Near the Danube Bridge: A Story of Faith, Courage, and Endurance

Literary Titan Book Award Pencraft Book Awards International Impact Book Awards London Book Festival Firebird Book Awards Global Book Awards Outstanding Creator Awards Bookfest Book Awards Kalman Hartig was born in Yugoslavia in 1930 and lived a comfortable life until it was interrupted by World War II. By the 1950s, Yugoslavia had become a communist country. Little did he know what awaited him when he would report for the draft as a Seventh-day Adventist and a conscientious objector. A violinist, Kalman planned to perform in a symphony. Suddenly he was thrown in prison and beaten by the Kommandant who was notorious for his evil brutality.