The Diary of Lt. Melvin J. Lasky: Into Germany at the End of World War II by Cha

Description: The Diary of Lt. Melvin J. Lasky by Charlotte A. Lerg Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description "The Diary of Lt. Melvin J. Lasky offers not only a panoramic view of a country poised between devastation and an uncertain future but a gripping self-portrait of a man poised between unresolved youthful bewilderment and a mature clarity of conviction." • Wall Street JournalIn 1945 Melvin J. Lasky, serving in one of the first American divisions that entered Germany after the countrys surrender, began documenting the everyday life of a defeated nation. Travelling widely across both Germany and post-war Europe, Laskys diary provides a captivating eye-witness account colored by ongoing socio-political debates and his personal background studying Trotskyism. The Diary of Lt. Melvin J. Lasky reproduces the diarys vivid language as Lasky describes the ideological tensions between the East and West, as well as including critical essays on subjects ranging from Laskys life as a transatlantic intellectual, the role of war historians, and the diary as a literary genre. Author Biography Charlotte A. Lerg is assistant professor of American history at Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, and managing director of the Lasky Center for Transatlantic Studies. She is a board member of the Bavarian American Academy and has held research fellowships at the Library of Congress as well as at the German Historical Institute (Washington DC). Publications include The Continuity of Change. Reform Movements in U.S.-History (Dec. 2021) with Jana Weiß, and Universitätsdiplomatie (2019). Lerg also co-edits the series History of Intellectual Culture (HIC): International Yearbook of Knowledge and Society. Details ISBN 1800736959 ISBN-13 9781800736955 Title The Diary of Lt. Melvin J. Lasky Author Charlotte A. Lerg Format Hardcover Year 2022 Pages 342 Publisher Berghahn Books GE_Item_ID:142436241; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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