Acknowledgments . . ix 
List of Abbreviations . . xi 
Introduction . . 1

ONE The Planner . . 7
TWO The Volksdeutsche in Wartime . . 39 
THREE The Scheme . . 65 
FOUR The "Wild Expulsions" . . 93 
FIVE The Camps . . 130 
SIX The "Organized Expulsions" . . 158 
SEVEN The Numbers Game . . 194 
EIGHT The Children . . 229 
NINE The Wild West . . 254 
TEN The International Reaction . . 284 
ELEVEN The Resettlement . . 301 
TWELVE The Law . . 326 
THIRTEEN Meaning and Memory . . 346 

Conclusion . . 363 
Notes . . 375 
Bibliography . . 441 
Index . . 469