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The Day the Nazis Came
- My Childhood Journey from Britain to a German Concentration Camp
- Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
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The Day the Nazis Came
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Publisher's Summary
By the time he was six years old, Stephen Matthews had been bombarded by the Luftwaffe and deported from occupied Guernsey along with his family to a prison camp in the heart of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich. He had seen men die in front of him and walked with Jews straight off the cattle-trucks from Bergen-Belsen. He had nearly drowned, been menaced by Alsatian guard dogs, beaten by a member of the SS, stranded in a minefield and had his hand broken by a German guard for attempting to feed Russian prisoners.
The family kept going through imprisonment, held together by their will to survive and their love for each other. But the island home they eventually returned to had been scarred and stricken by Nazi occupation.
The Day the Nazis Came is an utterly unique memoir, depicting the world of Nazi prison camps through the eyes of a child - a world in which the real dangers often seemed trivial and every day was a new adventure. Above all, it pays tribute to the preciousness of hope and shows that human kindness may flower in the unlikeliest of places.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-01-2022
amazing
beautifully written and such a wonderful narration.
best reader I have ever heard. A treasure shared.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-02-2022
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This was beautifully read. while the overall story line flows well the story is a little disjointed in places albeit the anecdotes are rich and grab your interest.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-04-2022
Unbelievable story
This was a wonderful story except for the fact that one cannot believe it happened. Stephen talks is through the journey - hellish - but from a child’s memory we appreciate his parents bravery and stoicism.
Wonderful Thank You t
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- Marc Edwards
- 27-06-2022
Highly recommended
This is not only an engaging story recounted through a child’s memory of Nazi occupation and subsequent interment in a concentration camp, but also a wonderful insight of life from the 1930’s when we weren’t distracted by electronic devices and tv’s.
Enjoy a trip back to your childhood through this adventure, with all the innocence and fun that went with it.
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