Letters Home: The Story of an American Military Family in Occupied Germany 1946?1949
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (532 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0595312454 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 268 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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from Rutgers University and a B.A. An avid bagpiper and family historian, he lives in West Trenton, New Jersey. . Mark W. in history from Trenton State College. Mark Falzini is the archivist for the New Jersey State Police Museum and is a recognized expert on the Lindbergh Kidnapping Case. Falzini grew-up listening to the stories of the Kale family adventures i
Through extensive letters written home to family left behind in America and supplemented by interviews with the family, the reader will discover insights not seen elsewhere.Few books about the postwar period mention American families living in Germany, yet thousands were relocated and there was an extensive system of high schools-including sports teams, dances, and other everyday aspects of American life.The historically significant letters are part travelogue, part eyewitness account to the War Crimes Trials, part brand new material on the plight of the DPs-the refugees unwelcome in Germany and unable to go back to their homelands for fear of what the Russians would do to them.A marvelous piece of Americana with a touch of Innocents Abroad, Letters Home adds a human angle to the turbulent years of 1946?1949-
Robert McQuitty said Letters Home: Postwar Germany from an American Military Family's Point of View. Letters Home will be of interest to the history buff and especially to anyone who lived overseas in the years immediately after World War II.The military family of the title is the Kales, stationed in Würzburg, four of whose seven children attended the Nürnberg . K.A. Thompson said Valuable and Historically Significant. Mark Falzini, a noted and respected archivist with an expertise in the Lindbergh kidnapping case, has put into the public hands a valuable look at life in post-WWII Germany. "Letters Home" brings to view the lives of Americans living overseas during the years following th. "A fine and informative book detailing an American family's days as" according to J F Dargon. A fine and informative book detailing an American family's days as part of the occupation force that helped redirect the German people to democracy and become a vital part of modern Europe and NATO. The perspectives of Bub, Julia, and the other members of the Kale family
Falzini grew-up listening to the stories of the Kale family adventures in post-war Germany as told by his mother, uncles and grandparents. from Rutgers University and a B.A. About the Author Mark W. An avid bagpiper and family historian, he lives in West Trenton, New Jersey. . He has an M.L.S. in history from Trenton State College. Mark Falzini is the archivist for the New Jersey State Police Museum and is a recognized expert on the Lindbergh Kidnapping Case