The genocidal barbarism of the Nazi forces has been well documented. What is little known is the fate of fifteen million German civilians who found themselves on the wrong side of new postwar borders. All over Eastern Europe, the inhabitants of communities that had been established for many centuries were either expelled or killed. Over two million Germans did not survive. Some of these people had supported Hitler, but the great majority did not. This new edition includes an updated foreword, epilogue, and additional information from recent interviews with the children of the displaced. The genocidal barbarism of the Nazi forces has been well documented. What is little known is the fate of fifteen million German civilians who found themselves on the wrong side of new postwar borders. All over Eastern Europe, the inhabitants of communities that had been established for many centuries were either expelled or killed. Over two million Germans did not survive. Some of these people had supported Hitler, but the great majority were guiltless. In A Terrible Revenge, de Zayas describes this horrible retribution. This new edition includes an updated foreword, epilogue and additional information from recent interviews with the children of the displaced. Official Map of the American Delegation to the Yalta Conference x Foreword xiii Charles M. Barber Acknowledgments xvii Illustrations xix Introduction 1(6) The Germans of East Central Europe 7(12) The Expulsion Prehistory: Interbellum Years and World War II 19(20) War and Flight 39(42) Allied Decisions on Resettlement 81(8) Expulsion and Deportation 89(40) The Expellees in Germany---Yesterday and Today 129(20) Epilogue 149(6) Appendix 155(2) Notes 157(10) Bibliography 167(8) Index 175