Lili Marlene: The Soldiers' Song of World War II

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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