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During World War II, in the Polish countryside, three German soldiers receive orders to locate and eliminate Jewish people. While the mission lies ahead, the troops find themselves at odds as their individual sympathies surface. The story follows the tensions that arise between duty and conscience, and the difficult decisions that the soldiers must confront in the shadow of war.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: War & Military Fiction/World War II Fiction
Authors: Hubert Mingarelli
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