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The Haifa 2000 Workshop on 'Inherently Parallel Algorithms for Feasibility and Optimization and their Applications' brought together top scientists in this area. This volume presents the proceedings of the Workshop representing the discussions, debates and communications that took place.[...]

The comprehensive philosophical underpinnings of John Dewey's theory of education are analyzed, concentrating on oven-overlooked primary texts, with the authors connecting his philosophy with six recent and influential positions in late 20th century and early 21st century humanities, including those[...]

"Hitler's daring and pioneering special forces served in every German theatre of action. This is the most comprehensive account of an unusual and profoundly successful band of men. Lawrence Paterson traces the origins of the small unit, the brainchild of Admiral Wilhelm Canaris and part of his Abweh[...]

A groundbreaking World War II narrative wrapped in a riveting detective story, The Devil's Diary investigates the disappearance of a private diary penned by one of Adolf Hitler's top aides--Alfred Rosenberg, his -chief philosopher---and mines its long-hidden pages to deliver a fresh, eye-opening acc[...]

David Kenyon Webster's memoir is a clear-eyed, emotionally charged chronicle of youth, camaraderie, and the chaos of war. Relying on his own letters home and recollections he penned just after his discharge, Webster gives a first hand account of life in "E Company, 101st Airborne Division," crafting[...]

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The cast of characters includes Hitler and Goering, Gertrude Stein and Marc Chagall--not to mention works by artists from Leonardo da Vinci to Pablo Picasso. And the story told in this superbly researched and suspenseful book is that of the[...]

This book exposes the myths surrounding the propaganda films produced during the Third Reich. One, that the Nazis were infallible masters in the use of film propaganda. Two, that everything the Nazis said was a lie. Three, that only the Riefenstahl documentaries are significant to the modern viewer.[...]

Since the end of World War II, leaders of the Jehovah's Witness movement in both Germany and elsewhere have steadfastly argued that Witnesses were united in their opposition to Nazism and did not collude with the Third Reich. Documents have been uncovered, however, that prove otherwise. Using materi[...]