The Humpherys Family

Miracle at St. Anna

Record Added: 3/24/2024
Author 
Setting Italy
Topic History: World War I and
Publisher Publisher, Misc
ISBN 1573222127   Year 2002
Age Adult   Pages 257
Description Printed dustjacket
 
Based on the historical incident of an unspeakable massacre at the site of St. Anna Di Stazzema, a small village in Tuscany, and on the experiences of the famed Buffalo soldiers from the 92nd Division in Italy during World War II, Miracle of St. Anna is an evocation of war, cruelty, passion, and heroism.

It is the story of four African-American soldiers, a band of partisans, and an Italian boy who encounter a miracle, though perhaps the true miracle lies in themselves. Traversing class, race, and geography, Miracle at St. Anna is above all a hymn to the brotherhood of man and the power to do good that lives in each of us. It reveals to us a little-known but fascinating moment in history.