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East of the Oder: A German Childhood Under the Nazis and Soviets
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East of the Oder: A German Childhood Under the Nazis and Soviets Hardback - 2013

by Luise Urban

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An autobiography charting the fortunes of a German family east of the Oder, living under Nazi and communist rule

I had a little boy with me about six years old, he was the son of refugees. We were bombarding a tree with snowballs. It was fun. A Russian soldier appeared in the driveway and took pot shots at us. Little Richard fell down in the snow, dead. I walked back into the house and said, "They have shot little Richard."

Luise Urban was born into a world about to be turned upside down. Her family lived east of the river Oder, and as the Third Reich crumbled and the Soviet Red Army advanced, she was one of 15 million Germans trapped in a war zone during the terrible winter of 1945. Weakened by starvation and forced to flee their home, it was only the bravery and ingenuity of Luise's mother that saved the family from total destruction. Luise relives that harrowing time in this account written in memory of her mother, to whom she owes her life. It is the story of a child, but it is not a story for children.

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  • Title East of the Oder: A German Childhood Under the Nazis and Soviets
  • Author Luise Urban
  • Binding Hardback
  • Pages 239
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher History Press
  • Publication date 2013
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780752491035 / 0752491032
  • Weight 1.25 lbs (0.57 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.1 in (23.62 x 15.49 x 2.79 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Germany
  • Category Biography / Autobiography
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Luise Urban was born in Germany in October 1933. She and her family were trapped as the Soviet Army advanced in 1945, suffering starvation and other hardships. They were then trapped in East Germany under communist rule. She and her surviving family escaped over the border into the West. She moved to England in 1956 and became a nurse.

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Tight and unmarked-" An autobiography charting the fortunes of a German family east of the Oder, living under Nazi and communist rule I had a little boy with me about six years old, he was the son of refugees. We were bombarding a tree with snowballs. It was fun. A Russian soldier appeared in the driveway and took potshots at us. Little Richard fell down in the snow, dead. I walked back into the house and said, "They have shot little Richard." Luise Urban was born into a world about to be turned upside down. Her family lived east of the river Oder, and as the Third Reich crumbled and the Soviet Red Army advanced, she was one of 15 million Germans trapped in a war zone during the terrible winter of 1945. Weakened by starvation and forced to flee their home, it was only the bravery and ingenuity of Luise's mother that saved the family from total destruction. Luise relives that harrowing time in this account written in memory of her mother, to whom she owes her life. It is the story of a child, but it is… Read more
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Spellmount, 2013. Hardcover. Like New/Like new. 9x6x1. Urban, Luise : East of the Oder: A German Childhood Under the Nazis and Soviets. Stroud (UK) : Spellmount, 2013. No additional printings listed. Octavo (8vo), 9.5"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's navy blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Glossy color photographic dust jacket. Plain white endpapers. [7], 8-239, [240]; unpaginated glossy b&w photo section to center (26 photos). Unattributed intro; author's foreword; index; maps, photos. Condition notes: near-fine copy with light wear to dust-jacket and boards. Binding square and tight, interior unmarked. Born in 1933, Urban recounts childhood memories of life, centered in 1945 but with material both before and after that terrible year fro her family. We personally inspect every book we offer.
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