Endel Uiga was born on March 3, 1918, just days after Estonia declared its independence from Russia. In his memoir, he describes the idyllic life of a curious and ingenious child with great promise for a successful future while a roiling undercurrent of unrest pervaded eastern Europe. He and his country came of age together, before their destinies diverged during World War II.Although there is a plethora of that war's memoirs, the plight of the Baltic...