The Children's War: A Novel
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.97 (998 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0743407393 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 1168 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.. The author, whose own family suffered under the Nazis, spent a decade on research and travel to Eastern Europe and areas of the former U.S.S.R. The author's uncompromising portrayal of an American public inured by evidence of atrocities and only interested in sensationalist personal revelations is a strong indictment of civilized society. The most daring section of the book showcases the underground's plan to use Peter's tragic story as a means to gain support from the North American Union, the only free territory in the world. With frightening authenticity, she weaves a gripping page-turner that revolves around two men who strive to undermine the Nazi regime. From Publishers Weekly What if the Nazis had won WWII? This isn't the first time a writer has tried to
Gripping and intense novel I first read this book when it came out in 2001, and have just finished rereading it again.On both readings, the story pulled me in, the characters were gripping, and vision of a modern day Nazi dystopia in Europe was chillingly believable. If you're fascinated by alternate his. An incredibly powerful novel In "The Children's War", J. N. Stroyar has written a novel of immense creativity, startling realism and remarkable emotion. While it functions brilliantly as an example of the "alternate-history" genre it is also much more. By imagining a Third Reich that existed into the 21st . Recent Newcomer To Alternative History J. Wesemann What can I say about Children's War. Deeply moving, involved is not an appropriate word, but its all that I can think of, maybe involved times 10. Simply a wonderful book. Its been a long time since I cared about a character in a novel and I deeply cared for Peter he became a p
Escaping a Nazi prison camp and joining the Underground Home Army, Peter dedicates himself to breaking down the system that betrayed him. The crusade for freedom that belonged to generations past is now Peter's legacy -- and his future depends not on running away, but on fighting back. Now, arrested for bearing a false identity, he is pulled full-force into a battle against Nazi oppression. Living in contemporary Europe under Nazi domination -- more than fifty years after the truce among the North American Union, the Third Reich, and the Soviet Union -- Peter has struggled to make sense of the reign of terror that governs his world. A disturbingly real vision of what could have been, The Children's War is a page-turning epic thriller with a mesmerizing premise and an unforgettable cast of characters. That's how Peter's nightmare began. But, whether spy or prisoner, slave or propaganda tool, none of his roles has brought the one thing he wants above all: freedom.THE CHILDREN'S WAR Bad pape