The flag with fifty-six stars
Subtitle: a gift from the survivors of Mauthausen
By: by Susan Goldman Rubin ; illustrated by Bill Farnsworth.
Contributors: Farnsworth, Bill.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Holiday House
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 40
Subjects: Mauthausen (Concentration camp) -- Juvenile literature.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps -- Liberation -- Germany -- Juvenile literature.; Flags -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: On May 6, 1945, when members of the 11th Armored Division of the U.S. Army marched into the Mauthausen concentration camp, they were presented with an extraordinary gift. A group of prisoners, had surreptitiously pieced together a U.S. flag with an extra row of stars. Colonel Richard Seibel had the flag proudly flown over the camp as a symbol of freedom. This inspiring account of the liberation of one of the Third Reich's most infamous camps is a tribute to the humanity and hope preserved by the survivors. The paintings by Bill Farnsworth depict the events. Source notes, a bibliography, further resources, an index, and a reproduction of the actual flag are included.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 37-38) and index.