{"product_id":"sons-at-war-jane-sweetland-9781542617659","title":"Sons at War: The True Story of Two Young Men Destined from Birth to Collide in Death","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Jane Sweetland's family, there's a legend that her uncle Ted and a German pilot shot each other down in World War II. While investigating this, Sweetland unearthed a true story that was more fascinating than she had imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTed Sweetland and Joachim M ncheberg were born just six months apart-but half a world away: Ted in New Jersey; Joachim in West Prussia. The blond, blue-eyed boys could have been brothers. They played the same sports and childhood games and enjoyed many of the same privileges. Then Adolf Hitler came to power. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpurred by patriotism, Ted and Joachim joined their respective nations' air forces. They were twenty-four years old when their stories ended in the skies over Tunisia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSons at War\u003c\/i\u003e, Sweetland writes with astonishing empathy for the man who killed her uncle. Joachim wasn't evil-he was a young man, not unlike Ted. Both learned the lessons their nation taught them. \u003c\/p\u003e In addition to telling an incredible story, \u003ci\u003eSons at War \u003c\/i\u003eis a provocative read for modern readers in a world in which nationalism is on the rise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jane Sweetland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1542617650\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781542617659\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/11\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2017","brand":"Jane Sweetland","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44067383738623,"sku":"9781542617659","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_88b0c6aa-e498-4f57-a1ec-bea81304abe6.jpg?v=1685412905","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sons-at-war-jane-sweetland-9781542617659","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}