Battle Rattle : A Last Memoir of WW II

Roger Boas

ISBN 10: 0996756701 / ISBN 13: 9780996756709

Published by Stinson Publishing, 2015

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - 'The war has changed me in ways that will take the better part of my life to understand, let alone make peace with,' begins Roger Boas in his thoughtful, compelling account of World War II. As part of the Fourth Armored Division, he found himself at the spearhead of the Allied thrust into Europe. His memoir re-creates both the tension of the battlefield and the camaraderie behind the front line. It also relates his harrowing experience as a Jew of being one of the first American soldiers to discover a Nazi concentration camp. Boas reveals the powerful impact of war on those who fight.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Battle Rattle : A Last Memoir of WW II
• Publisher: Stinson Publishing
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0996756701
• ISBN 13: 9780996756709
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 216W x 140H x 16D millimeters 216 millimeters width by 140 millimeters height by 16 millimeters depth
• Weight: 377 grams

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Synopsis

2016 – Silver Medal Award in the memoir category from the Military Writers Society of America. “The war has changed me in ways that will take the better part of my life to understand, let alone make peace with,” begins Roger Boas in his thoughtful, compelling account of World War II. As part of the Fourth Armored Division, he found himself at the spearhead of the Allied thrust into Europe. His memoir re-creates both the tension of the battlefield and the camaraderie behind the front line. It also relates his harrowing experience as a Jew of being one of the first American soldiers to discover a Nazi concentration camp. Boas reveals the powerful impact of war on those who fight.

About the Author

Roger Boas spent almost four years in the army. Upon his return to San Francisco, he entered his family's automobile business. He also pursued a civically oriented career, serving as a producer and moderator for PBS TV, a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, State Chair of the California Democratic Party, and Chief Administrative Officer of the City of San Francisco.