The Labyrinth of Dangerous Hours : A Memoir of the Second World War.
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- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781442681583
- 940.54/7243/092
- D805.G3 T793 2004
Intro -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- GUIDE TO PRONUNCIATION -- CAMP VOCABULARY -- INTRODUCTION -- Part I: Fighting Poland (September 1939-May 1943) -- 1 Dies Irae -- 2 Gone with the Wind -- 3 Resistance -- 4 Rescue -- Part II: Auschwitz (May 1943-January 1945) -- 5 Nos. 44786-9 -- 6 No Lilies for Mother -- 7 Gifts and Secrets -- 8 A Legacy of Herbs -- 9 High Fever -- 10 Designing a Dream House -- 11 SOS -- Part III: From Winter to Spring (January-April 1945) -- 12 Walking to Breslau -- 13 Bergen-Belsen -- Part IV: The Taste of Freedom (April 1945-June 1946) -- 14 My Egg of Resurrection -- 15 Concert for Survivors -- 16 Capriccio Italiano -- EPILOGUE -- ILLUSTRATION CREDITS -- Illustrations.
As many as 150,000 Polish political prisoners were taken during the war, half of whom died in the camps. This memoir is a testament to their struggle.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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