Lost Between Worlds: A World War II Journey of Survival - Softcover

Edward H. Herzbaum

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1848766033 ISBN 13: 9781848766037

Publisher: Matador, 2010

Synopsis

The book spans a period of history from the German invasion of Poland in 1939 to the end of the Italian Campaign in 1945. It recounts how Edward was arrested and interned by the Germans but escaped. He travelled to eastern Poland to avoid being recaptured, but there he was arrested by the Russians and deported to a Gulag, where he suffered starvation, brutality and horrific working and living conditions. After Germany's attack on Russia, Edward and the other Polish prisoners were amnestied and released to join a newly-formed Polish army, under British command. They travelled through Middle Asia, Iraq, Iran, British Palestine and Egypt, eventually fighting in the Italian Campaign. Edward writes at times with humour and irony and at other times with desperation, about his arduous journey and the awful psychological after-effects of the experiences which he and the other Poles had endured. The loss of family, friends and country and the feelings of loneliness at finding themselves completely displaced from their 'old world', with no knowledge of what their 'new world' might look like, even if they survived the war. This book will appeal to fans of history and those interested in the Second World War.

About this title

About the Author:

Edward Herzbaum, born in 1920 to Polish Jewish parents, was educated in Poland. During WWII he was arrested and escaped from both the Germans and Russians and then fought in the Polish Army. In 1946 he settled in the UK and became an architect. He died in 1967.

About this edition

• Publisher: Matador
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1848766033
• ISBN 13: 9781848766037
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288