The Linden Tree & the Legionnaire: Article 58: A Latvian Tale of Blood and Treasure

By Diana Mathur

Article 58, A Latvian Tale of Blood & Treasure. The 1940 world at war hardly notices Latvia, but for 17-year-old Karlis Perkons and his friends a choice emerges: fight back or die with their mothers.Article 58 is Book I in The Linden Tree & the Legionnaire, a series inspired by the paintings and eyewitness accounts of Karlis Smiltens.As de facto war artist of the Latvian Legion, said to be WWII's most misunderstood and controversial fighting force, Corporal Smiltens's full-color illustrations ground Article 58 in gritty authenticity.Smiltens has donated over two hundred artworks to the Latvian War Museum in Riga.The Second Edition includes an Epilogue and is printed in economical black & white. The original version offers Smiltens's color paintings in full color.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1542797284
• ISBN13: 9781542797283
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"