Expertly contextualized by two leading historians in the field,
this unique collection offers 13 accounts of individual experiences
of World War II from across Europe. It sees contributors describe
their recent ancestors' experiences ranging from a Royal Air Force
pilot captured in Yugoslavia and a Spanish communist in the French
resistance to two young Jewish girls caught in the siege of
Leningrad. Contributors draw upon a variety of sources, such as
contemporary diaries and letters, unpublished postwar memoirs,
video footage as well as conversations in the family setting. These
chapters attest to the enormous impact that war stories of family
members had on subsequent generations. The story of a father who
survived Nazi captivity became a lesson in resilience for a
daughter with personal difficulties, whereas the story of a
grandfather who served the Nazis became a burden that divided the
family. At its heart, Family Histories of World War II concerns
human experiences in supremely difficult times and their meaning
for subsequent generations.
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