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A testament to the power of perseverance and forgiveness, Witness to the Storm is the spellbinding story of Werner T. Angress, a German-Jewish boy who escaped from the Nazis, only to return to Germany with the 82nd Airborne to fight to rescue the country that had betrayed him.



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An impressive and detailed memoir that showcases the eternal temerity of youth tempered by prevailing conditions, Witness to the Storm is a must-read memoir...This book is ideal for anyone interested in the rise of Naziism, Jewish refugee emigration, or the American effort in World War II.

-- Robert F. Williams * H-War, H-Net Reviews *

Table of Contents

Foreword


Personal Notes


1. Family Life in Berlin, 1920-1936


2. Early Childhood and School Days


3. The Youth Movement


4. Gross Breesen Training Farm for Emigrants, 1936-1937


5. The Road into Exile, 1937-1939


6. United States - Hyde Farmlands, 1939-1941


7. Service in the Army and War


8. From the Battle of the Bulge to the End of the War, 1944-1945


Epilogue

Witness to the Storm A Jewish Journey from Nazi

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      Publisher: Indiana University Press
      Publication Date: 01/05/2019
      ISBN13: 9780253039132, 978-0253039132
      ISBN10: 0253039134
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A testament to the power of perseverance and forgiveness, Witness to the Storm is the spellbinding story of Werner T. Angress, a German-Jewish boy who escaped from the Nazis, only to return to Germany with the 82nd Airborne to fight to rescue the country that had betrayed him.



      Trade Review

      An impressive and detailed memoir that showcases the eternal temerity of youth tempered by prevailing conditions, Witness to the Storm is a must-read memoir...This book is ideal for anyone interested in the rise of Naziism, Jewish refugee emigration, or the American effort in World War II.

      -- Robert F. Williams * H-War, H-Net Reviews *

      Table of Contents

      Foreword


      Personal Notes


      1. Family Life in Berlin, 1920-1936


      2. Early Childhood and School Days


      3. The Youth Movement


      4. Gross Breesen Training Farm for Emigrants, 1936-1937


      5. The Road into Exile, 1937-1939


      6. United States - Hyde Farmlands, 1939-1941


      7. Service in the Army and War


      8. From the Battle of the Bulge to the End of the War, 1944-1945


      Epilogue

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