| The Mermaid and the Messerschmitt (1942) |
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| About the Author Author Rulka Langer (1906-1993) came from a family of distinguished Polish intellectuals, writers and statesmen. A modern "career woman" before that concept was fashionable, following her graduation from Vassar College Mrs. Langer worked in Warsaw as a copywriter at the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency, as a political and economic writer, at Polish Radio, and in the Economic Research Department of the Bank of Poland. Fleeing Nazi-occupied Poland with her son and daughter, ages 8 and 3, in early 1940, Mrs. Langer joined her husband, who was at that time a member of the Polish diplomatic corps posted in the United States. She soon became a popular lecturer, and wrote The Mermaid and the Messerschmitt in 1942 as part of her effort to explain to Americans the devastation of WWII for the average, ordinary human beings caught in it. After the war, she continued her career in radio and advertising in the United States. |
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Bookseller: Indian Path Books Purchase Method: Visa Payment Processed By: Abebooks Estimated Delivery Date: November 6, 2009 Author: Langer, Rulka Title: The Mermaid & the Msserschmitt Bookseller Book No.: 19864 Price: US$ 14.50 Book Description: This hardcover first edition is in excellent (fine) condition in a very good dustjacket with spine discolored. Date Processed: October 17, 2009 Approximate Shipping Speed: 5 - 14 business days Orders are usually shipped within 2 business days Total Book Price: US$ 14.50 Updated Shipping: US$ 3.95 Updated Total Order Amount: US$ 18.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Compelling story of the bombardment of Warsaw in 1939. |