German boy : a child in war
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Published
New York : Broadway Books, 2001.
Status
Cherrydale - Adult Biography
B SAMUEL W
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B SAMUEL W
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Published
New York : Broadway Books, 2001.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xxi, 424 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Originally published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, ©2000.
General Note
Continued by: Coming to Colorado.
Description
'As the Third Reich crumbled in 1945, scores of Germans scrambled to flee the advancing Russian troops. Among them was a little boy named Wolfgang Samuel, who left his home with his mother and sister and ended up in war-torn Strasbourg before being forced farther west into a disease-ridden refugee camp. German Boy is the vivid, true story of their fight for survival as the tables of power turned and, for reasons Wolfgang was too young to understand, his broken family suffered arbitrary arrest, rape, hunger, and constant fear. Because his father was off fighting the war as a Luftwaffe officer, young Wolfgang was forced to become the head of his household, scavenging for provisions and scraps with which to feed his family. Despite his best efforts, his mother still found herself forced to do the unthinkable to survive, and her sacrifices became Wolfgang?s worst nightmares. Somehow, with the resilience only children can muster, he maintained his youth and innocence in little ways?making friends with other young refugees, playing games with shrapnel, delighting in the planes flown by the Americans and the candies the GIs brought. In the end, the Samuels begin life anew in America, and Wolfgang eventually goes on to a thirty-year career in the U.S. Air Force. Bringing fresh insight to the dark history of Nazi Germany and the horror left in its wake, German Boy records the valuable recollections of an innocent?s incredible journey. ' from publisher's description.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographies.
Germany -- History -- 1945-1955.
Personal narratives, German.
Samuel, Wolfgang W. E. -- Childhood and youth.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- Germany -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, German.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees -- Biography.
Germany -- History -- 1945-1955.
Personal narratives, German.
Samuel, Wolfgang W. E. -- Childhood and youth.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- Germany -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, German.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees -- Biography.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Samuel, W. W. E., & Samuel, W. W. E. (2001). German boy: a child in war (First Broadway books trade paperback edition.). Broadway Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Samuel, Wolfgang W. E. and Wolfgang W. E. Samuel. 2001. German Boy: A Child in War. Broadway Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Samuel, Wolfgang W. E. and Wolfgang W. E. Samuel. German Boy: A Child in War Broadway Books, 2001.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Samuel, Wolfgang W. E.,, and Wolfgang W. E Samuel. German Boy: A Child in War First Broadway books trade paperback edition., Broadway Books, 2001.
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