Impressive. Educational. Emotional. Well written. These are the kinds of things that come to mind when I think of
Prague Winter by
Madeleine Albright.
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| Albright. Photo retrieved from Makers |
The book details the history of World War II with a special emphasis on the experiences of Czechoslovakia and its citizens because, as it turns out, this is where the author's family is from. Albright's father was in that nations government in exile in London. He personally knew many key political figures of the time so that, through this memoir, the reader is able to grasp not only perhaps the reasoning behind some of the decisions that were made before, during, and after the war, but also the personalities of the men who made them.
Several semesters ago I took a history class on WWII and I learned more in the first 100 pages of this book than I learned in that entire class. I was able to see and understand what the era was like on a personal level. Albright did her research and presents not only a history lessons but an entire world in which to become lost.
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