The Mermaid and the Messerschmitt

War Through a Woman's Eyes, 1939-1940

By Rulka Langer
(Aquila Polonica, Hardcover, 9781607720003, 467pp.)

Publication Date: September 2009

Categories: Eastern Europe - Poland, Military - World War II

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Rare eyewitness account of early, chaotic days of WWII - Nazi invasion of Poland, Siege of Warsaw and first months of Occupation - written by a young working mother. Rulka Langer's eye for detail and lively storytelling bring to life, from her unique vantage point, the opening chapter of the struggle between good and evil which ultimately engulfed the entire globe.
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