Eva & Otto : resistance, refugees, and love in the time of Hitler /

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"Eva and Otto is a true story about German opposition and resistance to Hitler as revealed through the early lives of Eva Lewinski Pfister (1910-1991) and Otto Pfister (1900-1985). It is an intimate and epic account of two Germans-Eva born Jewish, Otto born Catholic-who worked with a little-kno...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Pfister, Thomas L., 1948- (Autor), Pfister, Katherine D., 1946- (Autor), Pfister, Peter J., 1948- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, [2020]
Temas:
Pfister, Eva Lewinski, > 1910-1991.
Pfister, Otto, > 1900-1985.
Pfister, Eva Lewinski, > 1910-1991
United States. > Office of Strategic Services > Officials and employees > Biography.
Internationaler Sozialistischer Kampfbund > History.
Internationaler Sozialistischer Kampfbund
United States. > Office of Strategic Services
1939-1945
Political refugees > United States > Biography.
Anti-Nazi movement > Germany > Biography.
Anti-Nazi movement > France > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Secret service > United States.
Refugees > Government policy > United States.
World War, 1939-1945 > Refugees > United States.
Antinazisme > Allemagne > Biographies.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Service secret > États-Unis.
Réfugiés > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Réfugiés > États-Unis.
Anti-Nazi movement
Employees
Political refugees
Refugees
Refugees > Government policy
Secret service
France
Germany
United States
collective biographies.
Biographies
History
Biographies.
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  • Part I. Eva's Path to 28 Boulevard Poissonnière
  • Childhood in Goldap (1910-26)
  • Study in France and at the Walkemühle (1926-32)
  • Anti-Nazi Work in Germany (1932-33)
  • Early Years in Exile in Paris (1933-35)
  • Part II. Otto's Path to 28 Boulevard Poissonnière
  • Childhood in Munich (1900-20)
  • "Education" in Italy and France (1920-35)
  • Part III. Resistance and Love in Paris: 1935-
  • Anti-Nazi Work in Paris
  • War Begins: Internment, Sabotage and Love
  • Part IV. German Invasion on May 9, 1940: Eva and Otto Forced on Separate Paths
  • Eva's Internment at Vélodrome d'Hiver and Camp de Gurs
  • Eva's Refuge in Castagnède, Montauban and Marseille
  • Otto's Capture and Imprisonment by the Nazis
  • Otto's Return to Paris and Flight to Montauban
  • Eva's Escape over the Pyrénées and Unexpected Delay in Lisbon
  • Eva's Voyage from Lisbon to New York
  • Part V. New York 1940-41: Urgent Efforts to Rescue ISK Colleagues Including Otto
  • Eva's Daunting Task of Obtaining U.S. Visas
  • Help from Eleanor Roosevelt and Other Americans
  • Three Crucial Meetings on December 27,
  • 1940 Correspondence
  • Eva's Other Activities before the End of
  • Further Pleas to Help Otto and Other Refugees
  • Otto's Wait for Visa in Southern France
  • Otto's Escape to America
  • Eva's Defense of Her Decision to Marry Otto
  • Part VI. Rescue Efforts and Work for the OSS in the Face of Personal Challenges
  • Priorities: Eva's Rescue and Relief Work
  • "René-Eva Correspondence"
  • Eva's Secret Work with the OSS
  • Three Big Decisions in 1943-
  • A Devastating Loss
  • Part VII. Separated Again
  • Otto's OSS Mission; Wartime Correspondence
  • War Drags on; Reports on Nazi Atrocities; Another Personal Loss
  • Questions about the Future as Allies Battle in Europe
  • Part VIII. Hope Renewed
  • 1945: Signs of Spring as the War in Europe Grinds to an End
  • A New Life.

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