Resistance, Imprisonment, and Forced Labor: A Slovene Student in World War II

by Metod M. Milač

Resistance, Imprisonment, and Forced Labor recalls the author’s struggle for survival as a prisoner and forced laborer following the Axis occupation of Yugoslavia in 1941. He describes a dizzying and fateful journey during which he worked with both pro-Western and Partisan forces and was variously imprisoned by Italian Fascists at Rab and the Nazis at Auschwitz and elsewhere. A theme that emerges is that civilians were as much participants and victims of the war as those on the battlefield. The author also describes the forced repatriation of Yugoslavs to Tito’s forces by the British after the war and the tragic consequences.

260 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2002

Reviews

[Thiago S. · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a grandson of Slovene refugees who shared some of the experiences with the author, I have this book now in a special category as one of the most important books I ever read and one of the few ones Ill certainly re-read.

That said, the book still possess enormous qualities and enough insights for the average WWII buff with interest on personal accounts of normal people. The writing style is pleasant and I finished the book pretty quickly. Im just glad that I found this great book. The lessons teached by the great men and women who lived under WWII conditions should never be forgotten.