Marcus Ferrar is a writer and communication consultant specializing in WWII, Communism, Germany, and Eastern Europe, with a particular focus on peoples facing difficult historical heritages. His extensive journalistic background, including being the sole Western correspondent in East Berlin during the Cold War, informs his nuanced approach. He later covered Eastern Europe extensively and reported on the Portuguese revolution. Together with John Corsellis, he co-authored a work that examined the fate of Slovene Catholics after WWII and the controversial repatriation of soldiers, which prompted parliamentary debate. His writing delves into the enduring impact of history on individuals and societies.
This moving narrative recounts the exploits of leaders such as Spartacus, Boadicea, Lincoln and Gandhi, through to heroes of the modern age. Despite setbacks and controversies, the fight for freedom is a heart-warming story of human endeavour that has enriched mankind.
With one of the most moving and tragic diaspora stories of World War II, this book follows the fate of a strongly Catholic and non-Communist community in Slovenia caught up in the maelstrom of war and politics in the Balkans and the problems of post-war settlement.