The Death of East Prussia: War and Revenge in Germany's Easternmost Province

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$20.95
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Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Pages
610
Dimensions
6.0 X 1.3 X 9.0 inches | 1.8 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781481935753
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About the Author
Peter B. Clark is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate in philosophy from Reed College and received a PhD in economics from MIT. He taught economics at Duke University, worked at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, and retired as a Senior Adviser from the International Monetary Fund. During his career as an economist, he published widely in his field. Married to a German who escaped from East Prussia in 1944, he became fluent in German and visited Germany many times, including the former capital of East Prussia, Koenigsberg (now Kaliningrad). This is his first non-economics book.
Reviews

"I am so filled with admiration for your empathy and your exemplary ability to summarize the essentials.... I was in tears when I read your description of the fates of individuals. You have the gift to describe these so precisely that I re-lived vividly what I experienced myself as an eyewitness. I would like to tell you...that I regard your book as the most important--because it is the most realistic--documentation yet to appear of the indescribable downfall of East Prussia and Konigsberg that has been written."--Michael Wieck, author of "A Childhood under Hitler and Stalin: Memoirs of a "Certified Jew""

"I cannot think of anything written on the terrible moment in history more powerful than what you have written. I'm still thinking about why it is so gut wrenching yet incredibly compelling. This is "New Yorker" quality writing you have done....Your writing is sparse, each word counts, there aren't any frills--which gives a haunting starkness to the terrifying events your witnesses describe."--Charles McCain, author of "An Honorable German"