War Children

A Memoir

Biography & Memoir, Historical
Cover of the book War Children by Michael Tradowsky, iUniverse
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Michael Tradowsky ISBN: 9781475954258
Publisher: iUniverse Publication: December 12, 2012
Imprint: iUniverse Language: English
Author: Michael Tradowsky
ISBN: 9781475954258
Publisher: iUniverse
Publication: December 12, 2012
Imprint: iUniverse
Language: English

In Berlin in 1939, Michael Tradowsky celebrated his fourth birthday with his parents by helping his father tack up blackout paper over their windows. Germany was at war. For the next six years, the Tradowsky family endured the nightmare of the German home front.

Intense and powerful, War Children shares the incredible saga of an ordinary German family during World War II. Looking back from the vantage of seventy years, Michaels memoir directly confronts how his childhood experiences, despite his parents attempt to give him a normal upbringing, were shaped by an epoch of rampant evil under Hitler.

Michael shares how each member of his family had his or her own way of fighting against the regime. His courageous and outspoken aristocratic mother was determined to protect her son from Nazi brainwashing and sacrificed everything but her love and honor to keep her children alive. His father, a promising theater director, rubbed shoulders with the great entertainers of the timeuntil his refusal to join the Nazi Party destroyed his aspirations. But perhaps Michaels love for his baby sister exemplifies the tragedy of a childhood spent in war, for her very life depended on him carrying her to the bomb shelter.

From winding roads twisting through the tall pines of the Black Forest to trucks crammed with refugees, War Children offers a sobering testimony for children victimized by war, past and present.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In Berlin in 1939, Michael Tradowsky celebrated his fourth birthday with his parents by helping his father tack up blackout paper over their windows. Germany was at war. For the next six years, the Tradowsky family endured the nightmare of the German home front.

Intense and powerful, War Children shares the incredible saga of an ordinary German family during World War II. Looking back from the vantage of seventy years, Michaels memoir directly confronts how his childhood experiences, despite his parents attempt to give him a normal upbringing, were shaped by an epoch of rampant evil under Hitler.

Michael shares how each member of his family had his or her own way of fighting against the regime. His courageous and outspoken aristocratic mother was determined to protect her son from Nazi brainwashing and sacrificed everything but her love and honor to keep her children alive. His father, a promising theater director, rubbed shoulders with the great entertainers of the timeuntil his refusal to join the Nazi Party destroyed his aspirations. But perhaps Michaels love for his baby sister exemplifies the tragedy of a childhood spent in war, for her very life depended on him carrying her to the bomb shelter.

From winding roads twisting through the tall pines of the Black Forest to trucks crammed with refugees, War Children offers a sobering testimony for children victimized by war, past and present.

More books from iUniverse

Cover of the book Galaxy Probe Voyages by Michael Tradowsky
Cover of the book Jazz Historiography by Michael Tradowsky
Cover of the book Tropical Lure by Michael Tradowsky
Cover of the book International Business Etiquette by Michael Tradowsky
Cover of the book Confessions of a Guide Dog by Michael Tradowsky
Cover of the book When Your Child Won’T Eat or Eats Too Much by Michael Tradowsky
Cover of the book Spirit Walker by Michael Tradowsky
Cover of the book Writer's Guide to Book Proposals by Michael Tradowsky
Cover of the book Be Still by Michael Tradowsky
Cover of the book Prescription for Laughter by Michael Tradowsky
Cover of the book Extraterrestrial Civilizations on Earth by Michael Tradowsky
Cover of the book Islands in Time by Michael Tradowsky
Cover of the book Greatest Bedtime Stories from God by Michael Tradowsky
Cover of the book The Designer Originals by Michael Tradowsky
Cover of the book Bylines by Michael Tradowsky
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy