Alexander Werth

Presents an eyewitness account of the savagery and atrocities that occurred during World War II between the Nazis and the Soviet Union.

Russia at War, 1941-1945

A Journalist's Diary

The Last Days of Paris

Russia: Hopes and Fears

Richard Wiese

Christiane Ulbrich

One of the basic grammatical categories in linguistics is the phonological word. But how are words made up in terms of their sounds? And how is the information on the sound structure of words used in the processing of words? The multidimensionality of the phonological word relates it to semantics, morphology, phonology and syntax. It is nevertheless a category that has only been an object of serious study since the prosodic turn in phonology and thus cannot be considered an established category of grammatical description. This volume brings together scholars interested in the complex relations of the phonological word, applying different empirical approaches.

Empirical Approaches to the Phonological Structure of Words

The de Gaulle Revolution

Lars Bülow

Simone E. Pfenninger

Markus Schiegg

This volume offers several empirical, methodological, and theoretical approaches to the study of observable variation within individuals on various linguistic levels. With a focus on German varieties, the chapters provide answers on the following questions (inter alia): Which linguistic and extra-linguistic factors explain intra-individual variation? Is there observable intra-individual variation that cannot be explained by linguistic and extra-linguistic factors? Can group-level results be generalised to individual language usage and vice versa? Is intra-individual variation indicative of actual patterns of language change? How can intra-individual variation be examined in historical data? Consequently, the various theoretical, methodological and empirical approaches in this volume offer a better understanding of the meaning of intra-individual variation for patterns of language development, language variation and change. The inter- and transdisciplinary nature of the volume is an exciting new frontier, and the results of the studies in this book provide a wealth of new findings as well as challenges to some of the existing findings and assumptions regarding the nature of intra-individual variation.

Intra-individual Variation in Language

Alexander Werth est l'un des rares correspondants de guerre à se rendre à Stalingrad au lendemain de la capitulation allemande, quelques jours seulement après la fin des combats qui opposèrent l'armée soviétique à l'armée allemande. Ainsi, en plus de livrer un témoignage très personnel et très fort de la situation sur place dès 1943, l'auteur revient sur le déroulement précis, d'un point de vue militaire, de ce qui fut le tournant de la Seconde Guerre mondiale : depuis l’offensive allemande sur Stalingrad de l’été 1942, jusqu’à la contre-offensive victorieuse de l’armée soviétique lancée le 19 novembre 1942. Grâce aux entretiens qu’il a eu avec des acteurs-clés, comme les généraux Talanski ou Tchouikov, il décortique en détail les différentes phases des opérations militaires ; mais il analyse aussi à travers la presse, les articles des correspondants soviétiques les plus connus (l’écrivain Konstantin Simonov), la manière dont les Soviétiques ont été informés des événements. Comment la bataille de Stalingrad est-elle devenue une bataille mythique ? Comment a-t-elle influé sur la manière dont l’armée soviétique s’est transformée au cours de ces mois décisifs de l’hiver 1942-1943 ? De l’original en langue anglaise publié sous le titre The Year of Stalingrad en 1946 chez Hamish Hamilton à Londres, la traduction présente réunit les chapitres consacrés exclusivement à la bataille de Stalingrad, qui forment le cœur de l’ouvrage, le premier à paraître sur le sujet.

Stalingrad, 1942

The Siege of Leningrad is the most powerful testimony to the immeasurable cruelty and horror of World War II. From 1941-1945, the Eastern Front was the site of some of the bloodiest atrocities of the war and the city of Leningrad, now St. Petersburg, proved to be a decisive point in the conflict. German policy was resolutely determined to redraw the map of Europe, annihilate the Soviet Union and give large areas of territory to Finland. Through Hitler's ambition to completely eradicate the city and its entire population, it was decided that the most efficient method of invasion was to encircle and bombard the city into submission. After 872 days of aggression, one and a half million people lost their lives, mostly from starvation. As the sole British correspondent to have been in Leningrad during the blockade, Alexander Werth's eyewitness account presents a harrowing perspective on the savagery and destruction wrought by the Nazis against the civilian population of the city. His writing evokes compelling images of terror - the oil bombing of children's hospitals, mass starvation and cannibalism - with rich and sophisticated commentary on the internal politics of Soviet party chiefs, soldiers and civilian resistance fighters. Both an authoritative historical document and a journalistic re-telling of the overwhelming sadness, grief and futility of 20th century warfare, this is an invaluable look at one of the greatest losses of human life in recorded history.

Inside a City Under Siege

Leningrad 1943

Political biography of Mendes-France, former French Prime minister, and an account of French policy toward North Africa.

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