The Fall of Hitler's Fortress City

by Denny, Isabel

• ISBN13: 9781935149200
• ISBN10: 1935149202
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-10-19
• Publisher: Casemate Pub & Book Dist Llc

Summary

Through firsthand accounts as well as archival material, "The Fall of Hitler's Fortress City" tells the dramatic story of Germany's most easterly province, East Prussia, and its people, who bore the brunt of Russia's vengeance against the Nazi regime.

Author Biography

Isabel Denny has gathered together the firsthand accounts of people caught up in the brutality, revealing their plight and, for the first time, the story of a city should never be forgotten.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. 7
Maps	p. 9
A Königsberg Chronology	p. 13
Preface	p. 17
Introduction	p. 21
A Land of Quiet Austerity	p. 25
The Shameful Peace	p. 36
Voting for the Nazis	p. 44
A Fresh Beginning	p. 55
The Jews of Königsberg	p. 64
The War	p. 75
As You Sow ...	p. 113
Under-Estimating the Colossus	p. 124
The Time for Repayment	p. 154
'A Vast Flood of Human Misery'	p. 185
Fortress Königsberg	p. 209
Notes	p. 241
Appendix: Place Names	p. 249
Bibliography	p. 250
Index	p. 253
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