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Title: Private Svoboda
Author: Steven R. Roberts
Category: Biographies & Memoirs Nonfiction History
Price: $ 16.50
Language: English
Size: 6 x 9
Number of Pages: 273
ISBN Number: 978-0-9844028-7-8
Publication Date: February, 2014
Website: www.steverroberts.com
Email: srandjfroberts@aol.com
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About this Book:
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Late in the war Alex Svoboda and the rest of the boys in his Austrian eighth grade class are drafted and sent to boot camp on their way to the Eastern Front.
Naïve and excited to get into the action Alex and the boys are quickly relieved of any notion of the adventure, romance and the heroics of war. One by one Alex’s classmates fall as the deafening weapons of the battle field expose the brutality of war and the unlikely chances of surviving for another day, another minute.
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About the Author:
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Private Svoboda, Steve’s eighth book, is a work of creative non-fiction based on the true story of a fourteen-year-old Austrian boy drafted into the worst fighting of WWII. Steve’s other works include four action adventure novels, an autobiography, a book of poetry, and an anthology of short stories about moments that change peoples’ lives. Steve has also contributed to a variety of anthologies and magazines.
Steve is a veteran of the automotive industry in Detroit and Europe, and is committed to a variety of community and charitable programs. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board and CEO of the Dearborn Library Foundation. Steve conducts writing workshops and runs writers’ clubs in Michigan and Florida.
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Book Review:
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By Jim Boynton on December 30, 2013
Format: Kindle Edition
As a high school history teacher I have read many biographies from the WWII era, and this stands out as among the best. It gives a unique perspective from the German side not often seen. …it held my attention as well as "Unbroken," and the story is every bit as engaging.
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Order/Contact Info:
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Author web site: www.steverroberts.com
Amazon Books: Steven R Roberts/book title
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