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War Generation is the third book of the four-book series The Daily Life of Belarusians in the Bialystok Area covering World War II and occupation from 1939 to 1944. Just like the previous books of the series, it is based on accounts of witnesses to past events. People interviewed for the book were teenagers and children during the war. Their perceptions of the world and adventures under the occupation fill the book with emotions and extreme feelings. Looking at events that took place between 1939 and 1944 from the present-day perspective, characters point out setbacks and mistakes that could be avoided if they had as much experience as they have now, but it were those past events that shaped their character. The book consists of chapters covering particular periods. First accounts date back to September 1939, the beginning of World War II. The Soviet occupation, the German-Soviet war, the German occupation – every chapter includes peculiar accounts and viewpoints reflecting people's hope for a better future.