About the Book

In Where the Birds Never Sing, Jack Sacco tells the harrowing and ultimately triumphant tale of his father, an American G.I. in World War II. Joe Sacco was a farm boy from Alabama who survived both Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge; at the age of twenty he was already a seasoned veteran. But it was at Dachau that he finally grasped the significance of the Allied mission; Sacco was among the first 250 American troops who entered the infamous concentration camp, where he witnessed unimaginable death and destruction.

Told from the perspective of an ordinary soldier, Where the Birds Never Sing contains firsthand accounts and never-before-published photographs that document one man’s transformation from farm boy to soldier to liberator.

Jack Sacco is a director, writer, and composer living in Marina Del Rey, California. His writing and directing credits include the documentaries “Beyond the Fields” and “The Shroud,” and he has composed the soundtracks for such works as TR: The Heroic Life of Theodore Roosevelt and Once Upon a Starlit Night.

“One of the more accurate and compelling re-creations of the GI experience in recent years.” — Publishers Weekly

Critical Praise

“Jack Sacco has paid his father and all those who have ever served this country the ultimate tribute. Where the Birds Never Sing is an honest, moving portrait of his father, an American soldier in World War II, who fought for everything that makes our nation great.” — From the Foreword by Senator Bob Dole

“My father, John Bradley, raised the flag on Iwo Jima after facing and overcoming incredible hardship. Jack Sacco’s father, Joe, survived the savagery of Normandy and learned the terrible secrets of Dachau. If you are looking for a great book about heroes in a dark place, read Where the Birds Never Sing.” — James Bradley, author of Flags of Our Fathers and Flyboys

“Jack Sacco has written a personal story about his father that will find a place wth the world War II remembrances of Tom Brokaw and Stephen Ambrose and the film Saving Private Ryan. Where the Birds Never Sing is not only a compelling biorgraphy, it is a revealing personal story about a group of young men caught up in events for which no one could have prepared them.” — Cal Thomas, syndicated columnist/Fox News contributor

“Anyone who reads this skillfully crafted, stirring story can deny neither the greatness and commitment of the American citizen-soldier nor the unspeakable atrocities committed by the Nazis. Every page constitutes a tribute to the role Patton and his Third Army played in freeing Europe.” — Stanley Hirshson, author of General Patton: A Soldier's Life

“If you are looking for a great book about heroes in a dark place, read Where the Birds Never Sing.” — James Bradley, author of Flags of Our Fathers and Flyboys

“One of the more accurate and compelling recreations of the GI experience in recent years.” — Publishers Weekly

“This story will remain with you....[It is] one you should read to understand what the fear, exhilaration, reflective moments, and final victory feelings were really like.” — Decatur Daily

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Product Details

• ISBN: 9780060096663
• ISBN 10: 0060096667
• Imprint: Harper Perennial
• On Sale: 11/02/2004
• Trimsize: 6.000 in (w) x 9.000 in (h) x 0.840 in (d)
• Pages: 336
• List Price: $17.99
• BISAC1 : HISTORY / Military / World War II
• BISAC2 : HISTORY / Holocaust
• BISAC3 : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military