About this book
During World War I, five teenagers from Austria-Hungary, Germany, France, Britain and elsewhere are thrust into the conflict, each confronting battle, food shortages, and the harsh realities of a divided continent. Felix, a young Jewish boy, struggles to protect his family from deportations while searching for the courage to resist oppression, and his four companions grapple with loyalty, sacrifice, and the hope of survival amid destruction. As the war drags on, their lives intersect in unexpected ways, revealing that their individual acts of bravery may hold the key to each other's fate. In Lines of Courage, Nielsen traces their journeys from the outbreak of the war in 1914 to the armistice, showing how ordinary youths become symbols of courage in the face of overwhelming adversity.