Antonia's Wars: A Memoir of Escape From Estonia to America - Inspiring True Story of Survival & Immigration for History & Biography Lovers

Antonia’s Wars chronicles the fate of a brave family in Estonia caught in the conflicts of not one but two world wars. From the fall of Tsarist Russia as the Bolsheviks take over in 1917, the interwar struggle for Estonian independence from Soviet occupation, through the siege by Hitler’s Wehrmacht of Leningrad and the escape to Germany as the Red army moved in and finally, after several refugee camps in Germany, the arrival in New Jersey in 1949, the book traces the trials and tribulations of a young woman who gives all for her family. The intimate details of daily lives are set against the momentous events of two major upheavals, demonstrating how courage and resilience can help individuals survive under the most terrifying threats. It is an intimate and inspiring demonstration of personal fortitude and also a valuable historical document of how a country can be ravaged by wars and still retain and cherish a national identity.