No Hero for the Kaiser

by Rudolf Frank

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Jan, a fourteen-year-old Polish boy whose town is invaded in World War I, joins a German battalion and experiences the horrors of battle.

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A rather fascinating look at WWI from the perspective of the Germans. I really wish this book were more popular today. A better grasp of WWI as well as the opposition would help so many student understand history better.

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Crampton, P. (Translator)
Steffens, Klaus (Illustrator)

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Canonical title*
Der Junge, der seinen Geburtstag vergaß
Original publication date
1931
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Fiction and Literature
DDC/MDS
833.912Literature & rhetoricGerman & related literaturesGerman fiction1900-1900-19901900-1945
LCC
PZ7 .F8516Language and LiteratureFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction and juvenile belles lettresJuvenile belles lettres

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½ (4.33)
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English, German, Spanish
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Paper, Ebook
ISBNs
10