Broken Free: An American Child's Italian Stories from the World War II Era

Luisa Tullio's life could have turned out very differently. Her grandfather's choices left lasting scars on his descendants' lives, although he couldn't have known that at the time.

When Antonio Tullio chose to return to Italy instead of settling down in America, he had no idea he would condemn his son and granddaughter to life in war-torn Italy. Instead of fighting Hitler and fascism, Luisa's father, Tito, fought with the Germans against people he would have grown up with. Instead of living...