Having survived World War II, 13-year-old Ota Karel Heller was told to forget everything that happened when he and his parents left for the United States in 1948. Now in his mid-70s with a successful stateside career, Charles Ota Heller — as he is now called — revisits his past with all its blemishes in…

For my Czech-speaking readers: you may be interested in a two-part interview which appeared on the website TOPZINE. Here are the links: http://www.topzine.cz/charles-o-heller-svuj-vystrel-na-nemeckeho-vojaka-si-pamatuji-jako-by-se-to-stalo-vcera http://www.topzine.cz/charles-o-heller-za-komunismu-me-sebrala-stb I would be interested in your comments.