Summary
These reflections on life in postwar Germany by the son of a Luftwaffe officer begin in 1945, when the family fled to a refugee camp after the collapse of the Nazi regime, and ends with their immigration to the United States, where the author became a career Air Force officer.
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"First-time memoirist Samuel tells the story of life after WWII....[H]is prose sings (or, at least, whistles and hums some lovely tunes)."
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Univ Pr of Mississippi
Published date: 2000
Size: 6.5 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 1.8 pounds
Pages: 357
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