When War Came to Paradise - Paperback
When War Came to Paradise - Paperback
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by Michael Paradise (Author)
"When War Came to Paradise" is the story of a teenage boy whose ordinary life was interrupted when war came to the mountains of Crete, his homeland. As efficient Nazi brutality terrorized Cretan villages, the villagers fought back with whatever they had, including their knives and their knowledge of the land. In this fight for survival, Mihalis Paradisanos grew up quickly to respond to the needs of his family and his people: At the age of 14, he took over the work of his family's farm to make sure his family didn't go hungry. Soon after, he became more directly involved in the Cretan resistance as a runner for a British intelligence unit-a role that led to his capture and torture at the hands of the Gestapo. He managed to escape and survive, which wasn't the first time nor the last that this young man evaded death during the war. The spirit of the Cretan people comes to life in this first-person account of resistance and resilience.
Author Biography
Dr. Michael E. Paradise was born Mihalis Paradisanos in Vyzari, a village in the Amari Valley, on the Greek island of Crete. He came to the United States for college, where he met his wife, Ann Ramos of Mitchell, South Dakota. He changed his name to Paradise when he became an American citizen. In his career, Paradise served as a high school teacher and principal, college and university mathematics professor, college president, university chancellor, and executive director of an international consortium of more than 120 colleges from a dozen countries. After retirement, Paradise lived in Aberdeen, South Dakota, until his death in 2016.
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