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Light Beyond the Wire: A Memoir of Captivity, Resistance, and Survival During World War II
Hardcover
Publisher Price: $24.99
Publisher: Bik Family Press
Published: Apr 1 2026
Pages: 156
Weight: 0.84
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Light Beyond the Wire: A Memoir of Captivity, Resistance, and Survival During World War II recounts the powerful true story of Victor Bik, a 17-year-old Polish teenager whose life was forever changed by the Nazi occupation.
During World War II, Victor was arrested by German authorities and imprisoned in the brutal Nazi concentration camp system, including Gross-Rosen concentration camp and Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. Enduring torture, starvation, forced labor, and constant danger, he witnessed the darkest cruelty of the war while holding onto the determination to survive.
After liberation, Victor rebuilt his life with remarkable resilience. He eventually immigrated to the United States, where he devoted himself to family, education, and the freedoms denied to him during the war.
Written by his son Christopher Bik, with contributions from grandson Jonathan Bik, this memoir combines personal recollections, historical context, and family photographs to preserve a powerful story of suffering, courage, and survival.
Light Beyond the Wire stands as a moving tribute to one man's endurance and a reminder to future generations of the enduring value of freedom.
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