Book description
In 1944 Italian officer Captain Francesco Verdi is captured by Allied forces in North Africa and shipped to a POW camp in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where the senior POW, the ruthless Kommandant Vogel, demands that all prisoners adhere to his Nazi dictates. His life threatened, Verdi escapes from the camp…
Why read it?
1 author picked Wolf's Mouth as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Who knew there had been P.O.W. camps in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula during World War II? Not me, at least not until I read this book. I was intrigued by these characters, mostly Italian soldiers, their American guards, and the local townspeople.
Some of these characters did exactly what I’d do in their circumstances, and some of them made choices that I can’t imagine making. That’s one of the things that makes reading fun for me—meeting characters who make me feel pretty normal and meeting others who make my jaw drop.
From Lynn's list on The best books featuring Michigan’s wild and wonderful Upper Peninsula.
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