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Battle of Britain
(Encyclopedia) Battle of Britain, in World War II, series of air battles between Great Britain and Germany, fought over Britain from Aug. to Oct., 1940. As a prelude to a planned invasion of England…Sturm und Drang
(Encyclopedia) Sturm und DrangSturm und Drangsht&oobreve;rm &oobreve;nt dräng [key] or Storm and Stress, movement in German literature that flourished from c.1770 to c.1784. It takes its name…Namier, Sir Lewis Bernstein
(Encyclopedia) Namier, Sir Lewis BernsteinNamier, Sir Lewis Bernsteinnāmˈyər [key], 1888–1960, English historian, b. Poland. He attended the London School of Economics and Oxford and became professor…Stark, Freya Madeline
(Encyclopedia) Stark, Freya MadelineStark, Freya Madelinefrāˈə [key], 1893–1993, British author, traveler, and Arabist. The first European to visit several areas in the Middle East, she was born in…Rudolf II
(Encyclopedia) Rudolf II, 1552–1612, Holy Roman emperor (1576–1612), king of Bohemia (1575–1611) and of Hungary (1572–1608), son and successor of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II. Acceding to the…sphere of influence
(Encyclopedia) sphere of influence, term formerly applied to an area over which an outside power claims hegemony with the intention of subsequently gaining more definite control, as in colonization,…Rachmaninoff, Sergei Vasilyevich
(Encyclopedia) Rachmaninoff, Sergei VasilyevichRachmaninoff, Sergei Vasilyevichsyĭrgāˈ vəsēˈlyĭvĭch räkhmäˈnēnôf [key], 1873–1943, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor. He became known as one of…Alexis, czar of Russia
(Encyclopedia) AlexisAlexisəlĕkˈsĭs [key] (Aleksey Mikhailovich)Alexisəlyĭksyāˈ mēkhīˈləvĭch [key], 1629–76, czar of Russia (1645–76), son and successor of Michael. His reign, marked by numerous…Sergei Rachmaninoff
Sergei Rachmaninoff (also Rachmaninov) was a Russian-American pianist, conductor and composer of the early 20th century. His Piano Concerto No. 2 and Prelude in C-sharp Minor (Op. 3 No. 2) are two of…1989–1990 Obie Awards
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