Searching for augusta

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A brutal siege. A forgotten heroine. A war-torn romance. And a historian determined to uncover the truth.



A brutal siege. A forgotten heroine. A war-torn romance. And a historian determined to uncover the truth. Untold millions who saw and read Band of Brothers can finally know the whole story of what happened to American soldiers and civilians in Bastogne during that arduous Winter of 1944/45. In the television version of Band of Brothers, a passing reference is made to an African nurse assisting in an aid station in Bastogne. When military historian Martin King watched the episode, he had to know who that woman was; thus began a multi-year odyssey that revealed the horror of a town under siege as well as an improbable love story between a white Army medic, Jack Prior, and his black nurse, Augusta Chiwy, as they saved countless lives while under constant bombardment. Based on the recent discovery of Prior's diary as well as an exhaustive and occasionally futile search for Augusta herself, King was at last able to bring belated recognition of Augusta's incredible story by both the U.S. Army and Belgian government shortly before she died. This is not only a little-known story of the Battle of the Bulge, but also the author's own relentless mission to locate Augusta and bestow upon her the honors she so richly deserved.

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 01 april 2020

Aantal pagina's: 256

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Martin King

Tweede Auteur: Martin King

Hoofduitgeverij: The Lyons Press

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 144 mm

Product hoogte: 21 mm

Product lengte: 224 mm

Studieboek: Nee

Verpakking breedte: 144 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 20 mm

Verpakking lengte: 225 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 539 g

EAN: 9781493049424

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