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My Mother

The Story of a Courageous Woman

by Helmut Lemke ...

My mother’s kind and altruistic actions affected many lives. She wanted people to recognize that there is something good in everything and to take action to further that. With her positive attitude and pleasant temperament she would encourage people and give them hope. She was a remarkable, courageous woman. She walked through several time periods in history, living a happy childhood in Germany ... Read more

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My mother’s kind and altruistic actions affected many lives. She wanted people to recognize that there is something good in everything and to take action to further that. With her positive attitude and pleasant temperament she would encourage people and give them hope. She was a remarkable, courageous woman. She walked through several time periods in history, living a happy childhood in Germany
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Slipping the Noose

Two Escape Stories

by Helmut Lemke, Eva Daniel ...

The book tells two complimentary stories about events at the end of World War II in Germany. Eva describes how her large Mennonite family flees from their farm in East Prussia, pursued by the Russian army, to settle in the west of Germany. In interesting detail, she describes the hardships and the kindness they received while trekking for two month in horse-drawn wagons through war-torn Germany, ... Read more

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The book tells two complimentary stories about events at the end of World War II in Germany. Eva describes how her large Mennonite family flees from their farm in East Prussia, pursued by the Russian army, to settle in the west of Germany. In interesting detail, she describes the hardships and the kindness they received while trekking for two month in horse-drawn wagons through war-torn Germany,
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A Life Fully Lived

Loving Hildegard

by Helmut Lemke ...

A Life Fully Lived (Loving Hildegard) is the story of an immigrant family. Hildegard, a young university graduate, meets an architect from Germany. They both immigrate to Canada and start their life together as professionals in Vancouver, BC. They try to contribute creatively to their new environment.Hildegard gives up her profession as a teacher and devotes her time and energy to her family ... Read more

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A Life Fully Lived (Loving Hildegard) is the story of an immigrant family. Hildegard, a young university graduate, meets an architect from Germany. They both immigrate to Canada and start their life together as professionals in Vancouver, BC. They try to contribute creatively to their new environment.Hildegard gives up her profession as a teacher and devotes her time and energy to her family
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This Great Escape

The Case of Michael Paryla

by Andrew Steinmetz ...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE $60,000 HILARY WESTON WRITERS TRUST PRIZE FOR NONFICTIONWhat the hell kind of great escape is this? No one escapes!”-L.B. Mayer, on the 1963 filmHe had fifty-seven seconds of screen time in the most lavish POW film Hollywood ever produced. He was blond. A Gestapo agent. Sauntering down the aisles of a speeding train, he speaks in terse German to Richard Attenborough, Gordon ... Read more

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE $60,000 HILARY WESTON WRITERS TRUST PRIZE FOR NONFICTIONWhat the hell kind of great escape is this? No one escapes!”-L.B. Mayer, on the 1963 filmHe had fifty-seven seconds of screen time in the most lavish POW film Hollywood ever produced. He was blond. A Gestapo agent. Sauntering down the aisles of a speeding train, he speaks in terse German to Richard Attenborough, Gordon
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101 Amazing Facts About Germany

by Jack Goldstein ...

Series Book 2 - Countries of the World
In this amazing eBook you can find more than one hundred facts about the country of Germany. Separated into sections such as its geography, its people, famous German figures from history and many more you will find some fascinating information inside! Whether you are planning on visiting Germany, working on a geography project or just want to know more about this beautiful country, this is an ... Read more

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In this amazing eBook you can find more than one hundred facts about the country of Germany. Separated into sections such as its geography, its people, famous German figures from history and many more you will find some fascinating information inside! Whether you are planning on visiting Germany, working on a geography project or just want to know more about this beautiful country, this is an
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Wolfhilde's Hitler Youth Diary 1939-1946

Wolfhilde's Hitler Youth Diaryis the chronicle of a girl growing up in Munichduring the most volatile time in world history.WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID ABOUT THE DIARYFor an in depth review of The Diary, please visit The Herald Palladium.Initially, the material upset me emotionally in an unexpected way. It took me some time to re-read the diary entries one by one to gain ... ... Read more

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Wolfhilde's Hitler Youth Diaryis the chronicle of a girl growing up in Munichduring the most volatile time in world history.WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID ABOUT THE DIARYFor an in depth review of The Diary, please visit The Herald Palladium.Initially, the material upset me emotionally in an unexpected way. It took me some time to re-read the diary entries one by one to gain ...
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The Eventful Life of a Dutch Farmer's Son

From Prisoner of War #47211 to Canadian Farmer

by Joseph Laarhuis ...

A courageous and inspiring story of a man who survived the Tyranny of the German S.S. during WWII. Captured by the German SS, spent 1 years of confinement in camps, liberated in 1945. During confinement they were starved, beaten, humiliated and required to work long hours. As was typical of these camps they were held in lines for inspection and counting twice a day and these inspection sessions ... Read more

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A courageous and inspiring story of a man who survived the Tyranny of the German S.S. during WWII. Captured by the German SS, spent 1 years of confinement in camps, liberated in 1945. During confinement they were starved, beaten, humiliated and required to work long hours. As was typical of these camps they were held in lines for inspection and counting twice a day and these inspection sessions
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Lost Years

Memories of my forgotten homeland

by Margarete G. Mueller ...

Margarete traces her long journey from childhood in East Prussia, to the years in Russian prison camps, and her new beginning in Canada. A remarkable story of insight, courage, inspiration, love and forgiveness."I believe that you must have an understanding of the past to make sense of the present. We are truly the sum of all our experiences, good and bad. Everything that I have experienced has ... Read more

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Margarete traces her long journey from childhood in East Prussia, to the years in Russian prison camps, and her new beginning in Canada. A remarkable story of insight, courage, inspiration, love and forgiveness."I believe that you must have an understanding of the past to make sense of the present. We are truly the sum of all our experiences, good and bad. Everything that I have experienced has
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My Life in the Third Reich

Nightmares and Consequences

by Gisela Cooper ...

I started my book with introducing my grandparents and parents, and continued with anecdotes from my childhood. I remember the depression, people were very poor, as no work was available. I saw ex-soldiers, who had lost limbs in the war, begging in the street.Father applied for a new job, he was one of the lucky ones who could earn money to keep us comfortable. We moved to Dueneberg near Hamburg ... Read more

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I started my book with introducing my grandparents and parents, and continued with anecdotes from my childhood. I remember the depression, people were very poor, as no work was available. I saw ex-soldiers, who had lost limbs in the war, begging in the street.Father applied for a new job, he was one of the lucky ones who could earn money to keep us comfortable. We moved to Dueneberg near Hamburg
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The Secret Diary of Arnold Douwes

Rescue in the Occupied Netherlands

by Arnold Douwes ...

A rare diary by the leader of an underground rescue network during the Holocaust that's "a crucial source for the study of the Dutch resistance" (Ido de Haan, coeditor of Securing Europe After Napoleon).In the Netherlands, the myth that resistance to Nazi occupation was high among all sectors of the population has retained a strong hold, and yet many Dutch Jews fell victim to deportation and ... Read more

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A rare diary by the leader of an underground rescue network during the Holocaust that's "a crucial source for the study of the Dutch resistance" (Ido de Haan, coeditor of Securing Europe After Napoleon).In the Netherlands, the myth that resistance to Nazi occupation was high among all sectors of the population has retained a strong hold, and yet many Dutch Jews fell victim to deportation and
... Read more
To Cope and To Prevail

German Life in WWII and its Aftermath

by Dr. Ilse-Rose Warg ...

Using a tradition in German culture called the "Stammtisch" —a group of fictional characters resembling the lower and higher middle classes—Dr. Warg writes an enjoyable and not-so-conventional memoir filled with well-known and lesser-known facts about Germany's history and culture during the turbulent years of the 1930s to the 1950s. As the "Stammtisch" and the actual relatives and friends of a ... Read more

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Using a tradition in German culture called the "Stammtisch" —a group of fictional characters resembling the lower and higher middle classes—Dr. Warg writes an enjoyable and not-so-conventional memoir filled with well-known and lesser-known facts about Germany's history and culture during the turbulent years of the 1930s to the 1950s. As the "Stammtisch" and the actual relatives and friends of a
... Read more
Memoirs of a Girl from Berlin

The True Story of a Young Girl’S Strength and Courage and Her Will to Live

by Susanne Lang ...

Many children of World War II have stories to tell. Memoirs of a Girl from Berlin is the compelling story of one young girls strength, courage and will to survive during the changing political scene of 1930s and post war Germany. Gisela Becker lived through many tragedies and near-death experiences during Germanys harsh Nazi regime and the cruel Russian occupation that followed.Written in her own ... Read more

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Many children of World War II have stories to tell. Memoirs of a Girl from Berlin is the compelling story of one young girls strength, courage and will to survive during the changing political scene of 1930s and post war Germany. Gisela Becker lived through many tragedies and near-death experiences during Germanys harsh Nazi regime and the cruel Russian occupation that followed.Written in her own
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