The Mennonite Saga - with Medics in World War Ii
By Lee Heide
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The Mennonite Saga is fiction based on fact. Lee Heide is of Mennonite descent. His grandfather was born in Russia and came to Canada in 1895. Using family material and extensive research, Heide tells their story of endless persecution until coming to Canada and of their life in this country. Menno Simons was a Catholic priest in Holland. He broke away from the church in 1537 and formed his own religion and church. Always under persecution from Charles V, ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, Menno's followers were tortured and executed and there was a price on his head. He fled to Germany in 1554 where he dies in 1561.
Using the fictitious van Haydon family as a vehicule, with Jacob as a friend of Menno's , Heide tells the sotry of their travails in Holland and subsequent moves to Germany, Russia and Canada.
Describing Mennonite life in Canada, Heide concentrates on their contribution to World Wart II. Although they were exempt from military service, many volunteered in both combat and non-combat roles. The story follows one family member who becomes a Medic and serves throughout the war in England and Europe.
Lee Heide
This is the sixth book to be published by Lee Heide and the second with Trafford. Raised in Vancouver, he joined the RCAF in 1940 and spent W.W. II on flying operations in the Mediterranean which are described in his biography Whispering Death. Offered a permanent commission after the war, he spent the next 18 years in the RCAF at various bases in Canada and England. Taking early retirement, Heide spent the next 14 years working for a high-tech company that made flight equipment. At age 59 he retired to write full-time, and has written many stories and articles over the years. He now lives near Victoria, B.C. Also by Lee Heide: Life Ain't Over Yet Whispering Death
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