Immigrant Soldier,: The Story of a Ritchie Boy - Couverture souple

Lang-Slattery, K

 
9780990674238: Immigrant Soldier,: The Story of a Ritchie Boy

Synopsis

On a cold November morning in 1938, Herman watches in horror as his cousin is arrested. As a Jew, he realizes it is past time to flee Germany, a decision that catapults him from one adventure to another, his life changed forever by the gathering storm of world events. Part coming-of-age historical fiction, part immigrant tale, part historical Jewish fiction, this Ritchie Boys book succeeds among WW2 historical fiction books because it reveals the contribution of Jewish soldiers to the Allied cause. Immigrant Soldier follows the true story of a German Jew drafted into the US Army and sent to Europe to serve at the headquarters of the legendary General George S. Patton. Of the many fiction Holocaust books, this one tells a little-known story, packed with true-to-life historical details that entertain and educate.

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À propos de l?auteur

Kathryn Lang-Slattery, a published author of fiction and nonfiction for youth, became fascinated with her uncle’s World War II stories and began taping his conversations in 1996. Soon she knew she had found a fascinating untold story of Jewish refugees who became silent heroes. More than a decade spent researching, interviewing Ritchie Boys, and turning the true story of her uncle into fiction became an odyssey of discovery that resulted in the novel, Immigrant Soldier, The Story of a Ritchie Boy. Learn more at www.klangslattery.com.

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9780990674245: Immigrant Soldier: The Story of a Ritchie Boy

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  099067424X ISBN 13 :  9780990674245
Editeur : Pacific Bookworks, 2017
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