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Geert Mak
Born
in Vlaardingen, Netherlands
January 01, 1946
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In Europe: Travels Through the Twentieth Century
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2004
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48 editions
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Reizen zonder John: op zoek naar Amerika
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2012
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42 editions
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De eeuw van mijn vader
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1999
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19 editions
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Grote verwachtingen: In Europa 1999-2019
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2019
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28 editions
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Amsterdam
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1994
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Hoe God verdween uit Jorwerd
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published
1996
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26 editions
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De levens van Jan Six
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published
2016
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13 editions
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In Europa: Reizen door de twintigste eeuw met Geert Mak
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De brug
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2007
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24 editions
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“machines again, and radios, and the latest Chevrolet. General Electric flooded the country with luxury gadgets: food processors, toasters, floor-polishing machines, FM radios, electric blankets, and so on. These were all products promoted by that epitome of the television salesman Ronald Reagan, a popular actor whose work in advertising eventually taught him to sell himself, too. Traditional ideals were put on hold and ‘selling out’ became a catchphrase – you accepted a job that gave you no satisfaction because the pay was good. These were the months and years when British singer Vera Lynn touched American hearts with ‘A kiss won’t mean “Goodbye” but “Hello to love”’. Yes, that’s when it started, with that kiss on Times Square.”
― In America: Travels with John Steinbeck
― In America: Travels with John Steinbeck
“careful reconstruction of the British war-cabinet meetings between Friday, 24 May and Tuesday, 28 May, five days that could have changed the world. Lukac’s conclusion is inescapable: never was Hitler as close to total control over Western Europe as he was during that last week of May 1940. Britain almost presented him with a peace agreement which he would probably have accepted, and only one man was finally able to stand in the way: Churchill. Besides Churchill, the British war cabinet in those days had four other members, at least two of whom could be counted among the ‘appeasers’: Neville Chamberlain and Lord Halifax. The other two, Clement Atlee and Arthur Greenwood (representing Labour), had no experience in government at that time. On”
― In Europe: Travels Through the Twentieth Century
― In Europe: Travels Through the Twentieth Century
“25 May, as the extent of the French defeat became apparent, Lord Halifax carefully began sounding out the Italian ambassador to find out what concessions would be needed to ‘bribe’ Italy from entering the war. Gibraltar, perhaps, or Malta? He hoped that Italy could provide the initiative for a peace conference with Hitler, leading to a ‘general European arrangement’. England was to keep the sea and its empire, while Germany could do as it pleased on the continent. Hitler would probably have agreed to such a proposal: it was roughly the same division of roles Kaiser Wilhelm II and his ministers had contemplated in 1914. As a result, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Denmark and Norway – the lion’s share of Europe – would have been transformed into a federation of Nazi”
― In Europe: Travels Through the Twentieth Century
― In Europe: Travels Through the Twentieth Century
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