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European Studies2022-10-18T08:42:17+00:00

European Studies

HEALING THE WOUNDS OF HISTORY – The Dresden Story

Dr. Paul Oestreicher in his 'Healing the Wounds of History - The Dresden Story' writes: In December 1940 Hitler’s Luftwaffe began to attack Britain. Coventry was the especially chosen target. It remains iconic. Just under 1000 people died. The medieval city-centre was destroyed and with it the Cathedral of Saint Michael. Most of the industries survived. On Christmas Day, Dean Howard, preaching in the Cathedral ruins, declared: “We say no to revenge. When this conflict is over, we shall, with our present enemies try to build a kinder more Christlike world.” The Empire Service of the BBC relayed that around the globe. ... CLICK ON PICTURE TO CONTINUE

STEALING FROM THE SARACENS How Islamic Architecture Shaped Europe by Diana Darke

Review by Rosemary Hart

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