Eyes are Watching, Ears are Listening: Growing up in Nazi

Eyes are Watching, Ears are Listening: Growing up in Nazi Germany 1933-1946
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With skill, sensitivity, and spirit, Eyes are Watching, Ears are Listening tells the story of Eycke Strickland's unusual childhood in the Third Reich. In beautiful prose, the author relates fascinating memories of a large, loving, and unconventional family in pre-war Germany and in war-time (German-annexed) Poland. Strickland's evocative anecdotes and candid commentary paint a richly-layered portrait of family ties and tensions, on the one hand, and of childhood adventures and anxieties, on the other. Simultaneously, the book contributes to our understanding of life and death under National Socialism. From the viewpoint of a young, but perceptive, daughter in an anti-Nazi family, we learn about relations between Germans and Jews, Germans and Poles, and ordinary Germans and Nazi officials in a Polish town located close to Auschwitz. Above all, we are introduced to a courageous family that resisted a criminal regime and survived total war. Strickland's father, Karl Laabs, rescued many Jews from deportation to Auschwitz. Her mother's civil treatment of Poles led to repeated threats from Nazi stalwarts. Their resilient children helped the family endure a terrible time. This poignant, informative memoir deserves a wide readership. -Donna Harsch, Ph.D., author of German Social Democracy and The Rise of Nazism, and Revenge of the Domestic: Women, the Family, and Communism in the German Democratic Republic.
Country USA
Brand iUniverse
Manufacturer iUniverse
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber B013J92FRO
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780595447046
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	iUniverse
Manufacturer	iUniverse
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	B013J92FRO
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780595447046
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Eyes are Watching, Ears are Listening: Growing up in Nazi Germany 1933-1946