Nightmares of an East Prussian childhood: a memoir of the Russian occupation

"In 31 months under the Russians, Ilse Glaus's family is driven from their home, she mourns her missing father, witnesses her mother's rape, sees her grandparents and baby brother succumb to the brutal conditions, and hears of her oldest sister's capture and death. Ilse crafts wa...

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Hauptverfasser: Stritzke, Ilse 1934- (VerfasserIn), Stritzke, Bernie (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Jefferson McFarland 2013
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Zusammenfassung:"In 31 months under the Russians, Ilse Glaus's family is driven from their home, she mourns her missing father, witnesses her mother's rape, sees her grandparents and baby brother succumb to the brutal conditions, and hears of her oldest sister's capture and death. Ilse crafts ways to coexist, scavenging, begging and stealing to help the family survive"--Provided by publisher
Beschreibung:Includes index
Preface / by Bernie Stritzke -- Preface / by Ilse Stritzke (nee Glaus) -- Introduction / by Bernie Stritzke -- A Mother's Regret -- The Evacuation -- Back to Palmnicken -- The Second Evacuation -- Omi's Sacrifce -- Desperate Times -- The Commandant's Assault -- The Statue -- Attempted Kidnap -- The White Horse -- The First Winter -- Off to Goldbach -- Then, Five Women -- Three Dead Soldiers -- A Stolen Potato -- A Sparrow Falls -- An End in Sight -- The Expulsion -- In Germany -- Mutti's Meltdown -- Gerd -- The Engagement -- The Voyage -- Chicago -- Appendix: A Brief History of the Region
Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:VII, 192 S. Ill., Kt. 23 cm
ISBN:9780786473540
0786473541

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