Hello Person,

I wont go into all the details about what happens in my book because thats for you to discover
yourself, however, I will tell you some interesting facts. A War happened, but, that stuff we all know
about. My character leaves his country. He goes on adventure, the end. Na! Thats not what Im going to
do. I wont do any of that imagine this or Think about this. Instead, Ill say that everything you
learned in Social Studies class is partially right. WWII is a touchy subject, but many people still know
that Germany attempted to conquer several countries, but the allies stopped them, but little do they know
about the people who were conquered. The Poles, the Czechoslovakians, the Netherlands, and many
others. This is the story of how a young man escaped his country, but also of a heroic stand by their
peoples, untold many times throughout history.
One word that I could use to describe many people from my characters country, Poland, is the
word poor. There were rich people, but many of the average people that lived in my characters country
lived on subsistence farming, (Powell 3), or the act of only growing enough food to feed themselves. But
during the war, despite their army being defeated several times due to overwhelming numbers of enemies,
they were the only country that never surrendered from start to finish (Poland-WWII). Meanwhile, they
endured some of the worst treatment of any country in the world. The numbers prove it, but like I will
not, I repeat, will not go into all the detail about that as many of you might find it sensitive. The brave
people that the world never knew stood up to the modern and powerful Germans, and they succeeded in
hindering German trade, and supplies, as well as haunting the Germans of taking a single step outside of a
city. Their efforts left a lasting impact on both the war and the people the lived there afterwards.
When somebody punches you, do you back down, whimpering and defeated. No! You stand up
and return fire, or do something about it. People do not usually accept punishment or attacks from other
people. They normally stand up , and fight. Conquered people do not just become people of the victorious
country, but they resist and it take years and years for them to accept them as rulers. They hate their
conquerors and many times, they rebel and dealing massive damage to their conquerors. The Polish
people, who may or may not be considered heroes stood up and did not accept German domination. They
fought back, set up groups underground and fought back, launching rebellions that made the Germans
worried and fearful (Shenkman 97) Despite being defeated numerous times in open battle, their style of
hit and run tactics did not end up having a huge effect on the war, but seriously annoyed the Germans,
who couldn't track them down.
Now, let us look at the other side of the spectrum. The Germans. The so called evil people. I think
not. The Americans think that the Germans were the bad guys, which in our perspective, they were.
However, the commonly believed myth that Germanys leader, Adolf Hitler planned for the conquest of
Europe is flat out outrageous. He did plan to expand Germany's borders, but he did not expect it to be so
easy to do so (Shenkman 95) Only after his early successes that he saw the possibility of conquering the
rest of Europe. The truth is that Germany's economy was not built to withstand the style of warfare known
as constant war, so they relied on the very widely known Blitzkrieg (Shenkman, 95) This style of warfare
relied on quick strikes to overwhelm opponents. But, unknown to many, it also allowed the Germans to
resupply with their moderate economy their armies in the periods between attacks. In this way, the
Germans succeeded in their conquest.
Ah James Bond. His amazing watch, his amazing gadgets, but lets just say a couple of things.
ITS ALL WRONG AND UNREALISTIC. Sorry if I crushed your dreams. In reality, spies had their
disguises and their hand weapon. It was very uncommon for them to take out their enemies. Thier jobs
was to gain intelligence and bring it back to the commanders. The killing was for the assassins. Everyone

knows about the invasions of Germany and the pacific, but spies are part of an underground system that
few people know about. This story tells the story of how one character learns that he was trained as a spy,
but he forgets this from an injury that damaged his brain, particularly the memory part. However, his
skills were not lost. He realizes his true power much later during the war.
So now that youve had a informative about what my characters life was like. You're probably
pretty bored, so lets sum this up and lets get on reading the rest of my novel. However, before we leave,
let me just tell you one thing. I tried to keep my novel away from many of the horrible events of WWII,
but there is still some statements that some may find offensive, but really describe my character, In my
attempts, that have been successful, the worst things within my novel are death and vivid descriptions of
injuries. My novel is meant to tell the untold story of so many of those who bravely stood up to defend
their country from invaders. This is the story of an ordinary person, who wasnt a hero, but was one of
those who the world never knew.

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