"A memoir of an 18-year old part-Jewish youth who, despite his heritage, is drafted into Hitler's army and sent to serve on the Russian front"--Provided by publisher.
Tilli Horn was a little girl in a tiny farming village in eastern Germany when World War II began. She grew up with Nazi propaganda, secret police, bombings and terror. The Russian occupation after the war was no better, and finally she made a thrilling solo escape to West Germany.
"The story of America's little known war-within-a war -- that of the "silent service" -- U.S. submarine warfare during World War II"--Provided by publisher.
Tells the true story of a dog named Lava, who was rescued from an abandoned house in Fallujah, Iraq, cared for by the Marines who found him, and eventually permitted to come to the United States.
Collects blog entries by more than forty American soldiers, written while serving in Afghanistan or Iraq or after returning home, and includes pieces by significant others and family members.
