Whatever it took : an American paratrooper's extraordinary memoir of escape, survival, and heroism in the last days of World War II
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Langrehr, Henry,
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DeFelice, Jim, 1956- author.
Published
New York NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020].
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Book
ISBN
9780063027428
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272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Published
New York NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020].
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English
ISBN
9780063027428

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"Kept for a week in the outer ring of a death camp, Henry witnessed the Nazis' unspeakable brutality-the so-called Final Solution, with people marched to their deaths, their bodies discarded like cords of wood. Transported to a work camp, he endured horrors of his own when he was forced to live in unbelievable squalor and labor in a coal mine with other POWs. Knowing they would be worked to death, he and a friend made a desperate escape. When a German soldier cornered them in a barn, the friend was fatally shot; Henry struggled with the soldier, killing him and taking his gun. Perilously traveling westward toward Allied controlled land on foot, Henry faced the great ethical and moral dilemmas of war firsthand, needing to do whatever it took to survive. Finally, after two weeks behind enemy lines, he found an American unit and was rescued."--Amazon.com.

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LC Subjects
Langrehr, Henry.
United States. -- Army -- Parachute troops -- Biography.
United States. -- Army. -- Airborne Division, 82nd -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, American.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Langrehr, H., & DeFelice, J. (2020). Whatever it took: an American paratrooper's extraordinary memoir of escape, survival, and heroism in the last days of World War II . William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Langrehr, Henry and Jim DeFelice. 2020. Whatever It Took: An American Paratrooper's Extraordinary Memoir of Escape, Survival, and Heroism in the Last Days of World War II. William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Langrehr, Henry and Jim DeFelice. Whatever It Took: An American Paratrooper's Extraordinary Memoir of Escape, Survival, and Heroism in the Last Days of World War II William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2020.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Langrehr, Henry,, and Jim DeFelice. Whatever It Took: An American Paratrooper's Extraordinary Memoir of Escape, Survival, and Heroism in the Last Days of World War II William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2020.

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