{"product_id":"home-land-latest-edition-robert-henry-keprta-9781966567516","title":"Home Land (Latest Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSUMMARY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrank immigrated to America at age ten. Now twenty-eight years old, he wants to visit his homeland to see his childhood friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e He was not yet a US citizen when he left to visit his homeland. Because of this, he was detained as a legal citizen of the Czech Republic (what was then the Austria-Hungarian Empire when he first left). However, a harrowing ordeal awaited him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As he was still a citizen of the (now) Czech Republic, he was subsequently forced into military service. He would eventually escape, make his way back to America as a stowaway, but be detained again without papers at Ellis Island. When detained, he was to be sent back to Europe to be shot as a deserter. Now, only last-minute interventions could save him!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Several miraculous events assisted him during his ordeal and afterward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Keprta is a native born Texan born on July 29, 1943. After completing High School, he joined the military service, enlisting in the US Army for paratrooper duty. He served a total of five years, nine months, and thirteen days on active duty, His last duty assignment was with the 101st Airborne in Vietnam, where he earned a Bronze Star Medal and the Combat Infantryman's Badge among other decorations. Prior to that, he completed Pathfinder Training and the USMC Amphibious Recon training and was a cadre Platoon Sgt for the Advanced Combat Training Academy (Imjin Scouts) in Korea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Henry Keprta\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1966567510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781966567516\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Books Academy LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.17d","brand":"Robert Henry Keprta","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48996151591167,"sku":"9781966567516","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/home-land-latest-edition-robert-henry-keprta-9781966567516","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}