Archives In Western Europe Since The Second World War

This collection of papers, edited by Lyndel V. Prott and co-published with UNESCO, discusses the provisions of the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage and presents a fascinating insight into the importance of this Convention, in particular for the Asia-Pacific area.

In this 2013 "Afterword to Returned from Russia", the companion volume to the 2007 publication, "Returned from Russia: Nazi Archival Plunder in Western Europe and Recent Restitution Issues" [ISBN 978 1 903987 13 1], Patricia Grimsted relates more recent developments: initial returns to Austria in 2009 * the search for Masonic files in Moscow * continuing hope for return of Greek and other Jewish records, offset by the lack of progress in returns from Russia to Poland and Germany * the quandary of NS-period records divided between Moscow and Germany. Grimsted vividly describes the controversial pending claim in US court for books and archives in Moscow by the Chabad community in Brooklyn. In conclusion, she recalls with hope the Russian commitments "to facilitate the return of 'displaced' cultural valuables still held in Russia." [PLEASE NOTE: This Afterword is also published in the complete, single bound second edition of "Returned from Russia: Nazi Archival Plunder in Western Europe and Recent Restitution Issues with Afterword 2013" [ISBN 978 1 903987 28 5].

Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize • Winner of the Council on Foreign Relations Arthur Ross Book Award • One of the New York Times' Ten Best Books of the Year “Impressive . . . Mr. Judt writes with enormous authority.” —The Wall Street Journal “Magisterial . . . It is, without a doubt, the most comprehensive, authoritative, and yes, readable postwar history.” —The Boston Globe Almost a decade in the making, this much-anticipated grand history of postwar Europe from one of the world's most esteemed historians and intellectuals is a singular achievement. Postwar is the first modern history that covers all of Europe, both east and west, drawing on research in six languages to sweep readers through thirty-four nations and sixty years of political and cultural change-all in one integrated, enthralling narrative. Both intellectually ambitious and compelling to read, thrilling in its scope and delightful in its small details, Postwar is a rare joy. Judt's book, Ill Fares the Land, republished in 2021 featuring a new preface by bestselling author of Between the World and Me and The Water Dancer, Ta-Nehisi Coates.

Modern military history, inspired by social and cultural historical approaches, increasingly puts the national histories of the Second World War to the test. New questions and methods are focusing on aspects of war and violence that have long been neglected. What shaped people’s experiences and memories? What differences and what similarities existed in Eastern and Western Europe? How did the political framework influence the individual and the collective interpretations of the war? Finally, what are the benefits of Europeanizing the history of the Second World War? Experts from Belgium, Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, and Russia discuss these and other questions in this comprehensive volume.

World War II was a conflict that split a majority of the world's nations into two opposing sides, the Allies and the Axis. Spanning much of the globe, World War II resulted in the deaths of more than 60 million people, making it the deadliest conflict in history. From the rise of Hitler to the collapse of Nazi Germany, this is a story of the liberation of Western Europe. With approximately 200 photographs, many of which have never been published, Historic Photos of World War II: North Africa to Germany shows dramatic shots of these historical events in stunning black and white photography and is a must-have for any American history buff!

This book traces the history of German records captured by American and British troops in 1945 and the negotiations for their return into German custody.

The book examines the role of Western broadcasting to the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe during the Cold War, with a focus on Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty. It includes chapters by radio veterans and by scholars who have conducted research on the subject in once-secret Soviet bloc archives and in Western records. It also contains a selection of translated documents from formerly secret Soviet and East European archives, most of them published here for the first time.

Displaced archives have long been a problem and their existence continues to trouble archivists, historians and government officials. Displaced Archives brings together leading international experts to comprehensively explore the current state of affairs for the first time. Drawing on case studies from around the world, the authors examine displaced archives as a consequence of conflict and colonialism, analysing their impact on government administration, nation building, human rights and justice. Renewed action is advocated through considerations of the legal approaches to repatriation, the role of the international archival community, ‘shared heritage’ approaches and other solutions. The volume offers new theoretical, technical and political insights and will be essential reading for practitioners, academics and students in the field of archives, cultural property and heritage management, as well as history, politics and international relations.

A compilation of the keynote address & papers presented at the Conference on Cold War Archives in the Decade of Openness. The conference highlighted the microfilm document collections of the DoD's Open House Program, deposited in the European Div. of the Library of Congress & open to the public for research. This Program was initiated in 1996 ended in Sep. 2000. For nearly 5 years, the DoD worked with the Polish Central Military Archives in Warsaw, the Hungarian War History Archives in Budapest, & the Archives of the Ministry of National Defense in Bucharest, using equipment & supplies provided by the DoD. Approximately 800 reels of microfilmed documents were produced.