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I Somehow Survived: Eyewitness Accounts from World War II Kindle Edition

by Klaus G. Förg (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 out of 5 stars 239 ratings
“The selection of remembered events from a cross section of Germans provides a very human account of instances in war.” —Firetrench

The first in a series of books, I Somehow Survived is an extraordinary collection of true stories giving testimony to those who survived World War II. Based on interviews with numerous veterans from across the spectrum of wartime experience, the book documents and reflects upon one of the most gruesome times in history.

From anti-partisan warfare in the French mountains and atrocities in East Prussia to the experience of a Norwegian concentration camp, the accounts include rarely heard stories from a range of people caught up in the war. With the distance of time, these survivors have been able to offer new perspectives on their experiences and expose truths they would not have dared admit several decades ago.

German Army officers reveal their role in the Vercors and Kiev massacres. A Luftwaffe officer-applicant who never flew describes service on the ground. And a Norwegian woman writes of marrying a German Kriegsmarine while her mother was in a Norwegian concentration camp for political activity and her father was in hiding from the Gestapo. “I have no objection to your marrying him,” her father told her, “I just want them to give us our country back.”

“It is always refreshing to hear the German side of the story. The recollections seem pretty open and candid, and the supporting photos help reassure one . . . fascinating stuff.” —A Question of Scale
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    November 23, 2020
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"...a unique and extraordinary contribution to the growing library of World War II histories and biographies and unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, community, college, and university library collections."
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About the Author

Klaus G. Forg is a German publisher, photographer, journalist, and radio presenter. His great passion for photography can be seen in various illustrated books. Forg started his career as a teacher before working as product manager and editor for different publishing companies. He went on to found five bookstores and in 1993 took over the management of Rosenheimer Verlagshaus from his father.

James Anderson Foster was born and raised on the west coast, and even though he's lived in the Midwest for over a decade now, still considers Oregon home. Nominated for three Voice Arts Awards in 2015 for best audiobook narration in the science-fiction, fantasy, and mystery categories, James has been praised for his conversational delivery and ability to sound exactly like the voice you were imagining in your head.

Bringing the experience of nearly four decades of theater, film, and television acting to audiobook narration, AudioFile Earphones Award winner Janet Metzger has deftly interpreted the many-faceted characters of Southern fiction writers such as Sarah Addison Allen, Patti Callahan Henry, and Kristy Woodson Harvey. As an award-winning documentary narrator and a master teacher at Emory University School of Law, where she teaches storytelling and persuasion, Janet brings both warmth and authority to nonfiction as well. Whether she is narrating a Southern romance, a heroine's journey, or an innovative take on business, Janet's warm and inviting voice will draw you into the story.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08T9Z7TRY
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Greenhill Books (November 23, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 23, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 30.8 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 193 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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  • Sam good book in technical information but really non-personible as far as telling the story of the
    5.0 out of 5 stars Personnel views
    Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2023
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    The book contained a lot information on treatment of prisoners by various sourses. Also gave a very good personnel interviews.
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  • Gary Heyn
    4.0 out of 5 stars interesting
    Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2023
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    We rarely think about the German soldiers in World War 2. Reading their memoirs added a whole new perspective to the war.
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  • J. Flowers
    3.0 out of 5 stars $14.69 for 4 hours and 29 minutes of audio seems way too high.
    Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2022
    $14.69 for 4 hours and 29 minutes of audio seems way too high.
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  • Ken Copeland
    5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring accounts of survival
    Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2022
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    Young Men doing their duty with a will to survive that is truly an inspiration for anyone interested in personal accounts. These stories
    aren't about strategies or great armies, but fellowship and the the spirit of comradship.
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    4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
    Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2022
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    It's always good to get the other side of the story. I've read zxouplw of books written from the German perspective of WWII and this book is up there in quality. Highly recommend to anyone to read with an interest in WWII.
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  • C. Page
    5.0 out of 5 stars Personal Stories
    Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2021
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    This book is a collection of stories from the Wehrmacht. I enjoyed reading these stories of these men and what they endured. I highly recommend this book.
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  • History Enthusiast
    5.0 out of 5 stars Surviving the Third Reich and WWII
    Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2021
    As the years pass there are fewer and fewer veterans and survivors we can turn to in order to better understand the lived experience of the Second World War. In "I Somehow Survived" readers are presented with a few recent interviews of soldiers and civilians who experienced different parts of Germany's war throughout Europe - from the Eastern Front, to Italy, and Norway. As with all recollections/interviews and ego documents, there are strengths and weaknesses to this volume. Being decades removed from the time period means there are undoubtedly gaps in their memories and knowledge of the war but some kept diaries and others related experiences that have stayed with them since the war. The first account, describing the war on the Eastern Front, is the longest and the veteran being interviewed is quite open about the type of war Germany waged and the suffering inflicted on the civilian population, more than once he references 'hordes' when describing the Red Army - undoubtedly a leftover from the Third Reich's lexicon. Other accounts relay the death and destruction associated with partisan warfare (be it on the Eastern Front or the Western Front), and at least one describes the rather long and convoluted route he had to take to avoid being taken prisoner at the end of the war. While there is nothing groundbreaking in these interviews/recollections, they nonetheless add to our knowledge of the war and help better contextualize the various experiences soldiers and civilians encountered depending on where in Europe they found themselves - not all theaters were the same but Germans could be found in them all.
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