| The Hitler Kiss: A Memoir of Czech Resistance Contributor(s): Luza, Radomir (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807130303 ISBN-13: 9780807130308 Publisher: LSU Press OUR PRICE: $24.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2004 Annotation: This gripping autobiography is at once a heart-pounding adventre story, a moving recollection of a larger-than-life father, and an important account of the Czech resistance. Radomir Luzz's father was a revered army general when the Nazis stormed into Czechoslovakia. After his father went underground to avoid arrest and torture, the nineteen-year-old Radomir spent weeks in a Gestapo prison. Upon his release, he joined his father in hiding. General Luza became the military commander of the Czech resistance, while Radomir secretly helped organize the country's largest resistance network. Luza's narrative makes palpable the terror of being constantly hunted and nearly snared by betrayals and Gestapo raids. The Hitler Kiss is a portrait of courage, tenderness, optimism, and sheer survival. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - History | Military - World War Ii |
| Dewey: 940.548 |
| LCCN: 2001007590 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.5" W x 8.86" (0.97 lbs) 295 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This gripping autobiography is at once a heart-pounding adventure story, a moving recollection of a larger-than-life father, and an important account of the Czech resistance. Radomir Luza's father was a revered army general when the Nazis stormed into Czechoslovakia. After his father went underground to avoid arrest and torture, the nineteen-year-old Radomir spent weeks in a Gestapo prison. Upon his release, he joined his father in hiding. General Luza became the military commander of the Czech resistance, while Radomir secretly helped organize the country's largest resistance network. Luza's narrative makes palpable the terror of being constantly hunted and nearly snared by betrayals and Gestapo raids. The Hitler Kiss is a portrait of courage, tenderness, optimism, and sheer survival. |