Before Their Time is a gripping memoir that shares the experiences of Robert Kotlowitz during his time as a teenage infantryman in the US Third Army during World War II. The book is a hauntingly vivid tale of the massacre of his platoon in northeastern France, in which he miraculously survives by playing dead. If you are interested in reading about the brutal realities of war and the resilience of the human spirit, Before Their Time is a must-read.

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In this memoir of his experiences as a teenage infantryman in the US Third Army during World War II, Kotlowitz brings to life the harrowing story of the massacre of his platoon in northeastern France, in which he—by playing dead—was the only one to survive.

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