The Kings Most Loyal Enemy Aliens

Author : Helen Fry
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752496204
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The King's Most Loyal Enemy Aliens written by Helen Fry and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2007-07-07 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of the Germans and Austrians who fought with the British were Jews but a significant number were political opponents of the Nazi regime and so-called 'degenerate artists'. They arrived in Britain between 1933 and 1939, and at the outbreak of war on 3 September 1939 became enemy aliens. They volunteered to serve in the British forces, donned the King's uniform, swore allegiance to George VI and became affectionately known as the King's most loyal enemy aliens. This compelling story includes previously unpublished interviews with veterans and an impressive selection of archive photographs, many of which are reproduced for the first time.

Author : Helen Fry
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752496204
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book King's Most Loyal Enemy Aliens written by Helen Fry and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2007-07-07 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of the Germans and Austrians who fought with the British were Jews but a significant number were political opponents of the Nazi regime and so-called 'degenerate artists'. They arrived in Britain between 1933 and 1939, and at the outbreak of war on 3 September 1939 became enemy aliens. They volunteered to serve in the British forces, donned the King's uniform, swore allegiance to George VI and became affectionately known as the King's most loyal enemy aliens. This compelling story includes previously unpublished interviews with veterans and an impressive selection of archive photographs, many of which are reproduced for the first time.

Author : Helen P. Fry
Publisher : History Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 9780750951135
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Denazification written by Helen P. Fry and published by History Publishing Group. This book was released on 2010 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 10,000 Germans and Austrian fled Nazi persecution and served with British forces during the Second World War. At the end of the conflict, many returned to the land of their birth with the Intelligence Corps and Military Government, to begin the process of rebuilding Germany and Austria. Some were involved with the hunt for Nazi war criminals, others interrogated prisoners of war or gathered evidence from the concentration camps and interviewed the survivors. Two of them even provided close protection for Winston Churchill and Clement Attlee. They were also instrumental (in the west, at least) in re-educating the people about the values of democracy and a free society. This fascinating book, which is based on first-hand accounts from veterans, provides an important insight into how Germany and Austria were rebuilt after the end of the Nazi tyranny.

Author : Benjamin Ginsberg
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442222387
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How the Jews Defeated Hitler written by Benjamin Ginsberg and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most common assumptions about World War II is that the Jews did not actively or effectively resist their own extermination at the hands of the Nazis. In this powerful book, Benjamin Ginsberg convincingly argues that the Jews not only resisted the Germans but actually played a major role in the defeat of Nazi Germany. The question, he contends, is not whether the Jews fought but where and by what means. True, many Jews were poorly armed, outnumbered, and without resources, but Ginsberg shows persuasively that this myth of passivity is solely that--a myth. Instead, the Jews resisted strongly in four key ways: through their leadership role in organizing the defense of the Soviet Union, their influence and scientific research in the United States, their contribution to allied espionage and cryptanalysis, and their importance in European resistance movements. In this compelling, cogent history, we discover that Jews contributed powerfully to Hitler's defeat.

Author : Sandra Barkhof
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317961862
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book War and Displacement in the Twentieth Century written by Sandra Barkhof and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-03-14 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human displacement has always been a consequence of war, written into the myths and histories of centuries of warfare. However, the global conflicts of the twentieth century brought displacement to civilizations on an unprecedented scale, as the two World Wars shifted participants around the globe. Although driven by political disputes between European powers, the consequences of Empire ensured that Europe could not contain them. Soldiers traversed continents, and civilians often followed them, or found themselves living in territories ruled by unexpected invaders. Both wars saw fighting in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the Far East, and few nations remained neutral. Both wars saw the mass upheaval of civilian populations as a consequence of the fighting. Displacements were geographical, cultural, and psychological; they were based on nationality, sex/gender or age. They produced an astonishing range of human experience, recorded by the participants in different ways. This book brings together a collection of inter-disciplinary works by scholars who are currently producing some of the most innovative and influential work on the subject of displacement in war, in order to share their knowledge and interpretations of historical and literary sources. The collection unites historians and literary scholars in addressing the issues of war and displacement from multiple angles. Contributors draw on a wealth of primary source materials and resources including archives from across the world, military records, medical records, films, memoirs, diaries and letters, both published and private, and fictional interpretations of experience.

Author : Helen Fry
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Churchill's German Army written by Helen Fry and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-12-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the compelling story of the 10,000 Germans and Austrians who fled Nazi persecution and fought against Hitler during the Second World War. Swearing allegiance to King George VI, they volunteered to serve in the British armed forces and joined the Pioneer Corps, the only unit then open to them. Known affectionately as 'the King's most loyal enemy aliens, ' most were Jews, but a significant number were political opponents of the Nazi regime and so-called 'degenerate artists.' Some 4,000 men enlisted direct from internment camps in Britain, Canada and Australia after the autumn of 1940. Many soon became disillusioned with digging trenches and laying railway tracks and, when the British Government permitted them to join front-line units, they transferred to the Royal Armoured Corps, the infantry, the Parachute Regiment, the SAS and the Commandos, as well as the Royal Navy and the RAF. Some were engaged in special operations behind enemy lines, or used their unparalleled knowledge in the army's Intelligence Corps. At the end of the War, thousands returned to Germany and Austria to begin the process of de-Nazification, the reconstruction of Europe and the hunt for war criminals. In this revealing insight into a little-known aspect of British wartime history, Helen Fry documents the stories of those who fought for king and adopted country. Based on interviews with veterans and drawing on a rich vein of source material in the Imperial War Museum, the Jewish Military Museum and the Wiener Library, the author sets their personal stories against the bigger picture of the experience of enemy aliens in Britain during the Second World War. Dr Helen Fry has written and edited more than 25 books on the social history and intelligence of the Second World War. Due to her expertise, she is frequently featured on TV and media programmes.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 618 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Studies in Intelligence written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Peter Leighton-Langer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The King's Own Loyal Enemy Aliens written by Peter Leighton-Langer and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "To write the history of these eighteen companies is not difficult. The history of the men who in 1943 were dispersed throughout the services, however, is the history of the services as a whole. Peter Leighton-Langer, himself one of these volunteers, has resolved this by concentrating on the fate and the actions of individuals. He has been in direct or indirect contact with some 600 of his former colleagues, whose adventures he cites, often in their own words, to give a picture of the whole."--Jacket.

Author : Paul Moorcraft
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
ISBN 13 : 1399061305
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Churchill's German Special Forces written by Paul Moorcraft and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2023-02-22 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The existence of German-speaking units fighting for the Allied cause during WW2 has remained largely a well-kept secret. But seventy-five years on these units’ contribution to victory needs to be fully acknowledged. Prime Minister Winston Churchill had no qualms about using native German speakers from Austria, Poland, Czechoslovakia and of course Germany itself. The majority were Jews who had fled persecution. Two examples of these secret units were X Troop Commandos and the Special Interrogation Group. The SIG men deserve their legendary status. They fought, and often died, wearing Wehmacht uniform. As this superbly researched book reveals that, after infiltrating Field Marshal Rommel’s Afrika Korps, one detachment even drew Nazi pay. Inevitably once the existence of SIG units became known, their immediate execution on capture was ordered, unless their temporary reprieve would reveal intelligence under torture. We learn how Churchill’s initiative was copied by both the Americans and the Russians. Post-war SIG and X Troop survivors joined British special forces or were used to hunt down Nazi war criminals. All this and more is covered in this ground-breaking book by a writer who is both a leading historian and foreign correspondent.

Author : George Takei
Publisher : Top Shelf Productions
ISBN 13 : 1684068827
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book They Called Us Enemy - Expanded Edition written by George Takei and published by Top Shelf Productions. This book was released on 2020-08-26 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times bestselling graphic memoir from actor/author/activist George Takei returns in a deluxe edition with 16 pages of bonus material! Experience the forces that shaped an American icon -- and America itself -- in this gripping tale of courage, country, loyalty, and love. George Takei has captured hearts and minds worldwide with his magnetic performances, sharp wit, and outspoken commitment to equal rights. But long before he braved new frontiers in STAR TREK, he woke up as a four-year-old boy to find his own birth country at war with his father's -- and their entire family forced from their home into an uncertain future. In 1942, at the order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, every person of Japanese descent on the west coast was rounded up and shipped to one of ten "relocation centers," hundreds or thousands of miles from home, where they would be held for years under armed guard. THEY CALLED US ENEMY is Takei's firsthand account of those years behind barbed wire, the terrors and small joys of childhood in the shadow of legalized racism, his mother's hard choices, his father's tested faith in democracy, and the way those experiences planted the seeds for his astonishing future. What does it mean to be American? Who gets to decide? George Takei joins cowriters Justin Eisinger & Steven Scott and artist Harmony Becker for the journey of a lifetime.