Fallen Hero
G J Griffiths
Paperback
(CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, May 11, 2012)
REVISED EDITION:Includes more details about Jimmy Lucas and the Patton controversy.Just what makes a hero and do they always disappoint us in the end?Christopher Squires is a confused man. Adopted and raised in Britain after World War II he is surprised to find he has a connection with Fritz, an orphaned German boy, who was found dead in the boot of General Patton's Cadillac at the end of the war. Chris discovers the link through a meeting with Jimmy Lucas, an American GI, who he believes could be his father. But the surprise turns to horror when he learns that Jimmy was involved in the death of both the orphan and the much-lauded General.