The setting of the pearl : Vienna under Hitler / by Thomas Weyr.
The setting of the pearl : Vienna under Hitler / by Thomas Weyr.
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Publisher
New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Date
2005.
Call Numbers
N940.53436/2
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Language
English
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Physical content
p. cm.
Contents
1. Anschluss -- 2. The state nobody wanted -- 3. Burckel takes charge -- 4. To Kristallnacht -- 5. The lost city -- 6. From Kristallnacht to the outbreak of war -- 7. Decline and fall -- 8. Vienna's second chance -- 9. Prelude to disaster -- 10. The last year -- 11. The battle for Vienna -- 12. The...
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Publisher
New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2005.
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Summary
The book includes Weyr's own experiences as a child in Vienna under Nazi rule in 1938, along with those of his parents and friends, but the book is not simply a memoir; it is a full historical narrative that chillingly captures the spiritual and cultural ruin that Hitler inflicted on this once-great city."--BOOK JACKET....
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The setting of the pearl : Vienna under Hitler / by Thomas Weyr.
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N940.53436/2
Record Identifier
74VKPeNkmv7A
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKPeNkmv7A
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ISBN
0195146794 :
9780195146790 (alk. paper)
0195146794 (alk. paper)
9780195146790 :
DDC
940.5343613
MMS ID
991019786049702626
