{"product_id":"aamies-war-women-and-children-on-the-german-homefront-paperback","title":"Aamie's War: Women and Children on the German Homefront - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarga Dieter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat they're saying about AAMIE'S WAR\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Profoundly moving . I couldn't put it down \"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eZella Brown, Cofounder of One By One \u003cbr\u003e Jewish German Reconciliation Through Dialogue\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A compelling and sensitive personal account, at times charming and tender, at times grimly upsetting . Honest, painful and necessary, this book offers an important perspective rarely read in America. . An important addition to the human saga of war and the tragic condition of mankind in all it's paradoxical complexity.\" \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLawrence Lowenthal, Director of the New England Region\u003cbr\u003e American Jewish Committee\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Marga Dieter captures so well the thinking and heart of a little German girl caught in the ravages of the Second World War.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoan Ecklein, Former Co-Chair of the Boston Chapter \u003cbr\u003e Women's International League for Peace and Freedom\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"These poignant experiences of an innocent, bright and lively young girl, acutely remembered by an adult woman, and told with sensitivity and a wonderful sense of drama, will fill the void left by the silent generation of Germany's war children.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBarbara Eskin, Moderator of the German Book Club\u003cbr\u003e Goethe Institute, Boston\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBombs, destruction and emotional devastation form the backdrop for Aamie's childhood on the homefront in Germany during World War II. What might seem crushing to most little girls is just everyday life for her.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn a neighborhood where the walls are plastered with posters proclaiming \"THE ENEMY IS ALWAYS LISTENING \" and people live by the secrets they keep, any revelation of her mother's sentiments against the Nazis is a danger to her family's very survival.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHer father, in the Navy, is eventually captured and serves as a POW, until Aamie is nine years old. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHer mother's struggle to maintain their family and raise two teenage boys, who are members of the mandatory Hitler Youth program, within the turmoil of war-torn Germany drives her to physical and nervous breakdown.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYet Aamie, with the support of her Greek Chorus of celluloid dolls, ponders and overcomes these obstacles with an irrepressible tom-boy spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn intensely told story of a wartime childhood, this book is a reminder of how children's emotional lives play out against the horror and destruction of war. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 27, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54726702268707,"sku":"9780595395491","price":23.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/4836\/2275\/files\/VDNDNy9QaXZqRS94ZXdVNkxnV2JJZz09.webp?v=1770779639","url":"https:\/\/chaptersafterdarkbookstore.com\/products\/aamies-war-women-and-children-on-the-german-homefront-paperback","provider":"Chapters After Dark Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}