Rulka Langer: 2 books
The Mermaid and the Messerschmitt
War Through a Woman's Eyes 1939-1940
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
During the opening months of World War II, Vassar-educated career woman Rulka Langer (1906-1993) risked her life and relied on her wits to keep her two small children and elderly mother out of harm's way. "The Mermaid and the Messerschmitt" is a rare eyewitness account of the early, chaotic...
by Rulka Langer
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
In this vivid and compelling memoir, Rulka Langer, tells of the horrible advance of the Wehrmacht into Poland in 1939. Thrown into the chaos of war-torn Warsaw she recounts her struggle to survive as rumours of atrocities fly thick and fast and she attempts to keep her family of two young children and an ailing mother together. A fascinating snapshot of the advent of the Second World War.