Lili Marlene: The Soldiers' Song of World War II
- ISBN-10
- 0393065847
- ISBN-13
- 9780393065848
- Category
- World War, 1939-1945
- Pages
- 248
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Authors
- Liel Leibovitz, Matthew I. Miller
Description
Reveals the dramatic story behind an unlikely World War II anthem, describing a German poem about a young woman waiting for the return of her soldier lover and how the piece was set to music by one of Hitler's favored composers in the decadent cabaret scene of the 1930s. 13,000 first printing.
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