A Tale of Two Soldiers by Max Gendelman
''A Tale of Two Soldiers'' is a memoir about the unlikely friendship an American Jewish G.I. and trained sniper for the US Army, formed with a German Luftwaffe pilot during WI.On Dec. 18, 1944, twenty-one-year-old Max Gendelman was captured in the Battle of the Bulge, one of only a handful in his company to survive. Starving and dazed, his dog tags blown off, he was marched through German villages and eventually arrived at a farm the Reich had commandeered from a German family.
The family's grandson, Karl Kirschner, a lieutenant in the Luftwaffe conscripted against his will, was hiding out in one of the barns. To Max's astonishment one day Karl spoke to him through the fence; they discovered a shared passion for chess, and began to secretly meet to play the game.
As they got to know each other, they recognized what they needed to do; they formed a pact, a plan to escape together. This was the start of a friendship that would endure for more than six decades.
Born in Milwaukee in 1923, Max Gendelman was left shell-shocked by his experiences in the Second World War. Avoiding the painful memories, he poured his energies into running the successful business he founded and headed, the Century Hardware Corporation; taking care of his family; and nurturing his lifelong friendship with Karl Kirschner. The recipient of numerous military medals, Gendelman died on June 15, 2012, one month after he had finished the final draft of A Tale of Two Soldiers. He was buried with full military honors.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781626522886 |
| ISBN 10 | 162652288X |
| Title | A Tale of Two Soldiers |
| Author | Max Gendelman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Two Harbors Press |
| Year published | 2013-11-05 |
| Number of pages | 171 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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