My Father had this Luger A true story of Hitler's Greece: A true story of Hitler's Greece
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.29 (577 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0982373430 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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"A Fascinating Read! I could not put it down" according to Ron San Miguel. My Father Had This Luger, by Evangelos Louizos, is a fabulous read, filled with intrigue, humor, suspense, history, sadness, joy, and triumph!As I read, it was as if I was right there with him, experiencing his childhood at his side. I felt his raw emotions -- laughing with him, crying with him, having fun with him at school and while he explored the neighborhoods of his homeland -- even feeling the perplexity of a child experiencing war first hand. The hunger, the pain, the fear, and asking the why of it all, in an effort to understand the chaos of. Highly recommendable It was the title of the book which arose my attention. I had never heard of a "Luger". Being German, I was somewhat ashamed about my lack of knowledge, when I found out that a "Luger" is a handgun used by German WWII soldiers.As I am very interested in personal memories from WWII, I bought the book and found that the author's father got hold of a "Luger" from a German prisoner in Athens.The "Luger" symbolically stands for all the misery the Germans afflicted upon the Greek people during WWII. But there is no hatred towards Germans, as little Louizos. My Father Had this Luger This is a fantastic book that gives you a first hand look at history through the eyes of a child that lived in occupied Greece during WWII.I down loaded it on my Kindle and found the photographs amazing and the story compelling. This is a story that should be made into a movie. The author E Louizos has a wonderful way of bringing you into his real life experience as a child in WWII. I highly recommend this book for an enjoyable journey in history.
This work impressively confirms and reflects its high quality."- Aris Melissaratos, Senior Advisor to the President of Johns Hopkins University. "A fresh spotlight on the idea that Germans owe Greeks billions in unpaid war reparations." - Summer book choice, The Greek Star, Chicago and the Boston-based Hellenic Voice. "Captivating, with a cinematic feel, and moments that are truly haunting and memorable Certain passages are thought provoking while some are downright bone chilling, yet all unforgettable." -Neos Kosmos, Australia "This well-written book provides us an insight into WWII's origin and meaningAn example of how the human spirit can survive and endure physical and material deprivation. "THE SWORD OF ZEUS PROJECT, which produced this book, is one of the most remarkable historical publishing undertakings of recent years. What he sees and learns and is made to experience, as the German noose grows tighter, makes him grow up more quickly than he had ever dreamed possible. It is about loyalty and sticking together, about personal triumph, about hope, about the universality of childhood and the importance of imagination. This is a story of family, community and the ways in which countless small rituals and other shared things give human life its meaning. Every age group, from young adults up, will find its own layers of meaning. The rich historical backdrop is
This is a story of family, community and the ways in which countless small rituals and other shared things give human life its meaning. "MY FATHER HAD THIS LUGER is about timeless things that transcend war and which are as relevant today as the years in which the events of this story took place. Harocopos, WW2 Historian and resistance fighter. Vavoulis, founder, KFCF-FM Free Speech radio "An extraordinary account of the Axis occupation of Greece" -- G. A summer book choice of the Chicago-based Greek Star newspaper and the Boston-based Hellenic Voice. " a gripping 'non-fiction novel' that reads lik
He created a very successful English as a Foreign Language department at the American Community School in Cobham, Surrey. . Slabbert’s Sword of Zeus Project, an initiative dedicated to Greece’s experience in World War Two, proudly worked with Mr Louizos to document, research and edit his memories and present them in this true story of the war that changed the world. An avid world traveler, h