German Boy by Wolfgang Samuel

German Boy by Wolfgang Samuel

I think German Boy has all the qualities of greatness. I love the book. -- from the Foreword by Stephen Ambrose

As the Third Reich crumbled in 1945, scores of Germans scrambled to flee the advancing Russian troops. Among them was a little boy named Wolfgang Samuel, who left his home with his mother and sister and ended up in war-torn Strasbourg before being forced farther west into a disease-ridden refugee camp. German Boy is the vivid, true story of their fight for survival as the tables of power turned and, for reasons Wolfgang was too young to understand, his broken family suffered arbitrary arrest, rape, hunger, and constant fear.

Because his father was off fighting the war as a Luftwaffe officer, young Wolfgang was forced to become the head of his household, scavenging for provisions and scraps with which to feed his family. Despite his best efforts, his mother still found herself forced to do the unthinkable to survive, and her sacrifices became Wolfgang's worst nightmares. Somehow, with the resilience only children can muster, he maintained his youth and innocence in little ways-making friends with other young refugees, playing games with shrapnel, delighting in the planes flown by the Americans and the candies the GIs brought. In the end, the Samuels begin life anew in America, and Wolfgang eventually goes on to a thirty-year career in the U.S. Air Force.

Bringing fresh insight to the dark history of Nazi Germany and the horror left in its wake, German Boy records the valuable recollections of an innocent's incredible journey.

Wolfgang W. is the author of the book Wolfgang W. E.Samuel is a National War College graduate who was commissioned through the Air Force ROTC at the University of Colorado. He served in the United States military. He served in the Air Force for thirty years, retiring as a colonel in 1985. His work has appeared in a number of military publications, including Parameters, the U.S.

Quarterly publication from the Army War College. He currently resides in Fairfax, VA.

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ISBN 13	9780767908245
ISBN 10	0767908244
Title	German Boy
Author	Wolfgang Samuel
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2001-10-16
Number of pages	448
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.