Helene Gaillet de Neergaard
ASIN: B00NY6AUDO
Publisher: CreateSpace
Pages: 294
After a bullet pierces their front door, announcing the Nazi invasion of France, can a Catholic family with six children survive a fierce marauding army? It may have taken them six punishing years of hardship, hunger, and near-death, but the Gaillet family ultimately emerged triumphant on the safe shores of America.Hélène Gaillet de Neergaard recounts her journey from life as a young child of a prosperous businessman to a terrified fugitive in France, frequently separated from her parents while confronting war's daily ravages. Very little is known about French Catholic survivors living under German control. I WAS A WAR CHILD shares the death-defying days of a family on the run, who came together amid the famously savage acts of the Nazi army. Compared to THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL by Anne Frank, this book will fascinate a wide readership from young adults to seniors alike. With ...