On April 25, 1945, the historic link-up of American and Russian soldiers at the Elbe River split Nazi Germany in half. American, Russian and German veterans tell their experiences for the 50th Anniversary of this historic event.

Guidebook to the Elbe Cycle Route through Czechia and Germany. This 1232km route along one of Europe's great rivers follows the Elbe from its source to the North Sea coast, visiting Prague, Dresden, Magdeburg and Hamburg. 29 stages of easy, flat cycling mainly on quiet country roads and dedicated cycle tracks.

Born into an aristocratic, Catholic, Austro-Hungarian family, Maria Clark lived a privileged, if isolated, childhood. But her fairy-tale life disintegrated just before Christmas 1939, when she was kidnapped by the Gestapo. Maria came to know all the horrors of war and its aftermath—forced labor, starvation, beatings, and more. This is an account of the heroism and fortitude of one young woman who lived through the indescribable atrocities of the most savage war in history. It is a gut-wrenching, heart-breaking, bittersweet story of survival.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.