the background to the Vietnam War, including the First Indochina War and the Geneva Accords¿ Learn about the key events of the conflict, including the Tet Offensive in 1968¿ Understand the human and material costs of the war for American and Vietnamese soldiers and civiliansABOUT 50MINUTES.COM | History & Culture50MINUTES.COM will enable you to quickly understand the main events, people, conflicts and discoveries from world history that have shaped the world we live in today. Our publications present the key information on a wide variety of topics in a quick and accessible way that is guaranteed to save you time on your journey of discovery.

Aftermath: Genocide, Memory and History examines how genocide is remembered and represented in both popular and scholarly memory, integrating scholarship on the Holocaust with the study of other genocides through a comparative framework. Scholars from a range of disciplines re-evaluate narratives of past conflict to explore how memory of genocide is mobilised in the aftermath, tracing the development and evolution of memory through the lenses of national identities, colonialism, legal history, film studies, gender, the press, and literary studies.

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The Russian edition of a warm story about poverty and survival. The shoemaker lives in a small cottage with his large family. One day the shoemaker and Aron spot a beautiful oil lamp at the market!

The newest way to think about the universe becomes engaging and personal in Big History, Small World by Cynthia Stokes Brown. Her clear introduction to big history, divided into eight thresholds of time, is the perfect starting point for any reader intrigued by this rich blend of history and science.