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Raf Wings Over Florida: Memories Of World War Ii British Air Cadets, Willard Largent Sep 2000

Raf Wings Over Florida: Memories Of World War Ii British Air Cadets, Willard Largent

Purdue University Press Books

In the early 1940s, prior to the United States' entry into World War II, through the joint efforts of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill, British soldiers were sent to the United States for flight training. This collection gives first-person accounts of the men who learned the art of flying in a place far from their homeland, Florida. The stories provide a wonderful contrast between the two cultures and are told in the voices of British cadets, American cadets who trained with them, instructors, and other individuals who welcomed the British cadets into their homes and lives.


Building A Better Briton: Parliament's Push For State-Funded Secondary Schools, 1901-1903, Jason K. Burnett Aug 2000

Building A Better Briton: Parliament's Push For State-Funded Secondary Schools, 1901-1903, Jason K. Burnett

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

The first three years of the twentieth century were a crucial time in the development of state-funded education in England. The rising tide of Germanophobia in the wake of the South African War impressed Conservative politicians with the need to improve England's educational system in order that she remain competitive in the world. With the aid of a very few Liberal imperialists, the Conservatives were able to shepherd through a series of bills which established state funded secondary schools throughout all of England, an expansion on the system created by the Education Act of 1870 in terms of both curriculum …


Trends. Correct Political Incorrectness: Can Germans Be Right About Jews?, Ibpp Editor Jul 2000

Trends. Correct Political Incorrectness: Can Germans Be Right About Jews?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses former Chancellor of Germany Helmut Kohl's analogy, which compared boycotts of his fundraising campaign to pay for fines incurred on his political party because of his illegal and illicit fund-raising initiatives to Nazi-era boycotts of Jewish shops.


Wordsworth, Beaumont, And The Publicity Over Captain John Wordsworth's Death At Sea, Richard Matlak Jul 2000

Wordsworth, Beaumont, And The Publicity Over Captain John Wordsworth's Death At Sea, Richard Matlak

Texts relating to the Earl of Abergavenny (ship)

A scholarly account of the sinking of The Earl of Abergavenny which considers contemporary reports and sentiments of the tragedy.


Tim Hitchcock And John Black, Eds., Chelsea Settlement And Bastardy Examinations, 1733-1766, John D. Ramsbottom Jul 2000

Tim Hitchcock And John Black, Eds., Chelsea Settlement And Bastardy Examinations, 1733-1766, John D. Ramsbottom

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

Dr. Ramsbottom's review of "Tim Hitchcock and John Black, eds., Chelsea Settlement and Bastardy Examinations, 1733-1766"


(Review) Wolfgang Burgdorf, Reichskonstitution Und Nation, Marc R. Forster Jun 2000

(Review) Wolfgang Burgdorf, Reichskonstitution Und Nation, Marc R. Forster

History Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Gertrude Hofmann Langer. The Story Of A Life, Edward G. Langer Jun 2000

Gertrude Hofmann Langer. The Story Of A Life, Edward G. Langer

Swiss American Historical Society Review

I was born on May 1, 1911 in Kttsnacht, Canton Zttrich, Switzerland. That day is a national holiday in Switzerland which is their equivalent of our Labor Day. It certainly was Labor Day for my mother, Marie Walder Hofmann. (December 22, 1890 - August 23, 1959). The name Kttsnacht means a kiss in the night. My name was a very common name in Switzerland at the time. I had no middle name. The Swiss spelling of my name is Gertrud.


Book Review: Überfahrten. Das Leben Der Margaretha Reibold (1809-1893) In Briefen. Zürich, Leo Schelbert Jun 2000

Book Review: Überfahrten. Das Leben Der Margaretha Reibold (1809-1893) In Briefen. Zürich, Leo Schelbert

Swiss American Historical Society Review

The publication of Margaretha Mezger Reibold is a most welcome addition to the growing body of primary sources that highlight the migratory experiences of women. In a letter dated March 31, 1877, the historian, editor, and diplomat Heinrich Gelzer (1813-1889) of Basel had asked "his beloved friend,,: "Write for me a survey of the course of your life, inner and outer experiences, in the framework of six to seven letters,,(23). He labeled his proposal as "a Sunday task that I will enjoy and that will be beneficial to you,, (23 ). He even suggested the main chapter titles: " 1 …


Book Review: Schattenkrieg Gegen Hitler: Das Dritte Reich Im Visier Der Amerikanischen Geheimdienste, Christof Muenger Jun 2000

Book Review: Schattenkrieg Gegen Hitler: Das Dritte Reich Im Visier Der Amerikanischen Geheimdienste, Christof Muenger

Swiss American Historical Society Review

In the 1980' s the United States government decided to declassify the files of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) which was the organization preceding the CIA. Christoph Mauch, a German historian and Deputy Director of the German Historical Institute in Washington, DC, thoroughly studied the numerous now available documents. His research in the National Archives as well as in various other archives in the United States and Europe resulted in his Habilitationsschrift [a scholar's second study after the doctoral dissertation to make one eligible for a university position in Germany]. A shortened and revised version of the study has …


Full Issue Jun 2000

Full Issue

Swiss American Historical Society Review

No abstract provided.


Book Review: By Wonders And By War. A Novel. Chicago: Swiss-American Historical Society, 1999. Vi, 508 Pp., Christopher Colias Jun 2000

Book Review: By Wonders And By War. A Novel. Chicago: Swiss-American Historical Society, 1999. Vi, 508 Pp., Christopher Colias

Swiss American Historical Society Review

Often, historians neglect or embellish episodes of the past according to their own biases and viewpoints. Thus, history is a lattice-work of varying interpretations. Yet in Carol Williams' novel, the reader discovers that fiction is sometimes able to fill some of the gaps inherent in this historical lattice-work. Her work, although fictional, respectfully illuminates a contentious and paramount epoch of American history - the American Revolution. With meticulous research and an intimate familiarity with the South Carolina landscape, Williams describes the experience of three Swiss families struggling to make sense of a time in which their world seemed turned upside …


John Adams, The Second President Of The United States, And Switzerland, Paul Widmer Jun 2000

John Adams, The Second President Of The United States, And Switzerland, Paul Widmer

Swiss American Historical Society Review

Writing on a topic such as· John Adams and Switzerland', to a large extent means dealing with the roots of the American Constitution from a rather peculiar standpoint. In order not to mislead the reader about the modest importance of this undertaking, I would like to tell an anecdote at the outset.


Front Matter Jun 2000

Front Matter

Swiss American Historical Society Review

No abstract provided.


Trends. History And The Consequences Of Political Boundaries In Africa, Ibpp Editor Apr 2000

Trends. History And The Consequences Of Political Boundaries In Africa, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the inherited narrative of African political conflicts being supposedly based solely on the placement of post-colonial political boundaries.


Review Of The Book The Post-Soviet Handbook: A Guide To Grassroots Organizations And Internet Resources, Revised Ed., John A. Drobnicki Apr 2000

Review Of The Book The Post-Soviet Handbook: A Guide To Grassroots Organizations And Internet Resources, Revised Ed., John A. Drobnicki

Publications and Research

Review of the book The Post-Soviet Handbook: A Guide to Grassroots Organizations and Internet Resources, revised ed.


One Mistress And No Master: Elizabeth I And Her Use Of Public Personas To Gain And Maintain Power, Michael J. Davye Apr 2000

One Mistress And No Master: Elizabeth I And Her Use Of Public Personas To Gain And Maintain Power, Michael J. Davye

History Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis is to examine the evolution of the personas that Elizabeth used to gain, hold, and wield power during her reign as Queen of England. These personas were most likely conscious constructs created to deal with the problems Elizabeth faced as ruler of England. She had been bastardized by her father, Henry VIII, and, therefore, was considered by many to have no legitimate claim to the throne. But this problem was almost insignificant in contrast to the problems she faced trying to assert her authority as a female monarch. Elizabeth realized the prevailing wisdom of the …


Interview No. 1623, L.A. Gladstone Mar 2000

Interview No. 1623, L.A. Gladstone

Combined Interviews

He describes professors that influenced him during these early years, as well as his adaptation to speaking English. He returned to El Paso in 1956 to practice medicine. He worked as an intern at Thomason Hospital for several years. He also discusses being interview by Steven Spielberg in association with the movie Schindler's List and a museum built in Hollywood to house the stories of Holocaust survivors. Dr. Gladstone also discusses his courtship with his wife during his med school years in Dallas, and life in the fraternity. After returning to El Paso, Dr. Gladstone served as physician for a …


Why Austria Has A Future In The Heart Of Europe, Ibpp Editor Mar 2000

Why Austria Has A Future In The Heart Of Europe, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

Based on the February 3rd Declaration Issued by Wolfgang Schussel and Jorg Haider, this article suggests that Austria already is much more like Europe than one might think and will continue in this vein.


End Matter Feb 2000

End Matter

Swiss American Historical Society Review

No abstract provided.


Full Issue Feb 2000

Full Issue

Swiss American Historical Society Review

No abstract provided.


Prefatory Note And Chronology, Leo Schelbert Feb 2000

Prefatory Note And Chronology, Leo Schelbert

Swiss American Historical Society Review

Throughout 1999 the SAHS was involved in pursuing plans to establish a Swiss American Center in New Glarus, Wisconsin. Although the SAHS' involvement in the project has been terminated by the membership at the Annual Meeting of October 9, 1999 in Philadelphia, and although over eighty percent of the SAHS members polled agreed with that decision, it seems proper to present to the SAHS members a documentation of the events in the first issue of the SAHS Review of the year 2000, especially also of the steps taken by the SAHS representatives at the New Glarus meetings, E. Schmocker, the …


Initial Negotiations, Donald Tritt, Erdmann Schmocker, Leo Schelbert, R. Steven Wisdom, Kent Anderson Feb 2000

Initial Negotiations, Donald Tritt, Erdmann Schmocker, Leo Schelbert, R. Steven Wisdom, Kent Anderson

Swiss American Historical Society Review

Initiation of a Potential SAHS Swiss American Center (SAC) Project: From the Minutes of the SAHS Annual Meeting, held on October 10, 1998 at the Embassy of Switzerland in Washington, D. C., Dr. Sabine. Jessner, Secretary: "Donald Tritt asked the members to consider the creation of a Swiss American Center to preserve and foster Swiss-American culture. He had literature on ethnic centers created by Americans of Danish, Norwegian, Irish, and other ethnic backgrounds. A Swiss Center might include museum exhibition space, meeting facilities, a library, and an archive. Discussion followed. This possibility met with enthusiastic response. Among those speaking in …


The Separation, Erdmann Schmocker, Leo Schelbert, Donald Tritt Feb 2000

The Separation, Erdmann Schmocker, Leo Schelbert, Donald Tritt

Swiss American Historical Society Review

This is in response to your message dated 8-20-99 and faxed 8-26-99. After much thought and discussion we have come to the conclusion that a further involvement of the SAHS in the planning of a Swiss American Center to be located in New Glarus has to be suspended to enable the SAHS President to consult by mail the members of the SAHS Board of Advisors as well as the SAHS membership in order to reach a decision whether the SAHS can be a partner in that project as now pursued. The extensive discussions of the past months and especially also …


Divergence Of Concepts, Gof Thomson, Erdmann Schmocker Feb 2000

Divergence Of Concepts, Gof Thomson, Erdmann Schmocker

Swiss American Historical Society Review

A non-for profit and tax-exempt (501, c 3) organization called the National Swiss American Center Foundation and registered in the State of Wisconsin is established. An interim Executive Board of seven members is formed, consisting of two members representing Green County, of two members representing the Swiss American Historical Society (SAHS), of one member each representing the University o/Wisconsin-Madison and the Wisconsin Historical Society, and an interim Director. The members of the Board are to take necessary steps such as initiating fund-raising, establishing the Foundation, creating an Advisory Board, and working out by-laws in close cooperation with their respective constituencies, …


Front Matter Feb 2000

Front Matter

Swiss American Historical Society Review

No abstract provided.


Review Of Pamela M. Potter, Most German Of The Arts: Musicology And Society From The Weimar Republic To The End Of Hitler’S Reich (New Haven And London: Yale University Press, 1998), David B. Dennis Feb 2000

Review Of Pamela M. Potter, Most German Of The Arts: Musicology And Society From The Weimar Republic To The End Of Hitler’S Reich (New Haven And London: Yale University Press, 1998), David B. Dennis

History: Faculty Publications and Other Works

No abstract provided.


La Persecución De Los Judíos Durante La Inquisición Española Y El Proyecto Imperial De Unificación Religiosa (The Jewish Persecution During The Spanish Inquisition And The Imperial Endeavor Of Religious Unification), Melissa Westerberg Jan 2000

La Persecución De Los Judíos Durante La Inquisición Española Y El Proyecto Imperial De Unificación Religiosa (The Jewish Persecution During The Spanish Inquisition And The Imperial Endeavor Of Religious Unification), Melissa Westerberg

Honors Theses, 1963-2015

During the Spanish Inquisition, the persecution of the Jews (and other anti-Catholic groups) was, in my opinion, unjustifiable. The Muslims had conquered Spain in 711, and the Christians began to re-conquer the Iberian Peninsula during the 1300's. In 1492, the Christians took Granada (the last city which was held by Muslim power), Columbus discovered the New World, and the Jews were expelled from Spain. My study involved the countless conflicts between the Catholics and the Jews during this time of re-conquest. One of the main issues that was critical to the predicament of Jewish life involved the desires of the …


The Baptism Of Edwin, King Of Northumbria: A New Analysis Of The British Tradition, Caitlin Corning Jan 2000

The Baptism Of Edwin, King Of Northumbria: A New Analysis Of The British Tradition, Caitlin Corning

Faculty Publications - Department of History and Politics

No abstract provided.


Front Matter Jan 2000

Front Matter

The Bridge

No abstract provided.


Inside Cover Jan 2000

Inside Cover

The Bridge

No abstract provided.