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Inside Hitler's GreeceThis gripping and richly illustrated account of wartime Greece explores the impact of the Nazi Occupation upon the lives and values of ordinary people. The first full account of the experience of occupation, it offers a vividly human picture of resistance fighters and black marketeers, teenage German conscripts and Gestapo officers, Jews and starving villagers. "A vivid picture of the German occupiers mind and actions. . . . Mazowers arguments are

these stories constitute a masterwork of world literature

weaving far-flung musical languages like East Asian surf-rock

the songs sound as fresh and relevant today as they did 20 years ago

many of which had never been documented before

acclaimed history conjures up a whole society plunged into conflict - from generals and front-line soldiers to Hitler Youth activists and middle-class housewives - tracing events from the invasion of Poland and the Battle of Stalingrad to Hitler's plans for genocide and his eventual suicide

with an ear exquisitely attuned to Baudelaire's lyrical innovations and an intuitive feel for the work's dark and brooding mood

Babitz re-creates a Los Angeles of movie stars distraught over their success

Equally inspired was the choice of material

Drawing upon new interviews and rare archival material Bickerdike defies the sexist casting of Nico’s life as the tragedy of a beautiful woman losing her youth and fame

and art directors have become celebrities from their album artworks—the best examples of which will go down in history as permanent fixtures in popular culture

New interview with Geoff Dyer

riveting romance narrative from the seminal Brazilian writer

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