03894cam a2200721 4500 2662078265 TxAuBib 20260121120000.0 ||||||s2025||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9798217077380 e92fd860-4076-496c-96cb-38381b6843a3 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 11348170 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Willner, Nina. The Boys in the Light [Bridges Audiobook] : An Extraordinary World War II Story of Survival, Faith, and Brotherhood. Books on Tape, 2025. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 259MB. best non fiction books of all time. world war ii biographies. military history books. world war ii books. history buff gifts. best books of 2025. world war 2 books. war history books. american history. Military History. best nonfiction. best books 2025. military books. survival books. ww2 nonfiction. World War Two. gifts for dad. history books. books for dad. history gifts. World War II. biographies. World War 2. Best books. Holocaust. ww2 books. dad gifts. books ww1. Military. survival. History. WW II . WWII. WW 2. War. ww2. WW. HTML:<b>“This beautifully braided story...reveals the best and worst of humanity. A magnificent work of narrative nonfiction, true to the past and essential for the present.”—Mitchell Zuckoff, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Lost in Shangri-La</i> and <i>13 Hours</i><br /> An epic story of the triumph of good over evil.</b><br /> <b><br /></b><i>The Boys in the Light</i> follows the parallel journeys of Company D and Eddie Willner, the author’s father, as they are caught up on two sides of World War II.<br /> At sixteen, Eddie Willner was among the millions of European Jews rounded up by Hitler’s Nazis. He was forced into slave labor alongside his father and his best friend, Mike, and spent the next three years of his life surviving the death camps, including Auschwitz. Meanwhile, in the United States, boys only a few years older than Eddie were joining the army and heading toward their own precarious futures. Once farmers, factory workers, and coal miners, they were suddenly untested soldiers, thrust into the brutal conflicts of WWII.<br /> A company of 3rd Armored Division tankers, led by 23-year-old Elmer Hovland, quickly became battle-hardened and weary, constantly questioning whether the war was worth it. They got their answer when two emaciated boys stepped out of the woods with their tattooed arms raised.<br /> <i>The Boys in the Light</i> is a testament to survival against all odds, the strength of the bonds forged during war and the resilience of the human spirit. This extraordinary true story is a must-read for fans of <i>Unbroken</i> by Laura Hillenbrand, <i>The Boys in the Boat</i> by Daniel James Brown, and Erik Larson’s <i>The Splendid and the Vile.</i>. Biography & Autobiography. Nonfiction. Military. History. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2026-01-20 13:53:57. Bramhall, Mark. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=e92fd860-4076-496c-96cb-38381b6843a3&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)