Lili Marlene The Soldiers' Song of World War II

Name: Lili Marlene The Soldiers' Song of World War II
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ISBN: 9780393065848

ISBN-10: 0393065847

ISBN-13: 9780393065848

Edition: 2008

Authors: Liel Leibovitz, Matthew Miller, Matthew I. Miller

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The dramatic story of an iconic love song, its three creators, and their lives under the Nazis. "Lili Marlene," the unlikely anthem of World War II, cut across front lines and ideological divides, uniting soldiers across the globe. This love song, telling the story of a young woman waiting for her lover to return from the battlefield, began as a poem written by a German soldier during World War I. The soldier-poet's words found their way to Berlin's decadent cabaret scene in the 1930s, where they were set to music by one of Hitler's favored composers. The song's singer, however, soon found herself torn between her desire for fame and a personal hatred of the Nazi regime. In a gripping and…

Book details

List price: $25.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/17/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.902
Language: English



Note on Translation and Sources


Prologue



Underneath the Lantern



A Harsh, Primitive Voice



Song of a Young Sentry



"Bombs! Bombs! Bombs!"



Radio Belgrade



"A Small Piece of Home"



"Can the Wind Explain Why It Becomes a Storm?"



"We're the D-Day Dodgers"



"Your Train Is Doing to Berlin"



"The Gravity of the Situation"



"My Sweet Lili, the War Is Over"


Epilogue


Notes


Bibliography


Acknowledgments


Photograph Credits


Index