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The author writes:
I have recently completed my memoirs
about my life in Hitler's Germany, in America , and in several
other countries. The book is called:
New Beginnings: The Education of a Survivor of the
Third Reich
It portrays my development
from a carefree young Protestant German girl into an anxious
teenager , a successful professional woman, and eventually
into a wife and mother. I have discussed my reactions to WW
II - I was drafted into the Reich's Labor Service (a paramilitary
organization) at seventeen before being allowed to finish
high school - my survival in the camp including a near fatal
bout with diphtheria - and a hazardous trek through the war
zone.
I have also shown how good friends and good books as well
as education and work helped me eradicate the horrors of my
youth and gradually brought hope and love back into my life.
The second part of the book will focus on my experiences as
an American military wife. While teaching in the U.S. and
abroad , I have encountered many questions about my education
in Hitler's Germany , some of which I could not answer until
I had finished the research for this book. I do believe that
readers who are intrigued by history will welcome a realistic
account of German life in the 30's and 40's as well as by
my impressions of America where I found the ' new beginnings'
I had been looking for all my life.
Please let me know whether you are interested in the publication
of this book of about 175 pages that describes the historical
events of the time as well as the trials and triumphs of my
emotional and intellectual growth. I have pictures to highlight
the events of the past; most of them were taken by my husband
of fifty years who has also assisted me in the research for
this book.
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