relationship of PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND AID HOPKINS

Roosevelt and Hopkins: An Intimate History

Politics & Social Sciences

Sherwood, Robert

Politics & Government

Harper

The controversial 1991 War Crimes Act gave new powers to courts to try non-British citizens resident in the UK for war crimes committed during WWII. But in spite of the extensive investigative and legal work that followed, and the expense of some £11 million, it led to just one conviction: that in 1999 of Anthony (Andrzej) Sawoniuk. Drawing on previously unavailable archival documents, transcripts of interviews with suspects, and disclosures by senior lawyers and policer offers in the War Crimes Units (WCUs), in parallel with the history of bungled investigations in the 1940s, Safe Haven considers for the first time why and how convictions failed to follow investigations. Within the broader context of war crimes investigations in the United States, Germany, and Australia, the authors reassess the legal and investigative processes and decisions that stymied inquiries, from the War Crimes Act itself to the restrictive criteria applied to it. Taken together, the authors argue that these -- including the interpretations of who could and should be prosecuted and decisions about the nature and amount of evidence needed for trial -- meant that many Nazi collaborators escaped justice and never appeared in a criminal court. The authors situate this history within the legacy of the Holocaust: how, if at all, do the belated attempts to address a failure of justice sit with an ever-growing awareness of the Holocaust, represented by memorialization and education? In so doing, Safe Haven provokes a timely reconsideration of the relationship between law, history, and truth.

Safe Haven: The United Kingdom's Investigations into Nazi Collaborators and the Failure of Justice

History

Silverman, Jon

Europe

Oxford University Press

If you are self-employed and work from home, in direct selling, providing therapies or services, in consultancy, fashion and the arts, sports training, or even small manufacturing, then this book is for you. No matter what your business, you need to keep records, books of accounts, and complete annual returns. This book will help you when you are setting up your business, and to maintain a system of records which will: keep track of financial accounts; provide the necessary figures for tax and VAT returns; create a routine allowing more time for the actual business; and, give peace of mind knowing that all accounting functions are in place.

Tax without Tears: Tax and Accounts for the Self-employed Working from Home

Business & Money

Marketing & Sales

Filament Publishing

About the Author\nRobert Sherwood started playing chess and reading about the game in the early 1960s, playing in tournaments at the expert level. College interrupted his tournament play. He then returned to the game as a lover of chess history, assembling a library of titles on the legendary players of the past and their tournaments. When not involved with chess Bob is a contract writer, editor, and German-to-English translator working in a wide range of areas. He lives with his woman friend and animals in Dummerston, Vermont.\nMarshall’s Brilliant Victory\nIn the spring of 1904, most of the chess world's elite gathered in the sleepy northwestern Pennsylvania town of Cambridge Springs, where the first great tournament of the twentieth century was to take place. World Champion Emanuel Lasker topped the field. The champions of America (Harry Pillsbury), Russia (Mikhail Chigorin), France (David Janowski) and the Austria-Hungarian Empire (Carl Schlechter) were also playing.\nAmong the other players in this historic fifteen-round-robin event was a young master from Brooklyn, Frank Marshall. He had some international experience, including defeating World Champion Lasker in their individual encounter at Paris in 1900. However, he certainly was not considered among the favorites at the time. Nevertheless, Marshall finished in first place, two full points ahead of the rest of the field, the only undefeated player.\nThe story of this great tournament is superbly told by author Robert Sherwood. Each game is deeply annotated, while contemporary sources and rare archival photos nicely supplement the round-by-round account.\nWith this victory, Frank Marshall took his place among the world-class players of his era. You are invited to join Marshall on his journey in this splendid account of his magnificent triumph in the first major international tournament of the twentieth century.\nExcerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.\n(60) Marshall – Teichmann 
Queen’s Gambit Declined [D52] 
Marshall tried a speculative kingside attack, sacrificing important queenside material in the process. Teichmann could have consolidated his decisive advantage but instead dangerously exposed his king with an unwise recapture, letting Marshall back into the game. The American eventually prevailed in an imperfectly played but fascinating ending that one can analyze for days. 
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nbd7 5.Nf3 c6 6.e3 Qa5 
[Diagram] 
The first Cambridge Springs Defense of the tournament. The previous year, at Monte Carlo, against the same opponent, Teichmann chose 6...Bd6. Then 7.Bd3 Qe7 8.cxd5 (a Marshall standard, stabilizing the central pawn structure and freeing up his pieces for attack) 8...exd5 9.Qc2 Qd8?! (9...0-0!?) 10.e4?! (10.0-0!?), with a typical Marshall middlegame. 
7.Nd2 
Later, in the New York 1924 tournament book, Alekhine would pronounce 7.cxd5 the only serious test of the variation. 
7...Ne4 
Swiderski-von Bardeleben, 14th DSB Congress 1904, saw 7...dxc4 8.Bxf6 Nxf6 9.Nxc4 Qc7 10.Bd3 Be7 11.0-0 0-0 12.Rc1 Bd7, with the usual White advantage. 
8.cxd5 
“A very pretty surprise move, which is bad however, as it rounds off Black’s pawn position and should lead to a complete loss of the opening advantage.” (Tarrasch) 
“More usual is the capture with the d2-knight – a more logical move, since the latter piece has less scope.” (Reinfeld) 
[Diagram] 
8...Nxd2 
“A surprise is generally answered with a blunder, as in this case. 
After 8...Nxg5 9.h4 (not 9.dxc6 Nf6 10.h4 Nge4 saving the piece) 9...Ne4! 10.Ndxe4 exd5 11.Nd2 Nf6 followed by Bd6, Black has the better game because of his fine development and his two bishops. After the text, White obtains a good development and the advantage returns to him.” (Tarrasch) 
After 8...Nxg5, interesting is 9.dxc6! (Tarrasch’s 9.h4 Ne4 10.Ndxe4 exd5 is no more than level after 11.Ng3 Nf6) 9...Nf6 (9...bxc6?! 10.h4y) 10.Bb5! (10.h4? Nge4) 10...Ke7 (10...Kd8 11.Bd3! h6 12.Nc4 Qc7 13.f4 Ngh7 14.

Cambridge Springs 1904

Humor & Entertainment

Puzzles & Games

Russell Enterprises, Inc.

The Cartography of Alexander von Humboldt: Images of the Enlightenment in America offers a cartographic perspective of Alexander von Humboldt’s journey to the Americas, 1799-1804. Presented in the context of the European Enlightenment, this study includes Humboldt’s romanticized view of the natural world that was an essential part of his science and philosophy. It interprets Humboldt’s maps and images as part of a transatlantic exchange, incorporating the theme of old Europe and the New World found throughout his work. Humboldt effectively used images in the presentation of his ideas, a concept that has been adopted throughout this study. When combined with text, images permit a closer reading of the subject matter than text alone. Just as the vivid and dramatic paintings of David and Goya provide clarity to the philosophical writing of the age, Humboldt’s maps and illustrations serve as visual images of the Enlightenment in early nineteenth-century America.

The Cartography of Alexander von Humboldt: Images of the Enlightenment in America

Americas

VDM Verlag Dr. Müller

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