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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
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	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
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	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	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	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	Hirschfeld, Gerhard,Irina Renz	152 p. : 20 cm	OL23584791W
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	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
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		"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	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
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	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	J. F. Wasmus	xxxiii, 311 p. : 24 cm	OL4441622W
Kriegstagebuch von 1870/71	Frederick III German Emperor	xi, 355 p., [16] leaves of plates : 24 cm	OL4541358W
The Halder diaries	Halder, Franz	The war diary from 1939-42 of Generaloberst Franz Halder, Chief of the General Staff of the German Army from 1938-42. A view from the top of the direction of the German Army during the first three y…	OL4622085W
Panzerschlachten	F. W. von Mellenthin	Panzer Battles provides an unparalleled look at the conception and use of German armor in World War II. Maj. Gen. Von Mellenthin was a member of the German General Staff and was present at most of t…	OL4728191W
In the line: 1914-1918	George Bucher	The book available on this site to be read online is not "In the line: 1914 - 1918" by Georg Bucher. It is a book about school football. Elizabeth Conway	OL7556307W
Journal of the Prince Charles Regiment	Prince Charles Regiment	This fascinating journal begins 14 January 1776 when the illustrious Prince Charles Regiment receives orders to augment prior to marching out of the garrison at Hersfeld, Germany, to begin its march …	OL9543371W