This is a haunting and poignant recollection of the harrowing experiences of growing up in World War II Germany. After more than 60 years, the nightmarish sufferings of so many victims of Germany's Nazi regime have been documented extensively. Rarely, however, does one hear about the experiences of German children during World War II. Coming of age amidst the chaos and destruction of war in their homeland, they had no understanding of what was happening around them and frequently suffered from both mental and physical abuse. Filled with vintage photographs, "A Long Silence" is a haunting memoir that tells the riveting story of one such German child. Born in Berlin in 1941, Sabina de Werth Neu knew little during her earliest years except the hardships and fear of a war refugee. After decades of silence, wrestling with the demons of national shame and trying to overcome the trauma of war, Sabina has recalled her experiences - creating a damning indictment of war and its effects on children, its most helpless victims
