The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1988 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 167
... German they are called Schaben , in French blattes , and in Spanish cucarachas . In English they are often called simply " roaches . " Cockroaches are flat and oval and have long antennae . They range in color from brown to gray and ...
... German they are called Schaben , in French blattes , and in Spanish cucarachas . In English they are often called simply " roaches . " Cockroaches are flat and oval and have long antennae . They range in color from brown to gray and ...
Page 499
... German and Polish prisons ; and Soviet prisoners of war . By far the largest transports , however , consisted of Polish , Ukrainian , and Russian workers impressed in the occupied east for forced labor , and Jews who were to be gassed ...
... German and Polish prisons ; and Soviet prisoners of war . By far the largest transports , however , consisted of Polish , Ukrainian , and Russian workers impressed in the occupied east for forced labor , and Jews who were to be gassed ...
Page 533
... German princes signed the 40 articles of confed- eration that Talleyrand had drafted . The princes renounced the authority of the German emperor and seceded from the empire . They proclaimed Napoleon protector of the confederation and ...
... German princes signed the 40 articles of confed- eration that Talleyrand had drafted . The princes renounced the authority of the German emperor and seceded from the empire . They proclaimed Napoleon protector of the confederation and ...
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