Recommended August 22, 1999 by Jo Davidsmeyer
Jo Davidsmeyer writes: Just got an email from
the author of this non-fiction book. Sounds like a fascinating first-person account of a
teenage resistance fighter during World War II. I haven't had a chance to read it, but
wanted to pass on the info to my fellow Combat! fans.
From the Author: Just one year older than Nazi death camp
victim Anne Frank, Agnes Daluge (born Agnesa Lackovic) came to Germany in 1939 in such ill
health that physicians predicted she would soon die. Having suffered several
life-threatening illnesses and infections, due to her impoverished living conditions in
her native Slovakia, Agnes took refuge in the home of her affluent paternal aunt, Rosa
Schneider. There the severely undernourished Agnes was given the hardy diet and medical
care she needed to regain her health and start compensating for years of slowed growth.
But her new-found sense of well-being didn't last long, as she found herself swept up in
her aunt's secret life -- the dangerous activities of the Munich underground forces! In
just three years, the undersized, but highly intelligent girl was compelled by her aunt to
learn four languages -- a capability that would aid Agnes in saving HUNDREDS of lives
during World War II. Her valiant efforts and ingenuity in coming to the rescue of scores
of downed Allied airmen and captured soldiers, ultimately earned her American citizenship
after the war; and she has resided in the U.S. since 1948 - a war heroine and national
treasure who waited 50 years to tell her miraculous story of unflagging courage in the
face of torture and death!
Paperback: 227 pages
Dimensions (in inches): 0.52 x 8.52 x 5.36
Publisher: Authors' Direct Books; 2nd edition (January 15, 1999)
ISBN: 0966588703
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