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Autor: Brandenburg Wydawnictwo: Mc Farland & Company Data wydania: 2003 Kategoria: socjologia, filozofia ISBN: 978-0-786-41615-8 Ilość stron: 0 Cena : 106.8 zł | |
Christel relates the history of her family back to World War I in order to set a context for describing how her sheltered and happy life collapsed in ruin near the end of World War II as she and her family lived under both Hitler and Stalin. She moved to Canada, where she is now retired. Annotation więcej... | ||
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Autor: T. Goldrup Wydawnictwo: Mc Farland & Company Data wydania: 2002 Kategoria: socjologia, filozofia ISBN: 978-0-7864-1254-9 Ilość stron: 0 Cena : 165.6 zł | |
This work is a compilation of interviews with 39 men and women who, as children, worked in the motion picture industry in Hollywood. They all handled their childhood celebrity differently. Lee Aaker, Mary Badham, Baby Peggy, Sonny Bupp, Ted Donaldson, Edith Fellows, Gary Gray, Jimmy Hunt, Eilene Janssen, Marcia Mae Jones, Sammy McKim, Roger Mobley, Gigi Perreau, Jeanne Russell, Frankie Thomas, Beverly Washburn, Johnny Whittaker, and Jane Withers are among those interviewed. They talk candidly about their experiences on and więcej... | ||
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Autor: E. Snodgrass Wydawnictwo: Mc Farland & Company Data wydania: 2003 Kategoria: medycyna i zdrowie ISBN: 978-0-7864-1662-2 Ilość stron: 0 Cena : 214.6 zł | |
This chronology gives entries on the impact upon human culture of epidemic illness and death throughout history. It covers demographics, symptoms, community health, nursing, study, prevention, treatment and control of disease. Biographical information is also included. więcej... | ||
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Autor: T. Piotrowski Wydawnictwo: Mc Farland & Company Data wydania: 1995 Kategoria: Literatura piękna ISBN: 978-0-7864-0001-0 Ilość stron: 0 Cena : 161.7 zł | |
Based on his early memories and interviews, reconstructs the tribulations of Piotrowski and his family in Poland during World War II. He was born in 1940 just after the Nazi and Soviet invasions, and emigrated to the US in 1950. The CIP lists the author's first name as 'Thaddeus.' więcej... | ||
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Autor: D. Shavit Wydawnictwo: Mc Farland & Company Data wydania: 1997 Kategoria: socjologia, filozofia ISBN: 978-0-7864-0203-8 Ilość stron: 0 Cena : 161.7 zł | |
A narrative of how libraries functioned as an important cultural life line for East European Jews during the years before World War II and beyond. Shavit narrates the stories of Jewish youth and families whose access to secondary education, particularly in Poland, was closed, how libraries became the center of education during those pre-war years and an opportunity for escape and resistance during Nazi occupation. The volume details these functions in the five largest ghettos of Lodz, Warsaw, Kovno, Vilna, and Theresinstadt. więcej... | ||
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Autor: H. Lentz Wydawnictwo: Mc Farland & Company Data wydania: 1996 Kategoria: albumy ISBN: 978-0-7864-0218-2 Ilość stron: 0 Cena : 351.8 zł | |
This exhaustive reference provides a comprehensive accounting, covering more than nine decades, of Western and frontier movies and television shows, and the creative talents who brought them to life. Part I is a full listing of Western and frontier credits for actors and actresses, with year of production and role played, and a listing of television credits in the genre, giving the series title, episode title, original air date, and role played. Birth dates (and death dates when appropriate) are given for each performer więcej... | ||
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Autor: Piotrowski Wydawnictwo: Mc Farland & Company Data wydania: 1998 Kategoria: socjologia, filozofia ISBN: 978-0-7864-0371-4 Ilość stron: 0 Cena : 200.9 zł | |
This book is a must read for those interested in a FULL accounting of what happened during the Holocaust. Read about topics usually avoided in traditional Holocaust education: the murderous role of Communists, collaboration of certain Jews with both Nazis and Communists, the murder of 3 million Polish gentiles by the Germans, and at least 1 million by the Russians. więcej... | ||
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Autor: L. Rowinski Wydawnictwo: Mc Farland & Company Data wydania: 1999 Kategoria: Literatura piękna ISBN: 978-0-7864-0513-8 Ilość stron: 0 Cena : 240.1 zł | |
On August 1, 1944, Leokadia Rowinski and fellow members of the Polish Resistance movement saw the culmination of their five years of training -- the Warsaw Uprising. Six weeks later, she celebrated her twenty-first birthday. As a member of the Resistance, Rowinski witnessed firsthand the devastation that World War II brought to Poland. She provided communication services for the Resistance, delivering orders to Resistance leaders. She was captured after the Uprising and spent six months in P.O.W. camps before being liberated. więcej... | ||
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Autor: Kevin Harty Wydawnictwo: Mc Farland & Company Data wydania: 1999 Kategoria: albumy ISBN: 978-0-7864-0541-1 Ilość stron: 0 Cena : 328.3 zł | |
Harty (English, La Salle U.) surveys some 600 films with dates of production, country of origin, director, production company, and cast. He also provides a synopsis and commentary and includes 100-plus stills. The films range from the first of Georges Melies's several films about Joan of Arc in 1897 to Rob Cohen's Dragonheart, Sean McNamara's Galga więcej... | ||
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Autor: Sokol Wydawnictwo: Mc Farland & Company Data wydania: 1999 Kategoria: Literatura piękna ISBN: 978-0-7864-0697-5 Ilość stron: 0 Cena : 302.8 zł | |
This is a comprehensive biographical dictionary of Polish artists from the fourteenth century to the present day. Nearly 1,300 men and women who have made lasting contributions in the fields of painting, illustration, sculpture, stage design, architecture, tapestry, etching, and other media are listed alphabetically. Included are those native to Poland, those of Polish descent, and those born elsewhere who did their art in Poland. Each entry provides the artist's name, biographical information, medium employed, and overall więcej... | ||
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Autor: Everett Jenkins Wydawnictwo: Mc Farland & Company Data wydania: 2000 Kategoria: socjologia, filozofia ISBN: 978-0-7864-0744-6 Ilość stron: 0 Cena : 259.7 zł | |
This volume, the second of a series that chronicles the most significant events in the dynamic spread of Islam, covers the period from 1500 to 1799. This era saw the spread of Islam to the Americas and the precipitous decline of the powerful Muslim states of the Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal empires. więcej... | ||
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Autor: D. Rahm Wydawnictwo: Mc Farland & Company Data wydania: 2002 Kategoria: ISBN: 978-0-7864-1202-0 Ilość stron: 0 Cena : 161.7 zł | |
A major problem confronting the United States in the 21st century is the 20th century's legacy of toxic waste. The weapons that fought the Cold War, the facilities that manufactured those weapons, and the factories that fueled a prosperous economy left behind a trail of pollution. Seven previously unpublished essays examine the problem of toxic waste in the United States, what is being done about it, and what should be done about it. W. Henry Lambright and Agnes Gereben Schaefer, Dianne Rahm, Sevim Ahmedov, Charles Davis więcej... | ||
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Autor: J. Cisek Wydawnictwo: Mc Farland & Company Data wydania: 2002 Kategoria: socjologia, filozofia ISBN: 978-0-7864-1240-2 Ilość stron: 0 Cena : 171.5 zł | |
This work presents the story of the Kosciuszko Squadron, a small group of American flyers that formed without the support of the State Department and the American Expeditionary Force in Europe. The goal was to defend Poland from the Bolshevik armies from Russia and to prevent the communist revolution in Russia from uniting with the German 'Spartakus' movement in the Polish-Bolshevik War of 1919-1920. The book covers the events leading to the formation of the squadron and first efforts to enlist American military help for więcej... | ||
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Autor: G. DuVal Wydawnictwo: Mc Farland & Company Data wydania: 2002 Kategoria: albumy ISBN: 978-0-7864-1271-6 Ilość stron: 0 Cena : 200.9 zł | |
Over 500 films have used Nevada as a backdrop, ranking it in the top five states used as locations. This comprehensive reference work provides information on those works in which the production company physically travelled to Nevada for primary or second-unit filming and the film received a public showing. Arranged alphabetically by title, each entry includes technical information (year of release, MPAA rating, length), production credits, cast and crew, film genre, plot synopsis and information on the locale. Five appendices więcej... | ||
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Autor: D. Gelbert Wydawnictwo: Mc Farland & Company Data wydania: 2002 Kategoria: albumy ISBN: 978-0-7864-1293-8 Ilość stron: 0 Cena : 116.6 zł | |
It is often said that the greater Los Angeles area is the largest movie set in the world. Film and television series filming sites are, however, located all over the United States. This guidebook documents over 1500 locations where 1,106 movies and 48 television series have been filmed. Arranged by state and then alphabetically by movie title, each entry includes the year of release, the two main stars, a plot line and a description of the location. Filming sites located in Los Angeles are excluded. All sites are accessible więcej... | ||
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Autor: J. Henderson Wydawnictwo: Mc Farland & Company Data wydania: 2002 Kategoria: albumy ISBN: 978-0-7864-1294-5 Ilość stron: 0 Cena : 191.1 zł | |
In recent years North Carolina has been recognized as a popular filming location for feature films and television series such as Last of the Mohicans and Dawson's Creek. Few people, probably, realize that the first feature film in the state was shot in 1912. This comprehensive reference book provides a complete listing of every film, documentary, short, television program, newsreel, and promotional video in which at least some part was filmed in North Carolina, through the year 2000. The entries contain the following information: więcej... | ||
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Autor: R. Hammond,Ch Ford Wydawnictwo: Mc Farland & Company Data wydania: 2002 Kategoria: albumy ISBN: 978-0-7864-1309-6 Ilość stron: 0 Cena : 308.7 zł | |
Here is a history and filmography of the Polish cinema through the end of the twentieth century, with special attention to political and economic contexts. Each chapter includes discussions of important directors and films in a given period. (Yiddish-language films, which were made primarily in Poland, are included.) Unique reference material includes a filmography providing cast and crew information for more than 500 Polish films; information about the translation of titles; and a list of all Polish films approved, rejected więcej... | ||
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Autor: D. New Wydawnictwo: Mc Farland & Company Data wydania: 2002 Kategoria: socjologia, filozofia ISBN: 978-0-7864-1336-2 Ilość stron: 0 Cena : 161.7 zł | |
This book addresses the idea that the recent rise in Christian, Jewish, and Muslim fundamentalism, and the interactions of the three, endanger peace in the Middle East. It fully examines the thesis that apocalyptic fundamentalists - Christians in America, Jews in Israel and America - are working together to hasten the coming of the Messiah by instigating a Holy War in the Middle East. Several chapters focus on three U.S. political figures - Jerry Falwell, Ronald Reagan, and Pat Robertson - who helped bring Christian fundamentalism więcej... | ||
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Autor: Poprzeczny Wydawnictwo: Mc Farland & Company Data wydania: 2004 Kategoria: socjologia, filozofia ISBN: 978-0-7864-1625-7 Ilość stron: 0 Cena : 165.6 zł | |
Odilo Globocnik, a collaborator of Adolf Hitler and Heinrich Himmler, was responsible for the deaths of at least 1.5 million people in three Polish camps: Treblinka, Sobibor, and Belzec. Along with Rudolf Hoess, Globocnik may be named as one of the first industrial-style killers in history. Betraying his homeland by conspiring with Hitler to destroy Austria's independence, he then launched the Generalplan-Ost and played a pivotal role in Aktion Reinhardt, directing the entire program from November 1939 to September 1943 więcej... | ||
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Autor: R. Blanchard Wydawnictwo: Mc Farland & Company Data wydania: 2005 Kategoria: popularnonaukowe ISBN: 978-0-7864-2357-6 Ilość stron: 0 Cena : 132.3 zł | |
As the demand for oil and natural gas continues to increase, accurate forecasting of future production capabilities becomes increasingly important - and remains disturbingly out of reach. Though oil reserve data are published in such industry publications as "Oil & Gas Journal" and "World Oil", these data come from government information that is often woefully incomplete, hopelessly optimistic, or simply outdated. Complicating the picture is the fact that different countries define "oil reserves" więcej... | ||
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Autor: Vercoe Wydawnictwo: Mc Farland & Company Data wydania: 2006 Kategoria: socjologia, filozofia ISBN: 978-0-78642-404-7 Ilość stron: 0 Cena : 132.3 zł | |
In addition to concentration camps, World War II Germany was also home to 54 prisoner-of-war camps, the largest of which was Stalag IVB. Throughout the 5-1/2 years of its existence, Stalag IVB supported numerous satellite camps, eventually housing thousands of prisoners of many nationalities. Here Poles, French, Belgians, British, Americans, Dutch and Russians fought to survive in a place where life's most basic needs were barely fulfilled. Interred in the camp for several months during late 1943, Tony Vercoe engaged in więcej... | ||
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Autor: B. Wilbanks Wydawnictwo: Mc Farland & Company Data wydania: 2004 Kategoria: socjologia, filozofia ISBN: 978-0-7864-1822-0 Ilość stron: 0 Cena : 112.7 zł | |
On December 14, 1944, Japanese soldiers massacred 139 of 150 American POWs. This biography tells the story of Glenn ("Mac") McDole, one of eleven young men who escaped and the last man out of Palawan Prison Camp 10A. Beginning on December 8, 1941, at the U.S. Navy Yard barracks at Cavite, the story of this young lowan soldier continues through the fighting on Corregidor, the capture and imprisonment by the Japanese Imperial Army in May 1942, Mac's entry into the Palawan prison camp in the Philippines on August więcej... | ||
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Autor: A. Peszke Wydawnictwo: Mc Farland & Company Data wydania: 2004 Kategoria: socjologia, filozofia ISBN: 978-0-7864-2009-4 Ilość stron: 0 Cena : 165.6 zł | |
Poland was the first country to stand up to Germany in 1939, and maintained an underground army during the years of World War II. The underground army was organized in occupied Poland in October 1939 and worked until April 1945, when it helped to establish a legitimate authority in post-war Poland while liberating territory with the aid of Polish Forces from the west. This military history covers the attempts of General Wladyslaw Sikorski and his successor (General Kazimierz Sosnkowski) to integrate the Polish forces into więcej... | ||
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Autor: W. Sandberg Wydawnictwo: Mc Farland & Company Data wydania: 2004 Kategoria: socjologia, filozofia ISBN: 978-0-786-41790-2 Ilość stron: 0 Cena : 185.2 zł | |
Part One, "The Resources," lists information on more than 800 books, magazines, official documents, audio-visual materials and online resources about the Battle of Iwo Jima. Each listing is annotated to assist researchers, historians, veterans and others who are seeking information. The compiler of this resource guide also comments on the relevancy of the listings in chapters one and two - "Books" and "Bibliographies" - to help readers determine which sources to consult. Part Two, "Other więcej... | ||
