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When The Germans Came
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Author : Duncan Barrett
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2018-06-14
When The Germans Came written by Duncan Barrett and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-14 with History categories.
True-life recollections from the Channel Islanders who were the only British subjects to live under Nazi rule in WWII. 'An absolutely fascinating account of life under German rule in the Channel Islands during the war. As a Guernsey girl I grew up with these stories and recognise family and friends in these pages. Duncan Barrett has done a brilliant job of reflecting the peculiar challenges that existed for those living under occupation. It is an under-told story of an extraordinary time in recent British history.' - Sarah Montague, The Today Programme presenter. **The new book from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Sugar Girls** In the summer of 1940, Britain stood perilously close to invasion. One by one, the nations of Europe had fallen to the unstoppable German Blitzkrieg, and Hitler’s sights were set on the English coast. And yet, following the success of the Battle of Britain, the promised invasion never came. The prospect of German jackboots landing on British soil retreated into the realm of collective nightmares. But the spectre of what might have been is one that has haunted us down the decades, finding expression in counterfactual history and outlandish fictions. What would a British occupation have looked like? The answer lies closer to home than we think, in the experiences of the Channel Islanders – the only British people to bear the full brunt of German Occupation. For five years, our nightmares became their everyday reality. The people of Guernsey, Jersey and Sark got to know the enemy as those on the mainland never could, watching in horror as their towns and villages were suddenly draped in Swastika flags, their cinemas began showing Nazi propaganda films, and Wehrmacht soldiers goose-stepped down their highstreets. Those who resisted the regime, such as the brave men and women who set up underground newspapers or sheltered slave labourers, encountered the full force of Nazi brutality. But in the main, the Channel Islands occupation was a ‘model’ one, a prototype for how the Fuhrer planned to run mainland Britain. As a result, the stories of the islanders are not all misery and terror. Many, in fact are rather funny – tales of plucky individuals trying to get by in almost impossible circumstances, and keeping their spirits up however they could. Unlike their compatriots on the mainland, the islanders had no Blitz to contend with, but they met the thousand other challenges the war brought with a similar indomitable spirit. The story of the Channel Islands during the war is the history that could so nearly have come to pass for the rest of us. Based on interviews with over a hundred islanders who lived through it, this book tells that story from beginning to end, opening the lid on life in Hitler’s British Isles.
When The Germans Came
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Author : Duncan Barrett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-05
When The Germans Came written by Duncan Barrett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05 with categories.
True-life recollections from the Channel Islanders who were the only British subjects to live under Nazi rule in WWII. 'An absolutely fascinating account of life under German rule in the Channel Islands during the war. As a Guernsey girl I grew up with these stories and recognise family and friends in these pages. Duncan Barrett has done a brilliant job of reflecting the peculiar challenges that existed for those living under occupation. It is an under-told story of an extraordinary time in recent British history.' - Sarah Montague, The Today Programme presenter. **The new book from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Sugar Girls** In the summer of 1940, Britain stood perilously close to invasion. One by one, the nations of Europe had fallen to the unstoppable German Blitzkrieg, and Hitler's sights were set on the English coast. And yet, following the success of the Battle of Britain, the promised invasion never came. The prospect of German jackboots landing on British soil retreated into the realm of collective nightmares. But the spectre of what might have been is one that has haunted us down the decades, finding expression in counterfactual history and outlandish fictions. What would a British occupation have looked like? The answer lies closer to home than we think, in the experiences of the Channel Islanders - the only British people to bear the full brunt of German Occupation. For five years, our nightmares became their everyday reality. The people of Guernsey, Jersey and Sark got to know the enemy as those on the mainland never could, watching in horror as their towns and villages were suddenly draped in Swastika flags, their cinemas began showing Nazi propaganda films, and Wehrmacht soldiers goose-stepped down their highstreets. Those who resisted the regime, such as the brave men and women who set up underground newspapers or sheltered slave labourers, encountered the full force of Nazi brutality. But in the main, the Channel Islands occupation was a 'model' one, a prototype for how the Fuhrer planned to run mainland Britain. As a result, the stories of the islanders are not all misery and terror. Many, in fact are rather funny - tales of plucky individuals trying to get by in almost impossible circumstances, and keeping their spirits up however they could. Unlike their compatriots on the mainland, the islanders had no Blitz to contend with, but they met the thousand other challenges the war brought with a similar indomitable spirit. The story of the Channel Islands during the war is the history that could so nearly have come to pass for the rest of us. Based on interviews with over a hundred islanders who lived through it, this book tells that story from beginning to end, opening the lid on life in Hitler's British Isles.
The Germans Came To Paris
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Author : Peter De Polnay
language : en
Publisher: New York, Duell [1943]
Release Date : 1943
The Germans Came To Paris written by Peter De Polnay and has been published by New York, Duell [1943] this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1943 with Paris (France) Description categories.
I Can Remember The Day When
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Author : Welsh Joint Education Committee
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010-05-14
I Can Remember The Day When written by Welsh Joint Education Committee and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-14 with Music festivals categories.
When The Germans Came
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Author : Karina Schmitt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-08-30
When The Germans Came written by Karina Schmitt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-30 with categories.
On April 9, 1940, the Danish Armed Forces were ready to meet the Germans, as the Nazis were approaching the border between Denmark and Germany in Southern Jutland. The sun had bare risen over the horizon. Frost was still on the ground in the early morning hours, as Ole Bjørnsen's group rushed on their bike cycles to take in their position. Two Hours later, unbeknownst to the group, the Danish King Christian X was forced to capitulate, in agreement with the Danish Government, the German Military leadership over German troops. The Danish World War II Veteran, Ole Bjørnsen (1919 - 2018), talks in his memoirs about his experiences conscription from 1939 to 1940 when Denmark prepared for invasion. He recounts the events from April 9, 1940 when Nazi Germany attacked his beloved fatherland, the five dark years of the German Occupation of Denmark, his involvement in the Danish Resistance Group, and the Liberation on May 5, 1945. Ole Bjørnsen's memoirs has been written in the nick of time. This book is dedicated to the memory of Ole Bjørnsen, members of the Danish Armed Forces who served Denmark on the day of the attack and during the Occupation, as well as the thousands of Danes who became victims of the atrocities of the Nazi Germans and the oppressive socialism Adolf Hilter's regime caused.
Li Ge On The Line Of March
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Author : Glenna Lindsley Bigelow
language : de
Publisher:
Release Date : 1918
Li Ge On The Line Of March written by Glenna Lindsley Bigelow and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1918 with World War, 1914-1918 categories.
Hitler S British Isles
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Author : Duncan Barrett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Hitler S British Isles written by Duncan Barrett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Channel Islands categories.
True-life recollections from the Channel Islanders who were the only British subjects to live under Nazi rule in WWII.
The Helsing R Sewing Club
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Author : Ella Gyland
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2022-01-31
The Helsing R Sewing Club written by Ella Gyland and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-31 with Fiction categories.
Inspired by the incredible true story of how the people of Denmark saved their Jewish neighbours during WW2
Learning From The Germans
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Author : Susan Neiman
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2019-08-27
Learning From The Germans written by Susan Neiman and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-27 with History categories.
'An ambitious and engrossing investigation of the moral legacies which stubbornly refuse to pass' Brendan Simms As the western world struggles with its legacies of racism and colonialism, what can we learn from the past in order to move forward? Susan Neiman's Learning from the Germans delivers an urgently needed perspective on how a country can come to terms with its historical wrongdoings. Neiman, who grew up as a white girl in the American South during the civil rights movement, is a Jewish woman who has spent much of her adult life in Berlin. In clear and gripping prose, she uses this unique perspective to combine philosophical reflection, personal history and conversations with both Americans and Germans who are grappling with the evils of their own national histories. Through focusing on the particularities of those histories, she provides examples for other nations, whether they are facing resurgent nationalism, ongoing debates over reparations or controversies surrounding historical monuments and the contested memories they evoke. It is necessary reading for all those confronting their own troubled pasts.
The Day The Germans Came
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Author : Ella Gyland
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2022-01-31
The Day The Germans Came written by Ella Gyland and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-31 with Fiction categories.
Inspired by the incredible true story of how the people of Denmark saved their Jewish neighbours during World War II