Surviving War, Oceans Apart: Two Teenagers in Poland and Japan Destined for Life Together

by Yanek Mieczkowski

This work takes readers to two countries ravaged by World War II, Poland and Japan, recounting the wartime experiences of teenagers Bogdan and Seiko. Bogdan's family abandoned its home in Bydgoszcz, Poland, and fled to Warsaw, where Bogdan fought for the Polish Home Army in the 1944 Warsaw Uprising. During this brutal conflict, as Poles tried to oust occupying Germans, Bogdan sustained severe injuries, and after the Germans crushed the Uprising,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476692106
• ISBN13: 9781476692104
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 164 Pages
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"