Norma Editorial is a Spanish publisher. Founded in 1977, Norma Editorial publishes both original Spanish comics and illustrated books, translations of Japanese manga as well as translations of American or European comics and graphic novels.
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East China Normal University Press Ltd. (ECNUP), established in 1957, is one of the two oldest publishers in China specializing in education publicationsas well as the top-ranking publisher in education. ECNUP is the top publishing house in Shanghai, and ranks among China's top 100 presses.
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Das Buch folgt den Spuren berühmter Schriftsteller in der Normandie, führt zu deren Wohn- und Arbeitsstätten und zu den Schauplätzen ihrer Literatur.
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Medievalists have long taught that highly emotional Christian devotion, often called 'affective piety', appeared in Europe after the twelfth century and was primarily practiced by communities of mendicants, lay people and women. Emotional monasticism challenges this view. The first study of affective piety in an eleventh-century monastic context, it traces the early history of affective devotion through the life and works of the earliest known writer of emotional prayers, John of Fécamp, abbot of the Norman monastery of Fécamp from 1028-78. Exposing the early medieval monastic roots of later medieval affective piety, the book casts a new light on the devotional life of monks in Europe before the twelfth century and redefines how medievalists should teach the history of Christianity.
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A new and accessible translation of Hariulf's History of St Riquier, this book examines the history of a monastic community from the seventh to the eleventh century. It covers the ascetic life of the founding saint and the development of the community under the Carolingians in the late eighth and ninth centuries. There were setbacks when the house was sacked by the Vikings and the founder's relics were stolen for political ends, but it recovered in the tenth and eleventh centuries and developed the links with both the Norman and English courts that enable Hariulf to make interesting observations about the Norman Conquest of England. Hariulf's description of the monastic site with its three churches and the liturgical arrangements practised there, as well as the relics, treasures, books and endowments of a great monastic foundation, make his history an important source for monastic history.
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This book examines the rise and fall of the aristocratic Lacy family in England, Ireland, Wales and Normandy. This involves a unique analysis of medieval lordship in action, as well as a re-imagining of the role of English kingship in the western British Isles and a rewriting of seventy-five years of Anglo-Irish history. By viewing the political landscape of Britain and Ireland from the perspective of one aristocratic family, this book produces one of the first truly transnational studies of individual medieval aristocrats. This results in an in-depth investigation of aristocratic and English royal power over five reigns, including during the tumultuous period of King John and Magna Carta. By investigating how the Lacys sought to rule their lands in four distinct realms, this book also makes a major contribution to current debates on lordship and the foundations of medieval European society.
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Martha Gellhorn was the doyenne of twentieth century war correspondence. Opinionated, honest and unafraid, she covered conflicts from the Spanish Civil War to Reagan's wars in Central America in the 1980s. Martha Gellhorn: the war writer in the field and in the text is the first critical study of her Second World War fiction and journalism. Often overlooked in accounts of war literature is the writer's precise position in relation to battle and his or her resultant standing in the text. Kate McLoughlin traces Gellhorn's daring attempts to access the war zone and her constructions of the woman war correspondent in her despatches, novels, short stories and play. Drawing on unpublished letters, close attention is given to Gellhorn's rivalry with Ernest Hemingway (the two were married from 1940 to 1945) over reaching the Normandy beaches on D-Day and its textual outcome in the pages of Collier's magazine. McLoughlin goes on to examine Gellhorn's increasingly negative portrayals of the glamorous female war reporter and to suggests why such disillusionment might have set in. ;
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›Vagabond‹ ist der Deckname eines britischen Geheimagenten, der in Nordirland brutale Operationen gegen die IRA durchgeführt hat. Ausgebrannt zieht er sich für lange Jahre in die Normandie zurück und verdient seinen Lebensunterhalt als Touristenführer an den Invasionsstränden. Aber seine ehemaligen Vorgesetzten wollen ihn nicht ganz vom Haken lassen und zwingen ihn in eine MI-5-Aktion zurück: Er soll den Aufpasser für einen vom Geheimdienst erpressten Waffenhändler spielen, damit Waffenlieferungen aus Russland an die letzten, vom Friedensschluss frustrierten IRASplittergruppen unterbunden werden. Das erzählt man Vagabond zumindest, der gute Miene zum fiesen Spiel machen muss. Zudem droht seine Vergangenheit ihn einzuholen. Aber nicht nur sein Schicksal steht auf der Kippe in einer Welt, in der das Gestern keine Ruhe gibt und die Gegenwart extrem gefährlich ist. Realpolitik nimmt wenig Rücksicht auf Menschen, das ist klar wie Salzsäure.
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›Vagabond‹ ist der Deckname eines britischen Geheimagenten, der in Nordirland brutale Operationen gegen die IRA durchgeführt hat. Ausgebrannt zieht er sich für lange Jahre in die Normandie zurück und verdient seinen Lebensunterhalt als Touristenführer an den Invasionsstränden. Aber seine ehemaligen Vorgesetzten wollen ihn nicht ganz vom Haken lassen und zwingen ihn in eine MI-5-Aktion zurück: Er soll den Aufpasser für einen vom Geheimdienst erpressten Waffenhändler spielen, damit Waffenlieferungen aus Russland an die letzten, vom Friedensschluss frustrierten IRASplittergruppen unterbunden werden. Das erzählt man Vagabond zumindest, der gute Miene zum fiesen Spiel machen muss. Zudem droht seine Vergangenheit ihn einzuholen. Aber nicht nur sein Schicksal steht auf der Kippe in einer Welt, in der das Gestern keine Ruhe gibt und die Gegenwart extrem gefährlich ist. Realpolitik nimmt wenig Rücksicht auf Menschen, das ist klar wie Salzsäure.
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Hermann Broch war ein Schriftsteller mit pädagogischem Ehrgeiz: ethische Wirkung stand im Mittelpunkt seines romanhaften und philosophisch-politischen Werks. Seinem Sohn, dem 1910 geborenen Armand, wollte er die denkbar beste Erziehung angedeihen lassen. So schickte er den Fünfzehnjährigen auf das Collège de Normandie in Clères bei Rouen, an eine Eliteschule der europäischen High Society. Die Einschulung begleitete der Vater – damals noch Fabrikant in Wien – mit philosophischen Briefen über den Sinn von Leben, Tod und Unsterblichkeit. Broch gehörte der expressionistischen Generation an, die in Wissenschaft, Literatur und Kunst die großen Werke der Hochmoderne des 20. Jahrhunderts schuf. Armand aber vertrat die Jugend der Neuen Sachlichkeit: Bei ihm drehte sich alles um Autos und Sport, Reisen und schicke Kleidung. Der Vater gemahnt an den Ernst des Lebens – der Sohn reagiert mit Vorschlägen zur touristischen Feriengestaltung. Der Vater erinnert an die große Wirtschaftskrise – der Sohn will die Vor- und Nachteile bestimmter Rennwagenmodelle diskutieren. Der Vater berichtet von Theaterereignissen aus Berlin – der Sohn denkt ans Amusement in Paris. Am Ende fliegt der Sohn aus dem noblen Collège, weil er wiederholt bei den Abschlußprüfungen versagt, und der Vater resigniert als Erzieher. Brochs philosophisch-literarische Exkursionen sowie seine Analysen der ökonomischen Situation in Europa, aber nicht weniger Armands Schilderungen der kontinentalen jeunesse dorée und ihrer Vergnügungssucht machen den Briefwechsel zu einem spannenden Dokument der 1920er Jahre und zu einem zeitlosen Zeugnis des sich stets wiederholenden Gegensatzes zwischen Vater und Sohn.
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The book is a collection of essays about the transformation of America, which has turned from a united nation to one more divided than ever. Some pundits predict that, if things don’t change, another civil war could occur. Have we reached a point of no return? Hopefully, America is mature enough to learn from its mistakes and avoid further scars along its evolving history. "Trumplandia is a welcome addition toward understanding current events, Washington’s international policy, and the present American society; a society polarized and divided as it has not been since the Civil War.” NICHOLAS DIMA, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor and Research Associate, Nelson Institute, James Madison University, Virginia. "The book is fascinating. It provides background to, and insights into [the] current and past political history as well as offering a personal view... of the country and society. Presented in thematic form in chapters and sections, the insights offered provide a suggestive radiography...” Dr. DENNIS DELETANT, OBE, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Washington DC. "There has been this backsliding in... what a truly functioning rule-of-law state is, that has proper separation of co-equal powers, which, if you don’t keep working on that, you backslide. And I am even worried about that here, in the United States right now, about backsliding.” OBIE MOORE, Esq., OLM Advisors LLC, Washington DC “Indeed, Trumplandia should be a welcome addition to any scholar, student or layman’s library, especially in its international edition. If anyone loses sleep over its challenging assertions, then it will have been well worth it.” ERNESTO MORALES HIZON, Ph.D. Candidate in American and Comparative Politics at Claremont Graduate University, Member, Integrated Bar of the Philippines ABOUT THE AUTHOR: TIBERIU DIANU has practiced law in Romania (as a corporate lawyer, judge, senior counselor at the Ministry of Justice, university professor and senior legal researcher), and in the United States (as a legal expert for the judiciary). He published several books and a host of articles in law, politics, and post-communist societies. Tiberiu currently lives and works in Washington, DC.
From the Hebrew name meaning “Who Is Like God?”, Michael is one of the angels–together with Raphael (“God Heals”) and Gabriel (“God Is My Strength”)–whose names are mentioned in the Holy Scripture. Since the first centuries of Christianity, there has been a wide diffusion of his worship in Europe and in the East through a multitude of sanctuaries and chapels, mostly nestled in high places, related to caves and water. An astonishing feature of this spread is a mysterious straight line crossing the European continent from North-West to South-East from Ireland to Asia Minor, and it is perfectly aligned with the sunset on the day of Summer Solstice. Along this line are seven sanctuaries dedicated to Michael, three of which have been significantly important over the centuries: Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy, the Sacra di San Michele in val di Susa and the Sanctuary of Monte Sant’Angelo on Mount Gargano, in Puglia. Three extraordinary high places that are all the same distance one from the other and which have always been a constant pilgrimage destination. Another aspect is the connection Saint Michael had with the Longobards, who migrated across Europe between the second and the sixth century until they reached Italy where they settled. This made Michael the first truly “European” Saint, attracting believers from all over the continent. With the contribution of some of the most important historians and medievalists from different European countries, this book depicts the presence of Saint Michael in Europe, starting with the diffusion of his devotion, especially during the Middle Ages, and extending to an analysis of the iconography of the Saint through the many architectural and artistic testimonies to be found throughout Europe. Thanks to its influential contributions and to the variety of both historical and iconographic topics, combined with the spectacular nature of the numerous images of places and artistic testimonies, this book is a unique journey through Europe between art and faith.
A young machine gunner's war with the Big Red One, from D-Day through the Hurtgen Forest, the Battle of the Bulge, Remagen to the Wehrmacht's last stand in the mountains of Germany. Ernest “Andy” Andrews began his training as a machine gunner at Fort McClellan in Alabama in July 1943. In early 1944, he arrived in the UK for further training before D-Day. Andy’s company, part of the 1st Infantry Division, departed England on the evening of June 5 on the USS Henrico. Due to a problem with his landing craft, Andy only reached Omaha Beach on the early evening of June 6, but still had a harrowing experience. Fighting in Normandy, Andy was nicked by a bullet and evacuated to England in late July when the wound became infected, before returning to participate in the Normandy breakout. Following the race across France in late August, Andy participated in the rout of several retreating German units near Mons, Belgium, and his outfit approached Aachen in mid-September. For a month, Andy's squad defended a bunker position in the Siegfried Line against repeated German attacks, then after Aachen surrendered, the unit fought its way through the Hurtgen Forest to take Hill 232. Early on the morning of November 19, Andy engaged in his toughest battle of the war as the Germans attempted to retake Hill 232. Andy was wounded in the shoulder. After surgery and a month convalescence he rejoined H Company in time to fight in the Battle of the Bulge. His unit then participated in the fast-moving Roer to the Rhine campaign, then the battle to expand the Remagen bridgehead. Breaking out from the Remagen bridgehead, Andy's squad stumbled on a German tank unit and Andy narrowly escaped getting killed. Following a rapid advance up to the Paderborn area, Andy's unit races to Germany's Harz Mountains, where the Wehrmacht was trying to organize a last stand. Andy's outfit ends the war fighting in Czechoslovakia, where Andy witnesses the German surrender in early May. Following occupation duty, Andy returned to the States in October 1945. The war shaped Andy's postwar life in countless ways, and in 1994, Andy made the first of three return visits to the European battlefields where he had fought. This vivid first-hand account takes the reader along from Normandy to victory with Andy and his machine-gun crew.
The first complete history of the regiment, this is a book for general readers as well as those interested in military history. The story is set in the context of the political and military events of its times, and covers episodes from the Capture of Gibraltar to the Siege of Lucknow, trench warfare in the First World War, the Battle of the Cauldron in North Africa and the ferocious fighting in Normandy in 1944, up to the post-war period and amalgamation with the Somerset Light Infantry in 1959. Throughout the book, the author describes the successive operations around the world of the former regiments that eventually became the DCLI, and of its separate battalions. He adds an appendix on the SCLI, successor to the DCLI.
The Antwerp gallery owner Olivia has been struggling for years with feelings of guilt and sadness. Her friend Ella is the only one who knows her secret. When Olivia sees no way out, Ella thinks it's time for Olivia to tell the truth about what happened in Normandy that summer. But then it turns out that Olivia isn't the only one who keeps secrets and the search for answers begins. Blue is a story about friendschip, love and loneliness. Family is the common thread, even if that thread is broken.
1702, the young Gabriel-Mathieu d'Erchigny de Clieu, from Normandy, is barely fifteen years old. Once he obtains his ship's ensign stripes, he finds himself immediately sent to Martinique. Following Christopher Columbus’s footsteps, his dream of America becomes a reality. He grows sugar cane, which quickly provides him with a nice fortune, a wife, and a prosperous plantation. In 1720, he returns to France with a new idea in mind: to grow coffee in the West Indies. This new beverage is terribly fashionable in all European courts, but the French buy it from producing countries at a very high price. However, the Jardin Royal des Plantes keeps some coffee plants under close surveillance. Luck brings Clieu into contact with the niece of Louis XV's personal doctor (Mr. de Chirac has unlimited access to the garden), and who, for her beautiful eyes, steals two precious plants! The adventure has only just begun....
A veteran of the Second World War and the Korean War, Francis L. Sampson was a real-life hero whose exploits inspired one of the most famous war films of all time, Saving Private Ryan. From rural beginnings in northwestern Iowa, Sampson’s life would take him from the University of Notre Dame to the battlefields of Normandy on D-Day, the ambitious failure of Operation Market Garden, the harshness of a winter as a POW of the Germans during the closing stages of the Second World War, to the fall of North Korean capital Pyongyang in the early stages of the Korean War. Part of the very rare breed of Parachute Chaplains, in his case with the 101 st Airborne Division, Sampson spent much of his career as an army chaplain in the center of maelstroms of the 20 th century. Throughout it all, Sampson offered a valuable Christian witness in the darkest of times and the most difficult of circumstances. This second edition of his memoirs, Look Out Below! contains material on his service during the Korean War and occupation duty in Germany and Japan as well as the Second World War, with a new historical introduction by University of Scranton Professor Sean Brennan.
OSS Against the Reich presents the previously unpublished World War II diaries of Colonel David K.E. Bruce, London branch chief of America’s first secret intelligence agency, as he observed the war against Hitler. The entries include eyewitness accounts of D-Day, the rocket attacks on England, and the liberation of Paris. As a top deputy of William J. “Wild Bill” Donovan, founder of the Office of Strategic Services, Bruce kept his diary sporadically in 1942 and made daily entries from the invasion of Normandy until the Battle of the Bulge. Bruce had served in World War I and, as Andrew Mellon’s son-in-law, moved easily in the world of corporate and museum boardrooms and New York society. However, World War II gave him a more serious and satisfying purpose in life; the experience of running the OSS’s most important overseas branch confirmed his lifelong interest in foreign service. After the war, in partnership with his second wife, Evangeline, Bruce headed the Marshall Plan in France and was ambassador to Paris, Bonn, and London. He further served as head of negotiations at the Paris peace talks on Vietnam, first American emissary to China and ambassador to NATO.
