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List of Figures and Tables (p. viii) |
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Acknowledgments (p. x) |
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Notes on Names and Terms (p. xii) |
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Introduction (p. 1) |
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Hiding in Berlin—A Misnomer? (p. 4) |
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The U-boat as Individual and Individualist and the Lack of a Collective Memory (p. 6) |
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Surviving Submerged in Berlin—Literature and Testimony (p. 8) |
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Why Berlin? The Capital of Nazi Germany as a Site of U-boat Survival (p. 16) |
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Structure of the Book (p. 21) |
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Notes (p. 22) |
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Chapter 1. Submerging (p. 29) |
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The Prelude: Berlin, 1938–1941 (p. 29) |
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Compliance (p. 33) |
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Suicide (p. 37) |
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Submerging (p. 41) |
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Phase One: October 1941–September 1942 (p. 42) |
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Phase Two: October 1942–26 February 1943 (p. 49) |
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Phase Three: The Large Factory Operation: 27 February–5 March 1943 (p. 59) |
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Conclusion (p. 65) |
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Notes (p. 66) |
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Chapter 2. Surviving (p. 75) |
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Finding Shelter (p. 77) |
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Food and False Papers (p. 90) |
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The Black Market (p. 93) |
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Arrest (p. 94) |
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Pass Inspections (p. 96) |
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Denunciation (p. 98) |
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Jewish Informants (p. 102) |
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Escaping Germany (p. 108) |
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Conclusion (p. 113) |
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Notes (p. 116) |
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Chapter 3. Living (p. 124) |
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“My husband left me after 14 years of marriage because of my Jewish descent”: Jewish Mischlinge, Widows, Widowers, Divorcées, and the Next Wave of Illegals (p. 128) |
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“Because I was bored . . . I decided to get a job”: The Experiences of Employment (p. 135) |
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Having a Social Life and Getting Out (p. 146) |
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“In March 1944 my mother died due to the many deprivations”: Illness, Death, Pregnancy, and Sexual Violence in Hiding (p. 149) |
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Conclusion (p. 156) |
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Notes (p. 157) |
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Chapter 4. Surfacing (p. 163) |
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January–April 1945: New and Expanded Opportunities for Survival (p. 165) |
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Camouflaging as “Refugees” (p. 165) |
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Visiting the Air Raid Shelters (p. 168) |
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January 1945–April 1945: The Dangers of a Disintegrating “Everyday Life” in Berlin (p. 170) |
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The Battle of Berlin: 16 April 1945–2 May 1945 (p. 178) |
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The Battle in the Streets: Final Encounters with the Nazis (p. 181) |
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The Experiences of Liberation (p. 183) |
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Conclusion (p. 191) |
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Notes (p. 192) |
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Epilogue (p. 197) |
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Notes (p. 207) |
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Appendix. The Demographics of Submerging in Nazi Berlin (p. 209) |
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“Submerging in Berlin”—A Clarifi cation in Terminology (p. 210) |
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How Many Jews Attempted to Dive in Berlin? (p. 211) |
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When Did the U-boat Survivors Originally Submerge? (p. 212) |
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Arrest Numbers (p. 214) |
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Gender, Age, and Family Status of Berlin’s Divers (p. 215) |
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Conclusion (p. 220) |
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Notes (p. 221) |
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Bibliography (p. 225) |
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Archives (p. 225) |
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Interviews (p. 226) |
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Periodicals (p. 227) |
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Primary Sources (p. 227) |
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Secondary Sources (p. 228) |
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Books (p. 228) |
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Articles and Book Chapters (p. 233) |
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Index (p. 238) |