We Were There at the Battle of the Bulge
Author:
David Shepherd
Historical Consultant:
General Anthony C. McAuliffe
Illustrator:
George Kraynak
Publication:
1961 by Grosset & Dunlap
Genre:
Fiction, Historical Fiction
Series:
We Were There
Series Number: 34
Pages:
184
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On the night of December 15, 1944, young Adam Wisniewsky and Lisa Wigny hid in an abandoned church which had been taken by the Nazis. Adam trembled in fear, for if Lisa should betray his nationality, it would cost him his life.
That night was to make the beginning of one of the most vital battles of World War II—the Battle of the Bulge.
Although Lisa was German by birth, she felt a growing sympathy for the Allies. Now, her father, a member of the Belgian Underground, was ill in Bastogne, Belgium, and Adam had promised to take her to him. But 250,000 German soldiers, moving into position over trails matted with straw to muffle the noise, were to make the journey a most harrowing experience.
On December 16, 1944, came the command—"Fire!"—and the Battle of the Bulge exploded into the world news. Adam and Lisa became eyewitnesses to one of the most thrilling and unexpected battles ever fought. You'll be fascinated by the amazing story told by David Shepherd, who was there with the commanding general, Anthony C. McAuliffe, the historical consultant for this book.
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David Shepherd
1924 - 2018American
David Shepherd, a New Yorker, was graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy and Harvard University. He studied at the Sorbonne in Paris and Columbia Un... See more
George Kraynak
Czech AmericanGeorge Kraynak was born in Czechoslovakia, but one of the happiest days of his life occurred the day he became a United States citizen. He served wi... See more
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We Were There Books
Reviewed by Edward Garboczi
In the 1950s through the early 1960s, the publisher Grossett and Dunlap released a series of 36 well-written and accurate historical novels for children covering a broad range of mostly U.S. and some world history. This was called the We Were There series, since each title follows the pattern “We Were There With” a famous person from history or “On” or “At” some historical event. A fictional boy and sometimes girl are inserted into a specific time in history and meet famous people and experience famous events, making the people and events real to the late-elementary to middle-school reader. These books can also be read aloud to younger children. Our library contains about half the volumes in this series, with more to be acquired.
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