Ordinary Heroes: Six Stars in the Window

Ordinary Heroes: Six Stars in the Window

By Dan Oja

Release Date: September 27, 2008

ISBN: 978-0-9817823-0-0

Publisher: MediaTechnics Corporation

May 4, 1945: World War II was almost over when the Koski family received the telegram informing them that one of the six Koski brothers had been killed in action.

This is the story of the events, both large and small, leading up to that day. It is the story of a poor immigrant family, struggling to survive the Great Depression; the story of the six Koski brothers, the men they served with, and the millions of Allied solders who sacrificed so much to save the world during the dark days of World War II. It is
the story of the rise of Fascism and the failed politics of appeasement; the story of Hitler and Chamberlain, Churchill and Roosevelt. It is the story of world events, powerful leaders, and the ordinary people who rose to meet the extraordinary challenges of their time.

Ordinary Heroes; Six Stars in the Window weaves the story of the six Koski brothers into a gripping war-time saga. Ordinary Heroes is not a dry, historical account of events. It is a detailed, accurate depiction of the real-life experiences of these ordinary soldiers, these ordinary heroes, drawn against the backdrop of those most tumultuous times.