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Alfred
The Quiet History of a World War II Infantryman

ISBN: 9781595987105

Product: Book, Paperback

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#1 Bestseller in Biographies of the Army on Amazon * Book Excellence Awards Winner in Biography * Eric Hoffer Award Category Finalist * IAN Book of the Year Awards Finalist * 5-Star Review from Readers' Favorite Awards


We almost didn't know.

For 57 years, Alfred Endres told his family he had been a barber, chauffeur, and translator in World War II. But following the death of his wife, Alfred quietly started sharing a glimpse into his actual wartime experiences. His daughter first began capturing those fractions of stories on napkins during her weekly nursing home visits, which grew into a nearly two-decade deep dive into his true role in the war-a reluctant front-line machine gunner in Europe from 1944 to 1945.

Intensely researched and thoroughly human, Alfred compiles a lifetime panorama of one infantryman who never wanted a part in the war but accepted it. He returned home, discernibly the gentle Wisconsin farmer he was when he left, to a family unknowing what he had done and what he had survived.

ISBN/UPC:

9781595987105

Product:

Book, Paperback

Title:

Alfred: The Quiet History of a World War II Infantryman

Contributors
Pages:

384

Languages:

English

Specification:

9.0 x 6.0 x 0.9 inches, 2 pounds

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