The Rooster: Discovering My Father's Memories from the Jasenovac Concentration Camp

This is the story of a father, as seen through the prism of a daughter’s memories of him. The personal story is offset against a greater political context and the destructive impact of nationalism on individuals and their families. It is a tale of survival, resilience and humanity.
The book covers the time that the father, Dragan, spent in a World War II concentration camp set up by the separatist Independent State of Croatia, a Nazi—supported puppet state run by Croatian ultra—nationalists...