Letters from Lena : An Account of the Great Prussian Exodus of 1945

Liberman, Donna R. (EDT)

Hamilton Books（2011/12発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 166 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780761856733
• DDC分類 940.55

Full Description

Lena Kolberg was just one of the two million German civilians who fled from East Prussia at the end of the Second World War. She and her family left Memelland, the farthest province of East Prussia, in the bitterly cold winter of 1945. Letters from Lena is an eye-witness account of the hardships and horrors experienced by Lena's family in their desperate flight from the advancing Soviet army. Lena's words recall in vivid detail one family's escape in the closing months of World War II—known today as "Der Treck." Rendered in a personal and intimate tone, this enthralling book will give voice to those who have been forever silenced, as well as deepen our understanding of this dark chapter in modern history.

Contents

List of Maps
Preface
Introduction
Prologue
Background Notes
Chapter I: The Great War
Chapter II: The Lithuanian Occupation
Chapter III: The War Begins
Chapter IV: Der Treck
Chapter V: The Crossing
Chapter VI: Escape by Sea
Chapter VII: Refugees
Chapter VIII: The Letters
Chapter IX: The Rebuilding of Life
Epilogue and Kupprat Family Tree
Appendices A-F
Concluding Thoughts
Suggestions for Further Reading