Author: Edith Sheffer
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199911614
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
The building of the Berlin Wall in 1961 shocked the world. Ever since, the image of this impenetrable barrier between East and West, imposed by communism, has been a central symbol of the Cold War. Based on vast research in untapped archival, oral, and private sources, Burned Bridge reveals the hidden origins of the Iron Curtain, presenting it in a startling new light. Historian Edith Sheffer's unprecedented, in-depth account focuses on Burned Bridge-the intersection between two sister cities, Sonneberg and Neustadt bei Coburg, Germany's largest divided population outside Berlin. Sheffer demonstrates that as Soviet and American forces occupied each city after the Second World War, townspeople who historically had much in common quickly formed opposing interests and identities. The border walled off irreconcilable realities: the differences of freedom and captivity, rich and poor, peace and bloodshed, and past and present. Sheffer describes how smuggling, kidnapping, rape, and killing in the early postwar years led citizens to demand greater border control on both sides--long before East Germany fortified its 1,393 kilometer border with West Germany. It was in fact the American military that built the first barriers at Burned Bridge, which preceded East Germany's borderland crackdown by many years. Indeed, Sheffer shows that the physical border between East and West was not simply imposed by Cold War superpowers, but was in some part an improvised outgrowth of an anxious postwar society. Ultimately, a wall of the mind shaped the wall on the ground. East and West Germans became part of, and helped perpetuate, the barriers that divided them. From the end of World War II through two decades of reunification, Sheffer traces divisions at Burned Bridge with sharp insight and compassion, presenting a stunning portrait of the Cold War on a human scale.
Burned Bridge
Author: Edith Sheffer
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199911614
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
The building of the Berlin Wall in 1961 shocked the world. Ever since, the image of this impenetrable barrier between East and West, imposed by communism, has been a central symbol of the Cold War. Based on vast research in untapped archival, oral, and private sources, Burned Bridge reveals the hidden origins of the Iron Curtain, presenting it in a startling new light. Historian Edith Sheffer's unprecedented, in-depth account focuses on Burned Bridge-the intersection between two sister cities, Sonneberg and Neustadt bei Coburg, Germany's largest divided population outside Berlin. Sheffer demonstrates that as Soviet and American forces occupied each city after the Second World War, townspeople who historically had much in common quickly formed opposing interests and identities. The border walled off irreconcilable realities: the differences of freedom and captivity, rich and poor, peace and bloodshed, and past and present. Sheffer describes how smuggling, kidnapping, rape, and killing in the early postwar years led citizens to demand greater border control on both sides--long before East Germany fortified its 1,393 kilometer border with West Germany. It was in fact the American military that built the first barriers at Burned Bridge, which preceded East Germany's borderland crackdown by many years. Indeed, Sheffer shows that the physical border between East and West was not simply imposed by Cold War superpowers, but was in some part an improvised outgrowth of an anxious postwar society. Ultimately, a wall of the mind shaped the wall on the ground. East and West Germans became part of, and helped perpetuate, the barriers that divided them. From the end of World War II through two decades of reunification, Sheffer traces divisions at Burned Bridge with sharp insight and compassion, presenting a stunning portrait of the Cold War on a human scale.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199911614
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
The building of the Berlin Wall in 1961 shocked the world. Ever since, the image of this impenetrable barrier between East and West, imposed by communism, has been a central symbol of the Cold War. Based on vast research in untapped archival, oral, and private sources, Burned Bridge reveals the hidden origins of the Iron Curtain, presenting it in a startling new light. Historian Edith Sheffer's unprecedented, in-depth account focuses on Burned Bridge-the intersection between two sister cities, Sonneberg and Neustadt bei Coburg, Germany's largest divided population outside Berlin. Sheffer demonstrates that as Soviet and American forces occupied each city after the Second World War, townspeople who historically had much in common quickly formed opposing interests and identities. The border walled off irreconcilable realities: the differences of freedom and captivity, rich and poor, peace and bloodshed, and past and present. Sheffer describes how smuggling, kidnapping, rape, and killing in the early postwar years led citizens to demand greater border control on both sides--long before East Germany fortified its 1,393 kilometer border with West Germany. It was in fact the American military that built the first barriers at Burned Bridge, which preceded East Germany's borderland crackdown by many years. Indeed, Sheffer shows that the physical border between East and West was not simply imposed by Cold War superpowers, but was in some part an improvised outgrowth of an anxious postwar society. Ultimately, a wall of the mind shaped the wall on the ground. East and West Germans became part of, and helped perpetuate, the barriers that divided them. From the end of World War II through two decades of reunification, Sheffer traces divisions at Burned Bridge with sharp insight and compassion, presenting a stunning portrait of the Cold War on a human scale.
Burned Bridges
Author: A.J. Stewart
Publisher: Jacaranda Drive
ISBN: 1945741082
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
You Can Burn Bridges But You Can’t Escape Your Past John Flynn never had a normal life. The son of a Marine, a childhood in Europe, military service in war zones across the world. But when he met Beth he dared to think that the normal life he longed for could be his. Until his past caught up with him. Now John Flynn has to revisit old demons and old friends to save the woman he loves from an enemy he knows to be dead. Series praise: ★★★★★ “I read this book in one day! NON-stop action.” ★★★★★ “John Flynn is a far-above average protagonist.” ★★★★★ “The author is a great storyteller.” ★★★★★ “Another Winner from A.J. Stewart.” ★★★★★ “Filled with twists, turns and unexpected outcomes.” ★★★★★ “I'll be reading more... Eagerly.” ★★★★★ “I don’t know where A.J. will march John Flynn next, but I want to go on that adventure!”
Publisher: Jacaranda Drive
ISBN: 1945741082
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
You Can Burn Bridges But You Can’t Escape Your Past John Flynn never had a normal life. The son of a Marine, a childhood in Europe, military service in war zones across the world. But when he met Beth he dared to think that the normal life he longed for could be his. Until his past caught up with him. Now John Flynn has to revisit old demons and old friends to save the woman he loves from an enemy he knows to be dead. Series praise: ★★★★★ “I read this book in one day! NON-stop action.” ★★★★★ “John Flynn is a far-above average protagonist.” ★★★★★ “The author is a great storyteller.” ★★★★★ “Another Winner from A.J. Stewart.” ★★★★★ “Filled with twists, turns and unexpected outcomes.” ★★★★★ “I'll be reading more... Eagerly.” ★★★★★ “I don’t know where A.J. will march John Flynn next, but I want to go on that adventure!”
Burning Bridges
Author: Frank Weber
Publisher: Moon Finder Press
ISBN: 9781638213567
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Harper Rowe hires investigator Jon Frederick to find her biological father, Billy Blaze, hoping to gain a greater understanding of her mother. This true crime mystery reveals the sordid history of a psychopath and his true to life criminal history. While Harper would prefer to distance herself from Blaze, she can't accept that he simply disappeared. Jon and Serena Frederick take on their first case with their newly formed Private Investigative Agency. Through COVID restrictions and Minneapolis riots they discover the answers ultimately lie somewhere between St. Cloud and Bemidji, Minnesota. Harper's relationships with her lover and family deteriorate as she uncovers one dangerous secret after another leading to a startling real life conclusion. Forensic Psychologist & Author Frank Weber's next mystery after coming off of two consecutive award winning thrillers.Harper Rowe hires a private investigator, Jon Frederick, to help find her biological father, Billy Blaze. Harper had fantasized about the possibilities-but instead unearthed a dangerous psychopath who called St. Cloud his home for two decades, before disappearing. Where is Blaze today? Harper's relationships with her lover and family fall apart as she is drawn into one dangerous secret after another from her father's past. This True Crime mystery reveals Blaze's actual sordid history and an astonishing true to life ending. Jon and Serena Frederick take on this investigation through COVID restrictions and the Minneapolis riots of 2020, discovering the answers ultimately lie somewhere between St. Cloud and Bemidji, Minnesota. Harper realizes bridges need to burn..., but is it too late?
Publisher: Moon Finder Press
ISBN: 9781638213567
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Harper Rowe hires investigator Jon Frederick to find her biological father, Billy Blaze, hoping to gain a greater understanding of her mother. This true crime mystery reveals the sordid history of a psychopath and his true to life criminal history. While Harper would prefer to distance herself from Blaze, she can't accept that he simply disappeared. Jon and Serena Frederick take on their first case with their newly formed Private Investigative Agency. Through COVID restrictions and Minneapolis riots they discover the answers ultimately lie somewhere between St. Cloud and Bemidji, Minnesota. Harper's relationships with her lover and family deteriorate as she uncovers one dangerous secret after another leading to a startling real life conclusion. Forensic Psychologist & Author Frank Weber's next mystery after coming off of two consecutive award winning thrillers.Harper Rowe hires a private investigator, Jon Frederick, to help find her biological father, Billy Blaze. Harper had fantasized about the possibilities-but instead unearthed a dangerous psychopath who called St. Cloud his home for two decades, before disappearing. Where is Blaze today? Harper's relationships with her lover and family fall apart as she is drawn into one dangerous secret after another from her father's past. This True Crime mystery reveals Blaze's actual sordid history and an astonishing true to life ending. Jon and Serena Frederick take on this investigation through COVID restrictions and the Minneapolis riots of 2020, discovering the answers ultimately lie somewhere between St. Cloud and Bemidji, Minnesota. Harper realizes bridges need to burn..., but is it too late?
Burned Bridges
Author: C. L. Pauwels
Publisher: Crossroad Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
Murder reignites dormant passions between Toledo Homicide Detective Veronica Jadzinski (Jadz) and her ex-husband, retired-cop-turned-PI Nate Solomon – not all of them good. He’s pushing to re-open the shooting of his boyhood friend, a case that Jadz and her partner wrote off as a drug deal gone bad. Emotions and egos collide as Nate and Jadz clash over who to believe: the victim’s grieving mother, his estranged sister with secrets of her own, or the demanding lieutenant who warns Jadz off the case for questionable reasons. The struggle pits them against a turbulent history neither of them is sure they want to explore as they uncover heartbreaking alliances and uncomfortable truths.
Publisher: Crossroad Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
Murder reignites dormant passions between Toledo Homicide Detective Veronica Jadzinski (Jadz) and her ex-husband, retired-cop-turned-PI Nate Solomon – not all of them good. He’s pushing to re-open the shooting of his boyhood friend, a case that Jadz and her partner wrote off as a drug deal gone bad. Emotions and egos collide as Nate and Jadz clash over who to believe: the victim’s grieving mother, his estranged sister with secrets of her own, or the demanding lieutenant who warns Jadz off the case for questionable reasons. The struggle pits them against a turbulent history neither of them is sure they want to explore as they uncover heartbreaking alliances and uncomfortable truths.
Designing Bridges to Burn
Author: Stanley Tigerman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781935935070
Category : Architects
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Designing Bridges to Burn is filled with often hilarious, sometimes poignant stories about the last quarter of the 20th century of American architecture with its architects' conceits, foibles and missteps that only an outsider could have engaged in.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781935935070
Category : Architects
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Designing Bridges to Burn is filled with often hilarious, sometimes poignant stories about the last quarter of the 20th century of American architecture with its architects' conceits, foibles and missteps that only an outsider could have engaged in.
Burning Bridges to Light the Way
Author: David Thorne
Publisher: 27bslash6
ISBN: 9780578598468
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Featuring ALL NEW, never before published material, Burning Bridges to Light the Way is the latest release by New York Times best-selling author David Thorne. All new content including: Looks Good; Let's Go - Aboveground Pools - Paradise City - Office Fight - Gossip - Hugs Are Always Nice - Safety Squirrel, and many more. "Fans of Thorne's unique brand of humor will be delighted.His funniest book in years."Huffington Post
Publisher: 27bslash6
ISBN: 9780578598468
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Featuring ALL NEW, never before published material, Burning Bridges to Light the Way is the latest release by New York Times best-selling author David Thorne. All new content including: Looks Good; Let's Go - Aboveground Pools - Paradise City - Office Fight - Gossip - Hugs Are Always Nice - Safety Squirrel, and many more. "Fans of Thorne's unique brand of humor will be delighted.His funniest book in years."Huffington Post
Burned Bridges
Author: Bertrand W. Sinclair
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
"Burned Bridges" by Bertrand W. Sinclair is a Canadian novel that takes readers on a romantic and dramatic adventure in Canadian society. The wilderness in Canada is a main character in this story and sets the scene for a journey few will be able to put down or forget. Though it's now a period novel, it has the same flair and engaging quality that makes it a classic on par with many of its contemporaries.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
"Burned Bridges" by Bertrand W. Sinclair is a Canadian novel that takes readers on a romantic and dramatic adventure in Canadian society. The wilderness in Canada is a main character in this story and sets the scene for a journey few will be able to put down or forget. Though it's now a period novel, it has the same flair and engaging quality that makes it a classic on par with many of its contemporaries.
Bridge Burning and Other Hobbies
Author: Kitty Flanagan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781760877477
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
One of Australia's favourite and most multi-talented entertainers, Kitty Flanagan, provides hilarious and honest life advice in this candid collection of cautionary tales.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781760877477
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
One of Australia's favourite and most multi-talented entertainers, Kitty Flanagan, provides hilarious and honest life advice in this candid collection of cautionary tales.
The Burning Bridge
Author: John Flanagan
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1442972939
Category : Fantasy fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
As the Kingdom of Araluen prepares for war against Morgarath, Will and Horace accompany Gilan on a mission to Celtica. But Celtica's villages and mines are silent. It is only when the three find an exhausted and starving girl called Evanlyn that they learn why: Morgarath has sent his foul creatures to enslave the Celts. As Gilan rides swiftly ba...
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1442972939
Category : Fantasy fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
As the Kingdom of Araluen prepares for war against Morgarath, Will and Horace accompany Gilan on a mission to Celtica. But Celtica's villages and mines are silent. It is only when the three find an exhausted and starving girl called Evanlyn that they learn why: Morgarath has sent his foul creatures to enslave the Celts. As Gilan rides swiftly ba...
Selling from the Heart
Author: Larry Levine
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781636981741
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Sales professionals and entrepreneurs will discover new levels of sales performance and personal fulfillment in Selling From the Heart, a resource that coaches individuals to examine their true selves, form deeper relationships and generate better sales.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781636981741
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Sales professionals and entrepreneurs will discover new levels of sales performance and personal fulfillment in Selling From the Heart, a resource that coaches individuals to examine their true selves, form deeper relationships and generate better sales.