Description
| Product ID: | 9781786073402 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Diary of Mary Berg |
| Subtitle: | Growing Up in the Warsaw Ghetto - 75th Anniversary Edition |
| Authors: | Author: Mary Berg, Susan Lee Pentlin |
| Page Count: | 320 |
| Subjects: | Autobiography: general, Autobiography: general, European history, The Holocaust, Social groups: religious groups and communities, European history, The Holocaust, Jewish studies, Poland, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating She was just fifteen when Hitler entered Poland. She survived four years of Nazi terror. Mary Berg's diary is the first eye-witness account ever published of life in the Warsaw Ghetto. The first eye-witness account ever published of life in the Warsaw Ghetto Mary Berg was fifteen when the German army poured into Poland in 1939. She survived four years of Nazi terror, and managed to keep a diary throughout. This astonishing, vivid portrayal of life inside the Warsaw Ghetto ranks with the most significant documents of the Second World War. Mary Berg candidly chronicles not only the daily deprivations and mass deportations, but also the resistance and resilience of the inhabitants, their secret societies, and the youth at the forefront of the fight against Nazi terror. Above all The Diary of Mary Berg is a uniquely personal story of a life-loving girl’s encounter with unparalleled human suffering, and offers an extraordinary insight into one of the darkest chapters of human history. |
| Imprint Name: | Oneworld Publications |
| Publisher Name: | Oneworld Publications |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-05-03 |