Hope and Honor - Hardcover

Shachnow, Sid; Robins, Jann

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0765307928 ISBN 13: 9780765307927

Publisher: Forge, 2004

Synopsis

A decorated Vietnam War veteran and survivor of Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe recounts the three years he spent as a child at the notorious Kovno Concentration Camp, work as a black market smuggler in West Germany, efforts to survive as a young Jewish immigrant in America, and thirty-two-year service with the U.S. Special Forces. 75,000 first printing.

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About the Author

Major General Sid Shachnow was ten years old when he escaped the notorious Kovno concentration camp in Nazi-occupied Lithuania. He made his way across Europe where he made a living by smuggling contraband. He eventually came to America and enlisted in the U.S. Army, volunteering for U.S. Special Forces, where he served for thirty-two years. After serving in Vietnam and earning two Silver Stars and three Bronze Stars with V for Valor, he rose to the status of major general in charge of all U.S. Special Forces. Since his retirement in 1994, he has traveled widely, consulting for the Pentagon on special operations in the world's trouble spots, notably in Korea. He is a much-sought-after public speaker, and instructs from time to time at military institutions such as the U.S. Army Command General Staff College and the U.S. Army War College.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forge
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0765307928
• ISBN 13: 9780765307927
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 396