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A Young Man on the Front Line: Lessons of War by Elaine Makas, Ph.D. is a true story of a young man on the front line of war. The story chronicles his experience of becoming a soldier, enduring his soldiering days, and reconciling his life in the aftermath of his war experiences.
As a reader, you become a fellow traveler with U.S. Army Sergeant Chris Makas on his journey of war, trauma, adaptation, and self-acceptance while contemplating "lessons of war"-all within the historic realities of World War II.
It begins when he's 18 years old and drafted into the U.S. Army, leading five men
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A Young Man on the Front Line: Lessons of War by Elaine Makas, Ph.D. is a true story of a young man on the front line of war. The story chronicles his experience of becoming a soldier, enduring his soldiering days, and reconciling his life in the aftermath of his war experiences.

As a reader, you become a fellow traveler with U.S. Army Sergeant Chris Makas on his journey of war, trauma, adaptation, and self-acceptance while contemplating "lessons of war"-all within the historic realities of World War II.

It begins when he's 18 years old and drafted into the U.S. Army, leading five men on far-away battlefields where he witnessed the death and destruction as they advanced through France into Germany. He braved bloody battles, frigid winters, and gut-wrenching trauma, to help lead the Allies into victory. That included helping to liberate a Nazi death camp and remaining in Europe for a year to stabilize the country.

After the war, Sgt. Makas returns home to Metro Detroit, Michigan, where he marries, raises a family, and works as a mechanic at Ford Motor Company. All the while, he savors the peace and joy of civilian life, though haunted by the trauma of war. The story continues until his dying days as he reflects on his life.

Throughout the book, each chapter offers "Lessons of War" that are applicable to modern life. These simple lessons are inspired by battlefield experiences. The book also has study questions at the back to help teachers guide classroom discussions about the war and its lessons. The book also includes maps and other graphics, as well as many photographs, that provide a robust learning experience.

A Young Man on the Front Line: Lessons of War is a powerfully written memoir and a touching tribute from a daughter for her father. After growing up hearing his stories of war, survival, and appreciation of peacetime civilian and family life, Elaine I. Makas, Ph.D., penned this heartfelt and poignant account of her father's life through his eyes. She masterfully captures his voice and perspective through the excitement, then terrible disillusionment, of going to World War II at age 18. This book is a beautiful tribute to daughters and fathers, veterans, world history, and family love.

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"Our orders were clear, "Take the high ground." Simple. Take the high ground. The advantage is always to the persons on the high ground. We attacked. We were beaten back. We attacked again. We were beaten back. We attacked again - same result.

We looked at our Captain. "They're too strong Captain. We can't take the ground."

For which the Captain replied the words forever opening all our eyes to war, "We keep trying until none of us are left standing." That was the moment. We awoke to war. The moment we became soldiers. The next time we attacked we made sure to take our objective.

...later, I realized the internal damage of the day. At the age of 20, I was both a hero and a killer."


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Elaine I. Makas, Ph.D. is excited to share her father's powerful story! Reading and writing have been her passion since she can remember. After finally retiring from the world of education, she has devoted her time to tell the wonderful, important, and heartwarming story of her dad's battlefield journey during the Southern Invasion of Germany in 1944 during World War II. Dr. Makas has based her life values of those her dad taught her throughout all the wonderful years together. The two also shared a deep love and respect for history. Dr. Makas enjoyed a career in education that spanned more than 40 years and included being a University of Michigan-Flint professor, a public school teacher, an administrator, and a consultant for failing schools in the areas of curriculum and accreditation through her company Curriculum Connections, LLC. Dr. Makas earned degrees from Western Michigan University, Central Michigan University, and Saginaw Valley State University. She obtained her doctorate in educational leadership from Oakland University. Dr. Makas wrote A Young Man on the Front Line: Lessons of War from her late father's perspective by compiling the stories he told while she was growing up, along with his battlefield journal entries that chronicled both the tragic and amusing stories of his World War II experience. U.S. Army Sergeant Chris Makas fought on the front line of the Southern Invasion of Germany in 1944 as part of Company B, 255th Regiment, 1st Battalion, 63rd Infantry Division. After helping to liberate Germany and the concentration camp at Landsberg from the Nazis, he returned to Detroit in 1946 to marry and raise three children. She authored two educational books: From Mandate to Achievement (Corwin, 2010) and Career Pathways: Preparing Students for Life co-authored with Pam Ill (Corwin, 2004). Elaine is very proud of her four sons: Mark (Rochelle), Benjamin, Jacob, and Samuel; and her three grandchildren: Sarah, Ethan, and Joshua. She enjoys life with Fred List and engaging in writing, oil painting, nature, horseback riding, and traveling. "I wrote this book to pay tribute to my dad's life and story," says Dr. Makas, who lives in Frankenmuth, Michigan. "I think young people, millennials and Baby Boomers alike, will enjoy becoming fellow travelers with my father on his journey of war, trauma, adaptation, and self-acceptance while contemplating universal lessons of war." Writing his story during her battle with cancer strengthened her to endure grueling treatments that resulted in remission. Dr. Makas hopes that middle and high school social studies and English teachers will use the book to help young people understand how World War II helped shape our world today.