{"product_id":"9781475963397","title":"For the Fatherland","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn October of 1944, the fifth year of World War II, the war escalated in Germany and all hands—including women—were needed to keep the offensive alive. In \u003ci\u003eFor the Fatherland\u003c\/i\u003e, author Ilsa Fanchin records the last eight months of the war as seen through her eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eShe tells about receiving her draft notice, along with other young, unmarried twenty-two-year-old women who were physically able and employed in nonsensitive positions not vital for the war effort. Along with approximately three hundred young, female draftees, she boarded a train from her home in Frankfurt am Maim to the large industrial town of Leipzig in Eastern Germany. The women were inducted, underwent physicals, received uniforms, and took a mandatory oath in a solemn ritual to “serve the Fatherland.” This memoir narrates the story of how these women served under primitive conditions during a bitterly cold winter, working on searchlights and replacing young male soldiers needed in combat on several fronts of fighting.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor the Fatherland\u003c\/i\u003e provides an insightful look into the role women played during World War II in Germany and the sacrifices that were made for the cause.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47158413000944,"sku":"9781475963397","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781475963397_p0.jpg?v=1763607116","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781475963397","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}