Podcast appearances and mentions of Ian Kershaw

Le forze anglofrancesi affrontano l'esercito imperiale tedesco nella fase più cruenta di quella che sarebbe passata alla storia come prima battaglia di Ypres. Questo scontro rappresenta un terribile preludio di ciò che sarebbe divenuta la guerra sul fronte occidentale nei successivi quattro anni.Seguimi su Instagram: @laguerragrande_podcastSe vuoi contribuire con una donazione sul conto PayPal: podcastlaguerragrande@gmail.comScritto e condotto da Andrea BassoMontaggio e audio: Andrea BassoCon la partecipazione di Valeria IncandelaFonti dell'episodio:I. Beckett, Ypres The First Battle, Longmans, 2006 J. F. Bell, Everyman at war, Purdom, 1930 Hans Biegert, Realität und Mythos im Ersten Weltkrieg: Das Beispiel Langemarck/Ypern, Leviathan 44, 2016 Nigel Cave, Ypres 1914: Messines, Early Battles 1914, Pen and Sword, 2016 M. Columban, The Irish Nuns at Ypres: An Episode of the War, Smith Elder, 1915 Pierre Dupouey, Lettres, Les éditions du Cerf, 1933 J. E. Edmonds, Military Operations France and Belgium, 1914: Antwerp, La Bassée, Armentières, Messines and Ypres October–November 1914, History of the Great War Based on Official Documents by Direction of the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence, 1925 M. Evans, Passchendaele and the Battles of Ypres 1914–1918, Osprey, 1997 R. T. Foley, German Strategy and the Path to Verdun: Erich von Falkenhayn and the Development of Attrition, 1870–1916, Cambridge University Press, 2007 Peter Hart, La grande storia della Prima Guerra Mondiale, Newton & Compton, 2013 Ian Kershaw, Hitler 1889-1936: Hubris, The Penguin Press, 1998 J. Rickard, Battle of Nonne Bosschen, 11 November 1914, History of war Jack Rooney, The Irish Dames: A history of Kylemore Abbey's Benedictine nuns from Ypres, Belgium, to Western Ireland, American Catholic Studies Newsletter, 2018 J. Sheldon, The German Army at Ypres 1914, Pen and Sword Military, 2010 Hew Strachan, The First World War: To Arms, Oxford University Press, 2001 William Shirer, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, Simon & Schuster, 1960 Fridolin Solleder, Vier Jahre Westfront. Geschichte des Regiments List R. J. R. 16, Verlag Max Schrift, 1932 K. Unruh, Langemarck: Legende und Wirklichkeit, Bernard & Graefe, 1986 Thomas Weber, Hitler's First War, Oxford University Press, 2010 What Happened at Bois des Nonne Bosschen During the First Battle of Ypres?, Roads to the Great War, 2022 H. P. Willmott, La Prima Guerra Mondiale, DK, 2006In copertina: fanteria germanica all'assalto, da una illustrazione del periodo

El 30 de abril de 1945, cuando la Segunda Guerra Mundial apuraba sus últimos momentos, Adolf Hitler tomó una decisión que marcaría el final de su vida y de su régimen. En el búnker de la Cancillería del Reich en Berlín, rodeado por las fuerzas soviéticas que avanzaban de forma imparable, el Führer se enfrentó por primera vez a una derrota segura. El búnker, situado bajo el jardín de la Cancillería, había sido construido en dos fases entre 1936 y 1944 para proteger a Hitler y a sus más cercanos colaboradores de los bombardeos aéreos aliados. A mediados de abril de 1945 el ejército rojo desató la ofensiva final contra Berlín. Para entonces Hitler llevaba ya unos meses durmiendo en el búnker, que estaba compuesto de dos zonas: el búnker propiamente dicho y el antebúnker. El primero se encontraba a ocho metros bajo el nivel del jardín y contaba con un formidable blindaje de hormigón: el techo tenía tres metros de espesor, los muros perimetrales cuatro metros. Con la capital bajo asedio y los soviéticos avanzando por sus calles el ambiente en el interior del búnker era de angustia y desesperación. Hitler, que siempre había proyectado una imagen de invulnerabilidad, se sumió en la depresión y cargó las culpas de la derrota sobre los alemanes, a quienes acusaba de no haber sido capaces de ganar la guerra. Los últimos días de Hitler fueron un torbellino de actividad subterránea y decisiones a la desesperada. Se negó a abandonar Berlín, creyendo aún en una improbable reversión del curso de la guerra. Las noticias de derrotas, repliegues y deserciones llegaban sin cesar. Su estado mental se deterioró, sufría de insomnio, temblores y ataques de ira. En estos días, Hitler celebró su último cumpleaños el 20 de abril de 1945, en una atmósfera muy tensa con todos sabiendo que el final se acercaba. El 29 de abril, Hitler se casó con su compañera Eva Braun en una ceremonia breve y surrealista en medio del caos. Al día siguiente, el 30 de abril, dictó su testamento político y personal, en el que acusaba a los judíos de haber provocado la guerra y designaba a Karl Dönitz como su sucesor. Luego Hitler y Eva Braun se retiraron a sus aposentos privados. En torno a las 15:30 horas, ambos tomaron veneno -cianuro de potasio- para evitar ser capturados con vida. Hitler también se descerrajó un tiro en la cabeza para asegurar su muerte. Antes había ordenado que quemasen sus cadáveres para evitar que sus restos fueran profanados. Al día siguiente se suicidó junto a su esposa Magda y sus seis hijos de corta edad el ministro de propaganda Joseph Goebbels. El personal del búnker intentó mantener el secreto de la muerte de Hitler, pero pronto la noticia se propagó por todo Berlín. La ciudad capituló el 2 de mayo. La rendición incondicional de Alemania se formalizó el día 7, marcando el final de la guerra en Europa. Los restos de Hitler y Braun fueron descubiertos por los soviéticos. El búnker sería dinamitado posteriormente y sus ruinas quedaron durante décadas en la franja de la muerte del muro de Berlín. Tras la reunificación se construyeron edificios residenciales. Hoy todo lo que queda es un cártel que informa a los turistas de la ubicación del búnker, ese lugar húmedo, tétrico y subterráneo en el que el III Reich y su líder se desaparecieron de la historia. Para hablar de este tema, muy demandado por los contraescuchas durante años, nos visita Carlos Pérez Simancas, que es gran aficionado a los temas de la segunda guerra mundial y, especialmente, a todos los relacionados con Adolf Hitler. 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Miks ühest juhist sai diktaator, teisest aga demokraatia tugisammas? Oli selle taga juhus või poliitiline kokkulepe? Ian Kershaw uus raamat annab ülevaate kaheteiskümne riigijuhi teest võimule.

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Frank Lavin talks with Alexander Radwan, Member of the German Bundestag (Parliament). Alexander formerly served in the Bavarian state Parliament and in the European Parliament, all of which makes him well-grounded in national, regional, and international issues. The discussion includes Russia's war in Ukraine, the success and future of the European Union, anti-Israel and pro-Hamas protests on U.S. campuses, and immigration. Books discussed include Ian Kershaw, Personalities and Power and Theo Waigel, Honesty is a Currency. This visit was supported by the American Council on Germany and the Hanns Seidel Foundation.

Maggie Green, Fred Velez, Ian Kershaw and Paul Westwood discuss all things Aladdin, both the 1964 cast album and the pantomime itself. 

Review of:  To Hell and Back: Europe 1914-1949, by Ian Kershaw Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog

Ian Kershaw, "Üksikisik ja võim. 20. sajandi Euroopa loojad ja lammutajad". Kirjastuselt Varrak. Tutvustab Timo Tarve. Miks ühest juhist sai diktaator, teisest aga demokraatia tugisammas? Oli selle taga juhus või poliitiline kokkulepe? Ian Kershaw uus raamat annab ülevaate kaheteiskümne riigijuhi teest võimule.

"Eine andere Welt" – Uwe Kullnick spricht mit Jonathan Beck und Stefan von der Lahr über Bücher, die in die Zukunft weisen - Hörbahn on Stage  Lesung Jonathan Beck und Einführung Stefan von der Lahr (Hördauer ca. 13  min) Gespräch zwischen Jonathan Beck, Stefan von der Lahr und Uwe Kullnick (Hördauer ca. 62 min) Moderation Uwe Kullnick Was haben Hildegard von Bingen, Montaigne und Marx miteinander gemeinsam? Sie alle haben Bücher geschrieben, die man auf dem Weg in die Zukunft mit im Gepäck haben sollte. In diesem Band beantworten bekannte Autorinnen und Autoren die Frage, welches Buch in besonderer Weise in die Zukunft weist. So entsteht eine faszinierende virtuelle "Bibliothek der Zukunft" mit bekannten Klassikern und neu zu entdeckenden Werken, die zum Stöbern, Lesen, Nachdenken und zum mutigen Handeln für eine bessere Zukunft einlädt "Wer in der Zukunft lesen will, muss in der Vergangenheit blättern." Der berühmte Satz André Malraux? ist hier ganz wörtlich zu verstehen als eine Aufforderung, in Büchern der Vergangenheit zu blättern, um in der Zukunft zu lesen. In diesem Band stellen über hundert Autorinnen und Autoren herausragende Bücher vor, die auf unterschiedliche Weise Perspektiven für morgen eröffnen: indem sie eine dunkle Zukunft ausmalen wie George Orwell in «1984», indem sie auf vergangene Gefahren hinweisen, die auch in Zukunft virulent sein werden, wie Hannah Arendt in "Elemente und Ursprünge totaler Herrschaft", oder indem sie Zukunftsvisionen entwerfen, die sich als Kritik der Gegenwart entpuppen, wie Louis-Sébastien Mercier in "Das Jahr 2440". Vor allem aber geht es um wegweisende Bücher, die uns mit ihren klugen Gedanken, treffenden Beobachtungen und ihrer stilistischen Brillanz helfen, eine andere, bessere Welt zu denken, zu erträumen und zu gestalten.Ein literarischer Wegweiser in die Zukunft Die wichtigsten Bücher für eine bessere Welt, vorgestellt von namhaften Historikerinnen, Schriftstellern und Intellektuellen Mit Beiträgen von Franziska Augstein, Aleida Assmann, Jan Assmann, Patrick Bahners, Eva Gesine Baur, Ralph Bollmann, Norbert Frei, Ulrich Herbert, Christiane Hoffmann, Navid Kermani, Ian Kershaw, Jürgen Kocka, Michael Krüger, Hans Maier, Christian Meier, Jürgen Osterhammel, Hans Pleschinski, Helga und Ulrich Raulff, Jan Philipp Reemtsma, Gustav Seibt, Amartya Sen, Veronika Settele, Sybille Steinbacher, Volker Ullrich, Heinrich August Winkler, Uwe Wittstock und vielen anderen. Jonathan Beck leitet seit 2015 bei C.H.Beck den Verlagsbereich "Literatur – Sachbuch – Wissenschaft". Stefan von der Lahr, er ist  Buchautor und Lektor für den Bereich Altertumswissenschaften im Verlag C.H. Beck  Wenn Ihnen dieser Beitrag gefallen hat, hören Sie doch auch einmal hier hinein oder vielleicht in diese Sendung Kommen Sie doch auch einfach mal zu unseren Live-Aufzeichnungen ins Pixel (Gasteig) oder nach Schwabing (Georgenstr. 63) Redaktion und Realisation Uwe Kullnick --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hoerbahn/message

On our latest podcast, we talk about the episodes of Corrie shown in the UK between the 30th November and the 1st December (Episodes #11121 - 11126). Before we get onto that, though, we chat for a while about our trip to London last weekend, when we attended a live Q&A and book signing with Corrie legend Julie Hesmondhalgh! Not only did we have a chance to talk with her and her husband, Corrie writer Ian Kershaw, but we also got to chat with her mate Connie Hyde, who played Gina Seddon between 2017 and 2019 - who as you might remember was a bit of a favourite character of ours back then! Up next is the Street Talk segment, where we have a natter about what went on in Weatherfield in the past week. Christmas came early to No. 5 on Friday, ahead of Bernie's imminent sentencing - and trust Chesney to come and pour cold water over the festivities by bringing round a woman from child protection to investigate Joseph's mysterious bouts of sickness! Also this week, we're introduced to Ed and Ronnie's dad Sarge, who seems like a fun character - though of course you can't be part of the Bailey clan at the moment without immediately hitting secretly broke Ed up for some cash and making his gambling problems spiral even further! Elsewhere on the cobbles, Lauren and Sabrina make amends, Asha continues to be ignorant of Nina's problem with her Isla obsession and opportunity comes knocking on Ryan's door. There's a very, very truncated feedback section at the end of the podcast this week (sorry - tired!) but before that, we take a look at the latest Corrie news in The Kabin, including catching up with how Ellie's getting on in Strictly - could we have the show's first winner from Weatherfield in a few weeks? Intro and London trip chat: 00:00:00 Street Talk - 00:30:23 The Kabin - 02:30:58

Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) är själva arketypen för ondska i världshistorien. Hans barndom i den österrikiska landsorten präglades av en älskad överbeskyddande moder och en våldsam despotisk far. Uppenbarligen intelligent, men utan förmåga att lyckas med organiserade studier, blev dagdriveri och dagdrömmar hans heltidssysselsättning redan som 16-åring.När den unge Hitler senare misslyckats med inträdesprovet till konstakademin i Wien utvecklades dagdriveriet till bottenlöst armod. Adolf Hitlers grandiosa självbild i kombination med sina personliga tillkortakommanden i ett Wien präglad av rabiat antisemitism blev troligen början på Hitlers med tiden patologiska antisemitism.Detta är den första av fyra avsnitt om nazistledaren Adolf Hitler som satte hela världen i brand och iscensatte folkmordet på sex miljoner judar och andra folkgrupper. Programledaren Urban Lindstedt samtalar med Martin Hårdstedt, professor i Historia vid Umeå universitet utifrån historikern Ian Kershaw biografi i två volymer: Hitler 1889-1936 Hubris samt Hitler 1936-1945 Nemesis.Få individer i världshistorien har satt ett sådant negativt avtryck som nazistledaren Adolf Hitler. Andra världskriget hade kanske brutit ut utan Hitler, men frågan är om de tyska erövringarna i Öst hade fått samma karaktär av utrotningskrig utan Hitler. Det industriella folkmordet på 6 miljoner judar hade troligen inte heller skett utan Adolf Hitler som fürer.Adolf Hitler föddes den 20 april 1889 i Braunau am Inn, Österrike. Han var det fjärde barnet till Alois Hitler, född Schicklgruber, och Klara Hitler, född Pölzl. Föräldrarna kom från enkla förhållanden, men fadern avancerade till en uppsatt tulltjänsteman i kejsardömet Österrike-Ungern. Klara Hitler, som var betydligt yngre än Alois, är troligtvis den enda person som Adolf Hitler älskat.Adolf Hitler lyckades bra under den tidiga skolgången, för att senare få allt sämre betyg. Han slutade skolan vid 16 års ålder för att aldrig skaffa sig ett riktigt yrke. I ungdomen i Linz fick Adolf en av få personliga vänner i den naive och undergivne August Kubizek, som på 1950-talet skulle skriva en bok som sin ungdomsvän Adolf Hitler. De bägge vännerna älskade opera och bodde också ihop under en period i Wien.1907 flyttade Hitler till Wien och sökte in på konstakademin detta och följande år, men blev ej antagen. 1907 dog också hans mor, vilket tog Hitler mycket hårt. Den första tiden i Wien levde Hitler på en barnpension från fadern och ett arv från modern. Men eftersom Hitler skydde traditionellt arbete fick han allt svårare att försörja sig. Schabbiga hyresrum byttes mot härbärgen och under perioder var Hitler hemlös.I Wien påverkas sannolikt Adolf Hitler av den omfattande antisemitismen i staden, även om han hade både judiska bekanta och affärspartners.Omslag: Adolf Hitler någon gång under åren 1920-24. Wikipedia, Public Domain.Musik: Musik: Richard Wagner's opera Götterdämmerung: Siegfrieds begravningsmarsch av the United States Marine Corps Band, creative commons; Wiki Media.Lyssna också på Våldets väg – tredje rikets uppkomst.Klippare: Emanuel Lehtonen Vill du stödja podden och samtidigt höra ännu mer av Historia Nu? Gå med i vårt gille genom att klicka här: https://plus.acast.com/s/historianu-med-urban-lindstedt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Agyeya was a writer, a rebel, a soldier, a lover-- and a man who shaped modern Hindi literature. Akshaya Mukul joins Amit Varma in episode 324 of The Seen and the Unseen to talk about the life of this remarkable man -- as well as the art of biography and the state of the nation. (FOR FULL LINKED SHOW NOTES, GO TO SEENUNSEEN.IN.) Also check out: 1. Akshaya Mukul on Amazon and Twitter. 2. Writer, Rebel, Soldier, Lover: The Many Lives of Agyeya -- Akshaya Mukul. 3. Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India -- Akshaya Mukul. 4. The Gita Press and Hindu Nationalism — Episode 139 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Akshaya Mukul). 5. Agyeya on Wikipedia, Amazon, Kavitakosh and Hindwi. 6. Shekhar: Ek Jeevani (Hindi) (English) -- Agyeya. 7. Dunning-Kruger Effect. 8. Poker at Lake Wobegon — Amit Varma. 9. Listen, The Internet Has SPACE -- Amit Varma. 10. Siddharth Chowdhury on Amazon. 11. The Power Broker — Robert Caro. 12. The Death and Life of Great American Cities — Jane Jacobs. 13. Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing -- Robert Caro. 14. Robert Caro on Amazon. 15. John Richardson's books on Pablo Picasso. 16. Sontag: Her Life and Work -- Benjamin Moser. 17. Why This World: A Biography of Clarice Lispector -- Benjamin Moser. 18. Stephen Kotkin's volumes on Joseph Stalin. 19. Hilary Spurling's volumes on Henri Matisse. 20. India After Gandhi -- Ramachandra Guha. 21. Gandhi Before India -- Ramachandra Guha. 22. Here And Hereafter: Nirmal Verma's Life in Literature -- Nirmal Verma. 23. Ian Kershaw's books on Adolf Hitler. 24. Listen, The Internet Has SPACE — Amit Varma. 25. Why Are My Episodes so Long? -- Amit Varma. 26. The Life and Times of Jerry Pinto — Episode 314 of The Seen and the Unseen. 27. To the Book -- WS Merwin. 28. Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh, Raghuvir Sahay, Nagarjun, Maithili Sharan Gupt and Jainendra Kumar. 29. Frida: The Biography of Frida Kahlo -- Hayden Herrera. 30. Maya C Popa, Ilya Kaminsky, Mary Oliver, Nâzım Hikmet, Nizar Qabbani and Forugh Farrokhzad. 31. Francis Newton Souza, VS Gaitonde and Krishen Khanna. 32. A Life in Indian Politics — Episode 149 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Jayaprakash Narayan). 33. The Shah Bano case. 34. Hindi Modernism: Rethinking Agyeya and His Times -- Edited by Vasudha Dalmia. 35. Raw Umber : A Memoir -- Sara Rai. 36. Sara Rai Inhales Literature — Episode 255 of The Seen and the Unseen. 37. The email conversation between Pankaj Mishra and Amit Chaudhuri. 38. Rahul Sankrityayan on Wikipedia and Amazon. 39. Jahnavi and the Cyclotron -- Episode 319 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Jahnavi Phalkey). 40. Everybody Lies — Seth Stephens-Davidowitz. 41. Frank Sinatra Has a Cold -- Gay Talese. 42. Also a Poet: Frank O'Hara, My Father, and Me -- Ada Calhoun. 43. Sunita -- Jainendra Kumar. 44. Song of Myself, 51 -- Walt Whitman. 45. Tar Saptak. 46. Suraj Ka Saatwaan Ghoda -- Dharamvir Bharti. 47. Patrick French on Amazon and Wikipedia. 48. Leon Edel and James Atlas. 49. The Art of Biography No 1 -- Leon Edel interviewed by Jeanne McCulloch for Paris Review.50. Delmore Schwartz: The Life of an American Poet -- James Atlas. 51. The Shadow in the Garden: A Biographer's Tale -- James Atlas. 52. The Most of Nora Ephron -- Nora Ephron. 53. What Makes Women Happy -- Fay Weldon. 54. Keeda Jadi Ki Khoj Mein -- Anil Yadav. 55. Bhuvanesh Komkali, Mukul Shivputra, Amir Khan and Alladiya Khan. Check out Amit's online course, The Art of Clear Writing. And subscribe to The India Uncut Newsletter. It's free! Episode art: ‘The Writing on the Wall' by Simahina.

On our latest podcast, we chat about the episodes of Corrie shown in the UK between the 27th and the 31st March 2023 (Episodes #10912 - 10917). Christina wasn't wrong when she said that wedding was cursed, was she? In a twist that frankly makes Mavis and Derek's double jilting look like nothing more than a minor hiccup, Justin returned to the cobbles on Monday night, intent on dousing Daisy in acid - but it's poor Ryan that ends up with a faceful of the stuff. Superb performances all round and a brilliant script from Ian Kershaw certainly made Monday's harrowing trip to Weatherfield one we won't be forgetting in a hurry! And to be honest, a lot of the rest of the week was similarly bleak too, especially the Amy storyline, as she opens up about the rape to her family and the police - who, in typical Weatherfield fashion, are able to do very little to keep Aaron of the streets. Meanwhile, Brian finds out he's 8% Italian (and 92% Buffoon?), Michael inadvertently throws a spanner in the works for Stephen at the factory, and Beth has another meet up with Marco - can she resist his charms?  Kabin time next, and now that the acid attack has taken place, we're finally able to cover Princess Anne's trip to Corrie on behalf of The Acid Survivors Trust International, along with the news that we're obviously thrilled about that Helen Flanagan is to return to our screens in the next series of I'm A Celeb! We round off the show with some of your first reactions to this week's drama - plus a bit of a deep dive into regional variations of Chinny Reckon! - in the feedback section. Street Talk - 00:21:31 The Kabin - 03:09:45 Feedback - 03:21:22

How far can a single leader alter the course of history? Thomas Carlyle, who promoted the Great Man Theory, says that talented leaders are the primary – if not the sole – cause of change. This view has been challenged by social scientists who understand that leaders are not only constrained by their societies, but merely products of them. Whatever this interplay between a personality and his society, it raises the question of whether dictators are as unconstrained as they seem, and if so, how do they attain that power?Today's guest is Ian Kershaw, author of Personality and Power. We look at an array of case-studies of twentieth-century European leaders – some dictators, some democrats – and explore what was it about these leaders, and the times in which they lived, that allowed them such untrammelled and murderous power, and what factors brought that era in Europe to an end?

On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry speaks to Dr. Andrea Charron and Dr. Jim Fergusson about their recently published book on NORAD and the recent announcements on continental defence modernization. Participants' bios: Dr. Andrea Charron is an associate professor at the University of Manitoba and a fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute – https://www.cgai.ca/andrea_charron Dr. James Fergusson is a professor at the University of Manitoba and a fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute – https://www.cgai.ca/james_fergusson Host bio: Dave Perry is the President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute – https://www.cgai.ca/staff#Perry Read NORAD In Perpetuity and Beyond by Dr. Charron and Fergusson: https://www.mqup.ca/norad-products-9780228014003.php?page_id=&102220 What Andrea and Jim are reading: The Economic Weapon by Nicholas Mulder – https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300270488/the-economic-weapon/ An Autobiography by Agatha Christie – https://www.agathachristie.com/stories/an-autobiography Personality and Power by Ian Kershaw – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/529333/personality-and-power-by-ian-kershaw/ The Story of Russia by Orlando Figes – https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250796899/thestoryofrussia Recording Date: 18 Jan 2022 Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary. Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips

[Fixed] The climax and conclusion of one of the best-selling biographies of our time. The New Yorker declared the first volume of Ian Kershaw's two-volume masterpiece "as close to definitive as anything we are likely to see," and that promise is fulfilled in this stunning second volume. As Nemesis opens, Adolf Hitler has achieved absolute power within Germany and triumphed in his first challenge to the European powers. Idolized by large segments of the population and firmly supported by the Nazi regime, Hitler is poised to subjugate Europe. Nine years later, his vaunted war machine destroyed, Allied forces sweeping across Germany, Hitler will end his life with a pistol shot to his head.

On this special episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan discuss major events in global and Canadian energy security in 2022, and what to watch for into the future. Guest Bios: - Joe Calnan is a Fellow and Energy Security Forum Manager at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute Host Bio: - Kelly Ogle (host): President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute (www.cgai.ca/staff#Ogle) Clip Guest Bios (in order of appearance) - Thierry Bros is a Professor at Sciences Po Paris, find him on Twitter at @thierry_bros - Roy Norton is a CGAI Fellow and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Waterloo - Greg Brew is a CGAI Fellow and Henry A. Kissinger Postdoctoral Fellow at International Security Studies and the Jackson School of Global Affairs at Yale University, find him on Twitter at @gbrew24 - Dale Naly is the former Associate Minister of Natural Gas and the current Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction in the Government of Alberta - Kathryn Porter is the founder of energy research firm Watt-Logic, find Watt-Logic at watt-logic.com - Swaran Singh is a CGAI Fellow and Professor and Former Chair of the Centre for International Politics Organisation and Disarmament in the School of International Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University What is Joe reading? 1. History of the Peloponnesian War, by Thucydides: https://www.amazon.ca/History-Peloponnesian-War-Thucydides/dp/0140440399 2. The Iliad, by Homer: https://www.amazon.ca/Iliad-Homer/dp/0140445927 3. Political Order and Political Decay: From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalization of Democracy, by Francis Fukuyama: https://www.amazon.ca/Political-Order-Decay-Industrial-Globalization/dp/1491584874 4. Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy, by Joseph Schumpeter: https://www.amazon.ca/Capitalism-Socialism-Democracy-Joseph-Schumpeter/dp/0061561614 What is Kelly reading? 1. From Left to Right: Saskatchewan's Political and Economic Transformation, by Dale Eisler: https://www.amazon.ca/Left-Right-Saskatchewans-Political-Transformation-ebook/dp/B09XJHM6M6 2. Revival and Change: The 1957 and 1958 Diefenbaker Elections, by John C. Courtney: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Revival-Change-Diefenbaker-Elections-Turning/dp/0774866640 3. Personality and Power: Builders and Destroyers of Modern Europe, by Ian Kershaw: https://www.amazon.com/Personality-Power-Builders-Destroyers-Modern/dp/1594203458 4. Ice War Diplomat: Hockey Meets Cold War Politics at the 1972 Summit Series, by Gary J. Smith: https://www.amazon.ca/Ice-War-Diplomat-Behind-Scenes/dp/1771623179 Recording Date: January 3, 2023 Energy Security Cubed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network. Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary. Produced by Joseph Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

This episode is a part of The Realignment's daily end-of-year coverage of the themes and topics that defined 2022. JOIN MARSHALL & SAAGAR AT OUR LIVE CONFERENCE IN DC ON 1/25/2023: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/realignment-live-tickets-443348436107?aff=erelexpmltSubscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/.REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignmentEmail us at: realignmentpod@gmail.comIan Kershaw, author of Personality and Power: Builders and Destroyers of Modern Europe, Hitler: A Biography, and The Global Age: Europe, 1950-2017, joins The Realignment to discuss how the characters and personalities of individual 20th-century European leaders led to triumph and tragedy. Ian and Marshall also discuss his evaluations of despots ranging from Hitler, Stalin, and Lenin to democratic leaders such as de Gaulle, Churchill, and Adenauer, and how we should approach today's authoritarian leaders.

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Personality and Power: Builders and Destroyers of Modern Europe by Ian Kershaw How far can a single leader alter the course of history? From one of the leading historians of twentieth-century Europe and the author of the definitive biography of Hitler, Personality and Power is a masterful reckoning with how character conspired with opportunity to […] The post The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Personality and Power: Builders and Destroyers of Modern Europe by Ian Kershaw appeared first on Chris Voss Official Website.

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Is it possible for an individual leader to change the course of history? This question is as important today as it was in the past century, when “charismatic” rulers made an enormous impact, often with catastrophic consequences. In this episode, historian Ian Kershaw talks about how certain political leaders obtained and exercised power in 20th century Europe, in an effort to solve the question of the role of individual decision-makers in determining historical change. As Kershaw writes in his new book, “Personality and Power: Builders and Destroyers of Modern Europe,” “the character traits of twentieth century authoritarian leaders and the structures that underpinned their rule… can perhaps at times be glimpsed in the rule of their twenty-first-century counterparts.” This is not "Great Man Theory." Rather it is a timely conversation about the interplay between human agency and impersonal forces, the conditions and contexts that allow certain individuals -- democrats and dictators -- to play a decisive role, and the constraints holding them back.

Throughout the 20th century, European leaders from Stalin to Mussolini, from Gorbachev to Thatcher, and more, have shifted global narratives by sheer force of will. In Personality and Power, British historian Ian Kershaw attempts to understand these rulers and their outsized effect on history. In this virtual event, Doorstep co-hosts Tatiana Serafin and Nikolas Gvosdev speak with Kershaw on the lasting influence of these "builders and destroyers." How do today's leaders—Zelenksyy, Trump, Putin, Xi, etc.—compare? For more, please go to carnegiecouncil.org. 

Personality and Power: Builders and Destroyers of Modern Europe by Ian Kershaw How far can a single leader alter the course of history? From one of the leading historians of twentieth-century Europe and the author of the definitive biography of Hitler, Personality and Power is a masterful reckoning with how character conspired with opportunity to create the modern age's uniquely devastating despots—and how and why other countries found better paths. The modern era saw the emergence of individuals who had command over a terrifying array of instruments of control, persuasion and death. Whole societies were reshaped and wars were fought, often with a merciless contempt for the most basic norms. At the summit of these societies were leaders whose personalities somehow enabled them to do whatever they wished, regardless of the consequences for others. Ian Kershaw's new book is a compelling, lucid and challenging attempt to understand these rulers, whether those operating on the widest stage (Lenin, Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini) or with a more national impact (Tito, Franco). What was it about these leaders, and the times in which they lived, that allowed them such untrammelled and murderous power? And what brought that era to an end? In a contrasting group of profiles—from Churchill to de Gaulle, Adenauer to Gorbachev and Thatcher to Kohl)—Kershaw uses his exceptional skills as an iconic historian to explore how strikingly different figures wielded power.

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world's leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Ian Kershaw, author of Personality and Power: Builders and Destroyers of Modern Europe. Ian Kershaw, author of To Hell and Back, The End, Fateful Choices, and Making Friends with Hitler, is a British historian of twentieth-century Germany noted for his monumental biographies of Adolf Hitler. In 2002, he received his knighthood for services to history. He is a fellow of the British Academy, the Royal Historical Society, the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, and the Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung in Bonn, Germany. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Der britische Historiker Sir Ian Kershaw ist einer der renommiertesten Kenner und ein genialer Erklärer der europäischen Neueren und Neusten Geschichte. In seinem neuen Buch "Der Mensch und die Macht: Über Erbauer und Zerstörer Europas im 20. Jahrhundert" geht es um den Einfluss einzelner, mächtiger Staatsführer. Von Lenin bis Helmut Kohl ergründet Ian Kershaw die machtvollen Figuren des 20. Jahrhunderts, die Europa - im Guten wie im Schlechten - geformt haben, und analysiert dabei grundsätzlich die Möglichkeiten und Grenzen "starker" Führungspersönlichkeiten.

Jeroen Olyslaegers heeft het in Willem en mijn wellust over affaires, misdaad en boekenliefde in de 19de eeuw. Historicus Ian Kershaw fileert in zijn Persoonlijkheid en Macht politieke leiders uit de 20ste eeuw, van Lenin tot Thatcher. Werd de geschiedenis bepaald door hun persoonlijkheid of is het net andersom? Vincent Stuer las het boek. Vanwaar onze fascinatie voor het oude Egypte? Egyptologe Athena Van der Perre verklaart, naar aanleiding van een tentoonstelling in het Museum van Mariemont.

El historiador Ian Kershaw, uno de los más importantes biógrafos de Hitler, analiza la personalidad de los líderes que configuraron el siglo XX en su libro 'Personalidad y poder' (Crítica).

Dramatised by Ian Kershaw. The Brangwen sisters are looking for love in the Midlands mining town of Beldover. Ursula is a teacher and Gudrun an artist. They meet two friends who live nearby, school inspector Rupert Birkin and Gerald Crich, heir to a coal-mine, and they become romantically attached. But Gerald and Rupert have a troubled friendship. Ursula ..... Cassie Bradley Gudrun ..... Katie Redford Rupert ..... Alexander Arnold Gerald ..... James Cooney Hermione ..... Emily Pithon Diana/Pussum ..... Verity Henry Julius ..... Rupert Hill Director/Producer Gary Brown

www.patreon.com/accidentaldads for bonus content and to support the show AND The Save The Music Foundation!   Top police stings   A sting operation is a deceitful operation used by law enforcement to apprehend criminals in the act of trying to commit a crime. In order to obtain proof of a suspect's misconduct, a typical sting involves an undercover law enforcement officer, investigator, or cooperative member of the public acting as a criminal partner or prospective victim and cooperating with a suspect's activities. Journalists for the mass media occasionally use sting operations to film and disseminate footage of illegal conduct.   Sting procedures are prevalent in many nations, including the United States, but are prohibited in others, like Sweden and France. Certain sting operations are prohibited, such as those carried out in the Philippines where it is against the law for police enforcement to act as drug traffickers in order to catch purchasers of illegal substances.   Examples   Offering free sports or airline tickets to lure fugitives out of hiding. Deploying a bait car (also called a honey trap) to catch a car thief Setting up a seemingly vulnerable honeypot computer to lure and gain information about hackers Arranging for someone under the legal drinking age to ask an adult to buy an alcoholic beverage or tobacco products for them Passing off weapons or explosives (whether fake or real), to a would-be terrorist Posing as: someone who is seeking illegal drugs, contraband, or child pornography, to catch a supplier (or as a supplier to catch a customer) a child in a chat room to identify a potential online child predator a potential customer of illegal prostitution, or as a prostitute to catch a would-be customer a hitman to catch customers and solicitors of murder-for-hire; or as a customer to catch a hitman a spectator of an illegal dogfighting ring a documentary film crew to lure a pirate to the country where a crime was committed.   Whether sting operations constitute entrapment raises ethical questions. Law enforcement might have to be careful not to incite someone who wouldn't have otherwise committed a crime to do so. Additionally, while conducting such operations, the police frequently commit the same crimes, like purchasing or selling narcotics, enticing prostitutes, etc. The defendant may raise the entrapment defense in common law jurisdictions.   Contrary to common belief, however, laws against entrapment do not forbid undercover police personnel from pretending to be criminals or deny that they are police officers. Entrapment is normally only a defense when suspects are coerced into confessing to a crime they probably would not have otherwise committed. However, the legal meaning of this coercion differs widely from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Entrapment might be used as a defense, for instance, if undercover agents forced a possible suspect to manufacture illicit narcotics in order to sell them. Entrapment has often not taken place if a suspect is already producing narcotics and authorities pretend as purchasers to apprehend them.   Operation Entebbe The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) commandos successfully carried out Operation Entebbe or Operation Thunderbolt, a counterterrorism hostage-rescue mission, at Entebbe Airport in Uganda on July 4, 1976. A week earlier, on June 27, two members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - External Operations (PFLP-EO) (who had previously split from the PFLP of George Habash) and two members of the German Revolutionary Cells hijacked an Air France Airbus A300 jet airliner carrying 248 passengers. The declared goal of the hijackers was to trade the hostages for the release of 13 detainees in four other countries and the release of 40 Palestinian terrorists and related prisoners who were detained in Israel. The flight, which had left Tel Aviv for Paris, was rerouted after a stopover in Athens through Benghazi to Entebbe, the country of Uganda's principal airport. The ruler Idi Amin, who had been made aware of the hijacking from the start[10], encouraged the hijackers and personally greeted them. The hijackers confined all Israelis and a few non-Israeli Jews into a separate room after transferring all captives from the plane to a deserted airport facility.  148 captives who were not Israelis were freed and taken to Paris over the course of the next two days. Ninety-four passengers—mostly Israelis—and the 12-person Air France crew were held captive and threatened with execution.  Based on information from the Israeli intelligence service Mossad, the IDF took action. If the demands for the release of the prisoners were not granted, the hijackers threatened to murder the hostages. The preparation of the rescue effort was prompted by this threat. These strategies included getting ready for armed opposition from the Uganda Army. It was a nighttime operation. For the rescue mission, Israeli transport planes flew 100 commandos to Uganda over a distance of 4,000 kilometers (2,500 miles). The operation took 90 minutes to complete after a week of planning. Out of the 106 captives still held, 102 were freed, and three were murdered. In a hospital, the second captive was later slain. Lt. Col. Yonatan Netanyahu, the unit leader, was one of the five injured Israeli commandos. Netanyahu was Benjamin Netanyahu's elder sibling and the future Israeli prime minister. Eleven Soviet-built MiG-17s and MiG-21s of the Ugandan air force were destroyed, and all five hijackers and forty-five Ugandan troops were killed. Idi Amin gave the command to attack and kill Kenyans living in Uganda after the operation because Kenyan sources supported Israel. 245 Kenyans in Uganda were killed as a consequence, and 3,000 left the nation. In honor of Yonatan Netanyahu, the commander of the force, Operation Entebbe, which had the military codename Operation Thunderbolt, is occasionally referred to retroactively as Operation Jonathan.   Operation Valkyrie Senior Nazi military officers and Adolf Hitler convened in the Wolf's Lair in Rastenburg, Eastern Prussia, on July 20, 1944. Hitler's body was discovered scattered across the table as the Nazi military chiefs sat down to plan troop deployments on the Eastern Front when an explosion burst through the steamy meeting room. With the Führer's death, the Nazi threat to Europe could have been lifted. or so it seems at first.   Claus von Stauffenberg and his accomplices believed they had turned the course of World War II and maybe saved thousands of extra lives for a brief period of time in history. The July Plot, also known as Operation Valkyrie, was the most famous attempt to have Hitler killed, although it was ultimately unsuccessful for a variety of reasons, some of which are still unknown to this day. The July Plot Is Hatched Many Germans, including some of the country's top military figures, had begun to lose faith in Germany's ability to win the war by the summer of 1944. Hitler was widely held responsible for ruining Germany. The Wolfsschanze was one of Hitler's military headquarters. A number of prominent politicians and senior military figures devised a plan to murder the Führer by detonating a bomb at a conference there in order to spark political unification and a coup. Operation Valkyrie was the name of the strategy. The plan was that after Hitler's death, the military would assert that the murder was the result of a Nazi Party coup attempt, and the Reserve Army would take significant buildings in Berlin and detain senior Nazi figures. Carl Friedrich Goerdeler would become Germany's new chancellor, and Ludwig Beck would become its first president. The new administration wanted to negotiate a peaceful conclusion to the war, ideally with benefits for Germany. The main conspirators' motives varied, according to Philipp Freiherr Von Boeselager, one of the last remaining participants in the July Plot. Many of them only saw it as a means of avoiding military defeat, while others hoped to at least partially restore some of the nation's morals. They chose Claus von Stauffenberg, a young colonel in the German army, to carry out the assassination. Despite not being a member of the Nazi party in the traditional sense, Stauffenberg was a devoted German patriot. In the end, he came to think that if Germany was to be saved, it was his patriotic duty to expel Adolf Hitler. Hitler, though, had experienced assassination attempts before. Assassination attempts against Hitler had been more frequent since his spectacular ascent to the top of Germany's political scene in the late 1930s. Hitler, who was becoming more and more paranoid, frequently altered his plans without warning and at the last minute. What Went Wrong Stauffenberg entered the bunker at Wolfsschanze on July 20, 1944. The conference was planned to take place in a concrete, windowless subterranean bunker that was closed off by a large steel door. By making sure it happened within one of these facilities, the detonation would be confined and anyone nearby the explosive device would die quickly from the shrapnel. The conference was moved to an above-ground wooden bunker with better air circulation on July 20 due to the oppressively hot weather, according to Pierre Galante's Operation Valkyrie: The German Generals' Plot Against Hitler. Numerous windows, a wooden table, and other beautiful furniture were all present in the area, which meant that the potential explosion would be much diminished since the energy of the blast would be absorbed and diffused. Stauffenberg was aware that this was the case, but he nonetheless proceeded, assuming that two explosives would be sufficient to destroy the room and kill everyone within. Stauffenberg excused himself when he arrived, saying that he needed to change his clothing, and went to a private room. The two explosives needed to be armed and primed. However, he only had time to arm one of the two devices due to an unexpected phone call and a quick knock at his door. Thus, the possibility of a greater blast was cut in half. Stauffenberg realized that in order to cause any kind of harm, the explosive device needed to be placed as near to Hitler as possible. He was able to get a seat as near to Hitler as possible with only one other person between them by claiming that his hearing was impaired due to his wounds. Placing the bag as near to Hitler as possible, Stauffenberg then left the room pretending to take a personal call. The briefcase was accidentally shifted to the opposite side of a large wooden leg that was supporting the meeting room table as another official was taking a seat. The Aftermath Panic broke out after the device exploded at precisely 12:42 pm. Twenty individuals were hurt, including three cops who subsequently died from their injuries, and a stenographer was instantaneously murdered. Stauffenberg and his assistant Werner von Haeften leapt into a staff car and bluffed their way past three different military checkpoints to flee the mayhem at the Wolfsschanze complex because they believed that Hitler was indeed dead. Hitler, however, along with everyone else who was protected by the large wooden table leg, only suffered a few minor cuts and an eardrum perforation. He had fully torn-up pants, and the Nazi leadership would subsequently utilize pictures of them in a propaganda effort. Ian Kershaw, a historian, claims that during the explosion, contradictory news concerning Hitler's fate came. In spite of the disarray, the Reserve Army started detaining senior Nazi officials in Berlin. The entire scheme, however, was eventually thwarted by delays, unclear communication, and the announcement that Hitler was still alive. The conspirators were all given the death penalty in a hastily called court martial the same evening by General Friedrich Fromm. In the courtyard of the Bendlerblock, a makeshift firing squad murdered Stauffenberg, von Haeften, Olbricht, and another officer, Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim, while Ludwig Beck committed himself. At Berlin's Plötzensee jail, Berthold Stauffenberg was gently strangled while the incident was being recorded for Hitler to see. Hitler's life was ultimately saved that day by a number of interrelated reasons, but the conspirators were right that Germany was headed for disaster. Less than a year later, the Nazi leader and his closest advisers committed suicide. Operation Iceman Ever wonder what its like working undercover with an alleged murderer? Well, let's just say it's not hard to get a stuffy nose around this case… In fact, serial killer Richard Kuklinski's preferred method of murder involved using a nasal spray bottle to spritz cyanide into the faces of his victims. As a result, undercover agent Dominick Polifrone was never more on guard than during the 18 months he spent building a case against the so-called Iceman. “No matter where I went with him, I wore this leather jacket with a pocket sewn inside containing a small-caliber weapon,” recalls Polifrone, who gained his target's confidence and taped dozens of their conversations. “I knew that I was somewhere on his hit list. If he'd pulled out that nasal spray, I'd have to protect myself.” The streetwise New Jersey officer acquired enough proof before Kuklinski had suspicions, preventing that situation from occurring. Finally, the enormous 6-foot-4 gangland killer was apprehended thanks to his evidence. “I've met hundreds of bad guys, but Kuklinski was a totally different type of individual,” he tells The Post. “He was coldhearted — ice-cold like the devil. He had no remorse about anything.”  Kuklinski was captured by Polifrone in a combined operation between the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms and the office of the New Jersey attorney general. The criminal, who was a leading suspect in the murder of a mobster whose body was found two years after his disappearance, was posing as a respectable businessman residing in suburban Dumont, New Jersey. The reason the medical examiners discovered ice in the muscle tissue was because Kuklinski, who earned his notoriety for frequently freezing the bodies of his victims and then defrosting them, erred that time. Police made an indirect connection between the deceased man and Kuklinski, who was charged with a number of previous homicides.  “We had to get something nobody knew,” recalls Polifrone. The sting only appears briefly on screen in the film. In order to gain Kuklinski's trust, Polifrone, a resident of Hackensack, New Jersey, pretended to be a "bad person" for a whole year and a half. They met in parks and rest areas along highways and discussed the horrific killings Kuklinski had carried out, including a Mafia hit in Detroit for which he was paid $65,000. Additionally, there were "statement killings." To put a dead canary in the mouth of a victim as a warning to other victims, one mafia leader paid him extra. Another occasion, Kuklinski made light of the fact that he saw a gang member consume an entire cheeseburger laced with cyanide before passing away while joking with Polifrone. Recalls the cop: “He told me that cyanide normally works real quick and easy, but that ‘this guy has the constitution of a God damn ox, and is just eating and eating.  “He said he almost ate the whole burger and then, bam, he's down!” Polifrone knew exactly how to play his role. “I laughed, of course,” he shrugs. “That's what bad guys do.”  Paradoxically, Kuklinski was a committed family man. He led a Jekyll-and-Hyde existence.  “He never socialized, gambled or messed around with other women,” adds Polifrone. “He lived for his wife and kids.” One minute he'd be repairing his daughters' toys, the next, dismembering a body with a chain saw and stuffing it into an oil drum. “He would come home and completely shut off this murderous component and seek security and love from his family,” says “Iceman” director Vromen. “He fulfilled the need to provide for them by killing.” Polifrone finally nailed Kuklinski after tricking him into buying what he thought was pure cyanide. A team of feds and ATF officers arrested him in December 1986. Twenty-eight years later, he reflects on the man who died, apparently of natural causes, in Trenton Prison in 2006 at age 70. Eyebrows were raised because he was due to appear as a witness at the trial of a Gambino family underboss. “I hope he died a slow death because of what he did to families and individuals,” concludes Polifrone. “He had no mercy. And if it was foul play, that's OK with me.” So let's talk about some controversial sting operations you may or may not have heard of.   ACORN Sting   Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now is known as ACORN. ACORN was a group of neighborhood-based organizations in the US that supported low- and middle-income families. They also offered details on affordable housing and voter registration. James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles, two young conservative activists, published recordings that had been edited with care in 2009. The two pretended to be a pimp and a prostitute before using a hidden camera to get unflattering answers from ACORN workers that seemed to give them advice on how to hide their prostitution business and avoid paying taxes.The plea for assistance in obtaining funding for a brothel didn't appear to deter the ACORN employees either. This sparked a national debate and led to a reduction in financing from public and private sources. ACORN declared on March 22, 2010, that it was disbanding and shutting all of its connected state chapters as a result of declining funding. Interesting fact: On January 25, 2010, James O'Keefe and three other people were detained on felony charges for allegedly tampering with the phones at Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu's office in New Orleans. O'Keefe stated that he was looking into claims that Landrieu's staff had dismissed constituent phone calls over the health care issue. O'Keefe recorded the action as they pretended to be telephone repairmen.In the end, they were accused with breaking into a government building under false pretenses, a misdemeanor. Following his admission of guilt, O'Keefe received a three-year probationary period, 100 hours of community service, and a $1,500 fine.   Operation West End The largest undercover news story in Indian journalism has been described like this. In order to expose the alleged culture of bribery inside the Indian Ministry of Defense, a well-known newspaper from India by the name of Tehelka—which translates as "sensation" in Hindi—started its first significant undercover operation, "Operation West End" in 2001. Two reporters from the publication pretended to be London-based armaments dealers from a fake firm. In the undercover film, numerous politicians and defense officials are shown discussing and accepting bribes in exchange for assisting them in obtaining government contracts, including Bangaru Laxman, secretary of the ruling BJP party. Laxman and Military Minister George Fernandes (shown above) resigned following the release of the tapes, and a number of other defense ministry employees were placed on administrative leave.   Interesting Fact: Instead of initially acting on the evidence from the sting operation, the Indian government accused the newspaper of fabricating the allegations. The main financial backers of Tehelka were made targets of investigations, and the newspaper company was almost ruined. In 2003, Tehelka was re-launched as a weekly newspaper, and was funded by faithful subscribers and other well-wishers. In 2007, Tehelka shifted to a regular magazine format.   Senator Larry Craig On June 11, 2007, an undercover police officer conducting a sting operation targeting males cruising for sex at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport detained Idaho Senator Larry Craig. Sgt. Dave Karsnia, the arresting officer, claimed that just after noon, the suspect entered a restroom and shut the door. Craig then moved into the stall next to him and propped his suitcase up against the stall door's front. By obscuring the front view, this is frequently done in an effort to hide sexual activity. Several minutes later, the officer claimed to have noticed Craig looking into his stall through a gap, tapping his right foot repeatedly, then moving it till it brushed Karsnia's. Craig then passed his hand under the stall divider into Karsnia's stall with his palm up and guided it along the divider toward the front of the stall three times. Karsnia then waved his badge back, to which the senator responded, “No!” The senator pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and paid a fine, but changed his mind after word of his arrest later became public. Craig claimed he just had a “wide stance”, and he only pleaded guilty to avoid a spectacle.An appeals court rejected his request to change his mind about entering a guilty plea. Craig completed his time in the Senate but was unable to have his case dismissed by the Senate Ethics Committee. Craig departed office on January 3, 2009, having not to run for reelection in 2008. Fascinating Fact: Soon after Craig was arrested, the men's room started to resemble a tourist destination, with people coming to seek directions and take photographs. Even restroom tissue may be purchased on eBay. Listen to the conversation between Senator Craig and Sgt. Karsnia immediately following the arrest here.   7 Sarah Ferguson was victimized by Mazher Mahmood, a reporter for the tabloid daily "News of the World," in May 2010. In order to set up a meeting with Ferguson, Mahmood pretended to be a wealthy international businessman. The Duchess, who was discreetly recorded throughout the encounter, offered to connect the "tycoon" with Prince Andrew's influential inner circle. "500,000 pounds when you can, to me, open doors," Sarah Ferguson is heard saying on the video. She may also be seen removing a briefcase that is holding $40,000 in cash. After the event was reported, Ferguson's spokesman claimed she was both "devastated" and "regretful." She said that she had been drinking before asking for the money and was "in the gutter at that point" in an interview with Oprah Winfrey. Mazher Mahmood, the guy who pretended to be the tycoon, is referred to as the "Fake Sheikh" and has conned several famous people. No one is certain if that is his true name or what his real history is since he likes to make things as mysterious as possible. The journalist denies ever allowing his face to appear in any of his pieces and claims to have received several death threats. He also avoids public appearances.   Bait Cars The Minneapolis Police Department employed the first bait cars in the 1990s. The largest bait car fleet in North America is now situated in Surrey, British Columbia, which is widely regarded as the continent's "auto theft capital." The cars are carefully modified, equipped with GPS tracking equipment, audio/video surveillance, and an engine-disabling remote control. It has helped to lower car theft by 47% when it was introduced in Surrey, British Columbia, in 2004. In one of the more contentious bait vehicle stings, a lady was murdered nearly instantaneously after a robber driving a bait car drove into her in Dallas, Texas, in 2008. To resolve the litigation, $245,000 was given to the victim's family. Fact: The key to determining whether police are utilizing a bait car improperly and would result in entrapment is if they left it in a way that would tempt someone who would not ordinarily commit a crime. Here, you can view one of the more eye-catching (to put it mildly) bait vehicle stings. Many others will undoubtedly have the same thoughts as I had. “Where the heck was the kill switch?”   Marion Barry A well-known politician and former mayor of Washington, D.C., Marion Barry. Police were going to conduct an undercover narcotics transaction with former Virgin Islands official Charles Lewis on December 22, 1988, but they were turned back when they discovered Mayor Marion Barry was in Lewis's hotel room. This prompted a grand jury inquiry into potential mayor meddling in the narcotics probe. Barry testified for three hours in front of the grand jury before telling reporters he had done nothing wrong. Then, on January 18, 1990, Barry was arrested in a Washington, D.C. hotel after using crack cocaine in a room with his former girlfriend, who had turned informant for the FBI. This was the result of a sting operation put up by the FBI and D.C. Police. Barry said the now-famous phrase, "Bitch set me up," which has come to be linked with him. Following his arrest and subsequent trial, Barry made the decision not to run for mayor again. He was charged with 14 charges by a grand jury, including suspected grand jury perjury. The mayor could have spent 26 years in prison if found guilty on all 14 counts. Barry was only given a six-month prison term after the jury found him guilty of using cocaine. Barry campaigned for municipal council after being let out of prison. He garnered 70% of the vote due to his widespread popularity and the perception held by many that Marion Barry was the target of a political witch hunt by the government. Then, in 1995, Barry won a fourth term as mayor of Washington, D.C. Barry is currently back in his position on the D.C. city council. Regardless of your opinion on Marion Barry, you have to respect his perseverance and drive to help the people of Washington, D.C. The aforementioned occurrence is only a small portion of his remarkable life. A documentary titled "The Nine Lives of Marion Barry" was produced by HBO.    Joran Van der Sloot Dutch national Joran Van der Sloot is a key suspect in the case of Natalee Holloway, who vanished on May 30, 2005, while traveling to Aruba to celebrate her high school graduation. On March 29, 2010, Van der Sloot got in touch with Beth Twitty Holloway's mother's attorney John Q. Kelly, reviving the case. Van der Sloot promised to provide details about Holloway's demise and the whereabouts of her remains in exchange for a total of $250,000 with a $25,000 down payment. After Kelly and Twitty made contact with Alabama law enforcement, the FBI launched a sting operation. On May 10, Van der Sloot accepted a wire transfer of $15,000 to his Dutch bank account along with an additional cash payment of $10,000. He drove Kelly to the location of Holloway's remains in exchange for the cash. He indicated a home, saying that his father had assisted in burying the body in the foundation. The home had not yet been constructed when Holloway vanished, therefore this turned out to be untrue. Later, Van der Sloot informed Kelly through email that the entire incident was a fraud. At this point, police might have detained Van der Sloot for wire fraud and extortion, but they chose to wait while they worked to establish a case of murder against him. Van der Sloot was not only let free, he was also given permission to depart Aruba and travel to Bogotá, Colombia, and then Lima, Peru, with the money he had made from the operation. He met Stephany Flores Ramirez, a 21-year-old University of Lima business student, in a casino hotel in the city. Ramirez and Van der Sloot are seen entering a hotel room together on security footage, but only Van der Sloot is seen exiting. On June 2, Ramirez was discovered dead in the hotel room that Van der Sloot had booked, her neck broken and she had been battered to death. On May 30, 2010, precisely five years after Natalee Holloway vanished, Ramirez passed away. A person arrested Van der Sloot He admitted to the murder on June 3 and June 7. Fascinating fact: Van der Sloot is presently detained at Peru's Miguel Castro jail, where murder charges have been brought. He apparently now claims that if he is permitted to move to a jail in Aruba, he would tell the whereabouts of Natalee Holloway's remains.   Perverted Justice Stings Perverted-Justice is a group that uses volunteers to masquerade as juveniles online, often between the ages of 10-15, and wait for an adult to message or email the decoy back. If the topic becomes sexual, they won't actively reject it or support it. Then, in order to set up a meeting, they will attempt to identify the males by acquiring their phone numbers and other information. The group then provides law enforcement with the information. Additionally, Perverted-Justice has worked with the American reality show "To Catch a Predator." In Murphy, Texas, one of the more contentious instances took place in 2006. Louis Conradt (seen above), a district attorney in Texas, pretended to be a 19-year-old college student and had sexually explicit internet conversations with a person he thought was a 13-year-old kid. They hired an actress to portray the youngster on the phone when Conradt demanded images of the boy's genitalia. Conradt stopped returning phone calls and instant messages, so police and the reality program decided to conduct a search warrant operation at his residence. A gunshot was heard as the police entered the scene to make an arrest. Conradt was inside with a self-inflicted wound when they arrived, and he eventually passed away at a hospital. 23 people were taken into custody for online solicitation of minors as a consequence of the sting operation in Murphy, Texas. Due to inadequate evidence, none of the 23 instances were prosecuted as of June 2007. Conradt's family launched a $105 million lawsuit against Dateline's To Catch a Predator series. The dispute was ultimately resolved outside of court. All next episodes' development was halted by the network in 2008. Rachel Hoffman On February 22, 2007, a traffic stop in Tallahassee, Florida, resulted in Rachel Hoffman being found in possession of 25 grams of marijuana. Then, on April 17, 2008, police searched her flat and found 4 ecstasy tablets and 151.7 grams of marijuana. Police allegedly threatened to put her in jail unless she worked as an undercover informant for them, according to her account. She was then dispatched untrained to an undercover gathering to purchase a weapon and a significant quantity of narcotics from two alleged drug traffickers. The suspects relocated the drug purchase while she was there. When she departed the buy place in the car with the two suspects, the police officers who were keeping an eye on the sting lost sight of her. The identical gun she was intended to purchase was used to kill her by the two suspects while they were in motion. Two days later, her corpse was discovered close to Perry, Florida. One of the murder suspects was convicted of first-degree murder and given a life sentence without the possibility of parole on December 17, 2009, which would have been Rachel Hoffman's 25th birthday. Trial for the second murder suspect is set for October 2010. Interesting Fact: On May 7, 2009, a law called “Rachel's Law” was passed by the Florida State Senate. Rachel's Law requires law enforcement agencies to (a) provide special training for officers who recruit confidential informants, (b) instruct informants that reduced sentences may not be provided in exchange for their work, and (c) permit informants to request a lawyer if they want one.    Mr. Big The Royal Canadian Mounted Police created Mr. Big, sometimes known as "the Canadian method," in the early 1990s in response to unsolved killings. It is employed in Canada and Australia, but many other nations, like the United States and England, view it as entrapment. The technique works something like this: An undercover police unit poses as members of a fictitious gang, into which the suspect is inducted. The suspect is invited to participate in a series of criminal activities (all faked by the police). In addition, the “gang members” build a personal relationship with the suspect, by drinking together and other social activities. After some time, the gang boss, Mr. Big, is presented to him. The police have a fresh interest in the first crime, and the suspect is instructed to provide the gang with further information. They clarify that Mr. Big might be able to affect the course of the police investigation, but only if he confesses to the full extent of the crime. He is also warned that if he conceals any other previous offenses, the gang could decide against working with him in the future since he would be a burden. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are shown in the picture above carrying the hats of the four officers who were killed in Edmonton, Canada, in 2005 at a memorial service. Two of the men serving prison sentences for the murders made confessions to Mr. Big operatives.Interesting Fact: In British Columbia, the technique has been used over 180 times, and, in 80% of the cases, it resulted in either a confession or the elimination of the suspect from suspicion. However, cases of false confessions and wrongful convictions have recently come to the public's attention, and many are starting to question the controversial technique. In 2007, a documentary was made, called Mr. Big, that was very critical of the procedure.   You can't talk about undercover operations without talking about the mob. Here are five badasses who infiltrated the mob.   In law enforcement, working as an undercover officer carries the high risk of discovery by criminal suspects, leading to violence, torture and death. But the rewards can be huge, with wire recordings and eyewitness testimony that can result in arrests and convictions. A trained officer knows how to strategize, win the confidence of their targets and get them to reveal what's needed to build a case to take to trial. It requires an unusual kind of person, able to work under stress, stay focused, pull off the character he or she is playing and be prepared to tell many lies. What follows here is a list of five remarkable individuals whose undercover operations, despite real dangers, resulted in the convictions of leaders and associates of organized crime, over almost a century. This list leaves out many other famous undercover officers, whom we would like to recognize in the future. Perhaps because of the gravity of the investigations, and the financial resources required, all of these undercover officers worked for agencies of the U.S. government. MICHAEL MALONE Mike Malone worked undercover for the Treasury Department's Intelligence Unit. In the late 1920s, he infiltrated Al Capone's Chicago Outfit and helped convict the crime boss of tax evasion. Michael Malone had all the makings of an undercover agent who would successfully infiltrate Al Capone's Chicago gang for nearly two years. Malone, whose parents came over from Ireland, grew up in New Jersey and meshed well with its European immigrants, eventually learning to speak Gaelic, Italian, Yiddish and Greek. With his “black Irish” dark hair and skin, he resembled someone from southern Europe. After finessing his way into Capone's inner circle in 1929, Malone proved invaluable to his superiors in the Treasury Department pursuing a tax evasion case against the Chicago crime boss. Despite the danger, Malone kept an iron will. Blowing his cover would have proved fatal. But given his skills, it didn't happen. While Malone kept up the charade, he delivered information that proved incriminating not only for Capone, but for his top enforcer, Frank Nitti (aka Nitto). Malone remained disguised within Capone's bootlegging band even for a time after the feds filed tax charges against Capone, Nitti and Capone's brother, Ralph, in 1931. When Capone's jury trial commenced, and the Treasury Department removed Malone from his undercover job, the agent gained a bit of respect from the embarrassed gang chief himself. In the Chicago courthouse, Malone happened to enter an elevator where Capone stood with his defense lawyers. “The only thing that fooled me was your looks,” Capone is said as to have remarked to Malone. “You look like a Wop. You took your chances, and I took mine. I lost.” From 1929 to 1931, Malone fed intelligence about Capone that would culminate in the historic conviction of the nation's most notorious Mob boss. His fascinating story began after his service in World War I. With law enforcement his career goal, Malone joined the Treasury Department's Intelligence Unit later known as the “T-Men.” Early on, in the 1920s, Malone appreciated how donning disguises brought him closer to the suspects. He posed in everyman roles such as garbage man and shoe shiner. Elmer Irey, chief of the Intelligence Unit, had worked with undercover agent Malone on Prohibition cases. Once, Irey enlisted Malone to smash a West Coast version of “Rum Row,” rumrunners selling contraband Canadian liquor from ships off the coast of San Francisco. Malone posed as gangster from Chicago in hiding, with money to invest in illegal booze. He devised a nighttime sting operation. Agents posing as bootleggers drove speedboats out to the booze-laden mother ship and, after money changed hands, Malone fired off a flare, signaling the U.S. Coast Guard, which boarded the mother ship and arrested the astonished bootleggers. President Herbert Hoover entered office in March 1929, a few weeks following the infamous St. Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago, where seven men associated with Capone's bitter rival in bootlegging, George “Bugs” Moran, died in gunfire. Hoover conferred with Irey and urged him to compile a team of special agents to “get Capone” on tax charges. Meanwhile, another team of Prohibition Unit agents in Chicago, headed by Eliot Ness, would attack Capone on violations of federal liquor laws under the Volstead Act. Irey appointed Special Agent Frank Wilson, Malone and several others to the get Capone team. Meanwhile, a group of wealthy business executives in Chicago, called the Secret Six, donated large sums of money for expenses to assist the feds in getting Capone. Malone used their largess to purchase some expensive clothing to look the part of a well-heeled hoodlum that Capone would envy. Malone set about infiltrating Capone's underworld at its core – the Lexington Hotel, where the boss and his men lived. Wearing a fancy suit, purple shirt and white hat, Malone sat in the lobby, reading newspapers for days on end. He spoke in an Italian accent, introduced himself as “Mike Lepito,” met Capone men playing craps and played the part of a mobster. He mailed letters to friends in Philadelphia, who wrote back. Capone's guys broke into his room, noted his pricey checkered suits and silk underwear. They opened his mail from Philadelphia, read the letters written, impressively, in underworld lingo they understood. They informed Capone. Finally, Capone sent a cohort down to the lobby to ask “Lepito” about his business in town. “Keeping quiet,” Malone replied in his Italian inflection. In the coming days, over drinks, Malone told the guy he was on the lam for burglary in Philadelphia. That got Malone invitations to play poker and trade gossip with the gang, then dinner at their hangout, the New Florence, and then to attend the birthday party Capone planned for Frank Nitti at the Lexington. Malone met Capone at Nitti's party. The secret agent's new acquaintances included big-shot hoods Nitti, “Machine Gun” Jack McGurn, Jake “Greasy Thumb” Guzik, Paul “The Waiter” Ricca, Murray “The Camel” Humphreys and Sam “Golf Bag” Hunt. Malone was in. He discreetly phoned Wilson about what he'd overheard within the gang. Wilson and his aides traced signatures on bank checks while pursuing tax evasion cases against Nitti and Guzik. A federal court in Chicago convicted Guzik, who got a five-year sentence. But Nitti skipped town. Malone, assigned to find him, followed Nitti's wife to an apartment building in Berwyn, Illinois. There, the cops nabbed Nitti, later sentenced to 18 months in prison for tax evasion. Then the police pinched Al himself following his 1931 indictment on tax charges. “Mike Lepito” was there at the Lexington when Al Capone arrived back, triumphant about his release on $50,000 bail. Malone listened and reported to Wilson about Capone's scheme to bribe and fix the jury in his favor. The feds moved quickly and a judge created a new list of jurors. Malone then reported Capone's plot to hire five gunman from New York to kill four federal officials in Chicago – including Wilson. With safety measures in place, Capone ordered the gunmen to leave town. Capone's trial, after a judge refused to plea bargain with the Mob boss, started in October 1931. Four days afterward, Malone finally gave up the act. The news spread fast to Capone and his men. Malone had heard that Phil D'Andrea, Capone's bodyguard, planned to bring a concealed gun into the courthouse. Malone and another agent frisked and disarmed D'Andrea, and had him arrested. A jury Capone could not fix found the boss guilty on 22 criminal counts. The judge gave him 11 years in the federal pen and a $50,000 fine, plus court costs. Months later, in early 1932, the Intelligence Unit had Malone, Irey, Wilson and Special Agent A. P. Madden probe the kidnapping of aviator Charles Lindbergh's son. The team's persistence paid off within two years, with the capture (and conviction) of suspect Bruno Hauptman, who still had some of the marked currency the agents convinced Lindbergh to use as ransom money. Malone had other notable cases. In 1933, Irey assigned him to find fugitive New York gangster Waxey Gordon, wanted for tax evasion. Malone located Gordon in a remote cottage in the Catskill Mountains. Special Prosecutor Thomas Dewey took the case, and the court put Waxey away for 10 years. A year later, Malone infiltrated Louisiana Governor Huey “Kingfish” Long's crooked crew. After Long's assassination, the IRS won a tax fraud conviction against Malone's target, Long's close aide, Seymour Weiss. In his last undercover operation before his death, the Intelligence Unit gave Malone a large amount of cash and a Cadillac to use in Miami Beach, disguised as a rich syndicate man. He found and reported what the agency wanted – details of a coast-to-coast illegal abortion ring. After Malone's death in 1960, Wilson described him to a news reporter as “the best undercover agent we ever had.” JOSEPH PISTONE Joe Pistone is one of the FBI's most celebrated undercover agents. Using the name Donnie Brasco, he infiltrated the New York Mafia and helped produce 200 indictments. Courtesy of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In New York City during the mid-1970s, the FBI investigated a rash of truck hijackings happening each day. The agency assigned agent Joseph “Joe” Pistone to go undercover for six months to find out where the Mob-connected thieves took the stolen cargo. His adopted name was “Donnie Brasco.” He was so effective as a wiseguy that the FBI let him keep it up. No one knew how far the investigation would lead, or what it would mean for Pistone, who started as an agent in 1969. His experience would eventually prompt the mobsters in New York to put out a $500,000 contract for his murder, but it never happened. In the end, the evidence and trial testimony he provided in the 1980s produced 200 indictments of Mob associates and more than 100 convictions. His work decimated the Bonannos, one of New York's five major crime families. Pistone's journey while undercover, impersonating a mobbed-up jewel thief, would last an incredible five years, from 1976 to 1981, during which he penetrated the upper levels of the Bonnano organization. No FBI agent had made it inside the Mob like that. The agency beforehand had to rely on informants. Pistone took a class to learn about jewelry to make his affectation believable. In Brooklyn and Manhattan, he roamed bars and restaurants frequented by Mob types. He communicated using the street smarts he absorbed growing up as a working-class Italian-American kid in Paterson, New Jersey, where he went to Italian social clubs and encountered local hoods. Years in, he had the Bonanno circle so convinced that it moved to have him a “made” man shortly before the FBI ended his assignment. At first he befriended low-level mobsters. He wore a wire to record conversations, and committed to memory names and license plates since taking notes would obviously raise red flags. By 1976, he'd won the trust of important Bonnano members, notably family soldier Benjamin “Lefty Guns” Ruggiero, said to have killed 26 people, and capo Dominick “Sonny Black” Napolitano. Ruggerio recommended him so that he could join the clan. Pistone's Mob activities centered in New York and Florida, taking him away from his wife and young daughters for extended times. Pistone even had to vacation with his demanding cohorts. He moved his family members out of state for their protection. As “Donnie Brasco,” Pistone helped Ruggerio transfer stolen goods and sell guns. He engaged in loansharking, extortion and illegal gambling. Once, while pretending to be an expert in burglar alarms, angry Mob associates intent on committing burglaries demanded he reveal the name of a mobster who would vouch for him. The FBI used an informant to quell their suspicions. In the 1997 film Donnie Brasco, undercover agent Joe Pistone is played by Johnny Depp, left. Al Pacino, right, plays Benjamin “Lefty” Ruggiero. In 1981, the situation intensified again when the crime family commanded him to kill an adversary. The FBI pulled him out of the sting. It was time to start making cases, and for him to testify in open court as himself. Starting in 1982, Pistone's testimony over the next several years in racketeering cases sent more than 100 mobsters to long prison terms. Prosecutors considered him crucial to convicting 21 defendants in the “Pizza Connection” case of pizzerias used to traffic in heroin and launder money for the Sicilian Mafia. Pistone went into hiding and later retired from the FBI, unscathed, in 1986. In the 1990s, Salvatore “Sammy the Bull” Gravano, former underboss for the Gambino family who turned FBI informant, said the embarrassment from the “Brasco” case drove bosses in New York's crime families to suspend the Bonanno group from its board of directors. But Pistone couldn't stay retired. In 1992, at age 53, he requested reinstatement with the FBI, which agreed only if he would enter the agency's strict training class, lasting 16 weeks at its base in Quantico, Virginia. Pistone endured the rigorous course alongside recruits in their 20s. He passed and the FBI rehired him, at least until the mandatory retirement age of 57. Pistone's 1988 book on his undercover experiences, Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia, was a bestseller. Based on the book, actor Johnny Depp portrayed Pistone in the 1997 feature film Donnie Brasco, with Al Pacino as Ruggerio. JACK GARCIA Jack Garcia was an FBI undercover agent of Cuban descent who convinced members of the Italian-American Mafia that he was Italian. He took part in more than 100 undercover investigations over a 26-year career. Before he succeeded in infiltrating New York's Gambino crime family, FBI agent Joaquin “Jack” Garcia had to go school. That is, the FBI's “mob school,” where he received an education in how to hit the ground running with veteran mobsters. His teacher was special agent Nat Parisi. First off, Parisi said, do not carry a wallet – wiseguys carry wads of currency, often bound by the kind of rubber band grocery stores use to keep broccoli together. Also, correctly pronouncing Italian food matters – as Tony Soprano might say, those long pasta shells are not “manicotti,” but “manicote.” Another valuable lesson he learned is that his Mob brethren loved compliments – his favorite one: “Where did you get those nice threads? You look like a million dollars.” In his 26-year career as an FBI agent, Garcia took part in more than 100 undercover investigations, from Miami to New York, Atlantic City and Los Angeles, targeting mobsters, drug traffickers and corrupt politicians and cops. He participated in the highest number of undercover cases in FBI history. In many of his capers, he impersonated a mobster, using the name “Jack Falcone” (in honor of the Italian judge Giovanni Falcone, killed by the Sicilian Mafia in the 1990s). As a backstory, he told his Mob marks about having a Sicilian pedigree (actually he's a native of Havana and grew up in the Bronx) with an expertise in stealing and fencing stolen goods, with jewelry as his specialty. Sometimes, he had to run several undercover roles at once. He took advantage of his fluency in Spanish and Italian, being careful not to mix things up when the phone rang. In the early 2000s, the FBI chose Garcia for what would be the most fruitful infiltration of an organized crime family since Joe Pistone's in the 1970s. While undercover as “Jack Falcone” with the Gambino's family's chapter in Westchester County, New York, for two years, he flashed cash, Rolex watches, diamond rings, flat-screen TVs and other supposed stolen property (items seized in other FBI cases). Much of the cash he held went to pay for expensive dinners – mobsters, he said, are notoriously cheap when the check comes. He gained 80 pounds over the two years. One mobster in particular who liked his money and goods, and would become his almost daily companion, was Gambino capo Gregory DePalma. An “old school” hood who in 2003 finished serving 70 months for racketeering, DePalma right away threatened violence and extorted owners of Westchester-area construction firms, strip joints, restaurants and other businesses. Garcia said he witnessed DePalma commit a crime almost every day. The FBI had Garcia pose as a wiseguy seeking to invest in a topless bar in the Bronx. Garcia's inquiries led him to meet DePalma in 2003. By providing stolen property for DePalma to sell for cash, Garcia convinced him that “Jack Falcone” was an experienced jewelry thief and fencer from Miami. When Garcia hung out with DePalma over the two-year period, he wore a body wire, and the FBI planted bugging devices at DePalma's hangouts. Garcia gave DePalma a cell phone that the talkative mob capo used prodigiously, not knowing the FBI had bugged it. The operation yielded 5,000 hours of recorded conversations used to implicate DePalma and other Gambino men in racketeering. In 2005, DePalma planned to honor “Falcone” by rendering him “made” within the Gambino family. In a recorded conversation, Garcia as “Falcone” replied to DePalma, “I'm honored for that,” he said, in the tape later used in court. “I will never let you down either.” But it wasn't to be. After Garcia witnessed a Gambino soldier beat another member with a crystal candlestick, the FBI shut down the undercover operation. (Garcia and Pistone are the only law enforcement officers ever nominated to be “made.”) Garcia's efforts inside the Gambino crew paid off big time. The evidence he delivered for the FBI resulted in the arrest of 32 Gambino members and associates, including DePalma, Gambino boss Arnold “Zeke” Squitieri and underboss Anthony “The Genius” Megale. DePalma went to trial in 2006. Garcia, who retired from the FBI two months before the trial started, agreed to testify in federal court in Manhattan. The jury found DePalma guilty on 27 counts, and the judge gave the 74-year-old a 12-year prison term. Like Pistone, Garcia's undercover career is chronicled in a memoir, Making Jack Falcone: An Undercover FBI Agent Takes Down a Mafia Family. KIKI CAMARENA Kiki Camarena was an undercover agent for the Drug Enforcement Administration in Mexico. After contributing information that led to major drug busts, he was tortured and murdered by drug cartel bosses in 1985. Enrique “Kiki” Camarena, the late Drug Enforcement Administration agent assigned to investigate drug trafficking in Guadalajara, Mexico, in the 1980s, is famous as one of the most heroic DEA agents ever. But he is more well-known in death than in life. His torture-murder in Mexico in 1985 took place at the hands of drug cartel bosses with the complicity of high-level Mexican government officials, law enforcement and, allegedly, the CIA. At the time, the Reagan administration was secretly training and supplying Central American guerilla fighters, known as the “Contras,” against the leftist Sandinista government in Nicaragua. The U.S. government allegedly granted the cartel bosses free rein to traffic drugs – to the point of using CIA-recruited American pilots to fly cocaine into the United States to sell for cash so the cartel could make donations to buy more weaponry for the Contras. Camarena, born in Mexicali, Mexico, in 1947, moved with his impoverished family to Calexico, California. He served as a firefighter in Calexico, and with a strong desire for police work, joined the Imperial County Sheriff's Department, moving up to its narcotics task force. The experience led to his career in the DEA starting in 1975. Assigned to the DEA office in the “narco paradise” of Guadalajara in 1980, Camarena was a convincing undercover officer with his appearance and ability to speak Spanish and barrio “street” language to fit in with the drug underworld. His target was the powerful Guadalajara drug cartel (which later evolved into the Sinaloa cartel). In the early 1980s, in what he called “Operation Padrino,” Camarena arranged for U.S. agents to seize international bank accounts held by wealthy cartel drug lords. He developed evidence of major marijuana plantations in the Mexican state of Zacatecas, based on informants and overflights in a plane flown by his DEA pilot, Alfredo Zavala Avelar. In November 1984, from his background work, Mexican federal police and the DEA raided enormous pot-growing operations on a ranch in Zacatecas that employed thousands of field hands. The task force confiscated 20 tons of marijuana, burned the crop and made 177 arrests. The bust cost cartel figure Rafael Caro Quintero about $50 million. Caro Quintero believed his operation had the protection of the Mexican army, and the CIA, since he owned a farm used to train the U.S.-backed Contras. He vowed revenge against Camarena. Meanwhile, a DEA force organized by Camarena seized a large cache of cocaine shipped by cartel boss Miguel Felix Gallardo's operation to New Mexico and Texas. Gallardo also believed he had CIA and Mexican official protection. During the fall of 1984, Quintero held meetings with top cartel traffickers Gallardo, Ernesto “Don Neto” Fonseco Carrillo and Ruben Zuno Arce. Also present, thanks to rampant corruption bought by the Guadalajara cartel, were Mexico's minister of domestic affairs and DFA chief Manuel Bartlett Diaz, plus Mexico's defense minister, the head of Mexico's Interpol office and the governor of the state of Jalisco. The agenda was to kidnap Camarena and get him to reveal his informants and other information. Zuno Arce gave the order. Fonseca only intended to scare and release him, but Quintero wanted to kill the DEA man. On February 7, 1985, Quintero and Gallardo directed their henchmen to kidnap Camarena off a street in Guadalajara. As the agent walked from the U.S. consulate to meet his wife for lunch, they forced him at gunpoint into a car and drove him to a residence used for cartel rendezvous. They bound and blindfolded him, turned on a tape recorder and questioned him, during which he was severely beaten and tortured. The lead interrogator was the crooked head of the secret police in Guadalajara, Sergio Espino Verdin. The cartel men wanted to know what Camarena knew about them, their dealings with Mexican officials and the CIA's involvement in drug trafficking. The gangsters also brought in and beat up Zavala, Camarena's pilot. Both men died about two days later, angering Fonseco, who told Quintero not to kill Camarena. Camarena's wife reported him missing and Washington launched what would be the largest manhunt in the history of the DEA. The cartel had the two men's bodies buried, then dug up and relocated to a farm in another state, where Mexican police found them in early March. During his funeral a week later, Camarena's family interred his ashes in Calexico. His slaying triggered an international incident. U.S. officials ordered all cars from Mexico at the border searched, effectively closing it. The investigation revealed the CIA connection, leading to bitter clashes between CIA and DEA agents. A federal court in Los Angeles charged 22 defendants in the murders of Camarena and Zavala. Under pressure, Mexican authorities acted, arresting 13 men. Mexican courts convicted Fonseco, Quintero and Espino, and sentenced each to 40 years, although Quintero won early release on a technicality in 2013. U.S. officials are still seeking Quintero to face federal charges. Mexican police arrested Gallardo in 1989, and he received 40 years. A court in Los Angeles found Zuno Arce guilty in the murders in 1990, sentenced him to two life terms in prison, where he died in 2012. In Camarena's honor, in 1985 the National Family Partnership started the National Red Ribbon Campaign, a volunteer anti-drug use and education effort that urges youths to recite a pledge to refrain from drugs, and celebrates “Red Ribbon Week” on drug awareness each October. Camarena's is featured as a character, played by actor Michael Pena, in a chapter of the Netflix series Narcos: Mexico, about on his actions with the DEA. JAY DOBYNS Jay Dobyns went undercover with the Hells Angels outlaw motorcycle gang for 20 months in Arizona on behalf of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. His work led to 16 arrests. For Jay Dobyns, fitting in with the infamous biker gang the Hells Angels for almost two years meant adhering to his undercover alter ego, Jay “Bird” Davis, to the point of obsession. To maintain his cover, he had to divert his mind away from his wife and kids. And it all would be worth it – at least that's what he thought at the time. Dobyns had hit on his best clandestine ruse yet while in Arizona in 2001, after 15 years of service as an undercover special agent with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. While working undercover cases in the late 1980s for the ATF, he'd been injured twice – from a gunshot wound to the back from a suspect in Tucson and when gunrunners hit him with a car during an attempted getaway in Chicago. He took part in investigations of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Other undercover roles of his ended in the arrests of a Mexican drug boss and members of the Aryan Brotherhood gang. Altogether, he served in more than 500 undercover operations disguised as a hitman and Mob debt collector. He infiltrated organized crime groups and gangs engaged in drug and arms smuggling. In 2001, to gather intelligence as “Davis” for the ATF in northern Arizona, Dobyns worked in the Bullhead City area, posing as a gun seller and an enforcer for a nonexistent collections agency. But his operation was interrupted in 2002 with the now-famous riot and shootout among members of the Angels and a competing biker gang, the Mongols, at the Harrah's casino in nearby Laughlin, Nevada, during the annual River Run motorcycle rally. Two Angels and one Mongol died and dozens of people were injured. The ATF brass soon redirected him to penetrate the dangerous Hells Angels club. Dobyns certainly had the physical part down with his beard and six-foot, one-inch frame he used as an all-conference football player for the University of Arizona. Later, an Angels member would apply tattoos covering his upper arms. Dobyns teamed with another ATF agent, two other undercover officers and a pair of paid informants. The idea was to create a fake biker gang with the aid of one of the informants who once served in a motorcycle gang based in Tijuana, Mexico. The gangster informant and Dobyns would run the gang, called the Solo Angeles, promote it as a pro-Hells Angels crew and request to join the Angels as a “nomad” chapter. The ATF named the setup “Operation Black Biscuit.” As a convincer, Dobyns and his fellow agent feigned an execution of a Mongol member, tying up an agent, placing cow's brains and bloody Mongol clothing on him and taking a photo. Based on the picture, the Angels took the bait and let them hang out and ride with them. They trusted him so much they offered to make him a member of the Angels' Skull Valley Chapter. He was the first law enforcement officer to infiltrate the Angels. His undercover penetration of the Angels lasted more than 20 months, one of the longest ever for the ATF. His work ended with 16 arrests from the Angels gang. But the criminal case, amid problems between the ATF and Justice Department lawyers, fell through in federal court. Federal prosecutors blamed the ATF, saying the agency did not reveal evidence from informants. In 2006, the feds dropped racketeering enterprise charges – the most serious — against all but four of 42 Angels charged in the Laughlin riot. Dobyns' battle with his own employer, the ATF, soon began. He filed suit in federal court against the agency alleging it did not protect him while he was on duty. He won a $373,000 settlement in 2007. The next year, Dobyns's wife and two kids barely escaped after someone firebombed the family home in Tucson. The ATF investigated Dobyns himself as a suspect in the arson. Investigators cleared him. In 2014, the year he retired after 27 years with the ATF, he filed another suit, for $17.2 million, saying the ATF failed to safeguard his family amid death threats. A judge awarded him $173,000. During an appeal, the judge voided the monetary judgment, but recommended discipline for ATF personnel and barred seven Justice Department attorneys from the case. He ordered a special master to investigate government actions in the case, and possible misconduct by the feds in the arson investigation. But the judge died of cancer. The special master in a report said that the first case was fair enough and required no further probe into the federal government. A new judge accepted the recommendation. Dobyns has authored two books, one on his undercover experiences, another on his travails with the ATF. These days, he delivers lectures on his life to audiences at universities and law enforcement associations nationwide. And now some of our infamous quick hitters:   Donald Duck decoy   Police in Fort Lee, New Jersey used a Donald Duck costume as a decoy to catch drivers who failed to yield to pedestrians. Drivers who didn't stop for the cartoon duck were ticketed. One woman, Karen Haigh, fought her $230 ticket.   "They told me that I was getting a ticket for not stopping for a duck," she told Eyewitness News. "But it scared me. I'm a woman. This huge duck scared me."  Coco the Clown   These old clips from the show COPS show a strange undercover police sting, and proves the adage that clowns are usually scary or just creepy. One cop dressed up as Coco the Clown, an outfit that kind of resembles John Wayne Gacy, to catch women working as sex workers. Spoiler: he pretty much sprays all of them with silly string and the whole thing is sad to watch. Amish woman   At least one cop from the Pulaski Township Police Department in Pennsylvania dressed up as an Amish woman in an attempt to catch a sexual predator. Sgt. Chad Adams of the Pulaski Township Police Department wandered the streets for two months in 2014 after police were tipped off that a predator was masturbating in front of children, according to the Associated Press. He posted on the department's Facebook page, “Hey friends, sometimes being a police officer means going undercover and doing what you have to do to catch the bad guy. Now that our investigation is complete I'll share with you this photo! Back in January we had an individual preying on Amish children walking home from school. The male individual was pulling up to the children and getting out of his car and masturbating in front of them. Although we did not apprehend the individual we believe he was caught in another county. I wanted to share with you that we will use all means available to try and protect our children. That includes dressing up as an Amish woman to attempt to apprehend a pervert! Thanks goes out to the Neshannock police and New Wilmington police in assistance with the investigation! Sincerely, Sergeant Chad Adams.”   Sadly, the sting didn't work, but police believe it is because the culprit moved into another county.   DVD Prize sting   Police in Phoenix, Arizona set up a sting to catch people with outstanding warrants, mostly DUIs, in 2002. The people were told they won a DVD player. People thought they were showing up to pick up their prize. Instead, they walked right into their own arrest. Watch as these suspects went from excited to shocked to sad. Panhandling trick   In 2015, undercover cops in California posed as panhandlers to ticket distracted drivers. They stood on the side of the road, posed as panhandlers and holding signs that identified them as police officers. The pieces of cardboard they were holding also stated that they were looking for seatbelt and cellphone violations. For those drivers who weren't paying attention

If you meander through the history of the 1930s, you will find any number of possible parallels with today's crisis in Eastern Europe. Aggressive powers, namely Germany and Italy, challenged the existing order by attacking or annexing weaker nations. Today some American politicians are warning that "appeasing" Vladimir Putin -- which is meant to invoke the infamous Munich Conference of 1938 -- will only lead to more war. But such parallels are weak, says historian Ian Kershaw, the author of an unparalleled, two-volume biography of Hitler. If there is anything to learn from the 1930s, it is the importance of not drawing the wrong lessons. Still, some comparisons may work. That is, the inherent weaknesses of democracies, then and now, in facing up to the threats of dictators. And Kershaw stresses the importance of ideological motivations on the part of such figures as Hitler and Putin -- motivations that were overlooked by the West.

By 1944 it was clear that there was no future for the Third Reich, but unlike other regimes that have faced overwhelming odds, Germany fought on to the end. Historian Ian Kershaw wrote a groundbreaking book in 2011, The End, which explained why the Third Reich chose the path of Gotterdammerung (downfall). This is the first of several podcasts where we explore Kershaw's thesis. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the second part of our examination of Adolf Hitler, Sir Ian Kershaw joins Dominic Sandbrook to discuss the Nazi leader's years leading up to and during the Second World War.A Goalhanger Films & Left Peg Media productionProduced by Jack DavenportExec Producer Tony PastorTwitter:@TheRestHistory@holland_tom@dcsandbrookEmail: restishistorypod@gmail.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

He was “the embodiment of modern political evil” according to historian Sir Ian Kershaw. In this first episode of a two-part investigation of the Nazi dictator, Sir Ian joins Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland to discuss Adolf Hitler.A Goalhanger Films & Left Peg Media productionProduced by Jack DavenportExec Producer Tony PastorTwitter:@TheRestHistory@holland_tom@dcsandbrookEmail: restishistorypod@gmail.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

TO HELL AND BACK: EUROPE 1914-1949One of our most eminent historians Professor Sir Ian Kershaw examines the effect two vast and catastrophic conflicts had on the lives of millions of Europeans. He wrestles with the most difficult issues that these events raise – what it meant for the Europeans who initiated and lived through such fearful times – and what this means for us now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hoy ampliamos el debate respecto al fascismo. Si todo es fascismo, nada es fascismo. En el momento en que se utiliza incorrectamente el término, se pierde la capacidad de identificarlo. ¿Qué es el fascismo? ¿Estamos viviendo un repunte? ¿Cómo se identifica? ¿Cómo se protege una sociedad del fascismo? Con @IracundoIsidoro , @Shine_McShine , y @desempleado666. Conduce @TxusMarcano. Alfred Döblin: “Noviembre de 1918. Una revolución alemana”, fresco histórico y destino individual: la historia alemana y europea hechas carne y hueso de novela; "La república de los soñadores" de Volker Weidermann; "Un amigo de Hitler, Inglaterra y Alemania antes de la Segunda Guerra Mundial" de Ian Kershaw; "1924: The Year That Made" Hitler by Peter Ross Range; "Caught in the Revolution: Petrograd, Russia, 1917 – A World on the Edge" de Helen Rappaport; "El oscuro carisma de Hitler. Cómo y por qué arrastró a millones al abismo", de Rees, Laurence; "M. El hijo del siglo" de Antonio Scurati. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Welcome to HOOVERING, the podcast about eating. Host, Jessica Fostekew (Guilty Feminist, Motherland) has a frank conversation with an interesting person about gobbling; guzzling; nibbling; scoffing; devouring and wolfing all up… or if you will, hoovering.IT’S FEBRUARYYYYYY! As my 5 year old would, really randomly and always inappropriately say ‘booyah’. The spring will sprung soon, or whatever the phrase is - and my first guest of this exciting new dawn of a month is a truly amazing actor who I was lucky enough to make friends with on a job nearly two years ago now - the magnificent Julie Hesmondhalgh - yessss please. We’re wolfing a fancy fresh tomato, miso and tahini soup over the zooms whilst putting the world to rights on all sorts of things, as ever, including eating. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksFollow JULIE HESMONDHALGH on the Twitters please.Her fundraising group 500 ACTS OF KINDNESS is amazing, join in if you can, please. Her husband Kersh, is writer IAN KERSHAW whose penmanship is behind the play she mentioned, THE GREATEST PLAY IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD - which I’ve seen and is extraordinary and is touring the north of the UK when lockdown lifts so get to it if you’re that way based. As if that’s not enough she’s also starring in a brand new BBC drama THE PACT which sounds properly sizzling. Don’t forget to join us for HOOVERING LIVE at 2.30pm on Sunday 7th February and it’s only a fiver - click on the big words Hoovering Live just there and Patrons, check your messages for freebies and discounts, please. It’s part of the brilliant LEICESTER COMEDY FESTIVAL. I’m on this great site called PATREON where I swap your money for ace podcast related stuff like totally exclusive content and guest recipes. It’ll help me keep the podcast not just alive, but also thriving. Thanks so so so much if you’ve become a patron recently and/ or stuck with me since the beginning of this. Also - if you’d wanted to donate something as a one-off you can DO THAT HERE on the Acast Supporter page thing. I got my big beautiful curly cucumber from ODDBOX and if you want one? And you want a massive £10 off your first box so it makes it just a few quid? Then USE THIS LINK MATEI’m also doing

In this episode from our archive, Ian Kershaw offers his take on how the continent has developed since the Second World WarIn this archive episode from 2018, recorded to mark HistoryExtra’s 500th episode, historian Sir Ian Kershaw offers his take on how the continent has developed over the past seven decades since the Second World War. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

At the end of 1932, the Nazi movement was falling apart. How would they turn things around? This is the final episode of the series. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/historywithdavenoell (https://www.patreon.com/historywithdavenoell) Citations: Thomas Childers, The Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany (New York: Simon and Schuster Paperbacks, 2017) Richard J. Evans, The Coming of the Third Reich (New York: The Penguin Press, 2003) Ian Kershaw, Hitler, 1889-1936: Hubris (New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 1998) Franz von Papen, Memoirs of Franz von Papen (1953), translated by Brian Connell newspapers.com timesmachine.nytimes.com Music - Artist: Cody Martin Song: Sir Francis Drake

Hitler and the Nazis hit a high point in the summer of 1932. The coming months, however, would bring trouble. Would the Nazi movement fall apart? Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/historywithdavenoell (https://www.patreon.com/historywithdavenoell) Citations: Thomas Childers, The Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany (New York: Simon and Schuster Paperbacks, 2017) Richard J. Evans, The Coming of the Third Reich (New York: The Penguin Press, 2003) Ian Kershaw, Hitler, 1889-1936: Hubris (New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 1998) newspapers.com timesmachine.nytimes.com Music - Artist: Cody Martin Song: Sir Francis Drake

1932 would be an important year for the Nazis. To start the year, Hitler ran for president against the incumbent (and the favorite to win), Paul von Hindenburg. While Hitler would not win, this was just the beginning of the story. By August, the Nazis would be at the doorstep of power. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/historywithdavenoell Citations: Thomas Childers, The Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany (New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2017) Richard J. Evans, The Coming of the Third Reich (New York: The Penguin Press, 2003) Ian Kershaw, Hitler, 1889-1936: Hubris (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1998) https://research.calvin.edu/german-propaganda-archive/index.htm newspapers.com timesmachine.nytimes.com The Associated Press Music - Artist: Cody Martin Song: Sir Francis Drake

Welcome to the first series Hitler Becomes Chancellor (and How it Almost Didn't Happen). There was a moment when Hitler and the Nazi movement were at risk of completely falling apart. One closed-door meeting changed all of this. This four-episode series will explain how it happened.In this episode, host Dave Noell introduces the series and takes listeners back to the 1920s to explore the roots of the Nazi movement. It was nothing more than a splinter political party in this decade. However, a parliamentary election in September of 1930 put the Nazis at the center of attention in Germany and the world. They wouldn't give up the spotlight for the next 15 years.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/historywithdavenoellCitations:Thomas Childers, The Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany (New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2017)Richard J. Evans, The Coming of the Third Reich (New York: The Penguin Press, 2003)Ian Kershaw, Hitler, 1889-1936: Hubris (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1998)https://research.calvin.edu/german-propaganda-archive/index.htmnewspapers.comtimesmachine.nytimes.comMusic -Artist: Cody MartinSong: Sir Francis Drake

This week, we're joined by acclaimed writer and critic Vivian Gornick. Gornick began her career in 1969, as a staff writer for The Village Voice. Since then she has published a number of nonfiction books, like The Situation and the Story, the memoirs Fierce Attachments and The Odd Woman in the City, as well as essay collections The End of the Novel of Love and The Men in My Life, which were both nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Her latest book is Unfinished Business: Notes of a Chronic Re-Reader. Gornick looks back on her long writing career, and talks to us about how feminism oriented her life and her reading habits. Also, Arundhati Roy returns to recommend Ian Kershaw's two-volume biography of Adolf Hitler.

So, according to Mr. Deutsch from MSNBC, "there is no difference from Trump’s rhetoric and what Hitler preached in the early 1930s." Incidentally, if such an accusation was made in France or Germany, the accusing party would be sued for defamation. American freedom of press and freedom of speech are such that comparing one to Hitler is acceptable. Hitler was a dictator; a mass murderer and he was evil. We absolutely shouldn't say that Hitler was insane because insanity is a mental state that mandates acceptance if not forgiveness. Hitler was evil, period! To compare President Trump to Hitler in 2020 is unfortunately pretty safe because people are so far removed from World War Two and the Holocaust that the stigma remaining attached to Hitler's name is enough to make them hate Donald Trump without checking any of the facts. According to Hitler's biographer Ian Kershaw, "Never in history has such ruination – physical and moral – been associated with the name of one man."LISTEN TO THE WHOLE PODCAST FOR MORE!

durée : 00:53:39 - Le Cours de l'histoire - par : Xavier Mauduit, Anaïs Kien - Aujourd'hui Xavier Mauduit s'entretient avec Ian Kershaw, historien britannique, biographe d’Hitler et spécialiste de l’Allemagne nazie. - réalisation : Thomas Jost, Peire Legras - invités : Ian Kershaw Historien britannique

Alan And Jean's Incredible JourneyPoignant radio comedy-drama by Ian Kershaw. Alan and Jean are on vacation, but this is no ordinary holiday. They are spending it in their bedroom.

This week saw thousands of Australians breaking social distancing laws protesting racism. As more people vote with their feet and ignore lockdown laws, is the pandemic effectively over and what does this mean for lockdown laws? (2:15-16:29) The protestors in the United States are now advocating for the police force to be defunded. What is the place for the police in our society and what would reasonable reform entail? (16:29-30:45) At the New York Times a staff revolt forced an editor to resign just for publishing an opinion piece by a Republican Senator. Has campus woke culture taken over newspapers and is there still a place for legitimate debate in news outlets? (30:45-46:40) Your hosts Scott Hargreaves and Dr Chris Berg are joined by the IPA's Director of Policy, Gideon Rozner, to answer these questions as well as share their culture picks. This week's picks include the Netflix series Space Force, Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson's Narrow Corridor and Ian Kershaw's To Hell and Back. (46:40-1:02:41)     Show Notes   How Pandemics End; Gina Kolata https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/10/health/coronavirus-plague-pandemic-history.html   NSW Police Minister Says Protests Larger than 10 People will be Deemed Illegal; Lisa Visentin and Dana McCauley https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/nsw-police-minister-says-protests-larger-than-10-people-will-be-deemed-illegal-20200608-p550kr.html   Calls to Cut Funding for Police Grow in Wake of Protests; Eliza Collins https://www.wsj.com/articles/calls-for-defunding-police-grow-in-wake-of-protests-11591663621?emailToken=4a15ee00fe662b2e33fb3cb14cc28622XAYX0AVtf0LjeZOVLBxGjGm8Jhg6o9i2JLxm42WdLJtzg4nn+t6M1Gpi2DoEKeGROWFeiUbm8vgwc8cq1oSk5VE99vuQfsWgpGzVplwEumg%3D&reflink=article_copyURL_share   Why Are the Police in Charge of Road Safety?; Alex Tabarrok https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2020/06/why-are-the-police-in-charge-of-road-safety.html    When Journalists Stop Believing in Debate; Damon Linker   https://theweek.com/articles/918140/when-journalists-stop-believing-debate       Culture Picks                                                                                                                                      Space Force (TV Series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Force_(TV_series)   The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty; Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson https://www.amazon.com.au/Narrow-Corridor-States-Societies-Liberty-ebook/dp/B07MCRLV2K   To Hell and Back: Europe 1914 - 1945; Ian Kershaw https://www.amazon.com.au/Hell-Back-Europe-1914-1949/dp/0143109928

This time, Daniel and Jack consider the 2001 film Conspiracy, a dramatisation of the infamous Wannsee Conference, a wartime meeting of Third Reich officials on the subject of the 'final solution to the Jewish question'. Content Warnings. Notes/Links: Wannsee Conference Wikipedia Entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wannsee_Conference Speaking the unspeakable: the portrayal of the Wannsee Conference in the film Conspiracy by Alex J. Kay: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17504902.2019.1637492 Die Wannseekonferenz (1984): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URSNN5mnI2g English translation of the Protocol: http://holocaust.umd.umich.edu/news/uploads/WanseeProtocols.pdf The Villa, The Lake, The Meeting by Mark Roseman: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Villa-Lake-Meeting-Wannsee-Solution/dp/0141003952 Hitler, vol. 2: Nemesis by Ian Kershaw: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hitler-1936-1945-Nemesis-Allen-History/dp/0140272399/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1VX5FLJJ3LS7I&dchild=1&keywords=kershaw+hitler+nemesis&qid=1589291029&s=books&sprefix=kershaw+hitler+ne%2Cstripbooks%2C159&sr=1-1 Hitler's American Model by James Q. Whitman: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hitlers-American-Model-United-States/dp/0691183066/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=hitler%27s+american+model&qid=1589250377&s=books&sr=1-1    

D’un continent en ruines au lendemain de la Deuxième Guerre mondiale à l’Europe dans la mondialisation. En 70 ans, l’Europe a vécu ses plus grands bouleversements que Ian Kershaw nous conte dans un livre magistral : « L’Âge global, l’Europe de 1950 à nos jours », aux Éditions du Seuil. (Rediffusion du 26 janvier 2020) Grand invité : Ian Kershaw, historien et auteur de « L’Âge global, l’Europe de 1950 à nos jours », aux Éditions du Seuil (avec la traduction de Xavier Combes). Les Européens qui ont plus de 50 ans, voire un peu plus de 60 ans, auront sûrement l’impression d’être les spectateurs de leur propre histoire. Les plus jeunes découvriront comment et pourquoi on en est arrivé là : c’est-à-dire à la montée des extrêmes et des populismes après une période d’euphorie qui a accompagné, au lendemain de la Guerre, ce moment unique où tout souriait à l’Europe et aux Européens... que l’on a appelé « Les Trente Glorieuses ». En partenariat avec Courrier International.

The New Yorker declared the first volume of Ian Kershaw's two-volume masterpiece "as close to definitive as anything we are likely to see," and that promise is fulfilled in this stunning second volume. As Nemesis opens, Adolf Hitler has achieved absolute power within Germany and triumphed in his first challenge to the European powers. Idolized by large segments of the population and firmly supported by the Nazi regime, Hitler is poised to subjugate Europe. Nine years later, his vaunted war machine destroyed, Allied forces sweeping across Germany, Hitler will end his life with a pistol shot to his head. "[M]ore probing, more judicious, more authoritative in its rich detail...more commanding in its mastery of the horrific narrative."—Milton J. Rosenberg, Chicago TribuneThe climax and conclusion of one of the best-selling biographies of our time.

Hailed as the most compelling biography of the German dictator yet written, Ian Kershaw's Hitler brings us closer than ever before to the heart of its subject's immense darkness. From his illegitimate birth in a small Austrian village to his fiery death in a bunker under the Reich chancellery in Berlin, Adolf Hitler left a murky trail, strewn with contradictory tales and overgrown with self-created myths. One truth prevails: the sheer scale of the evils that he unleashed on the world has made him a demonic figure without equal in this century. Ian Kershaw's Hitler brings us closer than ever before to the character of the bizarre misfit in his thirty-year ascent from a Viennese shelter for the indigent to uncontested rule over the German nation that had tried and rejected democracy in the crippling aftermath of World War I. With extraordinary vividness, Kershaw recreates the settings that made Hitler's rise possible: the virulent anti-Semitism of prewar Vienna, the crucible of a war with immense casualties, the toxic nationalism that gripped Bavaria in the 1920s, the undermining of the Weimar Republic by extremists of the Right and the Left, the hysteria that accompanied Hitler's seizure of power in 1933 and then mounted in brutal attacks by his storm troopers on Jews and others condemned as enemies of the Aryan race. In an account drawing on many previously untapped sources, Hitler metamorphoses from an obscure fantasist, a "drummer" sounding an insistent beat of hatred in Munich beer halls, to the instigator of an infamous failed putsch and, ultimately, to the leadership of a ragtag alliance of right wing parties fused into a movement that enthralled the German people. This volume, the first of two, ends with the promulgation of the infamous Nuremberg laws that pushed German Jews to the outer fringes of society, and with the march of the German army into the Rhineland, Hitler's initial move toward the abyss of war.

LA MACRONIE BAT LA CAMPAGNE Depuis quelques jours, la macronie multiplie les bévues. Florilège : le Conseil d’Etat a étrillé le fin janvier les textes sur les retraites avant de retoquer la circulaire Castaner sur l’étiquetage politique aux municipales. Le président de la République a posé avec un t-shirt contre les violences policières, provoquant la colère des syndicats policiers. Dans l’avion qui le ramenait le 23 janvier de Jérusalem, Emmanuel Macron a évoqué sa politique mémorielle, affirmant que la guerre d’Algérie pourrait avoir « à peu près le même statut que celui qu’avait la Shoah pour Chirac en 1995 ». Les réactions indignées ne se sont pas fait attendre et le président a procédé à un rétropédalage, niant avoir fait une équivalence mais seulement un parallèle dans le cadre d’une réflexion sur « les sujets mémoriels dans leur ensemble qui « disent quelque chose de ce que vous voulez faire de votre pays et de votre géopolitique ». Pour avoir insulté l’islam sur son compte Instagram, une lycéenne de 16 ans, Mila est menacée de mort, de viol et d’égorgement. « L’insulte à la religion, c’est évidemment une atteinte à la liberté de conscience, c’est grave » a déclaré la garde des Sceaux, Nicole Belloubet. Or, le délit de blasphème n’existe pas en France. La jurisprudence constante dans l’Hexagone et à la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme fait une distinction : insulter une religion est admis ; insulter les croyants non. Le rejet, jeudi 30 janvier par la majorité La République En Marche, à l’Assemblée, d’une proposition de loi du groupe UDI-Agir qui visait à instaurer un congé de deuil de douze jours plutôt que cinq pour le décès d’un enfant, a provoqué un tollé dans les rangs de l’opposition et une vive agitation dans la majorité. C’est finalement l’Elysée qui est intervenu en faisant fuiter qu’Emmanuel Macron avait demandé au gouvernement « de faire preuve d’humanité ». Depuis le début du quinquennat, près d’une vingtaine de députés ont rompu avec le groupe En marche à l’Assemblée.*** L’ORIENT DE L’EUROPE L’historien britannique Ian Kershaw s’inquiète de la sortie de la Grande-Bretagne de l’Union européenne, à l’heure où « la montée d’un national populisme dans tous les pays membres menace les fondements de la démocratie ». Il déplore « le retour de certaines formes de nationalisme, de xénophobie, de racisme et de tentations protectionnistes qui vont à l’encontre du projet européen tel qu’il s’est construit après la seconde guerre mondiale ». Le 16 janvier, le Parlement européen a voté, à une large majorité, une résolution dénonçant la détérioration de l’état de droit en Pologne et en Hongrie. Le lendemain, le président polonais, Andrzej Duda, candidat, en mai, au nom du parti Droit et Justice (PiS) au pouvoir a lancé : « Ils ne vont pas nous dicter ici, en langues étrangères, quel régime nous devons avoir en Pologne et comment doivent être conduites les affaires polonaises ». En visite en Pologne les 3 et 4 février, le Président Macron a laissé de côtéles sujets de discorde entre les deux pays : travailleurs détachés, Otan, état de droit, Russie…, pour effectuer un rapprochement après des années de tensions.La France a besoin de la Pologne alors que le moteur franco-allemand est affaibli et que le Brexit a privé la France d’un partenaire géopolitique et militaire important. Le départ de l’allié britannique et l’éloignement des États-Unis forcent aussi la Pologne à revoir son approche et à considérer la France, rempart de l’islamisme en Afrique, comme un facteur clé de sécurité. La Hongrie de Viktor Orban a dû répondre de graves entorses à l’état de droit, notamment d’entraves à la liberté de la presse et à l’indépendance de la justice. Après la suspension de son parti le Fidesz par le Parti populaire européen le Premier ministre hongrois a fait mine de quitter de lui-même cette formation, avant de préférer multiplier les contacts pour éviter l’isolement et trouver, peut-être, une autre famille européenne. Il sait que la transformation de la suspension du Fidesz en exclusion est bloquée par les droites françaises, espagnoles, italiennes, slovènes et par les conservateurs de la CSU bavaroise. Il se garde de provoquer l’Union européenne dont les fonds de cohésion lui sont indispensables. Il s’affiche avec Matteo Salvini, Giorgia Meloni du mouvement souverainiste et anti-immigration Fratelli d’Italia et Marion Maréchal. En politique étrangère, il renforce ses liens avec la Chine, la Russie et Boris Johnson.

durée : 00:54:45 - Le Cours de l'histoire - par : Xavier Mauduit, Anaïs Kien - Dans le cadre de La Nuit des idées, grand entretien avec Ian Kershaw, historien britannique, biographe d’Hitler et spécialiste de l’Allemagne nazie. - réalisation : Thomas Jost, Peire Legras - invités : Ian Kershaw Historien britannique

D’un continent en ruines au lendemain de la Deuxième Guerre mondiale à l’Europe dans la mondialisation. En 70 ans, l’Europe a vécu ses plus grands bouleversements que Ian Kershaw nous conte dans un livre magistral : « L’Âge global, l’Europe de 1950 à nos jours », aux Éditions du Seuil. Grand invité : Ian Kershaw, historien et auteur de « L’Âge global, l’Europe de 1950 à nos jours », aux Éditions du Seuil (avec la traduction de Xavier Combes). Les Européens qui ont plus de 50 ans, voire un peu plus de 60 ans, auront sûrement l’impression d’être les spectateurs de leur propre histoire. Les plus jeunes découvriront comment et pourquoi on en est arrivé là : c’est-à-dire à la montée des extrêmes et des populismes après une période d’euphorie qui a accompagné, au lendemain de la Guerre, ce moment unique où tout souriait à l’Europe et aux Européens... que l’on a appelé « Les Trente Glorieuses ». En partenariat avec Courrier International.

durée : 00:33:58 - La Grande table idées - par : Olivia Gesbert, Jean-Christophe Brianchon - Après l’"enfer", l’"Age global" : l’historien britannique Ian Kershaw publie le deuxième volet de son siècle européen au Seuil, "L’Age global : l’Europe, de 1950 à nos jours", une histoire du temps présent de l’Europe. - réalisation : Eric Lancien, Gilles Blanchard - invités : Ian Kershaw Historien britannique

This book is the culmination of more than three decades of meticulous historiographic research on Nazi Germany by one of the period's most distinguished historians. The volume brings together the most important and influential aspects of Ian Kershaw's research on the Holocaust for the first time. The writings are arranged in three sections - Hitler and the Final Solution, popular opinion and the Jews in Nazi Germany, and the Final Solution in historiography - and Kershaw provides an introduction and a closing section on the uniqueness of Nazism. Kershaw was a founding historian of the social history of the Third Reich, and he has throughout his career conducted pioneering research on the societal causes and consequences of Nazi policy. His work has brought much to light concerning the ways in which the attitudes of the German populace shaped and did not shape Nazi policy. This volume presents a comprehensive, multifaceted picture both of the destructive dynamic of the Nazi leadership and of the attitudes and behavior of ordinary Germans as the persecution of the Jews spiraled into total genocide.

Join Pam Cady and Terry Tazioli for “What’s Your Story,” a podcast that takes you inside the lives of an array of people immersed in the book world, from authors and publishers to booksellers and reviewers. And readers, too. It’s a chance for book lovers to go beyond and behind the pages, to discover the world of the people who bring you the characters, the history, the opinions, and the love of writing and reading they enter every time they open a book. Pam is the manager of The Book Shop at University Book Store in Seattle, Washington state’s oldest independent bookstore (founded in 1900). Terry is publicist both for books and for the store’s author events. And, yes, they love to read! And, talk, too! Listen in. Books mentioned in this episode: Charlotte's Web, by E. B. White The Outsiders, by S. E. Hinton Invested, by Danielle Town Good Husbandry, by Kristen Kimball The books of Ivan Doig Olive Kitteridge, by Elizabeth Strout Olive, Again, by Elizabeth Strout The Burgess Boys, by Elizabeth Strout Anything Is Possible, by Elizabeth Strout The Radium Girls, by Kate Moore Hitler: A Biography, by Ian Kershaw

Ian Kershaw, a historian from whose work Eric has drawn for his own writings, details the unfolding events in Europe in the time since World War 2 in “The Global Age.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Den britiske historiker Ian Kershaw har afsluttet sit storværk om Europas historie i det 20. århundrede. Han trækker i en samtale med Jes Fabricius Møller de store linjer op og giver et bud på, hvad vi kan bruge Europas historie til i det 21. århundrede.

This episode has been a real eyeopener for me. I knew going in that it would be a tough one to research and that very few facts are agreed upon. I did not know how heated social media can get lol. This was my first run-in with the kind of angry, acidic (often silly and factless) vitriol the internet is home to. Moving forward I will continue to delve into these controversial moments in history but I will do my best to keep the conversation focused. The Red Army was battering the Wehrmacht in the Eats, daily gaining ground. It looked like there was a chance the Russians would be in Berlin by April. To speed up the Axis collapse RAF Bomber Command and the USAAF planned on destroying Germany's industry. Due to this, they used massive strikes of heavy bombers delivering thousands of tons of bombs. Targeting the war industries, transportation, and communications first, large cities were also hit. The British, having suffered through the Blitz, knew first hand the psychological effect bombing had on large cities. This chaos and confusion was a side effect that only helped quicken the German defeat. By the early months of 1945, the Allies had unloaded on most German cities and began seeking out new targets. The city of Dresden had made it through the war mostly unmolested and with over 100 factories and a large rail hub, On the night of February 13th over 250, British Lancaster bombers hung over Dresden long enough to drop 800 tons of explosives. The bombs dropped were a mix of high explosive and incendiary. This one-two punch was perfect for creating a massive conflagration and Dresden's wooden buildings only feed the fire. Only hours later, while the city's people tried to recover, the second wave of British bombers struck Dresden. Building on the destruction of the first wave, the second wave heightened the chaos. A massive vortex sucked the superheated air right out of the sky, suffocating or air-frying its victims. The Altstadt or Old Town was obliterated and most of the city burned. The next day, February 15th, saw a massive daytime bombing raid by the USAAF. B-17 Flying Fortresses flew in force, targetting specific military installations around Dresden. A huge fighter escort would deal with the tiny German fighter wing. By the day's end, Dresden had been through another ordeal of death and destruction. When the fires stopped and the smoke cleared the city of Dresden was unrecognizable. 1,600 acres of the city’s center had been demolished. 75,000 homes were destroyed and almost all of the city’s famous medieval wooden structures reduced to ash. The final death toll is heavily debated even today, as I’m sure the comments to follow will show! SEND IN THEORIES!!! - https://www.cauldronpodcast.com/sendustheories The song we used is Falling Rain by Myuu This weeks book sources - Ian Kershaw’s The End: Hitler's Germany 1944–45 This weeks web sources - https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2015/02/remembering-dresden-70-years-after-the-firebombing/385445/ To support the show got to https://www.patreon.com/user?u=8278347and search Cauldron Podcast For images, videos, and sources check us out on Facebook @cauldronpodcast Instagram @cauldronpodcast Website Cauldronpodcast.com YouTube Coming soon! Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/228wnzQC4Pq3hDbJIjtyOk?si=GLNc6VIjSmOVbEg1G7sozQ iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cauldron-a-history-of-the-world-battle-by-battle/id1345505888?mt=2 GooglePlay https://play.google.com/music/m/I2ajdfquypzr4sxjfmcd2p5bdau?t=Cauldron_-_A_History_Of_The_World_Battle_By_Battle

Anne McElvoy talks to historian Ian Kershaw about the continent’s rollercoaster half-century. They discuss Europe's turbulent friendships with America and Russia and the accusations of anti-Semitism against Britain's Labour party. Also, the EU needs a reboot but is Angela Merkel the person to lead it? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Anne McElvoy talks to historian Ian Kershaw about the continent’s rollercoaster half-century. They discuss Europe's turbulent friendships with America and Russia and the accusations of anti-Semitism against Britain's Labour party. Also, the EU needs a reboot but is Angela Merkel the person to lead it? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week’s books podcast, Sam Leith talks to Sir Ian Kershaw about his new book Rollercoaster: Europe 1950-2017. Here from one of our most distinguished historians, is a history of Europe that goes from the postwar period right up to the present. Is he aiming at a moving target? How can you meaningfully speak about “Europe” as one thing when for much of the period under discussion half of it was behind the iron curtain? Were the machinations of powerful individuals, or sheer chance, the great drivers of our history? And how was the raising of the Berlin Wall — from some perspectives — a good thing?

For the 500th episode of the History Extra podcast we are joined by Professor Sir Ian Kershaw, who appeared in our very first programme. This time the topic for discussion is his new history of modern Europe See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to the Trufaux Sho! Dale Brunsvold (rudolfsteiner.podbean.com) was kind enough to spend a few hours helping Michael begin to understand Rudolf Steiner. Michael's first real interview. Michael learns to edit... Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy the chat!   4:00 - Dale Brunsvold - rudolfsteiner.podbean.com 9:00 - Rudolf Steiner Bio 13:00 - Theosophical Society - theosophical.org 22:00 - The Four Bodies 27:00 - Paul Stamets - fungi.com 38:00 - The Representative of Man - anthropopper.wordpress.com 50:00 - Anthroposophy 54:00 - Goethe - Metamorphosis of Plants 58:00 - Nature’s Open Secret 1:01:00 - The Mystery of Golgotha - wn.rsarchive.org/lectures/MG1442_index.htmo 1:15:00 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Søren_Kierkegaard 1:23:00 - Ian Kershaw - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Kershaw 1:26:00 - http://www.rudolfsteinerweb.com/Threefold_Social_Order.php 1:28:00 - www.rudolfsteineraudio.com/rethinkeconomics1922/rethinkeconomics.html 1:37:00 - Yanis Varoufakis DiEM - https://diem25.org/ 1:48:00 - https://www.corbettreport.com/episode-310-rise-of-the-oiligarchs/ 1:57:00 - Steiner’s view of Sleep, after death 2:04:00 - www.rsarchive.org/Books/.../Christianity_as_Mystical_Fact-Rudolf_Steiner-8.pdf Knowledge of the Higher Worlds - Rudolf Steiner Archive wn.rsarchive.org/Books/GA010/English/AP1947/GA010_index.html 2:12:00 - Michael tries to explain a Pleiadian Perspective on Spiritual Development 2:22:00 - www.anthroposophy-colorado.org/the-christian-community-denver-center.html 2:27:00 - https://www.dhamma.org 2:29:00 - The 2nd Coming of Christ 2:41:00 - Biodynamic Agriculture, rudolfsteinercollege.edu/Betty-Staley rudolfsteiner.com rudolfsteiner.podbean.com Grimerica.ca/support patreon.com/trufauxsho

How was power exercised in the Third Reich? How do dictators use competing power centers to administer the state? How do they set policy while remaining aloof to preserve their popularity? Find out as Chris and Ryan discuss Ian Kershaw’s theory of working toward the Führer. News: Amerigo Caruso and Claire Morelon’s conference report on “The Dark Side of Belle Époque Europe. Political Violence and Armed Association in Europe before the First World War”

den2radio’s 4 Ronkedorer har samlet sig omkring bordet i studiet med hver sin faglitterære bog. Egon Clausen taler om ’Bonde – gal mand på rette vej’, en biografi af Benny Lihme og Birgit Kirkebæk. Georg Metz taler om ’Kampen om danske sjæle’ af samfundsforsker Bjørn Thomassen. Nikolaj Ifversen har taget Ian Kershaw’s ’Helvede tur-retur’ med. Om den politiske udvikling i Europa op til og under de 2 store...

Institute of Historical Research Book: To Hell and Back: A History of Twentieth-Century Europe Ian Kershaw London, Penguin, 2015 Reviewer: Daniel Snowman Citation: Daniel Snowman, review of INTERVIEW: Professor Sir Ian Kershaw talks to Dani...

Institute of Historical Research Book: To Hell and Back: A History of Twentieth-Century Europe Ian Kershaw London, Penguin, 2015 Reviewer: Daniel Snowman Citation: Daniel Snowman, review of INTERVIEW: Professor Sir Ian Kershaw talks to Dani...

1-L'industria della carta sta distruggendo le ultime foreste vergini europee. Il caso della Taiga russa. ..La denuncia in un rapporto di Greenpeace. ( Intervista a Martina Borghi - campagna foreste Greenpeace ) ..2-Francia. Dopo la rinuncia di Juppè la destra sull'orlo della rottura. ..A 50 giorni dalle presidenziali il candidato Fillon radicalizza il suo discorso e perde l'appoggio dei moderati. ( Francesco Giorgini ) ..3-La Corea del nord ha lanciato 4 missili, 3 nel mare del Giappone. ..Washington si dice pronta reagire contro la crescente minaccia. ..( Gabriele Battaglia) ..4-Peugeot compra la Opel. Nasce il secondo gruppo europeo...( Andrea di Stefano direttore di Valori ) ..5-Le recensioni di Vincenzo Mantovani.  All'inferno e ritorno. Europa 1914-1949, ..di Ian Kershaw.

1-L'industria della carta sta distruggendo le ultime foreste vergini europee. Il caso della Taiga russa. ..La denuncia in un rapporto di Greenpeace. ( Intervista a Martina Borghi - campagna foreste Greenpeace ) ..2-Francia. Dopo la rinuncia di Juppè la destra sull'orlo della rottura. ..A 50 giorni dalle presidenziali il candidato Fillon radicalizza il suo discorso e perde l'appoggio dei moderati. ( Francesco Giorgini ) ..3-La Corea del nord ha lanciato 4 missili, 3 nel mare del Giappone. ..Washington si dice pronta reagire contro la crescente minaccia. ..( Gabriele Battaglia) ..4-Peugeot compra la Opel. Nasce il secondo gruppo europeo...( Andrea di Stefano direttore di Valori ) ..5-Le recensioni di Vincenzo Mantovani.  All’inferno e ritorno. Europa 1914-1949, ..di Ian Kershaw.

1-L'industria della carta sta distruggendo le ultime foreste vergini europee. Il caso della Taiga russa. ..La denuncia in un rapporto di Greenpeace. ( Intervista a Martina Borghi - campagna foreste Greenpeace ) ..2-Francia. Dopo la rinuncia di Juppè la destra sull'orlo della rottura. ..A 50 giorni dalle presidenziali il candidato Fillon radicalizza il suo discorso e perde l'appoggio dei moderati. ( Francesco Giorgini ) ..3-La Corea del nord ha lanciato 4 missili, 3 nel mare del Giappone. ..Washington si dice pronta reagire contro la crescente minaccia. ..( Gabriele Battaglia) ..4-Peugeot compra la Opel. Nasce il secondo gruppo europeo...( Andrea di Stefano direttore di Valori ) ..5-Le recensioni di Vincenzo Mantovani.  All’inferno e ritorno. Europa 1914-1949, ..di Ian Kershaw.

Ian Kershaw talks at the enowned Oldie Literary Lunch at Simpsons on the Stand, London W1. Kershaw is the leading expert on Hitler and Nazi Germany. His latest work focuses on the consequences for Europe of being plunged into two World Wars. Sponsored by Doro, number one in the senior mobile market

Institute of Historical Research Why are we obsessed with the Nazis? The Third Reich in History and Memory: Sir Richard Evans and Sir Ian Kershaw in conversation with Professor Nikolaus Wachsmann Speakers: Sir Richard J. Evans, Wolfson College, ...

1-Nucleare iraniano : a Losanna prosegue la maratona diplomatica. 2-Kenya: strage di studenti in un campus universitario...L'attacco rivendicato dagli estremisti somali Shabaab ..3-Egitto: Sinai , teatro di numerosi attacchi dell'Isis. ..4-Francia: ritrovata sulle Alpi la seconda scatola nera. Contiene i dati del volo dell'A320. ..5-Sicurezza alimentare: gli effetti negativi del TTPI sull'agricoltura europea e italiana. Dallo studio della rivista online dialoghi.info...6-Cinema: è morto a 106 anni il regista portoghese Manoel De Oliveira. ..7-World music: dal Mali l'ultimo album di Bassekou Kouyate. 8-le recensioni di vincenzo mantovani. La fine del Terzo Reich di Ian Kershaw.

1-Nucleare iraniano : a Losanna prosegue la maratona diplomatica. 2-Kenya: strage di studenti in un campus universitario...L'attacco rivendicato dagli estremisti somali Shabaab ..3-Egitto: Sinai , teatro di numerosi attacchi dell'Isis. ..4-Francia: ritrovata sulle Alpi la seconda scatola nera. Contiene i dati del volo dell'A320. ..5-Sicurezza alimentare: gli effetti negativi del TTPI sull'agricoltura europea e italiana. Dallo studio della rivista online dialoghi.info...6-Cinema: è morto a 106 anni il regista portoghese Manoel De Oliveira. ..7-World music: dal Mali l'ultimo album di Bassekou Kouyate. 8-le recensioni di vincenzo mantovani. La fine del Terzo Reich di Ian Kershaw.  

1-Nucleare iraniano : a Losanna prosegue la maratona diplomatica. 2-Kenya: strage di studenti in un campus universitario...L'attacco rivendicato dagli estremisti somali Shabaab ..3-Egitto: Sinai , teatro di numerosi attacchi dell'Isis. ..4-Francia: ritrovata sulle Alpi la seconda scatola nera. Contiene i dati del volo dell'A320. ..5-Sicurezza alimentare: gli effetti negativi del TTPI sull'agricoltura europea e italiana. Dallo studio della rivista online dialoghi.info...6-Cinema: è morto a 106 anni il regista portoghese Manoel De Oliveira. ..7-World music: dal Mali l'ultimo album di Bassekou Kouyate. 8-le recensioni di vincenzo mantovani. La fine del Terzo Reich di Ian Kershaw.  

Highlights of the 2014 Manchester Theatre Awards at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester on 7 March 2014 hosted by Justin Moorhouse, celebrating the best theatre seen in Manchester throughout 2013. Speakers, presenters and award winners who can be heard on the podcast include: Kevin Bourke, Sue Jenkins, David Crellin, Andrew Wright, Kathryn Davies, Richard Mantle, Ray Fearon, Julian Glover, Lisa Maxwell, Catherine Kinsella, Paula Wilcox, Christine Cort, Christopher Villiers, Isla Blair, Shirley Darroch, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Alistair McDowall, Sir Richard Leese, Matthew Forbes, LipService, Graeme Hawley, Colin Connor, Lisa Connor, Rachel Austin, Ian Kershaw, Eric Potts, Charlotte Keatley, Rob Ward, Martin Jameson, Wyllie Longmore, Freya Sutton, Caroline Clegg, John Henshaw, Joyce Branagh, Suranne Jones, Cush Jumbo, Alex Poots and Chris Honer. Plus other representatives of the Michael Clark Company, Singin' in the Rain production team, Opera North, Manchester International Festival, National Theatre's War Horse and the ensemble of Chicago at Oldham Coliseum.

De fire Ronkedorer kommer vidt omkring med de bøger, de har læst og vil anbefale til lytterne. Vi skal høre om Kirkens historie, Hitlers hårdnakkede modstand i 1945, efterretningstjenesternes skyggeland og om princippet om offentlighed i retsplejen. De fire ronkedorer, Egon Clausen, Nikolaj Ifversen, Georg Metz og Jens Raahauge taler i denne måned om følgende bøger. Egon Clausen: Slutspil af Ian Kershaw udgivet på forlaget, Lindhardt og...

Nimekas Briti ajaloolane, maailma juhtivaid asjatundjaid Adolf Hitleri ja natsliku Saksamaa teemal professor Ian Kershaw toob lugejate ette kümne võtmetähtsusega otsuse langetamise olukorra alates 1940.aasta maist (mil Suurbritannia valitsus otsustas mitte alla anda) kuni 1941.aasta hilissügiseni (mil Ameerika Ühendriigid astusid sõtta). (Ian Kershaw. Saatuslikud valikud. Kümme otsust, mis muutsid maailma. Toimetab Küllo Arjakas.)

Ian Kershaw. Saatuslikud valikud. Kümme otsust, mis muutsid maailma. Enne 1940. aasta maikuud oli käimas kaks erinevat sõda maailma kahes eri otsas. Üks neist möllas Hiinas, teine oli sõda Euroopas. Selles raamatus võetakse vaatluse alla otsused, mis tegid neist kahest eraldiseisvast ja piirkondlikust sõjast ühe tõeliselt globaalse ja laastava hävingu – konflikti, mille keskmeks olid genotsiid ja seninägematud barbaarsused. (Hallar Lind)

Ian Kershaw explains why Nazi Germany fought to the end and Dan Snow previews the next episode of National Treasures Live. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Keynote lecture given on 25 March 2010 as part of the international conference "German Society in the Nazi Era: Volksgemeinschaft between Ideological Projection and Social Practice", 25-27 March 2010 at the German Historical Institute London