The Scarred Oak

This is the story of a young boy growing up in a small village located on the German border in southern Holland. He witnessed the start of WWII and all its cruelty. He was there when the Allied offensive came through his village. He also saw the horror of a defeated retreating German Army.

When he met the first American soldiers, he made himself a promise that when he grew up, he would go to America.

After some very troublesome young years while working in the coal mines and the loss of best ...