Shadows of War (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781452094342)

Shadows of War tells the story of World War II as few Americans know it. In the mid-1930s a high school history teacher inspires a student to look beyond his small hometown. He becomes a Foreign Service officer, and they then anchor a World War II story that provides perspectives little known to Americans. A Romanian princess cares for more than 3,000 orphans and rescues more than 1,000 downed American flyers - and tussles with the SS to keep the POWs from their control at considerable risk to herself. On air raids over Romania, American crews must fly 1,200 miles - on creatively named planes such as Wingo-Wango and Jersey Bounce - at just 50 feet off the "deck" to launch attacks on the stoutly defended oil refineries at Ploesti. In Singapore and Malaysia a mild-mannered father of seven becomes a resistance leader after the Japanese invasion, and four gutsy nuns who serve as nurses try to stay a step ahead of the brutal conquerors.

Author: Mike Johnson
ISBN-10: 1452094349
ISBN-13: 9781452094342
Publisher: Authorhouse
Language: English
Published: 10/30/2010
Pages: 424
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.36lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d