{"product_id":"wilhelms-war-a-novel-0595336094","title":"Wilhelm's War: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0595336094\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stammer, Charles\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilhelm's War is a World War II novel based on the experiences of its author, who, in December, 1944, fought in the so-called \"Battle of the Bulge.\"Corporal Jimmy Wilhelm, a boy of nineteen and proud of his German descent, hopes, in his nerdy, peace-loving way, to avoid injuring, least of all killing, a cousin or an uncle in the war. Shooting a fleeing German prisoner, he solves that dilemma on his first day at the front.Combat and capture come just a few days later, followed by frozen feet, a starving belly and a boxcar ride across Germany to Stalag IIIB. Later, when the Russians approach the camp, he takes a week-long forced march across Germany to Stalag IIIA near Berlin.Besides kicking up a \"Bouncing Betty\" mine that kills a buddy, his sergeant is lost when he helps Wilhelm off a barbwire fence during the bombing of Limburg. Wilhelm wonders if there is a God and why, if he is watching, he allows such wholesale slaughter.Wilhelm's War is also a coming-of-age novel. It tells the story of a boy's transformation into a mature man and soldier who is capable of killing an enemy with his bare hands.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67939722723616,"sku":"NEW0595336094","price":30.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71wTz1t7atL.jpg?v=1792759733","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/en-ca\/products\/wilhelms-war-a-novel-0595336094","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}