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Alone Against Hitler: Kurt von Schuschnigg s Fight to Save Austria From the Nazis by Jack Bray. Rowman and Littlefield Prometheus Books (Lanham, Maryland, 2020). 313 pp., $26. ....
Alone Against Hitler: Kurt von Schuschnigg s Fight to Save Austria From the Nazis by Jack Bray. Rowman and Littlefield Prometheus Books (Lanham, Maryland, 2020). 313 pp., $26. ....
David Harrison looks at the remarkable career of a two-time Watford manager. Football managers come in all shapes and sizes but it’s fair to suggest Watford has seen few managers possessing the physical characteristics of Neil McBain. However, there was a great deal more to McBain than poundage. This was a man who joined Watford in 1928 as a seriously accomplished 33-year-old defender. As an indication of his quality, he had collected three international caps for Scotland, the first of which saw a memorable 1-0 win over England, followed by appearances against Ireland and Wales. We’ll come to McBain’s time at Vicarage Road shortly, but this was a notable man whose wider life and career warrant examination. ....
More By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. SHOULD HAT MANSION STAY OR BE TORN DOWN? Vetting for 739 homes proposed around it asks that as part of environmental review Should the Hat Mansion be torn down or allowed to be sold as a residence and surrounded by a sea of tract homes? It could be the most usual environmental vetting ever done for a Manteca subdivision. The Hat Ranch project making its third run for approval and annexation to the city is moving forward with two options: Leaving the ultimate 30,000-square-foot McMansion that’s known as the Hat Mansion in place or tearing it down and replacing it with typical tract housing. ....