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WWII reading. "The Mermaid and the Messerschmitt." Great title. Good book? Does anyone know?
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Yes, absolutely terrific book! Engaging read!
The new second edition (Aquila Polonica Publishing, ISBN 978-1-60772-000-3) will be released this September to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the beginning of WWII. "The Mermaid and the Messerschmitt: War Through a Woman's Eyes, 1939-1940," by Rulka Langer, is a rare eyewitness account of the early, chaotic days of WWII - the Nazi German invasion of Poland, Siege of Warsaw and first few months of the Nazi occupation -- written from the unusual viewpoint of a civilian, young Polish career woman and mother, who was a graduate of Vassar College in the U.S.
This new edition includes more than 100 historical photos, maps and illustrations (some never before published) and other supplemental material (none was included in the original edition), and it has been chosen as a selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club®, the History Book Club®, and the Military Book Club®.
“A war has many dimensions … 'The Mermaid and the Messerschmitt' is unusual because it provides the perspective of a helpless and young bystander.”
- Zbigniew Brzezinski, Center for Strategic & International Studies
“I couldn't put the book down. Her story is riveting ... utterly contemporary and compelling”
- Fontayne Holmes, City Librarian, Los Angeles Public Library, 2004-2008
The new second edition (Aquila Polonica Publishing, ISBN 978-1-60772-000-3) will be released this September to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the beginning of WWII. "The Mermaid and the Messerschmitt: War Through a Woman's Eyes, 1939-1940," by Rulka Langer, is a rare eyewitness account of the early, chaotic days of WWII - the Nazi German invasion of Poland, Siege of Warsaw and first few months of the Nazi occupation -- written from the unusual viewpoint of a civilian, young Polish career woman and mother, who was a graduate of Vassar College in the U.S.
This new edition includes more than 100 historical photos, maps and illustrations (some never before published) and other supplemental material (none was included in the original edition), and it has been chosen as a selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club®, the History Book Club®, and the Military Book Club®.
“A war has many dimensions … 'The Mermaid and the Messerschmitt' is unusual because it provides the perspective of a helpless and young bystander.”
- Zbigniew Brzezinski, Center for Strategic & International Studies
“I couldn't put the book down. Her story is riveting ... utterly contemporary and compelling”
- Fontayne Holmes, City Librarian, Los Angeles Public Library, 2004-2008
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We are the publishers of this new second edition of "The Mermaid and the Messerschmitt," and are very proud and excited to present our edition, which paints a vivid picture of this virtually unknown aspect of WWII -- and illuminates universal truths about average, ordinary people faced with war.
We spent more than a year researching and licensing the photos and other illustrations from many sources in the U.S., U.K. and Poland to include in our edition -- we wanted our visuals to really illuminate and enrich the story. We will also offer to purchasers of our edition a copy of the rare 1940 Academy-Award nominated 10-minute newsreel "Siege," consisting of original footage of the Siege of Warsaw shot by American photojournalist Julien Bryan, the last neutral journalist remaining in Warsaw during September 1939.
We're sure that if you're interested in knowing more about WWII, the civilian experience of modern war, and.or seeing war through different eyes, you'll love this book!
Thanks for your interest!
Aquila Polonica Publishing
We are the publishers of this new second edition of "The Mermaid and the Messerschmitt," and are very proud and excited to present our edition, which paints a vivid picture of this virtually unknown aspect of WWII -- and illuminates universal truths about average, ordinary people faced with war.
We spent more than a year researching and licensing the photos and other illustrations from many sources in the U.S., U.K. and Poland to include in our edition -- we wanted our visuals to really illuminate and enrich the story. We will also offer to purchasers of our edition a copy of the rare 1940 Academy-Award nominated 10-minute newsreel "Siege," consisting of original footage of the Siege of Warsaw shot by American photojournalist Julien Bryan, the last neutral journalist remaining in Warsaw during September 1939.
We're sure that if you're interested in knowing more about WWII, the civilian experience of modern war, and.or seeing war through different eyes, you'll love this book!
Thanks for your interest!
Aquila Polonica Publishing
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