WWII Prisoner of War: How I Survived

WWII Prisoner of War: How I Survived
ISBN-10
098454240X
ISBN-13
9780984542406
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
194
Language
English
Published
2011-09-08
Publisher
Koho Pono LLC
Author
Len Kovar

Description

This is the true story of Second Lieutenant Leonard J Kovar and his battle to survive as a prisoner of war during World War II, as told by him. Mr. Kovar was a bombardier/navigator on the plane Con Job when it was shot down on its 11th mission. His story begins with the aerial dogfight, continues as his plane is hit and he parachutes out in the middle of a dogfight and during his flight through enemy territory as he struggles to get back to Allied lines while facing heat, hunger, thirst, and death from enemy soldiers and angry civilians. It also details his eventual capture and his battle to survive imprisonment in spite of hunger, illness, and death marches. Mr. Kovar first wrote this story shortly after returning from the war. At around the same time, his mother also questioned him at length and wrote down the story of his experience in a piece for one of her classes. Mr. Kovar has taken his and his mother’s writings, along with several letters, wires, photographs and other items he collected from that period in his life, to complete his story. His is a candid telling of life as a prisoner of war at the end of World War II as he struggles to survive the death marches in advance of an oncoming Russian military push during the worst winter storm ever recorded in European history. He provides unique insight into the interactions between American and German soldiers that is rarely seen in this kind of story. He has left nothing out. This story is a fresh look at a war that has faded into history but has not faded from people’s minds.

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