| Author: | Taylor Caldwell | ISBN: | 9781618864031 |
| Publisher: | eNet Press Inc. | Publication: | September 29, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Taylor Caldwell |
| ISBN: | 9781618864031 |
| Publisher: | eNet Press Inc. |
| Publication: | September 29, 2013 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
When the German Army is about to invade Czechoslovakia, eight men decide to stand and make a defense. It's a futile military effort for all concerned, but a self redeeming one that each must face alone.
This novella recently came to light as a bequest to her grandchildren by Taylor Caldwell. It has as background the impending invasion by the German Army into Czechoslovakia, and as foreground the thoughts of 8 men who decide to make a defense against the Germans, knowing that it would be a futile military effort but a self redeeming symbolic one. Taylor Caldwell tells the story of each, the twists and turns of their thoughts, as they each decide to stay and fight. It’s quite a call to the futility of war, and yet the necessity of not accepting tyranny.
When the German Army is about to invade Czechoslovakia, eight men decide to stand and make a defense. It's a futile military effort for all concerned, but a self redeeming one that each must face alone.
This novella recently came to light as a bequest to her grandchildren by Taylor Caldwell. It has as background the impending invasion by the German Army into Czechoslovakia, and as foreground the thoughts of 8 men who decide to make a defense against the Germans, knowing that it would be a futile military effort but a self redeeming symbolic one. Taylor Caldwell tells the story of each, the twists and turns of their thoughts, as they each decide to stay and fight. It’s quite a call to the futility of war, and yet the necessity of not accepting tyranny.
