Ordinary Heroes: Six Stars in the Window- Book

Ordinary Heroes: Six Stars in the Window starts on May 4th, 1945 when the family receives a telegram informing them that one of the six Koski brothers has been killed in combat.

The book is the story of events leading up to that day. It is the story of a poor immigrant family struggling to survive the Great Depression. It is the story of the six Koski brothers, the men they served with, and the millions of Allied soldiers who sacrificed so much to win World War II. It is the story of world events, great leaders, and ordinary people who rose to meet the extraordinary challenges of their time.

Ordinary Heroes: Six Stars in the Window is a non-fiction book, but it is not a dry, historical account. It weaves the story of the six Koski brothers into a gripping war-time saga; 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.

Ordinary Heroes is available in print and in several innovative digital formats where photos come to life as video and source documents are just a mouse-click away. The digital formats are delivered with MediaTechnics Corporation's digital publishing technology previously used to deliver best-selling college computer textbooks such as New Perspectives on Computer Concepts and The Practical PC.

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At first, Oscar didn’t realize what he was looking at. Then he understood. Those were clouds of flak from exploding antiaircraft shells.

“We can’t fly into that,” he told himself. “We’ll lose the whole formation. I better check the route to the alternative target so I’ll be ready when they abort this run.”

He checked the route to the alternative target, but the order to abort did not come and the bombers did not turn away from the clouds of flak. The lead pilot held the course and the other planes followed in unwavering formation.

“Can’t they see it?” Oscar thought with growing alarm. “Don’t they know what that is?”

The bombers did not turn away, steadfastly maintaining their course, flying directly into the clouds of flak. They had started the bomb run. Until they dropped their bombs, the crews could not take evasive action of any kind.

Through the Plexiglas nose of the plane, Oscar watched the lead planes of the formation fly into the flak clouds. One by one the other planes followed them. Then it was their turn.

As Oscar’s plane entered the flak clouds, it was rocked by near-silent explosions. To Oscar, many of the explosions seemed far too close for comfort. He’d hear the muffled “Whuff!” of the exploding shell, accompanied by a flash of red light.

“This can’t be right!” Oscar thought. “Somebody’s screwed up and sent us on a suicide mission. Oh God, this can’t be right!”

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