The Children's War: Germany 1939 - 1949 - Hardcover

Peter Bodo Gawenda completed the German Air Force Academy and was commissioned a lieutenant in the German Air Force. After assignments in the German Army and Air Force and graduation from Command and Staff school, his assignments included squadron commander and staff planner in high-level German Headquarters and in NATO. In the US, he held liaison positions in US Army Schools. He advanced to the rank of lieutenant colonel and became a member of the German General Staff, spending an administrative assignment in the prestigious Fuhrungsakademie der Bundeswehr (Leadership Academy for German and Foreign Military and Civilians earmarked for high leadership positions) in Hamburg. He spent time in France, Holland, and Denmark and left the German military in 1981 and immigrated to Texas with his family. Peter completed his education with a master s in international relations and a doctorate in education. He served as one of the vice presidents of The University of Texas at Brownsville.

A child has an ever growing and fascinating perspective on war as it changes the world around them. ''The Children's War: Germany 1939-1949'' is a unique memoir from Peter Bodo Gawenda as he reflects on his childhood in this period of German history. Born in 1937, he shares his earliest memories of a Germany on a rise to a super power, about a Reich that was understood even by the youngest to be something major. With his father drafted into the war machine early in his life, his perspective comes even more comprehensive. Thoughtful and intriguing reading, ''The Children's War'' is a fine pick and is very highly recommended. --Midwest Book Review