Die geopolitischen Beziehungen werden sich in den kommenden Jahrzehnten erheblich verändern. Von Shanghai bis Rotterdam sind 2/3 der Weltbevölkerung durch eine hochmoderne, weit verzweigte Infrastruktur über die größte Landmasse der Welt verbunden. In den kommenden Jahren wird China erhebliche wirtschaftliche Fortschritte machen und voraussichtlich die USA überholen. Welchen strategischen Kurs wird Europa einschlagen? Da die USA auf der Weltbühne nicht die zweite Geige spielen wollen, ...

В ближайшие десятилетия геополитические отношения претерпят значительные изменения. От Шанхая до Роттердама - 2/3 населения Земли связаны между собой современной разветвленной инфраструктурой на самой большой в мире территории. В ближайшие годы Китай добьется значител...

De Bankier van het verzet Walraven ontving een volmacht van de Nederlandse regering uit Londen. Maar hoe kwam die volmacht van Londen in Amsterdam terecht? Dat gebeurde door een verzetscel ontstaan in Breda.

Suffering due to the consequences of the border revision of mid-europe, romania, led by marshal antonescu, opted for a pact with nazi germany. it was a deal with the devil. the romanian jews were sacrificed and the romanian army fell at stalingrad. the author sheds a light on the consequences of these fatal events through extensive archive work.

illustrated with special historical images

‘A Dutch historian explains the motivation behind the bloodbath at Odessa’

– Marius Ghilezan in Rom...

The Waffen-SS, as fourth ‘army branch’ of the German army, is still surrounded with a certain mystical fog. Some divisions, mostly from the first levies, have general fame, like Hitler’s body guard division, the ‘Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler’, or the ‘Das Reich’ division. However, the fact that Waffen-SS grew into a significant force - 38 divisions - during the war, is largely unknown. Yet, due to the expansion, the elite status of the Waff-en-SS lessened. Leveled by its large nu...

Noodgeld en Oorlogsbrood

Belgische vluchtelingen in Papendrecht 1914 - 1918

Een vergeten geschiedenis

In dit boek ‘Noodgeld en Oorlogsbrood, Belgische vluchtelingen in Papendrecht 1914-1918’ beschrijft schrijver en historicus Pieter van Wijngaarden de geschiedenis van de Belgische vluchtelingen die tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog naar Papendrecht kwamen. Onze zuiderburen waren massaal op de vlucht geslagen voor het Duitse oorlogsgeweld en trokken over de Nederlandse grens, om een veilig o...

‘Lucid and damning … an absorbing – and infuriating – tale of complicity, coverup and denial’ PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE, author of EMPIRE OF PAIN

A groundbreaking investigation of how the Nazis helped German tycoons make billions from the horrors of the Third Reich and World War II – and how the world allowed them to get away with it.

In 1946, Günther Quandt – patriarch of Germany’s most iconic industrial empire, a dynasty that today controls BMW – was arrested for suspected Naz...

BLOODBATH NATION is about the Epidemic that is tearing apart the fabric of American society. An Epidemic caused - not by Covid - but by Guns. Among its victims are men, women, teenagers, children, and even babies.

From the author of the critically acclaimed The Phantom Atlas and The Madman’s Library (Sunday Times Literature Book of the Year) comes a magnificent new illustrated work. From prehistoric carvings and ancient Egyptian statues, to medieval spell books and Victorian code-writing, this unique collection gathers a wealth of curious objects and surprising stories to trace the story of love through the ages.

Discover the royal marriage that crossed the boundary of death in 14th-century Port...

In this fully revised fourth edition, this book treats globalization from several vantage points, showing how these help grasp the nature of globalization both in the past and today.