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PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-101400040884
ISBN-139781400040889
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Book TitleWitnesses of War : Children's Lives under the Nazis
Number of Pages512 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2006
TopicHolocaust, Children's Studies, Military / World War II, Europe / Germany
IllustratorYes
GenreSocial Science, History
AuthorNicholas Stargardt
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.6 in
Item Weight30 oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width6.4 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2005-050409
Reviews"We may have thought that the territory of World War II has been by now well-mapped and explored; but in this meticulously researched and richly revealing book, Nicholas Stargardt uncovers a whole parallel continent, where children lived, struggled and sometimes perished, within the adult arena of war. Through the poignant documents they left behind, as well as other evidence, Stargardt gives us vivid insight into the fates of children who were indoctrinated into Nazism and incarcerated in brutal orphanages; who smuggled food into ghettos or formed forest bands for survival; and whose minds and hearts were indelibly marked by the horrors they witnessed, and to which they bore witness. An important and courageous work." --Eva Hoffmann "As Stargardt shows in this well-researched and horrific history, the lives of children were ravaged by Hitler's goals and the war he produced . . . it's a sharp and taunt account of misery." --"Publishers Weekly," starred review "An absorbing study of Nazi-era childhood, drawing on diaries, interviews and other primary sources . . . Fascinating and often unsettling; an illuminating companion to firsthand accounts such as Imgard Hunt's "On Hitler's Mountain "and "The Diary of Anne Frank."" --"Kirkus Reviews," starred review "The true victims of any war are children. Using archival sources and a vast bibliography, Stargardt chronicles life under Nazi rule, which left over thirteen million abandoned and orphaned children after the war . . . Although other works discuss this issue, Stargardt is the first to offer a comprehensive overview of this topic." --"Library Journal ""In his meticulously researched, often heartbreakingaccount of children's lives during the Third Reich, historian Stargardt shows how everyone, both aggressor and victim alike, was dehumanized and scarred by the Holocaust . . . The book powerfully illustrates how young people managed to create in the middle of unimaginable adult destruction." --Josh Emmons, "People ""The author recreates everyday life in the Nazi Reich with multilayered quotes that provide a sense of intimacy unmatched by any other narrative I know." --Ruth Kluger, "Washington Post Book World" "Impressive achievement. . . In comprehensively studying a population defined not by race, religion or nationality but by age, Stargardt has added considerably and imaginatively to the scholarship of the Holocaust and war. With vivid, muscular prose, he ranges across the experience of wartime life under the Nazis, which by no means held children harmless." -Michael Ollove, "The Baltimore Sun" "Magnificent... Startgardt is brilliant ... His concluding chapters contain some of the best historical writing about the aftermath of war that I have ever read... His great acheivement is to touch us with the experiences of all these children, while never letting us fall into "facile moral and political equivalences between all the groups of people who suffered in the war and the Holocaust." --David Cesarni, "The Guardian" ""Witnesses of War" is utterly compelling... probably the most genuinely challenging book on the Nazis in a long while." --Allan Mallinson, "The Times" "Superb... Illuminating... Vivid... compelling... A major contribution... a hugely, almost crazily, ambitious book... Stargardt has a true historian's commitment to complexity andcontext... it is still a tremendous achievement, guaranteed to stimulate, move and enrich anyone who opens its pages." --Matthew J. Reisz, "The Independent" "Magnificently researched and fluidly written... "Witnesses of War" is a powerful, unsentimental book... an ambitious and impressive effort." --Geraldine Bedell, "The Observer" "As Nicholas Stargardt reveals in his heart-rending account of children's lives under the Nazi's, to ignore them is to leave history half-written.... This is a big book and it covers a good deal of territory.... As Stargardt so el, "Magnificent new book . . . His concluding chapter contains some of the best historical writing about the aftermath of the war I have ever read . . . stunning." David Cesarani, Guardian From the Trade Paperback edition., "We may have thought that the territory of World War II has been by now well-mapped and explored; but in this meticulously researched and richly revealing book, Nicholas Stargardt uncovers a whole parallel continent, where children lived, struggled and sometimes perished, within the adult arena of war. Through the poignant documents they left behind, as well as other evidence, Stargardt gives us vivid insight into the fates of children who were indoctrinated into Nazism and incarcerated in brutal orphanages; who smuggled food into ghettos or formed forest bands for survival; and whose minds and hearts were indelibly marked by the horrors they witnessed, and to which they bore witness. An important and courageous work." -Eva Hoffmann "As Stargardt shows in this well-researched and horrific history, the lives of children were ravaged by Hitler's goals and the war he produced . . . it's a sharp and taunt account of misery." -Publishers Weekly, starred review "An absorbing study of Nazi-era childhood, drawing on diaries, interviews and other primary sources . . . Fascinating and often unsettling; an illuminating companion to firsthand accounts such as Imgard Hunt'sOn Hitler's MountainandThe Diary of Anne Frank." -Kirkus Reviews, starred review "The true victims of any war are children. Using archival sources and a vast bibliography, Stargardt chronicles life under Nazi rule, which left over thirteen million abandoned and orphaned children after the war . . . Although other works discuss this issue, Stargardt is the first to offer a comprehensive overview of this topic." -Library Journal "In his meticulously researched, often heartbreaking account of children's lives during the Third Reich, historian Stargardt shows how everyone, both aggressor and victim alike, was dehumanized and scarred by the Holocaust . . . The book powerfully illustrates how young people managed to create in the middle of unimaginable adult destruction." -Josh Emmons,People "The author recreates everyday life in the Nazi Reich with multilayered quotes that provide a sense of intimacy unmatched by any other narrative I know." -Ruth Kluger,Washington Post Book World "Impressive achievement. . . In comprehensively studying a population defined not by race, religion or nationality but by age, Stargardt has added considerably and imaginatively to the scholarship of the Holocaust and war. With vivid, muscular prose, he ranges across the experience of wartime life under the Nazis, which by no means held children harmless." Michael Ollove,The Baltimore Sun "Magnificent… Startgardt is brilliant … His concluding chapters contain some of the best historical writing about the aftermath of war that I have ever read… His great acheivement is to touch us with the experiences of all these children, while never letting us fall into "facile moral and political equivalences between all the groups of people who suffered in the war and the Holocaust." -David Cesarni,The Guardian "Witnesses of Waris utterly compelling… probably the most genuinely challenging book on the Nazis in a long while." -Allan Mallinson,The Times "Superb… Illuminating… Vivid… compelling… A major contribution… a hugely, almost crazily, ambitious book… Stargardt has a true historian's commitment to complexity and context… it is still a tremendous achievement, guaranteed to stimulate, move and enrich anyone wh, "We may have thought that the territory of World War II has been by now well-mapped and explored; but in this meticulously researched and richly revealing book, Nicholas Stargardt uncovers a whole parallel continent, where children lived, struggled and sometimes perished, within the adult arena of war. Through the poignant documents they left behind, as well as other evidence, Stargardt gives us vivid insight into the fates of children who were indoctrinated into Nazism and incarcerated in brutal orphanages; who smuggled food into ghettos or formed forest bands for survival; and whose minds and hearts were indelibly marked by the horrors they witnessed, and to which they bore witness. An important and courageous work." -Eva Hoffmann "As Stargardt shows in this well-researched and horrific history, the lives of children were ravaged by Hitler's goals and the war he produced . . . it's a sharp and taunt account of misery." -Publishers Weekly, starred review "An absorbing study of Nazi-era childhood, drawing on diaries, interviews and other primary sources . . . Fascinating and often unsettling; an illuminating companion to firsthand accounts such as Imgard Hunt's On Hitler's Mountain and The Diary of Anne Frank." -Kirkus Reviews, starred review "The true victims of any war are children. Using archival sources and a vast bibliography, Stargardt chronicles life under Nazi rule, which left over thirteen million abandoned and orphaned children after the war . . . Although other works discuss this issue, Stargardt is the first to offer a comprehensive overview of this topic." -Library Journal "In his meticulously researched, often heartbreaking account of children's lives during the Third Reich, historian Stargardt shows how everyone, both aggressor and victim alike, was dehumanized and scarred by the Holocaust . . . The book powerfully illustrates how young people managed to create in the middle of unimaginable adult destruction." -Josh Emmons, People "The author recreates everyday life in the Nazi Reich with multilayered quotes that provide a sense of intimacy unmatched by any other narrative I know." -Ruth Kluger, Washington Post Book World "Magnificent… Startgardt is brilliant … His concluding chapters contain some of the best historical writing about the aftermath of war that I have ever read… His great acheivement is to touch us with the experiences of all these children, while never letting us fall into "facile moral and political equivalences between all the groups of people who suffered in the war and the Holocaust." -David Cesarni, The Guardian "Witnesses of War is utterly compelling… probably the most genuinely challenging book on the Nazis in a long while." -Allan Mallinson, The Times "Superb… Illuminating… Vivid… compelling… A major contribution… a hugely, almost crazily, ambitious book… Stargardt has a true historian's commitment to complexity and context… it is still a tremendous achievement, guaranteed to stimulate, move and enrich anyone who opens its pages." -Matthew J. Reisz, The Independent "Magnificently researched and fluidly written… Witnesses of War is a powerful, unsentimental book… an ambitious and impressive effort." -Geraldine Bedell, The Observer "As Nicholas Stargardt reveals in his heart-rending account of children's lives unde, " We may have thought that the territory of World War II has been by now well-mapped and explored; but in this meticulously researched and richly revealing book, Nicholas Stargardt uncovers a whole parallel continent, where children lived, struggled and sometimes perished, within the adult arena of war. Through the poignant documents they left behind, as well as other evidence, Stargardt gives us vivid insight into the fates of children who were indoctrinated into Nazism and incarcerated in brutal orphanages; who smuggled food into ghettos or formed forest bands for survival; and whose minds and hearts were indelibly marked by the horrors they witnessed, and to which they bore witness. An important and courageous work." -- Eva Hoffmann " As Stargardt shows in this well-researched and horrific history, the lives of children were ravaged by Hitler' s goals and the war he produced . . . it' s a sharp and taunt account of misery." -- "Publishers Weekly," starred review " An absorbing study of Nazi-era childhood, drawing on diaries, interviews and other primary sources . . . Fascinating and often unsettling; an illuminating companion to firsthand accounts such as Imgard Hunt' s "On Hitler' s Mountain "and "The Diary of Anne Frank,"" -- "Kirkus Reviews," starred review " The true victims of any war are children. Using archival sources and a vast bibliography, Stargardt chronicles life under Nazi rule, which left over thirteen million abandoned and orphaned children after the war . . . Although other works discuss this issue, Stargardt is the first to offer a comprehensive overview of thistopic." -- "Library Journal "" In his meticulously researched, often heartbreaking account of children' s lives during the Third Reich, historian Stargardt shows how everyone, both aggressor and victim alike, was dehumanized and scarred by the Holocaust . . . The book powerfully illustrates how young people managed to create in the middle of unimaginable adult destruction." -- Josh Emmons, "People "" The author recreates everyday life in the Nazi Reich with multilayered quotes that provide a sense of intimacy unmatched by any other narrative I know." -- Ruth Kluger, "Washington Post Book World" " Impressive achievement. . . In comprehensively studying a population defined not by race, religion or nationality but by age, Stargardt has added considerably and imaginatively to the scholarship of the Holocaust and war. With vivid, muscular prose, he ranges across the experience of wartime life under the Nazis, which by no means held children harmless." - Michael Ollove, "The Baltimore Sun" " Magnificent... Startgardt is brilliant ... His concluding chapters contain some of the best historical writing about the aftermath of war that I have ever read... His great acheivement is to touch us with the experiences of all these children, while never letting us fall into " facile moral and political equivalences between all the groups of people who suffered in the war and the Holocaust." -- David Cesarni, "The Guardian" " "Witnesses of War" is utterly compelling... probably the most genuinely challenging book on the Nazis in a long while." -- Allan Mallinson, "The Times" " Superb... Illuminating... Vivid... compelling... A major contribution... a hugely, almost crazily, ambitious book... Stargardt has a true historian' s commitment to complexity and context... it is still a tremendous achievement, guaranteed to stimulate, move and enrich anyone who opens its pages." -- Matthew J. Reisz, "The Independent" " Magnificently researched and fluidly written... "Witnesses of War" is a powerful, unsentimental book... an ambitious and impressive effort." -- Geraldine Bedell, "The Observer" " As Nicholas Stargardt reveals in his heart-rending account of children' s lives under the Nazi' s, to ignore them is to leave history half-written... . This is a big book and it covers a good deal
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal940.53/161
SynopsisAlready hailed as " magnificent . . . some of the best historical writing about the aftermath of the war I have ever read . . . stunning" "(The Guardian)," "Witnesses of War" breaks new ground in its exploration of the lives and the fate of children of all nationalities under the Nazi regime. Children were at the center of Nazi ideology; now we have their history of those years. Their stories open a world we have never seen before. War came home to children as a set of events without precedent, spectacular and terrifying by turns. As the Nazis overran Europe, children were saved or damned according to their race. Precious few remained unscathed during the war, and most suffered a moment that overturned their lives. For some, it was the evacuation to become junior colonists in the East; for others, it was the onset of heavy bombing, the separation of families or learning to keep their parents alive by smuggling food, creating black markets and devising their own escape networks. Some herded women waiting to be shot. Girls manned flak batteries; boys confronted Soviet tanks. Drawing on an untouched wealth of original material - school assignments; juvenile diaries; letters from evacuation camps, reformatories and asylums; letters to fathers at the front lines; even accounts of children' s games -- Nicholas Stargardt breaks stereotypes of victimhood and trauma to give us the gripping individual stories of the generation Hitler made., Already hailed as "magnificent . . . some of the best historical writing about the aftermath of the war I have ever read . . . stunning"(The Guardian),Witnesses of Warbreaks new ground in its exploration of the lives and the fate of children of all nationalities under the Nazi regime. Children were at the center of Nazi ideology; now we have their history of those years. Their stories open a world we have never seen before. War came home to children as a set of events without precedent, spectacular and terrifying by turns. As the Nazis overran Europe, children were saved or damned according to their race. Precious few remained unscathed during the war, and most suffered a moment that overturned their lives. For some, it was the evacuation to become junior colonists in the East; for others, it was the onset of heavy bombing, the separation of families or learning to keep their parents alive by smuggling food, creating black markets and devising their own escape networks. Some herded women waiting to be shot. Girls manned flak batteries; boys confronted Soviet tanks. Drawing on an untouched wealth of original material school assignments; juvenile diaries; letters from evacuation camps, reformatories and asylums; letters to fathers at the front lines; even accounts of children's games - Nicholas Stargardt breaks stereotypes of victimhood and trauma to give us the gripping individual stories of the generation Hitler made., This text breaks new ground in its exploration of the lives and fate of the children of all nationalities under the Nazi regime.
LC Classification NumberD810.C4S72 2006
