Forgotten Land : Journeys Among the Ghosts of East Prussia

from kukulaj

Egremont traces the experiences of a moderate sized group of East Prussians across the two 20th Century world wars. The book is a bit scattered - he jumps around between the stories rather than telling them one by one. We get little snippets and then he'll back up and give the story leading up to...

from jacoombs

A rambling and anecdotal travelogue and history of East Prussia. In the end it beautifully conveys to non-German readers the sense of a lost civilization (warts and all). Who knew the Curonian Spit was such a special place!

from chalton

This book had so much information it.East Prussia went through so much shit in their history.They were invaded by Germany,Russia,Poland,I think Latvia or Lithuania or both.So I think it's safe to say this area of Europe is Slavic. The book was really good and informative,I actually read it becaus...