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  1. David Westheimer (April 11, 1917 in Houston, Texas – November 8, 2005) was an American novelist best known for writing the 1964 novel Von Ryan's Express which was adapted as a 1965 film starring Frank Sinatra and Trevor Howard.

  2. David Westheimer has 51 books on Goodreads with 2749 ratings. David Westheimer’s most popular book is Von Ryan's Express.

  3. Nov 8, 2005 · David Westheimer was a novelist best-known for his for his 1964 novel Von Ryan's Express, which was based in part upon his experiences as a prisoner of war in Italy and Germany during World War II.

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  4. A complete list of all David Westheimer's books in order (5 books). Browse plot descriptions, book covers, genres, pseudonyms, ratings and awards.

  5. Von Ryans Express. A thousand British and American POWs learn to hate the American colonel who singlehandedly shapes them up. His strict discipline brings order to the camp; it also earns him a derisive ‘von.’. When Italy surrenders, German guards herd the men into boxcars for shipment to the Reich. Ryan has other ideas.

  6. Jun 22, 2022 · David Kaplan Westheimer, novelist, screenwriter, columnist, and prisoner of war during World War II, was born in Houston, Texas, on April 11, 1917. He was the son of Adolf and Ester (Kaplan) Westheimer and the great-nephew to Mitchell Louis Westheimer , a successful and wealthy Houston businessman.

  7. THE NAME OF THE PLAN -- DOWNFALL. Lighter than a Feather is the dramatic story of the epic battle for Kyushu, based on the assumption that the atomic bomb was not dropped, and that Downfall actually did place.

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