Cathryn J. Prince

Death in the Baltic

The World War II Sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff

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Produktbeschreibung

January 1945: the outcome of World War II has been determined. The Third Reich is in free fall as the Russians close in from the east. Berlin plans an eleventh-hour exodus for the German civilians trapped in the Red Army's way. More than 10,000 women, children, sick, and elderly pack aboard the Wilhelm Gustloff, a former cruise ship. Soon after the ship leaves port, three Soviet torpedoes strike it, inflicting catastrophic damage and throwing passengers into the frozen waters of the Baltic. More than 9,400 perished in the night - six times the number lost on the Titanic . Yet as the Cold War started no one wanted to acknowledge the sinking. Drawing on interviews with survivors, as well as the letters and diaries of those who perished, award-wining author Cathryn Prince reconstructs this forgotten moment in history. She weaves these personal narratives into a broader story, finally giving this WWII tragedy its rightful remembrance.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Macmillan Education
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 280g
• ISBN-13: 9781137279194
• ISBN-10: 1137279192
• Artikelnr.: 40049545

Autorenporträt

Cathryn J. Prince

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter One: "You Have to Go On This Ship"
Chapter Two: Hitler's Hostages: Life in the Eastern Territories
Chapter Three: Operation Hannibal and the Crown of the Fleet--the Wilhelm
Gustloff
Chapter Four: "We Knew We Had to Get Out"
Chapter Five: Saving a Scuttled Reputation
Chapter Six: Battle for the Baltic
Chapter Seven: Chaos on Deck
Chapter Eight: Plummeting to the Sea Floor
Chapter Nine: The Little Red Sweater
Chapter Ten: Forgotten Story
Chapter Eleven: "We Had To Get Over It"
Appendix
Bibliography