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Quiet Hero: Secrets from My Father's Past

by Rita Cosby

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Uncovers the author's father's history as a WWII prisoner-of-war, a situation he found himself in after he joined the Polish resistance against the Nazis as a teen, in a book with archival photos and pictures of artifacts.

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Ed- To a dear friend & a man who always fights for justice & freedom. Warmest regards, Rita

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Important places: Warsaw, Poland

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Languages: English
Media: Paper, Ebook
ISBNs: 3
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Published: 2010
Genres: Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, History, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 940.54
LCC: CT275 .C795 .C67

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