One bullet for me
By: Magdalene Krüger Klinksiek, with Janet M. Hixon.
Contributors: Hixon, Janet M.
Publisher: Christian Publications; Christian Pubns
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Camp Hill, Pa
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9780875096780
Subjects: Klinksiek, Magdalene Krüger.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, German.; Germans -- Poland -- Gdańsk -- Biography.; Gdańsk (Poland) -- History.
Description: Danzig, 1939, the opening scene for World War II. Twelve-year-old Magdalene is caught in the midst of devastation and turmoil. "Get away from the train!" someone shouted. "It's fighter planes!" Everyone pushed in panic toward the train exit and ran over the rough, plowed field toward some bushes for cover. Before we could get there the fighter planes returned, just a few yards above the ground, it seemed, racing toward us. "Get down!" someone yelled. We threw ourselves onto the field. I looked up and could clearly see the pilot and the firing machine guns. Dirt flew around and over us. Some people screamed. Edith tried in panic to get up again, but I held on to her leg. With urgent calmness I said, "Let's sing, Edith. Let's die together." I knew if God wanted us to come home, I was ready to go. Danger and last-minute escapes stalked Magdalene throughout the war in Germany. Even the post-war years were filled with tension, uncertainty and the threat of starvation, but God was there! - Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-250).
"A Woman's Journey through the Horror of World War II--to the Hope of New Beginnings"--Cover.
Table of contents: title: The war begins; title: Faith becomes conviction; title: Changes; title: Only God knows; title: Enough bullets for all of us; title: Twenty marks to no return; title: A time of peace; title: Who is that man?; title: He shall give his angels; title: God is everywhere; title: The desires of my heart; title: Two-part harmony; title: The man who was declared dead; title: Farewells; title: The Lord's way with houses; title: My world falls apart; title: Brokenness, forgiveness and victory; title: Recommended reading