Bøger af Helen Fry

A fascinating and moving biography of Colin Anson, the German refugee who became an elite British commando

This book is the first of its kind to specifically look at Jewish-Christian women in dialogue together on a range of issues other than the feminist one. Each chapter begins with an introduction to the subject, consists of two voices engaging in discussion, and ends with a thorough list of further reading to point the interested reader in the right direction to find out more. It looks at the impact of the dialogue on these women's spiritual journeys, and also looks at key critical issues such as the impact of the Holocaust on the women's faith and theology: the figure of the Messiah in both traditions -touching on the wider christological issues which separate the two faiths. The way the text is read is examined and, finally, the book looks to the future and asks what the key concerns and issues wil be for them and the next generation of Jewish and Christian women.

This is the compelling story of the 10,000 Germans and Austrians who fled Nazi persecution and fought against Hitler during the Second World War. Swearing allegiance to King George VI, they volunteered to serve in the British armed forces and joined the Pioneer Corps, the only unit then open to them. Known affectionately as 'the King's most loyal enemy aliens, ' most were Jews, but a significant number were political opponents of the Nazi regime and so-called 'degenerate artists.' Some 4,000 men enlisted direct from internment camps in Britain, Canada and Australia after the autumn of 1940. Many soon became disillusioned with digging trenches and laying railway tracks and, when the British Government permitted them to join front-line units, they transferred to the Royal Armoured Corps, the infantry, the Parachute Regiment, the SAS and the Commandos, as well as the Royal Navy and the RAF. Some were engaged in special operations behind enemy lines, or used their unparalleled knowledge in the army's Intelligence Corps. At the end of the War, thousands returned to Germany and Austria to begin the process of de-Nazification, the reconstruction of Europe and the hunt for war criminals. In this revealing insight into a little-known aspect of British wartime history, Helen Fry documents the stories of those who fought for king and adopted country. Based on interviews with veterans and drawing on a rich vein of source material in the Imperial War Museum, the Jewish Military Museum and the Wiener Library, the author sets their personal stories against the bigger picture of the experience of enemy aliens in Britain during the Second World War. Dr Helen Fry has written and edited more than 25 books on the social history and intelligence of the Second World War. Due to her expertise, she is frequently featured on TV and media programmes.

A history of the elaborate and brilliantly sustained World War II intelligence operation by which Hitler's generals were tricked into giving away vital Nazi secrets