Based on extensive archival research in six countries and intensive fieldwork, the book analyzes the history of the village of Nkholongue on the eastern (Mozambican) shores of Lake Malawi from the time of its formation in the 19th century to the present day. The study uses Nkholongue as a microhistorical lens to examine such diverse topics as the slave trade, the spread of Islam, colonization, subsistence production, counter-insurgency, decolonization, civil war, ecotourism, and matriliny. Thereby, the book attempts to reflect as much as possible on the generalizability and (global) comparability of local findings by framing analyses in historiographical discussions that aim to go beyond the regional or national level. Although the chapters of the book deal with very different topics, they are united by a common interest in the social history of rural Africa in the longue durée. Contrary to persistent clichés of rural inertia in Africa, the book as a whole underscores the profound changeability of social conditions and relations in Nkholongue over the years and highlights how people’s room for maneuver kept changing as a result of the Winds of History, the frequent and often violent ruptures brought to the village from outside.

The American military occupation of Germany lasted five years. During this time, Germany made great strides along the road from fascism to democracy, Europe became the fulcrum of the Cold War, and the United States emerged as a global superpower. This book corrects numerous misunderstandings and fills many gaps in our knowledge about the occupation. It challenges the prevailing narrative of American softness on former Nazis and brings to light the contribution of Army Intelligence to a peaceful resolution of the Soviet blockade of the Western sectors of Berlin in 1948-1949. Army Intelligence was not merely a supporting actor in the occupation, it shaped the American presence in Germany. By suppressing Nazi subversion and monitoring the German Communist Party, intelligence provided breathing space for the fledgling German democracy. In creating a pro-American West German intelligence service, the Army's covert operatives established a lasting security link between victor and vanquished. Without Army Intelligence, postwar Germany and the history of the Cold War would have looked very different.

Based on extensive archival research in six countries and intensive fieldwork, the book analyzes the history of the village of Nkholongue on the eastern (Mozambican) shores of Lake Malawi from the time of its formation in the 19th century to the present day. The study uses Nkholongue as a microhistorical lens to examine such diverse topics as the slave trade, the spread of Islam, colonization, subsistence production, counter-insurgency, decolonization, civil war, ecotourism, and matriliny. Thereby, the book attempts to reflect as much as possible on the generalizability and (global) comparability of local findings by framing analyses in historiographical discussions that aim to go beyond the regional or national level. Although the chapters of the book deal with very different topics, they are united by a common interest in the social history of rural Africa in the longue durée. Contrary to persistent clichés of rural inertia in Africa, the book as a whole underscores the profound changeability of social conditions and relations in Nkholongue over the years and highlights how people’s room for maneuver kept changing as a result of the Winds of History, the frequent and often violent ruptures brought to the village from outside.

"Covert Legions is the history of the U.S. Army's intelligence organization in Germany from the Allies' arrival in late 1944 to the end of the military government in 1949. It covers Army intelligence operations during this period, including denazification and democratization, the capture of German scientists and scientific technology, and espionage and counterespionage activity against local communist organizations and the Soviet occupation forces"--

A restricted secret document when it was first produced, and compiled from intelligence sources. this is the American army s approximation of the still formidable military machine of the Wehrmacht it would shortly face on the beaches of D-day and the fields of Normandy. Improvements introduced into this edition of Allied assessment of the enemy s Order of Battle include an exposition of the German replacement-training system; an exhaustive catalogue of the Germany Army s small units; and complete indexes of German terms and designations. The book details the organisation and administration of the German Army; and the histories and compositions of Divisional and higher HQ. The book is an invaluable and detailed companion of infinite interest to all serious students of the Second World War.