from belletinker

When I got this book to review I must admit I thought it would be a dry autobiographical narrative but I found I was hooked Rulka brings to life what life was really like during the first few months of the war. This book was originally published in 1942 but this edition released for sale from tod...

from Surtac

The Mermaid and the Messerschmidt is a fine memoir of a particular part of WW2 from an intelligent observer with an eye for detail. It's the story of Rulka Langer, a young, educated Polish woman who worked in an office in Warsaw at the time of the German invasion of Poland at the start of the war...

from clif_hiker

I liked this book very much. Although Ms. Langer was fortunate enough to escape Poland early in the war, she experienced one of the worst and most senseless seiges in the war. The Germans were basicly showing off their ability to wage war with impunity. When the Russians came through Poland five ...

from clif_hiker

I liked this book very much. Although Ms. Langer was fortunate enough to escape Poland early in the war, she experienced one of the worst and most senseless seiges in the war. The Germans were basicly showing off their ability to wage war with impunity. When the Russians came through Poland five ...

from bridget3420

Travel back in time to WW2 and see through the eyes of someone who was actually there. Learn about the invasion of Poland and the Siege of Warsaw from a young mother's point of view. In a desperate times, true colors shine. When this woman is faced with some life's most difficult challenges, she ...