Swansong 1945 a collective diary of the last days of the Third Reich

Chronicles the end of Nazi Germany and World War II in Europe through hundreds of letters, diaries, and autobiographical accounts covering four days that fateful spring: Hitler's birthday on April 20, American and Soviet troops meeting at the Elbe on April 25, Hitler's suicide on April 30,...

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Other Authors: Kempowski, Walter (Compiler), Whiteside, Shaun (Translator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
German
Published: New York, N.Y. : W. W. Norton & Company, 2015.
Edition: First American edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Alan Bance
  • Preface / Walter Kempowski
  • Editorial note / Walter Kempowski
  • Note on the English translation
  • Friday, 20 April 1945
  • Wednesday, 25 April 1945
  • Monday, 30 April 1945
  • Tuesday, 8 May/Wednesday, 9 May 1945.