Lili Marlene: The Soldiers' Song of World War II (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780393065848)

"Lili Marlene," the unlikely anthem of World War II, cut across front lines and ideological divides, uniting soldiers across the globe. This love song, telling the story of a young woman waiting for her lover to return from the battlefield, began as a poem written by a German solider during World War I. The soldier-poet's words found their way to Berlin's decadent cabaret scene in the 1930s, where they were set to music by one of Hitler's favored composers. The song's singer, however, soon found herself torn between her desire for fame and a personal hatred of the Nazi regime. In a gripping and suspenseful narrative, the three artists' remarkable stories of arrests and close calls intertwine with the recollections of soldiers on all sides who fought their way through deserts and towns, seeking solace and finding hope in "Lili Marlene."

Author: Liel Leibovitz, Matthew Miller
ISBN-10: 0393065847
ISBN-13: 9780393065848
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English
Published: 11/17/2008
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 8.54h x 5.52w x 0.88d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/08/2008 pg. 41
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2008 pg. 931
Booklist 10/15/2008 pg. 11