Operation Hannibal: The World War II Evacuation of East Prussia and the Disaster at Sea

by Michael A. Eggleston and Frances O'Connor Rogers

In the closing days of World War II a crisis was emerging for German civilians trapped on the Eastern Front by the Red Army. Many lived between the Soviet advance and the Wehrmacht defense of Nazi Germany. They were fearful of Soviet retribution for the millions of Russians that had been murdered by the Nazis in the early years of the war. Since all land routes had been cut off, an evacuation by sea was the only way to provide escape for the civilians...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 172077143X
• ISBN13: 9781720771432
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 10.0"