The fifteenth century Romanian Prince Vlad III Dracula, also known as Vlad the Impaler, is one of the most fascinating personalities of medieval history. Already during his own lifetime, his true story became obscured by a veil of myths. As a result, he has been portrayed both as a bloody tyrant — who degenerated down throughout the centuries into the fictional vampire of the same name created by Bram Stoker at the end of the nineteenth century — and as a national and Christian hero who bravely fought to defend his native land and all of Europe against the invading Turkish infidels. Even in more recent historiography, the true history of Dracula has been obscured by Communist and nationalist historiography. This revised second edition of the book widely considered to be the most serious comprehensive study of the historical Dracula, presents the life and times of this remarkable figure of medieval Europe. The author uses all extant Romanian, Turkish, Russian, and German sources to reconstruct the history of this famous prince who, despite his short reign, created a name for himself in the history of his own country, as well as in world history. This book studies the life and times of Vlad III Dracula, also known as Vlad the Impaler, providing the reader with a better understanding of the personality of this enigmatic figure of medieval history, as well as the times in which he lived. The author also discusses the development of the Dracula myth. Translations of key documents concerning the history of Vlad III Dracula are included in the appendixes.

Vlad III Dracula: The Life and Times of the Historical Dracula

Biographies & Memoirs

Treptow, Kurt

Historical

Center for Romanian Studies

The fifteenth century Romanian Prince Vlad III Dracula, also known as Vlad the Impaler, is one of the most fascinating personalities of medieval history. Already during his own lifetime, his true story became obscured by a veil of myths. As a result, he has been portrayed both as a bloody tyrant -- who degenerated down throughout the centuries into the fictional vampire of the same name created by Bram Stoker at the end of the nineteenth century -- and as a national and Christian hero who bravely fought to defend his native land and all of Europe against the invading Turkish infidels. Even in more recent historiography, the true history of Dracula has been obscured by Communist and nationalist historiography.This revised second edition of the book widely considered to be the most serious comprehensive study of the historical Dracula, presents the life and times of this remarkable figure of medieval Europe. The author uses all extant Romanian, Turkish, Russian, and German sources to reconstruct the history of this famous prince who, despite his short reign, created a name for himself in the history of his own country, as well as in world history. This book studies the life and times of Vlad III Dracula, also known as Vlad the Impaler, providing the reader with a better understanding of the personality of this enigmatic figure of medieval history, as well as the times in which he lived. The author also discusses the development of the Dracula myth. Translations of key documents concerning the history of Vlad III Dracula are included in the appendixes.

Literature & Fiction

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Since Nadia Comaneci captured the hearts of the world with her amazing performance at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, one that would change the sport of gymnastics forever, Romania has been known throughout the world for its remarkable success in the sport of gymnastics. &nbsp; This limited edition, full-color album presents the history of Romanian gymnastics from the founding of the Romanian Gymnastics Federation in 1906 to the Romanian women's team that won five consecutive world championship titles under coach Octavian Belu between 1994 and 2001. This book was originally published on the occasion of the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta and to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Romanian Gymnastics Federation.&nbsp; &nbsp; On the 25th anniversary of its original publication, Romanian Gymnastics is being reissued to celebrate the Tokyo Olympic Games. The book profiles each member of the 1996 Romanian Women's Gymnastics team. This collector's item is a must for every gymnastics fan.

Romanian Gymnastics

Romania and World War II is a collection of studies, in English and Romanian, by distinguished American, European, and Romanian historians on the situation of Romania during World War II presented at the First International Conference of the Center for Romanian Studies held in Ia&#537;i on 25-26 May 1995, commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. This book reveals the results of research by leading specialists from around the world addressing many important aspects of Romania's involvement in World War II. The papers published in this volume include Charles King, The Moldovan ASSR on the Eve of the War: Cultural Policy in 1930s Transnistria; Kurt W. Treptow, Alegerile din decembrie 1937 &#351;i instaurarea dictaturii regale; Nicholas M. Nagy-Talavera, Reminiscences of Iorga's Murderer: Traian Boeru; Florin Constantiniu, Un episod pu&#539;in cunoscut al rela&#539;iilor româno-sovietice (1941); Larry L. Watts, Incompatible Alliances: Small States of Central Europe during World War II; Mihai Retegan, The End of the War in Europe: Consequences for the States of Central and Eastern Europe, A Comparative Study; Valeriu Florin Dobrinescu, Unele considera&#539;ii privind intrarea României în r&#259;zboiul na&#539;iunilor unite (1944-1945); Gheorghe Oni&#351;oru, Uniunea Sovietic&#259; &#351;i România: de la 1944 la 1947; Paul E. Michelson, Recent Historiography on Romania and the Second World War; and many others. Edited by Kurt W. Treptow, Romania and World War II will be of interest to students and scholars of twentieth century Romanian history, as well as World War II.

Romania and World War II

History

Europe

History of Romania and Romanian gymnastics with bios for each member of the 1996 Romanian Women's Gymnastics Team, and a summary of Olympics results from 1952 to 1996.

Center for Romainian Studies 1997 1st Ed.

A History of Romania

Popa, Marcel

Bolovan, Ioan

Constantiniu, Florin

Michelson, Paul E.

Pop, Ioan Aurel

Popa, Christian

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Vlad III Dracula: The Life and Times of the Historical Dracula

Vlad III Dracula: The Life and Times of the Historical Dracula

Romanian Gymnastics

Romania and World War II

Romanian Gymnastics

A History of Romania