Berlin Diaries, 1940-1945
The secret diaries of a twenty-three-year-old White Russian princess who worked in the German Foreign Office from 1940 to 1944 and then as a nurse, these pages give us a unique picture of wartime life in that sector of German society from which the 20th of July Plot — the conspiracy to kill Hitler — was born.\ \ \ The secret diaries of a 23-year-old White Russian Princess who worked at the German Foreign Office from 1940 to 1945.\
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The secret diaries of a twenty-three-year-old White Russian princess who worked in the German Foreign Office from 1940 to 1944 and then as a nurse, these pages give us a unique picture of wartime life in that sector of German society from which the 20th of July Plot -- the conspiracy to kill Hitler -- was born. Publishers Weekly Vassiltchikov, who died in 1978, kept a diary of her work at the German Foreign Ministry and with the underground resistance movement during WW II. ``A remarkable document alive with history, passion and truth,'' praised PW, ``her clear-eyed account of life in wartime Germany is gripping.'' Photos. (June)
\ Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly\ Vassiltchikov, who died in 1978, kept a diary of her work at the German Foreign Ministry and with the underground resistance movement during WW II. ``A remarkable document alive with history, passion and truth,'' praised PW, ``her clear-eyed account of life in wartime Germany is gripping.'' Photos. (June)\ \ \ \ \ Library JournalA Russian emigre princess, Vassiltchikov (1917-78) arrived in Berlin soon after the outbreak of World War II. This secret diary is replete with graphic descriptions of what life was like during those increasingly desperate times when saturation bombings, fire storms, and food shortages became the terrible norm. Of exceptional interest, too, are the entries pertaining to her close ties with those who attempted to assassinate Hitler in the ``July Plot.'' This absorbing personal account of Berlin's Gotterdammerung represents a valauble opportunity to understand World War II from the perspective of Germany's courageous civilian population. Though no less brave than Londoners, Berliners suffered far more. Highly recommended for most libraries. Mark R. Yerburgh, Trinity Coll. Lib., Burlington, Vt.\ \
