Alison Owings interviewed and here records the words of 29 German women during the Third Reich. Working for the Resistance, joining the Nazi Party, outsmarting the Gestapo, hiding a Jewish friend, witnessing the firebombing of Dresden, shooting at Allied planes. Welcoming Allied troops, being a prisoner and being a guard. The women recall their own and others' enthusiasm, doubt, fear, fury, cowardice, guilt and anguish. The story is that of the women, those who did not make policy but were forced to participate in its ...
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Alison Owings interviewed and here records the words of 29 German women during the Third Reich. Working for the Resistance, joining the Nazi Party, outsmarting the Gestapo, hiding a Jewish friend, witnessing the firebombing of Dresden, shooting at Allied planes. Welcoming Allied troops, being a prisoner and being a guard. The women recall their own and others' enthusiasm, doubt, fear, fury, cowardice, guilt and anguish. The story is that of the women, those who did not make policy but were forced to participate in its efforts and to witness its results. What they did and did not do is not just a reflection on them and their country - it also leads us to question what actions we might have taken in their place.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 450grams, ISBN: 9780140237337.
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As I prepared to write a suspense filled historic and romantic novel of life in wartime Germany Frauen showed a variety of attitudes among German women during World War II. Frauen helped enormously and rang true to what I found in Germany in the summer of 1948 and from 1950 to 1953 as well as my grandmother who migrated to America c. 1880. Anyone interested in people would find Frauen rewarding.
Selina
Sep 17, 2007
A Good Read
The author interviews several women about their lives during WW2. Since the women tend to be German they use plenty of german phrases and words. I know German so it really didn't bother me, but some readers may be put off seeing some of the German slang. The text is small and cramped making it difficult to read at times.
