num_pages: 250
description: As a teenager, author Georg Rauch helped his mother protect the Jewish couples hidden in their Viennese attic. Officially classified as one-quarter Jewish, Rauch is drafted into Hitler’s army and sent to fight for causes he detests. Rauch finds himself near death many times, but his talents as a shortwave radio operator, chef, and even harmonica player all play a role in his survival. Captured by the Russians in the autumn of 1944, Rauch faces brutality and near-fatal illness as a POW. Recruitment for Russian espionage saves his life this time, but his story isn’t over yet. Based on eighty letters sent home from the Russian trenches, The Jew with the Iron Cross is a riveting tale of paradox and survival during World War II.
language: English
title: The Jew With the Iron Cross: A Record of Survival in Wwii Russia
titlecomplete: The Jew With the Iron Cross: A Record of Survival in Wwii Russia
genres: Historical, Biography, War, Memoir, Nonfiction, Autobiography, Holocaust, Biography Memoir, History, World War II
ratings_count: 1412
publisher: Iuniverse Inc