First published in 1999 by
Berghahn Books

© 1999 Helmut Peitsch, Charles Burdett and Claire Gorrara

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

European memories of the Second World War / edited by Helmut Peitsch
, Charles Burdett and Claire Gorrara.

p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 1-57181-936-3 (alk. paper)

1. World War, 1939-1945--Literature and the war. 2. Ger-
man literature--20th century--History and criticism. 3. French
literature--20th century--History and criticism. 4. Italian liter-
ature--20th century--History and criticism. 5. War
stories--History and criticism. 6. Autobiography. 7. World
War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives. I. Peitsch, Helmut. II.
Burdett, Charles, 1966- . III. Gorrara, Claire.

PN56.W3E87 1998

809'.93358--dc21 97-31897

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Printed in the United States on acid-free paper

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