A deeply emotional and well-crafted historical fiction set in the
Second World War, 'Oradour' follows the journey of a seemingly
disparate group of people who find themselves lost in the war
damage of Europe, in the midst of the military action as both
soldiers and innocent victims. They fight for the family life they
have left behind, and against the war crimes ordered by the small
man in the bunker, their lives intricately entwined by what might
be Fate to witness one of the greatest tragedies of the War: the
massacre of the village of Oradour. An older man, Georges saw
military action as a soldier in the Great War, and now it has come
again to take away everything he loves, to tear his family apart.
He can sit by and do nothing, or he can fight back and take
revenge. An upcoming Waffen SS officer, Heinz does his duty for his
country, leaving behind his young wife, Hannah, in Dresden and the
family life he yearns to come home to. As the war crimes
perpetrated by his country grow, he can continue to follow the
orders of his superiors, or he can disobey and return home, knowing
what the consequences of such an action will be. Frank is an
infantryman on the long road back to Dunkirk, determined to not let
the war damage his sense of honour or the wounded Polish airman on
the stretcher he carries. When a bomb explodes on the road next to
him, he can choose to abandon the only other survivor, or to save
her. As the lives of these people and those they touch intertwine,
the full horrors of the Second World War become shockingly real for
those on both sides, but the looming threat of death and
destruction is nothing compared to what they will face in the
village of Oradour. And what is left after history has crushed its
victims and torn families apart? Seldom does a work of Second World
War historical fiction weave such lyricism into the experiences of
those on both sides of the divide of Europe, or encompass such
scope in the morality of the soldiers and civilians caught up in
the fighting. The sophistication of 'Oradour' brings to light the
suffering brought to so many by one man, and shows how even in the
middle of a war, compassion, bravery and understanding can alter
the lives of many.
General
Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 2014 |
First published: |
May 2014 |
Authors: |
Brian Francis
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 9mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
170 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4993-8790-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Historical fiction
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LSN: |
1-4993-8790-3 |
Barcode: |
9781499387902 |
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