In April 1941, a passenger ship sailing from New York to Cape Town was attacked and sunk by a German raider in the South Atlantic. The passengers were pulled from the waters and transported to Nazi-occupied France, where the majority, as (at that time) neutral citizens of the United States, were released and returned home. News of their fortunate escape soon broke and the story became an overnight sensation. Yet amidst the excitement generated by the captives' release, the fate of those left behind was all but forgotten. ...
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In April 1941, a passenger ship sailing from New York to Cape Town was attacked and sunk by a German raider in the South Atlantic. The passengers were pulled from the waters and transported to Nazi-occupied France, where the majority, as (at that time) neutral citizens of the United States, were released and returned home. News of their fortunate escape soon broke and the story became an overnight sensation. Yet amidst the excitement generated by the captives' release, the fate of those left behind was all but forgotten. Among these unlucky few were seven Canadian women, whose remarkable wartime journey was only just beginning. Interned in German detention camps as 'enemy aliens', they were eventually moved to Berlin, to await repatriation. But - due to a bureaucratic mix up - when they arrived in Berlin, this small group of women found themselves alone, stranded in the heart of Hitler's Germany. The accidental captives had no way home: abandoned, destitute and without permanent lodgings, the story of these seven strangers and their survival is one of the most remarkable stories of life behind enemy lines during World War II. Who were these seven strangers and how did they survive Hitler's internment camps, the war-ravaged streets of Berlin and the threat of the omnipresent Gestapo? Drawing on first-hand accounts and interviews, Carolyn Gossage pieces together the extraordinary story of the year they spent together in wartime Germany.
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As New in As New jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7? "-9? " tall; Type: Hardback First MJF Books Printing. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket As New. Clean, unmarked, tight and solid volume. An amazing story of what happened to some of the passengers on the passenger ship, the Zamzam, which was sunk off the coast of South Africa by a German ship in 1941. They were put on a prison ship and taken to Nazi-occupied France where the Americans were released; the Canadians were interned in German detention camps as enemy aliens. They were eventually brought to Berlin for repatriation but due to bureaucratic bungling, they were abandoned in the heart of Hitler's Germany--seven women. This is their story: how did they survive-no money, no clothes, no food, no place to live--a story told from first-hand accounts and interviews with relatives of these brave and courageous women. 210 pages with Notes, Sources and Bibliography, Zamzam Passenger List, and Index. 8.8 x 5.5 inches. 2012, MJF Books, New York, New York, USA.
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ jacket. Book Complete number line from 1 to 5; minimal wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; illustrated with black and white photographs.
