I Only See The Person in Front of Me Life of German Officer Wilm Hosenfeld PB

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Very Good: A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, ...
Publication Name
Star Bright Books
Signed
No
Book Series
Historical
Ex Libris
No
Narrative Type
Nonfiction
Original Language
English
Intended Audience
Adults
Inscribed
No
Vintage
No
Personalize
No
Type
Paperback
Personalized
No
Features
Illustrated
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
ISBN
9781595728531
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Star Bright Books, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1595728538
ISBN-13
9781595728531
eBay Product ID (ePID)
3038385674

Product Key Features

Book Title
I only See the Person in Front of Me : the Life of German Officer Wilm Hosenfeld
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Holocaust, Military / World War II, Military
Publication Year
2019
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Author
Hermann Vinke
Format
Uk- a Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
12.6 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Young Adult Audience
LCCN
2018-044288
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Synopsis
Nearly 70 years after his death, Wilm Hosenfeld stands today as a shining example of humanity and kindness. In the darkest moments of World War II, he strove to help suffering people, including the renowned Polish pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman. A German army captain, Hosenfeld initially welcomed Adolf Hitler and the rise of the Nazi Party. But while stationed in Poland during the war, he witnessed the savage treatment the Nazis imposed on Jews, Poles, Russians, and other people. Hosenfeld's moral conscience led him to reject this brutality and become a rescuer, often at the risk of his own life., Nearly 70 years after his death, Wilm Hosenfeld stands today as a shining example of humanity and kindness. In the darkest moments of World War II, he strove to help suffering people, including the Polish pianist W'''''''''''''''...'''''''''''''''''adys'''''''''''''''...'''''''''''''''''aw Szpilman. A German army captain, Hosenfeld initially welcomed Adolf Hitler and the rise of the Nazi Party. But while stationed in Poland during the war, he witnessed the savage treatment the Nazis imposed on Jews, Poles, Russians, and other people. Hosenfeld's moral conscience led him to reject this brutality and become a rescuer, often at the risk of his own life. Wilm Hosenfeld's heroism was not known outside of Poland until Szpilman's bestselling memoir The Pianist revealed an amazing man whose compassion saved more than 60 people from the Nazis' clutches. (Hosenfeld, unnamed, appears in a short scene in the Academy Award-winning film of the same name.) In 2007, Hosenfeld was posthumously awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta, one of Po
LC Classification Number
DD247.H66V5613 2019

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