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An Iron Wind

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A vivid account of German-occupied Europe during World War II that reveals civilians' struggle to understand the terrifying chaos of war
In An Iron Wind, prize-winning historian Peter Fritzsche draws diaries, letters, and other first-person accounts to show how civilians in occupied Europe tried to make sense of World War II. As the Third Reich targeted Europe's Jews for deportation and death, confusion and mistrust reigned. What were Hitler's aims? Did Germany's rapid early victories mark the start of an enduring new era? Was collaboration or resistance the wisest response to occupation? How far should solidarity and empathy extend? And where was God? People desperately tried to understand the horrors around them, but the stories they told themselves often justified a selfish indifference to their neighbors' fates.
Piecing together the broken words of the war's witnesses and victims, Fritzsche offers a haunting picture of the most violent conflict in modern history.

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Publisher: Basic Books Edition: 1

Kindle Book

  • ISBN: 9781541697614
  • Release date: November 16, 2016

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  • ISBN: 9780465096558
  • File size: 1051 KB
  • Release date: November 16, 2016

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9780465096558
  • File size: 1766 KB
  • Release date: November 16, 2016

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A vivid account of German-occupied Europe during World War II that reveals civilians' struggle to understand the terrifying chaos of war
In An Iron Wind, prize-winning historian Peter Fritzsche draws diaries, letters, and other first-person accounts to show how civilians in occupied Europe tried to make sense of World War II. As the Third Reich targeted Europe's Jews for deportation and death, confusion and mistrust reigned. What were Hitler's aims? Did Germany's rapid early victories mark the start of an enduring new era? Was collaboration or resistance the wisest response to occupation? How far should solidarity and empathy extend? And where was God? People desperately tried to understand the horrors around them, but the stories they told themselves often justified a selfish indifference to their neighbors' fates.
Piecing together the broken words of the war's witnesses and victims, Fritzsche offers a haunting picture of the most violent conflict in modern history.

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  • Details

    Publisher:
    Basic Books
    Edition:
    1

    Kindle Book
    ISBN: 9781541697614
    Release date: November 16, 2016

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9780465096558
    File size: 1051 KB
    Release date: November 16, 2016

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9780465096558
    File size: 1766 KB
    Release date: November 16, 2016

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    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
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  • Languages
    English
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