'From the closing days of World War II through three years of postwar captivity, this memoir details the experiences of Hans Thiel. Beginning with agrarian life during World War II, it describes Thiel's conscription, his combat experiences, and his life as a postwar prisoner, held first by the Bolsheviks and then transferred to camps under Polish control'--Provided by publisher.

Product Description: In a gripping exchange of letters written in the closing years of the 20th century, two men struggle to come to terms with the signal event of their time, the Holocaust. Born in the Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany in the early part of the 20th century, both bore witness to the turbulent years of the Weimar Republic, Hitler, World War II, and the Holocaust...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)