The Resource Swansong 1945 : a collective diary of the last days of the Third Reich, Walter Kempowski ; translated from the German by Shaun Whiteside
Swansong 1945 : a collective diary of the last days of the Third Reich, Walter Kempowski ; translated from the German by Shaun Whiteside
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- Summary
- "Swansong 1945 chronicles the end of Nazi Germany and World War II in Europe through hundreds of letters, diaries, and autobiographical accounts covering four days that fateful spring: Hitler's birthday on April 20, American and Soviet troops meeting at the Elbe on April 25, Hitler's suicide on April 30, and finally the German surrender on May 8. Side by side, we encounter vivid, first-person accounts of civilians fleeing Berlin, ordinary German soldiers determined to fight to the bitter end, American POWs dreaming of home, concentration-camp survivors' first descriptions of their horrific experiences, as well as the intimate thoughts of figures such as Eisenhower, Churchill, Stalin, Joseph Goebbels, and Hitler himself. These firsthand accounts, painstakingly collected and organized by renowned German author Walter Kempowski, provide the raw material of history and present a panoramic view of those tumultuous days. The more than 1,000 extracts include a British soldier writing to his parents to tell them there are no baths but plenty of eggs and chocolate, an American soldier describing "the tremendous burst of lilacs" as he approaches the Elbe, Mussolini wishing Hitler a happy birthday, Eva Braun bragging to a girlfriend about what a "crack shot" she's become, and much more. An extraordinary account of suffering and survival, Swansong 1945 brings to life the end of Nazi Germany and the war in Europe."--Publisher's description
- Language
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- eng
- ger
- eng
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- xxii, 479 pages
- Note
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- Originally published in Great Britain by Granta Books, 2014 as Swansong 1945: a collective diary from Hitler's last birthday to VE Day. Great Britain : Granta Books, 2014
- "Original German edition first published in 2005. Walter Kempowski: Das Echolot. Abgesang '45 Ein kollekitives Tagebuch. Copyright © 2005 by Albrecht Knaus Verlag, Munich."--Title page verso
- Contents
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- Foreword / Alan Bance
- Preface / Walter Kempowski
- Editorial note / Walter Kempowski
- Note on the English translation
- Friday, 20 April 1945
- Wednesday, 25 April 1945
- Monday, 30 April 1945
- Tuesday, 8 May/Wednesday, 9 May 1945
- Isbn
- 9780393248159
- Label
- Swansong 1945 : a collective diary of the last days of the Third Reich
- Title
- Swansong 1945
- Title remainder
- a collective diary of the last days of the Third Reich
- Statement of responsibility
- Walter Kempowski ; translated from the German by Shaun Whiteside
- Title variation
- Swan song 1945
- Subject
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- 1933 - 1945
- Allemagne -- Histoire -- 1933-1945
- Diaries
- Diaries
- Diary
- German diaries
- German diaries
- Germany
- Germany -- History -- 1933-1945
- Geschichte
- Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Récits personnels
- History
- History
- Journaux intimes
- Kriegsende
- Personal Narrative
- Personal narratives
- Personal narratives
- Quelle
- Récits personnels
- Weltkrieg
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives
- diaries
- Quelle
- Language
-
- eng
- ger
- eng
- Summary
- "Swansong 1945 chronicles the end of Nazi Germany and World War II in Europe through hundreds of letters, diaries, and autobiographical accounts covering four days that fateful spring: Hitler's birthday on April 20, American and Soviet troops meeting at the Elbe on April 25, Hitler's suicide on April 30, and finally the German surrender on May 8. Side by side, we encounter vivid, first-person accounts of civilians fleeing Berlin, ordinary German soldiers determined to fight to the bitter end, American POWs dreaming of home, concentration-camp survivors' first descriptions of their horrific experiences, as well as the intimate thoughts of figures such as Eisenhower, Churchill, Stalin, Joseph Goebbels, and Hitler himself. These firsthand accounts, painstakingly collected and organized by renowned German author Walter Kempowski, provide the raw material of history and present a panoramic view of those tumultuous days. The more than 1,000 extracts include a British soldier writing to his parents to tell them there are no baths but plenty of eggs and chocolate, an American soldier describing "the tremendous burst of lilacs" as he approaches the Elbe, Mussolini wishing Hitler a happy birthday, Eva Braun bragging to a girlfriend about what a "crack shot" she's become, and much more. An extraordinary account of suffering and survival, Swansong 1945 brings to life the end of Nazi Germany and the war in Europe."--Publisher's description
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
- Echolot
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- Text in English translated from the German
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Kempowski, Walter
- Whiteside, Shaun
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- World War, 1939-1945
- Germany
- German diaries
- World War, 1939-1945
- Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945
- Allemagne
- German diaries
- Germany
- Weltkrieg
- Kriegsende
- Label
- Swansong 1945 : a collective diary of the last days of the Third Reich, Walter Kempowski ; translated from the German by Shaun Whiteside
- Note
-
- Originally published in Great Britain by Granta Books, 2014 as Swansong 1945: a collective diary from Hitler's last birthday to VE Day. Great Britain : Granta Books, 2014
- "Original German edition first published in 2005. Walter Kempowski: Das Echolot. Abgesang '45 Ein kollekitives Tagebuch. Copyright © 2005 by Albrecht Knaus Verlag, Munich."--Title page verso
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-454) and index
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- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Foreword / Alan Bance -- Preface / Walter Kempowski -- Editorial note / Walter Kempowski -- Note on the English translation -- Friday, 20 April 1945 -- Wednesday, 25 April 1945 -- Monday, 30 April 1945 -- Tuesday, 8 May/Wednesday, 9 May 1945
- Control code
- 891611159
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- xxii, 479 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393248159
- Lccn
- 2015001849
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Note
- WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 655
- Specific material designation
- unspecified
- System control number
- (OCoLC)891611159
- Label
- Swansong 1945 : a collective diary of the last days of the Third Reich, Walter Kempowski ; translated from the German by Shaun Whiteside
- Note
-
- Originally published in Great Britain by Granta Books, 2014 as Swansong 1945: a collective diary from Hitler's last birthday to VE Day. Great Britain : Granta Books, 2014
- "Original German edition first published in 2005. Walter Kempowski: Das Echolot. Abgesang '45 Ein kollekitives Tagebuch. Copyright © 2005 by Albrecht Knaus Verlag, Munich."--Title page verso
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-454) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Foreword / Alan Bance -- Preface / Walter Kempowski -- Editorial note / Walter Kempowski -- Note on the English translation -- Friday, 20 April 1945 -- Wednesday, 25 April 1945 -- Monday, 30 April 1945 -- Tuesday, 8 May/Wednesday, 9 May 1945
- Control code
- 891611159
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- xxii, 479 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393248159
- Lccn
- 2015001849
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 655
- Specific material designation
- unspecified
- System control number
- (OCoLC)891611159
Subject
- 1933 - 1945
- Allemagne -- Histoire -- 1933-1945
- Diaries
- Diaries
- Diary
- German diaries
- German diaries
- Germany
- Germany -- History -- 1933-1945
- Geschichte
- Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Récits personnels
- History
- History
- Journaux intimes
- Kriegsende
- Personal Narrative
- Personal narratives
- Personal narratives
- Quelle
- Récits personnels
- Weltkrieg
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives
- diaries
- Quelle
Genre
- Diary
- German diaries
- History
- Journaux intimes
- Personal Narrative
- Personal narratives
- Quelle
- Récits personnels
- diaries
- Diaries
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