The War Came to Me - A Story of Endurance and Survival

Informationen zum Autor By Eva Broessler Weissman and Gregory Moore Klappentext This book tells the story of the courageous and compassionate Dutch citizens who helped two young Austrian sisters avoid deportation to the death camps where they almost certainly would have perished. Their story serves as a reminder that the best of humanity can still be discovered in the darkest times. Zusammenfassung This book tells the story of the courageous and compassionate Dutch citizens who helped two young Austrian sisters avoid deportation to the death camps where they almost certainly would have perished. Their story serves as a reminder that the best of humanity can still be discovered in the darkest times. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Prologue: A Book is Born Chapter 3 Acknowledgements Chapter 4 Introduction: A Kaleidoscope of Remembrances Chapter 5 Chapter 1: Growing Up in Austria Chapter 6 Chapter 2: From Austria to The Netherlands Chapter 7 Chapter 3: Trapped in The Netherlands Chapter 8 Chapter 4: Ruth's Escape Chapter 9 Chapter 5: Hidden in Plain Sight Chapter 10 Chapter 6: Reunions Chapter 11 Epilogue: A Life With A View Chapter 12 Selected Bibliography Chapter 13 Appendices Chapter 14 About the Authors

Product details

• Authors: Gregory Moore, Eva Broessler Weissman, Eva Broessler/ Moore Weissman, Weissman Eva Broessler
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.01.2010
• EAN: 9780761846895
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-4689-5
• No. of pages: 103
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 6 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Europe / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Netherlands, Second World War, The Holocaust, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), c 1940 to c 1949, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Biography: historical, political and military, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / Holocaust, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater