Overview
- Summary
- Reveals the story behind an unlikely World War II anthem, describing a German poem about a young woman waiting for the return of her soldier lover and how the piece was set to music by one of Hitler's favored composers in the cabaret scene of the 1930s.
- Format
- Book
- Published
- New York : W.W. Norton & Co., [2009]
©2009 - Locale
- Germany
- Edition
- First edition
- Contents
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Underneath the lantern
A harsh, primitive voice
Song of a young sentry
Bombs! Bombs! Bombs!
Radio Belgrade
A small piece of home
Can the wind explain why it becomes a storm?
We're the D-Day Dodgers
Your train is going to Berlin
The gravity of the situation
My sweet Lili, the war is over. - Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-231) and index.
Underneath the lantern -- A harsh, primitive voice -- Song of a young sentry -- Bombs! Bombs! Bombs! -- Radio Belgrade -- A small piece of home -- Can the wind explain why it becomes a storm? -- We're the D-Day Dodgers -- Your train is going to Berlin -- The gravity of the situation -- My sweet Lili, the war is over.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- External Link
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Table of contents only
- ISBN
- 9780393065848
0393065847 - Physical Description
- viii, 248 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Keywords & Subjects
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- 2024-06-21 18:45:00
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