A gripping account of European history of the 1930/40s through the prism of a young man’s life experience.
Born between two world wars in the Republic of Estonia, the author witnessed his homeland’s occupation during the Second World War, first by the Soviet Union, then by Germany, and later again by the Soviet Union. He was fortunate to escape to the west in the fall of 1944 from the onslaught of the Red Army. After living in Germany for five years, he was among the thousands of displaced persons who had an opportunity to start a new life in the United States.
The author writes about his happy childhood in independent Estonia, life under two occupations, his perilous escapes in the fall of 1944 and summer of 1945, and life in displaced persons camps in Germany after the end of the war.
A must-read book for everyone who is interested in Estonian and European history before, during, and after the Second World War.