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Fallen Hero

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REVISED EDITION: Includes more details about Jimmy Lucas and the Patton controversy. Just what makes a hero and do they always disappoint us in the end? Christopher Squires is a confused man. Adopted and raised in Britain after World War II he is surprised to find he has a connection with Fritz, an orphaned German boy, who was found dead in the boot of General Patton's Cadillac at the end of the war. Chris discovers the link through a meeting with Jimmy Lucas, an American GI, who he believes could be his father. But the surprise turns to horror when he learns that Jimmy was involved in the death of both the orphan and the much-lauded General.

About the Author :
G.J. Griffiths is a retired Science teacher with some early experience of the Photographic trade. Born in the United Kingdom he is a very happy Grandad who thought he would like to write a book. This is his first novel. Who Do They Think They Are? Watching those programs on TV about different people looking into their ancestral past, and seemingly becoming very upset about certain individuals in their pedigree, he wondered about how much their emotions had been stirred by forebears, such as cousins, grandparents and even great-grandparents. After all they had never met them or never even knew about their existence previous to their research. The tears, regrets and often anger that became evident on the screen betrayed how delicate feelings may often lie very near the surface. At the same time he had been reading Winston Churchill's volumes about the Second World War and also reading about the Battle of the Bulge, of Band of Brothers fame. It occurred to G J Griffiths: What if someone was looking into their ancestry and discovered that their forefather was involved in a plot to assassinate a famous general from WW2? What if that general was George S Patton who was so vital in relieving the US troops trapped in the Battle of the Bulge? He had read that Patton often could be a thorn in the side of his senior officers at that time. And so he created three pivotal fictional characters around this idea of unpleasant discovery; of an assassination plot involving the father of Chris Squires. The father he never knew dashes his hopes to the ground. How would Chris feel? How would he react? Once the author started writing the story the characters took over and he had to continue the tale where they took it! GJG hopes you enjoy reading the book as much as he did writing it. Let him know at: www.gjgriffithswriter.weebly.com


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781470192136
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Height: 216 mm
  • No of Pages: 202
  • Spine Width: 11 mm
  • Width: 140 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1470192136
  • Publisher Date: 11 May 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 240 gr


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