Barefoot in the Rubble by Elizabeth B. Walter
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- Pub. Date: May 2000
- 280pp
- Sales Rank: 373,292
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: May 2000
- Publisher: Pannonia Pr
- Format: Paperback, 280pp
- Sales Rank: 373,292
- ISBN-13: 9780965779319
- ISBN: 0965779319
- Edition Description: REVISED
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Barefoot in The Rubble tells a childhood story of survival; survival of physical suffering and emotional pain. It tells a story that needs to be heard; one of overcoming great odds, of taking risks, of reuinitement with family and of, at last, freedom. The Ethnic Cleansing that took place after World War II is a part of history not publicized which many of us know nothing about. This book makes certain that we do know and do not forget. Barefoot in The Rubble is a testament to the endurance of the human spirit in even the most inhumane of circumstances; and for that reason the American Legion Auxiliary has named Elizabeth Walter 1998 Woman of the Year.
Wisconsin Bookwatch
Barefoot In The Rubble is the story of post-war "ethnic cleansing" that was to become an international issue in the following decades, and tear Yugoslavian society to bloody pieces.
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July 15, 2002: This book is chilling and gripping. The lost history of the post WWII ethnic cleansing that took place in Yugoslavia needs to be spoken. This book gives it a voice. If you have European relatives who lived during the Holocaust period, this book will help give you personal history to pass onto future generations. Must read!
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May 10, 2001: A family is awakened in the middle of the night as strangers with guns and knives burst into their home. The Father is not there to comfort them, he has been taken away and shipped off to Russia. The Mother is alone with her children. The strangers make demands in a foreign language and indicate they are forcibly taking the family away from their home. The family is terrified and they have no choice but to obey, leaving all of their possessions behind. And so begins this shocking story of concentration camps, starvation and death - all taking place as World War II was ending ? and when these atrocities were supposed to have ended. It?s the story of the Expulsion, a period of time after WWII when Tito came to power in the then country of Yugoslavia, and proceeded to kill over half a million* Danube Swabians (ethnic Germans). Hundreds of thousands of ethnic Germans were killed by Tito?s forces and thousands of others were locked in concentration camps and starved. Their only crime? They were German. This story is told through the eyes of a child. The author, Elizabeth Walters, was only 4 years old when these events began. After 3 years, her family eventually escaped the camps and they walked by foot across Hungary and halfway across Austria. They scaled a mountain range to reach safety in the American Zone. Most of the Western Media, and even our history books have neglected this horrific time in history, and some officials even deny that the action against Yugoslavian citizens of German nationality ever took place. That?s why the book, Barefoot in the Rubble, by Elizabeth Walters is so important. She dares to speak the truth about a period of history that remains largely unknown. Ethnic Cleansing is not limited to one country, or one time period in history. For centuries this has been going on and continues even to this day. This is a story that must be heard. Source: *?Nemesis at Potsdam? - Alfred M. de Zayas
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