There's a great new book,"Why Can't Somebody Just Die Around Here?", written by Gerhard Maroscher, that transports the reader into a once peaceful agrarian society and follows a young family's journey from their ancestral land, into the terror and horror of WWII.
But this book offers much more. The appendix is a treasure trove of original and translated documents, followed by stories from those who survived Soviet forced-labor camps and experienced the humiliation of Communist dictatorships.
Little-known historic facts, such as the Morgenthau Plan, a plan to starve people into submission, should peek the interest of both history buffs and serious war scholars.
Dan 46
But this book offers much more. The appendix is a treasure trove of original and translated documents, followed by stories from those who survived Soviet forced-labor camps and experienced the humiliation of Communist dictatorships.
Little-known historic facts, such as the Morgenthau Plan, a plan to starve people into submission, should peek the interest of both history buffs and serious war scholars.
Dan 46
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