The young lions
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Contributors
Salter, James, Foreward.
Published
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2000.
Physical Desc
ix, 662 pages ; 22 cm.
Status
Morro Bay Library - Adult Fiction
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Published
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2000.
Format
Book
Language
English
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"Portrays the experiences of ordinary soldiers fighting in World War II. Using the points of view of a perceptive young Nazi, a jaded American film producer, and a shy Jewish boy just married to the love of his life. Diestl first appears as a dashing ski instructor in Austria, mouthing his loyalty to Nazi ideals. As the war progresses, Diestl’s character continues to erode as he descends into savagery. Ackerman must endure domestic anti-Semitism and beatings in boot camp before proving himself in the European theater. Eventually, as part of the liberating army, he comes face-to-face with the unimaginable horrors of the death camps. Whitacre, trading cocktail parties for Molotov cocktails, confronts the barbarism of war, and in fighting simply to survive, finds his own capacity for heroism.
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