Eva's War
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (853 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0938513087 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 258 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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. A retired senior lawyer with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, he currently teaches full time at the Geneva School of Diplomacy. She lives with her husband, Manfred.Alfred-Maurice de Zayas has been visiting Professor of International Law at the Universities of British Columbia (Vancouver), DePaul (Chicago), Trier (Germany), Institut Universitaire de Hautes Etudes Internationales (Geneva), Academie
From Library Journal Krutein fled Danzig in 1945 with her infant daughter, Lili, to avoid the Russian occupation. Lib., Terre HauteCopyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. . Eva was comparatively lucky; although she lost her parents (her mother committed suicide after rape by Russians), she still had her husband and child. Daughter of a middle-class German family and wife of a German naval officer, she found herself, after a harrowing sea voyage, in a northern German port. Eventually she and her husband were able to emigrate to America. The story of German refugees has not been well covered, so this should find a place in academic and public libraries.- Pat Ensor, Indiana State Univ. She adapted to her situation well, scrounging and dealing with the black market, and making money from her musical skills. Her novel-like presentation makes for exciting reading
R. Miller said Excellent and informative. Eva Krutein is a survivor. Her story is horrifying in that it details man's inhumanity to man on all fronts. What is particularly distressing is the cruelty and stupidity practiced by the allies after the war under the guise of an abomination known as the Morgenthau Plan. This book fills in some missing pieces, tells a story that is not covered by the anti-German media in the USA. If I have any criticism it is that Eva is too forgiving of the Red Army atrocities - she makes excuses for it, and does not exp. Mary A. Gerard said Powerful Story. I bought and read this book because I am the grandaughter of a refugee from post WWII Dansig. As a very young girl, I used to love to listen to my grandmother tell her stories about her flight from Dansig when the Russians invaded but I was too young to appreciate what she really went through and the true horror of what happened. This book filled in a lot of the holes and gave me a better understanding of my own heritage. I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in the story of the Germans who wer. "women and children are the victims of war" according to Phillips. Bravo, Eva! Thank you very much for sharing your personal experience of the deadly aftermath of WWII with the world.Join a young mother and her baby as she flees Danzig (today Gdansk) towards the end of WWII. Through wit, resourcefulness and determination this incredible young woman manages to keep her family together as her husband disappears into a concentration camp and her daughter suffers from starvation. The horrors inflicted by Russian soldiers on innocent women and children shall never be forgotten
The year is 1945, the world is at war. It is more than a decision to leave the comforts of home, as the lives of those who remain are also at risk. Young Eva must leave her beloved Danzig to escape the Soviets and the harm they would bring to her little family. Drawing from this love of music, and the wholehearted love she feels for her husband, now lost to her, Eva emerges from the ashes of war a new, stronger woman.. Without knowing if she will ever find her husband Manfred again, or see her loving parents, Eva sets out on her own through the wreckage of war. 2nd Printing, 2015 "Eva's War" is the beginning of a captivating trilogy about one woman's fight for survival and her journey through one of the most turbulent times in world history. They barely escape death on numerous occasions. After hearing rumors about the terrible devastation of the town of Nemmersdorf, Eva makes the heartbreaking decision to leave her parents. Driven by a youthful sense of adventure, Eva takes her baby daughter and boards a