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  • A Witness in Times of War and Peace

    The story of Gerhard Hein, a Mennonite Pastor who served in the Wehrmacht During World War II
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    A Witness in Times of War and Peace is a searing memoir that describes the struggles a Mennonite pastor experiences during the Second World War. Gerhard Hein is a practicing Mennonite when he is called up for duty, and he must reconcile his...


  • Celestina

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    This is the true story of Celestina, a courageous Italian woman. Raised by a stern adopted mother who forced her to marry a man she hardly knew, Celestina vowed to provide her future family with a good Christian upbringing. After her husband left...


  • The Opera Singer

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    The book is a fictional memoir of a child's life on the Isle-of-Man during the Second World War and focuses on the child's relationship with a German/Jewish opera singer interned in Ramsey, the child's home town.


  • The Ladybug Ring

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    Mieneke Jansen, a young girl coming of age in Nazi occupied Holland, writes her experiences in her notebooks. After Mieneke’s passing, her daughter Ann finds her books and after reading the compelling, moving, and at times heart- wrenching...


  • Maria's Story

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    Maria’s Story is a true account of a Polish teen’s trials and tribulations as a slave girl of the Nazis in the Second World War. Driven out of Krakow during the invasion by the German Army, Maria and her sister Stefania flee for the safety of...


  • Above the Clouds

    Memoirs of a B-26 Marauder Pilot
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    From disarming a live grenade to making two deadstick landings, Major Crummett’s adventures speak for themselves. From the fruit of a meticulous diary, the story unfolds in Crummett’s own voice with humility and wit. Through the eyes of this...