The inhabitants of Vienna line the streets to salute the soldiers who go to the war The butcher and widower Franz Xaver Wamperl succeeds to enroll himself in the army and so does his son Ferdl who ...

But with the advent of the Cold War and continuing anti-semitism, the idealism of both characters is shattered as they find themselves surrounded by cynicism, opportunism, and universal self ...

World War II Memories: From Omaha Beach to Vienna tells the compelling story of Joseph Gorra, who gives a first-hand account of what it was like to be part of the first wave of soldiers to land on ...