Erich EipertErich Eipert grew up in Iowa, but the place he spent his first five years stayed with him. Broken postwar Germany was his first home because circumstances of geography and history had situated his parents on the losing side of World War II. Followinghis own encounter with war in Vietnam, Erich recognized how compelling his parents' stories were. This nonfiction narrative, the culmination of research in both the United States and Europe over four decades, was based on interviews with individuals who directly experienced the war as well as on visits to libraries and archives, government offices, museums, and historical sites. Erich, who has a degree in print journalism and a PhD in immunology, is continuing to collect information for the follow-up book detailing a father's experiences through the war. Read More Read Less