Orphans of the Storm - Couverture souple

Downey, Maria

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1480888117 ISBN 13 : 9781480888111

Editeur : Archway Publishing, 2020

Synopsis

After sustaining debilitating injuries during the Second World War, Corporal Alvin Downey returned home where he suffered silently, plagued by his dark memories of being questioned about the orphan’s flight out of occupied France, tortured with a cattle prod by a Gestapo agent, and eventually transported to a concentration camp.

Within a gripping true story of honor and nobility, Downey’s daughter, Maria, leads others back into a chaotic time in history when General Eisenhower ordered the evacuation of thousands of children running through the rubble of bombed cities in Italy, France, and Germany. The mission, called Operation Blackfoot, enabled thousands of orphaned children to escape to freedom in England and the United States where they were welcomed by generous hosts such as Christina Ricci and Carolina Herrera who both educated and placed these children in American families after the close of the war.

Orphans of the Storm relays the story of the Western European evacuation of parentless children from the Second World War, as told through the eyes of an American corporal.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Maria Downey has worked as an educator for twenty-seven years in Los Angeles County, lecturing in eight colleges and several high schools. The award-winning film producer holds two master's degrees, heads Odyssey IV Films Corporation, and has exhibited her paintings and drawings internationally. This is her second novel.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Archway Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1480888117
• ISBN 13: 9781480888111
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 148
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Buchpark GmbH; https://www.buchpark.de; ; Krügerweg 1; Trebbin; Brandenburg; 14959; Allemagne