Category Archives: History

Anne Frank Haus: Ein Museum Mit Einer Geschichte

I started reading this book very coincidentally. The boy was playing at the settee where the books at home are shelved and I was seated right where the books are. Looking after him could be a prolonged chore, so I … Read more

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Ich War Hitlers Letztes Aufgebot: Meine Erlebnisse Als SS-Kindersoldat

By Günter Lucks, with Harald Stutte as co-author The content of this book is saddening and heart-wrenching, yet at times whimsical and amorous. The story unfolds itself right in the midst of World War II, in the year 1945, when … Read more

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Understanding My Roots Through A Short History of South-East Asia

A Short History of South East Asia, Peter Church It’s high time I do something about my (lack of) knowledge of the region in which I grew up. I gathered there could be no better way to do so than … Read more

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Pre-New Year Vibes, But A Resolution-Free, Non-binding New Year Is The Way To Go

‘A Little History of The World’ by Ernst H. Gombrich Resolutions are only desperate attempts to revive our dreams, and to remind ourselves of our past failures.

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