The Boys in the Light: An Extraordinary World War II Story of Survival, Faith, and Brotherhood
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Book Overview "This beautifully braided story...reveals the best and worst of humanity. A magnificent work of narrative nonfiction, true to the past an...
"This beautifully braided story...reveals the best and worst of humanity. A magnificent work of narrative nonfiction, true to the past and essential for the present."--Mitchell Zuckoff, New York Times bestselling author of Lost in Shangri-La and 13 Hours
An epic true story of the triumph of good over evil.
The Boys in the Light follows the parallel journeys of Company D and Eddie Willner, the author's father, as they are caught up on two sides of World War II.
At sixteen, Eddie Willner was among the millions of European Jews rounded up by Hitler's Nazis. He was forced into slave labor alongside his father and his best friend, Mike, and spent the next three years of his life surviving the death camps, including Auschwitz. Meanwhile, in the United States, boys only a few years older than Eddie were joining the army and heading toward their own precarious futures. Once farmers, factory workers, and coal miners, they were suddenly untested soldiers, thrust into the brutal conflicts of WWII.
A company of 3rd Armored Division tankers, led by 23-year-old Elmer Hovland, quickly became battle-hardened and weary, constantly questioning whether the war was worth it. They got their answer when two emaciated boys stepped out of the woods with their tattooed arms raised.
The Boys in the Light is a testament to survival against all odds, the strength of the bonds forged during war and the resilience of the human spirit. This extraordinary true story is a must-read for fans of Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown, and Erik Larson's The Splendid and the Vile.
Book Details Format: Hardcover | Pages: 384 | Language: English | Publisher: DUTTON BOOKS | ISBN: 059347127X
FormatHardcover
Pages384
LanguageEnglish
ISBN059347127X
EAN9780593471272
PublisherDUTTON BOOKS
Publication Date2025-07-22
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeHARD COVER BOOKS
Weight1.26 Pounds
Length9.16 Inches
Width6.19 Inches
Height1.35 Inches
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