personal narratives

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When I was a young man

a memoir
2002
Bob Kerrey discusses what it was like to come-of-age during the Vietnam War, exploring how the experiences he had while fighting in Vietnam affected the rest of his life.

I am a star

child of the Holocaust
1993
The author shares memories of her childhood in Germany, years of which were spent in a Nazi concentration camp, and includes several of her original poems.

The girl who survived

a true story of the Holocaust
2010
Bronia helped her family survive during the occupation of Poland by smuggling goods to trade for food. Then Bronia and her sisters were deported to Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp and with courage and the help of strangers Bronia became one of the youngest survivors.

ground zero behind the scenes:

World Trade Center September 11, 2011: A Collection of Personal Accounts
2003

The Hidden Girl

A True Story of the Holocaust
2008
Relates how the author was torn from her happy home and sent to Birkenau by the Nazis, describing how she worked long hours and fought for survival before being set free at the end of the war and beginning a new life in America.

The drowned and the saved

1988
Translation of: Sommersi e i salvati. Presents the view that accurate memory of the concentration camps and of what happened there is essential if their re-emergence is to be prevented.

Dispatches

1978
Details the first hand experiences of a war correspondent soldier during the Vietnam War, depicting the horrors of bodies, drug addictions, and mental breakdowns.

No hiding place

the New York times inside report on the hostage crisis
1981
Describes the crisis in Iran based on personal accounts by the hostages. Also discusses the issues and decisions surrounding their capture in the world beyond.

Children of the flames

Dr. Josef Mengele and the untold story of the twins of Auschwitz
1991
Reveals the experiences of twin children in the hands of Dr. Josef Mengele.

The boys who saved the children

1981
Ben Edelbaum describes the courage and strength which held his family together during the terror of the years in the ??d? ghetto until they were separated in Auschwitz.

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