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One Man's War

The WW II Saga of Tommy LaMore

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Escaping certain death—not once but several times—lies at the core of the riveting, real-life story of an American soldier during World War II. In One Man's War, B-17 pilot Tommy LaMore vividly details his experiences in war-ravaged Germany, from the horrific to the romantic and beyond.

LaMore's saga began when his plane collided with another B-17 above France—plummeting to the ground below. He then entered the French Resistance, where he employed his knowledge of explosives to bomb German operations, and later faced a death sentence in a Polish death camp after being betrayed by an informant. LaMore endured the camp's gruesome conditions and eventually escaped, just days before the Germans slaughtered every man in the camp.

This captivating book tells of the relationships LaMore formed, not only with fellow crewmen but also with French Resistance fighters, with Polish prisoners, with a young and pretty survivor of a women's labor camp, and, surprisingly, with a larger-than-life Russian officer with a heart set on revenge. There are fascinating descriptions of the bloodthirsty Mongols on horseback who accompanied the Russians and who struck fear into the hearts of even the most hardened German SS men.

Intrigue, passion, and loss imbue LaMore's spellbinding tale and make One Man's War a compelling read not only for history aficionados and WWII scholars but also for those who are fascinated by the bittersweet nature of love in times of war.

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    • AudioFile Magazine
      The narrator shouts the confused outbursts of the crew as their burning, disintegrating B-17 plummets to earth, still taking German fire. Patrick Lawlor brings the author's comrades to life as if he had been there. Lawlor's scratchy, young voice recounts LaMore's experiences as a downed Texas WWII pilot who finds himself in the French Resistance, several German POW camps (one of which he escapes from through barbed wire), and finally, for several months, in the Russian army. Lawlor's French, German, Polish, and Russian accents sound almost the same, but who cares? When LaMore meets a beautiful Russian soldier named Rose, love and lust come into his life, providing the emotion and tears that turn a wartime memoir into a powerful story. J.A.H. (c) AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine

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  • Text Difficulty:8-12

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