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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Hostage to war Hostage to war Tatiana Vasileva The author relates her experiences from 1941-1953 as she struggles to survive as a Russian teenager caught up in all the horrors of World War II and its aftermath. OL15142343W
"Ich sah den Namen Bosch" "Ich sah den Namen Bosch" Angela Martin Angela Martin hat mit 50 Überlebenden des firmeneigenen Konzentrationslagers gesprochen, die Fotograrin Hucky Fin Porzner hat die Zeitzeuginnen portraitiert. (Source: [Berliner Geschichtswerkstatt][1… OL15399658W
"A mutual responsibility and a moral obligation" "A mutual responsibility and a moral obligation" Günter Saathoff This book contains the final report of Germany's 'Remembrance, Responsibility, and Future' Foundation, giving a comprehensive history of the country's use of slave labor during World War II and the c… OL16954885W
„Hier ruhen 22 Genossen, zu Tode gequält…“ „Hier ruhen 22 Genossen, zu Tode gequält…“ Klaus Völkel Das Schicksal der von den deutschen Behörden während des zweiten Weltkrieges rekrutierten Zwangsarbeiter ist von der Bevölkerung und der historischen Forschung bisher weitgehend unbeachtet geblieben.… OL17765411W
Marcel's letters Marcel's letters Carolyn Porter "A graphic designer's search for inspiration leads to a cache of letters and the mystery of one man's fate during World War II. Seeking inspiration for a new font design in an antique store in small-… OL20058563W
Befreit, aber nicht in Freiheit Befreit, aber nicht in Freiheit Andreas Lembeck Zum Zeitpunkt der Befreiung im Mai 1945 lebten in Deutschland mehr als 7 Millionen Menschen, die als Zwangsarbeiter, Zwangsarbeiterinnen oder Kriegsgefangene in das Deutsche Reich verschleppt worden … OL2134553W
Ab jetzt zählt jeder Tag Ab jetzt zählt jeder Tag Tatʹi͡ana Vasilʹeva The author relates her experiences from 1941-1953 as she struggles to survive as a Russian teenager caught up in all the horrors of World War II and its aftermath. OL24812457W
Captive of the River Kwae Captive of the River Kwae Micool Brooke On the prisoners of World War, 1939-1945 at Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand. OL2612135W
Hostage to war Hostage to war Tatʹi͡ana Vasilʹeva The author relates her experiences from 1941-1953 as she struggles to survive as a Russian teenager caught up in all the horrors of World War II and its aftermath. OL2796796W
The eyes are the same The eyes are the same Susan Gold The Eyes are the Same, a memoir of the Holocaust, describes a child's consciousness with great fidelity and a poet's eye. Drawn into a vortex of deception, denial, and lies, her privileged childhood … OL29315712W
I kept my promise I kept my promise Jacob Birnbaum A very popular Jason R. Taylor Associates publication is a Holocaust Survivor memoir by Jacob Birnbaum, entitled, “I Kept My Promise”. Sadly, Jacob passed away suddenly on May 7. He will be dearly … OL3010852W
Enemy aliens, prisoners of war Enemy aliens, prisoners of war Bohdan Kordan In *Enemy Aliens, Prisoners of War* Bohdan Kordan assesses the policy and practice of civilian internment in Canada during the Great War and provides a clear but critical analysis of the complex natu… OL3132220W
Surviving the sword Surviving the sword Brian MacArthur During World War II, there were few fates that could befall a soldier so hellish as internment in a Japanese prisoner of war camp. To this day, many survivors -- most of whom are now in their 80s -- … OL4835445W
One fourteenth of an elephant One fourteenth of an elephant Ian Denys Peek This is a bright and moving memoir from a time of intense torment for the author, as a prisoner of war of the Japanese. Starvation and back breaking labour in sweltering heat carried the author to a … OL5794106W
Tragedi pembangunan rel kereta api Muarasijunjung-Pekanbaru, 1943-1945 Tragedi pembangunan rel kereta api Muarasijunjung-Pekanbaru, 1943-1945 M. Syafei Abdullah History of forced labor in railroad construction along Muarasijunjung-Pekanbaru during the Japanese occupation between 1943-1945. OL5988973W
The Business of Genocide The Business of Genocide Michael Thad Allen "During World War II, hundreds of thousands of prisoners were worked to death by the Nazis under a brutal system of slave labor in the concentration camps. By 1942, this vast network of slavery exten… OL6213193W
On Falcon's Wings On Falcon's Wings Marshall F. Umpleby "On Falcon's Wings" is the heart-breaking story of five teenagers in Prague, Czechoslovakia during World War II whose lives are unalterably changed when resistance commandos assassinate Gestapo Gener… OL9727123W