SURVIVOR FROM AN UNKNOWN WAR by Lee Crane

INCREDIBLE WWII BIOGRAPHY FROM THE RED ARMY TO THE SS

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LLUSTRATED - A young boy from Soviet Central Asia connived his way into the Red Army as an officer and immediately was captured by invading German forces.  The Germans introduced him to the "Eastern Legions," a vast army of Soviet defectors with a political government-in-exile located in Berlin dedicated to overthrowing the Moscow Communists.  He became one of the highest ranking officers in that army, but had to run for cover after the war.  His path extended from communist collective farms to Latvia; Germany; Greece; Czechoslovakia; Slovakia; DP camps; and the United States.

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As the story unfolded I came to know and love Isakjan . This was a man who grew up in the most difficult of times, and he survived impossible circumstances while maintaining a great and dignified human nature.

The politics of this book are clear and honest. Isakjan makes political comments that appear to be as open and fair as any I have ever heard. The fact that the author wrote this book from years of conversations with his subject makes this biography even more compelling. The author appears to have done some extensive research to verify the accuracy of this story and the footnotes and extensive bibliography give me confidence in the factual information that is provided.

I thought that I knew about WWII, but this book provides vision for the political events that are being played out today. I think I will read it again, and then send a copy to a friend.

I purchased this book for the Soviet and World War II history. It opened my eyes to some of the most complex, important and unknown aspects of that period. I loved reading "Survivor" because the subject, Jay Narzikul, led one of the more interesting lives of our era, replete with staggering world events, love, dirty and clean politics, deceit, adventure, heroes and fools, murder, freedom, and the pursuit of justice. The story unfolds like the best of novels.