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A Time out of Joint A Time out of Joint Roland Hill Autobiography of well-known German-born newspaper correspondent and writer Roland Hill who, a jewish teenager, fled from the nazis to London, participated in the allied invasion of Normandy and on hi… OL114034W
Verlorene Siege Verlorene Siege Erich von Manstein Originally published in Germany in 1955, and in England and the United States in 1958, this classic memoir of WWII by a man who was an acknowledged military genius and probably Germany's top WWII gen… OL1358572W
Contested commemorations Contested commemorations Benjamin Ziemann "This innovative study of remembrance in Weimar Germany analyses how experiences and memories of the Great War were transformed along political lines after 1918. Examining the symbolism, language and… OL16699931W
My escape from Donington hall My escape from Donington hall Gunther Plüschow It was an escape from a PoW camp as daring and fraught with danger as any immortalised by Hollywood. Yet the story is less familiar than most - as it concerns the only German prisoner of war to escap… OL18035117W
The true German The true German Werner Otto Müller-Hill Werner Otto Müller-Hill served as a military judge in the Werhmacht during World War II. From March 1944 to the summer of 1945, he kept a diary, recording his impressions of what transpired around hi… OL19970782W
The German War The German War Nicholas Stargardt "Drawing on a wealth of first-hand testimony, the German War is the first foray for many decades into how the German people experienced the Second World War. Told from the perspective of those who li… OL20010345W
On the devil's tail On the devil's tail Paul Martelli "This is the riveting true story of Paul Martelli, a fifteen-year-old German-Italian, who fought in Pomerania, on the Eastern Front, in 1945 as a member of the 33.Waffen Grenadier-Division der SS 'Ch… OL22324041W
Hardships and Magic Hardships and Magic Renate Doost-Schneider "This episodic memoir of a girl's life in Germany through World War II and its aftermath offers vivid descriptions of the feelings and experiences of a child's life in tumultuous times. Brief, intens… OL23255666W
Besiegt und befreit Besiegt und befreit Hirschfeld, Gerhard,Irina Renz 152 p. : 20 cm OL23584791W
Op schoot bij Hitler Op schoot bij Hitler Irmgard A. Hunt Persoonlijk relaas van een in 1934 geboren Duitse vrouw, die opgroeide in Berchtesgaden, daar gefascineerd raakte door de nabijheid van Hitler en andere vooraanstaande nazi's, maar tenslotte afstand … OL24753776W
Raiders of the Deep Raiders of the Deep Lowell Thomas, Sr. This 1928 bestseller by the internationally renowned journalist Lowell Thomas was the first American account of German submariners to offer a sympathetic, behind-the-scenes look at the men who prowle… OL2606312W
While While Margaret Leis Hanna During World War II, while war was raging between the United States and Germany, two girls were growing up in the opposing countries. Their memoirs provide a compelling history of the war years and b… OL26181425W
Fighting the Kaiser's War Fighting the Kaiser's War Lucas, Andrew (Military historian) Personal accounts of the Great War experiences of British soldiers are well known and plentiful, but similar accounts from the German side of no man's land are rare. This highly original book vividly… OL26182565W
The Diary of a U-boat Commander The Diary of a U-boat Commander "I would ask you a favour," said the German captain, as we sat in the cabin of a U-boat which had just been added to the long line of bedraggled captives which stretched themselves for a mile or more… OL264707W
One bullet for me One bullet for me Magdalene Krüger Klinksiek Danzig, 1939, the opening scene for World War II. Twelve-year-old Magdalene is caught in the midst of devastation and turmoil. "Get away from the train!" someone shouted. "It's fighter planes!" Every… OL3374867W
Voices from the Third Reich Voices from the Third Reich Johannes Steinhoff A major historical document, this book contains interviews with more than 150 Germans who witnessed, participated in, or resisted the rise of Adolph Hitler. The testimony comes from well-known figure… OL3483695W
Flying a Flag for Hitler, My Childhood in Nazi Germany Flying a Flag for Hitler, My Childhood in Nazi Germany Elsbeth Emmerich Elsbeth was only five years old when World War II broke out, but she soon began to understand how the war would affect her: coping with food shortages, moving from house to house to avoid the air rai… OL4080825W
My childhood in Nazi Germany My childhood in Nazi Germany Elsbeth Emmerich The author describes her daily life as a child in Nazi Germany and discusses how developments in the war affected her personal relationships and changed where she lived. OL4080826W
An eyewitness account of the American Revolution and New England life An eyewitness account of the American Revolution and New England life J. F. Wasmus xxxiii, 311 p. : 24 cm OL4441622W
Kriegstagebuch von 1870/71 Kriegstagebuch von 1870/71 Frederick III German Emperor xi, 355 p., [16] leaves of plates : 24 cm OL4541358W
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