German Boy: A Refugee S Story Hardcover - 2012
by Wolfgang W. Samuel; Foreword by Stephen E. Ambrose
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A refugee child's witness to Nazi defeat, Soviet occupation, and his family's debacle in war
What was the experience of war for a child in bombed and ravaged Germany? In this memoir the voice of innocence is heard.
"This is great stuff", exclaims Stephen E. Ambrose. "I love this book".
In this gripping account a boy and his mother are wrenched from their tranquil lives to forge a path through the storm of war and the rubble of its aftermath. In the past there has been a spectrum of books and films that share other German World War II experiences. However, told from the perspective of a ten-year-old, this book is rare. The boy and his mother must prevail over hunger and despair, or die.
In the Third Reich young Wolfgang Samuel and his family are content but alone. The father, a Luftwaffe officer, is away fighting the Allies in the West. In 1945 as Berlin and near-by communities crumble, young Wolfgang, his mother Hedy, and little sister Ingrid flee the advancing Russian army. In Strasburg, a small town north of Berlin where they find refuge, Wolfgang begins to comprehend the evils the Nazi regime brought to Germany. As the Reich collapses, mother, son, and daughter flee again just ahead of the Russian charge.
In the chaos of defeat they struggle to find food and shelter. Death stalks the primitive camps that are their temporary havens, and the child becomes the family provider. When they return to Strasburg, the Communists in control are as brutal as the Nazis. In the violent atmosphere of arbitrary arrest, rape, hunger, and fear, the boy and his mother persist. Pursued by Communist police through a fierce blizzard, they escape to the West, but even in the English zone, theconstant search for food, warmth, and shelter dominates their lives, and the mother's sacrifices become the boy's nightmares.
Although this is a time of deepest despair, Wolfgang hangs on to the thinnest thread of hope. In June 1948 with the arrival of the Americans flying the Berlin Airlift, Wolfgang begins a new journey.
Details
- Title German Boy: A Refugee S Story
- Author Wolfgang W. Samuel; Foreword by Stephen E. Ambrose
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First edition
- Pages 374
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University Press of Mississippi, Jackson, MI
- Date 2012-06-07
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Dust Cover, Illustrated, Maps
- ISBN 9781578062744 / 1578062748
- Weight 1.8 lbs (0.82 kg)
- Dimensions 9.35 x 6.54 x 1.33 in (23.75 x 16.61 x 3.38 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1940's
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Chronological Period: 1900-1949
- Cultural Region: Germany
- Topical: Holocaust
- Library of Congress subjects World War, 1939-1945 - Germany, World War, 1939-1945 - Refugees
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00024662
- Dewey Decimal Code B
Media reviews
Citations
- Booklist, 08/01/2000, Page 2107
- Kirkus Reviews, 07/01/2000, Page 945
- Library Journal, 07/01/2000, Page 108
- New York Times, 09/03/2000, Page 10
- Publishers Weekly, 07/17/2000, Page 183
- School Library Journal, 06/01/2001, Page 188
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