German Sailors in Hampton Roads Russian Revolution Profoundly affecting testimonies of shattered

Profoundly affecting testimonies of shattered youth and the gritty particulars of war in the tradition of Anne Frank

As the conflict stretches into its third year

and how American troops in 1918 saved the Allies from defeat and a negotiated peace with the Germans

the highest death toll the navy suffered in the war

the Serbian Army retreated through Albania and evacuated to Corfu where it rested

German Sailors in Hampton Roads Russian Revolution Profoundly affecting testimonies of shatteredDescription by Gregory J. Hansard Paperback During World War I, two German surface raiders sought harbor to make repairs at Hampton Roads after sinking twenty five merchant ships. Allied ships nearby kept them from leaving, so more than eight hundred German sailors took up residence at the Norfolk Navy Yard in Portsmouth, Virginia. They built their own miniature German village, visited family and friends and attended social events in the community.