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A Novel Based On True Events
by Ursula Maria Mandel
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Published Apr 2004
Read ReviewsAn epic tale of fathers and sons, of friendship and betrayal, that takes us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the atrocities of the present.
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Published Jan 2003
Read ReviewsA singular evocation of war, cruelty, passion, and heroism, based on an historical incident at a small village in Tuscany, and on the experiences of the famed Buffalo soldiers from the 92nd Division in Italy during World War II.
by Joseph Kanon
Published Jun 2002
Read ReviewsThis thriller is both a touching love story and a masterful portrayal of the struggle for geopolitical control of postwar Germany.
by Irene Gut Opdyke
Published Apr 2001
Read Reviews"You must understand that I did not become a resistance fighter, a smuggler of Jews, a defier of the SS and the Nazis all at once. One's first steps are always small: I had begun by hiding food under a fence." An amazing, courageous, uplifting autobiography about a brave teenager who was not afraid to get involved.
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