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A Girl In Two Worlds, Meryem Sert Jan 2015

A Girl In Two Worlds, Meryem Sert

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It is evening in Allerød. I am sitting here by the window, trying to write a little before I go to sleep. In front of me are two photos that were taken only a few months apart.

One photo is of an eight-year-old girl with bare feet, dressed in a long skirt and head scarf. She is standing in the middle of a flock of sheep in front of a low house built of clay and stone. The other photo shows the same girl, taken in front of a red, high-rise apartment with a lot of cars around. She is …


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Book Review: Fighting Under The British Banner. The Swiss Regiments De Watteville And De Meuron On The Fronts Of The Niagara And Montreal, Leo Schelbert Nov 2014

Book Review: Fighting Under The British Banner. The Swiss Regiments De Watteville And De Meuron On The Fronts Of The Niagara And Montreal, Leo Schelbert

Swiss American Historical Society Review

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Book Review: L' Academie De Lausanne Entre Humanisme Et Reforme (Ca. 1537-1560), Michael W. Bruening Nov 2014

Book Review: L' Academie De Lausanne Entre Humanisme Et Reforme (Ca. 1537-1560), Michael W. Bruening

Swiss American Historical Society Review

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Book Review: Early History Of The Southwest Through The Eyes Of German-Speaking Jesuit Missionaries, Charles R. Gallagher, S.J. Nov 2014

Book Review: Early History Of The Southwest Through The Eyes Of German-Speaking Jesuit Missionaries, Charles R. Gallagher, S.J.

Swiss American Historical Society Review

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Book Review: Two Troubled Souls: An Eighteenthcentury Couple's Spiritual Journey In The Atlantic World, Travis Jaquess Nov 2014

Book Review: Two Troubled Souls: An Eighteenthcentury Couple's Spiritual Journey In The Atlantic World, Travis Jaquess

Swiss American Historical Society Review

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Henry Wirz And The Tragedy Of Andersonville: A Question Of Responsibility, Albert Winkler Nov 2014

Henry Wirz And The Tragedy Of Andersonville: A Question Of Responsibility, Albert Winkler

Swiss American Historical Society Review

The Civil War is still regarded as the most devastating conflict in the history of the United States. Military operations , largely as an outcome of Union policies, laid waste to huge sections of the country, including the virtual destruction of several states including Virginia, Tennessee, Missouri, Georgia, and South Carolina. 1 This caused much suffering among the innocent, the weak, and many other noncombatants. The number of civilians who lost their lives directly or indirectly from the war is difficult to calculate accurately, but the finally tally would have to be in the tens of thousands.


Book Reviews: A Concise History Of Switzerland, Rob Sherwood Jun 2014

Book Reviews: A Concise History Of Switzerland, Rob Sherwood

Swiss American Historical Society Review

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Once A Swiss Winegrower Colony Named Chabag In Russia Now A Modern Winegrowing Center Called Shabo In The Ukraine, Heidi Gander-Wolf Jun 2014

Once A Swiss Winegrower Colony Named Chabag In Russia Now A Modern Winegrowing Center Called Shabo In The Ukraine, Heidi Gander-Wolf

Swiss American Historical Society Review

The above picture of Chabag was painted by Eugene Duffoug-Favre in 1850, For many years he journeyed through Russia and also visited Chabag, On December 14/26, 1851, he reported in a letter from Prokrovskoi to Alexandre Michaud that also contains this picture of Chabag


Book Review: Naissance De La Suisse Moderne, Dwight Page Jun 2014

Book Review: Naissance De La Suisse Moderne, Dwight Page

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Book Review: Three Weeks In November: A Military History Of The Swiss Civil War Of 1847, Kevin Cronin Jun 2014

Book Review: Three Weeks In November: A Military History Of The Swiss Civil War Of 1847, Kevin Cronin

Swiss American Historical Society Review

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Full Issue Jun 2014

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Fritz Zwicky And The Search For Dark Matter, Kurt Winkler Jun 2014

Fritz Zwicky And The Search For Dark Matter, Kurt Winkler

Swiss American Historical Society Review

The study of astronomy greatly accelerated in the twentieth century. Aided by many advances in technology that improved observations, there has been an explosion of information about the cosmos, and scientists have had to review and overturn many long-held beliefs and assumptions about the universe. Among the most perplexing and enduring questions has been the nature of a mysterious substance known as dark matter.


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The Use Of The Terms Piemontese, Waldenses, And Exiles In The Bernese Council Manuals Of The 17th Century, Paul Hostettler Jun 2014

The Use Of The Terms Piemontese, Waldenses, And Exiles In The Bernese Council Manuals Of The 17th Century, Paul Hostettler

Swiss American Historical Society Review

This essay explores the use of the terms "Piemontese," "Waldenses,"and "Exiles" in the Council Manuals of the Bernese government between 1600 and 1700, in order to determine whether these terms are used synonymously and possibly instead mean Waldenses.


Book Review: Mercenaries In Medieval And Renaissance Europe, William John Shepherd Jun 2014

Book Review: Mercenaries In Medieval And Renaissance Europe, William John Shepherd

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Book Review: The Royal American Regiment: An Atlantic Microcosm, 1755-1772, Kevin Grimm Feb 2014

Book Review: The Royal American Regiment: An Atlantic Microcosm, 1755-1772, Kevin Grimm

Swiss American Historical Society Review

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