Darkness Over Europe

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Dartfless Over Europe:
First-Person Accounts of Life in Europe During the War Years 1939-1945
Efliled by Tony March
Many Americans, particularly the younger generation, are for the most part unaware, or at least uninformed, about the terror and misery in which people existed in Europe during World War II. History books have supplied data on military conquests, political maneuvers, and heroes of that era. But what of the millions of persons in cities, villages, and towns, who were merely engaged in living their hves? DARKNESS OVER EUROPE presents a cross-section of these people in Europe; they tell in their own words how they survived under the Nazi occupation.
These personal accounts show the heroism and courage displayed by the men and women of Europe and present a startling picture of how it really was. For the large number of Americans who grew up after 1940 and to whom the war is merely facts in the history books, it will be an almost unbelievable picture.... Tovább

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JLiV
Dartfless Over Europe:
First-Person Accounts of Life in Europe During the War Years 1939-1945
Efliled by Tony March
Many Americans, particularly the younger generation, are for the most part unaware, or at least uninformed, about the terror and misery in which people existed in Europe during World War II. History books have supplied data on military conquests, political maneuvers, and heroes of that era. But what of the millions of persons in cities, villages, and towns, who were merely engaged in living their hves? DARKNESS OVER EUROPE presents a cross-section of these people in Europe; they tell in their own words how they survived under the Nazi occupation.
These personal accounts show the heroism and courage displayed by the men and women of Europe and present a startling picture of how it really was. For the large number of Americans who grew up after 1940 and to whom the war is merely facts in the history books, it will be an almost unbelievable picture.
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The canvas is broad; there are accounts from thirteen countries. The book's time span is that of the war—from invasion to liberation. With very few exceptions, these selections are being published in this country for the first time.
Included are a moving report by the French prefect of police on the German entry into Paris; a picture of conditions inside Germany by a Belgian labor conscript; an account of a Warsaw housewife's struggle to survive when every quiet night slept through at home was an achievement; a Danish foreign service officer's modest retelling of his efforts to spirit the Jews out of Copenhagen.
These and many other almost incredible true stories present an engrossing commentary of how perilous life was behind the lines in occupied Europe during World War II.
RAND MCNALLY & COMPANY
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