Reviews for The Jew with the Iron Cross: A Record of Survival in WWII Russia

The average rating for The Jew with the Iron Cross: A Record of Survival in WWII Russia based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-07-06 00:00:00 David Pratt Macmillan/Farrar,Straus and Giroux, purchased the rights for my husband Georg Rauch's war memior last November. Til now the Audio rights have been purchased by Blackstone Audio and most recently the Italian rights were also purchased. Of course, this is all very exciting for me, the co-author and translator from the original German. I recently re-read the book while proofing the copy edited ms, and noted that I still laugh, cry, hold my breath, and and am totally engrossed by this book. It comes out next February and will be primarily directly to Young Adults, a great decision on the part of the publisher. Georg was only 18 when he was drafter into Hitlers German Wehrmacht, this taking place while his mother Beatrix Rauch was hiding numerous Jews behind false walls in their 5th floor apartment in Vienna. His trials attempting to survive in a war that is basically already lost, his talent for survival, his recruitment as a spy, while a Russian prisoner of war, all make this book a fascinating read. Since is based on the letters written to his mother from the trenches, it is as interesting to women as to men.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-02-13 00:00:00 Sean Keeney [ There are 2 instances of minor language; very minor, and they didn't really bother me much. It also somewhat graphically portrays death, violence, battles, blood, disturbing content\crude talk and serious illnesses. Nothing absolutely terrible, but I certainly wouldn't recommend this to anyone under 15 or anyone who is sensitive about such things. (hide spoiler)]