There are some things a young man should never see. It is 1939. A sixteen-year-old boy trying to leave the scene of a horrific event, alone in the raw bone world of the Great Depression begins an epic journey, one that will shape the rest of his life.The story of Penny Reynolds runs parallel to a growing war in Europe and the path of a young SS soldier, a true believer in the Nazi cause. From the beginning ...Täielik kirjeldus
There are some things a young man should never see. It is 1939. A sixteen-year-old boy trying to leave the scene of a horrific event, alone in the raw bone world of the Great Depression begins an epic journey, one that will shape the rest of his life.The story of Penny Reynolds runs parallel to a growing war in Europe and the path of a young SS soldier, a true believer in the Nazi cause. From the beginning fate is working to bring them together. The expansive story stretches from the dust-covered outlands of Kansas to the big Sky and big timber of Montana to the haunting deserts of North Africa. Wild fires, the beginnings of the Smoke Jumper Program and the birth of the American Airborne all play an integral part in Penny's incredible life. Guided by a code of honor given to him by his father, Penny fights through incredible trials and challenges trying to become the man he desperately wants to be.To Hear Thunder is an epic American story for the lost soul in all of us and the triumph of the human spirit.
