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The Margraten boys, how a European village kept America's liberators alive, Peter Schrijvers, Senior Lecturer, School of History and Philosophy, University of New South Wales, Australia

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The Margraten boys, how a European village kept America's liberators alive, Peter Schrijvers, Senior Lecturer, School of History and Philosophy, University of New South Wales, Australia
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-308) and indexes
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
The Margraten boys
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
752068319
Responsibility statement
Peter Schrijvers, Senior Lecturer, School of History and Philosophy, University of New South Wales, Australia
Sub title
how a European village kept America's liberators alive
Summary
"In the peaceful Dutch village of Margraten, a stone's throw from what once was Nazi Germany, ten thousand young American men are forever resting side by side amid rich pastures and lush orchards. They fought and died in the most epic battles of World War II in Europe: Operation Market Garden, the Siegfried Line campaign, the Hürtgen Forest, the Battle of the Bulge, the Rhine and Roer River crossings, and the air offensive over Germany. In 1945 the liberated villagers vowed never to forget the sacrifices of the Margraten boys. This is the moving story of how, in a unique way, these grateful villagers have kept their word to the GIs and their families in America by caring for the graves of the soldiers up until the present day"--, Provided by publisher
Table of contents
A Debt of Honor -- A Web of Intimate Relations -- Saying Goodbye -- The War Turns Cold -- A Long and Dark Shadow -- The End of History -- A Global Village -- The Return of History -- Of Paramount Importance -- The Audacity of Hope -- Postscript

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