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Surviving the Reich

The World War II Saga of a Jewish-American GI

Surviving the Reich
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Format: Hardcover, 240 Pages
Item: 149631
ISBN: 9780760338162
Publisher: Zenith Press
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Illustrations: 48 b/w photos, 1 map
Size: 5.5 x 8.5 x .8125
Weight: 0.938 lb.
Edition: First
Published: April 8th 2010
DC: AP
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Ivan Goldstein is a 19-year-old green-as-grass soldier heading into his first battle: the Battle of the Bulge, World War II's fiercest engagement between the American army and Hitler's army. A bow gunner on a Sherman tank, Private Goldstein is only hours into his first battle when his tank is hit by an enemy shell, and he is almost killed. Goldstein escapes with his life . . . only to be captured by the Germans. This could be the story of many young men from what has rightly been called “the Greatest Generation,” but Goldstein is not any young man. He is an American Jew. And when a German officer learns this, the officer says, “In the morning, take the Jew out and shoot him.” What follows is an epic story of survival in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds that is sure to engage everyone interested in the war against the Third Reich.

Ivan Goldstein and his two brothers, Jerome and Max, grew up in Denver, Colorado, watched over and loved by their hard-working widowed mother, Ida. Ivan’s pursuit of an art degree at the University of Denver was interrupted by World War II, during which he spent most of his time as a POW. He returned to the university following the war and met June Alexander; they married after graduating in 1948 and raised four children. The Goldsteins delved deeper into their Jewish faith, traveling to and eventually moving to Israel. Ivan and June Goldstein live in Jerusalem.

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Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1         Early Years

Chapter 2         Army Life

Chapter 3         Going Overseas

Chapter 4         Prelude to Battle

Chapter 5         Battle of the Bulge: Baptism of Fire

Chapter 6         Captivity

Chapter 7         The Hellhole

Chapter 8         The Cattle Car

Chapter 9         Stalag XII A: Liberation

Chapter 10       Going Home: Fitzsimons Army Hospital

Chapter 11       V-J Day: End of the War

Chapter 12       Return to Civilian Life: Graduation and Marriage

Chapter 13       Family and Career

Chapter 14       The Return of Barracuda

Chapter 15       Belgium Revisited

Epilogue           Looking Back . . . Looking Forward

Appendix         Family Lore

Bibliography
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