Nobody's Soldier

The Life of Andrii Antonenko

By: Peter Antonenko

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Paperback | 21 June 2019

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Andrii Antonenko was born in the Ukraine in 1922 shortly before the Communist purges of the Kulaks. He and his family were sent to work camps in the frozen steppes of the far North when he wasn't even a teenager. He escaped the camp at an early age and from then on his life was a tale of extraordinary resilience and survival.
He was conscripted into the Red Army at the beginning of 1941 just prior to the German invasion of Russia, and was engaged in battle and subsequently wounded. He managed to return to his home town where he recuperated. Following his recovery he was forced into the German Army where he suffered under the hands of the Germans before escaping and joining the Italian partisans. During this period he escaped death several times, was often on the edge of starvation and in constant fear of his life.
Ultimately through luck and deception, he managed to pass himself off as a Pole and join the Polish division of the British Army in order to escape being repatriated by the Soviets and sent back to be murdered as part of their cleansing process.

Industry Reviews

"It is hard to believe than any one person could have endured so much trauma and survived, but survive he did, long enough for one of his sons to tell his amazing story."
-- Valerie J. Griffiths
"Andrii's story fills me with hope and amazement at the hardship people will endure to find and live a peaceful and full life."
-- John Morrow's Pick of the Week
"This book is a must for anyone interested in the human impact of Stalinism and the Second World War in Ukraine and its aftermath."
--Keith Gregory author of "Gaunasala Ni Bula
"A fascinating page-turning account of resilience and the will to live. Andrii displays the nobility of the human spirit in his struggle to survive against almost overwhelming forces."
-- Noel Braun author

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