The Last Mission
by Harry Mazer
Taste attributes: teenwardramaunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeGrounded and morally murky: a weighty book. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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5.0 / 5
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About This Book
In 1944 a 15-year-old Jewish boy tells his family he will travel in the West but instead, enlists in the United States Air Corps and is subsequently taken prisoner by the Germans.
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- Author
- Harry Mazer
- Published
- 1979
- Pages
- 185
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- Open Library
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