Did the Children Cry?: Hitler's War Against Jewish and Polish Children, 1939-1945

271 Pages·1994·9.647 MB·English

by  Richard C. Lukas

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Contents
lntroducUon
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ChaIp tIenrv asion 11
ChaIpItD eerp ortaUons
25
ChaIpltCleo rn ceCnatmrpast ion
B3
ChaIpVtG eerr manizatlon
105
ChaVp tReers istance
127
ChaVpItH eird ing
149
ChaVpItTIehW rea a rnC dh Siulrdv ivors
201
ChaVpItEIepIri logue
229
Bibliography
235
Index
253

Introduction
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