German Boy is at once a coming of age story and a dramatic depiction of what it was like to be a young child in Nazi Germany. By the author’s admission, German Boy “is the story of one man who chose to look backward in the hope of providing a small stepping Estimated Reading Time: 3 mins. · Overview. “I think German Boy has all the qualities of greatness. I love the book.” — from the Foreword by Stephen Ambrose. As the Third Reich crumbled in , scores of Germans scrambled to flee the advancing Russian troops. Among them was a little boy named Wolfgang Samuel, who left his home with his mother and sister and ended up in war-torn Strasbourg before being forced farther Brand: Crown Publishing Group. · Among them was a little boy named Wolfgang Samuel, who left his home with his mother and sister and ended up in war-torn Strasbourg before being forced farther west into a disease-ridden refugee camp. German Boy is the vivid, true story Read Full Overview.5/5(5).
Wolfgang W. E. Samuel was commissioned through the Air Force ROTC at the University of Colorado and is a graduate of the National War College. He served in the U.S. Air Force for thirty years until his retirement in as a colonel. His writing has been published in several military journals, including Parameters, the U.S. Army War College quarterly. German Boy: A Child in War PDF Wolfgang W. E. Samuel Broadway Books I think German Boy has all the qualities of greatness. I love the book. -- from the Foreword by Stephen AmbroseAs the Third Reich crumbled in , scores of Germans scrambled to flee the advancing Russian troops. "I think German Boy has all the qualities of greatness. I love the book." -- from the Foreword by Stephen Ambrose As the Third Reich crumbled in , scores of Germans scrambled to flee the advancing Russian troops. Among them was a little boy named Wolfgang Samuel, who left his home with his mother and sister and ended up in war-torn Strasbourg before being forced farther west into a.
Wolfgang Samuel at the Army Navy Country Club in As of , Samuel has published eight books. The first, German Boy: A Child in War, is a memoir detailing the war years and his post-war life as a refugee, and features a foreword by historian Stephen Ambrose. His second book, I Always Wanted to Fly: America's Cold War Airmen, is a compilation of oral histories of American aviators of the Cold War era. Overview. “I think German Boy has all the qualities of greatness. I love the book.” — from the Foreword by Stephen Ambrose. As the Third Reich crumbled in , scores of Germans scrambled to flee the advancing Russian troops. Among them was a little boy named Wolfgang Samuel, who left his home with his mother and sister and ended up in war-torn Strasbourg before being forced farther west into a disease-ridden refugee camp. In the end, the Samuels begin life anew in America, and Wolfgang eventually goes on to a thirty-year career in the U.S. Air Force. Bringing fresh insight to the dark history of Nazi Germany and the horror left in its wake, German Boy records the valuable recollections of an innocent’s incredible journey.
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