Battle Rattle: A Last Memoir of WW II - Paperback

by Roger Boas (Author)

"The war has changed me in ways that will take the better part of my life to understand, let alone make peace with," begins Roger Boas in his thoughtful, compelling account of World War II. As part of the Fourth Armored Division, he found himself at the spearhead of the Allied thrust into Europe. His memoir re-creates both the tension of the battlefield and the camaraderie behind the front line. It also relates his harrowing experience as a Jew of being one of the first American soldiers to discover a Nazi concentration camp. Boas reveals the powerful impact of war on those who fight.

Author Biography

Roger Boas spent almost four years in the army. Upon his return to San Francisco, he entered his family's automobile business. He also pursued a civically oriented career, serving as a producer and moderator for PBS TV, a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, State Chair of the California Democratic Party, and Chief Administrative Officer of the City of San Francisco.