Wolfram
The Boy Who Went to War
$40.66
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
12 December 2011
Summary
The Aichele family were decent, cultured, peace-loving Germans trying their hardest not to get swept up in the madness of Hitler’s Third Reich. But by the time war came, for civilians on all sides, there was nowhere left to hide.
The conflict took Wolfram, the family’s gentle, 18-year-old son, to the Russian Front and the Normandy beaches. It also engulfed the town of his childhood, obliterating its inhabitants in a devastating firestorm.
Wolfram is a powerful story o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780340840832 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0340840838 |
| Author: | Giles Milton |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 12 December 2011 |
| Weight: | 261g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 137mm x 24mm |
| Series: | Sceptre |
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As an Englishman writing about a German destiny for a non-German public, Milton avoids the pitfalls. Instead he renders a service to his father-in-law’s generation by reminding readers about the sheer physical, mental and spiritual effect it took to stay true to oneself in a vicious regime. - The Times
idiosyncratic and utterly fascinating - Mail on Sundaya truly remarkable story … a tour de force. - Miranda Seymoura compelling account of 20th-century darkness. - Sun HeraldGiles Milton is one of our most engaging writers of non-fiction. In Wolfram, he writes with deceptive simplicity, matching his effortless style with a fascinating subject to create a page-turning and thought-provoking book. - Victoria Hislopa remarkable narrative of [Wolfram] Aichele’s life during the Nazi regime, written by his son-in-law Giles Milton. - Irish TimesEngrossing … Milton’s book celebrates the heroism of individuals who put lives before ideologies - Independentas a portrait of how these civilised individuals were able to survive, this is invaluable. - Daily ExpressAbout The Author
Giles Milton
Giles Milton is a bestselling writer and journalist and the author of six previous works of non-fiction, two novels and children’s books.
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