Making A Run For It From Berlin To Texas Book One by Larry Thompson

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Making A Run For It From Berlin To Texas Book One

by Larry Thompson

Young Manny Kaiter suffers through being buried alive in bomb devastated Berlin of 1945. He narrowly escapes being strafed by a Russian fighter plane as he hides in an outhouse. he learns notto trust anyone as time after time his efforts to escape Nazi Germany are stymied. How he overcomes all obstacles and makes hie way to America and eventually marries the sister of buddy holley will keep you on the edge of your seat.

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Chapter 1

As I ran for the outhouse, the roar of the engine on the Russian fighter plane filled the air. I knew he was shooting at me beca ...

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Chapter 2

After Easter of I941, I started to school. It was a real treat to get away from the sandbox, the old woman and the yogurt. Siegi ...

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Chapter 3

After a while the air seemed to stop going out, but the basement became very hot. A couple of hours passed before the old man pe ...

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Chapter 4

As I looked around my smile faded. My upper lip stuck to my teeth. I saw bricks, blown from our building and other apartment bui ...

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Chapter 5

Siegie and I re-entered school at Oberhof. I went back to the woman's class. Siegie was stuck with the SS teacher again. When we ...

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Chapter 6

That night, as we tried to sleep, we worried about the SS teacher. Our sleep was interrupted anyway by the passage through town ...

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Chapter 7

Siegie and I were up before the sun rose. We were in and out of the house, in the predawn light, counting the wagons leaving, wa ...

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Chapter 8

The sun had not yet risen when a rapid staccato sound woke me. It was the explosive coughing and rumbling to life of Organizatio ...

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Chapter 9

That evening. I watched with anticipation as Schlabach built us a small cook fire. Mom cooked our supper over that fire, and as ...

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Chapter 10

We spent the rest of the day under cover at the quarry, waiting for the sun to go down. A squadron of Russian fighter planes fle ...

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Chapter 11

CHAPTER 11 Gunther stopped the fire truck. He climbed down from the driver's seat. He glanced back at us, seate ...

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Chapter 12

As the man swung the door open, moonlight washed over his face. The face was Gunther's. I had been stiff with fear, but when I s ...

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Chapter 13

The soldier walked directly to Gunther. He saluted Gunther very formally. Gunther returned his salute. He put his hands near the ...

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Chapter 14

Siegie eased away from Gunther. He moved back toward where Mom and I stood. Gunther turned around to face the SS officers. I cou ...

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EPILOGUE

At the winding down of the war, confusion reigned. The allied armies jockeyed for position against the Russian Army in an effort ...

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Making A Run For It From Berlin To Texas Book One

by Larry Thompson

Chapter 1
As I ran for the outhouse, the roar of the engine on the Russian fighter plane filled the air. I knew he was shooting at me beca ...

Chapter 2
After Easter of I941, I started to school. It was a real treat to get away from the sandbox, the old woman and the yogurt. Siegi ...

Chapter 3
After a while the air seemed to stop going out, but the basement became very hot. A couple of hours passed before the old man pe ...

Chapter 4
As I looked around my smile faded. My upper lip stuck to my teeth. I saw bricks, blown from our building and other apartment bui ...

Chapter 5
Siegie and I re-entered school at Oberhof. I went back to the woman's class. Siegie was stuck with the SS teacher again. When we ...

Chapter 6
That night, as we tried to sleep, we worried about the SS teacher. Our sleep was interrupted anyway by the passage through town ...

Chapter 7
Siegie and I were up before the sun rose. We were in and out of the house, in the predawn light, counting the wagons leaving, wa ...

Chapter 8
The sun had not yet risen when a rapid staccato sound woke me. It was the explosive coughing and rumbling to life of Organizatio ...

Chapter 9
That evening. I watched with anticipation as Schlabach built us a small cook fire. Mom cooked our supper over that fire, and as ...

Chapter 10
We spent the rest of the day under cover at the quarry, waiting for the sun to go down. A squadron of Russian fighter planes fle ...

Chapter 11
CHAPTER 11 Gunther stopped the fire truck. He climbed down from the driver's seat. He glanced back at us, seate ...

Chapter 12
As the man swung the door open, moonlight washed over his face. The face was Gunther's. I had been stiff with fear, but when I s ...

Chapter 13
The soldier walked directly to Gunther. He saluted Gunther very formally. Gunther returned his salute. He put his hands near the ...

Chapter 14
Siegie eased away from Gunther. He moved back toward where Mom and I stood. Gunther turned around to face the SS officers. I cou ...

EPILOGUE
At the winding down of the war, confusion reigned. The allied armies jockeyed for position against the Russian Army in an effort ...