Helno-Gal: A Survivor's Story of World War II and the Infamous Stalag 17
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On the morning of June 13, 1943, a B-17 “Flying Fortress” known as the HELNO-GAL departed England on a large raid sent to destroy Nazi submarine pens at Kiel, on Germany’s Baltic coast. Ambushed by German fighters, the HELNO-GAL was shot down; six of its ten-man crew perished with the aircraft, four were captured after parachuting inside Germany.
This is the incredible story of Walter Ram, the HELNO-GAL’s radio operator and one of the four who were captured. Walter spent the rest of the war as a POW in the infamous Nazi prison camp, Stalag 17, where he suffered cold, hunger, and the constant threat of being shot by guards.
This is also the story of Walter’s recovery from the anguish of his POW memories, and how he finally revealed them to therapists and his family 35 years after the war ended. Slowly shedding his PTSD, Walter began to open up to news reporters and, whenever possible, audiences old and young. Doing so allowed him to find a path to being grateful for having survived. “A coin,” he writes here, “has two sides”; in this book, Walter describes both of them.
ASIN: B095WHKD13
VSKU: DBV.B095WHKD13.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Ram, Walter F
Binding: Paperback
Note: Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.
Condition Notes: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!
ASIN: B095WHKD13
VSKU: DBV.B095WHKD13.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Ram, Walter F
Binding: Paperback
Note: Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.
Condition Notes: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!
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