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Into this personal account, Oldham weaves a brilliant historical reconstruction of life in a cultured and prosperous Berlin - until the darkening shadows of Hitler's anti-semitic laws steadily reduced the freedoms that he enjoyed and threatened his very existence. Why? Alexander's family was Jewish by birth but generations before, had converted to Lutheranism, an act which was to provide no defence in Hitler's Germany. Writing, remarkably, without animosity, Alexander Oldham combines the warmth of his childhood and his intriguing family life with a meticulous and historical exploration of the brutal political processes that forced him, aged twelve, to flee his Berlin childhood to take on a new identity and make a new life in Britain.

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Foreword; GERMANY; 1. Introduction; 2. Berlin 1925; 3. The Golden Years; 4. Change; 5. Darkening Skies; ENGLAND AND THE WAR; 6. Emigration; 7. Settling in; 8. The British Army; 9. Towards an Uncertain Future; Maria's Story

FOREIGN RELATIONS: MEMORIES OF GERMANY AND

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      Publisher Marble Hill Publishers
      Published 11 January 2024
      ISBN-13 9781739265786
      978-1739265786
      ISBN-10 1739265785
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      Non Fiction Biography Memoirs History European history

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Into this personal account, Oldham weaves a brilliant historical reconstruction of life in a cultured and prosperous Berlin - until the darkening shadows of Hitler's anti-semitic laws steadily reduced the freedoms that he enjoyed and threatened his very existence. Why? Alexander's family was Jewish by birth but generations before, had converted to Lutheranism, an act which was to provide no defence in Hitler's Germany. Writing, remarkably, without animosity, Alexander Oldham combines the warmth of his childhood and his intriguing family life with a meticulous and historical exploration of the brutal political processes that forced him, aged twelve, to flee his Berlin childhood to take on a new identity and make a new life in Britain.

      Table of Contents
      Foreword; GERMANY; 1. Introduction; 2. Berlin 1925; 3. The Golden Years; 4. Change; 5. Darkening Skies; ENGLAND AND THE WAR; 6. Emigration; 7. Settling in; 8. The British Army; 9. Towards an Uncertain Future; Maria's Story

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