1st Edition

Worlds Ago A Memoir of My Journeying Years

By Walter Laqueur Copyright 1987
286 Pages
by Routledge

286 Pages
by Routledge

286 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1993, Worlds Ago is not only about the politics of the times, but also about the world into which Walter Laqueur was born and raised and the world that shaped him: pre-war Germany in 1921, where he witnessed the rise of the Nazi party. It is a story of families, friendships, and early love; achievements and disappointments; and facing and surviving dangerous... Read more
Introduction; 1: A German Childhood; 1 Childhood; 2 Families of Yesteryear; 3 School under Hitler; 4 Children at Play; 5 1937: “Oh, a Nasty Song”; 6 1938: Farewell to Europe; 2: Young Man Adrift: Palestine in Peace and War; 7 The Eve of War; 8 Kibbutz Life; 9 Jerusalem; 10 Special Correspondent; 11 The Siege; Conclusion

Biography

Walter Laqueur