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DPs: Europe's Displaced Persons, 1945-51

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DPs: Europe's Displaced Persons, 1945-1951 is one of the best written history books about a time often ignored by most authors.

Mark Wyman uses a unique approach that covers all sides involved in the years after World War II, a very traumatic, complex time.

Reading this book it becomes easier to see why so many scars remain for so many people years after the fact.

This book made me cry, it made me remember, it helped me understand myself so I may heal my own DP scars.

For anyone interested in this time of history, this book is a must read.

This book can also help expand understanding and social consciousness of the reader.

It is easy to read, easy to follow and a great social contribution.

The post-war period from the point of view of the DPs is a point of view not typically presented, and one I feel is important to understand. So often we Americans view immigrants as tired, poor, huddled masses with head lice and heavy accents. It's important to understand where they came from, and how and why they got here. This book attempts to give those answers.

I agree with Daina, this is an excellent book. It provides a historical perspective on a period of time my parents refused to talk about. They went through it, I asked them about it, but I only got a few stories and some photos taken by my aunt. I can still only speculate, but at least this book gave me insight into what it might have been like for them. An incredible journey.

This book stated "Excellent" condition. However, when I opened it, it had many red ink markings throughout the book which made it very distracting. I would not have purchased it had I known that. However, the seller offered a resolution but because they were sold out, I opted to keep it. The cost involved hardly made it worth going any further.