My Grandfathers diary as a P.O.W. in North Africa during WWII

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:05:00-0700

My Grandfather went to work in Africa (from Italy) in order to support his family during the Great Depression. We found his journal after he died. He never spoke a word of it to any of us. After many years it was translated from the original Italian dialect at great expense thanks to my cousin Angelo. We see these sorts of stories, ones of great suffering, were hundreds or thousands of men die at the hands of their captors on the History Channel and think nothing of it. This is the amazing story of a man who went though a living hell, a story of deep love and incredible sacrifice made by a man (my Grampa), in order to simply feed and support his family. During these hard times it reminds me of how much we take for granted and have to be grateful for. "A summary of ten years of my military life in Eastern Africa, Ethiopia"
By Domenico Franco

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My Grandfathers diary as a P.O.W. in North Africa during WWII