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Inside a Gestapo Prison - The Letters of Krystyna Wituska, 1942-1944 (Paperback, New ed) Loot Price: R736
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Inside a Gestapo Prison - The Letters of Krystyna Wituska, 1942-1944 (Paperback, New ed): Irene Tomaszewski

Inside a Gestapo Prison - The Letters of Krystyna Wituska, 1942-1944 (Paperback, New ed)

Irene Tomaszewski

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On the eve of World War II, Krystyna Wituska, a carefree teenager attending finishing school in Switzerland, returned to Poland. During the occupation, when she was twenty years old, she drifted into the Polish Underground. By her own admission, she was attracted first by the adventure, but her youthful bravado soon turned into a mental and spiritual mastery over fear. Because Krystyna spoke fluent German, she was assigned to collect information on German troop movements at Warsaw's airport. In 1942, at age twenty-one, she was arrested by the Gestapo and transferred to prison in Berlin, where she was executed two years later. Eighty of the letters that Krystyna wrote in the last eighteen months of her life are translated and collected in this volume. The letters, together with an introduction providing historical background to Krystyna's arrest, constitute a little-known and authentic record of the treatment of ethnic Poles under German occupation, the experience of Polish prisoners in German custody, and a glimpse into the prisons of Berlin. Krystyna's letters also reflect her own courage, idealism, faith, and sense of humor. As a classroom text, this book relates nicely to contemporary discussions of racism, nationalism, patriotism, human rights, and stereotypes. This is a new edition of the book originally titled ""I Am First a Human Being: The Letters of Krystyna Wituska"" (Vehicule Press, 1997).

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Imprint: Wayne State University Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: June 2006
First published: June 2006
Authors: Irene Tomaszewski
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Edition: New ed
ISBN-13: 978-0-8143-3294-8
Categories: Books > Fiction > True stories > War / combat / elite forces > General
Books > Humanities > History > European history > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Other warfare & defence issues > Prisoners of war
Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War
Books > History > European history > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War
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LSN: 0-8143-3294-3
Barcode: 9780814332948

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