WAR STORY

I can really recommend WAR STORY by ROLF MARGENAU  to anyone who enjoys World War 11 novels. It is  exciting and sometimes very sad as we follow the main characters - three Americans with German backgrounds and a German prisoner of war - from 1944 to 1946, with their stories coming together in an interesting way. 
We follow a journal written by a nine year old boy, the life of a woman pilot and that of an American engineer seconded by the British for his expertise, and a German tank commander.
We are reminded of Hitler's atrocities, especially towards the Jews, of which many of his soldiers knew nothing, and we see the humane treatment of the German prisoners of war in stark contrast to what went on in the Nazi camps. We also see how hard it was for people of German or Japanese origen who were arbitrarily put in camps and how many people profited  from others' hardships.
There is a lot that I found very interesting in this book, all wrapped up in a good story with interesting characters.
I was given a free copy of the book by NetGalley from BooksGoSocial. The opinions in this review are completely my own.

A little confusing at the beginning to keep track of the different characters, but develops nicely to give stories from lesser known parts of ww2. The story of German POWs held in America, the women of the ATA providing a vital piloting service, the secret service work and a child from a German family living in America,. Interesting reading