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Hunger's Rogues

Hunger's Rogues is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Hunger's Rogues rather than just read about it. In short: Hunger's Rogues (Hunger's Rogues: On The Black Market In Europe) is an autobiography written by Jacques Sandulescu (February 21, 1928 – November 19, 2010). Sandulescu was conscripted in Romania at age 16 by the occupying Soviet army in the latter days of World War II and transported to work in the coal mines of the Donbas region of Ukraine.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Hunger's Rogues (Hunger's Rogues: On The Black Market In Europe) is an autobiography written by Jacques Sandulescu (February 21, 1928 – November 19, 2010). Sandulescu was conscripted in Romania at age 16 by the occupying Soviet army in the latter days of World War II and transported to work in the coal mines of the Donbas region of Ukraine. The book describes life in Europe in the immediate aftermath of the war from the perspective of the author's experiences as a displaced person and his involvement with the black market of the time.

Synopsis Hunger's Rogues takes up the author's story about a year after he escaped from Soviet forced labor in Ukrainian mines, recounted in Donbas. The book opens in 1948 with Sandulescu approaching Transit Camp Buchholz, a camp for displaced persons, or "DPs", awaiting permission to emigrate overseas, then located outside of Hanover, Germany, near the village of Buchholz. The author describes camp and camp life, then unfolds his involvement, through friendships made in camp, with the thriving black market primarily based in the train stations of cities throughout Germany and the countries formerly occupied by the Nazi regime. After passing initial emigrant screening, Sandulescu fails the medical exam due to elevated blood pressure and is forced to remain in camp for an extended period until he can be re-tested. As he waits for the next opportunity for a medical exam, the excitement of trading on the black market continues to draw him in. Sandulescu recounts black market trades and affairs that include selling pork from a clandestine farmhouse slaughter, a trip to Belgium disguised as a US soldier to buy 150 pounds of coffee and a trip in the company of a Red Army officer from the Balkans to Paris to buy and peddle cigarettes. He gives market prices for black market goods, primarily food, and the exchange rate in terms of packs of cigarettes, as American cigarettes were the most widely accepted currency at the time. The book includes vivid word pictures of the lives of ordinary civilians in the aftermath of the war, with rationing and shortages leading many to trade on the black market to eat well or just to survive. The book ends with Sandulescu describing his clearance to emigrate and his boarding a ship to Canada. In an epilogue, the author describes returning to Germany in 1954 as a US citizen and soldier. Obtaining leave from his unit, he travels to the small village where he had buried, six years earlier in a heavily wooded area, fourteen golden goblets looted from a Bavarian castle. When he reaches the place, he finds an apartment building on the spot. Not willing to risk calling attention to his involvement in the six-year-old theft, Sandulescu inquires only as to how long the building had been standing. He learns from a passerby that the apartment building had been built three years before. Fearing to ask further questions about any artifacts uncovered during construction, Sandulescu returns to his army unit having never learned the fate of "his" treasure.

Author Jacques Sandulescu was born Herman Pfaff on February 21, 1928, in Transylvania, and died November 19, 2010, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. In addition to his autobiographical books, Sandulescu wrote fiction and was a boxer, bar-owner and actor. His acting career began in 1970, with a small role in The Owl and the Pussycat, and continued until 2002 (his last job was on Law & Order: Criminal Intent). He was a personal friend of author Whitley Strieber, and is mentioned in Strieber's book Communion as having been present at some of the events that purportedly occurred at that time.

See also Aftermath of World War II in Europe Post-war German Flight and expulsions from Eastern Europe Berlin Blockade

References

External links Jacket photo of Jacques Sandulescu, circa 1968 Author's filmography on IMDB Donbas website (archived)

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Hunger's Rogues

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Hunger's Rogues claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Hunger's Rogues before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Hunger's Rogues ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Hunger's Rogues

In research: Hunger's Rogues appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Hunger's Rogues in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Hunger's Rogues is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1974 non-fiction books, Autobiographies, Black markets, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Hunger's Rogues outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Hunger's Rogues in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Hunger's Rogues matter?

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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