| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
xxii, 479 pages ; 25 cm |
| Note |
First published in Great Britain by Granta Books, 2014 as Swansong 1945: a collective diary from Hitler's last birthday to VE Day. -- Great Britain : Granta Books, 2014. |
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Original German edition first published in 2005 as Das Echolot : Abgesang '45 Ein kollekitives Tagebuch by Albrecht Knaus Verlag, Munich.--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-454) and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword / Alan Bance -- Preface / Walter Kempowski -- Editorial Note / Walter Kempowski -- Note on the English Translation -- List of Abbreviations -- Friday, 20 April 1945 -- Wednesday, 25 April 1945 -- Monday, 30 April 1945 -- Tuesday, 8 May/Wednesday, 9 May 1945 -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgements -- Sources 1. Published and broadcast sources -- 2. Archives and institutions -- Index |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives.
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Germany -- History -- 1933-1945.
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German diaries.
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| Added Author |
Kempowski, Walter, compiler.
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Whiteside, Shaun, translator.
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| ISBN |
9780393248159 (hardcover) : $35.00 |
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0393248151 (hardcover) |
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