{"product_id":"5-months-the-wait-9783948100605","title":"5 Months: The Wait","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Annette Oppenlander\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oppenlander Enterprises LLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oppenlander Enterprises LLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Action \u0026amp; Adventure - Survival Stories\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSolingen, Germany, April 1945: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe town of Solingen has surrendered to American troops-the war is over. But for sixteen-year-old G�nter nothing feels normal, even without bombs or threats from the SS. There's still nothing to eat, the stores are empty, streets and houses buried under rubble. Worst of all, G�nter's father is missing and there hasn't been a word from his brother, Hans, since December.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs G�nter resumes the daily task of finding food, he and his best friend, Helmut, are invited to join the American boxing club at a local school, only to realize that they can't handle the strenuous sport on a starvation diet. When Germany capitulates on May 8, 1945, and allied armies are taking control of government, many POW camps are dissolved. German men trickle back into town, many injured or maimed-and every day, G�nter waits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy June, he is frantic. What happened to Hans and his father? Will they return at all? And if so, in what state? For six long years, G�nter's grit and perseverance, the will to survive and get ahead have saved him... What is he fighting for, if his family will never be whole again?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBased on my father's memories as a youth in World War II, 5 MONTHS: The Wait explores what families experienced immediately following the end of WWII in Europe, when millions of men were in POW camps, many injured, dead or outright missing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46392638603415,"sku":"9783948100605","price":790.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783948100605.webp?v=1768809355","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/5-months-the-wait-9783948100605","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}