Publisher's Synopsis
Based on a firsthand account Imagine fighting for an ideal you cannot fathom. Imagine searching for an flicker of patriotism before a wave of blood. Imagine nausea at the idea of your brother as a target. Imagine curtains opening to reveal calculated extermination. Towards the end of World War II, Hitler was desperate. He pulled in young and old to fight a losing war. Sixteen year old Karl together with his older brother Hans were forced into the SS. After spending months digging trenches to make Russian tanks impassable, Karl and his brother were captured. Karl eventually finds himself in a prison camp. This story follows his journey from then to modern day through the eyes of his daughter. Rarely are all sides of war shared.
