Book details

  • Genre:history
  • Sub-genre:Europe / Austria & Hungary
  • Language:English
  • Pages:160
  • eBook ISBN:9781624882890

Follow Henry

By Richard Coleman

Overview


Follow Henry is based on the true story of a young boy caught in the midst of World War Two Austria. Assigned to put out incendiary bombs as part of his Hitler Youth duties, he is almost shot by the S.S. After his apartment is bombed out thanks to the Royal Air Force, he flees to a small village on the Danube, only to face the dreaded Russian Army. Will he and his friends survive to become normal teenagers?
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Description


Follow Henry is based on the true story of a young boy old caught in the midst of World War Two Austria. Assigned to put out incendiary bombs as part of his Hitler Youth duties, he is almost shot by the S.S. After his apartment is bombed out thanks to the Royal Air Force, he flees to a small village on the Danube, only to face the dreaded Russian Army. Will he and his friends survive to become normal teenagers? Discover what it was like to grow up under Nazi rule, spend nights in a bomb shelter, live in a bombed out bulilding, wonder whether the men in your family will ever return and watch your hair start to fall out because you haven't had enough to eat.
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About The Author


Richard Coleman has taught history in York Region for over 30 years. He and his wife Debbie have five children, ten grandchldren, and a cat, and live in Richmond Hill, Ontario. Follow Henry is his second book.
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