From Berlin To Texas: Forging a Life from the Devastation of War - Couverture souple

Noorden, Gunter Von

 
9780595441983: From Berlin To Texas: Forging a Life from the Devastation of War
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 059544198X ISBN 13 : 9780595441983
Editeur : iUniverse, 2007

Synopsis

Born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in 1928, Gunter K. von Noorden spent the first few years of his life in idyllic comfort. But his family's move to Berlin in 1937 exposed Gunter to the appalling reality of Hitler's dictatorship as a ten-year-old member of the compulsory Jungvolk and later as a teenager in the Hitler Youth. Relentlessly subjected to Nazi propaganda, Gunter fought desperately to hold on to his childhood ideals, even as he joined in the defense of his homeland during the Battle of Berlin in 1945. After the war, Gunter worked his way through medical school, determined to dedicate his life to healing others. But his disenchantment with his country's past propelled him to America in 1954, where he rose through the academic ranks and became a world-renowned professor and doctor. More than a memoir, From Berlin to Texas exposes the stark reality of Nazi Germany and the lives of ordinary citizens at odds with the regime's ideologies. But at its heart is the uplifting story of how one man rose above the torments of his youth to build a life full of promise and hope.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in 1928, Gunter K. von Noorden spent the first few years of his life in idyllic comfort. But his family's move to Berlin in 1937 exposed Gunter to the appalling reality of Hitler's dictatorship as a ten-year-old member of the compulsory Jungvolk and later as a teenager in the Hitler Youth. Relentlessly subjected to Nazi propaganda, Gunter fought desperately to hold on to his childhood ideals, even as he joined in the defense of his homeland during the Battle of Berlin in 1945. After the war, Gunter worked his way through medical school, determined to dedicate his life to healing others. But his disenchantment with his country's past propelled him to America in 1954, where he rose through the academic ranks and became a world-renowned professor and doctor. More than a memoir, From Berlin to Texas exposes the stark reality of Nazi Germany and the lives of ordinary citizens at odds with the regime's ideologies. But at its heart is the uplifting story of how one man rose above the torments of his youth to build a life full of promise and hope.

Biographie de l'auteur

Gunter K. von Noorden immigrated to the United States from Germany after graduating from medical school in 1954. He became an ophthalmologist of international renown for his research, teaching, and clinical expertise in ocular misalignment. Von Noorden is a professor of ophthalmology and pediatrics at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
059544198X
ISBN 13 
9780595441983
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
268
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
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