Jan Ruger

Heligoland

Britain, Germany, and the Struggle for the North Sea

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The story of Heligoland, the North Sea island which for generations stood as a symbol of Anglo-German conflict. A fascinating microcosm of a long and often troubled relationship, covering two centuries and two world wars.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. März 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 158mm x 40mm
• Gewicht: 634g
• ISBN-13: 9780199672462
• ISBN-10: 0199672466
• Artikelnr.: 45765797

Autorenporträt

Jan Rüger is Professor of History at Birkbeck, University of London. He is the author of The Great Naval Game: Britain and Germany in the Age of Empire and joint editor of Rewriting German History.

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue: Between Worlds
1: Edge of Europe
2: Nation and Empire
3: A Matter of Sentiment
4: Making Germans
5: Island Fortress
6: To Heligoland and Back
7: Disarming Germany
8: Hitler's Island
9: Out of Ruins
Epilogue: No More Heligolands
List of Abbreviations
Notes
Sources
Acknowledgements
Picture Credits
Index