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Death in the Baltic

by Cathryn Prince

The worst maritime disaster ever occurred during World War II, when more than 9,000 German civilians drowned. It went unreported.

January 1945: The outcome of World War II has been determined. The Third Reich...

Between Giants: The Battle for the Baltics in World War II

by Prit Buttar

With the exception of Poland, no region or territory suffered more greatly during World War II than the Baltic States. Caught between the giants of the Soviet Union and the Third Reich, Latvia, Lithuania, and...

Litva: The Rise and Fall of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania: A Selection from Vanished Kingdoms (Penguin Tracks)

by Norman Davies

The fascinating history of a Baltic empire's dominance and decline-excerpted from internationally bestselling author Norman Davies's Vanished Kingdoms

Vanished Kingdoms introduces readers to once-powerful European...

Culture Clash: An International Legal Perspective on Ethnic Discrimination

by Anne-Marie Mooney Cotter

This book provides readers with a better understanding of the issue of ethnic discrimination and inequality. It aims to increase the likelihood of achieving equality at both the national and international levels...

Treasured Memories: Tales of Buried Belongings in Wartime Estonia

by Mats Burstrom

In the autumn of 1944, around 70,000 people fled Estonia in the face of the Red Army's advance; most of them believed the Soviet occupation would be short-lived and they would soon be able to return home. A...

Armies in the Balkans 1914-18

by Nigel Thomas & Darko Pavlovic

Recent history should remind us that it was events in the Balkans which sparked off World War I (1914-1918), with the assassination of the Austrian heir Prince Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, and the consequent...

Battleground Prussia: The Assault on Germany's Eastern Front 1944#45

by Prit Buttar

The terrible months between the arrival of the Red Army on German soil and the final collapse of Hitler's regime were like no other in the Second World War. The Soviet Army's intent to take revenge for the horror...

Baltic Biographies at Historical Crossroads

by Aili Aarelaid-Tart & Li Bennich-Björkman

This book brings together life stories from five generations of Balts, living through the diverse and recurring transformations of the twentieth century: occupations, war, independence, totalitarianism, and...

Historical Dictionary of Kosovo

by Robert Elsie

This second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Kosovo relates the history of Kosovo through a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and over 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries...

Fools Rush In: A True Story of Love, War, and Redemption

by Bill Carter

Offering an in-depth personal account of the Bosnian and Herzegovinian war, this autobiography follows the author as he departed for conflict-ridden Eastern Europe in the early 1990s. Demonstrating how the protagonist...

The Baltic

by Alan Palmer

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The Balkans in Focus: Cultural Boundaries in Europe

by Barbara Tornquist-Plewa & Sanimir Resic

Discussing the complex weave of cultural links and the different religious and linguistic groups that have been living side by side in the Balkans for centuries, this anthropological study is the result of a...

Historical Dictionary of the Crimean War

by Guy Arnold

This Dictionary is an excellent window into the political, national, and military intrigue that surrounded one of the most costly campaigns of all time. Includes a chronology, maps, and a comprehensive bibliography...